The girl 　　　 a scream of pain when the doctor pressed her stomach.

At the time my son was born in 1956, I shared a hospital room with a young woman who bore a boy on the same day. Partly because my parents  46 a shop selling flowers, the room was soon  47  with the lovely scent of roses.
　  As the seventh floral arrangement was   48  , I was beginning to feel  49 , for no flowers had arrived for my roommate, Ann. She sat on the edge of her bed and leaned forward to admire the  50  bouquet. She was a pretty young woman, yet there was something about her large, brown eyes that made me think she had known too much  51 , too much sadness for one so young. I had the feeling she had always had to admire someone else’  52  .
　 “I’m enjoying every  53 of this”, she said as though she had read my   54  and was trying to reassure me. “Wasn’t I the lucky one to get you for a   55 ？”
　  I still felt uncomfortable, however.  56   there were some magic button I could push to  57   the sadness in her eyes. Well, I thought, at least,I can see that she has some flowers. When my mother and father came to see me that day, I asked them to send  58 some.
　　The flowers arrived just   59  Ann and I were finishing supper.
　　“More flowers for you,” she said,   60  .
　　“No, not this time,” I said, looking at the     61   “These are for you.”
　　Ann stared at the blossoms a long time, not saying anything. She ran her 62  across the pale blue bouquets and  63 touched each of the sweet roses as though trying to engrave（刻画） them on her 64 .
　　“How can I ever thank you” she said softly.
I was almost embarrassed. It was such a little    65  on my part.

At the time my son was born in 1956, I shared a hospital room with a young woman who bore a boy on the same day. Partly because my parents  46 a shop selling flowers, the room was soon  47  with the lovely scent of roses.

　  As the seventh floral arrangement was   48  , I was beginning to feel  49 , for no flowers had arrived for my roommate, Ann. She sat on the edge of her bed and leaned forward to admire the  50  bouquet. She was a pretty young woman, yet there was something about her large, brown eyes that made me think she had known too much  51 , too much sadness for one so young. I had the feeling she had always had to admire someone else’  52  .

　 “I’m enjoying every  53 of this”, she said as though she had read my   54  and was trying to reassure me. “Wasn’t I the lucky one to get you for a   55 ？”

　  I still felt uncomfortable, however.  56   there were some magic button I could push to  57   the sadness in her eyes. Well, I thought, at least,I can see that she has some flowers. When my mother and father came to see me that day, I asked them to send  58 some.

　　The flowers arrived just   59  Ann and I were finishing supper.

　　“More flowers for you,” she said,   60  .

　　“No, not this time,” I said, looking at the     61   “These are for you.”

　　Ann stared at the blossoms a long time, not saying anything. She ran her 62  across the pale blue bouquets and  63 touched each of the sweet roses as though trying to engrave（刻画） them on her 64 .

　　“How can I ever thank you” she said softly.

I was almost embarrassed. It was such a little    65  on my part.

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　　Ann Jones is one of the most  1 people I have met: she is only twenty-five, but she has traveled to over fifty different  2 . Five years ago, she was a typist in Birminham, but she decided to give up her  3 and see the world. Since then, her  4 has changed completely.

　　The first time she went  5 was seven years ago,  6 she was just 18.She took a boat to France and then hitch-hiked(搭车)around  7 for five weeks. She has visited Europe many times since that first trip,  8 , but this holiday was the one which made her start traveling. She has never forgot the  9 of those five weeks, although it was not enjoyable. When she was on a train, somebody  10 her purse. So she lost all her  11 and had to work in a restaurant for a fortnight. She made some good friends there, however, and has  12 several times since then.

　　How did she find money for her  13 ? After her first trip abroad, she went home and worked for two years,  14 all the time. Now she travels  15 , finding work when her money is low. She has made a lot of  16 , she says, and has learned quite a few  17 . Although she has had occasional  18 and has often been sick, she has never thought about  19 her travels. “My first time abroad changed my life,” she says, “and I have  20 to travel ever since.”

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I must tell you about the most terrible dream I had the other night. Actually, it wasn't a dream, it was 1 of a nightmare. You know I don't believe in the super natural: ghosts, witchcraft（魔法）and all 2 , but what happened was so 3 that I'm actually beginning to 4 　there must be some truth in it.

　　It was a 5 night, with the wind howling and the thunder crashing but finally I 6 to get to sleep. What happened next was really 7 . There, at the end of the bed, stood a dark figure. I'm not exaggerating（夸张）—— 8 I could really see it. It was dark in the room, of course, but I saw the 9 of the figure clearly. I know not all ghosts are 10 , but this one looked really terrifying. Then it spoke. At 11 , it made some sounds; it was moaning（呻吟）, as if in 12 .

　　You can imagine by this time I was trembling 13 . Hiding under the blankets, I was 14 from head to foot. What terrified me was the thought that the thing might 15 me. I knew if it did, I would 16 . It kept on making strange sounds which now sounded more like 17 　or spells. Was it some kind of witch, sent to 18 　its magic on me, I wondered. Then it 19 　into the wall.

　　How I fell asleep again is still a 20 to me. What do you make of it all? You know I was never superstitious but now I'm not sure.

1. A. more　　　 B. less　　　 　　　 C. much　　　 D. many

2. A. those　　　 B. these　　　　　 　 C. that　　　 　 D. this

3. A. real　　　 B. strange　　　 C. terrible　 　 D. actual

4. A. doubt　　　　 B. guess　　　　　 　 C. expect　　 D. believe

5. A. wonderful　 　 B. terrible　　　　　 C. normal　　　 D. special

6. A. tried　　　 　 B. attempted　　　　 C. managed　　 　 D. began

7. A. interesting     　 B. amusing　　　　 C. frightening D. exciting

8. A. strictly　　 B. personally　　　　 C. generally　　 D. onestly

9. A. sign　　　　　 B. outline　　　 C. appearance　　 D. expression

10. A. serious　　 　 B. supernatural　　　 C. nervous　　 D. dangerous

11. A. most　　　 B. least　　　　　　 C. best　　 　　 D. worst

12. A. pain　　　 　 B. attack　　　　　 C. danger　　 　 D. risk

13. A. slightly　　 B. shamefully　　　 C. violently　　 D. silently

14. A. moving　　 　 B. waving　　　　　 C. cooling　　　 D. shaking

15. A. touch　　　　 B. affect　　　　　　 C. stick　　　　 D. find

16. A. jump　　　 B. scream　　　　　 C. die　　　 D. escape

17. A. whisper　　 　 B. murmur　　　 C. witchcraft　　 D. curses

18. A. make　　　 B. work　　　　　　 　 C. give　　　 　 D. offer

19. A. turned　　　　 　 B. disappeared　　 C. hurried　　　 D. escaped

20. A. nightmare　 B. mystery　　　　　 C. dream　　 D. secret