阅读下列各小题，根据括号内的汉语提示，用句末括号内的英语单词完成句子。

1.He stated that his lateness ________________(因车辆过多) on the motorway.(due)

2.She lost everything she owned as a direct ________________(这次时间的后果)．(consequence)

3.It tends to rain here a lot in summer ____________(而非) be dry.(rather)

4.Little Jim is unwilling to come here even if there is ________________(各种活动) for children.(range)

5.The population of the country is growing ________________(以稳定的速率) per year.(steady)

6.As I couldn’t ____________(忍受) the noise，I quit my job.(put)

7.The rain ________________(对比赛将没什么影响)，so long as you try your best.(difference)

8.It will take a lot of energy to get them ________________(支持这项政策)．(advocate)

9.________________(代表我的同事以及我自己) I thank you.(behalf)

10.We discussed everything —____________(去哪里，做什么等等)．(so)

One morning last summer Joyce Andrews made some sausage sandwiches for her husband’s lunch. There was one sausage left over. Mrs. Andrews didn’t care for them herself, and so she gave to last one to Henry, their little dog, Henry ate it up quickly.

     During the morning the dog got ill. He wouldn’t stop shaking his head, and couldn’t stand properly. Joyce thought, “He’s eaten something that didn’t agree with him. Maybe that sausage very bad…” she suddenly remembered her husband’s lunch. She ran to the telephone and called Jim at office.

“Jim, I hope you haven’t eaten any of those sandwiches yet.”

“You have? Two? Well, listen—don’t eat any more. I gave Henry the last sausage, and new he’s ill. Go to the doctor, Jim.”

“What? You feel all right? No, Jim, don’t take a chance with your health. I’m sure the sausages are bad. Please go…”

“Yes, Jim. Tell him about the dog. Get some medicine.”

Jim came back at lunch time and went to bed. “I had a very unpleasant hour at the doctor” he told Joyce, “and the medicine made me very sick.”

The next morning Jim was fine. Henry seemed quite fit again, too. At eleven o’clock milkman came with the milk.

“Morning, Mrs. Andrews,” the milkman said “How’s your dog this morning? I’ve been thinking about him…”

“Have you? Well, he seems all right now, but...”

“Yesterday morning he and I had I a little accident. He jumped up at me, and I dropped a bottle of milk on his head.”

67. Why did Joyce telephone Jim?

A. She wanted him to come home for lunch  

B. Jim’s dog was badly ill.

C. Jim was ill and needed to go to the hospital

D. She thought the sausage would do harm to him

68. Joyce’s husband ________.

A. took her advice that he should go to the hospital  B. didn’t believe her

C. knew why Henry kept shaking his head  D. didn’t eat any of the sausage

69. Which of the following is TRUE according to the text?

A. It was the sausage that made Henry ill.

B. Jim ate only two sandwiches, so he was quite all right.

C. The milkman explained Henry’s illness

D. Jim felt unpleasant because of her wife’s telephone call.

70. The underlined word “him” probably refers to _________.

A. Jim     B. the milkman     C. the doctor      D. Jim’s dog

When I was an official of a school in Palo Alto, California, Polly Tyner, the president of our board, wrote a letter that was printed in the Palo Alto Times. Polly’s son, Jim, had great difficulty in school. He was classified as the educationally handicapped and required a great deal of patience on the part of his parents and teachers. But Jim was a happy kid with a great smile that lit up the room. His parents knew his difficulties, but they always tried to help him see his strengths so that he could walk with pride. Shortly after Jim finished high school, he was killed in a motorcycle accident. After his death, his mother submitted this letter to the newspaper.
“Today we buried our 20-year-old son. He was killed in a motorcycle accident on Friday night. How I wish I had known that the last time I had talked to him would be the last time. If I had only known that, I would have said to him, ‘Jim, I love you and I’m always so proud of you.’ I would have taken the time to count the many blessings he had brought to the lives of the people who loved him. I would have taken the time to appreciate his beautiful smile, his laughter, and his genuine love to other people.
“When I put all the good things on the scale and try to balance them with all the irritating (恼人的) things such as the radio that was always too loud, the haircut that wasn’t to our liking, the dirty socks under the bed, etc., I find that the irritations really don’t amount to much.
“I won’t get another chance to tell my son all that I would have wanted him to hear, but, other parents, do have a chance. Tell your young people what you would want them to hear as if it may be your last conversation. The last time I talked to Jim was the morning of the day when he died. He called me to say, ‘Hi, Mom! I just called to say I love you. You have to go to work now. Bye.’ That day, he gave me something to treasure forever. ”
If there is any purpose at all for Jim’s death, maybe it is to make others appreciate life more and to tell people, especially family members, that they should take the time to let each other know just how much they care. You may never have another chance. Do it today!
【小题1】What’s the meaning of the underlined phrase “the educationally handicapped”?