I was required to read one of Bernie Siegel’s books in college and was hooked on his positivity from that moment on. The stories of his unconventional _____ and the exceptional patients he wrote about were so _____to me and had such a big _____ on how I saw life from then on. Who knew that so many years later I would look to Dr. Bernie and his CDs again to _____ my own cancer experience?
I’m an ambitious _____, and when I started going through chemo (化疗) , even though I’m a very _____ person, I lost my drive to write. I was just too tired and not in the _____ . One day, while waiting to go in for ____, I had one of Dr. Bernie’s books in my hand. Another patient _____what I was reading and struck up a conversation with me ____ he had one of his books with him as well. It ____that among other things, he was an eighty-year-old writer. He was____ a published author, and he was currently ____ on a new book.
We would see each other at various times and ____ friends. Sometimes he wore a duck hat, and I would tell myself, he was definitely a(n) ____of Dr. Bernie. He really put a ___on my face. He unfortunately ____ last year due to his cancer, ___he left a deep impression on me and gave me the ___to pick up my pen again. I ___ to myself, “If he can do it, then so can I.”
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Nick was not the kind of boy I had expected to spend my summer with. I was hoping to have a 36 this summer before my busy senior year, but my mother asked me to do her a 37. One of her colleagues needed a full-time 38 . “You planned to volunteer at the local hospital, why not volunteer to 39 to Nick instead?” Then she told me that this six-year-old boy was not a 40 child.
Nick was a lovely little boy who suffered from many disorders. Normal day-care centres would not 41 him. As a baby, he had serious ear infections which left him with equilibrium（平衡）problems.He couldn’t 42 or run properly. I was 43 if I was to take the job when my mother 44 , “Don’t you want to be a nurse in the future? I doubt if you even have the 45 .”
Then I told her I was 46 for the job.
The day started at 7:00 a.m. Nick was my wake-up call! With so much energy and very little 47 , he was quite a mix.
At the park, when he saw all the other children play on the jungle gym and swings, the boy’s face 48 up—How he wished he belonged to the group of his age! You would think it would be 49 to get a child to go down a slide. Believe me, it wasn’t! It took him a lot of time. But with patience and support. Nick took one step up the slide each day. We worked together to face his 50 and gradually he got closer to taking the slide of his life.
Halfway through the summer, he 51 it to the top of the slide. With my arms holding him tightly, we flew down the slide! I waited for his 52 . After realizing that he was safe and sound, he gave me a big 53 and asked, “May I go down again alone?”
I had never been happier in my life when I saw this little child climb the ladder and enjoy what other children 54 for granted.
This 55 child taught me that being a nurse means respect, kindness and patience.
A．relaxation B．course C．project D．grade
A．service B．business C．favour D．trade
A．waitress B．nurse C．guard D．guide
A．protect B．assist C．comfort D．attend
A．naughty B．normal C．clever D．happy
A．admit B．receive C．adopt D．accept
A．walk B．play C．stand D．speak
A．wondering B．hesitating C．questioning D．doubting
A．suggested B．argued C．commented D．challenged
A．energy B．faith C．courage D．time
A．ready B．sorry C．grateful D．eager
A．awareness B．knowledge C．balance D．control
A．delighted B．cheered C．shut D．lit
A．demanding B．interesting C．simple D．flexible
A．worries B．fears C．chances D．situations
A．made B．got C．managed D．climbed
A．laughter B．answer C．reaction D．greeting
A．clap B．kiss C．welcome D．surprise
A．play B．do C．enjoy D．take
A．special B．smart C．lucky D．miserable
A long time ago, there was an emperor(皇帝). One day he told his horseman that if he could ride on his horse and 26 as much land area as he liked, he would give him the area of land he had covered. 27 enough, the horseman quickly jumped onto his horse and 28 as fast as possible to cover as much land area as he could. He 29 riding and riding, whipping the horse to go as fast as possible. Even when he was 30 or tired, he did not stop 31 he wanted to cover as much area as possible. When he at last covered a large amount of land, he was exhausted and was32 . Then he asked himself, “Why did I33 myself so hard to cover so much land area? Now I am dying and I only 34 a very small area to 35 myself.”
The above story is 36 to the journey of our 37 . We push ourselves very hard every day to make more 38 , to gain power or recognition. We neglect(疏忽，忘记) our 39 , time with our family and to appreciate(欣赏) the surrounding 40 and the things we love to do. One day 41 we look back, we will 42 that we don’t really need that much, 43 then we cannot turn back time for what we have 44 .
Life is not about making money. Life is definitely(肯定地) not about work! Work is only 45 to keep us living so as to enjoy the beauty and pleasures of life.
A．use B．cover C．work D．get
A．Good B．Strange C．Sure D．Interesting
A．rode B．ran C．expanded D．struggled
A．kept on B．asked for C．gave up D．succeeded in
A．sad B．excited C．confused D．hungry
A．but B．so C．because D．if
A．sleeping B．arguing C．dying D．smiling
A．push B．make C．destroy D．prove
A．need B．have C．find D．show
A．live B．bury C．support D．sleep
A．useful B．certain C．similar D．special
A．future B．past C．history D．life
A．friends B．progress C．discoveries D．money
A．health B．career C．honor D．freedom
A．things B．condition C．people D．beauty
A．before B．when C．unless D．since
A．realize B．regret C．apologize D．explain
A．or B．until C．however D．but
A．saved B．missed C．reduced D．won
A．possible B．probable C．necessary D．suitable
Benin is one of the smallest African states. It lies in West Africa on the Gulf (海湾) of Guinea, to the south of Burkina Faso and Niger, between Togo on the west and Nigeria on the east.
Benin used to be called Dahomey and was controlled and ruled by France from 1893 to 1960, when it became independent. In 1963 the army general Soglo overthrew (推翻) the first president Maga. Soglo set up an army government and called himself head of state in 1965, but was overthrown and replaced by a civilian (非军人) government in 1967. In December 1969 Benin had another change of power with the army again taking over. In May 1970, Maga and two other men set up a new government, with each of them acting as president in turn for two years. However, half a year after Maga turned over power to the second man Ahomadegbe, the three-man government was overthrown by the army once more and General Kerekou became president. In November 1975 Kerekou changed the name of the nation from Dahomey to Benin, Benin being the name of a 17th century kingdom covering the same place. Kerekou also announced that Benin would be a People’s Republic based on Marxism-Leninism.
Which of the following maps shows rightly the positions of Benin and its neighbouring countries? 
Bn="Benin;"
Tg="Togo;"
Nr="Niger;"
BF="Burkina" Faso;
Na="Nigeria;"
GG="Gulf" of Guinea
For how long was Benin an independent state before it became a People’s Republic?
A．30 years. B．25 years. C．20 years. D．15 years.
A．Ma, So, Ma, Ke, Ah B．So, Ma, Ah, Ma, Ke C．Ma, So, Ma, Ah, Ke D．So, Ma, Ke, Ma, Ah
A．Benin was its oldest name. The name Dahomey was used later, but has been replaced by Benin again. B．Dahomey was its oldest name, but it has been replaced by Benin. C．Dahomey was its oldest name. The name Benin was used later, but has been replaced by Dahomey again. D．Benin was its oldest name, but it has been replaced by Dahomey.
After 21 years of marriage, I discovered a new way of keeping the spark (火花) of love alive. I started to go out with another woman. It was really my wife’s 26 .
The other woman that my 27 wanted me to visit was my mother, who has been a widow (寡妇) for 19 years, but the 28 of my work and my three children had made it possible to visit her only 29 . That night I called to invite her to go out for 30 and a movie. “What’s wrong, are you 31 ?” she asked. My mother is the type of woman who 32 that a late night call or a surprise invitation is a sign of bad news. “I thought that it would be 33 to pass some time with you,” I responded. “Just the 34 of us.” She thought about it for a moment, then said, “I would like that very much.”
We went to a restaurant that, although not elegant, was very nice and 35 . My mother took my arm 36 she were the First Lady. During the dinner we had an agreeable 37 — nothing extraordinary — but 38 recent events of each other’s life. We talked so much that we 39 the movie. As we arrived at her house later, she said, “I’ll 40 with you again, but only if you let me invite you.” I agreed. “How was your dinner 41 ?” asked my wife when I got home. “Very nice. Much more so than I could have imagined,” I answered.
A few days later my mother 42a massive heart attack. It happened so suddenly that I didn’t have a chance to do 43 for her. At that moment I 44 the importance of saying in time “I LOVE YOU” and giving our loved ones the time that they 45 .
A．thought B．belief C．idea D．opinion
A．father B．children C．mother D．wife
A．demands B．pleasures C．anxieties D．commands
A．unusually B．frequently C．occasionally D．immediately
A．dinner B．a walk C．some fresh air D．a while
A．well B．good C．safe D．bad
A．guesses B．imagines C．supposes D．suspects
A．necessary B．pleasant C．proper D．possible
A．two B．three C．four D．five
A．cheap B．comfortable C．cool D．tasty
A．in case B．now that C．as if D．so that
A．trouble B．conversation C．silence D．experiment
A．catching up on B．finding out C．making sure D．working out
A．missed B．enjoyed C．remembered D．watched
A．eat out B．go out C．run out D．keep out
A．party B．dance C．hour D．date
A．heard of B．suffered from C．died of D．recovered from
A．nothing B．anything C．something D．everything
A．accepted B．doubted C．considered D．understood
A．win B．deserve C．spend D．waste
I have always been an independent person, but I have come to know that being independent does not mean refusing help. I may still be 16 with asking for help, but I try to accept. Furthermore, I will even 17 help and when my offers are refused, I am 18 willing to walk away. And all these changes came from a disaster on an island.
Sometimes a person’s independence is a 19 of pride, daring, stubbornness and luck. I used to be too 20 since I was little. I was once a traveler who never asked for 21 , choosing instead to struggle with maps and signs until I found my way.
Then one day on the island of Koh Phangan, in Thailand, everything 22 . I was swimming in the ocean with Sean, my fiancé, when he was 23 by a box jellyfish(箱型水母). He 24 within three minutes, 25 years old. Yet when onlookers and travelers asked if I wanted 25 , stubborn pride and force of habit 26 me accepting. But two young Israeli women stayed. 27 my protest(反对), they were with me even when the police tried to cover up the 28 of Sean’s death. It was listed as drunk drowning to avoid hurting the 29 industry. The Israeli women 30 have walked away. 31 , without even telling me, they 32 their schedule rather than leave me behind.
33 I didn’t realize it at that time, I would not have 34 the disaster without these great women. Actually, the person who needs help the most is usually the last person to ask for it. I have learned 35 is better than refusing because it not only helps you walk out of trouble, but also helps you know the real meaning of life.
A．struggling B．dealing C．confused D．satisfied
A．offer B．accept C．seek D．desire
A．occasionally B．frequently C．usually D．seldom
A．range B．symbol C．way D．mix
A．money B．equipment C．directions D．suggestions
A．happened B．messed C．changed D．disappeared
A．attacked B．caught C．followed D．impressed
A．sunk B．died C．failed D．recovered
A．company B．advice C．comfort D．evidence
A．kept B．prevented C．denied D．suggested
A．In spite of B．In case of C．In terms of D．As a result
A．proof B．news C．fact D．cause
A．medicine B．entertainment C．fishing D．tourism
A．could B．need C．should D．must
A．Therefore B．Otherwise C．Instead D．Besides
A．delayed B．made C．considered D．threw
A．When B．While C．Because D．If
A．survived B．experienced C．avoided D．suffered
A．refusing B．accepting C．giving D．begging