请阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。

　　I was in a rush as always, but this time it was for an important date．I just couldn't be late for! I found myself at a checkout counter behind an elderly woman seemingly in no hurry as she paid for her groceries．A PhD student with not a lot of money, I had hurried into the store to pick up some flowers．I was in a huge rush, thinking of my upcoming evening．I did not want to be late for this date．

　　We were in Boston, a place not always known for small conversation between strangers．The woman stopped unloading her basket and looked up at me．She smiled．It was a nice smile –warm and reassuring –and I returned her gift by smiling back．

　　“Must be a special lady, whoever it is that will be getting those beautiful flowers,” she said．

　　“Yes, she's special,” I said, and then to my embarrassment, the words kept coming out．

　　“It's only our second date, but somehow I am just having the feeling she's 'the one’．Jokingly, I added, “The only problem is that I can't figure out why she'd want to date a guy like me．”

　　“Well, I think she's very lucky to have a boyfriend who brings her such lovely flowers and who is obviously in love with her,” the woman said．” “My husband used to bring me flowers every week－even when times were tough and we didn't have much money．Those were incredible days; he was very romantic and－of course－I miss him since he's passed away．”

　　I paid for my flowers as she was gathering up her groceries．There was no doubt in my mind as I walked up to her．I touched her on the shoulder and said, “You were right, you know．These flowers are indeed for a very special lady．” I handed her the flowers and thanked her for such a nice conversation．

　　It took her a moment to realize that I was giving her the flowers I had just purchased．“You have a wonderful evening,” I said．I left her with a big smile and my heart warmed as I saw her smelling the beautiful flowers．

　　I remember being slightly late for my date that night and telling my girlfriend the above story．A couple of years later, when I finally worked up the courage to ask her to marry me, she told me that this story had helped to seal it for her –that was the night when I won her heart．

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请阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。

　　In the clinic, I asked if Michael could be retested, so the specialist tested him again．To my 　　1　　, it was the same score．

　　Later that evening, I 　　2　　 told Frank what I had learned that day．After talking it over, we agreed that we knew our 　　3　　 much better than an IQ(智商)test．We 　　4　　 that Michael's score must have been a 　　5　　 and we should treat him 　　6　　 as usual．

　　We moved to Indiana in 1962, and Michael studied at Concordia High School in the same year．He got 　　7　　 grades in the school, especially 　　8　　 biology and chemistry, which was a great comfort．

　　Michael 　　9　　 Indiana University in 1965 as a pre－medical student and soon afterwards, his teacher permitted him to take more courses than 　　10　　．In 1968, he was accepted by the School of Medicine, Yale University．

　　On graduation day in 1972, Frank and I 　　11　　 the ceremony(典礼)at Yale．After the ceremony, we told Michael about the 　　12　　 IQ score he got when he was six．Since that day, Michael sometimes would look at us and say 　　13　　, “My mom and dad never told me that I couldn't be a doctor, not until after I graduated from medical school!” It is his special way of thanking us for the 　　14　　 we had in him．

　　Interestingly, Michael then 　　15　　 another IQ test．We went to the same clinic where he had 　　16　　 the test eighteen years before．This time Michael scored 126, an increase of 36 points．A result like that was supposed to be 　　17　　．

　　Children often do as 　　18　　 as what adults, particularly parents and teachers, 　　19　　 of them．That is, tell a child he is “　　20　　,” and he may play the role of a foolish child．

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　　I had three jobs growing up in Salem, Mass．, and they all helped shape my life．When I was about 12, I started carrying bags for golfers at a nearby club．All the kids in the neighborhood did it, and I liked it a lot．I got to 　　1　　people who were generally pretty 　　2　　 businessmen and doctors－talk about deals, and see how they 　　3　　with each other．It was like being a fly on the wall at a meeting．

　　I got another job at Parker Brothers games, 　　4　　 small holes in pieces of cork(软木塞)for a game called Dig．I liked Parker, but not the job．It lasted about a month, and I 　　5　　 that I never wanted to do anything like that again, ever．

　　The third job was at a Thom McAn shoe store．I 　　6　　 met people from all 　　7　　of life, and the challenge was exciting．I'd start 　　8　　them different kinds of shoes and get right down there and put them on their feet．　　9　　 they didn't like a certain shoe, I always tried to be thinking ahead to a pair they might like 　　10　　．

　　This job helped teach me an important 　　11　　 lesson：it's all about 　　12　　the sale．I never wanted to let a 　　13　　 get out of that store without buying a pair of shoes．It was like stepping up to the plate in a 　　14　　game．　　15　　 someone walked into that store, I was going to bat and taking a 　　16　　．I'd get a seven-cent commission(酬金)for every pair I 　　17　　, 25 cents for the slow 　　18　　, such as those that were out of stock(脱销)or of an odd color．

　　Today I believe that the worst sin(罪孽)in running a big company is to manage its size rather than use that size．The 　　19　　of size is the resources it gives you to go to bat often．You have to take risks in business．If you take a risk and fail, 　　20　　 to bat and swing again．

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　　I took an empty seat in the back of the room and watched．All the students were 　　1　　 on a task, filling a sheet of notebook paper with thoughts and 　　2　　．The ten-year-old student next to me was 　　3　　 her page with “I Can'ts” I walked down the row glancing at students' papers．Everyone was writing sentences, 　　4　　 things they couldn't do．They were then 　　5　　 to fold the papers in half and bring them to the front．They 　　6　　 their “I Can'ts” statements into a(n)　　7　　 shoebox．Then the teacher, Donna added hers．She put the lid on the box, tucked it under her arm and 　　8　　 out the door and down the hall．

　　Students followed the teacher．I 　　9　　 the students．Halfway down the hallway, Donna entered a room．And came out with a shovel(铁锨)．Shovel in one 　　10　　, shoebox in the other, Donna 　　11　　 the students out to the farthest corner of playground．There they began to dig．They were going to 　　12　　 their “Can'ts”!

　　The digging took over ten minutes because most of the fourth graders wanted a 　　13　　．The box of “I Can'ts” was placed in a position at the bottom of the hole and then 　　14　　 covered with dirt．Thirty-one 10 and 11-year-olds stood around the freshly dug grave site．At this point Donna 　　15　　, “Boys and girls, please join hands and bow your heads．” They quickly formed a circle 　　16　　 the grave, creating a circle with their hands．They 　　17　　 their heads and waited．Donna delivered the eulogy(悼词)．

　　“Friends, we 　　18　　 here today to honor the memory of ‘I Can't'．We have provided ‘I Can't' with a final resting place．He is 　　19　　 by his brothers and sisters, ‘I Can', ‘I Will', and ‘I'm Going to Right Away'．　　20　　 ‘I Can't' rest in peace．Amen．”

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　　A large cat arrived at a farm where many mice lived．None of them dared go outside for fear of being 　　1　　 by the cat．

　　The mice decided to hold a 　　2　　 to find a way of stopping themselves from being in 　　3　　．one day , when the cat was out, mice of all ages 　　4　　 into the meeting room．

　　“Let's build a big trap,” one mouse 　　5　　．When this idea was 　　6　　, another said,”What about poisoning(毒死)her?” But 　　7　　 knew where to buy the poison．One young mouse , whose mother had become the cat's food, 　　8　　said, ”Let's cut her teeth, so she can do no more harm．” But the meeting did not accept his 　　9　　．

　　At last, one mouse, 　　10　　 than the rest, jumped onto a table．Waving a bell, he called for 　　11　　, “Be quiet! We'll tie this bell to the cat's tail, so we'll always know 　　12　　she is! We'll have 　　13　　 to escape, and the slower and weaker mice will hear her coming and be able to 　　14　　!” Hearing the words, everyone got 　　15　　 and they congratulated on his good idea．

　　“We'll tie it so tightly(紧紧地)that it will never 　　16　　!”

　　“She'll never be able to walk 　　17　　 again! Why, the other day, she suddenly appeared right in front of me! Just imagine…”

　　However, the wise mouse said, “We must 　　18　　 who is going to tie it on her tail．” There was not a sound in the room．Nobody was 　　19　　 enough to put the plan into action．The meeting ended without any decision being made．

　　It's often very 　　20　　 to have bright ideas, but putting them into practice is a more difficult matter

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　　My mother used to ask me what was the most important part of the body．Through the years I would 　　1　　 what I thought was the correct answer．When I was younger, I thought 　　2　　 was very important to us as humans, so I said, “My ears, Mommy”．She said, “No．Many people are 　　3　　．But you keep thinking about it and I will ask you again soon．”

　　Several years passed 　　4　　 she asked me again．Since making my first 　　5　　, I had often thought of the correct answer．So this time I told her, “Mommy, sight is very important to everybody, so it must be our eyes．” She looked at me and told me, “You are 　　6　　 fast, but the answer is not correct because there are many people who are blind．”

　　　　7　　 the years, Mother asked me a couple more 　　8　　 and always her answer was, “No, but you are getting 　　9　　 every year, my child．” Then last year, my Grandpa died．Everybody was crying when it was our 　　10　　 to say our final good-bye to Grandpa．Mom asked me, “Do you know the most important body part yet, my dear?”

　　I was 　　11　　 when she asked me this now．I always thought this was a 　　12　　 between her and me．She saw the 　　13　　 on my face and told me, “This question is very important．It shows that you have really 　　14　　 your life．” I saw her eyes well up with tears．She said, “My dear, the most important body part is your 　　15　　．” I asked, “Is it because it holds up your head?” She replied, “No, it is 　　16　　 on them a crying friend or loved one can rest their head．I only hope that you have enough 　　17　　 and friends that you will have a shoulder to cry 　　18　　 when you need it．” Then and there I knew the most important body part is not a 　　19　　 one．It is sympathetic to the pain of 　　20　　．

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　　Grandpa worked as a carpenter．One day, he was building some 　　1　　 for the clothes his church was 　　2　　 to an orphanage(孤儿院)abroad．On his way home, he 　　3　　 into his shirt pocket to find his glasses, but they were 　　4　　．He remembered putting them there that morning, so he drove back to the church．His 　　5　　 proved in vain．

　　Suddenly, he realized what happened．The glasses had slipped out of his pocket unnoticed and 　　6　　 into one of the boxes, which he had nailed shut．His brand new glasses were 　　7　　 for another country!

　　The Great Depression was at its height, and Grandpa had six children．He had spent twenty dollars for those glasses that very morning．

　　Several months later, the director of the orphanage came to the United States．He wanted to visit all the churches that 　　8　　 him, so he came to 　　9　　 on Sunday night at my grandfather's small church in Chicago．Grandpa and his family sat in their usual seats 　　10　　 other people．

　　“But most of all,” he said, “I must thank you for the glasses you sent last year．You see, the 　　11　　 caused by tsunami had just swept through the orphanage, destroying everything, including my glasses．I was 　　12　　．Even if I had the money, there was simply no way of replacing those glasses．　　13　　 I was not able to see well, my co-workers and I were much in prayer about this．Then your boxes arrived．When my staff 　　14　　 the covers, they found a pair of glasses lying on the top．” After a long pause, he continued, “Folks, when I 　　15　　 on the glasses, it was 　　16　　 they had been made just for me! I want to thank you for that!”

　　The people listened, happy for the 　　17　　 glasses．But the director surely must have 　　18　　 their church with another, they thought．There were no glasses on their list of items to be sent overseas．

　　But sitting 　　19　　 in the back, with tears streaming down his face, an ordinary carpenter 　　20　　 it well．

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　　A well-known speaker started off his speech by holding up a ＄20 bill．In the room of 202, he asked, “Who would 　　1　　 this ＄20 bill?”

　　Hands started 　　2　　 up．He said, “I am going to 　　3　　 this ＄20 bill to one of you, but first, let me do this．”

　　He crumpled(压皱)the 20-dollar 　　4　　．He then asked, “Who still wants it?” Still the hands were up in the air．

　　“Well,” he replied, “what if I do this?” He dropped it on the 　　5　　 and started to grind(磨碎)it into the floor with his 　　6　　．He picked it up, now crumpled and 　　7　　．

　　“Now, who still wants it?” 　　8　　 the hands went into the air．

　　“My friends, you have all 　　9　　 a very valuable lesson．No matter what I did 　　10　　 the money, you still 　　11　　 it because it did not 　　12　　 in value．It was still worth ＄20．”

　　“Many times in our lives, we are 　　13　　, crumpled, and ground into the dirt by the decisions we 　　14　　 and the circumstances(环境)that come our way．We feel as though we are worth 　　15　　; but no matter what happened or what will happen, you will 　　16　　 lose your value(价值)．”

　　“Dirty or 　　17　　, crumpled or finely folded(折叠), you are still priceless to those who 　　18　　 you．The 　　19　　 of our lives comes not in what we do or who we know, but by WHO WE ARE．”

　　“You are 　　20　　－don't ever forget it．”

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　　As a physician who travels quite a lot, I spend a lot of time on planes listening for that dreaded “Is there a doctor on board?” announcement．I've been 　　1　　 only once-for a woman who had merely fainted．But the 　　2　　 made me quite curious about how 　　3　　 this kind of thing happens．I wondered what I would do if 　　4　　 with a real mid-air medical emergency-without access 　　5　　 a hospital staff and the usual emergency equipment．So 　　6　　 the New England Journal of Medicine last week 　　7　　 a study about in-flight medical events, I 　　8　　 it with interest．

　　The study estimated that there are a(n)　　9　　 of 30 in-flight medical emergencies on U．S．flights every day．Most of them are not 　　10　　; fainting and dizziness are the most frequent complaints．　　11　　 13％ of them-roughly four a day-are serious enough to 　　12　　 a pilot to change course．The most common of the serious emergencies 　　13　　 heart trouble, strokes, and difficult breathing．

　　Let's face it：plane rides are 　　14　　．For starters, cabin pressures at high altitudes are set at roughly 　　15　　 they would be if you lived at 5,000 to 8,000 feet above sea level．Most people can tolerate these pressures pretty 　　16　　, but passengers with heart disease 　　17　　experience chest pains as a result of the reduced amount of oxygen flowing through their blood．　　18　　 common in-flight problem is deep venous thrombosis(血栓)-the so-called economy class syndrome(综合症)．　　19　　 happens, don't panic．Things are getting better on the in-flight emergency front．Thanks to more recent legislation(立法), flights with at 　　20　　 one attendant are starting to install emergency medical equipments to treat heart attacks．

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　　You must have heard these words like how happy it is to be a child．But would you honestly change places with a child? Think of the 　　1　　 at school．The years spent living in constant fear of examinations and school 　　2　　．Every movement you make, every thought you think is 　　3　　 by some adults．Think of the 　　4　　 you had to go to bed early, you had to eat 　　5　　 thing that was supposed to be good for you．Remember 　　6　　 “gentle” pressure was given to you with words like “If you don't do as I say, I will…” I'm sure you will never forget!

　　　　7　　, these are only part of child's 　　8　　．No matter how kind and loving parents may be, children often 　　9　　 from some terrible and illogical 　　10　　 since they can't understand the world around them．They often have such fear in the dark or 　　11　　．Adults can 　　12　　 their fears with other adults 　　13　　 children have to face their fears alone．

　　But the most 　　14　　 part of childhood is a period when you 　　15　　 to go out of it, the period when you go into adolescence(青春期)．Teenagers start 　　16　　 their parents and this causes them great unhappiness．There is 　　17　　 lack of self-confidence during this time．Adolescents pay much attention to their 　　18　　 and the impression(印象)they make on others．They feel shy, awkward and clumsy．Feelings are strong and hearts 　　19　　 broken．Teenagers 　　20　　 moments of great happiness or black despair．And through this period, adults seem to be unkind than ever．

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