About ten years ago when I was a student at college，I spent my summer holidays  1  a museum．  2  was hard for me then because Dad had lost his job and Mum was sick in bed．I was  3  if I would be able to go on  4  my study the next term．I felt sad every day．

One day  5  I was working，I saw an old man come in with a little girl  6  a wheelchair （轮椅）．As I  7  this girl carefully，I found that she had no arms  8  legs．She was wearing a little white dress and she  9  had a hat on．

As the old man pushed the wheelchair up to me，I was busy with my work．I  10  my head toward the girl and gave her a wink（眨眼）．When I took the money from her grandfather，I looked back at the girl, who was giving me the prettiest，largest smile I have  11  seen．Suddenly her handicap（生理缺陷）  12  and all I saw was this beautiful girl，whose smile almost gave me a  13  understanding of what life is all about．She elude me realize the  14  of smiles，love and warmth   

I’m now a successful businessman and  15 I get down and think about the trouble of the world．I think about that little girl and the unforgettable lesson about life that she taught me．

（   ）1．A．visiting              B．cleaning               C．painting                  D．working at

（   ）2．A．Work               B．Life                     C．Business              D．School

（   ）3．A．wondering                B．saying                  C．hoping                   D．checking

（   ）4．A．to                    B．from                    C．with                             D．as

（   ）5．A．while               B．before                  C．after                             D．though

（   ）6．A．at                    B．for                      C．in                          D．with

（   ）7．A．saw                 B．found                  C．seemed                  D．looked at

（   ）8．A．or                    B．and                      C．then                       D．so

（   ）9．A．too                  B．either                   C．as well                   D．also

（   ）10．A．held               B．turned                  C．lifted                      D．gave

（   ）11．A．ever               B．since                   C．almost                   D．no

（   ）12．A．lost                B．was lost               C．covered          D．was covered

（   ）13．A．well               B．better                   C．bad                        D．worse

（   ）14．A．hand              B．mind                    C．world                    D．head

（   ）15．A．whatever           B．whenever             C．whoever                D．However

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I was sleeping soundly last night when I was awakened by someone’s groans（呻吟）.I listened , and heard it was from Sam，a student from Africa. I really wanted to go on sleeping, as I had insomnia（失眠）and had just fallen asleep, but I couldn’t because Sam groaned louder and louder，showing he was seriously ill.

At that time , Robbie，a student from China , also got up to help. We found some pills，got some water , and helped him sit up to take them, hoping this would make his pain go down a little and get over the difficult time. If only daytime would come soon, everything would become easier.

Things went contrary相反）to our wishes. Sam’s condition developed from bad to worse. We telephoned the emergency service , and in no time an ambulance stopped in front of our gate. We helped the medical（医疗）workers carry Sam to the vehicle，and then both Robbie and I got in and took Sam to the hospital.

We helped him go through many medical examinations. After all kinds of tests，we were told that the final diagnosis（诊断）was appendicitis（盲肠炎）. Luckily , Sam didn’t need an operation because we brought him to the hospital in time. He got timely treatment.

After Sam felt much better , we rushed back to prepare ourselves for the class. We were a little tired , but we had certainly done something good，something right.1.Why couldn’t the writer go on sleeping that night?

2. What does “vehicle” in the third paragraph refer to?

3. Why didn’t Sam need an operation?

4. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?