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 　16 only once — for a woman who had merely fainted. But the 　17 made me quite curious about how 　18 this kind of thing happens. I wondered what I would do if 　19 with a real midair medical emergency — without access 　20 a hospital staff and the usual emergency equipment. So 　21 the New England Journal of Medicine last week 　22 a study about in-flight medical events, I read it 　23 interest.

　　The study estimated that there are a(n) 　24 of 30 in-flight medical emergencies on U.S. flights every day. Most of them are not 　25 ; fainting and dizziness are the most frequent complaints. 26 13% of them — roughly four a day — are serious enough to 　27 a pilot to change course. The most common of the serious emergencies 　28 heart trouble, strokes, and difficulty breathing.

　　Let’s face it: plane rides are 　29 . For starters, cabin pressures at high altitudes are set at roughly 　　 30 they would be if you lived at 5,000 to 8,000 feet above sea level. Most people can tolerate these pressures pretty 　31 , but passengers with heart disease 　32 experience chest pains as a result of the reduced amount of oxygen flowing through their blood. 　33 common in-flight problem is deep venous thrombosis — the so-called economy class syndrome (综合症). 　34 happens, don’t panic. Things are getting better on the in-flight-emergency front. Thanks to more recent legislation (立法), flights with at 　　 35 one attendant are starting to install emergency medical kits to treat heart attacks.

16. A. called　　　　　　　　 B. addressed 　　　　　　　 C. informed 　　　　　　　 D. surveyed

17. A. accident 　　　　　 B. condition 　　　　　　　 C. incident 　　　　　　　　 D. disaster

18. A. soon 　　　　　　　　 B. long 　　　　　　　　　　　 C. many 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. often

19. A. faced 　　　　　　　 B. treated 　　　　　　　　　 C. identified 　　　　　　　 D. provided

20. A. for 　　　　　　　　　 B. to 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. by 　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. through

21. A. before 　　　　　　　 B. since 　　　　　　　　　　 C. when 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. while

22. A. collected 　　　　　 B. conducted 　　　　　　　 C. discovered 　　　　　　　　　　 D. published

23. A. by 　　　　　　　　　 B. of 　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. with 　　　　　　　　　　　 D. in

24. A. amount 　　　　　　 B. average 　　　　　　　　　 C. sum 　　　　　　　　　　　 D. number

25. A. significant 　　　　 B. heavy 　　　　　　　　　　 C. common 　　　　　　　　 D. serious

26. A. For 　　　　　　　　　 B. On 　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. But 　　　　　　　　　　　 D. So

27. A. require　　　　　　　 B. inspire 　　　　　　　　　 C. engage 　　　　　　　　　 D. command

28. A. include 　　　　　　 B. limit 　　　　　　　　　　　 C. imply 　　　　　　　　　　 D. contain

29. A. enjoyable 　　　　　 B. promoting　 　　　　　 C. dull 　　　　　　　　　　　 D. stressful

30. A. who　　　　　　　　　 B. what 　　　　　　　　　　 C. which 　　　　　　　　　 D. that

31. A. severely 　　　　　 B. unwillingly 　　　　　　 C. easily 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. casually

32. A. ought to 　　　　　 B. may 　　　　　　　　　　　 C. used to 　　　　　　　　　 D. need

33. A. Any 　　　　　　　　 B. One 　　　　　　　　　　　 C. Other 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Another

34. A. Whatever 　　　　 B. However　 　　　　　 C. Whenever 　　　　　　　 D. Wherever

35. A. most 　　　　　　　　 B. worst 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. least 　　　　　　　　　　　 D. best

　　　 A nurse took the tired, anxious serviceman to the bedside. “Your 　21 is here,” she said to the old man. She had to repeat the 　22 several times before the patient’s eyes opened.

　　　 Heavily sedated (服镇定剂) because of the pain of his heart attack, he 　23 saw the young uniformed Marine standing outside the oxygen tent. He 　24 out his hand. The Marine wrapped his toughened fingers around the old man’s weak ones, conveying a message of love and 25 .

　　　 The nurse brought a chair so that the Marine could sit beside the bed. All through the 　26　 the young Marine sat there in the poorly lighted ward (病房)， 27 the old man’s hand and offering him words of love and strength. Occasionally, the nurse 　28 that the Marine move away and rest a while.

　　　 He refused. Whenever the nurse came into the ward, the Marine was oblivious (不注意) of her and 　29 the night noises of the hospital----the clanking of the oxygen tank, the laughter of the night staff members exchanging greetings, the cries and moans of the other 　30 .

　　　 31 she heard him say a few gentle words. The dying man said nothing, only held 　32 to his son the whole night.

　　　 Along towards dawn, the old man died. The Marine released the now 　33 hand he had been holding and went to tell the nurse. While she did what she had to do, he waited. Finally, she returned. She started to offer words of 　34 , but the Marine 　35 her.

　　　 “Who was that man?” he asked.

　　　 The nurse was 　36 , “He was your father,” she answered.

　　　 “No, he wasn’t,” the Marine replied, “I 　37 saw him before in my life.”

　　　 “Then why didn’t you say something when I took you to him?”

“I knew right away there had been a 　38 , but I also knew he needed his son, and his son just wasn’t here. When I realized that he was too sick to tell 　39 I was his son, knowing how much he needed me, I 　40 .”

21.　 A. son　　　　　　　　　 B. brother　　　　　　　　　　 C. cousin　　　　　　　　　　 D. friend

22.　 A. phrase　　　　　　　 B. sentences　　　　　　　　 C. passages　　　　　　　　 D. words

23.　 A. unwillingly　　　　 B. unclearly　　　　　　　　 C. unhappily　　　　　　　　 D. unusually

24.　 A. reached　　　　　　 B. left　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. carried　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. picked

25.　 A. excitement　　 B. happiness　　　　 C.encouragement　　　 D. disappointment

26.　 A. morning　　　　　 B. noon　　　　　　　　　　　 C. afternoon　　　　　　　　 D. night

27.　 A. catching　　　　　 B. taking　　　　　　　　　　　 C. holding　　　　　　　　　　 D. shaking

28.　 A. ordered　　　　　　 B. suggested　　　　　　　　 C. demanded　　　　　　　　 D. insisted

29.　 A. of　　　　　　　　　　 B. with　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. about　　　　　　　　　　　 D. at

30.　 A. doctors　　　　　　 B. nurses　　　　　　　　　　 C. relatives　　　　　　　　　 D. patients

31.　 A. In the end　　　 B. More or less　　　　 C. Now and then　　　 D. Time and again

32.　 A. tightly　　　　　　　 B. loosely　　　　　　　　　　 C. roughly　　　　　　　　　 D. wildly

33.　 A. abnormal　　　　　 B. helpless　　　　　　　　　 C. steady　　　　　　　　　　 D. lifeless

34.　 A. anger　　　　　　　 B. sympathy　　　　　　　　 C. love　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. disfavor

35.　 A. rejected　　　　　　 B. thanked　　　　　　　　　 C. interrupted　　　　　　　 D. presented

36.　 A. astonished　　　　 B. pleased　　　　　　　　　　 C. grateful　　　　　　　　　 D. considerate

37.　 A. ever　　　　　　　　 B. never　　　　　　　　　　　 C. seldom　　　　　　　　　　 D. once

38.　 A. fault　　　　　B. mistake　　　　　　　　 C. disadvantage　　　　　　 D. disagreement

39.　 A. that　　　　　　　　　 B. why　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. whether　　　　　　　　　 D. what

40.　 A. waited　　　　　　　 B. left　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. lived　　　　　　　　　　　 D. stayed

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　　When I came out of my office, it was dark. In order to get home as soon as possible, I hired a taxi. The car was___1__along the road, now well-lit, now sank in darkness. I broke the___2___on purpose,___3___that the driver might be too tired to drive：”When do you go hack home in the evening?”

　　“Nine o'clock. I'll go after this trip.”

　　“Then when do you come out in the morning?”I___4___another question.“Nine o'clock, too. And I go home for lunch and dinner, just as if I worked at an office.“His easiness surprised me, because every time I ride in a taxi, what I hear from the___5____are only complaint（抱怨）.They complain that they___6___work___7____,that it is____8____to earn money, that they are bullied（欺侮）by the policeman, or that the corporation leaders are seated ____9____and enjoy the ___10____of others' work. It seems that they have a grievance（不满意）against everything. But this driver told me, “I find it___11___to be a section chief as I was before. I don't like management work. I liked driving, just for___12___. It's ___13___that I___14____drive without a passenger. So I can earn two to three thousand yuan a month with ease. Any___15___? Yes, I never follow an empty taxi. If it goes___16___,I go northward. If it goes along the highway, I turn into a___17___street. In this way 1 always get customers.”

　　His words showed his satisfaction with his life and the pride he___18___in his job. Such feelings are ___19___among people nowadays as oxygen in high mountains. As an ancient saying ___20___, “Neither joy in material gains nor grieve over personal setbacks（挫折）.”How many people nowadays can show high ideals by simple living and go far with a calm mind? I couldn't help feeling curious when I found such a state of mind in a stranger on a cold winter night.

    For two days it was raining without stopping. By the third night, it wasn’t raining at all. I gave the sign to the announcer, and the band began playing my music.

    The animals went through their tricks, but they were far from being 3 about the wetness.

    And so we came to the head-in-mouth 4 . When I pulled Leo’s mouth open, raising his face and nose to the 5 , I noticed that the muscles of his jaws were tense. Then, as I put my head in, a rain began pouring down. I felt Leo become 6 all over.

    My head was in now. I counted to ten and then gave him the tap on jaw 7 to let me go. But this time 8 happened.

    I 9 again on his jaw. Leo's mouth was like a steel trap(夹子). I heard 10 men trying to get Leo’s 11. But already, with my face 12 in the back of his mouth, I was finding it 13 to breathe. I knew what had happened: with the rain beating on his face, Leo had 14 me. I heard the gunfire again...

    I awoke with an oxygen mask (氧气罩) 15 my face, and a doctor was working over me. “You’re lucky,”said the doctor,“as soon as you went faint (晕倒), the lion 16 you. For nearly three minutes you had no heart-beat !”

    By then it had stopped raining. I called Leo back and 17 his jaw.“Don't be a fool!”the doctor said, 18 I put my head in and counted to ten. Then I gave Leo the tap on jaw, and he obeyed immediately.

    Yet, when I tried the trick again the next time, Leo 19 . I believed he was unwilling to 20 me a second time. I never did the trick again.

1. A. suggestion    B. notice　　　　 C. agreement　　　　 D. decision

2. A. performing    B. trying　　　　　　    C. acting　　　　　　   D. training

    3. A. happy　　　　    B. sad　　　　　　　　   C. sorry　　　　　　    D. anxious

    4. A. joke　　　　　　   B. trick　　　　　　　　  C. play　　　　　　　　  D. attempt

    5. A. sky　　　　　　   B. earth　　　　　　　　 C. cage　　　　　　　　 D. ceiling

    6. A. angry　　　　    B. excited　　　　　　  C. tense　　　　　　　　 D. frightened

    7. A. mark　　　　　　 B. sign　　　　　　　　  C. order　　　　　　    D. information

8. A. something     B. it　　　　　　　　　　  C. everything　　　　 D. nothing

    9. A. hit　　　　　　　　 B. beat　　　　　　　　  C. pulled　　　　　　    D. tapped

    10. A. shouts 　　    B. cheers　　　　　　   C. gunfire　　　　　　  D. drum

    11. A. silence　　　　 B. control　　　　　　　　　　 C. attention　　　　    D. death

    12. A. buried　　　　  B. hidden　　　　　　   C. put　　　　　　　　   D. sunk

    13. A. easy　　　　    B. hard　　　　　　　　  C. possible　　　　　　 D. necessary

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sp;  14. A. forgotten　　  B. caught　　　　　　   C. bitten　　　　　　    D. killed

    15.A. in　　　　　　　　 B. above　　　　　　    C. below　　　　　　   D. over

    16.A. kept　　　　　　 B. dropped　　　　　　 C. fell　　　　　　　　    D. bit

    17. A. opened　　　　 B. tapped　　　　　　   C. struck　　　　　　   D. examined

    18.A. and　　　　　　　　　　 B. so　　　　　　　　　　 C. but　　　　　　　　   D. or

    19. A. obeyed　　　　 B. refused　　　　　　  C. agreed　　　　　　   D. regretted

20. A. hurt　　　　　　 B. kill　　　　　　　　    C. damage　　　　　　 D. fool

Besides electricity, a lion fears water the most and a rainstorm with thunder and lightning brings both. For that reason I always have a written 1 that frees me from 2 when it’s raining.

    For two days it was raining without stopping. By the third night, it wasn’t raining at all. I gave the sign to the announcer, and the band began playing my music.

    The animals went through their tricks, but they were far from being 3 about the wetness.

    And so we came to the head-in-mouth 4 . When I pulled Leo’s mouth open, raising his face and nose to the 5 , I noticed that the muscles of his jaws were tense. Then, as I put my head in, a rain began pouring down. I felt Leo become 6 all over.

    My head was in now. I counted to ten and then gave him the tap on jaw 7 to let me go. But this time 8 happened.

    I 9 again on his jaw. Leo's mouth was like a steel trap(夹子). I heard 10 men trying to get Leo’s 11. But already, with my face 12 in the back of his mouth, I was finding it 13 to breathe. I knew what had happened: with the rain beating on his face, Leo had 14 me. I heard the gunfire again...

    I awoke with an oxygen mask (氧气罩) 15 my face, and a doctor was working over me. “You’re lucky,”said the doctor,“as soon as you went faint (晕倒), the lion 16 you. For nearly three minutes you had no heart-beat !”

    By then it had stopped raining. I called Leo back and 17 his jaw.“Don't be a fool!”the doctor said, 18 I put my head in and counted to ten. Then I gave Leo the tap on jaw, and he obeyed immediately.

    Yet, when I tried the trick again the next time, Leo 19 . I believed he was unwilling to 20 me a second time. I never did the trick again.

1. A. suggestion    B. notice　　　　 C. agreement　　　　 D. decision

2. A. performing    B. trying　　　　　　    C. acting　　　　　　   D. training

    3. A. happy　　　　    B. sad　　　　　　　　   C. sorry　　　　　　    D. anxious

    4. A. joke　　　　　　   B. trick　　　　　　　　  C. play　　　　　　　　  D. attempt

    5. A. sky　　　　　　   B. earth　　　　　　　　 C. cage　　　　　　　　 D. ceiling

    6. A. angry　　　　    B. excited　　　　　　  C. tense　　　　　　　　 D. frightened

    7. A. mark　　　　　　 B. sign　　　　　　　　  C. order　　　　　　    D. information

8. A. something     B. it　　　　　　　　　　  C. everything　　　　 D. nothing

    9. A. hit　　　　　　　　 B. beat　　　　　　　　  C. pulled　　　　　　    D. tapped

    10. A. shouts 　　    B. cheers　　　　　　   C. gunfire　　　　　　  D. drum

    11. A. silence　　　　 B. control　　　　　　　　　　 C. attention　　　　    D. death

    12. A. buried　　　　  B. hidden　　　　　　   C. put　　　　　　　　   D. sunk

    13. A. easy　　　　    B. hard　　　　　　　　  C. possible　　　　　　 D. necessary

    14. A. forgotten　　  B. caught　　　　　　   C. bitten　　　　　　    D. killed

    15.A. in　　　　　　　　 B. above　　　　　　    C. below　　　　　　   D. over

    16.A. kept　　　　　　 B. dropped　　　　　　 C. fell　　　　　　　　    D. bit

    17. A. opened　　　　 B. tapped　　　　　　   C. struck　　　　　　   D. examined

    18.A. and　　　　　　　　　　 B. so　　　　　　　　　　 C. but　　　　　　　　   D. or

    19. A. obeyed　　　　 B. refused　　　　　　  C. agreed　　　　　　   D. regretted

20. A. hurt　　　　　　 B. kill　　　　　　　　    C. damage　　　　　　 D. fool