About ten years ago when I was an undergraduate in college in New York, I was working as a practice student at my University’s Museum of Natural History. One day while I was working at the cash register in the gift shop, I saw an elderly couple come in with a little girl in a wheelchair.

As I looked closer at this girl, I saw that she was seated on her chair. I then realized she had no arms or legs, just a head, neck and the trunk of the human body. She was wearing a little white dress with the patterns of red roses and yellow dots.

As the couple wheeled her up to me, I was looking down at the register. I turned my head towards the girl and gave her a wink(眨眼示意). As I took the money from her grandparents, I looked back at the girl, who was giving me the most beautiful and largest smile I have ever seen.

All of a sudden, her handicap was gone and all that I saw was this beautiful girl, whose smile just melted me and almost instantly gave me a completely new sense of what life was all about. I immediately felt full of hope and confidence. She took me, a poor, unhappy, college student, into her world—a world of smiles, love and warmth.

That was ten years ago, but I still remember it clearly as if it happened just yesterday. I’m a successful business person now and whenever I get down and think about the troubles of the world, I think about that little girl and the remarkable lesson about life that she taught me.

1.The writer was ten years ago.

A. a clerk working in a museum

B. a teacher teaching in a college

C. a worker working in a university

D. a university student who had not taken a degree yet

2.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. The girl was poor and sad.

B. The girl faced the life bravely.

C. The writer knew the girl very well.

D. The writer made friends with the girl at last.

3.What does the underlined word “handicap” in Paragraph 4 probably mean?

A. Life difficulty. B. Physical disability.

C. Failure in work. D. A troublesome problem.

4.Which of the following would be the best title?

A. Full of Hope B. Full of Confidence

C. A Disabled Girl D. A Disabled Girl’s Smile

While you eat, you use them to help cut up food. When you smile, you show them off to look your best. Sep. 21 will be the 28th National Teeth Care Day in China. It’s the perfect time for you to learn some tips on how to protect your teeth.

First of all, we need to pick a good toothbrush. Softness is the key. Brushes with hard bristles (刷毛) can hurt your teeth and gums (牙龈). Choose one with soft bristles and rounded ends. Also, it is easy for you to reach all your teeth with a brush with a small head, since they can push into the small spaces of your mouth.

Next you need to learn the correct way to brush our teeth. Doctors around the world recommend the Bass brushing technique (贝氏刷牙法).The method advises you to brush your teeth along the gum line at a 45-degree angle (角度) with very small back-and-forth vibrating motions (颤动). Bad things usually hang out where the gums and teeth meet. You can clean the area well and prevent tooth and gum disease with this method.

After a good brush, you need to go on to floss (用牙线清理) your teeth. Put dental floss into the space between two teeth and use a careful back-and-forth motion. It helps get food out of the spaces. But don’t move the floss too hard, or it may hurt your gums.

Tips on how to protect your teeth

Before

brushing

Picking a good toothbrush with soft bristles is the most 1. or your teeth and gum can be hurt.

Choosing a toothbrush with a small rounded head also matters a lot because it can easily reach all your teeth without any 2..

While

brushing

The Bass brushing technique is highly recommended.

This method 3. brushing your teeth along the gum line at a 45-degree angle with very small back-and-forth vibrating motions, which can clean the area well.

After

brushing

For a 4. clean, you’d better to floss your teeth to get food out of the spaces between two teeth.

Remember to move the floss gently to 5. hurting your gums.

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