The students at Sandy's high school were badly shaken by the news that a classmate had __36  himself．The suicide note read: “It’s hard to  37  when nobody cares.”

Glen, a teacher, realized this was a  38  moment about the importance of making people feel _39 ． He asked his class to imagine they were about to  _40  and to write a note "telling someone how and why you _ 41 him or her."

Sandy, who had a   42_  relationship with her mother, decided to write her  _43  . Her letter read: "We've had some  44_ times and I haven't always been a very good _ 45  , but I know I'm lucky to have you in my life． You're the _ 46_ person I've ever known．And even when I disagree with you, I never _ 47 _you love me and want what's best for me．Thanks for not   48  up me.”

When her mom read the note, she cried and hugged Sandy   49 but said little．

The next morning, Sandy found a  50 on her mirror:  "Dearest Sandy,  I want you to know being your mother is, by far, the most important thing in my life． 51_ I got your note , I thought I had lost your love and  52 .  I felt like such a failure．I intended to  53 it all last night．Your note saved my  54 .”

Be careful not to underestimate(低估) the  55 of expressed appreciation. It won't always save a life, but it will always make someone's life better．

1.                A．sacrificed       B．defeated        C．abandoned    D．killed

2.                A．live            B．imagine         C．struggle  D．think

3.                A．sad            B．final           C．teachable D．great

4.                A．ashamed        B．valued          C．excited   D．scared

5.                A．die            B．fail            C．retire    D．survive

6.                A．miss           B．hate           C．admire   D．appreciate

7.                A．close          B．casual          C．bad  D．personal

8.                A．classmate       B．mom           C．father    D．teacher

9.                A．free           B．delightful       C．pleasant  D．rough

10.               A．daughter       B．student         C．friend D．trainer

11.               A．best           B．wisest          C．luckiest   D．bravest

12.               A．trust           B．doubt          C．consider   D．predict

13.               A．taking          B．going          C．giving D．looking

14.               A．coldly          B．hesitantly       C．shyly D．tightly

15.               A．note           B．gift            C．notice D．reminder

16.               A．Since          B．Until           C．Though    D．When

17.               A．confidence      B．courage        C．respect   D．heart

18.               A．end           B．make          C．get   D．fall

19.               A．life            B．time           C．money    D．honor

20.               A．push           B．price          C．meaning   D．power

The students at Sandy’s high school were badly shaken by the news that a classmate had  36 himself. The suicide note read: “It’s hard to  37 when nobody cares if you die.”

Glen, a teacher, realized this was a  38 moment about the importance of making people feel

39 . He asked his class to imagine they were about to  40  and to write a note “telling someone how and why you  41 him or her.”

Sandy, who had a  42  relationship with her mother, decided to write her  43 . Her letter read: “We’ve had some  44 times and I haven’t always been a very good 45 ,but I know I’m lucky to have you in my life. You’re the  46 person I’ve ever known, And even when I disagree with you, I never  47 you love me and want what’s best for me. Thanks for not  48 up on me”.

When her mom read the note, she cried and hugged Sandy  49 but said little.

The next morning, Sandy found a  50  on her mirror: “Dearest Sandy, I want you to know being your mother is ,by far, the most important thing in my life.  51 I got your note, I thought I had lost your love and  52 . I felt like such a failure. I intended to  53 it all last night. Your note saved my  54 .”

Be careful not to underestimate the  55 of expressed appreciation. It won’t always save a life, but it will always make someone’s life better.

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The students at Sandy’s high school were badly shaken by the news that a classmate had 36 himself. The suicide note read: “It’s hard to 37 when nobody cares if you die.”

Glen, a teacher, realized this was a 38 moment about the importance of making people feel 39 . He asked his class to imagine they were about to 40 and to write a note “telling someone how and why you 41 him or her.”

Sandy, who had a 42 relationship with her mother, decided to write her 43 . Her letter read: “We’ve had some 44 times and I haven’t always been a very good 45 ,but I know I’m lucky to have you in my life. You’re the 46 person I’ve ever known, And even when I disagree with you, I never 47 you love me and want what’s best for me. Thanks for not 48 up on me”.

When her mom read the note, she cried and hugged Sandy 49 but said little.

The next morning, Sandy found a 50 on her mirror: “Dearest Sandy, I want you to know being your mother is ,by far, the most important thing in my life. 51 I got your note, I thought I had lost your love and 52 . I felt like such a failure. I intended to 53 it all last night. Your note saved my 54 .”

Be careful not to underestimate the 55 of expressed appreciation. It won’t always save a life, but it will always make someone’s life better.

36. A. sacrificed　 　　B. defeated　　　 C. abandoned　　　 D. killed

37.A. live　　　　　　 B. imagine　　　　 C. struggle　　　　 D. think

38.A. sad　　　　　　 B. final　　　　　 C. teachable　　　　 D. great

39.A. ashamed　　　　 B. valued　　　　 C. excited　　　 　 D. scared

40.A. die　　　　　　 B. fail　　　　　 C. retire　　　　　 D. survive

41.A.miss　　　　　　 B. hate　　　　　 C. admire　　　　 D. appreciate

42.A. close　　　　　 B. casual　　　　　 C. bad　　　　　 D. personal

43.A. classmate　　　 B. mom　　　　　 C. father　　　　　 D. teacher

44.A. free　　　　　　 B. delightful　　　 C. pleasant　　　　 D. rough

45.A.daughter　　　　 B. student　　　　 C. friend　　　　　 D. trainer

46.A. best　　　　　　 B. wisest　　　　　 C. luckiest　 　　　D. gentlest

47.A. trust　　　　　　 B. doubt　　　　　 C. consider　　　　 D. predict

48.A. taking　　　　　 B. going　　　　　 C. giving　　　　　 D. looking

49.A. coldly　　　　　 B. hesitantly　　　　 C. shyly　　　　　 D. tightly

50.A. note　 　　　　 B. gift　　　　　　　 C. notice　　　　　 D. reminder

51.A. Since　　　　　 B. Until　　　　　　 C. though　　　　　 D. When

52.A. confidence　　　 B. courage　　　　　 C. respect　　　　　 D. heart

53.A. end　　　　　　 B. make　　　　　　 C. get　　　　　　 D. fall

54.A. life　　　　　　 B. time　　　　　　　 C. money　　　　　 D. honor

55.A. push　　　　　 B. price　　　　　　　 C. meaning　　　　 D. power

I asked Jackie a lot of questions. I asked if she became close to her patients. She said, “Some I do, especially if I have become their close friends and they tell me things they wouldn’t tell anyone else. I’ve found it harder for the patient’s family to accept what’s happening. In most cases, the dying person has accepted the truth.”

I asked her how she could do this work for so long. She said, “I have taken care of 3,000people over 37years. I consider dying to be a very important part of life. I feel good because I can make these people’s journey easier.”

Jackie was the mother I have never had. My own mother, Helen, was taken away from me right after I was born. I never knew her. And I had a strange relationship with my father. He was a Sunday father. Since my sister and I lived in foster homes, he came to visit only on Sundays.                                

But at the hospice(临终安养院), nurse Jackie gave me hope, love and encouragement. She listened to all my stories, and I listened to hers. It was a comfort. The nurses had told my family that death was coming near. As time went on, I became the star patient at the hospice, because I didn’t go according to plans. My kidneys started working again and could function without dialysis(透析). It was a mystery to my doctors. My friends said It was a miracle. But I knew what actually cured me.

The employees showed me off to other patients and being the ham I was, I enjoyed.

62.According to the second paragraph, the reason why Jackie feels happy is that        . 

   A.   She can have a trip with the patient.

   B.    She knows dying is very important

   C.   She can reduce patients’ pain during their last days

   D. She can arrange a journey for the patients before they die

63. They author mentioned his parents in the third paragraph in order to tell us         

   A. he wants parents to love their own children

   B.Jackie cares for him more than his parents do

   C.he loves Jackie more than he loves his patients

   D.he had a very unhappy childhood

64. The underlined word “miracle” in the fourth paragraph means something that is        .

    A. very exciting   B. hard to believe   C. very risky   D. very important

65. we can learn from the passage that          .

   A.  Jackie worked in the hospice as a volunteer.

   B.  the author’s mother left him when he was two

   C. the author was the youngest child in his family

   D.the author didn’t like being the hospice poster boy

66. According to the author,          actually cured him.

   A. Jackie’s love and encouragement      B other patients’ moving stories    

   C. the help of a well-known doctor          D. his strong desire to live