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　　When I was 16 years old, I made my first visit to Disneyland in America. It wasn't the first time I had been 1 . Like most English children I learned French 2 school and I had often been to France, so I 3 speaking a foreign language to people who didn't understand 4 . But 5 I went to America, I was really looking forward to 6 a nice and easy holiday without any 7 problems.

　　 8 wrong I was! The misunderstanding began 9 the airport. I was looking for a 10 telephone to give my friend Danny a 11 and tell her that I had arrived. A 12 old man saw me looking lost and asked 13 he could help me.

　　“Yes,”I said,“I want to give my friend a ring.”“Well, that's nice,”he said. “Are you getting 14 ? But aren't you a bit young?”“ 15 is talking about marriage?”I replied, “I just want to give my friend a ring to tell her I've arrived. Can you tell me 16 there's a phone box?”“Oh!”he said, “there's a phone downstairs.”

　　When at last we did meet up, Danny explained the misunderstanding to me. “Don't worry,”she said to me, “I had so many 17 at first. There are lots of words which the Americans 18 differently in meaning from us British. You'll soon get used to 19 funny things they say. Most of the 20 , British and American people understand each other!”

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　　“What we want is rest.”said Harris.

　　“Rest and a complete change,” said George.“Change of scene, and no need to 1 about anything.”

　　I agreed with George, and suggested we look for some 2 place far from crowds and the noisy world. Harris said he thought it would be 3 . He said he knew the kind of place, I meant, 4 everybody went to bed at 8 o'clock, and you couldn't get 5 News for love or money, and 6 to walk ten miles to the 7 cinema. “No,” he said. “If you want rest and a change, you had better 8 a sea trip.”

　　I was strongly 9 a sea trip. A sea trip does you 10 when you are going to have a couple of months of it, but for a week, it is 11 .

　　George said,“Let's go up the river.” He said we should have fresh air and rest, the 12 change of scene would 13 our mind, and the hard work would give us a good appetite (胃口) and make us 14 well.

　　Harris said he 15 think George ought to do anything that might make him 16 that he already was 17 . All the same he 18 the river would suit him, Harris, perfectly. It suited 19 t too and we 20 decided to go up the river.

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　　The night was dark, though sometimes the moving clouds allowed a star or two to be seen in the sky. The poor men held on to any bit of 1 they could find. They called to the Marie 2 , but she was far 3 the morning suddenly 4 were seen in the distance: another ship! The shouts of the 5 were heard on board, and willing hands pulled them out of the water. The 6 of the ship that had so 7 arrived in the scene in time to save their lives was the Ellen. What had 8 her to the exact spot 9 the darkness and the pathless sea? Her captain had known 10 of the wreck(沉船) and had, indeed, 11 to sail away from it. But let him speak for himself.

　　 12 I was forced by the wind to change my course, a small bird flew across the ship once or twice and then flew at my face, I 13 of this until exactly the same thing happened a second time, 14 caused me to think it rather 15 , while I was thus 16 , the same bird for the third time, made its appearance and flew 17 in the same way as before, I was then 18 to change my course back to the original one. I had not gone far 19 I heard strange noise and when I tried to 20 where they came from. I found I was in the middle of people who had been shipwrecked I immediately did my best to save them.”

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　　My wife works at the frontline of the battle against SARS. I remembered the date exactly－April 7. Everything 1 that morning. She had breakfast and went to work. Then in the afternoon she phoned to tell me that as one of her patients 2 having SARS, she had to 3 . That was two weeks ago, and we have not seen each other since.

　　On the evening of April 9, I received a short 4 from her:“Five of our nurses have a high fever.” On April 10, she told me that nursing staff that had not had contact with SARS patients 5 the dormitory, a six-story building, each story containing 30 rooms, and that there were hardly any 6 . I could imagine how 7 she felt.

　　On Friday April 11 news came that from the following Monday the emergency wards at her hospital 8 exclusively for SARS cases. She had to make the decision 9 or not to stay.

　　My wife is not 10 in respiratory diseases so there was no particular reason for her to stay. She never hesitated, saying, “It doesn't seem right to leave at this 11 time.”

　　I selfishly said, “I don't agree. I don't want to risk 12 my wife.”

　　She forced a smile and saying, “The elderly woman I 13 has been confirmed as having SARS. I don't have the wind left her.”

　　I said coldly, “Leave or stay, 14 .”

　　She cried, “That isn't fair!” and hung up.

　　I felt contrite, and 15 to apologize: “Of course I want you to leave, your safety is my prime concern. But I will 16 you in any decision you make. You are a heroine, and I am proud of you.”

　　On April 14, she became one of the five SARS experts at the Beijing People's Hospital 17 Beijing University.

　　Neither of us has become infected. Last night, as we spoke on the telephone she sounded 18 “I am so tired,” she said, “I want to cry.”

　　I comfort her as best as I could, 19 her to put on more clothes as the temperature had dropped. I am her spiritual pillar and she is mine. I am confident that with so many dauntless medical personnel at the front line, SARS is sure to be brought 20 in the near future.

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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1～20各题所给的四个选项A、B、C和D中，选出最佳选项。

　　Now welcome to our radio magazine “American Mosaic”. We received 17077 1 from all over the world. We learn many things about our listeners 2 about our program. One of the 3 things is that many listeners are not sure about the name of this 4 . They have only heard about it. So they spell it as it 5 . For example, some listeners call the 6 “American Music” or “American Mozart”. 7 we thought it would be a good idea to talk about this program and 8 it got its name. American Mosaic is the only one of the newest Special English shows which was started in 1985. We could not 9 on what to call the new show. So we had an advertisement for listeners to 10 in possible names. There were two 11 . Both thought of the same name: “American Mosaic”.

　　The word mosaic 12 a picture or 13 that is made by placing many small pieces 14 . We choose the name “American Mosaic” 15 the purpose of the show is to create a picture of life in America 16 many small stories. Each story is 17 , like the different pieces of a mosaic. Together, 18 form a complete picture. We hope our radio magazine “American Mosaic” 19 a complete, interesting and true picture of the 20 in the U. S. A.

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　　British people have a lot of customs and habits. 1 English learners, the middle school students should learn something about 2 . Three “INGS” are the most famous.

　　The three “INGS” 3 betting, drinking and tipping(给小费). The 4 for each of them is ING.

　　 5 we know, the British people are great lovers of betting. They bet on many things, but they bet mainly on sports activities(活动), 6 horse racing(赛马). It is gambling(赌博) sport. This means that they will risk money on a race or on some events of 7 the result is doubtful(不明确的), Not only the amount of the betted money but also 8 number of the people who take part in it is very large.

　　Drinking is 9 habit of the British people. Most men have the habit of drinking beer, wine and so on. They also drink tea. Their drinking habits are 10 normal that they have it in pubs, inns and restaurants from 11:00 a. m, to 3:00 p. m. and 11 from 5:00 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. But sometimes the 12 are different in different places. Every day they have two twenty-minute tea breaks, one is in the morning, 13 in the afternoon, during which people 14 their work and drink tea. It is reported that the British people use up a quarter of the world 15 of the tea goods.

　　Tipping is the last of the three. It means you should give a 16 amount of money to the person who has 17 you. The amount of the money depend on the type and the extent(程度) of the service you have 18 . In the hotels, a service charge of 10 to 15 percent will be 19 your bill, and you might give something extra to the 20 who carries your bags, and you might give some money to your taxi driver besides your fee.

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　　It was the night before the composition was due. As I looked at the list of topics. “The Art of Eating Spaghetti(意大利面条)” caught my eyes. The word “spghetti” brought back the 1 of an evening at Uncle Alien's in Belleville 2 all of us were seated around the table and Aunt Pat 3 spaghetti, for supper. Spaghetti was an exotic(外来的) treat in 4 days. Never had I eaten spaghetti, and 5 of the grown－ups had enough experience to be 6 it. What laughing 7 we had about the 8 respectable method for moving spaghetti from plate to mouth 9 I wanted to write about that, but I wanted to 10 it down simply for my own 11 , not for Mr. Fleagle, my composition teacher. 12 , I would write something else.

　　When I finished it the night was half gone and there was no 13 left to write a proper composition for Mr. Fleagle. There was no choice next morning but to 14 my work. Two days passed before Mr. Fleagle returned the 15 papers. He said, “Now, class, I want to read you a composition－The Art of Eating Spaghetti.”

　　My words! He was reading my words out 16 to the whole class. 17 laughed, then the whole class was laughing with open－hearted enjoyment. I did my best not to show 18 , but what I was feeling was pure happiness. 19 my words had the power to make people 20 .

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　　We were standing at the top of a church tower. My father had 1 me to this spot in a small Italian town not far from our home in Rome. I 2 why. “Look 3 , Elsa,” father said, I 4 all my courage and looked down. I saw the square in the center of the village. And I saw the crisscross of twisting(纵横交错), turning streets 5 the square. “See, my dear,” father said 6 , “There is more than one way to the square. Life is like that. If you can't get to the 7 where you want to go by one road, 8 another.”

　　Now I understand why I was there. 9 that day I had begged my mother to do 10 about the terrible lunches that were 11 at school. But she refused because she could not believe the school was as bad as I 12 .

　　When I turned to 13 for help, he would not interfere. 14 , he brought me to this high tower to 15 a lesson the 16 of an open searching mind. By the time we reached home, I 17 a plan.

　　At school the next 18 , I secretly poured my lunch on soup into a bottle and brought it home. Then I talked the cook 19 serving it to mother at dinner. The plan worked perfectly. She swallowed one spoonful and said, “The 20 must have gone mad!” Quickly I told what I had done, and mother stated firmly that she would pick up the matter of lunches at school the next day.

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　　Nelie Melba was Australian “Queen of Opera”. She was born in 1861 in Melbourne and her 1 name was Helen Porter Minchell. She grew up in a musical 2 . When she was 20, Helen Minchell married the manager of Queens land sugar farm. But she was not 3 and the next year she went 4 to her hometown to continue her 5 and singing lessons. She 6 a few concerts and decided that she wanted to make a name for herself, as an 7 singer.

　　In 1886, at the age of 25, she went to London. But no one 8 interested in this young unknown singer from 9 . Later, she went to Paris to have lessons 10 a well-known teacher. December 1886, she gave a concert 11 she changed her name into “Nellie Melba” in honor of Melbourne, her 12 city.

　　Nellie Melba was soon a 13 . She sang in London, Europe, Russia and America. She was well 14 every time she sang. In 1902 she returned to Melborune. The city was excited, and thousands of people 15 in the streets to wave and cheered as the drove by. 16 then on she divided her time 17 London and Australia. During World War I she sang in many concerts to raise 18 .

　　In 1918 Nellie Melba was 19 a Dame of the British Empire She was 20 by the Australians ever since.

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　　In some cities, workaholism(废寝忘食) is so common that people don't consider it unusual. They accept the lifestyle as 1 . Government workers in Washington D. C., 2 , frequently work sixty to seventy hours a week. They don't do this because they have to; they do it because they 3 to. Workaholism can be a 4 problem. Because true workaholics would rather work than do anything else, they 5 have no idea of how to relax; that is, they might not 6 movies, sports, or other types of entertainment. Most of all, they 7 to sit and do nothing. The lives of workaholics are usually stressful, and this tension(紧张) and worry can cause 8 problems such as heart attacks and stomach diseases. 9 , typical workaholics don't pay much attention to their families. Their marriages may end in 10 as they spend little time with their families.

　　Is workaholism 11 dangerous? Perhaps not. There are, certainly, people who work 12 under stress. Some studies show that many workaholics have great energy and interest in work. They feel 13 is so pleasurable that they are actually very happy. For most workaholics, work and entertainment are the same thing. Their jobs 14 them with a challenge; this keeps them busy and creative.

　　 15 do workaholics enjoy their jobs so much? There are several 16 to work. Of course, it provides people with paychecks, and this is important. But it offers 17 financial security(安全感／保障). It provides people with self-confidence(自信心); they have a feeling of satisfaction 18 they have produced a challenging piece of work and are able to say “I 19 it”. Psycholigists(心理学家) claim(声称) that their work gives people an identity. After they take part in work, they 20 a sense of self and individualism.

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