One day I was putting some donated tents into my truck when something sharp got into my left eye．Immediately l fell down and knew it was ___1___．

I was taken to a ___2___ and the doctors there operated on me but couldn't ___3__ my eye．When they told me the news，I really wanted to die．Everything seemed __4___ in front of me．

Even after I got my man-made eye，I still felt very sad．To make things worse，I lost my __5___ as a transportation officer because of worries about my driving ability．

But one morning，I woke up and the __6___ was on，and there was a l6-year-old girl．She had been seriously burned on her legs and was learning to ___7___ again．She wore a big smile，saying，“You can never give up．” It seemed that she said this specially to ___8__．At that moment，I felt ___9___ and thought，“This is just an eye．Get over it．”

Soon I really got over it and ___10___ myself．It’s almost 12 years since my accident，and now I can do anything that I used to do．No one can even ___11___ I have a man-made eye，because the new one is so good．And ___12___ I haven’t got my old job back，I’ve got my driving license（执照）again．

So be cheerful in face of any bad ___13___．You will never truly know yourself until you have been tested by a very difficult situation．No matter how ___14___ your problem is，just keep up．Now I have only one eye，but I see things a lot more ___15__．

1．A．safe                B．bad               C．true             D．late

2．A．store                B．school             C．hotel              D．hospital

3．A．test                B．open              C．save                    D．cover

4．A．dark                B．natural             C．bright              D．meaningful

5．A．truck                B．tent               C．job                D．license

6．A．light                 B．radio              C．recorder           D．TV

7．A．sing                B．walk              C．write            D．read

8．A．doctors              B．drivers            C．me              D．herself

9．A．encouraged           B．frightened        C．tired               D．pleased

10．A．changed            B．hurt             C．taught           D．helped

11．A．describe            B．find             C．explain            D．promise

12．A．because           B．after               C．though                  D．unless

13．A．behavior             B．luck             C．influence           D．habit

14．A．serious             B．simple            C．strange            D．silly

15．A．difficultly           B．carefully           C．differently          D．clearly

Tiffany, a 16-year-old girl, was very, shy. Last September, her best friend, Sophie, moved abroad with her family because she had to continue her studies in America. She even said she would not come back for at least a few years. Tiffany became    1.   and helpless. "I was really sad the moment I heard the bad news and I didn't know what to do," Tiffany recalled (回忆). "I    2.    myself in my room for a whole week. It was then that my aunt took me to a sports club one Saturday and I saw' so many young people playing various sports there. I signed up for a beginners' course in volleyball and since then I have been playing this sport. Now I practise twice a week there. It is wonderful playing sports in this club and I have made lots of     3.   as well. What's more, I feel I am much healthier than before."

     The most basic aim of playing sports is that you can improve your health even if you are not very good at sports.    4.   , you can get to know a circle of people at your age while playing sports. Tiffany used to be a very quiet girl. Since she joined the sports club, she has opened up herself and now she has become very    5.    and enjoys meeting and talking with others.

      For most people, that is one of the attractions of joining a sports club. You can get to know other young people who have similar interests. You don't have to sit down and talk to strangers.

You go in for sports and it is easier to understand your partners on the same team. Now Tiffany is quite    6.    her friends and she has also gained more confidence.

     Try to do regular sports. The mind needs exercise as well as the body.

7.A) angry     B) lonely       C) tired           D) surprised

8.A) shut    B) hurt         C) enjoyed          D) helped

9.A) trouble  B) mistakes     C) money           D) friends

10.A) So far   B) In addition   C) Once again      D) After all

11.A) active   B) strong       C) lucky          D) independent

12.A) generous to B) different from

C) popular with D) disappointed in

　　　 Tiffany, a 16-year-old girl, was very, shy. Last September, her best friend, Sophie, moved abroad with her family because she had to continue her studies in America. She even said she would not come back for at least a few years. Tiffany became 　 80　 and helpless. "I was really sad the moment I heard the bad news and I didn't know what to do," Tiffany recalled (回忆). "I 　 81　 myself in my room for a whole week. It was then that my aunt took me to a sports club one Saturday and I saw' so many young people playing various sports there. I signed up for a beginners' course in volleyball and since then I have been playing this sport. Now I practise twice a week there. It is wonderful playing sports in this club and I have made lots of 82　 as well. What's more, I feel I am much healthier than before."

　　 The most basic aim of playing sports is that you can improve your health even if you are not very good at sports.　 83　 , you can get to know a circle of people at your age while playing sports. Tiffany used to be a very quiet girl. Since she joined the sports club, she has opened up herself and now she has become very 　 84　 and enjoys meeting and talking with others.

　　 For most people, that is one of the attractions of joining a sports club. You can get to know other young people who have similar interests. You don't have to sit down and talk to strangers.

You go in for sports and it is easier to understand your partners on the same team. Now Tiffany is quite 　 85　 her friends and she has also gained more confidence.

　　 Try to do regular sports. The mind needs exercise as well as the body.

80. A) angry　　　　 B) lonely　 　　　　　C) tired　　　　　　　 D) surprised

81. A) shut　　　　 B) hurt　 .　　　　 　C) enjoyed　　　　　 　 D) helped

82. A) trouble　　　 B) mistakes 　　　　　C) money　　　　　　 D) friends

83. A) So far　　　　 B) In addition　　　　 C) Once again　　　　 D) After all

84. A) active　　　　 B) strong　　　　　　 C) lucky　　　　　　 D) independent

85. A) generous to　 B) different from　　 C) popular with　　　 　D) disappointed in