It happens in plants when gardeners take cuttings from growing plants to make new           .

A. ones          B. one           C. others      D. other ones

    in today’s newspaper is that the American young man has won eight gold medals in the Beijing Olympic Games.

A. Which is reported                 B. What is reported    

C. As is reported                    D. It is reported

I want to buy that kind of cloth because I ______ the cloth ______ well.

   A. have told; washed                   B. have been told; washes

   C. have been told; is washed   D. was told; was washed

You didn’t bother me.________ ,I like your company.

    A．In other words      B．On the contrary      C．For one thing   D．On the other hand

　　　Last year, Jack Bleed cut through the bone of his ring finger while working. The 31-year-old resident of North Little Rock, Arkansas, waited for about six hours at a nearby medical center while the medical staff there called all over town — even as far away as Dallas and Memphis — to find a hand surgeon to reattach his finger. Finally, a willing doctor was located in Louisville, Kentucky. But even though Bleed had insurance (保险), he would have to hire a private plane to get himself there, at a cost of $4,300. In the end, he charged the cost to two credit cards, and his finger was saved. His insurance company eventually covered the cost of the plane, but his experience makes people aware of the fact that trauma (外伤) care in the United States is not only geographically limited, but in many places, non-existent.

　　Only eight states — New York, New Jersey, Maryland, Illinois, New Mexico, California, Oregon, and Washington — have local, fully functional trauma systems. The remaining states have partial systems, and 12 — including Arkansas — have no trauma system at all.

　　Although the President has signed a bill of $12 million for the purpose of supporting trauma care systems nationwide, many in Congress (国会) are unwilling to spend government money for a service they think should be paid for by states, says Wayne Meredith, medical director for trauma programs at the American College of Surgeons. Meanwhile, many states have also failed to find the dollars to support trauma systems. To make matters worse, many people without insurance depend heavily on the emergency care services, placing a huge financial burden on the medical centers that serve them.

　　For the same reason, doctors, too, often go unpaid. They are unwilling to perform emergency care, worsening critical shortages of neurosurgeons, orthopedists, and hand surgeons — the very types of specialists Bleed needed at short notice.

　　Supporting a trauma care system doesn’t take much. A half-penny sales tax in Miami-Dade County makes its outstanding system work. In Arkansas alone, says Wayne Meredith, a well-funded trauma system would possibly prevent 200 to 600 deaths each year. If trauma care systems were to work well across the nation, experts say, many thousands of lives each year could be saved. “You don’t get much better return on your investment than that,” Meredith says.

　　57. In Paragraph 1, the writer uses Bleed’s case to ________.

　　A. make a comparison

　　B. introduce a topic

　　C. describe a person

　　D. tell a story

　　58. Many people in Congress argue that trauma care systems should be supported by ________.

　　A. each state

　　B. the President

　　C. insurance companies

　　D. the US government

　　59. The example of Miami-Dade County shows that ________.

　　A. its tax policy is admirable

　　B. a trauma system is not expensive

　　C. running a trauma system is profitable

　　D. sales tax is not heavy in small counties

　　60. Why are the present trauma care systems in some states not satisfactory?

　　A. They are short of financial support.

　　B. They are shared by all the states.

　　C. The doctors are not well trained.

　　D. The hospitals can’t provide low-cost services.

　　Maya ________ me deeply when I read her writing, but she touches me most of all when I hear her speak.

　　A. controls B. affects C. amuses D. confuses

Though he is ____ resigning, ___he still has _________ the company.

             A. bent in; but ; a place in   B. bent on; / ; a place in

             C. bent to; / ; the place on   D. bent on; but ; a place in

You will never arrive at ____ is considered the Heaven on the Earth.

which  B. that  C. what  D. where

       The car ran down the hill, and the driver _____, according to the newspaper, to have been killed.

   A. said        B. was saying            C. was said               D. had been said

PAUL’S brother bought him a new car as a Christmas present. On Christmas Eve (前夜), Paul saw a boy walking around the new car, admiring it.

"Is this your car, Mister?" he asked.

Paul nodded. "My brother gave it to me for Christmas." The boy was amazed. "You mean your brother just gave it to you? Boy, I wish...." Paul knew what he was going to wish for — a brother who would buy him a car. But the boy surprised Paul.

"I wish that I could be a brother like that," he said.

Astonished, Paul invited the boy to go for a ride in the new car.

After a short ride, the boy said, "Would you mind driving in front of my house?" Paul thought the boy wanted to show the car to his neighbors. But Paul was wrong again.

The boy ran up the steps of his house. Soon he came back carrying his crippled (残废的) little brother. He pointed to the car. "Look!" he said to the little boy. "His brother gave him that car for Christmas. Some day I’m gonna give you one just like it!"

Paul got out and lifted the little boy into his car. The older brother climbed in beside him and the three of them went on a wonderful holiday ride.

That Christmas Eve, Paul learned how good it felt to give.

53. Paul’s brother gave him ___ as a Christmas present.

A. a suit                             B. a car                       C. a bicycle           D. a card

54. When the boy saw the car, he wished that ____.

A. he could buy a car for himself                             B. he had a brother to buy him a car

C. he could buy a car for his brother                  D. he could have a ride in the car

55. When the boy asked Paul the drive the car in front his house, he wanted ___.

A. to show off to his neighbors                         B. his brother to see the car

C. Paul to drive him home                                D. to enjoy a ride in the car

56. The story mainly tells us ______.

A. practice makes perfect                                 B. it is important to make money

C. giving makes people feel good                       D. a friend in need is a friend indeed