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American magician David Blaine left the glass box in which he had lived for 44 days without food on October 19.2003.Hundreds of people came to watch the end of his starvation experiment, which has become one of London’s main tourist attractions.
Looking thinner and darker, 30-year-old Blaine was taken out of his box over the River Thames and immediately went to hospital.He was then slowly reintroduced to food, a process doctors say could be life threatening.He had been drinking only water since September 5.
A native of Brooklyn, New York, Blaine first became known as a street magician in the early 1990s.He soon found himself doing magic tricks in bars for the likes of American actor Leonardo DiCaprio and his super model friends.
Over the last decade Blaine has become famous with a combination of breathtaking magic and clever tricks aimed at getting a lot of attention.
In 1999, he was buried in a coffin(棺材) for one week and, in 2000, he spent 62 hours in a giant block of ice.Last year he stood on top of a 25-meter pillar(柱子) in the center of New York for 35 hours before jumping into a pile of boxes.
“I think a lot of people are unable to accept that they’re able to do what they can do,” he said.“They don’t realize we can survive.The human being is an amazing creation.” But he seems to have suffered from spending so long in the glass box.He said that at times he was unable to see, had serious back pains and lost his sense of taste.
It is __________ for David Blaine to eat food after such a long starvation.
A.pleasant B.delicious C.dangerous D.important
Having spent such a long time in the glass box, he suffered the following EXCEPT that __________.
A.he had become blind B.he had serious back pains
C.he lost his sense of taste D.he was in weak health
Which of the following can best describe David Blaine?
A.Serious B.Adventurous C.Mad D.Crazy
Which of the following is NOT true of David Blaine?
A.Blaine immediately went to hospital after he was taken out of his box.
B.Blaine was born and brought up in England.
C.In Blaine’s opinion, people can create a wonder.
D.Blaine didn’t have any food for 44 days.
Recently,I flew to Las Vegas to attend a meeting. As we were about to arrive,the pilot announced with apology that there would be a slight __1__ before setting down. High desert winds had __2__ the airport to close all but one runway. He said that we would be __3__ the city for a few minutes waiting to __4__. We were also told to remain in our seats meanwhile with our seat belts fastened __5__ there might be a few bumps(颠簸).We11,that few minutes turned into about forty-five minutes,including a ride that would make a roller coaster(过山车) __6__ by comparison. The movement was so fierce that several passengers felt __7__ and had to use airsickness bags. As you might guess,that's not a good thing to have happen in a(n) __8__ space because it only __9__ to increase the discomfort of the situation.
About twenty minutes into the adventure,the entire airplane became very __10__.There was now a sense of anxiety and fear that could be __11__ noticed.Every passenger simply held on for dear life...except one. A __12__ was having a good time! With each bump of the __13__, he would let out a giggle(咯咯的笑)of delight. As I observed this,I __14__ that he didn't know he was supposed to be afraid and worried about his __15__. He neither thought about the past nor about the future. Those are what we grown-ups have learned from __16__.He was __17__ the ride because he had not yet been taught to fear it. Having understood this,I took a deep breath and __18__ back into my seat,pretending I was __19__ on a roller coaster. I smiled for the rest of the flight. I even __20__ to giggle once or twice,much to the chagrin(懊恼)of the man sitting next to me holding the airsickness bag.
1. A. mistake B. delay C. change D. wind
2. A. forced B. warned C. swept D. reminded
3. A. watching B. visiting C. circling D. crossing
4. A. arrive B. enter C. stop D. land
5. A. if B. though C. because D. while
6. A. light B. pale C. easy D. quick
7. A. sick B. nervous C. angry D. afraid
8. A. empty B. narrow C. secret D. open
9. A. happens B. continues C. fails D. serves
10. A. quiet B. hot C. dirty D. crowded
11. A. partly B. gradually C. shortly D. clearly
12. A. pilot B. baby C. guard D. man
13. A. seats B. passengers
C. flight D. airplane
14. A. realized B. hoped C. agreed D. insisted
15. A. health B. safety C. joy D. future
16. A. teachers B. books C. experience D. practice
17. A. learning B. taking C. missing D. enjoying
18. A. sat B. lay C. went D. rode
19. A. nearly B. finally C. really D. suddenly
20. A. attempted B. managed C. wanted D. decided
Any housewife who went to the new supermarket wished to be the lucky customer who did not have to pay for her shopping. This was what the 21 just inside the entrance 22 .It said: “Remember, 23 ,one of our customers gets 24 goods. THIS MAY BE YOUR LUCKY DAY!” For quite a long time Mrs. Edwards 25, like many of her 26, to be the lucky customer. Unlike her friends, she never 27 hoping. The 28 in the kitchen was full of things which she did not need. Her husband tried to advise her 29 buying so many things but failed. She 30 dreamed of the DAY when the manager of the supermarket would come up to her and say, “Madam, THIS IS YOUR LUCKY DAY. Everything in your 31 doesn’t need to be paid!” One Friday afternoon Mrs. Edwards shopped 32 .But she was not the lucky customer. No sooner had she just put the things inside her 33 than she found that she had forgotten to 34 tea. She dashed back to the 35 , got some tea and went towards the 36 .As she did so, she saw the 37 came. 38 his hand he said, “I want to 39 you. You are our LUCKY CUSTOMER this week! Everything you have in your basket 40 !”
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Kunar can take his car apart and put it back together again. I certainly wish he_____ me how.
A. teaches B. will teach C. has taught D. would teach
At the age of 13,I visited a doctor with my parents. As I sat in the examining chair,the doctor looked into my 31 .“She did inherit (继承) it,”he said with coldness.“You need to be prepared. There is no 32 for this disease.”
My father 33 a gene which,in most cases,results in blindness. I’d inherited the gene. He gradually 34 his eyesight and so did I. At last we were both 35 blind—he was fifty-seven years old, 36 I was only twenty-eight.
My world 37 as the darkness fell, 38 the dreams my husband and I had for us and for our three little boys. But 39 I tried to find some hope and 40 ,my eyes were opened to a new realization.
My father had 41 me not just failing eyesight,but an example of 42 in the face of hardships as well. We were all living in Bolivia in 1964 when he decided to 43 the family to America. He worked tirelessly to 44 the right of living in the US.
Alone in the States,he 45 his helplessness and lack of fluency in English. He managed to rent a small apartment,and nine months later,sent airline tickets for my mom,my brother and me.
Decades later, 46 an American citizen,I look back at what he'd shown me. He set an example proving that determination is important to success. His 47 taught me valuable lessons for my own path in the darkness.
I did the same as I stepped into a 48 world. I fulfilled (完成) my own 49 as a wife,mom,Sunday school teacher and Spanish interpreter. What I inherited from my father helped me to 50 my life in a whole new light.
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