1 . Oct. 15th was International White Cane Safety Day. You may have never heard of it, but it was a day to remember for Peng Baier of Nanjing Foreign Language School. After school that day, he visited the local Disabled Persons’ Federation (残疾人联合会). He wanted to know about the sales and feedback (反馈) of his newly­published book, How to Help a Disabled Person.

Since he lives with his disabled grandparents, he understands that life can be hard for this group of people. Peng decided to write the book because he wanted to create a better life for disabled people in China.

“Crossing the street is a big problem for them,” Peng said. “Speeding cars, people walking in a hurry, bikes on the sidewalk—accidents can happen everywhere for the blind. That’s why we hardly ever see disabled people on the street, even though there are millions of disabled people in China.”

Peng’s book with pictures is easy to understand. It is a guide to the right and wrong ways to treat disabled people. The left­hand pages show the reader the right way; the right­hand pages point out mistakes that are commonly made.

The teenager had 2, 000 copies of his book printed. With the help of the Disabled Persons’ Federation, he gave them to the disabled community. “The book is bilingual, so foreigners can also use it,” said Peng.

Peng put great efforts into the book. For example, he interviewed many disabled people to get first hand materials. He also studied textbooks from different schools for the disabled. Peng finally completed his handbook, but he still had the problem of getting it printed. How did a high school student raise money needed for that?

With a smile, Peng said how he went about it. “I visited three local companies, dressed up in a suit and tie. I was lucky. The companies were warm­hearted and willing to give me a hand.”

1. Why is Peng able to understand the hard life of the disabled people?

A．Because he was born disabled.

B．Because he has a disabled friend.

C．Because he lives with his disabled grandparents.

D．Because he once read a book about the disabled.

2. What does the underlined word in Paragraph 5 mean?

A．Written in two languages.

B．Using different pictures.

C．Very easy to understand.

D．Very popular around the world.

3. Peng put a lot of efforts into the book except ________.

A．raising the money needed

B．giving away his pocket money

C．interviewing many disabled people

D．studying textbooks for the disabled

4. What words can best describe Peng?

A．Devoted and honest.	B．Brave and confident.
C．Kind and helpful.	D．Friendly and lovely.