When other nine-year–old kids were playing games , she was working at a petrol station．When other teens were studying or going out , she struggled to find a place to sleep on the street．But she overcame these terrible setbacks to win a highly competitive scholar and gain entry to Harvard University． Her amazing story has inspired a move , “ Homeless to Harvard : The Liz Murray Story ”, shown in late April． Liz Murray , a year- old American girl , has been writing a real-life story of willpower and determination． Liz grew up in the shadow of two drug-addicted．There was never enough food or warm clothes in the house．Liz was the only member of the family who had a job． Her mother had AIDS and died when Liz was just 15 years old．The effect of that loss became a turning point in her life．Connecting the environment in which she had grown up with how her mother had died , she decided to do something about it． Liz went back to school．She threw herself into her studies , never telling her teachers that she was homeless．At night , she lived on the streets． “ What drove me to survive had to do with understanding , by understanding that there was a whole other way of being．I had only experienced a small part of the society , ” she wrote in her book “ Breaking Night ”． She admitted that she used envy to drive herself on．She used the benefits that come easily to others , such as a safe living environment , to encourage herself that “ next to nothing could hold me down ”． She finished high school in just two years and won a full scholarship to study at Harvard University．But Liz decided to leave her top university for a couple of moths earlier this year in order to take care of her father , who has also developed AIDS．“ I love my parents so much．They are drug addicts．But I never forget that they love me all the time．” Liz wants moviegoers to come away with the idea that changing your life is “ as simple a making a decision．” 小题1:In which order did the following thing happen to Liz ? a．Mum died                            b．Worked at the petrol station c．Got admitted into Harvard           d．had trouble finding a place to sleep A．b-a-d-c B．a-b-d-c C．d-b –a –c D．b-d-a –c 小题2:What decision did Liz make that changed her life ? A．To go back to school B．To go to the best university C．To survive D．To live a different life from her parents 小题3:What actually drove her on towards her goal ? A．Envy B．Her love for her parents C．He Mum’s death D．Her willpower and determination 小题4:When she wrote “ I had only experienced a small part of the society ”, she _____ A．wanted to encourage herself B．suggested something she wanted for her life C．suggested people often look back D．meant that she had little experience