Dear Cary,
I'm writing because I've understood you've struggled with alcoholism （酗酒）．I've been fighting mine ever since I went through 9-11．After that, I've been more or less useless professionally - I'm a lawyer - and have had to resien（ 辞职） from my job because I was discovered passed - out drunk in front of my computer．I've taken some medicine and it has helped somewhat．I can manage about a month without drinking, but after that I end up having a crazy stage where nothing matters except drinking．After a week or so of heavy drinking,! start having nightmares of people jumping．After that, it's a week of not being able to get out of bed．
I was supposed to travel to a conference but didn't make it because I got so drunk at the airport that I fell down on my face and spent the rest of the day in the emergency room．I have been hiding from my family since then．Fortunately they won't be expecting me to come back for a week or so．Otherwise, they would notice the bump on my forehead and two black eyes．
I don't really know what I'm asking you．Cary, I need a way out that doesn't involve causing pain to my family．I'm taking medicine, but'I still have these attacks every few months．If there's alcohol in the house, I can't stay away from it．It seems that this will never end．I'm afraid of what will happen if something bad happens, like a family member dying, or getting fired again．
Thanks for reading．
Yours T
46．The underlined sentence shows us all the following EXCEPT _____．
A．the reason why the author had to resign
B．that the author was once discovered drunk as a fish
C．that the author is a lawyer by profession
D．that the author is a lawyer and he never gets drunk
47．The author writes to Cary in order to _____．
A．ask for money B．ask for help C．offer advice D．tell a story
48．What is the author worried about?
A． Losing his job B．Giving up drinking
C． Bring pain to his family D．Missing the conference
49．We know from the passage that Cary _____．
A．is probably a recovered alcoholic B．never suffered from alcoholism
C．likes to talk about the details of his life D．is a doctor on treating alcoholism
An old man found a sparrow with a broken wing.He brought it home and nursed it back to 26 . Afterwards, though it could fly, the sparrow 27 to leave the house. The old man`s wife asked her husband to get rid of the bird as it was 28 the house.But he wouldn`t listen.
One day while her husband was asleep, the woman 29 the sparrow, took it far away from the house,and let it go,warning it never to 30 . The old man missed his friend and hoped it would come back, 31 it never did. Then one day,several weeks later,he was walking past an old house when he heard a 32 sound.He looked up and there was the 33 , sitting on the gate.The sparrow gave the old man a gold 34 it had found in the house.
The old man did not 35 much about money,but his wife was 36 when she saw the coin,and made up her mind to get more from the sparrow. 37 ,early the next morning she slipped out of her house and made her 38 to the old house.When she saw the sparrow she 39 it to return.
“If you have found 40 __,bring it along and I`ll spend it all on you.”she promised.
The sparrow brought her an old 41 with the help of its friends.The basket was 42 but the woman did not wait to find out what was in it.She grabbed it and ran, 43 that the sparrow would follow and take up residence(住所）in her house again.
The moment she reached home,she 44 the basket,expecting it to be filled to the eaves(屋檐）with gold and silver.Instead,out 45 dozens of sparrows.
The woman spent the rest of her life trying to drive the sparrows out.
26.A. danger B. life C. health D. help
27.A. refused B. decided C. managed D. failed
28.A. cleaning B. sweeping C. building D. dirtying
29.A. fed B. noticed C. caught D. killed
30.A. return B.fly C. stay D. cry
31.A. and B. if C. but D. until
32.A. strange B. sweet C.loud D. familiar
33.A. cat B. sparrow C. basket D. stick
34.A. coin B. watch C. ring D. cup
35.A. bring B. take C. care D. put
36.A. afraid B.sad C. nervous D.excited
37.A. However B. Therefore C. Instead D. Luckily
38.A. way B. mark C. picture D. sign
39.A. forbade B. forced C. begged D. helped
40.A. food B. treasure C. rooms D.plant
41.A. bowl B. box C. chair D. basket
42.A. covered B. empty C. big D. small
43.A. pleased B. afraid C. anxious D. hopeful
44.A. laid B. broke C. hid D. opened
45.A. walked B. ran C. flew D. jumped
_______________ you have finished your work,you might as well relax yourself now.
A.Now that B.After C.Although D.As soon as
The top leaders of the two countries are holding talks in a friendly ______________.
A.atmosphere B.sate C.situation D.phenomenon
There was a __________look on her face because a________ problem _________the little girl.
A.puzzled;puzzled;puzzled B.puzzling;puzzling;puzzled
C.puzzled;puzzling;puzzled D.puzzling;puzzled;puzzling
If you let pressure benefit ___________upset you,much more can be accomplished than you thought possible.
A.more than B.rather than C.other than D.less than
When he woke up,he found himself ____________in bed and _____________by some children.
A.laying;surrounded B.laid;surrounding C.lying;surrounded C.lied;surrounded
With so much noise of the traffic,I couldn`t __________and do my research work.
A.put down B.settle down C.break down D.take down
New technologies have made __________easier to enjoy life than ever before.
A.that B.this C.one D.it
The newcomer went to the library the other day in search of ____________he could find about Mark Twin.
A.wherever B.whatever C.whoever D.however