The winter after 9/11 was a hard one for me. I had just left the Greenville and started what?　1to be long-term unemployment and, at midlife, many endless depressed 　2.I felt empty inside. My one　3 was having my grandchildren, Sophie and Simeon, with me for Hanukkah?(犹太教的光明节),but when they　4 home, I was left with a 　5 state of mind and that inner emptiness again.?

It was then that my wife, Linda, director of the Upstate Homeless Coalition,　6 that I play Santa for 30 children in a holiday program at a local hall. As she pointed out, I 　7 the part. I have a big belly(肚子) and a full, almost white beard.?

The question about coming across religious limits doesn’t concern me. I’d always believed in 8 people to be less tough about sticking to those strict lines.　9,for reasons having nothing to do with religion, I　10 admit that year, my heart just wasn’t in it. Linda 　11 “the show must go on.” So I practised “Ho, ho, ho.”?

I was not 　12for the 30 sets of eyes that fastened upon me　13 I walked  in. “Santa! Santa! Look at my new shoes! Santa! I’ve been a good girl. Santa! Can we sing ‘Jingle Bells’?”

They　14 around me, hugged and kissed me. Each child sat in my lap and posed (摆姿势)for 　15 and I gave them all a present—a teddy bear, a doll...

Their?16 delight and excited voices brought tears to my eyes. I felt a wave of compassion(同情).These 17 were God’s gentlest gifts to a 18 world—gifts of warmth and love. These homeless children 19 me from self-doubt and depression.20 I lost my mind and regained my healthy state of judgment.

1．A．ought               B．went                  C．proved               D．supposed?

2．A．wishes                  B．days                   C．ideas                   D．jobs?

3．A．sadness                 B．hobby              C．hope   q            D．happiness?

4．A．returned                B．got                  C．left                     D．came?

5．A．cheerful                B．dark                    C．light               D．normal?

6．A．demanded             B．said                     C．remembered        D．suggested?

1,3,5

7．A．considered            B．liked                   C．looked                 D．appeared?

8．A．allowing                B．preventing           C．stopping              D．encouraging?

9．A．Yet                       B．So                      C．Therefore            D．And?

10．A．can                     B．must                   C．may                    D．shall?

11．A．insisted                B．ordered               C．advised               D．joked?

12．A．familiar               B．strange                C．prepared              D．known?

13．A．while                  B．before                 C．until                    D．when?

14．A．walked                B．crowded              C．stared                 D．observed?

15．A．a picture              B．a book                 C．a smile                D．a pleasure?

16．A．relaxed                B．pitiful                  C．shameful             D．confused?

17．A．memories            B．children               C．tears                   D．eyes?

18．A．kind                    B．big                      C．warm                  D．cold?

19．A．lifted                   B．took                    C．push                   D．pulled?

20．A．Since then       B．Sooner or later     C．At that moment  D．In no time

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　　Many people see a person who can't read or spell as disabled, but what does disabled really mean? Well, with Andrew Mertzit of Maryland it meant he would not be 1 to attend his school any more. Andrew's 2 is that whenever he is reading, he sees the letters p, d, q and b as a 3 and stick. Since Andrew's teachers couldn't 4 him much, Suzanne, Andrew's mother decided to take 5 in her own hands. She decided to home school Andrew. In ten months, Suzanne, a trained reading specialist tried many different 6 to help Andrew with his disability. She helped Andrew with making letters out of sand, rice and shaving cream. Now, about nine years later Andrew is 7 having some problems with reading, but certainly a lot better than before.

　　Lately researchers have been finding many different ways to help learning disabled students by 8 things like rice and shaving cream or even to get little computers. Also, nowadays there are schools all over that have programs to help disabled kids, unlike back in 1995 when Andrew had to be 9 schooled by his mother. But to help disabled students it takes about $ 8.12 billion. You probably think that's a lot of money, but if you 10 that in 1996 there were about 2.6 million kids who were disabled, it may not seem all that 11 . Even though a person may have a learning disability at a certain subject, like reading, it does not mean that he or she doesn't have a talent（才能）at something else. For example, 15 years ago when Joey Hollingsworth entered kindergarten, teachers said that Joey was very clever. Once Joey started getting 12 , his grades got lower. Lots of people just thought he was 13 and had discipline（纪律）problems. Many years later he finally was 14 for learning disabilities and found out he really did have a disability.

　　Still many people believe kids like Joey who can't read or write are lazy. It's hard to understand that 15 a person doesn't look disabled, he can have problems with learning, and it's even harder for the 16 . But now they are getting close to understanding how learning disabilities start. Brain researchers have some new equipment. These machines 17 pictures of the brain while in 18 . They're learning a lot already by examining the brains of the people who have been 19 and who have learning disabilities. It is reported that some of these damaged brain cases are 20

like the picture we see all the time on the learning-disabled cases where we don't know the cause.

　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　

(1) A.willing	B.able	C.ready	D.happy
(2) A.job	B.worry	C.disadvantage	D.disability
(3) A.picture	B.flag	C.square	D.circle
(4) A.help	B.tend	C.teach	D.treat
(5) A.matters	B.letters	C.illness	D.children
(6) A.ways	B.schools	C.hospitals	D.medicine
(7) A.never	B.already	C.still	D.always
(8) A.drawing	B.supplying	C.changing	D.spelling
(9) A.lonely	B.separately	C.joyfully	D.sadly
(10) A.imagine	B.consider	C.suppose	D.except
(11) A.proper	B.little	C.strange	D.bad
(12) A.higher	B.stronger	C.worse	D.older
(13) A.clever	B.late	C.lazy	D.careless
(14) A.questioned	B.tested	C.scolded	D.punished
(15) A.when	B.whether	C.even 　　 if	D.unless
(16) A.parents	B.teachers	C.doctors	D.researchers
(17) A.print	B.take	C.have	D.store
(18) A.moving	B.reaction	C.return	D.action
(19) A.cured	B.recovered	C.dead	D.injured
(20) 　　 A.exactly	B.never	C.hardly	D.luckily

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　　Many people see a person who can't read or spell as disabled, but what does disabled really mean? Well, with Andrew Mertzit of Maryland it meant he would not be 1 to attend his school any more. Andrew's 2 is that whenever he is reading, he sees the letters p, d, q and b as a 3 and stick. Since Andrew's teachers couldn't 4 him much, Suzanne, Andrew's mother decided to take 5 in her own hands. She decided to home school Andrew. In ten months, Suzanne, a trained reading specialist tried many different 6 to help Andrew with his disability. She helped Andrew with making letters out of sand, rice and shaving cream. Now, about nine years later Andrew is 7 having some problems with reading, but certainly a lot better than before.

　　Lately researchers have been finding many different ways to help learning disabled students by 8 things like rice and shaving cream or even to get little computers. Also, nowadays there are schools all over that have programs to help disabled kids, unlike back in 1995 when Andrew had to be 9 schooled by his mother. But to help disabled students it takes about $ 8.12 billion. You probably think that's a lot of money, but if you 10 that in 1996 there were about 2.6 million kids who were disabled, it may not seem all that 11 . Even though a person may have a learning disability at a certain subject, like reading, it does not mean that he or she doesn't have a talent（才能）at something else. For example, 15 years ago when Joey Hollingsworth entered kindergarten, teachers said that Joey was very clever. Once Joey started getting 12 , his grades got lower. Lots of people just thought he was 13 and had discipline（纪律）problems. Many years later he finally was 14 for learning disabilities and found out he really did have a disability.

　　Still many people believe kids like Joey who can't read or write are lazy. It's hard to understand that 15 a person doesn't look disabled, he can have problems with learning, and it's even harder for the 16 . But now they are getting close to understanding how learning disabilities start. Brain researchers have some new equipment. These machines 17 pictures of the brain while in 18 . They're learning a lot already by examining the brains of the people who have been 19 and who have learning disabilities. It is reported that some of these damaged brain cases are 20

like the picture we see all the time on the learning-disabled cases where we don't know the cause.

　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　

(1) A.willing	B.able	C.ready	D.happy
(2) A.job	B.worry	C.disadvantage	D.disability
(3) A.picture	B.flag	C.square	D.circle
(4) A.help	B.tend	C.teach	D.treat
(5) A.matters	B.letters	C.illness	D.children
(6) A.ways	B.schools	C.hospitals	D.medicine
(7) A.never	B.already	C.still	D.always
(8) A.drawing	B.supplying	C.changing	D.spelling
(9) A.lonely	B.separately	C.joyfully	D.sadly
(10) A.imagine	B.consider	C.suppose	D.except
(11) A.proper	B.little	C.strange	D.bad
(12) A.higher	B.stronger	C.worse	D.older
(13) A.clever	B.late	C.lazy	D.careless
(14) A.questioned	B.tested	C.scolded	D.punished
(15) A.when	B.whether	C.even 　　 if	D.unless
(16) A.parents	B.teachers	C.doctors	D.researchers
(17) A.print	B.take	C.have	D.store
(18) A.moving	B.reaction	C.return	D.action
(19) A.cured	B.recovered	C.dead	D.injured
(20) 　　 A.exactly	B.never	C.hardly	D.luckily