Hearing Dogs for Deaf People

　　For many years blind people used guide dogs to help them．Then someone had a good 1 ndline．Why can't deaf people use hearing dogs?

　　Trainers agree that only some dogs can be trained as hearing dogs．The dogs must be 2 ndline　 and able to learn．The dogs must be trained for a long time．The deaf people must study，3 ndline． They learn how to work with the dogs．

　　Hearing dogs must listen for all kinds of 4 ．Inside the home they listen for knocks 5 ndline　 the door，ringing telephones，and alarm clocks． 6 ndline　 listen for smoke alarms or strange sounds．

　　Hearing dogs also 7 ndline　 their owners out-doors．A deaf person 8 ndline　 hear if danger is near．A hearing dog will make the person 9 ndline　 if a car is coming．The dogs work hard all day long．For 10 ndline　 work，they will get hugs and treats(款待)．

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　　There was a boy who was sent by his parents to a boarding school(寄宿学校)．Before he was sent away, the boy was the 　　1　　 student in his class．He was at the top in every exam．

　　But the boy changed after 　　2　　 home and studying in the boarding school．His grades started to 　　3　　．He hated being in a 　　4　　．He was lonely all the time．And there were especially dark times when he felt like committing suicide(自杀)．All of this was because he felt no one loved him．

　　His parents started to 　　5　　 the boy．But they even did not know what was wrong with him．So his father decided to go to the school and 　　6　　 him．

　　They sat by the lake near the school．The father started asking him some casual questions about his lessons, teachers and 　　7　　．After some time his father said,"Do you know, son, why I'm here today?"

　　"To 　　8　　 my grades,"the boy replied back．

　　"No, no,"his father said．"I'm here to tell you that you're the most 　　9　　 person for me．I want to see you 　　10　　．I don't care about grades．I care about you．I care about your happiness．You're my life．"

　　These words caused the boy's eyes to be filled with tears．He hugged(拥抱)his father．They didn't say 　　11　　 to each other for a long time．

　　Now the boy had everything he wanted．He knew there was someone on the earth who cared for him deeply．And today this young man is in university at the top of his class and no one has ever seen him 　　12　　．

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先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从下面四个答案中选择可以填入相应空白处的最佳答案。

　　When I was about twelve years old, I had an enemy, a girl who liked to tell me about my shortcomings (缺点)．Week by week her list became 　　1　　：I was very short, and I wasn't a good student, I talked too much, and so on．I tried to stand(忍受)all of these as long as I could．　　2　　, I became very angry．I ran to my father with tears(眼泪) in my eyes．

　　He listened to me quietly, and then asked, “Are the things that she said true or not? Jane, have you ever 　　3　　 what you're really like? Now you have that girl's ideas．Go and make a list of everything she said and mark the points that are 　　4　　．Pay no attention to the other things that she said．”

　　I did as he told me．To my great surprise, I found that about half of the things were true．Some of them I couldn't 　　5　　, like being very short, but a good number of them I could．I wanted to change the bad things in me, and for the first time I knew something about myself in a very 　　6　　 way．

　　I brought the list back to my father．He refused to take it．“That's just for you,” he said, “You know better than anyone else the truth about yourself, but sometimes others' opinions are also important, so you 　　7　　 learn how to listen, and not just 　　8　　 your ears in anger and feel hurt(受伤害)．When something that is said about you is true, you'll find that it will be 　　9　　 to you．Our world is full of people who think that they know you．Don't shut your ears．Listen to all of them, 　　10　　 the truth and do what you think is the right thing to do．” I have remembered my father's advice at many important moments．I have never had a better piece of advice in my whole life．

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