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    Take a trip across America,by way of an advice column (專欄),and you'll find plenty worth
celebrating.I once asked my readers in the Chicago SunTimes,where I took the place of Ann
Landers,to name the person to whom they would say"I owe you one."Victor La Porte,45,wrote
to me from his hospital bed about his kid brother,Tony.
     For three years,Victor had been terribly sick,His arms were black and blue.He often passed
out.His kidneys(腎) had failed,and dialysis(腎透析) wasn't working.Victor was dying.
     Doctors said a transplant(移植) would help,and Tony kept offering his kidney,but Victor
refused.He didn't want to put his brother through the pain or the risk of living with one kidney.
Tony insisted."Hey,I love you,"he kept saying.Transplant doctors explained the reason God
gave us two kidneys is that we can offer one.It took a long time to persuade Victor,but finally
he agreed.Several times the brothers went to the hospital,only to have the operation put off
because of Victor's infections(感染)．But Tony never thought of backing out.After each
disappointment,he announced,"We're coming back!"He even got Victor a Tshirt that read I'M
NO QUITTER.
     Finally the operations were arranged.The one on Tony was harder.Doctors had to remove
part of his rib to get the kidney out.His recover took longer than Victor's, and he had more pain.
     Victor wrote:"Because of Tony's unselfishness,I have a chance to see my four children grow
up.I'll never know my brother's pain,fears and feelings.All I know is the love we share.How can
I tell him thanks?Maybe by letting everyone know I have the greatest brother in the world."
1．The writer tells us that if you want to find something worth celebrating,you can________.
A．read some newspapers
B．listen to the radio
C．travel around America
D．watch TV
2．Which of the following is TRUE?
A．Victor asked Tony to offer his kidney.
B．A transplant may be the only way to save Victor.
C．Tony gave his life to his brother.
D．Victor knew his brother's pain was not much more than his.
3．From this passage we know________.
A．a(chǎn) person can live without kidneys
B．God gives us each one kidney
C．a(chǎn) person can hardly live with one kidney
D．a(chǎn) person can live with one kidney
4．"I'M NO QUITTER." means________.
A．I'm not disappointed
B．I won't agree
C．I won't back out
D．I'm coming back
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　　Allan goes everywhere with Birgitta Anderson, a 54-year-old secretary． He moves around her office at work and goes shopping with her． 'Most people don't seem to mind Allan, ' says Birgit-ta ,who thinks he is wonderful． 'he's my fourth child,' she says, She may think of him and treat him that way, buying his food, paying his health bills and his taxes, but in fact Allan is a dog．

　　Birgitta and Allan live in Sweden, a country where everyone is expected to lead an orderly life according to rules laid down by the government, which also provides（提供）a high level of care for its people． This level of care costs money．

　　People in Sweden pay taxes on everything, so aren't surprised to find that owning a dog means yet more taxes． Some people are paying as much as 500 Swedish kronor in taxes a year for the right to keep their dog, money that is spent by the government on dog hospitals and sometimes medical treatment for a dog that falls ill． However, most such treatment is expensive, so owners often decide to pay health and even life insurance（保險(xiǎn)）for their dog．

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[　　]

A．he is her dog　　　　　　　B．he is her child

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2．The money paid as dog taxes is used to ______．

[　　]

A．keep a high level of care for the people

B．pay for damage done by dogs

C．provide medical care for dogs

D．buy insurance for dog owners

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A．The owner of the car．

B．The owner of the dog．

C．The insurance company（公司）．

D．The government．

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[　　]

A．dogs are welcome in public places

B．keeping dogs means asking for trouble

C．many car accidents are caused by dogs

D．people care much about dogs

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　　In Glacier National Park, which is in the Rocky Mountains of Montana, there once roamed a little deaf Indian boy. He loved to wander in the forest, and made friends with the animals who lived there. Since he loved animals, he would observe them intently and learn their habits. This little Indian boy's name was John Lewis Clarke.

　　John Lewis Clarke's grandfather was a graduate from West Point and a captain in the U. S. Army. He was married to the daughter of a Blackfoot Indian Chief and adopted by the tribe. His son, John Lewis Clarke's father, also married an Indian princess, the daughter of Chief Stands Alone. Sadly, John's grandfather was later killed by Indians of another tribe near Helena, Montana.

　　John Lewis Clarke was not born deaf. He became ill at a young age with scarlet fever. Though he survived, he could no longer hear the sounds that the forest animals made. He could not hear his Indian friends when they called to him. Scarlet fever had caused him to lose his hearing. His Indian friends gave him the name Cutapuis (Cu-ta-pu-ee) which means, “man who talks not.”

　　Because John could not talk, he could not tell his parents about his many animal friends in the forest and the exciting things that he saw, but he found another way to express himself. He made figures of them out of clay(粘土) from the river banks. Later, when he was older, he learned to carve things out of wood. He loved to carve animals. With an axe and a pocket knife, he carved a life-sized image of a bear from a cedar trunk. The bear looked so real, the only thing missing was its growl.

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[　　]

A．he became deaf

B．he entered a school for the deaf

C．he could make figures out of clay

D．his Indian friends taught him

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[　　]

A．the environment he grew up has influenced him

B．he was an Indian

C．it was his way of expressing ideas

D．he did not like people

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B．the bear was missing

C．the bear missed growling

D．the bear looked perfect except that it could not make any sound

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A．two schools

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C．four different schools

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     Statistics from China Internet Network Information Center show that there are at least 253 million Internet
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[     ]
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     Saying "thank you" is probably the first thing most of us learn to do in a foreign language. After all,
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A. people are unconcerned about politeness nowadays.
B. "thank you" remains the best expression of gratitude.
C. there is a variety of expressions of appreciation.
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B. behave themselves well.
C. continue their acts of kindness.
D. stop worrying about bad manners.
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B. Ways to Show Gratitude.
C. Never hesitate to Say "Thank You".
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