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     When Boris left school, he could not find a job. He tried hard and pestered (纠缠) his relatives,
but they had problems of their own. He answered advertisements until he could not afford to buy
any more stamps. Boris grew annoyed, then depressed, then a little hardened. Still he went on trying
and still he failed. He began to think that he had no future at all.
     "Why don't you start your own business?" one of his uncles told him. "The world is a money-locker.
You'd better find a way of opening it."
     "But what can I do?"
     "Get out and have a look round." advised his uncle in a vague sort of way. "See what people want;
then give it to them, and they will pay for it."
      Boris began to cycle around the town and found a suitable piece of a waste ground in the end.
Then he set up his business as a cycle repairer. He worked hard, made friends with his customers
and gradually managed to build up his goodwill and profit. A few months later, he found that he had
more work than he could deal with by himself. He found a number of empty shops but they were all
no good: in the wrong position, too expensive or with some other snag(障碍). But at long last, he
managed to find an empty shop on a new estate where there were plenty of customers but no
competition.
      Boris and his assistant taught themselves how to repair scooters and motor-cycles. Slowly but
surely the profits increased and the business developed. At last, Boris had managed to open the
money-locker and found bank notes and gold coins inside.
1. Which of the following best describes Boris' job hunting experience?
A. Surprising.
B. Encouraging.  
C. Boring.
D. Disappointing.
2. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?
A. Goodwill is the key to success
B. The world is a money-locker
C. No education, no future
D. Difficulty of starting a small business
3. Boris started his career by       .
A. repairing cycles          
B. developing a waste ground
C. cycling around the town              
D. buying empty shops
4. Boris finally chose an empty shop on a new estate because       .
A. it was not so expensive          
B. he had a lot of old customers there
C. there were good opportunities there
D. he could make good use of his skills there
5. We can infer from the last paragraph that Boris      .
A. still couldn't make good profits      
B. found a lot of gold coins by accident
C. set off in a successful career  
D. had great difficulty running his business
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     One year ago today, seven patients shared their stories of illness and recovery on the New York Time Well
(a blog), according to a report published in April,2009.
     They were the first Patient Voices, a regular series that offers a first person (第一人称的) description of
the challenges patients face as they deal with different kinds of health problems. Since the first Patient Voices
appeared, New York Times producer Karen Barrow has continued to give a voice to a lot of patient stories.
     We heard from Jacqueline Castine of Bloomfield Hills, Mich,who had bipolar disorder (躁郁症), and whose
son also suffered from mental (精神的) illness."I could not save him," she said."I could not fix (惩罚 ) him.
He leaves a beautiful daughter and a very sad mother."
     And there is runner Alyssa Johnson,43,who was training for the Boston Marathon in 2003 when she began
showing the first signs of Parkinson's disease." Sometimes when I'm running I'll come to a long downhill, and
my legs work the way they used to work and my arm swings (摆动) the way it used to. It's like running before Parkinson's, and that's the best feeling.
     And then there's the voice of Robin Grinsted, 50, of Swansea, S. C.,who has H. I. V. She is refused by her
church and feels lonely."They're not accepting," she said." But I know there will be people putting their arms
around me some day."
      To hear more from these patients and the many others wh. have taken part in the series, explore the links (链接) below to all the Patient Voices we've heard from in the past 12 months.
1. When did the seven patients begin to share their stories of illness?
A. In 2009.
B. In 2008.
C. In 2003.
D. In 2002.
2. According to the passage, Patient Voices refers to ______ .
A. a series of suggestions from patients
B. a magazine published by patients
C. a series of patients' stories
D. a blog shared by patients
3. From what Jacqueline Castine said, we know her son  _____.
A. might have killed himself
B. died of bipolar disorder
C. was killed in an accident
D. didn't want to stay at home
4. What do we know about Alyssa Johnson?
A. She tried hard to fight Parkinson's disease.
B. She is preparing for the Boston Marathon.
C. She was depressed at the thought of Parkinson's disease.
D. She didn't like running before she had Parkinson's.

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