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　　Cary is very popular in his college and nearly everybody knows him. He is a basketball (1) and has played in quite a few important (2) held in his home state. And for this reason, he has become the (3) of the college, envy (嫉妒) of the boys, and (4) of the girls. Among his many admirers (5) a girl called Nola.

　　Nola is Cary’s classmate, and Professor Johnson’s (6). Mr John-son is a strict father, and in a (7) where a sports star is not so highly (8). Nola never dares to say Cary’s (9) at home. In the school, they (10) speak to each other and always keep a certain distance.

　　Nola’s family lives near a big sportsground on which every afternoon, after school Cary would spend at least one hour practising basketball (11) returning home. Nola lives on the third (12), and from their balcony (阳台)，she can see the sportsground. As a habit, Nola would sit in a chair on the balcony, reading or doing her homework every day when she comes home. Sometimes she would (13) her head to watch Cary play.

　　Cary doesn’t seem to pay any (14) to Nola. He would work hard on (15). One afternoon, Nola moved her chair into toe (16) and did her homework at her desk but she could still heard the (17) from outside. Then the noise suddenly stopped and the sportsground became very (18). Nola thought it (19) and looked through the (20).

　　She saw Cary there (21) something on the ground with a (22) of chalk. What he was writing? She wondered. Cary finished writing and stood up. He (23) his bag and left for home.

　　After Cary was away. Nola came down quickly and walked quietly to the place (24) Cary had just stayed, she found these words:“Nola, why didn’t you watch me play?”

　　Nola picked up the chalk and added (25) the line:“but yes, I did.”

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　It was getting dark．I was walking back to my hotel when my right foot slipped on the hard ground covered with deep ice．My hip (臀部) hurt so much that there seemed to be fire in it．

　“Help me!”I couldn' t help crying．

　At long last a pale young Russian woman and several other people lifted me into an ambulance (急救车)．

　“My name is Natasha,”said the woman．“You will be all right．God will help you．”

　I was frightened, alone in a foreign place, in terrible pain, and I didn' t know even a single word of the language．

　In the hospital my hip was photographed on an X-ray machine that looked a hundred years old．A doctor held up the film for me to see: my hip was not only broken, but badly dislocated (脱臼) as well．He and Natasha wheeled me to a room with two narrow beds, gray walls, a dirty hand basin in one corner and an old-typed light globe above the beds．

　Natasha had to leave me; her young son was at home alone．

　She came again the following day with a doctor．The doctor said, through her, that I had to have a hip operation and had to stay there for two weeks or so．

　The hospital supplied no washing, no bed-making, no care．But I had Natasha．She came every day．She believed it was right for her to do so．

　Little by little, I learned about her life．

　Her husband had left her a six-year-old son, Vanka．Food was not enough for the poor family because it was rather expensive．

　But she told me, “I was lucky．Though we are sometimes hungry, I have a bright boy who brings me happiness． And we have God．”

　One morning she burst in．“Wonderful news,”she said．“You can go to Helsinki tomorrow …”

　My last memory of Russia was Natasha' s kiss on my cheek (面颊) and her thin arms around me．

　When I arrived home in Sydney, Natasha rang me．She and Vanka had already enjoyed some wonderful meals from my food parcel．

　The world has got smaller．I have found goodness in unexpected place．

(1) The moment the writer cried“Help me!” _______.　　　

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A．there might be nobody around her

B．some people rushed to her help

C．an ambulance took her to the hospital nearby

D．Natasha helped her go to the hospital

(2) Which of the following was true? 　　　

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A．The writer knew English, but she knew only a little Russian．

B．Besides Russian, Natasha knew a little English．

C．The writer was an American．

D．The writer' s home city was Helsinki．

(3) Which of the following statements was NOT true? 　　　

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A．The hospital the writer stayed in was poorly equipped．

B．Vanka was fatherless．

C．The poor familese in the country the writer visited were short of food．

D．Natasha was a kind and happy woman-doctor though she was poor．

(4) The underlined sentence“The world has got smaller.”means“______”． 　　　

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A．It' s easy to go travelling．

B．People help one another

C．God will help you

D．Strangers can easily become friends