Hearing is very important to all of us. We can  36  beautiful music, nice songs of birds, the laughter of people or other different kinds of   37   in the world with our ears.   38  we must try to protect our ears. The following will tell you    39  protect ears.
Listening to   40  music a lot can be bad for ears,   41  when headphones（耳机）are used. So try not to wear headphones or   42  the volume（音量）when you’re wearing headphones. You should give your ears a rest if you like wearing headphones.
  43   swimming, remember  44   earplugs（耳塞）into your ears or wear a swim hat to stop water   45  getting into your ears. If you go to a concert, wear earplugs to protect your ears from the terrible music!   46  , special earplugs can be made for you if you go to concerts a lot or if you are a musician yourself. See a    47   if your ears hurt. You’d better   48   as what the doctor says.   49  the suggestions above now and you won’t say  “What, what…?” when you are getting   50  .
【小题1】A. listen                 B. hear            C. listening
【小题2】A. sounds             B. noise            C. voices
【小题3】A. Because            B. Although        C. So
【小题4】A. what to                B. how         C. how to
【小题5】A. loud               B. aloud       C. loudly
【小题6】A. specially              B. especially       C. special
【小题7】A. turn off           B. turn down        C. turn up
【小题8】A. Before             B. After           C. When
【小题9】A. put                B. to put          C. putting
【小题10】A. to                    B. with                C. from
【小题11】A. In fact               B. For example         C. Even though
【小题12】A. teacher               B. doctor              C. friend
【小题13】A. to do                 B. doing           C. do
【小题14】A. Listen                B. Hear                C. Follow
【小题15】A. young             B. old             C. sick

Hearing is very important to all of us. We can  36   beautiful music, nice songs of birds, the laughter of people or other different kinds of   37    in the world with our ears.   38   we must try to protect our ears. The following will tell you    39   protect ears.

Listening to   40   music a lot can be bad for ears,   41   when headphones（耳机）are used. So try not to wear headphones or   42   the volume（音量）when you’re wearing headphones. You should give your ears a rest if you like wearing headphones.

     43    swimming, remember  44    earplugs（耳塞）into your ears or wear a swim hat to stop water   45   getting into your ears. If you go to a concert, wear earplugs to protect your ears from the terrible music!   46   , special earplugs can be made for you if you go to concerts a lot or if you are a musician yourself. See a    47    if your ears hurt. You’d better   48    as what the doctor says.   49   the suggestions above now and you won’t say  “What, what…?” when you are getting   50   .

1.A. listen                 B. hear             C. listening

2.A. sounds                 B. noise            C. voices

3.A. Because                B. Although         C. So

4.A. what to                B. how          C. how to

5.A. loud              B. aloud        C. loudly

6.A. specially              B. especially       C. special

7.A. turn off               B. turn down        C. turn up

8.A. Before             B. After            C. When

9.A. put                    B. to put           C. putting

10.A. to                    B. with                 C. from

11.A. In fact               B. For example          C. Even though

12.A. teacher               B. doctor               C. friend

13.A. to do                 B. doing            C. do

14.A. Listen                B. Hear                 C. Follow

15.A. young                 B. old             C. sick

The marathon(马拉松) in my town usually takes place in hot weather. My job was to follow the runners to help those who needed medical help. “We should stay behind the last runner, so take it slowly,” I said to the driver, Doug.

As it began, the front runners started to disappear(消失). Then I noticed a woman in blue running shorts and a white T-shirt. “ Doug, look!” We knew we were watching our “last runner”. Her feet turned in , yet her left knee turned out. Her legs were so crippled(畸形的) that it seemed impossible for her to be able to walk. How could she run a marathon？

We watched in silence as she slowly moved forward. We would move forward a little bit, then stop and wait for her. Then we would slowly move forward a little bit more. As I watched her try to put one foot in front of the other, I found myself breathing for her. I wanted her to stop, and at the same time, I hoped that she wouldn’t. Finally, she was the only runner left in sight. When the finishing line came into sight, we found the cheering people had all gone home. She slowly crossed through the line and lifted her hands, full of happiness.

I do not know the woman’s name, but since that day she has become a part of my life. For her, it was about finishing what she had set out to do, no matter what. When I think things are too difficult and want to say “I just can’t do it”, I think of the last runner. Then I realize how easy the task before me really is.

1.When does the marathon usually take place in the writer’s town？

2.The last runner had problems with her      .

3.Why did the woman take part in the marathon?