A certain good woman one day said something that hurt her best friend of many years.She____immediately and would have done anything to have taken the words back.____she said hurt the friend so much that this good woman was herself hurt____the pain she caused.____to cancel what she had done,she went to an older,wiser woman in the village,explained her situation,and asked for____.

Listening to her,the older woman___the younger woman’s distress and knew she must help her.She also knew she could never____her pain,but she could teach.She knew the____would depend only on the character of the younger woman.She said,“Tonight,take your best feather pillows and put a single feather on the doorstep of each house in the town____the sun rises.”

The young woman hurried____to prepare for her chore,even though the feather pillows were very____to her.All night long,she labored alone in the cold.Finally the sky was getting____,she placed the last feather on the steps of the last house.Just as the sun rose,she returned to____.

“Now,” said the wise woman,“Go back and____your pillows with the feather you have put on the steps.Then everything will be____it was before.”

“You know that’s____!The wind blew away each feather as fast as I placed them on the____!” The younger woman was surprised.

“That’s true,” said the older woman.“Never forget.Each of your____is like a feather in the wind.Once spoken,no amount of effort,____how heartfelt or sincere,they can never return to your mouth.Choose your words well and____them most of all in the presence of those you love.”

1.A.said  B.felt

C.regretted  D.explained

2.A.That  B.Which

C.Who  D.What

3.A.for B.as

C.to D.of

4.A.By means  B.In an effort

C.In addition D.On account

5.A.question B.suggestion

C.advice  D.practice

6.A.sensed B.touched

C.smelt  D.breathed

7.A.raise  B.release

C.relieve  D.rehearse

8.A.outline B.outcome

C.output  D.outbreak

9.A.until  B.unless

C.after  D.before

10.A.home  B.south

C.inside D.outdoors

11.A.heavy  B.brilliant

C.colorful  D.dear

12.A.light  B.dark

C.rainy  D.sunny

13.A.her home  B.the older woman

C.her bedroom  D.the feather pillow

14.A.recite B.rebuild

C.refill D.recycle

15.A.with  B.just

C.like D.as

16.A.impossible  B.important

C.imaginable  D.immoral

17.A.house  B.doorsteps

C.pillow  D.bag

18.A.action  B.feather

C.words D.behavior

19.A.friendless  B.regardless

C.homeless  D.hopeless

20.A.guarantee B.secure

C.maintain D.guard

 

A dentist’s office may not be everyone’s idea of a perfect holiday destination.But a growing number of Europeans are travelling abroad for medical treatment to save money,or maybe to combine a visit to the doctor with some sightseeing,creating a potential but fast?growing market for traditional tour operators.

“It was simply cheaper for me to go to a dentist in Hungary,” said a 42?year?old physical therapist from Berlin.He chose the clinic near Budapest from an Internet advertisement,attracted by hundreds of euros in savings compared with the same treatment in Germany.He was happy to find when he got there that the clinic was clean,the staff qualified and the work thorough.

People travel abroad for medical treatment for various reasons:it’s cheaper,they face a long wait at home,or the treatment they want is not available in their own country.The British?based Medical Tourist Company refers about 100 patients a year to hospitals in India for treatments.And Chief Executive Premhar Shah reports rapid growth in demand from customers in Africa,where it can be harder to find well?equipped medical facilities for complex surgeries.

Some patients who have immigrated may prefer to return to be close to their families when they undergo surgery.“People will want to take the opportunity to seek treatment in places where they have relatives who might be able to look after them.I’m seeing that especially with younger people from eastern Europe,” said a professor at the University of Oxford.

For some,there is the attraction of free treatment abroad.British law?makers have called for tighter checks on patients arriving for treatment,out of concerns that foreign citizens are travelling to Britain to take advantage of the free service.

The global medical tourism market is believed to be worth $40 billion to $60 billion and growing at about 20 percent per year.

1.The 42?year?old physical therapist was satisfied with________in Hungary.

A.the price instead of the service

B.the service instead of the price

C.both the price and the service

D.neither the price nor the service

2.How many reasons are mentioned to explain why people go abroad for medical treatment?

A.Four.      B.Five.

C.Six. D.Seven.

3.According to the article,________for medical treatment.

A.more Africans want to travel abroad

B.more Europeans want to travel to Africa

C.more Britons want to travel to India

D.no one would come to Great Britain

4.Young people from eastern Europe return to their mother countries for surgery in order to________.

A.get cheaper medical service

B.be looked after by relatives

C.have better medical treatment

D.enjoy free medical treatment

5.What does the article mainly talk about?

A.Overseas sightseeing. B.Hospital treatment.

C.Medical tourism. D.Travelers’ health problems.

 

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