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In 1930, a young African American, Vivien T. Thomas, a professional carpenter, was hired as a lab assistant by a famous white doctor named Dr. Alfred Blalock. Although he _________went to college, he had an enormous _________to learn and explore the power of knowledge. Whenever Dr. Blalock left his office, young Thomas used to _________ study the medical books on the shelves of the office.

Thomas _________ a great interest in learning more and more about _________ when he started to assist Blalock during his practice of surgeries on dogs. _________ Dr. Blalock understood Thomas’s ability to help him perform a complicated surgery; he still did not _________ Thomas as a smart person because of the social _________ of prejudice towards African Americans.

Dr. Blalock wanted to _________ to believe that Thomas was just a (n) _________ by profession and a lab assistant. Employees, white or black, at the hospital could not _________ that an African American, Thomas, could run the lab. He was the _________ and thus a history maker.

In those days, the society expected that black people were _________to be janitors (管理员). Despite this reality, Thomas’ cleverness, perseverance, and passion had _________ a need in Dr. Blalock’s mind. Thomas ran John Hopkins Hospital’s surgical (外科的) lab _________ Dr. Blalock. At the time, all other _________ employees in the hospital were janitors. Dr. Blalock and Thomas became a _________ and conducted a joint research that _________ the first heart surgery performed at John Hopkins University Hospital in 1941.

Many years later, Thomas’s contribution was _________ and he was eventually awarded an honorary doctorate, for his creative work in the _________ procedures of modern cardiac(心脏病的) surgery. As he became Dr. Thomas, he also inspired and lifted the confidence of the future generation. He used his knowledge for the betterment of humankind.

1.A. alwaysB. oftenC. occasionallyD. never

2.A. chanceB. desireC. incomeD. success

3.A. secretlyB. publiclyC. nervouslyD. proudly

4.A. discoveredB. avoidedC. developedD. protected

5.A. literatureB. medicineC. politicsD. history

6.A. WhileB. WhenC. AsD. Because

7.A. praiseB. rewardC. criticizeD. accept

8.A. benefitB. positionC. pressureD. revolution

9.A. agreeB. continueC. regretD. remember

10.A. carpenterB. professorC. engineerD. scientist

11.A. promiseB. argueC. explainD. understand

12.A. nextB. lastC. firstD. same

13.A. hardlyB. merelyC. luckilyD. mostly

14.A. createdB. searchedC. builtD. missed

15.A. overB. aboveC. withoutD. under

16.A. commonB. nobleC. blackD. poor

17.A. unitB. teamC. familyD. system

18.A. led toB. resulted from

C. accounted forD. gave up

19.A. changedB. followedC. exhibitedD. recognized

20.A. pioneeringB. surprisingC. interestingD. worrying

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★Money and Happiness★

A Guide to Living the Good Life

Author: Laura Rowley

Publisher: Wiley (March 1, 2016)

Laura Rowley helps us all understand the money-happiness connection in our own lives so that we spend our time and efforts wisely. She offers insights that every reader can use to make smarter decisions that will lead to living a rich life in every possible definition of the term.

★Happiness★

The Science Behind Your Smile

Author: Daniel Nettle

Publisher: Oxford University Press (July 1, 2016)

This is the first book to look thoroughly at what happiness is and how it works. Nettle examines whether people are basically happy or unhappy, whether success can make us happy, why some people are happier than others, and much more.

★The Happiness Makeover★

How to Teach Yourself to Be Happy and Enjoy Every Day

Author: M. J. Ryan

Publisher: Broadway (May 10, 2016)

Ryan’s own desire to be happier first led her to study what is known about happiness from brain science, psychology, and the wisdom traditions of the world.The Happiness Makeover draws on this wide-ranging knowledge and presents a plan that will help you:

Clear away happiness problems like worry, fear, envy, and dislikes.

Learn to think confidently.

Find daily ways to truly enjoy, even relish, the moments of your life.

★Health and Happiness★

Hormones and Qualities Llives

Author: Steven F. Hotze

Publisher: Forrest Publishing (April, 2016)

Dr Steven Hotze is leading a wellness revolution that advances a new model of healthcare. Unlike the popular medical way of treating individual symptoms(症状) with the familiar “anti” drugs, Dr Hotze deals with the basic causes of poor health.

In Hormones, Health, and Happiness you are shown how to reach and keep the best body functioning.

Based on a process of biologically the same hormones(荷尔蒙) and other natural treatments, it can help you enjoy a better quality of life.

1.According to the passage, which of the following books was the first to come out?

A.A Guide to Living the Good Life

B.Hormones and Qualities Llives

C.How to Teach Yourself to Be Happy and Enjoy Every Day

D.The Science Behind Your Smile

2.If you want to know more about whether happiness has something to do with success, you should turn to _____________

A.Money and Happiness

B.Happiness

C.The Happiness Makeover

D.Health and Happiness

3.Whose model will possibly help readers obtain health and wellness naturally?

A.Laura Rowley’s. B.M. J. Ryan’s.

C.Daniel Nettle’s. D.Steven F. Hotze’s.

4.Which is the best title for the passage?

A.What Is Happiness?

B.Recent Books on Happiness

C.Money and Happiness

D.How to Keep Yourself Happy

In 1978, I was 18 and was working as a nurse in a small town about 270 km away from Sydney, Australia. I was looking forward to having five days off from duty. Unfortunately, the only one train a day back to my home in Sydney had already left. So I thought I’d hitch a ride (搭便车).

I waited by the side of the highway for three hours but no one stopped for me. Finally, a man walked over and introduced himself as Gordon. He said that although he couldn’t give me a lift, I should come back to his house for lunch. He noticed me standing for hours in the November heat and thought I must be hungry. I was doubtful as a young girl but he assured (使…放心)me I was safe, and he also offered to help me find a lift home afterwards. When we arrived at his house, he made us sandwiches. After lunch, he helped me find a lift home.

Twenty-five years later, in 2003, while I was driving to a nearby town one day, I saw an elderly man standing in the glaring heat, trying to hitch a ride. I thought it was another chance to repay someone for the favour I’d been given decades earlier. I pulled over and picked him up. I made him comfortable on the back seat and offered him some water.

After a few moments of small talk, the man said to me, “You haven’t changed a bit, even your red hair is still the same.”

I couldn’t remember where I’d met him. He then told me he was the man who had given me lunch and helped me find a lift all those years ago. It was Gordon.

1.The author had to hitch a ride one day in 1978 because .

A. her work delayed her trip to Sydney

B. she was going home for her holidays

C. the town was far away from Sydney

D. she missed the only train back home

2.Which of the following did Gordon do according to Paragraph 2?

A. He helped the girl find a ride.

B. He gave the girl a ride back home.

C. He bought sandwiches for the girl.

D. He watched the girl for three hours.

3.The reason why the author offered a lift to the elderly man was that .

A. she realized he was Gordon

B. she had known him for decades

C. she was going to the nearby town

D. she wanted to repay the favour she once got

4.What does the author want to tell the readers through the story?

A. Giving sometimes produces nice results.

B. Those who give rides will be rapid.

C. Good manners bring about happiness.

D. People should offer free rides to others.

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