If you are a Lefty, then Left Handers Day is just for you!

            The world is built for right handers. In school, have you ever seen a left handed desk? They don't exist. Many left handed items cost more. The computer mouse is designed for right handers. Scissors for right handers. Only a lefty would understand this.

            But do you know that right handed people operate in the left side of the brain. Left handed people use the right side. Therefore, only left handed people are in their right mind.

            Left Handers certainly earned the right to have a day special for them. This special day was first declared and celebrated on Friday, August 13, 1979 by an organization called Lefthanders International. They chose to open their business on that day to address the myths and misconceptions about left-handers. They published a magazine for left-handers and they sold left-handed products for more than twenty years before going out of business a few years ago. The holiday is celebrated annually on the 13^th of August.

            But Left-handers Day is not merely a celebration of the creative superiority of lefties, it also aims at raising awareness of the difficulties presented by a right-handed world. This is a day for left-handers to show their pride and pay tribute to famous left-handers past and present, including some of our greatest artists, athletes and entertainers. Furthermore, this day is to praise the creativity and talents of those left-handers who are less famous but equally productive members of our society.

            So take a minute to appreciate your left handed friends and loved ones. Don't forget to send them a Left Handed Day E-card to show your respect. Remember that "Lefties have rights!"

1． Why does the writer say, "The world is built for right handers"?

    A. Because left-handers aren't paid enough attention to.

    B. Because the number of right-handers is larger than that of left-handers in the world.

    C. Because there are no special products for left-handers.

    D. Because right-handers didn't like International Left-hander's Day.

2． From the passage, we can infer that______.

    A. International Left-hander's Day was first declared and celebrated in 1979

    B. there was once a magazine for left-handers

    C. more and more people wilt use their right hands

    D. a lot of people think doing things with right hands is reasonable

3． Which statement is not included m the passage?

    A. There are many famous left-handed artists, athletes and so on in the past and at present.

    B. All left-handers are proud of themselves.

    C. Relatively, left-handers have more difficulties to overcome than right-handers.

    D. a lot of ordinary left-handers can also make great contributions to society.

4． The best title of this passage is______.

    A. International Left-hander's Day          B. Right Handers Should Respect Left Handers

    C. Lefties Have Rights                        D. Left Handers, Right?

My wife passed away a few years ago, and I went through the worst time in my life． I even wanted to kill myself． Just for kids, I had to continue to live and work as small-town doctor at my medical clinic in Hawaii． My kids had gone to live on the mainland, and I was alone． Then they asked me to have a family trip．

On our trip, we turned on the TV at the motel and saw the second plane crash into the World Trade Center． Seeing it falling down, I said to my kids: “I’m going to Afghanistan”． And a few weeks later, international Medical Corps sent me to set up 20 clinics in provinces where people had no health care． In these field clinics surrounded by frightening shoots or deadly bombs, we were eventually serving 27,000 patients a month in a very busy schedule． Tired and nervous, I gradually had a sense of achievement, a sense of purpose, and my depression went away．

In the years to follow, I went to Indonesia after the tsunami, Pakistan after the earthquakes, Sudan after the civil war and Iraq after more and more bombs． Each time after disasters one after another, hundreds of people were killed, wounded and many more had to flee． We once set up movable clinics in an area with 19,000 refugees, and it was supposed to hold 13,000 originally． Flu broke out, one of the biggest killers of kids in refugee camps, and it spread like wildfire． Water and food were also serious problems． “Adventures or not?” I often asked myself．

When my wife passed away, I thought my life was done． But in reality, it was just getting started． At the end of her life, she went unconscious． I held her head in my hands and told her of all the places we would visit and the exciting adventures we would have．

I think about the moment many times during my “adventures”． I didn’t know how predictive those words would be． But I know that she is still with me．

56． Where has the doctor been in the past few years?

　　　 A． Some countries where he could set up clinics．

　　　 B． Some African countries where flu broke out．

　　　 C． The places where the earthquakes happened．

　　　 D． The places that the horrible disasters struck．

57． How would the doctor describe his life after he had worked in Afghanistan?

　　　 A． Tired and troublesome．

B． Busy and risky．

　　　 C． Meaningful and helpful　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

D． Frightening and depressing．

58． The underlined word “refugees” means people_______________．

　　　 A． who are robbed, killed, or wounded

　　　 B． who suffer from flu in movable clinics

　　　 C． who like to take adventures

　　　 D． who have lost homes because of disasters．

59． Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

　　　 A． the doctor’s wife encouraged him to work in foreign countries．

　　　 B． What the doctor said to his wife before her death became reality．

　　　 C． The doctor’s adventures made him understand the love of his wife．

　　　 D． With the true love of his wife, the doctor started to change his life．