“When I stepped back, I just didn't realize how much I really  missed  basketball,” said McDyess, who sat out all of the last season and played just 10 games with the Denver Nuggets (丹佛掘金队) the previous ( 之前的) season because of injuries to his left knee. “Watching them has made me want to get on the court so badly, but I know I can’t.”

　　 McDyess said that team doctors had told him that in a week he might be able to join the training. But no one, including McDyess, is ready to offer a timetable for his return to playing.

　　 After he had surgery last October to repair an injured kneecap, McDyess expected he would return in March. He was destroyed when he needed surgery again in April, this time for a bone graft (移植)to help the healing of his kneecap.

1. What is Antonio McDyess?

A. A runner.

B. A basketballer.

C. A basketball fan.

D. A football player.

2. Why didn’t McDyess join his teammates in training?

A. He didn't want to.

B. He sat out all of the last season.

C. His knees were badly hurt.

D. There was something wrong with his left knee.

3.“But no one, including McDyess, is ready to offer a timetable for his return to playing” means“　　　　 ”.

A. No one except McDyess is sure when he can come back to the court

B. Everyone besides McDyess is sure about the time when he can come back to the court

C. Only McDyess does not know when he can be well enough to play games again

D. No one knows when McDyess will be all right to come back to the court, nor does he himself

4. How many times has McDyess’ knee been operated on?

A. Only once.　　　　  B. Twice.

C. Three times.　　　　 D. No one knows.

GREENBURGH, N. Y., Oct. 3-When Antonio McDyess appeared, his fans all cheered. But he just watched his teammates training on the court(训练场). He wanted to join them but didn't.

    “When I stepped back, I just didn't realize how much I really  missed  basketball,” said McDyess, who sat out all of the last season and played just 10 games with the Denver Nuggets (丹佛掘金队) the previous ( 之前的) season because of injuries to his left knee. “Watching them has made me want to get on the court so badly, but I know I can’t.”

　　 McDyess said that team doctors had told him that in a week he might be able to join the training. But no one, including McDyess, is ready to offer a timetable for his return to playing.

　　 After he had surgery last October to repair an injured kneecap, McDyess expected he would return in March. He was destroyed when he needed surgery again in April, this time for a bone graft (移植)to help the healing of his kneecap.

1. What is Antonio McDyess?

A. A runner.

B. A basketballer.

C. A basketball fan.

D. A football player.

2. Why didn’t McDyess join his teammates in training?

A. He didn't want to.

B. He sat out all of the last season.

C. His knees were badly hurt.

D. There was something wrong with his left knee.

3.“But no one, including McDyess, is ready to offer a timetable for his return to playing” means“　　　　 ”.

A. No one except McDyess is sure when he can come back to the court

B. Everyone besides McDyess is sure about the time when he can come back to the court

C. Only McDyess does not know when he can be well enough to play games again

D. No one knows when McDyess will be all right to come back to the court, nor does he himself

4. How many times has McDyess’ knee been operated on?

A. Only once.　　　　  B. Twice.

C. Three times.　　　　 D. No one knows.

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　　It moved without a ripple(涟漪), a moon-white circle under the surface, and in a few seconds it was as far away as it had been when he had first seen it. Then it 1 the top of the water. Jonsai gasped(喘气).

　　It was a turtle(海龟) .

　　Jonsai rubbed his 2 , thinking that the sun had 3 them. It was not unusual to find turtles 4 near the edge of the reel (礁) .But this was not a( n) 5 turtle. It stayed there on the surface, as 6 , as foam or bone or sun-dried coral, and 7 like oyster(牡蛎) shell. The turtle stayed 8 for some time. So did the boy. Leaning forward, be 9 without moving, disbelief giving way to a small 10 . He even dared not move for a short while. There was no such thing as a white turtle. His 11 moved first. Tonight the men would return from the pig 12. Samu and Aesake would be at the 13 with the men. He, Jonsai, would have to 14 with the women and children. But what would 15 if, at the height of the dinner. Jonsai brought forward a 16 for Chief Vueti, something he had never seen before a present that would make him the 17 of every chief on the island?

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When Mike told me he was leaving I felt like a vase which had just broken. There were pieces of me all over the tidy floor. He kept talking, telling me why he was leaving,1it was for the best, I could do better, it was his2and not mine. I had heard it before many times and yet somehow was still hurt; perhaps one cannot3such pain.
He left and I tried to4my life. I filled the kettle (水壶), put it on to boil, took out my old red cup and5the coffee powder falling into the bone china. Somehow when the kettle piped its finishing warning, I6not to hear it. That’s what Mike’s leaving had been like, sudden and with a(n)7end. I would rather just 8in uncertainty than have things finished. I laughed at myself. Just about a cup of coffee, I must be getting 9.
And yet it was a young woman who10back at me from the mirror, a young woman full of11and hope, a young woman with bright eyes just waiting to see the world.12, there are more important things. More important than13, I insist to myself firmly. The lid goes back on the coffee just like closing on the whole Mike experience.
He didn’t14my dreams as I feared that night.15, I am flying far across fields and woods,16on those below me. I fly free until I meet another bird who flies with me in perfect harmony. I realize with some17that there is a bird out there for me, there is another person, not necessarily a lover perhaps just a18, but there is someone out there who is my soul mate. I think about being a broken19again and realize that I have gathered myself back together, what Mike has is 20a little part of my time in earth, a little understanding of my physical being. He has merely, a little piece of me.

1. 1.
   1. A.
      complaining
      
   2. B.
      suggesting
      
   3. C.
      explaining
      
   4. D.
      whispering
2. 2.
   1. A.
      business
      
   2. B.
      fault
      
   3. C.
      luck
      
   4. D.
      reason
3. 3.
   1. A.
      pass
      
   2. B.
      defend
      
   3. C.
      feel
      
   4. D.
      ease
4. 4.
   1. A.
      get close to
      
   2. B.
      get on with
      
   3. C.
      get away with
      
   4. D.
      get down to
5. 5.
   1. A.
      watched
      
   2. B.
      made
      
   3. C.
      let
      
   4. D.
      wanted
6. 6.
   1. A.
      announced
      
   2. B.
      decided
      
   3. C.
      pretended
      
   4. D.
      concluded
7. 7.
   1. A.
      optimistic
      
   2. B.
      sceptical
      
   3. C.
      splendid
      
   4. D.
      unpleasant
8. 8.
   1. A.
      wander
      
   2. B.
      move
      
   3. C.
      keep
      
   4. D.
      take
9. 9.
   1. A.
      mad
      
   2. B.
      old
      
   3. C.
      nervous
      
   4. D.
      uncertain
10. 10.
    1. A.
       flashed
       
    2. B.
       swung
       
    3. C.
       stared
       
    4. D.
       pointed
11. 11.
    1. A.
       promise
       
    2. B.
       delight
       
    3. C.
       dilemmas
       
    4. D.
       conflicts
12. 12.
    1. A.
       Therefore
       
    2. B.
       Besides
       
    3. C.
       Finally
       
    4. D.
       Constantly
13. 13.
    1. A.
       friendship
       
    2. B.
       life
       
    3. C.
       love
       
    4. D.
       health
14. 14.
    1. A.
       visit
       
    2. B.
       have
       
    3. C.
       reject
       
    4. D.
       spin
15. 15.
    1. A.
       Deliberately
       
    2. B.
       Meanwhile
       
    3. C.
       Thus
       
    4. D.
       Instead
16. 16.
    1. A.
       taking off
       
    2. B.
       looking down
       
    3. C.
       breaking away
       
    4. D.
       getting over
17. 17.
    1. A.
       sorrow
       
    2. B.
       worry
       
    3. C.
       relief
       
    4. D.
       doubt
18. 18.
    1. A.
       friend
       
    2. B.
       bird
       
    3. C.
       dream
       
    4. D.
       job
19. 19.
    1. A.
       heart
       
    2. B.
       vase
       
    3. C.
       mirror
       
    4. D.
       cup
20. 20.
    1. A.
       mostly
       
    2. B.
       hardly
       
    3. C.
       usually
       
    4. D.
       only
       

When Mike told me he was leaving I felt like a vase which had just broken. There were pieces of me all over the tidy floor. He kept talking, telling me why he was leaving,   31  it was for the best, I could do better, it was his   32  and not mine. I had heard it before many times and yet somehow was still hurt; perhaps one cannot   33  such pain.
He left and I tried to   34  my life. I filled the kettle (水壶), put it on to boil, took out my old red cup and   35  the coffee powder falling into the bone china. Somehow when the kettle piped its finishing warning, I   36  not to hear it. That’s what Mike’s leaving had been like, sudden and with a(n)   37  end. I would rather just   38  in uncertainty than have things finished. I laughed at myself. Just about a cup of coffee, I must be getting   39 .
And yet it was a young woman who   40  back at me from the mirror, a young woman full of   41  and hope, a young woman with bright eyes just waiting to see the world.  42 , there are more important things. More important than   43 , I insist to myself firmly. The lid goes back on the coffee just like closing on the whole Mike experience.
He didn’t   44  my dreams as I feared that night.   45 , I am flying far across fields and woods,   46  on those below me. I fly free until I meet another bird who flies with me in perfect harmony. I realize with some   47  that there is a bird out there for me, there is another person, not necessarily a lover perhaps just a   48 , but there is someone out there who is my soul mate. I think about being a broken   49  again and realize that I have gathered myself back together, what Mike has is   50  a little part of my time in earth, a little understanding of my physical being. He has merely, a little piece of me.