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　　A couple from Minneapolis, in the north, decided to go to Florida, in the south, for a long weekend during one particularly icy cold winter. They both had jobs, and had 1 managing their travel schedules（日程安排）It was decided the husband would fly to Florida on a Thursday, and his wife would 2 him the next day. Upon arriving as 3 , the husband checked into the 4 There he decided to 5 his laptop（computer）and send his wife an email back in Minneapolis. However, he 6 left off one letter in her 7 and sent the e-mail without 8 his error.

　　In the 9 in Houston, a widow（寡妇）had just returned from her husband’s burial service He was a minister of many years who had been“called home to glory”following a heart 10 （died and gone to report in heaven）. The widow checked her e-mail, 1l messages from family and friends. Upon 12 the first message, she was so shocked as to fall to the floor, The widow’s son 13 into the room, found his mother on the floor and saw the computer 14 which read:

upside down,  be bound to do  , in favour of , take in,  for sure  , leave out

make any difference,  every time,  in the meantime, as far as ,take up,

1.___________ I returned after an absence　, I felt stupid because I was behind the others.

2. This sentence is too long, so I have to __________ some words in it.

3. The doctor will be here soon. __________________, try to relax.

4. The child is so cute. He is holding the book _______________.

5. She ________________ stamp-collecting when she was young.

6. It doesn’t _______________ if you are late for my party. I just wish you to come.

7. Besides, _______________ he was concerned, what other people thought was not the most important thing.

8. While most of us are _____________________the plan, it remains to be seen whether it is practical enough.

I know I should have told the headmaster at the time. That was my real 1 .

He had gone out of the study for some 2 , leaving me alone. In his absence. I looked to see 3 was on his desk. In the 4 was a small piece of paper on which were written the 5 “English Writing Prize 1949．History Is a Series of Biographies （人物传记）”.

A（n） 6 boy would have avoided（避免） looking at the title as soon as he saw the 7 . I did not. The subject of the English Writing Prize was kept a 8 until the start of the exam so I could not 9 reading it.

When the headmaster 10 , I was looking out of the window.

I should have told him what had 11 then. It would have been so 12 to say: “I’m sorry, but I 13 the title for the English Writing Prize on your desk. You’ll have to 14 it.”

The chance passed and I did not 15 it. I sat the exam the next day and I won. I didn’t 16 to cheat, but it was still cheating anyway.

That was thirty-eight years 17 when I was fifteen. I have never told anyone about it before, 18 have I tried to explain to myself why not.

The obvious explanation is that I could not admit（承认） I had seen the title 19 admitting that I had been looking at the things on his desk. 20 there must have been more behind it. Whatever it was, it has become a good example of how a little mistake can trap （使陷入） you in a more serious moral corner （道德困境）.

(　 )1．A．plan　　 B．fault　　　 C．grade　　　 D．luck

(　 )2．A．reason　 B．course　　　 C．example　　 D．vacation

(　 )3．A．this　　 B．which　　　 C．that　　　　 D．what

(　 )4．A．drawer　 B．corner　　　 C．middle　　　 D．box

(　 )5．A．names　 B．words　　　 C．ideas　　　 D．messages

(　 )6．A．honest　 B．handsome　　 C．friendly　　 D．active

(　 )7．A．desk　　 B．paper　　　 C．book　　　　 D．answer

(　 )8．A．question B．key　　　　 C．note　　　　 D．secret

(　 )9．A．help　　 B．consider　　 C．practise　　 D．forget

(　 )10．A．disappeared　　　　　　 B．stayed　　　 C．returned D．went

(　 )11．A．existed B．remained　　 C．happened　　 D．continued

(　 )12．A．tiring B．easy　　　　 C．important　 D．difficult

(　 )13．A．saw　　 B．gave　　　　 C．set　　　　 D．made

(　 )14．A．say　　 B．defend　　　 C．correct　　 D．change

(　 )15．A．take　 B．have　　　　 C．lose　　　　 D．find

(　 )16．A．remember　　　　　　　 B．learn　　　 C．mean　　 D．pretend

(　 )17．A．past　 B．ago　　　　 C．then　　　　 D．before

(　 )18．A．either B．never　　　 C．nor　　　　 D．so

(　 )19．A．by　　 B．besides　　 C．through　　 D．without

(　 )20．A．But　　 B．Though　　　 C．Otherwise 　 D．Therefore

All the recent news on AIDS is bad．The death of Rock Hudson ___1____ public concern about the ___2____ almost to the point of panic（紧张）．Now general concern is ___3____ not so much on personal risk but on the growing realization ____4_____ this disease is having a strong effect ___5_____ our society in a number of ways．

　　 For one thing, it is ____6_____ money and other resources．AIDS patients require long-term care in hospital．The Centre for Disease Control in Atlanta calculates that hospital expenditures for the first 10,000 AIDS patients were about $1．4 billion．The ____7____ economic cost to the nation of AIDS cases is estimated to ___8____ to $6 billion in health care, disability, and ___9___ productivity．

　　 Private insurers（保险人） were unprepared for the crisis（危机） ____10____ the deadly disease hits mainly young people．It is becoming increasingly ___11_____ for those in high-risk groups to get health and life insurance(保险), and in the __12_____ of private coverage, public funds（资金） must be used．In ___13____, many AIDS victims are ____14_____ by disapproving or frightened friends and family, without employment and ___15_____ need of emotional and psychological ?????___16_____．

　　 There is also bad news on the medical ___17____．In spite of a stepped-up research program there is no ____18___ of a forthcoming breakthrough(突破) to a cure．

　　 Yet the physicians and others continue to work and to hope．Others not directly ____19___ can help by giving support to public funding for research, hospital and support services．A public resolve(决心) to provide care now and an eventual cure for those who suffer is the best ____20___．

1．A．caused　　 B．raised　　　　 C．resulted　　　　 D．rose

2．A．disease　　 B．question　　　　 C．disaster　　　　 D．sickness

3．A．directed　 B．paid　　　　　　 C．focused 　　　　 D．devoted

4．A．when 　　　　 B．as　　　　　　 C．which　　　　 D．that

5．A．to 　　　　 B．for　　　　　 C．on　　　　　　 D．with

6．A．spending　 B．absorbing　　　　 C．connecting　　 D．emphasizing

7．A．general　　 B．common　　　　 C．complete　　　　 D．total

8．A．add　　　　 B．come　　　　　　 C．equal　　　　 D．sum

9．A．lost 　　　　 B．increased　　　　 C．missing　　　 D．gone

10．A．since　　　　 B．unless　　　　 C．although　　　　 D．before

11．A．available　　 B．profitable 　 C．unavoidable　　　 D．difficult

12．A．plenty 　 B．absence　　　 C．attendance　　 D．appearance

13．A．conclusion B．fact　　　　　　 C．addition　　　　 D．short

14．A．accepted　　 B．welcomed 　　 C．cared 　　　　 D．rejected

15．A．for　　　 B．in　　　　　　 C．with　　　　　　 D．at

16．A．satisfaction B．support　　　 C．convenience　　　 D．courage

17．A．field　　　　 B．area　　　　　　 C．world　　　　 D．front

18．A．hope　　　　 B．signal　　　　 C．sight　　　　　　 D．sign

19．A．interested B．observed　　　　 C．studied　　　 D．involved(卷入)

20．A．answer　　 B．response　　　　 C．key　　　　　 D．movement