Joe lost his arms in an accident that killed his father. Since then, he has had to depend on the     1   of his younger sister Ella. In order to take care of him, Ella became his shadow, never leaving him     2    for years. Except for writing with his toes, he was completely unable to do anything in his life.

As they grew up together, they had their share of     3   and they would often quarrel. Then one day, Ella wanted to separate from Joe, living    4    own life. So Joe was heart-broken and didn't know what to do.

A     5    misfortune (不幸) struck Rosa, too. One night her mother, who suffered(受苦) from mental illness,     6    . So her father went out looking for her mother. She tried to cook meals for her parents, only to overturn the kerosene light on the stove, resulting in a fire which took her hands away.

Though her elder sister Susan showed her willingness to take care of her, Rosa decided to be    7    independent. And most of all she learned to do things on her own. Once she wrote the following in her composition: “I’m lucky. Though I lost my arms, I still have legs. Though my wings are broken, my heart can still     8  .”

　　One day，Joe and Rosa were both invited to a television interview program. Joe told the TV host about his     9    future at being left on his own, while Rosa was full of hope for her life. They both were asked to write something on a piece of paper with their toes. Joe wrote：My younger sister's arms are my arms;     10     Rosa wrote: Broken wings, flying heart.

They had both stood the same sufferings, but their different     11    determined(决定) the nature of their lives. It is true that life is unpredictable. How you deal with misfortune is the true test of your character. If you choose only to complain and run away from the suffering，it will always     12    you wherever you go. But if you decide to be strong, the hardship will turn out to be a fortune on which new hopes will arise.

1.                A．legs           B．arms           C．eyes D．hands

2.                A．sad            B．afraid          C．worried  D．alone

3.                A．questions       B．accidents       C．problems D．business

4.                A．his            B．her            C．my  D．their

5.                A．serious         B．sudden         C．terrible   D．similar

6.                A．returned       B．disappeared     C．seriously  D．immediately

7.                A．break          B．beat           C．fly   D．jump

8.                A．unfair          B．uncertain       C．unsafe   D．undoubted

9.                A．and            B．so             C．while D．or

10.               A．opinions        B．values          C．senses    D．attitudes

11.               A．follow          B．catch          C．disturb    D．hurt

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　　An angry woman sat in the station office. “The railway should pay me ＄12,”she said to Harry, the man who sold the ticket. “My ticket was for May 22nd, and there was (1) train from Jersey that night. My daughter and I had to (2) in a hotel. It (3) me ＄12.”

　　Harry was (4)　　. He remembered selling the woman a return ticket. (5) he checked the Jersey timetable for May 22nd, he knew she was right. However, had he made such a careless mistake? Wondering (6) to do, he smiled at the woman's child. “Did you have a nice (7) in Jersey?” he said to her.“Yes,” she answered shyly. “The seashore was lovely. And I can swim, too !”

　　“That's fine,” said Harry. “My little girl can't swim at all. Of course, she's only three...”

　　“I'm four,” the child said (8) .“I'll soon be four and a half.”

　　Harry turned to the mother. “I remember your ticket, madam,” he said. (9) you didn't buy one ticket (10) your daughter, did you?”

　　“Well,” the woman looked at her child, “I (11) she hasn't started school yet. She is only four.” “A four-year-old child (12) pay for a ticket, madam. A child's return ticket (13) Jersey costs ＄13.50. So (14) we pay your hotel hill, you will owe ＄ 1.50. The law is the law, since the mistake was mine...“ Saying (15) , the woman stood up, took the child's hand and left the station office.

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It’s never easy to admit（承认）you are in the wrong. We all 1 to know the art of apology（道歉）. Think how often you’ve done wrong. Then count how many 2 you’ve expressed clearly you were 3 . You can’t go to bed with an easy mind if you do 4 about it.
A doctor friend, Mr Lieb, told me about a man who came to him with different kinds of signs: headaches, heart trouble and insomnia（失眠症）. 5 some careful exams, Mr Lieb found nothing wrong with him and said, “If you don’t tell me what’s 6 you, I can’t help you”.
The man admitted he was cheating（骗取） his brother of his inheritance（遗产）. Then and there the clever doctor 7 the man write to his brother and 8 his money. As soon as the letter was put into the post box, the man suddenly cried.“Thank you ,” he said to the doctor, “I think I’ve got well.”
An apology can not only save a broken relationship（关系）, but also make it 9 . If you can think of someone who should be 10 an apology from you, do something about in right now.

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