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46 blind, deaf, unable to walk or use your hands easily is something that most people can’t imagine. But many people ­­47  these challenges 48  Liz Smith. Liz can’t use her arms or legs well, and normal things like answering the telephone,opening and 49  the door or carrying things have always been difficult for her.Then one day last year,a friend of her said that she would like to help her out. She talked to “Animal Helpers ” to see if it would be possible for her to get a specially 50  dog.
51  six months of training with a dog at “Animal Helpers”, Liz smith was able to 52  him home. Her dog’s name is “Lucky” --- a good name for him 53  Liz feels lucky to have him.
54 does Lucky help her? Well, he has been trained to understand many different 55 .For example, when Liz says, “Lucky, fetch my book!” and he 56 at once. He is very clever and understands many English words ,57  some difficult 58  like “upstaris”.
“Animals Helpers” is an organization 59  to help disabled people .60 is very important that it doesn’t run out of money. The donation is greatly appreciated and the money is well used to help disabled people like Liz.

In almost every big university in the United States, football is a favorite sport. American football is not like soccer.

Players sometimes kick the ball, but they also throw (扔) the ball and run with it. They try to take it to the other end of the field; they have four chances to move the ball ten yards (码). They can carry it or throw it. If they move it to the end of the field, they can receive six points. This is called a touch-down (持球触地).

It’s difficult to move the ball. Eleven men on the other team try to stop the man who has the ball. If the man does not move the ball ten yards, his team kicks the ball to the other team.

Thousands of people come to watch it when there is a football game. They all yell for their favorite team. They dance and jump while they are yelling. Each team plays ten or eleven games each season. The football season usually begins in September and ends in November. If a team is very good, it may play another game after the season ends. The best teams play again on January lst. Many people go to see these games and many others watch them on TV.

1.In America, football players can _______.

A. only kick the ball????????????? B. only throw the ball

C. only carry the ball????????????? D. kick, throw and carry the ball

2.There are _______ on each team.

A. ten players????????????? B. eleven players????????????? C. twelve players????????????? D. thirteen players

3.If the man does not move the ball ten yards, his team has to _______.

A. go home　B. carry the ball ten yards

C. run with it　D. kick the ball to the other team

4.The best teams play again _______.

A. on Christmas????????????? B. after the season ends　C. on New Year’s Day　D. on Sunday

5.The underlined word “yell” in the passage means “_______”.

A. shout (喊) loudly????????????? B. jump????????????? C. talk loudly????????????? ????????????? D. sing

Jeff Keith has only one leg. When he was only twelve years old, Jeff had cancer. Doctors had to 　16　 off most of his right leg.

　17　 Jeff puts on an artificial leg(假肢). The leg is plastic. With the plastic leg, Jeff can ski, ride a bicycle, swim, and play soccer. He can also run.

Jeff made a plan with his friends who had plastic legs, 　18　. They decided to  　19　 across America. They all wore special T-shirts. 　20　 it was “Run, Jeff, Run, Jeff Keith’s Run Across America”.

Jeff Keith ran across the United States from the east to the west 　21　 he was twenty-two years old. He started running in Boston(波士顿). Seven 　22　 later, he stopped 　23　 in Los Angeles（洛杉矶）. He ran 3,200 miles (1 mile = 1.6093km). Jeff wore out thirty-six pairs 　24　 running shoes and five plastic legs. Jeff 　25　 in cities on the way to Los Angeles. In every city people gave Jeff money. The money was not for Jeff, 　26　 for the American Cancer Society. The Society used the money to help people know 　27　 about cancer.

On the way to Los Angeles, Jeff talked to people about 　28　. Jeff is disabled, but he can do many things. He finished college and is studying to be a lawyer(律师). Jeff says, “People can do 　29　 they want to do. I want people to know that. I ran 　30 for disabled people. I ran for everybody.”

1.A. take       　B. cut            C. put               D. set

2. A. Every day 　B. One day      C. Some day       D. A day

3. A. also      　B. too            C. either           D. neither

4.A. walk       　B. fly            C. swim         D. run

5. A. On              B. In         C. With          D. Above

6.A. while      　B. because        C. when          D. if

7. A. months    　   B. days        C. hours            D. minutes

8.A. running      B. to run     C. walking      D. to walk

9.A. at     　B. for            C. in               D. of

10.A. reached   　B. studied        C. stopped      D. started

11. A. and      　B. but        C. or           D. so

12.A. more　　　 B. less        C. fewer            D. little

13.A. cancer    　 B. walk      C. society      D. America

14.A. any       　 B. thing     C. nothing  D. anything

15. A. not only    B. not       C. only         D. just