As we rolled five-year-old Mary into the MRI(核磁共振成像) room, we all wondered how Mary would react. She had suffered a stroke that left half of her body paralyzed(瘫痪), 36 had recently lost her father, mother and home.

She was pushed into the MRI machine without the slightest protest(反抗), and we began the 37 . The patient was required to remain perfectly 38 for about five minutes. This would have been 39 for a five-year-old child. We were taking a picture of her 40 , so any movement of her face, including talking, would 41

picture distortion(扭曲).

We noticed that Mary’s 42 was moving about two minutes later. We 43 the exam and gently reminded Mary not to talk. She was smiling and promised not to　 　44 .

We reset the machine and started over. Once again we 45 her facial movement. What she was 46 wasn’t clear. Everyone was becoming a little 47 .

The doctor said, “Mary, you were talking again, and that caused unclear 48 .

Mary smiled, “I wasn’t talking. I was 49 . You said no talking.”

“What were you singing?” someone asked.

“The World Loves me,” she replied. “I always sing this song when I’m 50 .”

Everyone in the room was 51 . How could this little girl who had 52 so much be so happy?

Many times since that day, when feeling stressed, unhappy or dissatisfied with 53 , I would think of Mary and feel inspired. Her 54 made me see that happiness is a wonderful gift-----free to anyone who will 55 it.

36. A. or　　　　　　　 B. but 　　　　　 C. and　　　　　　　 D. so

37. 　　　 A.　　　　　　 exam　　　　　　　　 B.　 discovery　　 C.　 research D.　 experiment

38. 　　　 A.　　　　　　 quiet　　　　　　　　 B.　 calm　　　　　　 C.　 active　　 D.　 still

39. 　　　 A.　　　　　　 easy B.　　　　　　　 hard C.　　　　　　　　 interesting　　　 D.　 surprising

40. 　　　 A.　　　　　　 mind　　　　　　　　 B.　 heart　　　　　　 C.　 head D.　 hair

41. 　　　 A.　　　　　　 give out　　　　　　 B.　 put out　　　　 C.　 lead to　　 D.　 bring in

42. 　　　 A.　　　　　　 mouth　　　　　　　 B.　 eye　　　　　　　 C.　 ear　 D.　 nose

43. 　　　 A.　　　　　　 continued　　　　　 B.　 repeated　　　 C.　 started　　 D.　 stopped

44. 　　　 A.　　　　　　 talk 　　　　　　　　 B.　 laugh　　　　　 C.　 move　　　 D.　 sleep

45. 　　　 A.　　　　　　 solved　　　　　　　 B.　 missed　　　　 C.　 saw D.　 felt

46. 　　　 A.　　　　　　 saying　　　　　　　 B.　 doing　　　　　 C.　 eating　　 D.　 thinking

47. 　　　 A.　　　　　　 excited　　　　　　　 B.　 nervous　　　　 C.　 certain　　 D.　 impatient

48. 　　　 A. damages B.　 pictures C.　 movements D.　 expressions

49. 　　　 A.　　　　　　 calling　　　　　　　 B.　 exercising　　 C.　 reading　 D.　 singing

50. 　　　 A.　　　　　　 happy　　　　　　　 B.　 sad　　　　　　　 C.　 afraid　　 D.　 alone

51. 　　　 A.　　　　　　 worried　　　　　　 B.　 tired　　　　　　 C.　 touched　 D.　 frightened

52. 　　　 A.　　　　　　 earned　　　　　　　 B.　 suffered　　　 C.　 worked　 D.　 had

53. 　　　 A.　　　　　　 health　　　　　　　　 B.　 life　　　　　　　 C.　 weather　 D.　 others

54. 　　　 A.　　　　　　 courage　　　　　　 B.　 dream　　　　　 C.　 example　 D.　 illness

55. 　　　 A.　　　　　　 receive　　　　　　　 B.　 refuse　　　　　 C.　 give D.　 accept

Adventure Vacations
People like different kinds of vacations. Some go camping. They swim, fish, cook over a fire and sleep outside. Others like to stay at a hotel in an exciting city. They go shopping all day and go dancing all night. Or maybe they go sightseeing to places such as Disneyland, the Tai Mahan or the Louver.
Some people are bored with sightseeing trips. They don’t want to be “tourists”. They want to have an adventure--a surprising and exciting trip. They want to learn something and maybe help people too. How can they do this? Some travel companies and environmental groups are planning special adventures. Sometimes these trips are difficult and full of hardships, but they’re a lot of fun. One organization, Earth watch, sends small groups of volunteers to different parts of the world. Some volunteers spend two weeks and study the environment. Others work with animals. Others learn about people of the past.
Would you like an adventure in the Far North? A team of volunteers is leaving from Mormons, Russia. The leader of this trip is a professor from Alaska. He’s worried about chemicals from factories. He and the volunteers will study this pollution in the environment. If you like exercise and cold weather, this is a good trip for you. Volunteers need ski sixteen kilometers every day.
Do you enjoy ocean animals? You can spend two to four weeks in Hawaii. There, you can teach language to dolphins. Dolphins can follow orders such as “Bring me the large ball.” They also understand opposites. How much more can they understand? It will be exciting to learn about these intelligent animals. Another study trip goes to Washington State and follows orcas. We call orcas “killer Whale”, but they’re really dolphins—the largest kind of dolphin. This beautiful animal travels together in family groups. They move through the ocean with their mothers, grandmothers and great-grandmothers. Ocean pollution is chasing their lives. Earth watch is studying how this happens.
Are you interested in history? Then Greece is the place for your adventure. Thirty-five hundred years ago a volcano exploded there, on Santorum. This explosion was more terrible than Karate or Mount Saint Helens. But today we know a lot about the way of life of the people from that time. There are houses, kitchens, and paintings as interesting as those in Pompeii. Today teams of volunteers are learning more about people from the past.
Do you want a very different vacation? Do you want to travel far, work hard and learn a lot? Then an Earth watch vacation is for you.
【小题1】The Tai Mahan may be _______.