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　　The child in the hospital bed was just waking up after having a throat(喉咙)operation．His throat 　　1　　, and he was afraid．However, the young nurse 　　2　　 by his bed smiled so 　　3　　 that the little boy smiled back．He 　　4　　 to be afraid．The young nurse was May Paxton 　　5　　 she was deaf(聋的)．May Paxton graduated 　　6　　 the Missouri School for the Deaf near the year 1909．Three years 　　7　　 she went to see Dr．Richardson about 　　8　　 a nurse．Dr．Richardson was one of the founders of Mercy Hospital of Kansas City．　　9　　 had never heard of a deaf nurse．She told May that her 　　10　　 would be very low and that the work would be 　　11　　．However, May said that hard work did not frighten her．Dr．Richardson was 　　12　　 her, and accepted May as a student nurse．?

　　Dr．Richardson never 　　13　　 her decision．　　14　　, she was so pleased with May’s work that she later accepted two other deaf women as student nurses．The 　　15　　 was Miss Marian Finch, who was hard of 　　16　　．The second was Miss Lillie Bessie．These three were 　　17　　 “the silent angles(天使)of Mercy Hospital” during the 　　18　　 they worked there．

　　Dr．Richardson often 　　19　　 her faith in the girls’ ability to learn nursing．She wrote to May, “For three years, you have been with us…It is wonderful to me that no man, 　　20　　 or child ever, to my knowledge, made a complaint(投诉)against you…”

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Yesterday evening I was watching the evening news on television．The news was about a prize for a scientific 　　1　　 though I forgot what it was．The announcer, whose name was Ralph Story, said something that caught my 　　2　　．“All great discoveries made by young scientists, in their twenties…” Being a little over thirty myself, I wanted to 　　3　　 with him．Nobody wants to think that he is past the age of making any discovery．The next day I 　　4　　 to be in the public library and spent several hours looking up the　　5　　 of famous people and their discoveries．Ralph was right．First I looked at some of the 　　6　　 discoveries．One of the earliest discoveries, the famous experiment that proved that bodies of different 　　7　　 fall at the same speed, was made by Galileo when he was 26．Madam Curie started her research that 　　8　　 to Nobel Prize when she was 28．Einstein was 26 when he published his world-changing theory of relativity．Well, 　　9　　 of that．Yet I 　　10　　 if those “best years” were true in other fields．Then how about the field of 　　11　　? Surely it needs the wisdom of age to make a good leader．Perhaps it 　　12　　, but look when these people started their career．Winston Churchill was elected to the House of Commons at the age of 26．Abraham Lincoln 　　13　　 the life of a country lawyer and was elected to the government．At what 　　14　　? Twenty-six．But 　　15　　 don’t best years come after thirty? After thirty, I 　　16　　, most people do not want to take risk or try 　　17　　 ways．Then I thought of people like Shakespeare and Picasso．The former was 　　18　　 wonderful works at the ripe age of fifty, while the latter was 　　19　　 trying new ways of painting when he was 90!Perhaps there is still 　　20　　 for me．

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　　Caroline Hebard always carries a beeper(寻呼机)．A backpack and a bag are ready．On a moment’s notice, she 　　1　　 on her orange overcoat, ties an orange vest(背心)on Aly, her German dog, 　　2　　 her husband and children and sets out 　　3　　 anywhere in the world．

　　It was late at night in March, and the temperature had 　　4　　 to around ten degrees 　　5　　 Aly and Hebard took part in the 　　6　　 for seven children lost on the Appalachian trail(小径)．Hebard saw footprints in a muddy spot that had frozen．She 　　7　　 Aly how to use a tracking way, nose to the ground, 　　8　　　a nose-up scenting(嗅；闻)way．Miles later the trail 　　9　　 a road, and a searcher said, “Now all we have to figure out is 　　10　　 they went north or south on the road．”

　　“Neither,” said Hebard, watching Aly．“They continued on the 　　11　　．” Sure enough, two miles farther on, the children were discovered, cold and frightened but 　　12　　．

　　Hebard and ten other members of the U．S．Disaster Response Team also use their 　　13　　 to discover the positions of survivors(幸存者)under tons of broken stones of the earthquake．Once Hebard’s team found an 11-year-old girl,?　　14　　 five days among the bodies, surprisingly unhurt 　　15　　 for minor injuries．

The work is largely done by free will．Each team member even supplies his own 　　16　　, including a radio, beeper, sleeping bag and boots．

　　Why does Hebard do 　　17　　 work? “It’s heartrending(令人心醉的),” she said．“But it’s 　　18　　full of drama(戏剧性), excitement．There’s great friendliness and 　　19　　 among the team members．”

　　That’s why, whatever the catastrophe(异常灾祸), she and Aly are always 　　20　　 to set out．

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　　One day, Raul was miles away from the small ranch(牧场)house in a large valley．　　1　　 seemed to be all right, yet he felt strange and somewhat uneasy．The wind had picked up, and angry, dark clouds 　　2　　 across the sky．He could smell the rain coming．And it did．　　3　　, the lightning flashed through the clouds, nearly?　　4　　 Raul．The thunder(雷声)was so loud that he buried his 　　5　　 in his hands and rubbed his eyes．Then he heard it．Hoofbeats(蹄声)．He 　　6　　．There before him stood a tall, white 　　7　　．An old man stared down at him from its back．

　　“Wh-wh-who are y-y-you?” asked Raul．“My name is Gray Cloud,” the old man answered 　　8　　．“Come with me．”

　　Raul followed on his horse．A 　　9　　 feeling came over him．All 　　10　　 them the rain was pouring down, 　　11　　 not a drop fell on them．They seemed to be 　　12　　 back toward Raul’s home．Raul lost track of time．Then all at once he found 　　13　　 at the ranch gate．The old man turned his horse, 　　14　　 his hand, and smiled．Lightning flashed again．The old man and his horse were 　　15　　．

　　Raul’s father ran out across the yard to 　　16　　 him．“We have been 　　17　　 sick about you．Are you okay? Hurry．Let’s get in out of the 　　18　　．”

　　“Wait,” said Raul．“Have you ever heard of an old man called Gray Cloud?”

　　“Can’t say I…wait I 　　19　　 my great-grandfather used to tell stories about a man called Gray Cloud．He died a long time ago．They say he was 　　20　　 by lightning during a terrible thunderstorm．Why do you ask?”

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　　He has been called the “missing link”, half-man, half-beast．He is supposed to live in the highest mountain in the world －Mount Everest．

　　He is known as the Abominable Snowman．The 　　1　　 of the Snowman has been around for 　　2　　．Climbers in the 1920s reported finding marks like those of human feet high up on the side of Mount Everest．The native people said they 　　3　　 this creature and called it the “Yeti”, and they said that they had 　　4　　 caught Yetis on two occasions 　　5　　 none has ever been produced as evidence(证据)．

　　Over the years, the story of the Yetis has 　　6　　．In 1951, Eric Shipton took photographs of a set of tracks in the snow Everest．Shipton believed that they were not 　　7　　 the tracks of a monkey or bear and 　　8　　 that the Abominable Snowman might really 　　9　　．

　　Further efforts have been made to find out about Yetis．But the only things people have ever found were 　　10　　 footprints．Most believe the footprints are nothing more than 　　11　　 animal tracks, which had been made 　　12　　 as they melted(融化)and refroze in the snow．　　13　　, in 1964, a Russian scientist said that the ?Abominable Snowman was 　　14　　 and was remaining link with the prehistoric humans．But, 　　15　　, no evidence has ever 　　16　　 been produced．

　　These days, only a few people continue to take the story of the Abominable Snowman 　　17　　．But if they ever 　　18　　 catching one, they may face a real 　　19　　：Would they put it in a 　　20　　 or give it a room in hotel?

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　　The amount of usable water has always been of great interest in the world．　　1　　 springs and streams sometimes means control, particularly in the 　　2　　 areas like the desert．The control is possible even without possession of large areas of 　　3　　 land．In the early days of the American West, gun fights were not 　　4　　 for the water resources(资源)．And laws had to be 　　5　　 to protect the water rights of the 　　6　　 and the use of the water resources accordingly．

　　　　7　　 is known to us all, there is not 　　8　　 water in all places for everyone to use as much as he likes．Deciding on the 　　9　　 of water that will be used in any particular period 　　10　　 careful planning, so that people can manage and use water more 　　11　　．Farmers have to change their use of or demand for water 　　12　　 the water supply forecast(预报)．

　　The 　　13　　 water supply forecast is based more on the water from the 　　14　　 than from the below．Interest is 　　15　　 in the ways to increase rainfall by man-made methods, and to get water from the winter snow on mountain 　　16　　．With special equipment, some scientists are studying the ways in which the mountain snow can be 　　17　　, and with the help of a repeater station, they send the 　　18　　 data(数据)to the base station．The operator at the base station can get the data at any time by 　　19　　 a button．In the near future, the forecast and use of water 　　20　　 probably depend on the advance knowledge of snow on mountains, not of water underground．

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　　The battle was followed by a terrible storm．Therefore, it wasn’t until October 26 that Vice．Admiral(海军中将)Collingwood was 　　1　　 to send off his report to Britain 　　2　　 the victory and Nelson’s death．

　　He chose 　　3　　 the task one of the smallest ships in his fleet, Pickle, 　　4　　 by Captain Lapenotiere．In spite of 　　5　　 winds and rough seas, Pickle made the 　　6　　 of more than 1000 miles in just over eight days, 　　7　　 Falmouth on the morning of November 4．

　　From there, Captain Lapenotiere 　　8　　 a fast post chaise(轻便马车)to London, traveling 　　9　　 for 37 hours．He reached the Admiralty in Whitehall at 1 a. m. on Wednesday, November 6－less than 11 days after he had 　　10　　 Collingwood．

　　Most of the officials had gone to bed 　　11　　, but the secretary was still 　　12　　 in the famous Bourd Room．Lapenotiere hurried in and 　　13　　 the report with the simple words：“Sir, we have gained a great victory．But we have 　　14　　 Lord Nelson．”

　　Copies of the report were quickly made and 　　15　　 to the Prime Minister and King George Ⅲ．A special edition of a 　　16　　 was rushed out and delivered all over the country．

　　The atmosphere of public 　　17　　 for the victory was weakened by widespread sorrow for the 　　18　　 of Nelson．As one poet later wrote：“The victory of Trafalgar was 　　19　　, indeed, with the usual forms of rejoicing(欢庆), 　　20　　 they were without joy．”

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　　The night was dark, though sometimes the moving clouds allowed a star or two to be seen in the sky．The poor men held on to any bit of wood they could find．They called to the Marie for 　　1　　, but she was far 　　2　　 the reach of the human voice．At one o’clock in the morning, the water was getting 　　3　　, and a strong 　　4　　 had begun to blow．Suddenly 　　5　　 were seen in the distance：another ship!The shouts of the swimmers were heard on board, and willing hands pulled them out of the water．The 　　6　　 of the ship that had so 　　7　　 arrived on the scene in time to save their lives was Ellen．What had brought her to the exact spot through the 　　8　　 and the pathless sea?Her captain had known 　　9　　a bout the wreck(沉船)and had indeed attempted to sail away from it．But let him speak for himself．

　　“I was forced by the wind,” he said long afterwards, “to 　　10　　 my course(航道)．Just as I did it, a small 　　11　　 flew across the ship once or twice and then 　　12　　 at my face．I took 　　13　　 of this until exactly the same thing happened at a 　　14　　 time, which caused me to think it rather 　　15　　．While I was thus 　　16　　 it, the same bird for the third time, made its appearance and flew 　　17　　 in the same way as before．I was then 　　18　　 to change my course back to the original(原来的)one．I had not gone far 　　19　　 I heard strange noises; and when I tried to 　　20　　 where they came from, I found I was in the middle of people who had been shipwrecked．I immediately did my best to save them．

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　　Though pyramids are found in Egypt, the word “pyramid” comes from the Greek language 　　1　　 the Greeks first arrived in Egypt long ago, they found many grand stone 　　2　　 which they named “pyramids”．The Greeks wondered 　　3　　 the Egyptians had built the great pyramids, but they could not find the 　　4　　 ,and even now we still don’t know exactly how．

　　It is 　　5　　 in many ancient books written in Arabic and found in Egypt that the Egyptians 　　6　　 life after death．When a person 　　7　　, his family or friends placed the things near his body which they thought he might need．Emperors or kings had great 　　8　　, so their bodies were kept inside the great pyramids, and they had had them built for many years even while they were 　　9　　．

　　The Great Pyramid, which was 482 feet high and 　　10　　 two square kilometers of land, was built for King Khufu with 2 300 000 blocks of large stones, the smallest of which even 　　11　　 over 2500 kilograms, as 　　12　　 as a car．

　　How the ancient Egyptians 　　13　　, moved and lifted such heavy stones without modern machines has always remained a great 　　14　　 to present scholars．Perhaps these stones were taken across the Nile in boats at 　　15　　 time．Maybe they were moved on rollers(滚筒)using slipper Nile mud on land and 　　16　　 up along sloping(倾斜的)roads to the sides of the pyramids．It is still a great 　　17　　 that the stones 　　18　　 together so well that even a straight knife cannot be pushed between them．

　　Century after century, strong winds have been 　　19　　 yellow sand around the pyramids．Different rulers have come and gone．Everything seems to 　　20　　 except the pyramids．They have remained a 5000-year-old mystery in silence．

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The news did not come directly to Ella herself．It 　　1　　 her indirectly in hints(暗示)that she had 　　2　　 the prize．But as she was a 　　3　　 girl, she went on working without 　　4　　 anything．Actually no one really knew yet what the 　　5　　 of this year’s art contest(竞赛)was．Ella was such a good artist, her lines so sure, that no 　　6　　 was 　　7　　 to win．But last year nobody had thought Frank Peters would win 　　8　　 that funny modern painting he had 　　9　　 of the city bridge, 　　10　　, it was hard to see the bridge 　　11　　 you looked at the picture for a long time．Still Frank had got the 　　12　　 and the Board of Governors had given it to him at a big dinner in the Rits Hotel．Ella was a rather shy girl but her classmates seldom 　　13　　 her to be shy．She was pretty and clever and 　　14　　 very well with everyone．She liked her school．She was very fond of her art teacher, Miss Drake, which was 　　15　　, because she always seemed to be her favourite．What was 　　16　　 about Miss Drake was that she could bring out the best(最佳技能)of her student in a clever way．Anybody else’s best, however good 　　17　　 might be, was not good enough to 　　18　　 Miss Drake．So Ella was expecting the prize, not just for herself and her parents but 　　19　　 she had heard Miss Drake say that it was the finest painting she had ever seen 　　20　　 one of her students．