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摘要： A. power B. effect C. result D. mystery (3) I used to find notes left in the collection basket of the church, beautiful notes about my homiliesand about the writer’s thoughts on the daily readings. The 1 fascinated me. But it was a long time 2 I met the author of the notes. One Sunday morning, I was 3 that someone was waiting for me in the office, a young woman who said she 4 all the notes. When I saw her I was 5 , since I had no idea that it was she who wrote the notes. She was sitting in a chair in the office. Her 6 was bowed and when she raised it to look at me, she could barely 7 without pain. Her face was disfigured, so smiling was very 8 for her. We 9 for a while that Sunday morning and agreed to meet for lunch later that week. As it 10 , we went to lunch several times, and we shared things about our 11 . We spoke of authors we were both 12 , and it was easy to tell that 13 are a great love of hers. She suffered from a disfigurement that cannot be made to look 14 . I know that her condition 15 her deeply. Yet there was a beauty to her that had nothing to do with her 16 . She was one to be listened to, whose words came from a wounded 17 loving heart. She possessed a fine tuned sense of beauty. Her only 18 in life was the loss of a friend. The truth of her life was a desire to see beyond the 19 for a glimpse (瞥)of what it is that matters. She found beauty and grace 20 befriended her and showed her what is real.

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When I was small and my grandmother died, I couldn’t understand why I had no tears. But that night when my dad tried to cheer me up, my laugh turned into crying.

.　 So it came as no surprise to learn that researchers believe crying and laughing come from the same part of the brain. Just as laughing has many health advantages, scientists are discovering that so, too, does crying.

Whatever it takes for us to reduce pressure is important to our emotional (情感的) health, and crying seems to study found that 85 percent of women and 73 percent of men report feeling better after crying.

Besides, tears attract help from other people. Researchers agree that when we cry, people around us become kinder and friendly and they are more ready to provide support and comfort. Tears also enable us to understand our emotions better; sometimes we don't even know we' re very sad until we cry. We learn about our emotions through Crying, and then we can deal with them.

Just as crying can be healthy, not crying — holding back tears of anger, pain or suffering — can be bad for physical (身体的) health, Studies have shown that too much control of emotions can lead to high blood pressure, heart problems and some other illnesses. If you have a health problem, doctors will certainly not ask you to cry. But when you feel like crying, don't fight it. It's a natural — and healthy — emotional response (反应).

1. Why didn't the author cry when her grandmother died?

A. Because her father did not --ant her to feel too sad.

B. Because she did not love her grandmother.

C.Because she was too shy to cry at that time.　

D. Tie author doesn’t give the explanation.

2. According to the author, which of the following statements is true?

A. Crying is the best way to get help from others.

B. Fighting back tears may cause some health problems.

C. We will never know our deep feelings unless we cry.

D. We must cry if we want to reduce pressure.

3. What might be the most suitable title for the text?

A. Power of Tears　　　　　　　 B. How to Keep Healthy