Thirteen years ago, my brother died. I was in sever sorrow. I remember putting one foot in front of the other—things needed to get done, tasks, completed—but feeling terribly empty inside. Four years later, I has still not gotten a job. My savings had run out.

In 2010, I began to think about rebuilding my life. When I was out walking my dog, Macarena, whom I had bought a year after my brother’s death, I had the feeling that if I could get control over my hair, I could get control over life.

My hair has annoyed me for most of my life. It’s huge, curly and has a life all its own. I have countless hair stories that could easily become horror stories! For example, once my mother took me to get my hair done at a beauty salon and the stylist gave me a cut that looked like a monster!

Now, you see why mastering my hair was so important to me. I watched countless YouTube videos from a community of women who shared hairstyles, which was a do-it-yourself community I was inspired by. As I started to develop a more loving relationship with my hair, I realized my curly hair was teaching me a lot about patience. That shedding (脫落) is an important part of the “l(fā)etting go” process to make way for the new. Our hair is the only part we can cut off, grow back, color, curl and straighten. The only thing we can change at will is to tell the world who we are.

Now I’m the captain of my ship. But for my hair, I would never have known that.

1.After the author’s brother died, she ________.

A. lost her job and was bathed in tears

B. was very sad and unable to do anything

C. couldn’t recover from the loss of her brother

D. filled her daily life with work to lift up her spirits

2.What did the author think was the key to rebuilding her life?

A. Saving on a tight budget.

B. Getting a dog for company.

C. Acquiring a well-paid job.

D. Fixing the problem of her hair.

3.What can we learn from the author’s experience?

A. Everyone should learn to love himself and care for others.

B. Changing oneself takes patience and is a way to control his life.

C. It is necessary to forget one’s past and live in harmony with nature.

D. Hair shows one’s unique qualities and is a symbol of difficulties in life.

4.What may be the best title for the text?

A. Start from the Head B. Clear up the Mess

C. Make up for the Loss D. Just Do It Yourself

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