I am Peter Hodes, a volunteer stem cell courier. Since March 2012, I’ve done 89 trips -— of those, 51 have been abroad, I have 42 hours to carry stem cells (干细胞) in my little box because I’ve got two ice packs and that’s how long they last. In all, from the time the stem cells are harvested from a donor to the time they can be implanted in the patient, we’ve got 72 hours at most. So I am always conscious of time.

I had one trip last year where I was caught by a hurricane in America. I picked up the stem cells in Providence, Rhode Island, and was meant to fly to Washington then back to London. But when I arrived at the check-in desk at Providence, the lady on the desk said: “Well, I’m really sorry, I’ve got some bad news for you — there are no flights from Washington.” So I took my box and put it on the desk and I said: “In this box are some stem cells that are urgently needed for a patient — please, please, you’ve got to get me back to the United Kingdom.” She just dropped everything. She arranged for a flight on a small plane to be held for me, re-routed (改道) me through Newark and got me back to the UK even earlier than originally scheduled.

For this courier job, you’re consciously aware that in that box you’ve got something that is potentially going to save somebody’s life.

1.Which of the following can replace the underlined word “courier” in Paragraph 1?

A. providerB. collectorC. delivery manD. medical doctor

2.Why does Peter have to complete his trip within 42 hours?

A. The ice won’t last any longer.

B. The donor can only wait for that long.

C. The operation needs that much time.

D. He cannot stay away from his job too long.

3.Which fight did the woman put Peter on first?

A. To Newark.B. To London.C. To Providence.D. To Washington.

Pooja Dhingra is an Indian chef and businesswoman, the owner of macaroon bakery chain Le 15 Patisserie (西饼店) in Mumbai. She should have been a lawyer. But while studying ________ at university in Mumbai, she decided to ________ her major and do something more creative.

Dhingra’s father and her elder brother are both restaurant owners. Remembering helping her mother in the ________ during her childhood, she decided to work with food instead of legal cases. She ________ her parents to let her attend a hospitality (招待) and management course in Switzerland. Three years later, she went to Paris to learn the ________ of French baking. There her friends took her to one of the best macaroon shops. After just one ________, Dhingra determined that when she returned to Mumbai she would ________ her own shop, the first of its kind in India.

After graduation, she started making macaroons in her parents’ kitchen, ________ it was a complete failure. The hot and wet weather in Mumbai made it ________ to make delicious cakes. It took her around six months of research and 60 failed ________ to finally get a favorite recipe. Yet being both young and female ________ she faced extra challenges. “The biggest problem was to get people to take you ________,” she says. “For example, if I had to buy machinery, I would have to ask my father to make these calls for me.”

Dhingra eventually opened her first shop in 2010. To ________ sales in a city where very few people knew what a macaroon was, Dhingra gave away some ________ macaroons to customers, which made her cakes popular immediately. She continued ________ new recipes. “Once you know basic techniques, inventing recipes is very ________,” she said. “All you need is an open ________. I get a lot of my ideas and ________ from basic things around me.”

Dhingra is the author of a best-selling cookery book, The Big Book of Treats. She also started running classes on how to make macaroons and other cakes. In 2016, Dhingra ________ her business, opening a new location called Le 15 Café. Today, as a professional baker, Dhingra ________ up one of India’s finest patisseries.

1.A. artB. lawC. historyD. medicine

2.A. quitB. checkC. enjoyD. follow

3.A. bedroomB. basementC. studyD. kitchen

4.A. remindedB. warnedC. convincedD. allowed

5.A. techniquesB. situationsC. functionsD. results

6.A. drinkB. kickC. breathD. bite

7.A. visitB. openC. sellD. name

8.A. soB. orC. butD. for

9.A. difficultB. unusualC. reasonableD. available

10.A. preparationsB. messagesC. programsD. attempts

11.A. includedB. meantC. admittedD. explained

12.A. seriouslyB. properlyC. differentlyD. peacefully

13.A. ignoreB. reportC. promoteD. examine

14.A. strangeB. modernC. famousD. free

15.A. introducingB. creatingC. demandingD. protecting

16.A. typicalB. familiarC. simpleD. regular

17.A. taskB. replyC. mindD. secret

18.A. inspirationB. authorityC. progressD. equipment

19.A. preservedB. inspectedC. acquiredD. expanded

20.A. coversB. headsC. picksD. brings

A few years after Mom died, Dad handed me a plastic bag. That evening, I ________ the bag to find dozens of shells, each one ________ in white tissue paper(纸巾)and having Mom’s handwriting.

The shells were pretty ________, but to Mom, they were evidence of her endlessly magical life and ________ me of the seashore trip with her. She was 61 when she ________ these shells, and already showing ________ of the lung disease. We knew something was ________ and Mom needed an adventure. She suggested a dinner and a movie. But two friends and I had bigger ________.

Mom had been to the ocean only twice, but she ________ the seashore. Her kitchen was decorated(装饰) with souvenirs from those two trips. I told Mom that we would ________ for Jersey Shore. Mom was so ________ that she screamed and Amber, her dog was ________ to jump onto the floor.

One of my favorite ________ on the road was a discussion about movies. Mom often got the titles wrong. “Ohhhh,” she said, “what was that movie about a teacher at the boys’ school?” Before anyone could ________, she shouted, “The Dead Man’s Poet!” I looked back and saw a back seat full of ________. “Mom,” I said. “You mean Dead poets Society?” “That’s it!” Mom yelled. ________ filled the car.

Once we got to Stone Harbor, she began to ________ the trip, greeting strangers and spending hours gathering shells. The morning we left, I found her photographing every inch of her bedroom. “I don’t ever want to ________ this,” she said.

For a long time, Mom’s shells stayed ________ in a drawer. Last month, I ________ them again while searching for something else. I put them in a visible place as a reminder from a mother who never lost her sense of wonder.

1.A. receivedB. openedC. checkedD. packed

2.A. foldedB. includedC. trappedD. covered

3.A. hardB. commonC. heavyD. big

4.A. remindedB. requiredC. informedD. warned

5.A. movedB. boughtC. collectedD. found

6.A. causesB. riskC. signsD. record

7.A. wrongB. missingC. strangeD. boring

8.A. tasksB. changesC. dreamsD. plans

9.A. understoodB. trustedC. lovedD. respected

10.A. waitB. headC. lookD. pay

11.A. encouragedB. relaxedC. determinedD. excited

12.A. frightenedB. embarrassedC. disappointedD. pleased

13.A. debatesB. thoughtsC. memoriesD. questions

14.A. concentrateB. continueC. adviseD. answer

15.A. confusionB. worryC. sadnessD. peace

16.A. PrideB. LaughterC. ShoutsD. Challenges

17.A. enjoyB. organizeC. supportD. take

18.A. decideB. forgetC. believeD. keep

19.A. lostB. unexpectedC. unknownD. buried

20.A. hidB. washedC. discoveredD. prepared

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