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Everybody staying at a certain place long enough needs to know where the toilet is . When I first visited the Divinity School Library in Yale University, I tried to find the 1 with words familiar to me such as WC, Ladies, Bathroom and Washroom, etc.I used all the 2 I had about toilets ,but I could not find 3 . My common sense told me that there 4 be toilets in the library, so I 5 trying Finally ,I found a door on which was a single 6 :WOMEN. 7 it did not look at all like a toilet, I thought it must be one. And because I couldn't 8 any longer, I had to try it .As I 9 the door, I was sure I made a 10 ,so I came out immediately. 11 what I had entered was a room much 12 than my living room in Beijing , with a 13 lamp by a table on a beautiful green carpet. On one 14 of the room, there was a very comfortable brown sofa. 15 it there was a mirror on the wall up to the 16 .There were two 17 sofas, by the side of the table. In one corner was a clothes hanger and in another 18 was a big pot of green plants.It 19 a big sitting room in a hotel .There was no sign of a 20 .But it was the only 21 place a toilet could be. Then I remembered that there was another door in the room , so I went back in and opened the door. And there it was ! I found it 22 ! The toilet room was only half the size of the outer room.It had only two seats. Then ,another question came to me :since it was impossible for such a big library to have only one toilet ,I had to ask someone about toilets. A “Rest Room”is also a toilet.The “rest room “had only one seat ,and both women and men could use it by 23 the door from inside.

The term “rest room” is miles apart from the Chinese 24 of a toilet. Here at Yale, when I use a “women”, I feel myself a queen.And when using a “rest room”, I do have a 25 of rest, because it is clean and has a window with a beautiful view.

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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Don't Take the Fun Out of Youth Sports

　　When I joined a private football league a few years ago, the sport meant everything to me. My coach（教练）said that I had lots of potential（潜力）, and I became captain of my __1__. That was before all the fun was taken out of __2__.

　　At first, everyone on the team got __3__ playing time. Then the team moved up to the top division after winning all its games, and the __4__started. Some parents, who had paid the coach extra so their daughters could have __5__ one-on-one training, got angry when she didn't give them more playing time in our __6__. The coach was replaced.

　　The new coach, however, took all the fun out of the game: All we did during practice was __7__ I always wished to God that it would rain so we would not have the __8__. Of course, all teams run drills; they are __9__. But we ran so much that, afterwards, we had trouble __10__. Younger people shouldn't be doing exercises __11__ for 18-year-olds.

　　I was very thin __12__ I started football, but as a member of this team I wouldn't eat much, be-cause I was afraid of being too __13__ to run. I feared making mistakes, and the added pressure caused me to make more than my usual __14__.

　　Is all this pressure necessary? I __15__ up leaving the football team. Four other girls did the same, and two of them stopped playing football completely. That's __16__, because they had so much potential. They were just burned-out with all the pressure they __17__ from the coach or their parents.

　　I continued playing football at school and __18__ my love for it. I joined a private team coached by my school coach. When I started playing __19__ him, he told me I needed to relax because I looked nervous. After I __20__ down, I played better. When you enjoy something, it's a lot easier to do it well.