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At the 1924 Olympic Games in Paris, the sports of canoe (划船) racing was added to the list of international competition. The 31 team in the four-man canoe race was the United States team. One member of that team was a young man named Bill Havens.
As the time for the Olympics 32 , it became clear that Bill’s wife would give birth to their first child at about the 33 that the U.S. team would be competing in the Pairs games. In 1924 there were no planes form Paris to the United States, only 34 ships. Bill found himself in a dilemma (左右为难的困境).
Bill’s wife insisted that he go to Paris. 35 , competing in the Olympics was a lifelong dream. But Bill felt 36 and, after much soul-searching, decided to remain home, where he could 37 his wife when the child arrived. He considered being at her 38 his highest priority (优先考虑的事), even higher than going to Paris to fulfill his 39 .
The team won the gold medal in Paris. And Bill’s wife was 40 in giving birth to their child. 41 , Bill could have competed in the event and returned home 42 to be with he when she gave birth.
People said, “What a shame!” But Bill said he had no 43 . For the rest of his life, he 44 he had made the better decision.
Bill Havens knew what was most important to him. Not everybody 45 that out. Not everybody has the strength to say no to something he or she truly 46 in order to say yes to something that truly 47 . Peace begins to 48 our lives when we learn to say yes to the things that really matter.
Twenty eight years later, Bill 49 a telegram. It was from Finland, where the 1952 Olympics were being held. The telegram read, “Dad, I won. I’m bringing home the gold medal you 50 while waiting for me to be born.”
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(首字母已给出)I 1 if it is because I haven't been able to be outdoors for so long that I have grown so 2 about everything to do with 3 ．I can 4 remember that there was a time 5 a deep blue sky, the song of the birds, 6 and flowers could never have 7 me spellbound．That's 8 since I came here．
For example, one evening when it was so warm, I stayed 9 on purpose until half past eleven in order to have a good 10 at the moon by myself．But as the moon gave 11 too much light, I didn't 12 open a window．Another time five months ago, I happened to be 13 at dusk when the window was open．I didn't go downstairs until the window had to be 14 ．The dark, rainy evening, the wind, the 15 clouds held me entirely in their 16 ; it was the first time in a year and a half that I'd seen the night face to face…
17 …I am only able to look at nature through 18 curtains hanging before very dusty windows．It's no 19 looking through these any longer because nature is one thing that really must be 20 ．
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However, the two James were different. They were separated from one another and adopted by different families, called Lewis and Springer, a few weeks after they were born and they did not meet until after 39 years.
When the scientists at Minnesota learnt about the two James, they were naturally invited to come to the University, where investigations revealed the most astonishing similarities about their lives:
* Both married girls called Linds, were divorced and then married women called, Betty.
* Both owned dogs called Toy when they were boys.
* Both had worked for the hamburger chain, McDonald's, and at filling station.
* Both had the habit of biting their fingernails.
* Both have similar sleeping problems.
How can one attempt to explain so many coincidences? Is it possible that twins have some mysterious way of communicating? Or does our gene make us take particular decisions in certain circumstances? In any case, it seems that many more aspects of our behavior are influenced by genetic factors than we had previously imagined.
1. What was the piece of good fortune the scientists enjoyed recently?
A The James twins would accept the invitation to the University.
B The James twins met with each other after 39 years' separation.
C The scientists found many interesting cases about twins.
D The scientists discovered a special pair of long-separated twins.
2. Why were the two James different from other twins according to the passage?
A. They shared a lot of similarities.
B. They lived in different families for a long time.
C. They both worked in the hamburger chain.
D. Their parents died when they were very young.
3. The word "coincidence" (Para.4) may mean things that ______.
A. happen around the same time by chance B. astonish people
C. are likely to cause accidents D. are very funny
4. The two James share all of the following similarities except that
A. both married twice
B. both had at least two jobs
C. both suffered from the same disease
D.both kept dogs when they were children
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