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For a few years, I have been wearing a ring on my right hand. It"s not always the__1__ring, but it"s
always a ring that has__2__on it so that when I look at it, I"m__3__or reminded of something important. I
have made a__4__of buying rings like this whenever I see one in a store. Sometimes I give them away as
__5__to someone like Jennie.
I first met Jennie in the __6__waiting room and we had talked several times. One night I sat down
beside her and __7__how her son was doing because I knew that he was in very__8__condition. She told me that she didn"t know what to do any more because it seemed none of the__9__from the doctors was
good. They weren"t at all sure her son was going to __10__the accident that had hurt him so badly. With
__11__in her eyes she said, "They"re __12__my hope."
I knew then that it was__13__just a coincidence that I was wearing the ring that I had on that day. As
she__14__to talk, I __15__slipped the ring off my finger and placed it in Jennie"s hand. I told her to wear
it to remember that God loved her and He would be with her__16__all of this.__17__Jennie looked down
at the ring, she got excited and then held it tightly,__18__the word written on the ring was "HOPE".
The last day I was at the hospital, I saw Jennie in the distance as I got on the lift. She __19__and held
up the hand with the ring on it as she called out to me saying, "Look, I __20__have Hope!"
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The child in the hospital bed was just waking up after having a throat(喉咙)operation. His throat 1 , and he was afraid. However, the young nurse 2 by his bed smiled so 3 that the little boy smiled back. He 4 to be afraid. The young nurse was May Paxton 5 she was deaf(聋的).May Paxton graduated 6 the Missouri School for the Deaf near the year 1909. Three years 7 she went to see Dr. Richardson about 8 a nurse. Dr. Richardson was one of the founders of Mercy Hospital of Kansas City. 9 had never heard of a deaf nurse. She told May that her 10 would be very low and that the work would be 11 . However, May said that hard work did not frighten her. Dr. Richardson was 12 her, and accepted May as a student nurse. Dr. Richardson never 13 her decision. 14 , she was so pleased with May"s work that she later accepted two other deaf women as student nurses. The 15 was Miss Marian Finch, who was hard of 16 . The second was Miss Lillie Bessie. These three were 17 "the silent angles (天使)of Mercy Hospital" during the 18 they worked there. Dr. Richardson often 19 her faith in the girls" ability to learn nursing. She wrote to May. "For three years, you have been with us… It is wonderful to me that no man, 20 or child ever, to my knowledge, made a complaint(投诉)against you… | ||||||
( )1.A.cut ( )2.A.standing ( )3.A.shyly ( )4.A.continued ( )5.A.for ( )6.A.as ( )7.A.later ( )8.A.seeking ( )9.A.You ( )10.A.money ( )11.A.easy ( )12.A.angry with ( )13.A.regretted ( )14.A.In fact ( )15.A.one ( )16.A.reading ( )17.A.offered ( )18.A.year ( )19.A.spoke of ( )20.A.person | B.hurt B.jumping B.sadly B.began B.so B.from B.before B.changing B.She B.check B.disappointing B.satisfied with B.thought of B.In a hurry B.others B.hearing B.chosen B.month B.said B.woman | C.wounded C.lying C.cheerfully C.stopped C.and C.with C.ago C.hiring C.We C.pay C.joyful C.sorry for C.liked C.In surprise C.first C.listening C.told C.time C.heard of C.boy | D.damaged D.crying D.weakly D.forgot D.but D.in D.then D.becoming D.He D.price D.difficult D.ashamed of D.believed D.In public D.other D.writing D.called D.term D.noticed D.girl | |||
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He was just 12 years old when he died. But he brought courage and hope to people around the world. Nkosi Johnson, who died last June, is remembered today as an AIDS fighter. This young boy challenged his government"s AIDS policies and united millions of South Africans in the fight against the disease. Johnson was the longest surviving person born HIV positive.(艾滋病病毒呈阳性) He survived with this deadly disease for 12 years before it claimed his life. At first, Johnson was expected to live for nine months when his foster mother (养母), Gail Johnson, took him in at the age of two. She now runs Nkosi Haven across town from her house in Melville. The Haven is home to 20 children living with HIV or AIDS, and 11 of their mothers. Johnson attracted the world"s attention and stole the hearts of thousands of people across the world at the 13th International AIDS Conference in Durban in July 2000. He stood in front of a large audience including South African President Thabo Mbeki. He told them that he wanted AZT, a drug used to treat AIDS patients, to be given HIV-positive pregnant women to prevent the disease being passed on to their unborn babies. He received a loud cheer at the end of his speech. Johnson"s speech was broadcast live across the world. With views beyond his age and even a sense of humor, Johnson soon became an international sign of the fight against AIDS and HIV. | ||||||
1. The underlined words "claimed his life" in Paragraph 3 mean _____. | ||||||
A. did harm to Johnson"s health B. helped Johnson to survive C. cause the death of Johnson D. made Johnson weak | ||||||
2. The AIDS child gave the speech in order to _____. | ||||||
A. steal the hearts of thousands of people B. be an AIDS fighter C. get more help from the world D. fight against the government | ||||||
3. From the passage we can infer that _____. | ||||||
A. the government"s AIDS policies have to be improved B. the government did nothing to help those with HIV positive C. the boy"s speech changed the government"s policies D. no other HIV positive patient lived longer than the boy | ||||||
4. The best title for this passage is "______". | ||||||
A. The Sad Story of an AIDS Child B. The Courage of an AIDS Child C. AIDS, a Deadly Disease D. A Hero in South Africa | ||||||
完形填空 My mother used to ask me what was the most important part of the body. Through the years I would __1__what I thought was the correct answer. When I was younger, I thought __2__was very important to us as humans, so I said, "My ears, Mommy". She said, "No. Many people are __3__. But you keep thinking about it and I will ask you again soon." Several years passed __4__she asked me again. Since making my first __5__, I had often thought of the correct answer. So this time I told her, "Mommy, sight is very important to everybody, so it must be our eyes." She looked at me and told me, "You are __6__fast, but the answer is not correct because there are many people who are blind." __7__the years, Mother asked me a couple more __8__and always her answer was, "No, but you are getting __9__every year, my child." Then last year, my Grandpa died. Everybody was crying when it was our __10__to say our final good-bye to Grandpa. Mom asked me, "Do you know the most important body part yet, my dear?" I was __11__when she asked me this now. I always thought this was a __12__between her and me. She saw the__13__on my face and told me, "This question is very important. It shows that you have really __14__your life." I saw her eyes well up with tears. She said, "My dear, the most important body part is your __15__." I asked, "Is it because it holds up your head?" She replied, "No, it is __16__on them a crying friend or loved one can rest their head. I only hope that you have enough __17__and friends that you will have a shoulder to cry __18__when you need it." Then and there I knew the most important body part is not a __19__one. It is sympathetic to the pain of __20__. | ||||||
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