But one day, her friend Paul's words changed her mind. He encouraged Jane to change herself. He said, "If you can give it a try, you will have a chance to make a difference. But if you never try, your life is only going to get worse." Jane was deeply touched by what Paul said. She thought, "Why not have a try? After all, I have nothing to lose."
The first thing Jane did was losing weight. She had a strict diet and did exercise every day. After 6 months, she lost 90 pounds. This taught her that she could change herself.
A few months later, Jane heard about a speech competition at her university. She plucked up (鼓起) her courage to attend the competition. For the first time, she was able to share her story and speak loud in front of many people. In the end, she got a big prize!
After the competition, Jane made a to-do list and started changing rapidly. She tried her best to finish the things on the list one by one. When working on them, she felt more and more confident.
Jane is still making progress now. And she will never stop.
1. Why was Jane not confident before?
2. How did Jane lose weight?
3. What did Jane share in the speech competition?
4. Have you had a lot of changes in the past few years? What are they? Write 30 words or more.

三、(2024重庆B)完形填空
Humor is part of human nature. Everyone has the ability to enjoy (1)and laughter, no matter who they are or where they come from. Humor is one of the most important ways people make connections with each other. Humor also helps you look on the (2) side of life and face problems positively (积极地).
One sunny afternoon, the famous British writer Bernard Shaw was enjoying himself in a quiet field. Suddenly, a bike rider ran into him. (3), Mr. Shaw was not hurt. "I'm so sorry!" said the rider. "Oh, no," said Mr. Shaw. "I should say (4) because I'm not giving luck to you. If you had killed me, you know, (5) would be famous all over the world."
Feng Jicai, the Chinese writer, was once visited by an American friend and his young child in a hotel. While the two men were talking, the little boy was jumping up and down (6)his bed.
() 1. A. sadness
B. trouble
C. fun
D. noise
() 2. A. dark
B. bright
C. same
D. easy
() 3. A. Luckily
B. Slowly
C. Suddenly
D. Finally
() 4. A. hello
B. sorry
C. thanks
D. goodbye
() 5. A. he
B. she
C. we
D. you
() 6. A. in
B. on
C. under
D. beside