Shirley Allen loved to sing and play the piano. She studied music in college and her 36 was to become a concert pianist or blues singer.

Everything 37 when she was 20 years old. She became sick with what doctors  38  was typhoid fever(伤寒)and she almost died. Doctors gave her medicine to help her get well, but the medicine  39 her to become  40 deaf. She could no longer hear the music which she had always  41.

Shirley would never give up playing the piano,  42  she did decide to change 43 . She transferred to Gallaudet University and studied English. In 1964 Shirley graduated from Gallaudet and looked for  44 . She wanted to be 45 and work full-time.

For three years, Shirley worked as a clerk in Washington, D.C. 46 , in 1967 she was asked to work at Gallaudet University as a dorm supervisor (宿舍监管员). Shirley supervised young women who 47 in the university during the school year. She also taught English. Somehow she found time to 48 graduate school at Howard University in Washington, D.C. In 1972, Shirley received her M.A. degree.

Always 49  a new challenge, in 1973 Shirley became a professor at National Technical Institute for the Deaf (NTID),which 50 deaf and hard-of-hearing students technical and professional training.

This 51 woman became the first black deaf female in the world to receive her Ph.D. She made  52 in 1992,  53 she received the highest degree in education from the University of Rochester in New York.

Dr. Shirley Jeanne Allen has traveled many roads and 54 many rainbows searching for her dream. With courage and 55, she never gave up.

 (05·北京)

Dear Laura,

I just heard you tell an old story of gift giving and unselfish love in your program. You doubted that such unselfish love  would happen in today’s world. Well, I’m here to give you  36 .

I wanted to do something very   37   for my fifteen – year – old son, who has always been the perfect child. He   38   all summer to earn enough money to buy a used motorcycle. Then, he spent hours and hours on it   39   it looked almost new. I was so   40   of him that I bought him the shiniest helmet and a riding outfit.

I could   41   wait for him to open up his gift. In fact, I barely slept the night before. Upon awakening. I went to the kitchen to   42   the coffee, tea, and morning goodies. In the living room was a beautiful keyboard with a   43  : “To my wonderful mother, all my love, your son.”

I was so   44  . It had been a long – standing joke in our family that I wanted a piano so that I could   45   lessons. “L earn to play the piano, and I’ll get you one” was my husband’s   46 .

I stood there shocked, crying a river, asking myself how my son could   47   this expensive gift.

Of course, the   48   awoke, and my son was thrilled（激动的）with my reaction. Many kisses were   49  , and I immediately wanted him to   50   my gift.

As he saw the helmet and outfit, the look on his face was not   51   what I was expecting. Then I   52   that he had sold the motorcycle to get me the keyboard.

Of course I was the proudest mother   53   on that day, and my feet never hit the ground for a month.

So I wanted you to know, that kind of love still   54   and lives even in the ever–changing world of me, me, me!

I thought you’d love to   55   this story.

                                                                  Yours,

                                                                 Hilary

P.S. The next day, my husband and I bought him a new “used” already shiny motorcycle.

36．A．hope                   B．advice                 C．support               D．courage

37．A．polite                  B．similar                 C．special                D．private

38．A．played                B．studied                C．traveled               D．worked

39．A．after                   B．before                 C．unless                 D．until

40．A．sure                    B．fond                    C．proud                  D．confident

41．A．perhaps               B．really                   C．almost                 D．hardly

42．A．start                    B．cook                   C．set                      D．serve

43．A．note                    B．notice                  C．word                  D．sign

44．A．disturbed             B．confused             C．astonished           D．inspired

45．A．give                    B．take                    C．draw                   D．teach

46．A．reason                 B．request                C．comment             D．response

47．A．present                B．afford                 C．find                    D．order

48．A．neighbor              B．building               C．home                  D．house

49．A．exchanged           B．experienced         C．expected             D．exhibited

50．A．tear                     B．open                   C．check                 D．receive

51．A．purely                 B．basically              C．obviously            D．exactly

52．A．realized               B．remembered         C．imagined             D．supposed

53．A．only                    B．still                     C．ever                    D．even

54．A．works                 B．exists                  C．matters               D．counts

55．A．send                   B．publish                C．share                  D．write

Dear Laura,

       I just heard you tell an old story of gift giving and unselfish love in your program．You doubted that such unselfish love would happen in today’s．Well, I’m here to give you  1 ．

       I wanted to do something very  2  for my fifteen-year-old son, who has always been the perfect child．He  3  all summer to earn enough money to buy a used motorcycle．Then, he spent hours and hours on it  4  it looked almost new．I was so  5  of him that I bought him the shiniest helmet（头盔） and riding outfit（全套装备）．

       I could  6  wait for him to open up his gift．In fact, I barely slept the night before．Upon wakening, I went to the kitchen to  7  the coffee, tea, and morning goodies．In the living room was a beautiful keyboard with a  8  : “To my wonderful mother, all my love, your son．”

       I was so  9 ．It had been a long-standing joke in our family that I wanted a piano so that I could  10  lessons．“Learn to play the piano, and I’ll get you one” was my husband’s  11  ．

       I stood there shocked, crying a river, asking myself how my son could  12 this expensive gift．Of course, the  13  awoke, and my son was thrilled with my reaction．Many kisses were  14  , and I immediately wanted him to  15  my gift．

       As he saw the helmet and outfit, the look on his face was not  16  what I was expecting．Then I  17  that he had sold the motorcycle to get me the keyboard．

       Of course I was the proudest mother  18  on that day, and my feet never hit the ground for a month．

       So I wanted you to know, that kind of love still  19  and lives even in the ever-changing world of me, me, me!

I thought you’d love to  20  this story．

Yours,

Hilary

P．S．The next day, my husband and I bought him a new “used” already shiny motorcycle．

1．A．hope                B．advice             C．support           D．courage

2．A．polite                B．similar            C．special           D．private

3．A．played                B．studied            C．traveled          D．worked

4．A．after                 B．before            C．unless            D．until

5．A．sure                B．fond             C．proud            D．confident

6．A．perhaps              B．really             C．almost           D．hardly

7．A．start                B．cook            C．set              D．serve

8．A．note                B．notice            C．word            D．sign

9．A．disturbed            B．confused         C．astonished        D．inspired

10．A．give                B．take             C．draw             D．teach

11．A．reason             B．request           C．comment          D．response

12．A．present            B．afford           C．find              D．order

13．A．neighbor           B．building           C．home             D．house

14．A．exchanged         B．experienced       C．expected          D．exhibited

15．A．tear               B．open             C．check            D．receive

16．A．purely             B．basically          C．obviously         D．exactly

17．A．realized            B．remembered      C．imagined           D．supposed

18．A．only              B．still              C．ever             D．even

19．A works              B．exists           C．matters           D．counts

20．A．send             B．published        C．share             D．write

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　　Dear Laura,

　　I just heard you tell an old story of gift giving and unselfish love in your program. You doubted that such unselfish love would happen in today's world. Well, I'm here to give you 1 .

　　I wanted to do something very 2 for my fifteen-year-old son, who has always been the perfect child. He 3 all summer to earn enough money to buy a used motorcycle. Then, he spent hours and hours on it 4 it looked almost new. I was so 5 of him that I bought him the shiniest helmet and a riding outfit.

　　I could 6 wait for him to open up his gift. In fact, I barely slept the night before. Upon awakening. I went to the kitchen to 7 the coffee, tea, and morning goodies. In the living room was a beautiful keyboard with a 8 : “To my wonderful mother, all my love, your son.”

　　I was so 9 . It had been a long-standing joke in our family that I wanted a piano so that I could 10 lessons.“Learn to play the piano, and I'll get you one” was my husband's 11 .

　　I stood there shocked, crying a river, asking myself how my son could 12 this expensive gift.

　　Of course, the 13 awoke, and my son was thrilled (激动的) with my reaction. Many kisses were 14 and I immediately wanted him to 15 my gift.

　　As he saw the helmet and outfit, the look on his face was not 16 what I was expecting. Then I 17 that he had sold the motorcycle to get me the keyboard.

　　Of course I was the proudest mother 18 on that day, and my feet never hit the ground for a month.

　　So I wanted you to know, that kind of love still 19 and lives even in the ever-changing world of me, me, me!

　　I thought you'd love to 20 this story.

Yours,

Hilary

　　P. S. The next day, my husband and I bought him a new “used” already shiny motorcycle.

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