A girl was working as a nurse in a private hospital. One day, a patient who was ______ ill was brought to her hospital, but soon had to be transferred(转院) to a________ hospital for an operation. The head of the hospital said that the patient couldn't be transferred unless he paid his ________ first. The patient's family asked if they could pay the bill ______ the operation, as the patient was very ill. But their request was refused.

The nurse, who had just arrived to work, ______the situation and made a surprising decision. She removed her golden bracelet(手镯), took it to the cashier's desk(收银台) and said she would use it to _______ the patient's bill. Thanks for her help, the patient was immediately transferred to the other hospital and his life was saved. Although the bracelet was the only piece of ______ jewelry(首饰) she owned, the nurse gave it away to save the patient, even though he was a total ______ to her.

The nurse's actions ______ the attention of the doctor who was on duty that day. He later fell in love with the nurse and they finally got married.

We may give without loving, but we cannot love without giving. Loving means giving as much as we can. Love is like a smile – neither has ______ value unless they are given away.

As Mother Teresa once said, "It is not how much you do, but how much love you put into what you do."

1.A.easily B.hardly C.seriously D.lightly

2.A.same B.different C.strange D.funny

3.A.bill B.paper C.medicine D.operation

4.A.before B.after C.as D.for

5.A.waited for B.talked about C.cared for D.heard about

6.A.buy B.sell C.cost D.cover

7.A.valuable B.beautiful C.interesting D.useful

8.A.friend B.director C.lover D.stranger

9.A.paid B.realized C.caught D.described

10.A.some B.any C.no D.one

Why would someone decide to stop eating? We know that the body needs food in order to work well. However, many people fast at some time during their lives. Why is this?

Some people fast for political reasons. In the early 20th century, women in England and the United States weren’t allowed to vote. So many women went on fast. They hoped that fasting would bring attention to it. Mohandas Gandhi, the famous Indian leader, fasted 17 times during his life. For Gandhi, fasting was a powerful political tool. In 1943, he fasted to bring attention to his country’s need for independence. For 21 days, he went without food. Another famous faster was Cesar Chavez. In the 1960s, he fasted for three weeks. Why? His goal was to bring attention to the terrible working conditions of farm workers in the United States.

Fasting is also a practice in many religions(宗教). Every year during the month of Ramadan, which is a religious holiday, Muslims(穆斯林) fast from sunrise to sunset. Many Indians fast at special time, and there was also a fasting holiday in ancient China.

Of course, not everyone fasts for political or religious reasons. People sometimes fast just because it makes them feel better. The American writer Mark Twain thought fasting was the best medicine for common illnesses. Whenever he had a cold or a fever, he stopped eating completely. He said that this always made his cold or fever go away. Another American writer, Upton Sinclair, discovered fasting after years of eating too much and headaches. His first fast lasted for 12 days. During this time, his headaches and stomachaches went away. Sinclair said that fasting also made him more alert and energetic.

Choosing to go without food can be very dangerous. However, that doesn’t stop people from fasting for political, religious, or health reasons.

1.The underlined word “fast” in Paragraph 1 most probably means “________”.

A.quickly B.go on a diet C.refuse to eat D.lose weight

2.Mohandas Gandhi fasted in 1943 for ________.

A.a religious holiday for Muslims B.his country’s need for independence

C.the women’s voting rights in Great Britain D.the equal rights of the black people in America

3.Which fasting is for health reason?

A.Upton Sinclair fasted for 12 days. B.Mohandas Gandhi fasted in 1943.

C.Cesar Chavez fasted for two weeks. D.Muslims fast from sunrise to sunset.

4.What can we learn from the passage?

A.Women like to go on fasting for politics.

B.You will be very famous if you fast for religions.

C.Fasting sometimes would be better for your health.

D.You needn’t take any medicine if you fast when you’re ill.

5.What may be the best title of the passage?

A.Reasons for fasting. B.Ways of fasting.

C.Advantages of fasting. D.Results of fasting.

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Trust (信 任) is the basis (基 础) of any relationship, including friendship. No relationship can be long without trust. But winning trust is not easy as we think. Sometimes, it takes years, even all our life to make it. We surely know who are the people we trust. However, how do we know if others trust us?

1.You may first like to share them with the friends you trust most. It is the same with your friends.

Whom do you ask for advice when you need it the most? Either your parents or your friends may first come into your mind. You only ask for advice from the people you really trust. You know they will never pass on the wrong advice. And so do they.2.

Different ideas and discussions are a part of every relationship, and this is also true for friendship. In fact, two people can’t always have the same opinions on a situation and they may share different advice. Sometimes some people find it hard to forgive (原谅) and forget.3..It is because they trust you and believe that you will never cause any hurt to them on purpose (故意地).

There are times in life when you find yourself a lonely soldier.4.Your friends will always be there when you need help. If they are with you when you need them the most, you can know that they trust you.

A.Whom would you like to share your secrets with?

B.But for your true friends, there is no difficulty in it.

C.Their friends will never have different opinions.

D.However, if you have true friends, you will never be alone in any trouble.

E.The friends who trust you will go to you for help in the important decisions of their life.

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