One day, some men came and cut down some of the familiar  3   at the side of one of the paths which she  4  . When she reached that place that evening, she did not feel the trees with her stick, so she was in  5  .

She waited for a while and listened, but did not  6   any other people, so she went for a kilometer or two. And then she heard   7   beneath her.

“Am I  8  ?I suppose so. ” she said,  “I must be on a  9  , and there must be a river under me. I’ve been told that there’s a river in this part of the country, but I don’t know its exact  10  . How am I going to get  11   to my house from here?”

All at once she heard a man’s friendly  12   near her. “Excuse me, can I help you?”

“How kind of you!” Mrs.  Hammond answered. “Yes, please. Some of the trees which I follow have been   13   today, and if I hadn’t been lucky enough to meet you, I don’t know   14   I’d have done. Can you please  15   me to get home?

“Certainly, ”the man answered. “Where do you live?”

Mrs. Hammond told him, and the man took her to her house. She told the man how  16  she was that she had met him. But the man said, “I want to  17  you. ”

Mrs. Hammond asked, “Whatever for?”

“Well, ” the man said quietly,  “I was balanced on the edge of that bridge for ages in the   18  , because I was trying to make up my mind to  19  myself into the river and drown myself.   20  I’m not going to do it now. ”

1. A. game　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. exercise　　　　　　　　　　　　   C. sport　　　　　　　　　　    D. training

2. A. how　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. where　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. what　　　　　　　　　　    D. that

3. A. grass　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. bushes　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   C. trees　　　　　　　　　　    D. plants

4. A. followed　　　　　　　　　　  B. led　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  C. walked　　　　　　　　　　 D. headed

5. A. need　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. danger　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. dark　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. difficulty

6. A. see　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. find　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. meet　　　　　　　　　　    D. hear

7. A. noise　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. water　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  C. boat　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. train

8. A. lost　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. all right　　　　　　    

;　　　　    C. wrong 　　　　　　　　　　 D. alone

9. A. boat　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. plane　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   C. bridge　　　　　　　　　　  D. highway

10. A. size　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. length　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  C. position　　　　　　　　    D. name

11. A. far　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. near　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    C. away　　　　　　　　　　   D. back

12. A. touch　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. voice　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   C. sound　　　　　　　　　　  D. noise

13. A. lost　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. destroyed　　　　　　　　　　    C. removed　　　　　　　　   D. planted

14. A. how　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. what　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   C. why　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. which

15. A. tell　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. direct　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  C. help　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. get

16. A. pleased　　　　　　　　　　  B. proud　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  C. worried　　　　　　　　    D. wonderful

17. A. help　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. know　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  C. thank　　　　　　　　　　   D. meet

18. A. worry　　　　　　　　　　    B. sorry　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   C. hurry　　　　　　　　　　   D. dark

19. A. put　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. throw　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  C. jump　　　　　　　　　　    D. take

20. A. And　　　　　　　　　　　　   B.Yet　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   C.But　　　　　　　　　　　　   D.So

Mrs. Hammond was old and blind, but she was determined to do everything for herself. She even used to go for walks by herself once a day for   1  , and found her way by touching things with her white stick. She learned  2   everything was, so she never lost her way.

One day, some men came and cut down some of the familiar  3   at the side of one of the paths which she  4  . When she reached that place that evening, she did not feel the trees with her stick, so she was in  5  .

She waited for a while and listened, but did not  6   any other people, so she went for a kilometer or two. And then she heard   7   beneath her.

“Am I  8  ?I suppose so. ” she said,  “I must be on a  9  , and there must be a river under me. I’ve been told that there’s a river in this part of the country, but I don’t know its exact  10  . How am I going to get  11   to my house from here?”

All at once she heard a man’s friendly  12   near her. “Excuse me, can I help you?”

“How kind of you!” Mrs.  Hammond answered. “Yes, please. Some of the trees which I follow have been   13   today, and if I hadn’t been lucky enough to meet you, I don’t know   14   I’d have done. Can you please  15   me to get home?

“Certainly, ”the man answered. “Where do you live?”

Mrs. Hammond told him, and the man took her to her house. She told the man how  16  she was that she had met him. But the man said, “I want to  17  you. ”

Mrs. Hammond asked, “Whatever for?”

“Well, ” the man said quietly,  “I was balanced on the edge of that bridge for ages in the   18  , because I was trying to make up my mind to  19  myself into the river and drown myself.   20  I’m not going to do it now. ”

1. A. game　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. exercise　　　　　　　　　　　　   C. sport　　　　　　　　　　    D. training

2. A. how　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. where　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. what　　　　　　　　　　    D. that

3. A. grass　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. bushes　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   C. trees　　　　　　　　　　    D. plants

4. A. followed　　　　　　　　　　  B. led　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  C. walked　　　　　　　　　　 D. headed

5. A. need　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. danger　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. dark　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. difficulty

6. A. see　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. find　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. meet　　　　　　　　　　    D. hear

7. A. noise　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. water　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  C. boat　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. train

8. A. lost　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. all right　　　　　　　　　　　　    C. wrong 　　　　　　　　　　 D. alone

9. A. boat　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. plane　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   C. bridge　　　　　　　　　　  D. highway

10. A. size　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. length　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  C. position　　　　　　　　    D. name

11. A. far　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. near　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    C. away　　　　　　　　　　   D. back

12. A. touch　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. voice　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   C. sound　　　　　　　　　　  D. noise

13. A. lost　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. destroyed　　　　　　　　　　    C. removed　　　　　　　　   D. planted

14. A. how　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. what　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   C. why　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. which

15. A. tell　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. direct　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  C. help　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. get

16. A. pleased　　　　　　　　　　  B. proud　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  C. worried　　　　　　　　    D. wonderful

17. A. help　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. know　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  C. thank　　　　　　　　　　   D. meet

18. A. worry　　　　　　　　　　    B. sorry　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   C. hurry　　　　　　　　　　   D. dark

19. A. put　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. throw　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  C. jump　　　　　　　　　　    D. take

20. A. And　　　　　　　　　　　　   B.Yet　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   C.But　　　　　　　　　　　　   D.So

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　　If you cough occasionally, you may just be suffering from a common cold. __1__ if you have a rising fever with your __2__, or you have difficulty in breathing, you had better __3__ a doctor or call the emergency hotline (64629100 or 64629112)as soon as possible, __4__ these could be symptoms（症状）of SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome).

　　If you want to __5__ extra precautions（预防）and buy a filter mask, go to your local drug store. Your Chinese friends may __6__ you to take Banlangen, a traditional Chinese medicine widely __7__ in China to activate the immune（免疫的）system, or fumigate vinegar in your house to __8__ viruses（病毒）in the__9__, but“these measures are of no use in__10__the disease, ”said Dr. Qi Xiaoqiu, Director General of the Department of Diseases Control, Ministry of Health.

　　If you have __11__ returned from Hong Kong or areas __12__ SARS has been active, go to your doctor and __13__ him or her of your recent trip. If you develop symptoms __14__ your trip, stop traveling until fully __15__. If you pass 12 days symptom-free after coming back from these areas, you __16__ set your mind at ease（无忧无虑的）.

　　The following are some preventive measures you can take __17__ by experts from the Chinese Center for Diseases Control and Prevention:

　　●Wash hands with running water after sneezing, coughing or clearing your nose;

　　●Use a clean towel or tissue after washing hands;

　　●Do not share towels with __18__;

　　●Keep a healthy diet, add or __19__ clothes according to changes of the weather and exercise regularly and get plenty of sleep;

　　●Relieve stress and do not smoke so as to __20__ your body's resistance to diseases;

　　●Reduce visits to crowded places with poor ventilation.

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　　If you cough occasionally, you may just be suffering from a common cold. __1__ if you have a rising fever with your __2__, or you have difficulty in breathing, you had better __3__ a doctor or call the emergency hotline (64629100 or 64629112)as soon as possible, __4__ these could be symptoms（症状）of SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome).

　　If you want to __5__ extra precautions（预防）and buy a filter mask, go to your local drug store. Your Chinese friends may __6__ you to take Banlangen, a traditional Chinese medicine widely __7__ in China to activate the immune（免疫的）system, or fumigate vinegar in your house to __8__ viruses（病毒）in the__9__, but“these measures are of no use in__10__the disease, ”said Dr. Qi Xiaoqiu, Director General of the Department of Diseases Control, Ministry of Health.

　　If you have __11__ returned from Hong Kong or areas __12__ SARS has been active, go to your doctor and __13__ him or her of your recent trip. If you develop symptoms __14__ your trip, stop traveling until fully __15__. If you pass 12 days symptom-free after coming back from these areas, you __16__ set your mind at ease（无忧无虑的）.

　　The following are some preventive measures you can take __17__ by experts from the Chinese Center for Diseases Control and Prevention:

　　●Wash hands with running water after sneezing, coughing or clearing your nose;

　　●Use a clean towel or tissue after washing hands;

　　●Do not share towels with __18__;

　　●Keep a healthy diet, add or __19__ clothes according to changes of the weather and exercise regularly and get plenty of sleep;

　　●Relieve stress and do not smoke so as to __20__ your body's resistance to diseases;

　　●Reduce visits to crowded places with poor ventilation.

阅读下面短文, 掌握其大意, 然后从1￣25各题所给的四个选项中, 选出一个最　　 佳答案。

    On the night of the play, Jack was at the theatre early and he was already dressed in a policeman's clothes long 1 the end of the first scene. He certainly looked the part all right, he thought as he 2 himself in the mirror. He 3 thought of going out into the street to　　 see 4 he could pass as 5 out there. Just for 6 , of course.

    Then he suddenly felt nervous. After all, it was his first time to 7 a part in a play. 8 could he face all those people 9 the play? He put his head in his hands and tried to 10 his lines (台词), but nothing 11 to his mind. A knock on the door made him look 12 . He was to go on　　 stage (舞台) in the second scene. "Have I 13 my part and ruined (破坏)　　 the play for everybody?" he thought to himself. But 　　 14 was only the manager. She 15 how nervous he was and 　　 16 he should stand near the stage 17 he could watch and follow the play. It was a 18 of getting rid of his nervousness. She was right. It seemed to 19. In fact the more he watched the play the 　　 20 the felt himself part of it .

    At last the 21 came for him to appear on the stage. But suddenly the manager came to him again, 22 worried as she placed a hand on his　　 arm to 23 him back. "Has anything gone 24?" Jack asked. "I'm afraid　　 you're going to be 25 ," she said. "They've jumped three pages of the　　 play and have missed your part out completely."