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　　　　     One day two workers were installing (装设) electrical wires in the house. While they were working they 1 a problem: they had to put a 2 wire through a long 3 pipe. The pipe was about 10 metres long and only about 4 centimeters wide. 4 this pipe wasn't straight. It has several 5 in it, which made it rather 6 to pass the wire through the pipe.

　　     After thinking for some time, one of them, Frank, had 7. He told　　 his 8, Harry, that he was going to get what he needed. 9, Harry was a　　 little surprised.

　　    Thirty minutes later Frank 10 with two small white mice. He explained to Harry, "Hold this one very carefully, OK? Now 11 to that end of the pipe." Harry did so.

　　     Frank held the other mouse, a 12 mouse, at 13 end of the pipe.　　 Then Frank 14 the wire around the mouse's neck, and spoke to Harry,　　 "Now, very 15 pressed the mouse." Harry did 16 he was told. He　　 pressed lightly on the mouse. The mouse 17 a soft sound.　　 When the male mouse heard the sound, he began to 18 out of Frank's hand into the pipe toward 19. Of course, the male mouse was 20 the wire. Frank 21 the other end of the wire in his hand.　　 22 a few seconds the male mouse came out of the end of the pipe where the 23 was. The 24 had been solved; the wire was 25 through the long pipe.

Eric Seal thought the poor dog at his feet was perhaps five weeks old. Sometime during the night, the little female had been 　16 at the Seals front gate. “We can’t just turned her　 　17 ” his wife, Jeffrey said, “I’ll feed her and get her 18 up. Then we’ll find a home for her.”

Standing between them, the puppy seemed to 　19 that her fate was being decided. Her tail wagged 　20 she looked from one to the other. Finally, Eric shrugged his shoulders, “Okay, if you want to fool with her, 　21 ” Eric continued, “one other thing, let’s wait a few days to put her in the doghouse with Tex. We don’t want Tex 22 to anything. He has all the troubles he can handle.”

Tex, the six-year-old cattle dog --- the Seals had raised from a puppy, 　23 he already shared his doghouse with a yellow cat, happily moved over and made room for the new puppy the Seals called Heinz. Not long before Heinz showed up, the Seals had noticed that Tex 　24 to be losing his eyesight. When they brought Tex to a specialist in Dallas, doctors there determined that Tex was already 　25 . It was soon obvious that the little puppy 　26 be a large dog --- too large to continue sharing a doghouse with Tex and the yellow cat. One weekend the Seals built　 　27 doghouse next to the one the dogs had shared.

It was then they 　28 that what they had supposed was puppy playfulness actually had a purpose. 　29 any training or coaching, Heinz had become Tex’s “seeing eye” dog. Each evening when the dogs 　30 for the night, Heinz gently took Tex’s nose in her mouth and　 　31 him into his house. In the morning, she got him up and guided him out of the house again. On sunny days, Tex 　32 stretched out on the driveway, if a car was coming, Heinz would wake him up and guided him 　33 danger.

The Seals were surprised, without any training, the young dog had devised 　34 means were necessary to help, guide and protect her blind companion. It was clear that Heinz shared 　35 her eyes with Tex; she shared her heart.

16. A. caught　　　　　　　　　　　 B. held　　　　　 　　 C. found　　　　 　　 D. left

17. A. out　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. in　　　　　　 　　 C. away　　　　 　　　 D. down

18. A. clean　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. keep　　　　　 　　 C. give　　　　 　　　　 D. stand

19. A. sense　 　　　　　　　　　 B. smell　　　　 　　　 C. tend　　 　　　　　　　 D. train

20. A. for　　　 　　　　　　　　　　 B. as　　　　　　 　　 C. so　　　　　　 　　 D. since

21. A. go on　　　 　　　　　 B. go up　　　　 　　 C. go ahead　　　 　 D. go down

22. A. left　　　 　　　　　　　　　　 B. exposed　　　 　　 C. come　　　　　 　 D. gone

23. A. although　 　　　　　　 B. when　　 　　　　　　　 C. which　　　　 　　 D. however

24. A. happened　 　　　　　　　　　　 B. appeared　　　 　　 C. supposed　　　 　 D. thought

25. A. recovered 　　　　　　　 B. all right　　　　 　　 C. blind　　　　 　　　 D. kind

26. A. might　　 　　　　　　 B. should　　　　　　　　　　 C. would　　　　　　　　　　 D. had to

27. A. other　　 　　　　　　　 B. some　　　　　 　 C. one　　　　　 　　　 D. another

28. A. recognized 　　　　　　 B. thought　　　　 　　 C. wondered　　　 　　 D. doubted

29. A. With　　　　 　　　　 B. Because of　　 　　 C. Without　　　 　　 D. Instead of

30. A. stayed up　　 　　　　 B. settled in 　　　　　 C. watched out　　　　　　 D. lay down

31. A. forced　　　 　　　　 B. carried　　　　 　　 C. put　　　 　　　　　 D. let

32. A. slept　　　 　　 　　 B. walked　　　 　　　 C. ran　　　　　　 　 D. sat　

33. A. into　　　　 　　　　　 B. out of　　　　　 　 C. without　　　　 　 D. from behind　

34. A. no matter why　　　　　 B. no matter how　　　　 C. wherever　　　　　　　　 D. whatever

35. A. the same as　 　　　　　 B. as well as　　 　　　 C. more than　　 　　　 D. rather than

My mother lived in an old farm house in north Oregon，which was located far from any other neighbors.She lived with her elder brother and sisters.Since there were not enough rooms for them，her two sisters　 __1__　 the bigger bedroom downstairs，her brother in a room down the hall and she slept in the top room of the building.

The first　 __2__　 event that happened in that house was when my mother was about 10 years old.She was staying home sick with her brother.He had gone　 __3__　 to the kitchen when my mother heard a voice calling her name from the bottom of the stairs.The voice was __4__　 but that was impossible since the only other person in the house was her brother.That was followed by footsteps　 __5__　 the stairs to the top room.A few hours __6__　 her brother came up to see what she was doing.She asked him who the girl on the stairs was.He said there was no one in the house.

A few weeks later the __7__　 event happened.My grandmother was cooking supper in the kitchen.She turned around and two of the chairs were　 __8__.She pushed them in and went back　 __9__.About ten minutes later she turned around and three of the chairs were pulled out.My grandmother was quite　 __10__ by this because only my mother's little sister was home at the time.

The last event at the house was the　 __11__　 and the one that made them move away.Her elder sister Josie was babysitting her younger one，Sarah，when there was a knock on the door.Josie went to　 __12__　 it and no one was there.She went to the　 __13__　 for some water and when she returned to the living room，Sarah was　 __14__！She ran all over the house and　 __15__ found Sarah sleeping in her bed.This was　 __16__ because Sarah couldn't　 __17__　 the stairs without help because they were very steep.This frightened her so she woke up Sarah and　 __18__　 her downstairs.Then the phone rang.It was my grandma　 __19__ to say that my grandfather had died and she wouldn't be coming home that night.She was about to turn on the TV　 __20__　 she heard a woman's footsteps coming towards her.She turned around but nobody was there.

1．A.shared　　　　　　 B．supported　　　　　　

C．offered　　　　　　　　 　 D．afforded

2．A.interesting　　　　 　　　 B．particular　　　　　　

C．strange　　　　　　　　 　 D．anxious

3．A.upstairs　　　　　 　　 B．outsides　　　　　　

C．downstairs　　　　　　 　 D．indoors

4．A.male　　　　　　　 　　 B．other　　　　　　　　

C．female　　　　　　　　 D．another

5．A.turning up　　　　 　　 B．coming up　　　　　

C．picking up　　　　　　 　D．sending up

6．A.ago　　　　　　　 　　 B．later　　　　　　　　

C．after　　　　　　 　　　　D．former

7．A.last　　　　　　　 　　 B．second　　　　　　　

C．third　　　　　　　　 D．final

8．A.pulled out　　　　　 　　　 B．pointed out　　　　　

C．thrown out　　　　　　　 D．given out

9．A.turning　　　　　　 　　 B．pushing　　　　　　　

C．cooking　 　　　　　　　 D．pulling

10．A.delighted　　　　　 　 B．disappointed　　　　

C．frightened　　　　　　 　 D．satisfied

11．A.best　　　　　　　 B．worse　　　　　　　　

C．better　　　　　　　　 　 D．worst

12．A.receive　　　　　　 　 B．answer　　　　　　　

C．reply　　　　　　　　　 D．react

13．A.kitchen　　　　　　 　 B．living room　　　　　

C．sitting room　　　　　　 　D．bedroom

14．A.asleep　　　　　　 B．lost　　　　　　　　

C．gone　　　　　　　　　 D．sleeping

15．A.in the end　　　 　 B．at first　　　　 　　

C．firstly　　　　　　　　 D．at the end

16．A.unnecessary　　　 　 B．desperate　　　　　　

C．separate　　　　　　　 　 D．impossible

17．A.run　　　　　　　　 B．walk　　　　　　　　

C．climb　　　　　　　　　 　 D．wander

18．A.took　　　　　　　 B．held　　　　　　　　

C．carried　　　　　　　　 　 D．brought

19．A.crying　　　　　　 B．shouting　　　　　　

C．calling　　　　　　　 D．laughing

20．A.when　　　　　　　 B．before　　　　　　　

C．while　　　　　　　　　 D．until

Education for Exceptional Children

　 Exceptional children are different in some ways from others of the same age. For these children to 　31 their full adult potential, their 　32 must suit those differences.

　 Although we focus on the needs of exceptional children, we 　33 ourselves describing their environment as well. While the leading actor on the stage 　34 our attention, we also see the importance of the 　35 players and the scenery of the 　36 itself. Both the family and the society in which exceptional children live are often the 　37 to their growth and development. And it is in the public schools that we find the full 　38 of society’s understanding—the knowledge, hopes, and fears that are 　39 to the next generation.

　 Education in any society is a 　40 of the society. We can see in it the strengths, the weaknesses, the hopes, the prejudices, and the 41 values of the culture itself. The great 42 in exceptional children shown in public education over the past thirty years 　43 the strong feeling in our society that all 　44 , whatever their special conditions, have a right to get the chance to fully develop their abilities.

　 “All man are created equal.” We’ve 　 45 　 it many times, but it still has an important meaning for education in a democratic society. 　46 the phrase was used by this country’s founders to express equality before the 　47 , it has also been explained to mean equality of education. That 　48 educational chance for all children—the right of each child to 49 help in learning to the limit of his or her ability, whether that ability is small or great. Recent 50 decisions have made certain of the right of children—disabled or not—to a suitable education, and have ordered that public schools take the necessary steps to provide that education.

31. A. see　　　　　 　　 B. develop　　　　 　 C. come　　　 D. expand

32. A. education　　 　　 B. potential　　　　 C. school　　　 D. family

33. A. feel　　　　　 　　 B. find　　　　　　 　 C. leave　　　　 D. prevent

34. A. pays　　　　 　　 B. loses　　　　　　 C. draws　　　 D. sees

35. A. male　　　　　 　 B. female　　　　　 C. supporting　　 　　　 D. performing

36. A. play　　　　　 　 B. director　　　　　 C. theater　　　 　　　 D. actor

37. A. place　　　　 　 B. fact　　　　　　 C. condition　　 　　　 D. key

38. A. system　　　 　　 B. equipment　　　 　 C. expression　 D. support

39. A. shown　　　　 　 B. passed　　　　　 C. taken 　　　　　　　 D. changed

40. A. tool　　　　　 　　 B. way　　　　　　 C. science　　　 D. mirror

41. A. central　　　 　　 B. extra　　　　　　 C. special　　　 D. ordinary

42. A. interest　　　 　　 B. joy　　　　　　 C. surprise　　　 　　　 D. disappointment

43. A. damages　　　 　　 B. exists　　　　　　 　　　 C. shows　　　 D. lacks

44. A. kids　　　　　 　 B. adults　　　　　 C. teachers　　 D. citizens

45. A. spoken　　　 　　 B. heard　　　　　 C. known　　　 　　　 D. discussed

46. A. When　　　　 　 B. Although　　　　 C. If　　　　　 　　　 D. Because

47. A. society　　　 　　 B. leader　　　　　 C. law　　　　 D. money

48. A. means　　　　 　 B. needs　　　　　 C. damages　　 D. changes

49. A. refuse　　　　 　　 B. offer　　　　　　 C. give　　　　 D. receive

50. A. school　　　　 B. court　　　　　　 C. society　　　 　　　 D. office