My mother often asked me，“What is the most important part of the body?”Through the years I would guess at  1 I thought was the correct answer．

    When I was younger，I thought sound was very important to us as humans，so I said．“My  2  ，Mommy．”

    She said，“No．Many people aye deaf．But you  3  thinking about it and I will ask you again soon．”

    Then last year，my grandpa  4  ．Everybody was hurt．Everybody was crying．My mom looked at me when it was our  5  to say our final goodbye to Grandpa．She asked me，“Do you know the most important body part yet，my dear?”

    I was shocked  6  she asked me this now．I always thought this was a game between her and me．She saw the confusion（迷惑）on my face and told me，“This  7  is very important．It shows that you have  8  lived your life．”I saw her eyes well up with tears（跟泪）．She said，“My dear，the most important body part is your shoulder．”

    I asked．“Is it because it holds up your head?”

    She replied，“No，it is because it call hold the head of a friend or loved one when they9 ．

Everybody needs a shoulder to cry on sometimes in life．my dear．I only hope teat you have enough love and  10  that you wilt have a shoulder to cry on when you need it．”

1．A．if                   B．what              C．that                D．whether

2．A．ears                 B．eyes              C．body               D．head

3．A．feel                 B．stop             C．keep               D．forget

4．A．worried             B．visited           C．died               D．came

5．A．need                B．chance                  C．duty               D．turn

6．A．when               B．unless             C．before              D．but

7．A．experience           B．answer            C．problem            D．question

8．A．easily               B．really              C．carefully           D．especially

9．A．sleep               B．think              C．laugh              D．cry  

10．A．visitors            B．friends            C．classmates         D．teachers

Keeping safe：not as hard as you think．

Everyone is talking about bird flu．Yes，it is a very dangerous illness that could make people very sick．It will be   1   months still before we have good medicine   2   bird flu．But that doesn't   3    you can't do anything to prevent（预防）it now．

So far, all the people who have caught bird flu have been those who touched sick chickens or their   4  ．So it's a good idea for people   5   living chickens．

“People   6   go to the markets to buy living chickens to eat，but now they have to  7 that habit（习惯），”said Peter Cordingley，a WHO expert（专家）．

But if you do touch a sick bird，remember   8    your hands carefully with soap __9 ．Experts also say having good habits and a healthy body will help you   10   safe from bird flu．For example，do not buy or eat birds that   11  ．Do not eat anything that has touched raw（生的）meat．Also，don't forget to open your windows often and exercise every day．  12_ enough sleep is also very．important for   13   illness．If you feel sick，see a doctor as soon as possible．  14  ，no one in China has bird flu．But WHO says children under 12 years old could easily get sick with bird flu．Try to stay away from people who have the flu，and always cover your mouth and nose when you   15  ．

1．A．few                       B．a few                  C．1ittle                      D．a little

2．A．to                         B．for                      C．at                          D．in

3．A．mean                     B．see                      C．think                      D．realize

4．A．houses                    B．droppings（粪便）  C．eggs                      D．food

5．A．to stay out of                             B．to stay off

C．to stay over                              D．to stay away from

6．A．are used to      B．used to                 C．used                    D．have used to

7．A．give                      B．take                     C．change                   D．turn

8．A．washes                  B．to wash               C．washing                 D．washed

9．A．for ever                 B．just now              C．right away              D．ever since

10．A．keep                    B．to get                   C．got                        D．keeping

11．A．has been checked                                    B．have been checked

C．has checked                                              D．have not been checked

12．A．Get                       B．Have                    C．Got                       D．Getting

13．A．getting                 B．fighting                C．winning                 D．beating

14．A．In the past                  B．From then on          C．Since then              D．So far

15．A．laugh                   B．cough                  C．cry                        D．sleep