It was only a few seeks after my surgery. I went to Dr. Belt’s office for a 　36 . It was just after my first chemotherapy treatment(化疗). My scar was still very tender. 　37 . I was taken to an examination room to have my blood 　38 , again—a terrifying process for me, since I’m so frightened of 　39 .

I lay down on the 　40 . Then Ramona entered the room. Her 　41 smile was familiar, and 42 in contrast to my fears. I’d first seen her in the office a few weeks earlier. She wasn’t my 　43 on that day, but I remember her because she was laughing. What could she 　44 find to laugh about at a time like this? So I decided she wasn’t 　45 enough about the whole thing.

But this day was 　46 . Ramona had taken my blood before. She 　47 my fear of needles, and she kindly 　48 the medical equipment under a magazine. As we opened the layers of bandage, the 　49 scar on my chest could be seen.

She gently 　50 over and ran her hand across the scar, 　51 the smoothness of the healing skin. I began to cry gently and quietly. She brought her warm eyes to mine and said, “You haven’t 　52 it yet, have you?” And I said, “No.”

I continued to cry gently. In 　53 tones she said. “This is part of your body. This is you. It’s okay to touch it.” But I couldn’t. So she touched it for me. The 　54 . The healing wound. And beneath it, she touched my heart.

That night as I lay down, I gently placed my hand on my chest and I left it there 　55 I fell asleep. I knew I wasn’t alone.

36. A. prescription　　　　B. discussion　　　　　C. conversation　　　　　D. checkup

37. A. At once　　　　　　　B. As usual　　　　　　 C. In fact　　　　　　　　　 D. In addition

38. A. drawn　　　　　　　　 B. mixed　　　　　　　　 C. corrected　　　　　　　D. cleaned

39. A. doctors　　　　　　　 B. nurses　　　　　　　 C. blood　　　　　　　　　　　D. needles

40. A. operation table　　 B. office floor　　　　C. examining bed　　　　　D. test bed

41. A. warm　　　　　　　　　　B. bitter　　　　　　　　C. shy　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. weak
42. A. worked out　　　　　 B. stood out　　　　　C. found out　　　　　　　　 D. gave out

43. A. girl　　　　　　　　　　　 B. partner　　　　　　　 C. nurse　　　　　　　　　　 D. companion

44. A. accidentally　　　　　 B. particularly　　　　C. possibly　　　　　　　　　 D. actually

45. A. serious　　　　　　　　　 B. curious　　　　　　 C. worried　　　　　　　　　 D. nervous

46. A. difficult　　　　　　　　　 B. different　　　　　　C. pleasant　　　　　　　　　D. common

47. A. talked about　　　　　 B. got around　　　　C. knew about　　　　　　　 D. put away

48. A. found　　　　　　　　　　　B. replaced　　　　　 C. showed　　　　　　　　　 D. hid

49. A. old　　　　　　　　　　　　　B. fresh　　　　　　　　 C. worn　　　　　　　　　　　 D. fine

50. A. came　　　　　　　　　　　 B. went　　　　　　　　 C. searched　　　　　　　　 D. reached

51. A. examining　　　　　　　　B. covering　　　　　　C. pressing　　　　　　　　　 D. removing

52. A. watched　　　　　　　　　 B. discovered　　　 C. touched　　　　　　　　　 D. unfolded

53. A. tough　　　　　　　　　　　　B. soft　　　　　　　　　C. cold　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. strict

54. A. bandage　　　　　　　　　 B. soul　　　　　　　　　C. pain　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. scar

55. A. until　　　　　　　　　　　　　B. after　　　　　　　　 C. since　　　　　　　　　　　 D. when

Last Christmas was a very difficult time for me. My family were all back home in Florida, leaving me 36 in a rather cold California. I was working at the Southwest Airlines ticket counter. It was about 9:00 P.M. on Christmas Eve, and there were a few of us 37 and very few customers waiting to be 38 . When the next person came to the counter, I 39 to see a very old man, whose leg was wrapped in a bandage(绷带) ,standing with a stick. He walked very 40 over and in a low 41 told me that he had to go to New Orleans. I tried to explain to him there were no more 42 that night and that he would have to wait till the 43 .

Later, I 44 this old man was Mr. MacDonald and that his relative 45 him off at the sidewalk on Christmas Eve and told him to go to New Orleans, where he had his family. He was given some 46 and told just to go inside and buy a ticket. When 47 if he could come back tomorrow, he said that he had no place to 48 in here and he would wait at the airport until tomorrow. I felt a little ashamed. The poor old man now 49 me of what being alone really meant.

I never really had a 50 like this, and I was feeling really miserable inside. I went back and told my supervisor(主管) about it, who promised to 51 everything. To my great 52 , the next morning we 53 to get him a ticket and took him to wait for the plane. As he left he said, “Thank you”; then he 54 his head and started to cry. Seeing this, my homesickness began to disappear.

From the experience I learned a 55 : He who helps others gets helped himself.

36.　 A. unbearable　　　　　　 B. hopeless　　　　　　　　 C. lively　　　　　　　　　　 D. alone

37. A. working　　　　　　　　 B. chatting　　　　　　　　 C. leaving　　　　　　　　　 D. moving

38. A. invited　　　　　　　　　 B. helped　　　　　　　　　 C. greeted　　　　　　　　　 D. passed

39. A. pulled up　　　　　　　 B. turned up　　　　　　　 C. looked up　　　　　　　 D. woke up

40. A. swiftly　　　　　　　　　 B. slowly　　　　　　　　　 C. unwillingly　　　　　　 D. wildly

41. A. position　　　　　　　　 B. manner　　　　　　　　　 C. voice　　　　　　　　　　 D. degree

42. A. flights　　　　　　　　　 B. hotels　　　　　　　　　　 C. buses　　　　　　　　　　 D. passengers

43. A. morning　　　　　　　　 B. afternoon　　　　　　　 C. evening　　　　　　　　 D. dusk

44. A. suspected　　　　　　　 B. insisted　　　　　　　　　 C. agreed　　　　　　　　　 D. learned

45. A. turned　　　　　　　　　 B. pulled　　　　　　　　　　 C. carried　　　　　　　　　 D. dropped

46. A. cash　　　　　　　　　　 B. freedom　　　　　　　　 C. reasons　　　　　　　　 D. chances

47. A. asked　　　　　　　　　　 B. doubted　　　　　　　　 C. ordered　　　　　　　　 D. decided

48. A. hide　　　　　　　　　　　 B. stay　　　　　　　　　　　 C. visit　　　　　　　　　　　 D. relax

49. A. informed　　　　　　　 B. persuaded　　　　　　　 C. reminded　　　　　　　 D. warned

50. A. demand　　　　　　　　 B. concern　　　　　　　　 C. challenge　　　　　　　 D. situation

51. A. try　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. arrange　　　　　　　　　 C. give　　　　　　　　　　　 D. inspect

52. A. relief　　　　　　　　　　 B. embarrassment　　　 C. disappointment　　　 D. regret

53. A. intended　　　　　　　　 B. planned　　　　　　　　 C. desired　　　　　　　　　 D. managed

54. A. kept　　　　　　　　　　　 B. bent　　　　　　　　　　　 C. shook　　　　　　　　　 D. lost

55. A. sentence　　　　　　　 B. story　　　　　　　　　　 C. lesson　　　　　　　　　 D. text

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阅读下面短文，从每题所给四个选项中选出最佳答案。

　　Tim and Mary were a new couple. They were both interested in art. They loved each other though they were poor.

　　One afternoon Mary told Tim that she had found a pupil and was to give her three music lessons a week. For that she could get $ 15 a week. But Tim was not glad because he didn't want to stay at home. He wanted to make some money too. Every day they left home in the morning and met in the evening.

　　A week passed. Mary brought home $ 15 but she looked a little tired. Tim took $ 18 out of his pocket and told Mary he had sold one of his pictures.

　　The next week Tim brought another $ 18 but Mary came home with her right hand in bandage(绷带).

　　Tim asked Mary what was the matter. Mary said, “It was because of an iron (熨斗) －I mean a plate of soup spilled(溅) on my hand．”

　　“What do you do every day, Mary? Do you really give music lessons?” Tim asked, “Tell me the truth! ”

　　Mary cried. She told him that she was working in a laundry(洗衣店), ironing shirts. A girl set down an iron on her hand and she got a bad burn. But Mary asked Tim how he guessed that she wasn't giving music lessons.

　　Tim told Mary that he worked in the engine-room of the same laundry where she worked and selling his pictures was only a good invention.

They both spoke out their secrets and laughed.

1．Mary and Tim decided to go out because ________.

[　　]

A．the room was too small for them to live in

B．they had some shopping to do every day

C．they were short of money

D．they often got angry with each other

2．Every day Mary went out ________.

[　　]

A．to teach a girl music lessons

B．to sell her paintings

C．to look for a job

D．to work in a laundry

3．Mary and Tim got ________ in all during the two weeks.

[　　]

4．Which of the following should be the best title for this passage?

[　　]

A．Looking for a Job.

B．Service of Love.

C．Ways of Making Money.

D．Ways of Keeping Secret.