From the very beginning, Martin felt that he was bound up with（与……紧紧地在一起）his lovely little patient. One day, following some tests , Betty gave the doctor a big hug（拥抱）.

　　A few months later the doctor removed not only the tumour（肿瘤）, but also the entire lower left side of Betty’s gum（牙龈）and jawbone. Because Betty was so young, Martin was hopeful that her jawbone might regenerate.

　　Within three months, Betty’s tumour grew as large as an orange, changing the natural appearance of the left side of her small, delicate （ = thin; not strong）face. Soon she couldn’t even close her mouth, and as her eating problems worsened, Betty ‘s weight dropped from 20 kilos to 15. Martin knew from experience that it might invade the brain.

　　The only other possibility was thorough radiation therapy （放射疗法）. Night after night, Betty's father gave her injection, but the tumour remained as big as ever. Then one evening. Morgan noticed that the tumour had begun to change. It was actually becoming smaller! For two months her tumour appeared to be going away for ever. In the coming months, Betty’s tumour continued to appear. She was able to eat solid food once again. Her jawbone was regenerating. The tumour was gone.

　　67．What do you think the underlined word regenerate means? It means “________”.

　　A. lose one’s life

　　B. give a new life to

　　C. be made by hand

　　D. pass on from one generation to another

　　68．If Betty’s jawbone didn’t regenerate, the doctors ________ .

　　A. would rebuild her jaw

　　B. would continue the treatment

　　C. would use new medicine

　　D. could do nothing else

　　69．If the brain should be invaded, the result would ________.

　　A. prevent her growth

　　B. reduce her weight

　　C. cause her brain damaged

　　D. affect her eyesight

　　70．What did the doctors do two months later?

　　A. They continued their observations.

　　B. They gave up the operation on Betty.

　　C. They found out what caused Betty’s strange disease.

D. They declared that Betty’s strange disease was cured.

He began to __________ because every means _______ tried already.

A. lose heart; has been   　　　B. lose heart; had been

C. lose his heart; was    　　　 D. lose his heart; had

He began to __________ because every means _______ tried already.

A. lose heart; has been　　　 B. lose heart; had been

C. lose his heart; was　　　 D. lose his heart; had

BOLTON，Vermont-Fourteen-year-ole Ashley Stevens fell out of his canoe into the frigid Winooski River in Vermont, US, climbed onto the muddy bank and picked fiddleheads for five hours as his wet clothes stiffened and dried in the frosty spring air.

It was worth it. On that early May day. Ashley made $50 for the 86 pounds of ferns he hauled in to the weigh station.

And he’s made about that much every day of the fiddlehead season.

“I know where to go, ”said Ashley, who grew up along the Winooski.

For four or five weeks a year in Vermont, fiddleheads, young ferns found near water in the northeast, are big business for anyone who cares to pick them. Before they uncurl to their mature height, the plants resemble violin heads.

The ferns, which taste like asparagus when cooked, are usually fried in butter or olive oil and served as side dish.

Restaurants offer them as a seasonal specialty; supermarkets sell them by the pound.

John Farrar, the fiddlehead king of Richmond, Vermont, parks his pickup every evening and waits for the pickers to bring in their mesh bags of fiddleheads for weighing. Farrar often collects more than 450 kilograms of the tightly curled green discs.

He drives them to WS Wells and Son in Wilton, Maine, where they are prepared for sale fresh, in cans, and dried in soup mix. Wells processes about 35 tons a year, all from local pickers who bring in the fiddleheads by bag or bucket.

Farrar is careful to take only ostrich ferns. Some other kinds are said to cause cancer in cows or stomach upset in humans.

“They all kind of look like fiddleheads, ”said Butch Wells, owner WS Wells and Son, “I’ve had people drive for two hours with 90 kilograms of the wrong kind. ”

He said he believed he was having some fiddleheads for supper that night, “I’ve had them in stews , and I’ve had them in quiches, which all sometimes called Impossible Pie. And we just have them plain, as a side dish. ”

Even his kids cat fiddlebads.

“They like pickled fiddleheads, ”Wells said.

“They don’t like them any other way. ”

1. Fiddleheads are______.

A. musical instruments　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. young ferns

C. Vermont pickup truck　　　　　　 　　　　    D. Ashley Stevens

2. The young plants look like______.

A. photograph discs　　　　   　　　　　　　　　　  B. hunches of asparagus

C. he head of a violin　　　　　　 　　　　  　　   D. a fish

3. The ferns must be gathered when they are young because when the plants mature they______.

A. lose their green color　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　    B. weigh close to 90kg

C. can cure cancer　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　   　　D. uncurl

4. The tightly curled discs______.

A. grow in the Northeastern United States

B. are picked 45 weeks a year

C. can cause stomach problems

D. must be eaten within five hours

5. People who harvest fiddleheads______.

A. look for the plants all year round

B. sell the ferns for a good price

C. are usually able to cook side dishes

D. needed to keep an eye on their canoes

It was worth it. On that early May day. Ashley made $50 for the 86 pounds of ferns he hauled in to the weigh station.

And he’s made about that much every day of the fiddlehead season.

“I know where to go, ”said Ashley, who grew up along the Winooski.

For four or five weeks a year in Vermont, fiddleheads, young ferns found near water in the northeast, are big business for anyone who cares to pick them. Before they uncurl to their mature height, the plants resemble violin heads.

The ferns, which taste like asparagus when cooked, are usually fried in butter or olive oil and served as side dish.

Restaurants offer them as a seasonal specialty; supermarkets sell them by the pound.

John Farrar, the fiddlehead king of Richmond, Vermont, parks his pickup every evening and waits for the pickers to bring in their mesh bags of fiddleheads for weighing. Farrar often collects more than 450 kilograms of the tightly curled green discs.

He drives them to WS Wells and Son in Wilton, Maine, where they are prepared for sale fresh, in cans, and dried in soup mix. Wells processes about 35 tons a year, all from local pickers who bring in the fiddleheads by bag or bucket.

Farrar is careful to take only ostrich ferns. Some other kinds are said to cause cancer in cows or stomach upset in humans.

“They all kind of look like fiddleheads, ”said Butch Wells, owner WS Wells and Son, “I’ve had people drive for two hours with 90 kilograms of the wrong kind. ”

He said he believed he was having some fiddleheads for supper that night, “I’ve had them in stews , and I’ve had them in quiches, which all sometimes called Impossible Pie. And we just have them plain, as a side dish. ”

Even his kids cat fiddlebads.

“They like pickled fiddleheads, ”Wells said.

“They don’t like them any other way. ”

1. Fiddleheads are______.

A. musical instruments　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. young ferns

C. Vermont pickup truck　　　　　　 　　　　    D. Ashley Stevens

2. The young plants look like______.

A. photograph discs　　　　   　　　　　　　　　　  B. hunches of asparagus

C. he head of a violin　　　　　　 　　　　  　　   D. a fish

3. The ferns must be gathered when they are young because when the plants mature they______.

A. lose their green color　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　    B. weigh close to 90kg

C. can cure cancer　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　   　　D. uncurl

4. The tightly curled discs______.

A. grow in the Northeastern United States

B. are picked 45 weeks a year

C. can cause stomach problems

D. must be eaten within five hours

5. People who harvest fiddleheads______.

A. look for the plants all year round

B. sell the ferns for a good price

C. are usually able to cook side dishes

D. needed to keep an eye on their canoes