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In 1977, a dead author of detective stories saved the life of a 19-month-old baby in a most unusual way. The author was Agatha Christie, one of the most successful writers of detective stories in the world.
In June 1977, a baby girl became seriously ill in Qatar, near Saudi Arabia. Doctors were unable to _31_the cause of her illness, so she _32_ to London and admitted to Hammersmith Hospital, where specialist help was _33 _. She was then only half-conscious（半昏迷） and on the “Dangerously Ill” list. A team of doctors hurried to _34_the baby only to discover that they, 35_, were puzzled by the very unusual symptoms. While they were discussing the baby’s case, a nurse asked to __36 to them.
“Excuse me,” said nurse Marsha Maitland, “_37_ I think the baby is __38_ from thallium poisoning.”
“_39 _ makes you think that?” Dr. Brown asked. “Thallium poisoning is extremely _40_.”
“A few days ago, I was reading a novel called A Pale Horse __41__ Agatha Christie,” Nurse Maitland explained. “In the book, somebody uses thallium poison, and _42_ the symptoms are _43_. They are exactly the same as the baby’s.”
“You’re very observant and you may be right,” another doctor said. “We’ll _44_some tests and find out _45_ it’s thallium or not.”
The _46_ showed that the baby had 47_ been poisoned by thallium, a rare metal used in making optical（光学的） glass. _48_ they knew the cause of illness, the doctors were able to give the correct treatment. The baby soon _49_ and was sent back to Qatar. Inquiries（调查）showed that the poison __50_ from an insecticide（杀虫剂）used in Qatar.
A. describe B. diagnose C. discover D. discuss
A. flew B. sent C. went D. was flown
A. inexpensive B. important C. available D. impossible
A. examine B. see C. look after D. cure
A. too B. either C. often D. never
A. refer B. turn C. speak D. belong
A. and B. so C. as D. but
A. coming B. suffering C. tired D. dying
A. Who B. How C. What D. Which
A. rare B. serious C. clear D. dangerous
A. in B. on C. by D. about
A. all B. some of C. one of D. both
A. drawn B. broadcast C. announced D. described
A. make up B. carry out C. get through D. deal with
A. that B. how C. what D. whether
A. words B. tests C. examination D. book
A. indeed B. actually C. probably D. never
A. As long as B. As for as C. Once D. If
A. died B. got injured C. recovered D. got ill
A. must come B.should come C.might have come D.can’t have come
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A newly trained teacher named Molly went to teach at a Navajo Indian reservation. Every day, she would ask five of the young Navajo students to __36__ the chalkboard and complete a simple math problem from 37 homework.
They would stand there, silently, 38 to complete the task. Molly couldn’t figure it out.
39 she had studied in her educational curriculum helped, and she 40 hadn’t seen anything like it in her student-teaching days back in Phoenix.
What am I doing wrong? Could I have chosen five students who can’t do the 41 ? Molly would wonder. No, 42 couldn’t be that. Finally she 43 the students what was wrong. And in their answers, she learned a 44 lesson from her young 45 pupils about self-image and a(n) 46 of self-worth.
It seemed that the students 47 each other’s individuality and knew that 48 of them were capable of doing the problems. 49 at their early age, they understood the senselessness of the win-lose approach in the classroom. They believed no one would 50 if any students were shown up or embarrassed at the 51 . So they 52 to compete with each other in public.
Once she understood, Molly changed the system 53 she could check each child’s math problem individually, but not at any child’s expense 54 his classmates. They all wanted to learn, 55 not at someone else’s expense.
36．A．go to B．come to C．get close to D．bring
37．A．his B．their C．his own D．her
38．A．happy B．willingly C．readily D．unwilling
39．A．Anything B．Nothing C．Everything D．Neither
40．A．almost B．certainly C．hardly D．never
41．A．question B．chalkboardC．problem D．homework
42．A．they B．it C．Everything D．each
43．A．asked B．questioned C．told D．understood
44．A．outstanding B．surprising C．annoying D．frightening
45．A．sunburned B．tender C．Indian D．naughty
46．A．sense B．image C．way D．aspect
47．A．had B．ignored C．respected D．cared
48．A．none B．no one C．each D．not all
49．A．Especially B．Even though C．Even so D．Even
50．A．lose B．win C．achieve D．answer
51．A．time B．situation C．chalkboard D．condition
52．A．refused B．rejected C．tried D．promised
53．A．if B．so that C．unless D．in case
54．A．in favour of B．of C．by means of D．in front of
55．A．and B．but C．so D．or
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A．watch out for B．come up with C．get along with D．stand up for
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