The angry woman stood on the station platform (站台). “The railway should 1 me 12 pounds,” she said to Harry Jenks, the man in the booking office(订票处). “My 2 was for May 22nd, and that night there was no 3 from Jersey (British island in the English Channel 英吉利海峡). My daughter and I had to 4 in a hotel. It cost me 12 pounds.”

　　Harry was 5 . He remembered selling the woman a 6 ticket. “Please come into the office, madam,” he said 7 . “I'll just check(检查) the Jersey 8 for May 22nd.”

　　The woman and her little girl 9 him inside. She was quite right, as Harry soon found out. There was no ship 10 on May 22nd. How had he made such a 11 mistake? As he didn't know what to do, he 12 at the child. “You look sunburnt,” he said to her. “Did you have a 13 holiday in Jersey?”

　　“Yes,” she answered gladly, “the beach(海滩) was 14 . And I can swim too!”

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

　　“I'm four,” the child said 15 . “I'll soon be four and a half.”

　　Harry turned to the mother. “I 16 your ticket, madam,” he said. “But you didn't get one for your daughter, did you?”

　　“Er, well…” The woman looked at the child. “I 17 she hasn't started school yet. She's only four.”

　　“A four-year-old child must have a ticket, madam. A child's return ticket to Jersey costs… let me see… 13. 50 pounds. So if you want the railway to pay 12 pounds for your 18 , you will have to pay the railway 13. 50 pounds 19 ．The law (制度) is the law, but the fault(过错) was mine.”

　　The woman stood up, took the child's hand and 20 the office.

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Feeling lonely can make you sick. Doctors have long known that loneliness can cause many health problems and even death. What they didn’t know is   16  this feeling causes illness. A study in the online magazine Genome Biology  17  that loneliness actually influences the important part of our bodies—our genes.
In a small population of patients, researchers   18  more than 20,000 genes to compare how the genes of lonely and non-lonely individuals (个体) express themselves in molecular processes (分子过程) and in personal health. They found that gene expression is   19  in chronically (长期地) lonely people. “We now have a new way for understanding the relationship   20   social experience and physical health,” explains the study’s lead author, Steve Cole of University of California, Los Angeles.
“This study—the first to link (联系)   21  with gene changes—is special and exciting,” says Emma Adam, a professor of human development at Northwestern University. “It   22  in the black box.”
According to John Cacioppo, an author of the study from the University of Chicago, the
work suggests that loneliness is a warning   23 , much like physical pain. “This feeling is so bad because   24  of us wants to be forgotten; that’ s also what human means,” he says. “It makes us   25  for other people and want to be with friends when we’re lonely.”

Feeling lonely can make you sick. Doctors have long known that loneliness can cause many health problems and even death. What they didn’t know is   16   this feeling causes illness. A study in the online magazine Genome Biology   17   that loneliness actually influences the important part of our bodies—our genes.

In a small population of patients, researchers   18   more than 20,000 genes to compare how the genes of lonely and non-lonely individuals (个体) express themselves in molecular processes (分子过程) and in personal health. They found that gene expression is   19   in chronically (长期地) lonely people. “We now have a new way for understanding the relationship   20    social experience and physical health,” explains the study’s lead author, Steve Cole of University of California, Los Angeles.

“This study—the first to link (联系)   21   with gene changes—is special and exciting,” says Emma Adam, a professor of human development at Northwestern University. “It   22   in the black box.”

According to John Cacioppo, an author of the study from the University of Chicago, the

work suggests that loneliness is a warning   23  , much like physical pain. “This feeling is so bad because   24   of us wants to be forgotten; that’ s also what human means,” he says. “It makes us   25   for other people and want to be with friends when we’re lonely.”

1.A. when           B. where       C. how              D. if

2.A. explains           B. talks     C. replies         D. answers

3.A. collected      B. grew             C. found            D. surveyed

4.A. important      B. different    C. interesting          D. difficult

5.A. in             B. between     C. about             D. both

6.A. work           B. health       C. life             D. feelings

7.A. fills              B. makes        C. builds           D. repairs

8.A. note           B. sign             C. sound       D. picture

9.A. each           B. nothing          C. any              D. none

10.A. look          B. live             C. care             D. think

Feeling lonely can make you sick. Doctors have long known that loneliness can cause many health problems and even death. What they didn’t know is 1 this feeling causes illness. A study in the online magazine Genome Biology2 that loneliness actually influences the important part of our bodies—our genes.
In a small population of patients, researchers 3 more than 20,000 genes to compare how the genes of lonely and non-lonely individuals (个体) express themselves in molecular processes (分子过程) and in personal health. They found that gene expression is 4长期地) lonely people. “We now have a new way for understanding the relationship 5 social experience and physical health,” explains the study’s lead author, Steve Cole of University of California, Los Angeles.
“This study—the first to link (联系) 6 with gene changes—is special and exciting,” says Emma Adam, a professor of human development at Northwestern University. “It 7
According to John Cacioppo, an author of the study from the University of Chicago, the
work suggests that loneliness is a warning 8, much like physical pain. “This feeling is so bad because 9 of us wants to be forgotten; that’ s also what human means,” he says. “It makes us 10 for other people and want to be with friends when we’re lonely.”

1. 1.
   1. A.
      when
   2. B.
      where
   3. C.
      how
   4. D.
      if
2. 2.
   1. A.
      explains
   2. B.
      talks
   3. C.
      replies
   4. D.
      answers
3. 3.
   1. A.
      collected
   2. B.
      grew
   3. C.
      found
   4. D.
      surveyed
4. 4.
   1. A.
      important
   2. B.
      different
   3. C.
      interesting
   4. D.
      difficult
5. 5.
   1. A.
      in
   2. B.
      between
   3. C.
      about
   4. D.
      both
6. 6.
   1. A.
      work
   2. B.
      health
   3. C.
      life
   4. D.
      feelings
7. 7.
   1. A.
      fills
   2. B.
      makes
   3. C.
      builds
   4. D.
      repairs
8. 8.
   1. A.
      note
   2. B.
      sign
   3. C.
      sound
   4. D.
      picture
9. 9.
   1. A.
      each
   2. B.
      nothing
   3. C.
      any
   4. D.
      none
10. 10.
    1. A.
       look
    2. B.
       live
    3. C.
       care
    4. D.
       think