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　　One day a police officer managed to get some fresh mushroom (蘑菇). He was so 1 what he bought that he offered to 2 the mushrooms with his brothers. When their breakfast arrived 3 , each officer found some mushrooms on his plate.

　　“Let the dog 4 a piece first.” suggested one 5 officer who was afraid that the mushrooms 6 be poisonous.

　　The dog seemed to 7 his mushroom, and the officers then began to eat their meal, saying that the mushroom have a very strange 8 quite pleasant taste.

　　An hour later, however, they were all astonished 9 the gardener rushed in and said　　10　　that the dog was dead. 11 , the officers jumped into their cars and rushed to the nearest hospital. Pumps (洗胃器) were used and the officers had a very 12 time getting rid of the mushrooms that 13 in their stomachs. When they returned to the police station, they sat down and started to 14 the mushroom poisoning. Each man explained the pains that 15 had felt and they agreed that 16 had grown worse on their way to the hospital. The gardener was called to tell the way 17 the poor dog had died. “Did it 18 much before death?” asked one of the officers, 19 very pleased that he had escaped a painful death himself. “No,” the gardener looked rather 20 . “It was killed the moment a car hit it.”

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On Christmas morning, I went to the Cockhedge Mall. People there were all busy buying their last minute requirements．I needed to buy a birthday card for my son-in-law whose birthday is the 29th of December．Picking up a few more things as well as my cared I went to join the line for the express checkout which was for people who only had a few items in a basket and not a trolley load．This line was next to the Customer Service desk．

Seemingly waiting quite a long time, I was jogged out of my thoughts by a voice behind me making comments on the things I bought．

It was so funny when I realized that she was describing me contents of my basket． The owner of the voice was a very pretty young lady．I said to her that I was going to buy a box of Christmas cookies but the only ones left were not to my liking．The lady told me that just opposite Cockhedge in Superdrug they had lots of cookies．I said, "I'm not going to bother now．I had enough of shops and I'm going home．"

The assistant from the Customer Service came across at this time saying "If there is anyone in the line with a few items in their basket, none of which needed to be weighed, I will check out their groceries at the desk．" Because I had the sprouts which needed to be weighted, the young lady accepted the offer and walked away waving goodbye．

Eventually my turn came at the checkout．I was walking away when I met my new friend once again who handed me a beautiful box of Christmas cookies．With a big hug she said "Hope you have a lovely Christmas．" She had been into Superdrug to buy me cookies while I was still queuing in Cockhedge．

What a generosity to a stranger! I was so surprised you could have knocked me down with a feather．My Good Samaritan would never know what a joyful Christmas day I had with my family．Telling them this story, as we ate around the table, kept everyone spellbound．

61．—The underlined word "spellbound" in the last paragraph probably means______．

　　　 A．interested　　　 　 B．disappointed　　 　 C．astonished　　　 D．frightened

62．Which of the following could be the best title of the story?

　　　 A．A Piece of Lucky Feather　　　　　 B．A Surprise Christmas Gift

　　　 C．The Boring Shopping Experience　　 D．The Unforgettable Big Hug

63．How does the writer feel about the pretty young lady?

　　　 A．Worried　　　 B．Satisfied　　　 C．Grateful　　　 　　　　　 D．Proud

64．What can we learn from the story?

　　　 A．Nobody is sure what will happen the next moment．

　　　 B．A simple action can bring other people happiness．

　　　 C．Being patient will decrease the waiting time．　 ,

　　　 D．Life without hope and faith is a full thing．

The last time I saw my mother, she didn’t know who I was. Although having   36  from dementia(老年痴呆症) for many years, mother was never   37 . All our family came to the hospital to spend time with her. She didn’t   38  them either, but we wanted to be there with her.

I have just flown back from Texas. Mother   39  looked at me, or past me, and said “Yeah”. That’s   40  she responded to   41  around her. In spite of this, I held her hand and talked to her.

I told her about the big old house in Highland where I   42  . When we first   43  there from Mascoutah when I was 5 years old, I was   44  of that house. The yard was full of   45 and the house was falling apart. But my father and mother were intelligent and   46  and we eight kids helped to turn it into a home. All of a sudden, I wasn’t frightened any more.

I told her she must have been very   47  when I decided to go to college to study journalism   48  being a priest（牧师）, which she thought was the highest   49  for a family. But she didn’t show it. She just saw me   50  with my favorite chocolate chip cookies.

When I told her all about Texas,   51  she and father had been to visit me, mother seemed   52   by that Texas beach on which they had taken a   53  . She   54  the trip and kept the picture in the living room all the time.

We had too many stories to tell. It was time for me to say   55  to mother and I told her I’d see her again. “Yeah,” she answered. But I wasn’t able to.