题目内容：

    A year ago I lost my wonderful friend and colleague Rachael Bland. She died at the age of just 40, two years after being diagnosed with breast cancer.

Her death knocked me for six. I knew it was coming and we had talked about it—but nothing prepared me for actually not having her in my life every day. The thing was, while we only knew each other for a short period of time, she had a huge impact on me. When I got diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer, I made a whole new group of friends. Rachael was up there with the best of them. She understood exactly what I was going through, she shared my fears and was always there at 3 am to reassure me. She was my rock.

After Rachael died, I had a nervous breakdown. I hit numerous brick walls in the weeks and months that followed. My cancer was progressing and I fell into a dark place. I pushed it away but ignored the terror of it all and inevitably it all came crashing down around me. Great Sorrow hit me when I least expected. Her death felt like a bad dream. The emotional bit aside, one of the things I found really hard was to actually accept she died.

Rachael hoped that by starting the conversation around cancer, she could help other women avoid getting cancer too. It was her absolute determination and bravery at helping to break down taboos (禁忌) that will live on for generations to come.

Rachael showed me how to live with cancer. Even in her darkest days she was determined to show that cancer didn’t get to take over. She helped remind me to get busy living with cancer rather than worry about dying of it. She was in the bottom of my heart forever.

1.What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 2 mean?

A.I was beaten six times.

B.Her death gave me the strength.

C.She was knocked down and died.

D.Her death made me very shocked.

2.Why did the author hit the brick walls?

A.She wanted to end up her life.

B.She couldn’t stand the pain of cancer.

C.She had been suffering from nightmares.

D.She was too sorrowful to accept Rachael’s death.

3.What is Rachael’s wish?

A.To help women fight against fear.

B.To assess women’s conversational skills.

C.To prevent other women from getting cancer.

D.To inspire sick people to hope for their future.

4.Which of the following best describes Rachael?

A.Optimistic. B.Weak.

C.Humorous. D.Demanding.