Last week, Carol Hill wrote to us about her sleep problem:

       I am a 16－year－old high school student and ever since I was 11, I have had difficulty falling asleep. When I go to bed at night, I lie awake for hours. I hate the sound of my alarm clock going off in the morning, almost always falling asleep again after I hear it.

    During school, I feel sleepy all the time, and sometimes I have to battle to stay awake.

Although I am generally a straight-A student and my teachers are happy with my work, my   inability to sleep is seriously affecting my studies.

    By the time I get home from school, I am so worn out that I fall asleep while I’m doing my

homework, which just exacerbates the problem. People are very sympathetic, and always telling me that “counting sheep is a good way to fall asleep.” But it is not helpful at all. If you don’t have this problem, you don’t know how annoying it can be.

And this is what the readers answered:

Hello Carol!

I am 18 years old and I suffered in pretty much the same way as you in High School. I couldn’t concentrate or pay attention because I was always tired. At first, doctors thought I had learning difficulties! Thankfully, I met a specialist in sleep disorders and he gave me a simple herbal remedy（草药）which helped me a great deal. After just 10 days, my sleeping patterns were back to normal and it continued even after I stopped taking the remedy. My advice is to find a doctor who knows about sleep problems. Good luck!

Larry

Hi Carol!

Your symptoms are the same as my daughter’s. When she was 11, she started walking up with a start time and time again during the night. She was always worn out and often had black circles under her eyes. Finally we went to a sleep research laboratory and a doctor discovered that she had a problem with her tonsils which was affecting her breathing and suggested a tonsillectomy（扁桃体切除术）. It worked! Now she falls asleep seconds after putting her head on her pillow. I strongly advise you to look into your problem at a sleep laboratory! Good luck!

Janine

1．What is the most likely place for the passage to be found?

      A．In a science magazine                          B．In a news report on sleep.

       C．In a health and fitness book.                 D．In an advice section in a newspaper.

2．What is Carol Hill’s problem?

       A．She can’t sleep all night or stay awake during the day.

       B．She sleeps badly and falls asleep in class every day.

       C．She can’t stay awake in class or when she’s studying.

       D．She can’t fall asleep easily at night and tries to stay awake in class.

3．The underlined word “exacerbates” in the third paragraph means “      ”.

       A．prevents              B．reduces               C．worsens              D．removes

4．What advice do the readers give Carol?

      A．She should count sheep.                       B．She should see a sleep specialist.

       C．She should have her tonsils out.         D．She should take some sleeping pills.

Eleven-year-old Angela was attacked by a rare   21  affecting her nerve system. She was unable to walk and her movement was    22  in other ways as well. The doctors did not hold much    23   of her ever recovering from this illness. They    24  she'd spend the rest of her life in a wheelchair.They said that few, if any, were able to come back to    25 after suffering from this disease .The little girl was   26 . There, lying in her hospital bed, she would swear that she was   27  going to be walking again one day.
She was moved to a specialized    28 hospital in the San Francisco Bay area. All   29  that could be applied to her case were used. The doctors were moved by her undefeatable spirit. They taught her about imaging about seeing herself walking. If it would do   30 else, it would at least give her hope and something   31 to do in the long waking hours in her bed. Angela would work as hard as possible in physical treatments, and in exercise sessions. But she worked just as hard lying there faithfully doing her   32  , visualizing herself moving, moving, moving!
One day,   33 she was attempting, with all her might, to imagine her legs moving again, it seemed as though something  34  happened: the bed moved! It began to move around the room! She    35 out, "Look what I'm doing! Look! Look! I can do it”. I moved! I moved!"
Of course, at this very moment everyone else in the hospital was screaming, too, and running to a   36 place. People were screaming, equipment was  37 and glass was breaking. You see, it was the terrible San Francisco earthquake.  38 don't tell that to Angela. She    39  that she did it.
And now only a few years later, she's back in school, on her own   40  . No crutches, no wheelchair. You see, anyone who can shake the earth between San Francisco and Oakland can defeat a little disease, can't they?

Eleven-year-old Angela was attacked by a rare   21  affecting her nerve system. She was unable to walk and her movement was    22  in other ways as well. The doctors did not hold much    23   of her ever recovering from this illness. They    24  she'd spend the rest of her life in a wheelchair.They said that few, if any, were able to come back to    25 after suffering from this disease .The little girl was   26 . There, lying in her hospital bed, she would swear that she was   27  going to be walking again one day.

She was moved to a specialized    28 hospital in the San Francisco Bay area. All   29  that could be applied to her case were used. The doctors were moved by her undefeatable spirit. They taught her about imaging about seeing herself walking. If it would do   30 else, it would at least give her hope and something   31 to do in the long waking hours in her bed. Angela would work as hard as possible in physical treatments, and in exercise sessions. But she worked just as hard lying there faithfully doing her   32  , visualizing herself moving, moving, moving!

One day,   33 she was attempting, with all her might, to imagine her legs moving again, it seemed as though something  34  happened: the bed moved! It began to move around the room! She    35 out, "Look what I'm doing! Look! Look! I can do it”. I moved! I moved!"

Of course, at this very moment everyone else in the hospital was screaming, too, and running to a   36 place. People were screaming, equipment was  37 and glass was breaking. You see, it was the terrible San Francisco earthquake.  38 don't tell that to Angela. She    39  that she did it.

And now only a few years later, she's back in school, on her own   40  . No crutches, no wheelchair. You see, anyone who can shake the earth between San Francisco and Oakland can defeat a little disease, can't they?

1.                A．problem        B．disease         C．accident  D．error

2.                A．spread         B．avoided         C．limited   D．forced

3.                A．thought        B．idea           C．opinion   D．hope

4.                A．predicted       B．prepared       C．admitted  D．decided

5.                A．active          B．normal         C．alive D．simple

6.                A．fearless        B．peaceful        C．patient   D．stainless

7.                A．probably        B．approximately    C．sincerely  D．certainly

8.                A．recovery       B．experiment      C．practice  D．exercise

9.                A．schedules       B．instructions      C．supports  D．treatments

10.               A．something      B．anything        C．nothing   D．everything

11.               A．.admirable      B．interesting      C．optimistic  D．appropriate

12.               A．training        B．imaging         C．expectation    D．performance

13.               A．however       B．after           C．just   D．as

14.               A．useful          B．regretful        C．surprising  D．disgusting

15.               A．screamed       B．laughed        C．spoke D．sang

16.               A．beautiful       B．safe           C．dangerous D．dirty

17.               A．accelerating     B．running        C．appearing  D．falling

18.               A．For            B．So             C．But   D．Or

19.               A．believed        B．denied         C．realized   D．accepted

20.               A．parts          B．legs           C．body D．role

Eleven-year-old Angela was attacked by a rare 　21 affecting her nerve system. She was unable to walk and her movement was　 22 in other ways as well. The doctors did not hold much　 　23 of her ever recovering from this illness. They　 24 she'd spend the rest of her life in a wheelchair.They said that few, if any, were able to come back to　 25 after suffering from this disease .The little girl was　 26 . There, lying in her hospital bed, she would swear that she was 27　 going to be walking again one day.
　 She was moved to a specialized　 28 hospital in the San Francisco Bay area. All 　29 that could be applied to her case were used. The doctors were moved by her undefeatable spirit. They taught her about imaging about seeing herself walking. If it would do 30 else, it would at least give her hope and something　 31 to do in the long waking hours in her bed. Angela would work as hard as possible in physical treatments, and in exercise sessions. But she worked just as hard lying there faithfully doing her 32　 , visualizing herself moving, moving, moving!
　 One day, 33 she was attempting, with all her might, to imagine her legs moving again, it seemed as though something 34 happened: the bed moved! It began to move around the room! She　 35 out, "Look what I'm doing! Look! Look! I can do it”. I moved! I moved!"
　 Of course, at this very moment everyone else in the hospital was screaming, too, and running to a 　36 place. People were screaming, equipment was　37 and glass was breaking. You see, it was the terrible San Francisco earthquake. 38 don't tell that to Angela. She 39　 that she did it.
　 And now only a few years later, she's back in school, on her own　 40　 . No crutches, no wheelchair. You see, anyone who can shake the earth between San Francisco and Oakland can defeat a little disease, can't they?

21. A. problem　　 　 B. disease　　　 　 C. accident　　　 　　 D. error
22. A. spread　　　 　 B. avoided　　　 C. limited　　　　 　　D. forced
23. A. thought　　 　　 B. idea　　　　 　 C. opinion　　　　 　　 D. hope
24. A . predicted　 　　 B. prepared　 　 C. admitted　　　 　　 D. decided
25. A. active　　 　　　 B. normal　　　 　 C. alive　　　　　 　　 D. simple
26. A . fearless　 　 B. peaceful　　 　 C. patient　　　　 　　　 D. stainless
27. A. probably 　 　 B. approximately　 C. sincerely　　　　 　　 D. certainly
28. A. recovery　 　 B. experiment　　 C. practice　　　 　　D. exercise
29. A. schedules　 　　 B. instructions　 C. supports　　　 　　 D. treatments
30. A. something　 　 B. anything　 　　 C. nothing　　　 　　 D. everything
31. A. .admirable　 　　 B. interesting　 　 C. optimistic　　　 　 D. appropriate
32. A. training　　 　　 B. imaging　　 　 C. expectation　　　 D. performance
33. A. however　　 　　 B. after　　　 　　 C. just　　　　 　　 D. as
34. A. useful　　　　 B. regretful　　　 C. surprising　　　　 D. disgusting
35. A. screamed　　　 B. laughed　　　 C. spoke　　　 　　D. sang
36. A. beautiful　　　 B. safe　　　 　　 C. dangerous　　　 D. dirty
37. A . accelerating 　　 B. running　　　 C. appearing　　　 　　 D.falling
38. A . For　　　　 　 B. So　　　　 　 C. But　 　　　　　　 D. Or
39. A. believed　 　　B. denied　 　 C. realized　　　　　　 D. accepted
40. A. parts　　　 　　 B. legs　　　　 C. body　　　 　　　 　　　　D. role