The Girl with the Cut - out Face

When I was a child, I often looked through a family album. I remember asking my mother why there was a   36   cut out of a photo of a little girl. But it was   37   that my mother did not want to talk about it.

  38   I looked at the album I saw that cut - out face and   39   about it. I figured there was something   40   . When I was grown up and had almost   41   about the photo, my mother must have realized I should know her   42   . She sat me down one day and said, “That cat - up photo is   43   your Aunt Anna. She has schizophrenia（精神分裂症）.”

But why did my mother never   44   this before? I still didn’t understand. “Because people are… were…   45   of having mental illness in the family” was the   46   . But I wanted to meet Aunt Anna, and I   47  .

My mother and I traveled to the house   48    Anna lived with an Italian family. Anna looked like a question mark on legs,   49   she had lovely, clear eyes and a gentle manner. I could see the   50   to my mother. “So nice to meet you,” she said to me. “Do you have a trunk （象鼻；行李箱）？”

Did she think that I was an elephant? No, she wanted to run   51   and hide in the trunk of my car. The family that   52   her said that she always wanted to   53  .

The last time I saw Anna she was placed in a smaller old - age facility in Brooklyn.

  54   Aunt Anna, I’m not the least bit ashamed of you. I’m   55   about you now for many to see, with your sweet young face showing under a pretty bow.

And you finally found that escape you were seeking.

1.A. space         B. picture          C. face             D. corner

2.A. easy          B. necessary        C. simple           D. clear

3.A. At once       B. Every time       C. On purpose       D. Of course       

4.A. wondered      B. recognized       C. proved           D. learned

5.A. wrong         B. serious          C. difficult        D. strange

6. A. forgotten    B. remembered       C. found            D. lost

7.A. thought       B. mind             C. secret           D. reason

8.A. for           B. of               C. about            D. on

9.A. follow        B. discover         C. stop             D. mention

10.A. proud        B. tired            C. ashamed          D. fond

11.A. question     B. answer           C. voice            D. fact

12.A. had          B. did              C. would            D. dared

13.A. where        B. when             C. how              D. why

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

15.A. difference   B. possibility      C. chance           D. resemblance

16.A. upstairs     B. forward          C. outside          D. back

17.A. housed       B. supported        C. offered          D. accepted

18.A. run          B. escape           C. hide             D. die

19.A. Therefore    B. Otherwise        C. However          D. Anyway

20.A. telling   B. writing  C. finding  D. complaining

The Girl with the Cut - out Face
When I was a child, I often looked through a family album. I remember asking my mother why there was a   36  cut out of a photo of a little girl. But it was   37  that my mother did not want to talk about it.
  38  I looked at the album I saw that cut - out face and   39  about it. I figured there was something   40  . When I was grown up and had almost   41  about the photo, my mother must have realized I should know her   42  . She sat me down one day and said, “That cat - up photo is   43  your Aunt Anna. She has schizophrenia（精神分裂症）.”
But why did my mother never   44  this before? I still didn’t understand. “Because people are… were…  45  of having mental illness in the family” was the   46  . But I wanted to meet Aunt Anna, and I   47 .
My mother and I traveled to the house   48   Anna lived with an Italian family. Anna looked like a question mark on legs,   49  she had lovely, clear eyes and a gentle manner. I could see the   50  to my mother. “So nice to meet you,” she said to me. “Do you have a trunk （象鼻；行李箱）？”
Did she think that I was an elephant? No, she wanted to run   51  and hide in the trunk of my car. The family that   52  her said that she always wanted to   53 .
The last time I saw Anna she was placed in a smaller old - age facility in Brooklyn.
  54  Aunt Anna, I’m not the least bit ashamed of you. I’m   55  about you now for many to see, with your sweet young face showing under a pretty bow.
And you finally found that escape you were seeking.

The Girl with the Cut - out Face
When I was a child, I often looked through a family album. I remember asking my mother why there was a1cut out of a photo of a little girl. But it was2that my mother did not want to talk about it.
3I looked at the album I saw that cut - out face and4about it. I figured there was something5. When I was grown up and had almost6about the photo, my mother must have realized I should know her7. She sat me down one day and said, “That cat - up photo is8your Aunt Anna. She has schizophrenia(精神分裂症).”
But why did my mother never9this before? I still didn’t understand. “Because people are… were…10of having mental illness in the family” was the11. But I wanted to meet Aunt Anna, and I12.
My mother and I traveled to the house13Anna lived with an Italian family. Anna looked like a question mark on legs,14she had lovely, clear eyes and a gentle manner. I could see the15to my mother. “So nice to meet you,” she said to me. “Do you have a trunk (象鼻；行李箱)？”
Did she think that I was an elephant? No, she wanted to run16and hide in the trunk of my car. The family that17her said that she always wanted to18.
The last time I saw Anna she was placed in a smaller old - age facility in Brooklyn.
19Aunt Anna, I’m not the least bit ashamed of you. I’m20about you now for many to see, with your sweet young face showing under a pretty bow.
And you finally found that escape you were seeking.

1. 1.
   1. A.
      space
   2. B.
      picture
   3. C.
      face
   4. D.
      corner
2. 2.
   1. A.
      easy
   2. B.
      necessary
   3. C.
      simple
   4. D.
      clear
3. 3.
   1. A.
      At once
   2. B.
      Every time
   3. C.
      On purpose
   4. D.
      Of course
4. 4.
   1. A.
      wondered
   2. B.
      recognized
   3. C.
      proved
   4. D.
      learned
5. 5.
   1. A.
      wrong
   2. B.
      serious
   3. C.
      difficult
   4. D.
      strange
6. 6.
   1. A.
      forgotten
   2. B.
      remembered
   3. C.
      found
   4. D.
      lost
7. 7.
   1. A.
      thought
   2. B.
      mind
   3. C.
      secret
   4. D.
      reason
8. 8.
   1. A.
      for
   2. B.
      of
   3. C.
      about
   4. D.
      on
9. 9.
   1. A.
      follow
   2. B.
      discover
   3. C.
      stop
   4. D.
      mention
10. 10.
    1. A.
       proud
    2. B.
       tired
    3. C.
       ashamed
    4. D.
       fond
11. 11.
    1. A.
       question
    2. B.
       answer
    3. C.
       voice
    4. D.
       fact
12. 12.
    1. A.
       had
    2. B.
       did
    3. C.
       would
    4. D.
       dared
13. 13.
    1. A.
       where
    2. B.
       when
    3. C.
       how
    4. D.
       why
14. 14.
    1. A.
       so
    2. B.
       and
    3. C.
       but
    4. D.
       or
15. 15.
    1. A.
       difference
    2. B.
       possibility
    3. C.
       chance
    4. D.
       resemblance
16. 16.
    1. A.
       upstairs
    2. B.
       forward
    3. C.
       outside
    4. D.
       back
17. 17.
    1. A.
       housed
    2. B.
       supported
    3. C.
       offered
    4. D.
       accepted
18. 18.
    1. A.
       run
    2. B.
       escape
    3. C.
       hide
    4. D.
       die
19. 19.
    1. A.
       Therefore
    2. B.
       Otherwise
    3. C.
       However
    4. D.
       Anyway
20. 20.
    1. A.
       telling
    2. B.
       writing
    3. C.
       finding
    4. D.
       complaining

    Many years ago, my dad was diagnosed with a terminal(末期的) heart condition. He was put on permanent disability and was unable to work at a steady job. He would be fine for quite a while, but would then fall suddenly ill and have to be admitted to the hospital.

He wanted to do something to keep himself busy, so he decided to volunteer at the local children hospital. My dad loved kids. It was the perfect job for him. He ended up working with the terminally and critically ill children. He would talk to them and play with them and do arts and crafts with them. Sometimes, he would lose one of his kids. In certain instances, he would tell the grieving parents of these children that he would soon be with their child in heaven and that he would take care of them until they got there. He would also ask the parent if there was a message they would like to send with him for their child.

My dad’s assurances seemed to help parents with their grieving. One of his kids was a girl who had been admitted with a rare disease that paralyzed her from the neck down. I don‘t know the name of the disease or what the prognosis usually is, but I do know that it was very sad for a girl around eight or nine years old. She couldn‘t do anything, and she was very depressed. My dad decided to try to help her. He started visiting her in her room, bringing paints, brushes and paper. He stood the paper up against a backing, put the paintbrush in his mouth and began to paint. He didn’t use his hands at all. Only his head would move. He would visit her whenever he could and paint for her. All the while he would tell her, see, you can do anything you set your mind to.

Eventually, she began to paint using her mouth, and she and my dad became friends. Soon after, the little girl was discharged because the doctors felt there was nothing else they could do for her. My dad also left the children hospital for a little while because he became ill. Sometime later after my dad had recovered and returned to work, he was at the volunteer counter in the lobby of the hospital. He noticed the front doors open. In came the little girl who had been paralyzed, only this time she was walking. She ran straight over to my dad and hugged him really tight. She gave my dad a picture she had done using her hands. At the bottom it read, thank you for helping me walk.

My dad – who died just a few months after the little girl gave him the picture---loved every single child in that hospital.

1．Why did my dad volunteered at the local children hospital?

  A．Because he would fall suddenly ill and have to be admitted to the hospital.

  B．Because he loved kids so that he could recover soon.

  C．Because he could ignore his disease when he was busy together with the sick children.

D．Because he loved working with the terminally and critically ill children.

2．What does the underlined word “paralyzed” in paragraph 3 mean?

      A．prevented         B．disabled            C．depressed          D．caused

3．The purpose of writing this passage for the writer is to tell us      .

  A．since you’re got a terminal disease, you should love others

  B．sometimes we should care about the patients who have serious disease

  C．if you love others, then others will love you as well

       D．sometimes love is more powerful than doctors