A hospital is needed by every living person at the time of birth, death, physical injuries, or sickness. It is always a   16   place where family members can gather around the person who needs the   17   of well trained medical doctors and nurses.

As Nicole Hagen and Ricky Beebe were born into the Hagen family in 1998, the parents were both in the delivery (分娩) room. This is a   18   as the tradition has been for the father to be in the next room.   19   hospitals have a birthing room where there is an extra sofa and a chair for the father to either sit or even to sleep on next to his wife. Many   20   are taken of the new baby within a few minutes of his or her   21  . Even a video can be made with the proud father taking pictures of the doctor, nurses, mother, and baby. A nurse may take a   22   picture of the father, mother, and baby. Young children will not see the baby   23   the doctor and nurses allow them into the room many hours later.

At the death of Grandma Hagen, the adult children   24   at her bedside. As she was dying, her children talked to her, read the Bible, and even sang some of her  25   songs. The nurses would check on her very often and the doctor came as his time   26  . She was given pain pills   27   her last few hours would be as  28   as possible. When she died the family cried together in sorrow for the loss of their mother. Grandpa Hagen had died fourteen years   29  . Grandma Hagen was 82 when she died.

Doctors operate on broken bones   30   by accidents in factories or car accidents. Children sometimes fall down stairs where an arm is   31  . Athletes get hurt in   32   of football, basketball, baseball, track, and soccer. Most injuries are repaired very successfully   33   the great skill of the doctor.

Illness from disease, alcohol, or smoking often requires a person to stay a long period in the hospital. People like to recover   34  . However, if medical care is needed, a hospital may be the   35   home for some patients.

We were standing at the top of a church tower. My father had __36__ me to this spot in a small  town not far from our home in Rome. I wondered __37__.

“Look __38__, Elsa,” Father said. I gathered all my __39__ and looked down. I saw the square in the centre of the village. And I saw the crisscross(十字形) of twisting, turning streets leading to the __40__. “See, my dear,” Father said gently. “There is more than one way to the square. __41__ is like that. If you can’t get to the place where you want to go __42__ one road, try another.”

Now I understood why I was there. __43__ that day I had begged my mother to do __44__ about the terrible lunches that were served at school. But she __45__ because she could not believe the lunches were as __46__ as I said.

When I __47__ my father for help, he would not help. __48__, he brought me to this high tower to __49__ me a lesson — the value of an open, searching mind. By the time we reached home, I had a __50__.

At school the next day, I __51__ poured my lunch soup into a bottle and brought it home. Then I asked our cook to __52__ it to mother at dinner. The plan __53__ perfectly. She swallowed one spoonful and said, “The cook must have gone mad!” Quickly I told what I had done, and mother said firmly that she would take up the matter of lunches at school the next day.

In the years that followed I often remembered the lesson father taught me. I began to work as a fashion designer two years ago. I wouldn’t stop working __54__ I tried every possible means to my goal. Father’s wise words always __55__ me that there is more than one way to the square.

1.                A．taken          B．sent           C．brought  D．left

2.                A．that           B．why            C．what D．how

3.                A．down          B．up             C．out  D．around

4.                A．strength        B．courage        C．spirit D．bravery

5.                A．tower          B．church         C．square   D．village

6.                A．School         B．Society         C．Family    D．Life

7.                A．in             B．on             C．by   D．at

8.                A．Earlier         B．Later           C．After D．During

9.                A．her best        B．a favor         C．something D．everything

10.               A．defended       B．refused        C．excused   D．agreed

11.               A．well           B．good           C．bad  D．usual

12.               A．belonged to     B．turned to       C．tried to    D．led to

13.               A．Therefore      B．So             C．Instead    D．Anyway

14.               A．show          B．make          C．prepare   D．give

15.               A．plan           B．question        C．problem   D．suggestion

16.               A．angrily         B．secretly        C．kindly D．politely

17.               A．cook           B．boil            C．make D．serve

18.               A．made          B．failed          C．worked   D．took

19.               A．if             B．once           C．since D．until

20.               A．remind         B．approve        C．affect D．limit

People are not as honest as they once were. The temptation (诱惑) to steal is greater than ever before especially in large shops. A detective recently watched a well-dressed woman who always went into a large store on Monday morning. One Monday, there were fewer people in the shop than usual when the woman came in, so it was easier for the detective to watch her. The woman first bought a few small articles. After a little time, she chose one of the most expensive dresses in the shop and handed it to an assistant who wrapped it up for her as quickly as possible. Then the woman simply took it and walked out of the shop without paying. When she was caught, the detective found out that the shop-assistant was her daughter. The girl “gave” her mother a free dress once a week.

1. The writer told us that _____.

A. long, long ago all people were honest

B. people had once been honest

C. people used to be more honest　

D. people had become more and more honest

2. The well-dressed woman often went to a large store to _____.

A. visit her daughter　 B. see if there was anything cheap to buy.

C. help the detective with his work　　 D. steal something

3. The detective was easier to watch the woman because _____.

A. there were not many people in the store that day

B. she was better-dressed than anyone else in the store

C. Monday was the first day he began to work and he was very active

D. the shop assistant had told him that she was a thief

4. When the woman went out of the store _____.

A. there were fewer people in the street than usual

B. she was warmly greeted by the policeman

C. she remembered that she hadn’t paid the assistant

D. the detective stopped her and found out she was a thief

5. “Free” in this article means _____.

A. not working B. not in prison

C. not for sale　 D. not cost any money

The Bride（新娘）Comes To Yellow Sky

       But as the distance from Yellow Sky grew shorter, the husband grew more restless. As a matter of fact, Jack Potter was beginning to get very nervous. He, the sheriff（警察）of Yellow Sky, a man known, liked, and feared, a well-respected person, had gone to San Antonio to meet a girl he believed he loved, and there, after the usual prayers, had actually married her, without telling anyone in Yellow Sky. Because he knew everyone in the community would be surprised and shocked, he was not looking forward to bringing his bride back home.

       Of course, people in Yellow Sky were free to marry, and the town often celebrated their marriages, but Potter, a bachelor（单身汉）of long standing, thought of his duty to his friends. He had promised them he would remain a bachelor forever, but face to face with this woman in San Antonio, he had gone head over heels（uncontrollably in love）. Because no one knew him in San Antonio, he had found it easy to get married. But now they were approaching Yellow Sky.

       He knew full well that his marriage was an important thing in his town. The men in town would not forgive him. Frequently he had thought of telling them by telegraph, but even though as sheriff he had often faced the guns of outlaws（歹徒）without fear, he was afraid to do it. And now the train was hurrying him toward his friends, who would laugh at him, curse him, and never drink with him again.

       Knowing that soon the train would leave them standing by the tracks in Yellow Sky, he planned the trip from the station to his house. They would get to his home as fast as possible, so no one would see them. Then, once home, he would quietly go out alone, tell someone—anyone—the awful news, and retreat to his house to hide until the citizens got tired of talking about him and his new bride.

1．Why was Jack afraid to tell his friends about his marriage?

       A．He had already married a nice girl.         B．Another woman was waiting for him.

       C．He had promised to remain a bachelor.   D．His bride was not very good-looking.

2．“Jack was not looking forward to bringing his bride back home” suggests       .

       A．Potter thought their train would be late   B．Potter was afraid to face his friends

       C．Potter regretted having got married        D．Potter didn’t love his bride very much

3．He planned to retreat to his house to hide because       .

       A．he feared those outlaws in his town      

       B．he wanted to get retired and have a rest

       C．he needed time to avoid people’s attention

       D．he wanted to stay with his bride at home

4．What kind of man should a sheriff be in the eyes of the town folks?

      A．A brave bachelor                                  B．A thoughtful father

       C．A loving husband.           D．A nervous fellow