WhenIwasinthe8thgradeinOhio,agirlnamedHeleninmyclassh...

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When I was in the 8th grade in Ohio, a girl named Helen in my class had a terrible accident. As she was   41   to the Bus in order not to miss it, she slipped on the ice and fell under the back wheels of the bus. She   42   the accident but was paralyzed (癱瘓) from the waist down. I went to see her, in my 13-year-old   43   thinking that she wouldn't live   44   from then on.

Over the years, I   45   and didn't think much about Helen about that. Three years ago, in Florida, my oldest son was hit by a car while riding his bike,   46   a terrible brain injury. While I was looking after my son, a lady who said she was the hospital's social worker called. It was a   47   trying (難受的) day. I burst into tears for no reason and   48  .

A short time later, a beautiful woman, in a wheelchair,   49   into my son's room with a box of tissues. After 16 years, I still   50   Helen. She smiled, handed me the tissues and hugged me. I told her who I was, and after we both went through the   51   of that, she began to tell me about her   52   since we last saw each other. She married, had children and got her degree so that she   53   the path for those people who were less   54   than her. She told me that if there was anything she could   55   me, it would be hope.

Looking at this wonderful, giving person, I felt   56  . But I also felt the first hope I had since learning that my son was   57  . From this person that I thought would have no   58   of life, I learned that where there is life, there is hope. My son miraculously (神奇地)   59   and we moved north, but I owe Helen a debt that I can never   60  .

41. A. walking               B. riding            C. running           D. driving

42. A. missed           B. survived         C. forgot             D. avoided

43. A. mind                                            B. memory          C. wisdom           D. guess

44. A. equally              B. calmly            C. carefully         D. normally

45. A. studied           B. moved           C. worked          D. changed

46. A. producing       B. preventing        C. escaping         D. causing

47. A. generally          B. particularly        C. simply           D. continuously

48. A. hung up          B. showed off       C. rang back        D. fell down

49. A. pushed         B. broke            C. rolled             D. rushed

50. A. trusted            B. admired        C. recognized       D. reminded

51. A. shock                B. sorrow            C. doubt           D. pride

52. A. life                B. habit            C. family             D. job

53. A. improved          B. smoothed      C. cleaned         D. repaired

54. A. rich                 B. healthy           C. strong             D. fortunate

55. A. serve               B. give              C. lend             D. owe

56. A. small                B. pitiful               C. weak            D. shameless

57. A. blind               B. ill                 C. hurt                D. senseless

58. A. use               B. price             C. feeling           D. quality

59. A. existed             B. grew               C. understood        D. recovered

60. A. forgive             B. know             C. repay            D. forget

【回答】

41－45 CBADB 　　　 46－50 DBACC   　51－55 AABDB   　 56－60 ACDDC

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