Sandy is at home. She is now calling Lisa, her classmate.

Sandy: Hi, Lisa. Have you finished helping your parents?

Lisa: I finished cleaning the living room a little while ago, but I haven’t cleaned my bedroom yet. 1     [C]

Sandy: I know what you mean. 2    Do you think you’ll be finished soon? [G]

Lisa: I should be done in about an hour.

Sandy: 3   [F]

Lisa: I did the English homework last night. 4    I don’t understand it. [B]

Sandy: Me neither. 5 We can help each other work it out.   [E]

Lisa: OK. Then we can go and have our hair cut.

Sandy: Great. See you in a little while.

A. I don’t math at all.      B. But I haven’t started my math yet.    C. Housework is tiring, and I’m tired   D. What do you think we should do then?   E. Why don’t we so it together this afternoon?    F. Have you looked at Monday’s homework yet  G. I also hate doing the cleaning around the house.

Many of us learn valuable lessons from our patients. I was  36  to learn one early in my career as a nurse. I have  37  her name, but she has influenced the way I treat many other patients.

I was working the 3-11 pm shift at a small hospital at that time. The patient was a 42-year-old woman who had  38  a heart attack. She was expected to stay in  39  for about two weeks before being sent home. She was  40  that she could not see her three young children. We did not  41  children into a hospital in those days.

Every evening, we would  42  our children. I had one daughter and I loved her so much that I could not  43  not seeing her every day. The patient was getting  44  and we both knew it wouldn’t be long before she would be home  45  her little ones again.

About a week later, she  46  me to sit with her for a while. I held her hand and she told me she was  47  and thought she might not see her kids again. I tried to let her know that her  48  so far had been great. It was 10:30 pm, almost time for the  49  of my work. I told her I had to hand in my 50  and that I would come back to her room.

Then I  51  with my friends. It wasn’t until I had got home that I realized I had forgotten to keep my promise. “That’s OK,” I thought, “I will spend  52  time with her tomorrow.”

The next day I was told that she had  53  at midnight. She wanted company and I let her down. She left the world quietly. If I had stayed in her room, would she be home surrounded by her  54  right now? I would never know. What I do know is this: I have  55  every patient’s request since that night.

1.                A．fortunate       B．afraid          C．smart    D．brave

 

2.                A．replaced        B．spread          C．asked    D．forgotten

 

3.                A．treated         B．suffered        C．checked D．damaged

 

4.                A．town           B．school          C．room     D．hospital

 

5.                A．delighted       B．calm           C．upset    D．hopeful

 

6.                A．need          B．allow           C．pull D．force

 

7.                A．talk about       B．look after       C．play with D．deal with

 

8.                A．imagine         B．avoid           C．enjoy    D．practice

 

9.                A．fatter          B．better          C．warmer   D．older

 

10.               A．between       B．against         C．with D．on

 

11.               A．asked          B．paid           C．permitted D．ordered

 

12.               A．relaxed        B．scared         C．confident D．honest

 

13.               A．attitude        B．method        C．progress   D．idea

 

14.               A．development    B．period         C．change    D．end

 

15.               A．homework      B．report          C．design    D．drawing

 

16.               A．argued         B．arrived         C．boarded   D．left

 

17.               A．extra          B．useful          C．valuable   D．little

 

18.               A．died           B．disappeared     C．escaped   D．agreed

 

19.               A．kids           B．patients        C．nurses    D．doctors

 

20.               A．learned from    B．looked for       C．cared about    D．made up

 

 

Many of us learn valuable lessons from our patients. I was  36  to learn one early in my career as a nurse. I have  37  her name, but she has influenced the way I treat many other patients.

I was working the 3-11 pm shift at a small hospital at that time. The patient was a 42-year-old woman who had  38  a heart attack. She was expected to stay in  39  for about two weeks before being sent home. She was  40  that she could not see her three young children. We did not  41  children into a hospital in those days.

Every evening, we would  42  our children. I had one daughter and I loved her so much that I could not  43  not seeing her every day. The patient was getting  44  and we both knew it wouldn’t be long before she would be home  45  her little ones again.

About a week later, she  46  me to sit with her for a while. I held her hand and she told me she was  47  and thought she might not see her kids again. I tried to let her know that her  48  so far had been great. It was 10:30 pm, almost time for the  49  of my work. I told her I had to hand in my 50  and that I would come back to her room.

Then I  51  with my friends. It wasn’t until I had got home that I realized I had forgotten to keep my promise. “That’s OK,” I thought, “I will spend  52  time with her tomorrow.”

The next day I was told that she had  53  at midnight. She wanted company and I let her down. She left the world quietly. If I had stayed in her room, would she be home surrounded by her  54  right now? I would never know. What I do know is this: I have  55  every patient’s request since that night.

36．A．fortunate       B．afraid                    C．smart                    D．brave

37．A．replaced       B．spread                  C．asked                  D．forgotten

38．A．treated                 B．suffered         C．checked               D．damaged

39．A．town              B．school                  C．room                    D．hospital

40．A．delighted             B．calm               C．upset                    D．hopeful

41．A．need                    B．allow               C．pull                D．force

42．A．talk about            B．look after        C．play with               D．deal with

43．A．imagine         B．avoid                     C．enjoy                    D．practice

44．A．fatter                    B．better                    C．warmer          D．older

45．A．between        B．against                 C．with                     D．on

46．A．asked                  B．paid                      C．permitted              D．ordered

47．A．relaxed                B．scared                  C．confident              D．honest

48．A．attitude         B．method                  C．progress              D．idea

49．A．development  B．period                   C．change                D．end

50．A．homework            B．report                   C．design                 D．drawing

51．A．argued                 B．arrived           C．boarded               D．left

52．A．extra                    B．useful                   C．valuable               D．little

53．A．died              B．disappeared C．escaped               D．agreed

54．A．kids               B．patients                 C．nurses                 D．doctors

55．A．learned from  B．looked for             C．cared about D．made up

There was a Bulgarian(保加利亚的) boy who was an exchange student in the USA. He lived with an American family. One day, he went to his room in the evening, and did his homework. His host-mom came to him and asked if he would like to go along to the movies. He wanted to go, so he shook his head from side to side, said “Yes”. His host-mom did a couple of steps back, and looked puzzled.

She thought that he didn’t want to go out because he shook his head from side to side. However, he wanted to go out to the movies. Bulgarians shake their heads from side to side when they mean “yes”. People in other countries shake their heads from side to side when they mean “no”.

Gestures can have different meanings according to different cultures. For example, in America, putting your index finger(食指) and your thumb(拇指) in a circle is commonly used as an OK sign that means everything is all right. However, in France, that sign is used to express “nothing” or “zero”, which can have a negative meaning.

Generally speaking, gestures are a type of communication that uses a part of our body, and when speaking with people from other cultures, gestures can be important keys or clues to understand them. However, we need to understand that those gestures vary from culture to culture, and it is necessary for us to have an open mind in understanding the different gestures. 

56. Why was the Bulgarian boy in the USA?

  A. He was studying in the USA.                      B. He was learning about American gestures.

  C. He became an American student.                D. He was adopted by an American family.

57. Why did the Bulgarian boy shake his head from side to side?

  A. He thought it rude of him to go with the family.

  B. He didn’t understand what the host-mom said.

  C. He changed his mind after saying “Yes.”

  D. He wanted to go out to the movies.

58. What had the host-mom expected to see when the boy responded to her invitation?

  A. Nodding his head with a “yes”.                  B. Nodding his head with a “no”.

  C. Shaking his head with a “yes”.                   D. Shaking hands with her to show “yes”.

59. Putting the index finger and the thumb in a circle means OK for _____.

  A. a Bulgarian            B. a Frenchman             C. an American             D. everybody

60. What is the main idea of this article?

  A. Americans dislike Bulgarians because they have different gestures.

  B. Understanding gestures is not important in daily conversation.

  C. Different types of gestures are used in different cultures.

  D. It’s better to have same types of gestures all around the world.