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     The child in the hospital bed was just waking up after having a throat (喉咙) operation. His throat   1  , and
he was afraid. However, the young nurse   2   by his bed smiled so   3   that the little boy smiled back. He   4   
to be afraid. The young nurse was May Paxton   5   she was deaf (聋的). May Paxton graduated   6   the
Missouri School for the Deaf near the year 1909.Three years   7   she went to see Dr. Richard son about   8   
a nurse. Dr Richardson was one of the founders of Mercy Hospital of Kansas City.   9   had never heard of a
deaf nurse. She told May that her  10  would be very low and that the work would be  11 . However, May said
that hard work did not frighten her. Dr. Richardson was  12  her, and accepted May as a student nurse.
     Dr. Richardson never  13  her decision  14 , she was so pleased with May's work that she later accepted two
other deaf women as student nurses. The  15  was Miss Marian Finch, who was hard of  16 . The second was
Miss Lillie Bessie. These three were  17  "the silent angles (天使) of Mercy Hospital" during the  18  they worked
there.
     Dr. Richardson often  19  her faith in the girls' ability to learn nursing. She wrote to May, "For three years,
you have been with us… It is wonderful to me that no man,  20  or child ever, to my knowledge, made a
complaint (投诉) against you…"
(     )1.A. cut          
(     )2.A. standing     
(     )3.A. shyly        
(     )4.A. continued    
(     )5.A. for          
(     )6.A. as           
(     )7.A. later        
(     )8.A. seeking    
(     )9.A. You          
(     )10.A. money       
(     )11.A. easy        
(     )12.A. angry with  
(     )13.A. regretted   
(     )14.A. In fact     
(     )15.A. one         
(     )16.A. reading   
(     )17.A. offered     
(     )18.A. year        
(     )19.A. spoke of    
(     )20.A. person    
B. hurt          
B. jumping       
B. sadly         
B. began         
B. so            
B. from          
B. before        
B. changing      
B. She           
B. check         
B. disappointing 
B. satisfied with    
B. thought of    
B. In a hurry    
B. others        
B. hearing       
B. chosen        
B. month         
B. said          
B. woman         
C. wounded     
C. lying       
C. cheerfully  
C. stopped     
C. and         
C. with        
C. ago         
C. hiring      
C. We          
C. pay         
C. joyful      
C. sorry for   
C. liked       
C. In surprise     
C. first       
C. listening   
C. told        
C. time        
C. heard of    
C. boy         
D. damaged     
D. crying      
D. weakly      
D. forgot      
D. but         
D. in          
D. then        
D. becoming    
D. He          
D. price       
D. difficult   
D. ashamed of                   
D. believed    
D. In public   
D. other       
D. writing     
D. called      
D. term        
D. noticed     
D. girl        
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     Twelve years ago, my mother gave birth to the beautiful little girl.    1   , we were later given the 
   2   that this little girl, who was three and a half month old, would only have 14 days on earth. It's
hard to understand what kind of   3   you have when you find out that you're   4   something that you
don't even know.
     As time went on, the number of days kept growing, which gave us    5  . When the doctors said
that we could take her home, that was    6   reality hit. We had no    7   .
     I'm from a small town with small hospitals, but when you don't have money, you just don't   8  it.
My mother tried for days to get money, but nothing   9   each time. A caseworker (社会工作者) was
even doing her best. It's   10   that it almost felt as if we had to   11  a baby from the hospital.
     One day the caseworker walked into her boss's office to   12 again. As she walked out, 13   down
yet again, out of no where a man walked up to her. He   14   her a handful of money and said, "Please
give this to the lady in   15  , so she can take her daughter home." She looked down at her hand with
tears in her eyes. As she looked back up to thank him, he was 16   . They searched all over the hospital
and he was nowhere to be   17   .
     Thanks to the guy that I will   18  know, we could take home that    19   baby girl that was only given
14 days to live, and celebrated her 12th birthday yesterday. I am grateful to this man and feel that his act
of  20   should be shared with everyone.
(     ) 1. A. Besides  
(     ) 2. A. idea  
(     ) 3. A. character  
(     ) 4. A. losing  
(     ) 5. A. hope  
(     ) 6. A. how    
(     ) 7. A. car    
(     ) 8. A. understand  
(     ) 9. A. came up  
(     )10. A. interesting
(     )11. A. save  
(     )12. A. apologize  
(     )13. A. let    
(     )14. A. took  
(     )15. A danger    
(     )16. A. gone  
(     )17. A. avoided  
(     )18. A. even  
(     )19. A. beautiful  
(     )20. A. courage
B. Otherwise
B. news  
B. friendship
B. wasting  
B. freedom  
B. where  
B. knowledge
B. have  
B. set up  
B. necessary
B. buy  
B. research  
B. moved  
B. paid  
B. need  
B. shy  
B. found  
B. still  
B. naughty  
B. gentleness
C. However  
C. order  
C. habit  
C. explaining  
C. trouble  
C. when    
C. shelter  
C. change  
C. made up  
C. impossible  
C. visit  
C. try  
C. knelt  
C. handed  
C. reward  
C. disappointed
C. persuaded  
C. almost  
C. nervous  
C. kindness  
D. Therefore    
D. point        
D. feeling      
D. gaining      
D. information  
D. whether      
D. money        
D. prevent      
D. gave up      
D. sad          
D. develop      
D. interview    
D. fell        
D. lent        
D. advance      
D. proud        
D. stopped      
D. never        
D. dangerous    
D. politeness  
阅读理解。
     Five years ago, David Smith wore an expensive suit to work every day. "I was a clothes addict," he
jokes."I used to carry a fresh suit to work with me so I could change if my clothes got wrinkled." Today
David wears casual clothes-khaki pants and sports shirt-to the office. He hardly ever wears necktie. "I'm
working harder than ever," David says, "and I need to feel comfortable."
     More and more companies are allowing their office workers to wear casual clothes to work in the United
States. The change from formal to casual office wear has been gradual. In the early 1990s, many companies
allowed their employees to wear casual clothes on Friday (but only on Friday). This became known as "dress-
down Friday" or "casual Friday." "What started out as an extra one-day-a-week benefit for employees has
really become an everyday thing," said business consultant Maisly Jones.
     Why have so many companies started allowing their employees to wear casual clothes? One reason is that
it's easier for a company to attract new employees if it has a casual dress code. "A lot of young people don't
want to dress up for work," says the owner of a software company, "so it's hard to hire people if you have a
conservative dress code." Another reason is that people seem happier and more productive when they are
wearing comfortable clothes. In a study conducted by Levi Strauss and Company, 85 percent of employers
said that they believe that casual dress improves employee morale (士气). Only 4 percent of employers said
that casual dress has a negative impact on productive. Supporters of casual office wear also argue that a casual
dress code helps them save money. "Suits are expensive, if you have to wear one every day," one person said.
"For the same amount of money, you can buy a lot more casual clothes."
1. David Smith refers to himself as having been "a clothes addict" because _____.
A. he often wore khaki pants and a sports shirt
B. he couldn't stand a clean appearance
C. he wanted his clothes to look neat all the time
D. he didn't want to spend much money on clothes
2. David Smith wears casual clothes now, because _____.
A. they make him feel at ease when working
B. he cannot afford to buy expensive clothes
C. he looks handsome in casual clothes
D. he no longer works for any company
3. According to this passage, which of the following statements is FALSE?
A. Many employees don't like a conservative dress code.
B. Comfortable clothes make employees more productive.
C. A casual clothes code is welcomed by young employees.
D. All the employers in the US are for casual office wear.
4. According to this passage, which of the following statements is TRUE?
A. Company workers started to dress down about twenty years ago.
B. Dress-down has become an everyday phenomenon since the early 990s.
C."Dress-down Friday" was first given as a favor from employers.
D. Many workers want to wear casual clothes to impress people.
5. In this passage, the following advantages of casual office wear are mentioned EXCEPT _____.
A. saving employees' money
B. making employees more attractive
C. improving employees' motivation
D. making employees happier

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