My hearing is getting worse every day and I fear by the time I'm twenty-one I will be fully deaf．It scares me very much．

Being deaf affects me  1  you might think．I've met some people who have    2   at me because I have "ignored" them．But in  3  fact．I didn't hear them．In school I often get told off （责骂）for  4   too loud, when in reality I don't realize it because I can't hear myself well．It makes me feel really  5  ．I also can't participate in a lot of  6  , like canoeing or cross-country, because it's windy outside and this may affect my ears．I hate having to use these   7   and I often feel like   8   really gets me , so sometimes I feel a little bit lonely．

     I get questions all the time,   9   "Why are you deaf?" and "What's that thing in your ear?" Even my friends don't 100% understand．Today, one of them said to me．“So what's going to happen when you go  10   deaf?” It really got to me．What will happen when I go fully deaf? Will I have a   11   life? I don't think I will．

Looking back  12   my childhood, I would say it was pretty much non-existent．It was full of hospital  13   and operations for grommets （devices that let the ear breathe）- and to make it  14   I had eye problems as well! I am the only one in my whole family who has any medical   15   .

When I was a child．I   16   to wear my hearing aids．This wasn't because they made my ears sweaty（出汗的） like the doctors thought,   17  because I was ashamed of them．Funnily enough, it was a big computer store that helped me overcome this because a woman behind the  18   had her hair cut short to  19  her hearing aids．She helped me  20  my self-confidence and now I realize it's okay that I wear them．

1．A．no more than       B． more than         C．no less than        D．less than

2．A．shouted           B．glanced            C．laughed          D．looked

3．A．false              B．ideal               C．real             D．actual

4．A．telling              B．saying             C．speaking         D．working

5．A．experienced         B．excited            C．ashamed       D．astonished

6．A．jobs              B．activities            C．travels           D．situations

7．A．expressions         B．comments        C．remarks         D．excuses

8．A．everybody         B．nobody           C．somebody      D．everyone

9．A．like               B．as                C．as for            D．for

10．A．totally            B．perfectly           C．exactly           D．largely

11．A．common        B．usual             C．normal          D．formal

12．A．of               B．with              C．in              D．on

13．A．arguments        B．agreements         C．statements        D．appointments

14．A．more             B．less               C．worse         D．better

15．A．troubles          B．problems          C．questions         D．illnesses

16．A．refused          B．decided            C．failed            D．chose

17．A．and              B．but               C．yet               D．but also

18．A．screen           B．time              C．account           D．counter

19．A．show in           B． show out         C．show off          D．show up

20．A．hold up         B．build up          C．break up       D．bring up

On the afternoon of September27, 2008, Astronaut Zhai Zhigang became the first Chinese man to walk in space on Saturday, clambering（爬上,攀登） out of China's Shenzhou VII space craft in a technological feat（成就，功绩）that made the Chinese people excited.

"I'm feeling quite well. I greet the Chinese people and the people of the world," Zhai said as he climbed out of the craft at around 16:40 Beijing time, a historic achievement telecast live on CCTV. Tens of millions of Chinese viewers gathered before TV screens to watch the moment.

Chinese President Hu Jintao and other top leaders had appeared at the Beijing Aerospace Control Center to watch the live transmission of Zhai's spacewalk.

Zhai, 42, chosen by an expert team for the first "out-of-capsule activity," showed a red national flag, helped by colleague Liu Boming, who also briefly popped his head out of the capsule.

Zhai slowly made his way towards a test sample of solid lubricant（润滑剂）outside the capsule, took a sample and handed it to Liu.

Zhai safely returned inside the craft after about 20 minutes. The walk marked the highpoint of China's third manned space journey, which has received widespread media coverage.

Zhai wore a $4.4 million Chinese-made suit weighing 120-kg. Liu wore a Russian-made one and acted as an assistant.

The third crew member, Jing Haipeng, monitored the ship from inside the re-entry module. w.w

The risky maneuver is a step towards China's longer-term goal of building a space lab and then a larger space station, analysts said.

"On this flight, Chinese people's footprints will be left in space for the first time," said a commentary（评论）by the Xinhua news agency.

The astronauts went aboard on their walk after receiving a clean bill of health from doctors on the ground at mission control in Beijing, Xinhua said.

Zhai's suit has 10 layers and takes up to 15 hours to assemble and put on.

China's first manned spaceflight was in 2003. A second, two-manned flight followed in 2005. The only other countries that have sent people into space are Russia and the United States.

Shenzhou VII took off on Thursday and is due to land on the northern steppes(草原) of Inner Mongolia on Sunday.

The space walk done by the Chinese astronaut was historic because ______.

  A. it was telecast live    B. there were more Chinese viewers than ever

  C. it was the first space walk carried out by Chinese astronauts

  D. top leaders watched the space walk

The following statements are true except ______.

  A. The lubricant put outside the capsule was a test sample

  B. It took Zhai Zhigang about 20 minutes to return to the craft safely

  C. Many televisions and newspapers around the world reported the event

  D. There is an aerospace control center in the capital

The significance of the space walk is ______.

  A. that the astronaut can work outside the spacecraft

  B. it marks a successful step towards China’s longer-term goal of building a space lab as well as a space station

  C. it has attracted tens of millions of people to watch the walk

  D. that the Chinese-made space suit can be used in space

What does the underlined word “clean” mean in the passage?

  A. healthy    B. paid-off     C. not dirty     D. clear

The best title of the passage is ______.

  A. First Footprints of Chinese People in Space

  B. Expensive Space Suit

  C. Three Successful Manned Flights by Chinese Astronauts

  D. Historic Space Walk by Chinese Astronaut

My best friend is Cocoa, and I live in a senior-citizen apartment. Cocoa is a ten-year-old dog and I am a sixty-nine-year-old lady, so you can see we both qualify as   1  citizens.
He is a   2  companion. He does many amusing things that make me   3 , and when that happens, he is so delighted   4  he just keeps it up.
But one afternoon, Cocoa started acting strangely. I was sitting on the floor playing with him,   5  he started pawing and smelling at the right side of my   6 . He had never done anything like this ever before, and I told him, “No.” To Cocoa, one “no” is usually   7 , but not that day. He stopped briefly, and then   8  ran toward me, throwing his entire weight at the right side of my chest. He crashed into me and I cried in   9 , falling down to the floor. Soon after this, I felt a lump (肿块). I went to my doctors, and after X-rays  10  and lab work were done, they told me I had cancer.
When cancer starts, a  11  of calcium (钙) builds. Then the lump or cancer attaches itself to this wall. When Cocoa jumped on me, the force of the impact broke the lump away from the wall. This made it possible for me to  12  the lump.
I had a complete mastectomy (乳房切除术) and the cancer has not   13  to any other part of my body. The doctors told me if the cancer had gone undetected even six more months, it would have been too   14 .
Was Cocoa  15  of just what he was doing? I’ll never really know. What I do know is that Cocoa not only shares his life with me, he has also made sure that I will be around to share my life with him!

 My best friend is Cocoa, and I live in a senior-citizen apartment. Cocoa is a ten-year-old dog and I am a sixty-nine-year-old lady, so you can see we both qualify as   1   citizens.

    He is a   2   companion. He does many amusing things that make me   3  , and when that happens, he is so delighted   4   he just keeps it up.

    But one afternoon, Cocoa started acting strangely. I was sitting on the floor playing with him,   5   he started pawing and smelling at the right side of my   6  . He had never done anything like this ever before, and I told him, “No.” To Cocoa, one “no” is usually   7  , but not that day. He stopped briefly, and then   8   ran toward me, throwing his entire weight at the right side of my chest. He crashed into me and I cried in   9  , falling down to the floor. Soon after this, I felt a lump (肿块). I went to my doctors, and after X-rays  10   and lab work were done, they told me I had cancer.

   When cancer starts, a  11   of calcium (钙) builds. Then the lump or cancer attaches itself to this wall. When Cocoa jumped on me, the force of the impact broke the lump away from the wall. This made it possible for me to  12   the lump.

I had a complete mastectomy (乳房切除术) and the cancer has not   13   to any other part of my body. The doctors told me if the cancer had gone undetected even six more months, it would have been too   14  .

    Was Cocoa  15   of just what he was doing? I’ll never really know. What I do know is that Cocoa not only shares his life with me, he has also made sure that I will be around to share my life with him!

1.A. good               B. standard     C. senior           D. great

2. A. wonderful     B. tiring           C. hungry       D. bad

3. A. leave         B. cry          C. laugh            D. jump

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

5.A. when           B. then         C. though           D. as

6. A. chest         B. body         C. shoulder     D. arm

7. A. right         B. good         C. enough       D. unexpected

8. A. hurriedly         B. rudely           C. slowly   D.suddenly

9. A. pain              B. surprise     C. trouble  D.danger

10. A. experiments      B. researches       C. tests    D.papers

11. A. wall         B. cancer           C. body         D. number

12. A. watch            B. have         C. get          D. notice

13. A. ran              B. kept         C. entered      D. spread

14. A. common       B. late         C. much         D. early

15. A. ashamed      B. aware            C. afraid           D. tired

My best friend is Cocoa, and I live in a senior-citizen apartment．Cocoa is a ten-year-old dog and I am a sixty-nine-year-old lady, so you can see we both qualify as   1  citizens.

 He is a   2  companion．He does many amusing things that make me  3  , and when that happens, he is so delighted  4  he just keeps it up.

 But one afternoon, Cocoa started acting strangely．I was sitting on the floor playing with him,  5  he started pawing and smelling at the right side of my  6  ．He had never done anything like this ever before, and I told him, “No.” To Cocoa, one “no” is usually  7 , but not that day．He stopped briefly, and then  8   ran toward me, throwing his entire weight at the right side of my chest．He crashed into me and I cried in   9  , falling down to the floor．Soon after this, I felt a lump （肿块）．I went to my doctors, and after X-rays  10   and lab work were done, they told me I had cancer.

 When cancer starts, a  11   of calcium （钙） builds．Then the lump or cancer attaches itself to this wall．When Cocoa jumped on me, the force of the impact broke the lump away from the wall．This made it possible for me to  12   the lump.

 I had a complete mastectomy （乳房切除术） and the cancer has not  13  to any other part of my body．The doctors told me if the cancer had gone undetected even six more months, it would have been too  14  .

 Was Cocoa  15   of just what he was doing? I’ll never really know．What I do know is that Cocoa not only shares his life with me, he has also made sure that I will be around to share my life with him!

1．A．good                     B．standard              C．senior                 D．great

2．A．wonderful             B．tiring                   C．hungry                D．bad

3．A．leave                     B．cry                     C．laugh                  D．jump

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

5．A．when                    B．then                    C．though                D．as

6．A．chest                    B．body                   C．shoulder              D．arm

7．A．right                     B．good                   C．enough                D．unexpected

8．A．hurriedly               B．rudely                 C．slowly                 D．suddenly

9．A．pain                      B．surprise               C．trouble                D．danger

10．A．experiments         B．researches           C．tests                   D．papers

11．A．wall                    B．cancer                 C．body                   D．number

12．A．watch                 B．have                    C．get                      D．notice

13．A．ran                     B．kept                    C．entered                D．spread

14．A．common             B．late                     C．much                  D．early

15．A．ashamed              B．aware                  C．afraid                  D．tired