完形填空 从每小题A、B、C、D四个选项中选择能填入空白处的最佳答案。（10分）
Everything has two sides. One side of SARS is already clear. It is a deadly(致命的) disease. Over three __ 1   people have died.
But there’s   2  side. SARS tells us how weak   3  can be. Suddenly  4_  gets to know that life is valuable (有价值的). Wang Xinying, a student in Taiyuan, Shanxi Province, was near to a SARS patient in April. He was told to stay at home for at least two weeks. “Watching TV to know   5  more and more SARS patients dying, I   6__  knew that death could be so   7 .” he said.
SARS teaches people to be grateful(感激), not only for their own lives, but also for others. Xu Bing, a student of Beijing No. 5 High School, wants to be a doctor when he   __8 . “Though they certainly know of the danger, doctors and nurses are working bravely(勇敢地)to  9  people’s lives. I’m deeply moved(深深感动) by   10  they have done.” He said.
SARS also teaches sympathy(同情). The past few weeks have been terrible for Chinese people. But there are far worse things than SARS in the world.

用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空，使短文通顺、正确、连贯（每个单词限用一次）。

Nick is a 14-year-old school boy. His life is full of exams and studies on weekdays. He has little free time. He thinks playing computer games is the best way to make him relax. When he has free time, he sits in front of the computer. Just like that way, he neither eats nor drinks for several hours.
Last weekend, he played games on the computer again. He was too excited and didn’t want to move. He didn’t have anything for six hours. When he had to go to the bathroom, he found he could not move. He was taken to the hospital. The doctor told him he should do some more different kinds of activities. In other words, he needs more exercise and outdoor activities to make him have a healthy body.
After coming back from the hospital, Nick follows the doctor’s advice. He often plays soccer with his friends. Sometimes he still plays computer games on weekends, but he never does it for long. Now, he lives a happy and healthy life.
【小题1】How old is Nick?

Last week, the manager of an old jeweler's shop received a letter marked "personal". As he was very busy, the letter lay on his desk till teatime. When he opened it, a $100 note fell. out onto his desk. With the note was a short letter. This is what it said:
Dear sir,
I got engaged (订婚的) forty years ago. Unfortunately at that time there was a lot of unemployment and I lost my job. I was out of work for about six months before I got another one. Of course I was very short of money.
I came to your shop to buy a wedding ring one day. The assistant brought some rings for me to have a look, later she was called away, and then I put one of the rings into my pocket. When she came back, I said I did not know the size of my girlfriend's finger.

So I left the shop without paying for the ring. My wife died a month ago, and the fact that I never paid for her ring has been on my conscience
(让我良心不安) all these years. I always feel guilty about that. At that time the ring cost $ 20, and I think that is about five times- $100 at today's price. Now I am sending you that amount.
Yours truly,
A customer
After reading the letter, the manager said, "Well, well, well, life is full of surprise!"
【小题1】The ring that the customer put into his pocket was_______ at that time.