People often fall ill because of me. 1 they can hardly blame me; it is largely their own  2 , A tired person may get  3  , especially when he goes to crowded places with polluted air. A sudden change in 4 is another factor.In hot summer,people turn on the air-conditioner upon 

returning home. They will catch a cold easily.

My latest victim is an energetic student.After school,he played football hard for two hours.Though  5 ,he still went to the cinema.Then he got back home and took a cold shower immediately.

I seized this golden chance to 　6 him. He reacted, trying to 　7 me, but I was already 8 deep in his throat. He kept sneezing（打喷嚏）and his nose was running. 9 he put on some warm clothes, it didn’t work, for there were too many of us. Besides, his sore throat kept 　10 him, and he developed a cough to force me and my family out, but 　11 ,

The next day he couldn’t go to 　12 , He had lost his appetite and was not as 　13 as before. His mother made him orange juice every few hours for more vitamin C, which would help his 　14 ,

For two days he was 　15 by his mother. As he rested more, his defense strengthened and I began to feel the 　16 , I knew I had to 　17 him before long. But I am not the one who gives up easily, and I made every effort to fight back. 　18 , it was my turn to feel 　19 now, for his defense system was starting an all-out attack against me. I became 　20 and finally my time was over.

Do you know what I am?

1. A. Therefore   B. Besides  　　 C. However  　D. Then

2. A. business  　　 B. responsibility　 C. excuse 　　 D. fault

3. A. punished 　　　 B. blamed  　　 C. caught 　 　D. killed

4. A. temperature 　 B. season  　　 C. place  　　 D. condition

5. A. excited 　 　 　 B. hurt 　　　　 C. late 　 　 　D. tired

6. A. injure  　　 B. bother 　　　 C. attack 　　 D. destroy

7. A. get on with   B. get rid of 　　　 C. put up with   D. take hold of

8. A. reproducing 　 B. waiting 　　　 C. hiding  　 D. disappearing

9. A. Since 　　　　 B. Once 　　　　 C. Whether 　 　 D. Although

10. A. reminding 　 B. upsetting 　　 C. comforting 　 D. influencing

11. A. escaped 　　 B. succeeded 　　 C. regretted  　 D. failed

12. A. bed 　　　　 B. work 　　　　 C. school  　 D. hospital

13. A. peaceful 　　 B. afraid 　　　 C. active  　 　 D. happy

14. A. recovery 　　 B. development 　 C. study   　 D. affected

15. A. protected 　 B. nursed 　 C. scolded 　 　 D. affected

16. A. loss 　　　　 B. operation 　　 C. pressure  　 D. movement

17. A. leave 　　　 B. catch 　　　　 C. forget 　　 D. beat

18. A. Uncertainly  　 B. Unsuccessfully 　 C. Unusually 　 D. Unfortunately

19. A. painful  　　 B. disappointed  C. nervous 　 　 D. ashamed

20. A. bigger  　　 B. weaker 　 C. smaller 　 　 D. stronger s5u

 

Wings of Angel 

I used to hate myself because I wasn’t “normal”. Everyone else could play on the monkey bars and ride on a bicycle, but not   21  . I had a severe spinal cord disorder (脊髓病) and I knew I would always be much   22   than others.

I hated going to school and I hated people   23   at me. I hated seeing others smiling broadly and standing   24   and tall. And most of all, I hated looking in the   25   and seeing an ugly hunchback (驼背).

My friends found me   26   because I didn’t let others get close to me. I thought I was going to go on like this for the rest of my life   27   Angela appeared.

That afternoon, I was sitting by myself in a corner of the school — a spot where no one would   28   me. That’s when I first heard her voice.

“Hi. Can I sit down?”

I raised my head and there she was, with an irresistible smile on her round face.

“What are you looking at?” she asked.

“Ants.”

“What are they doing?”

“No   29  .”

“I bet they’re playing games and making friends. Don’t you think so?”

That was how our   30   started and it didn’t stop. We talked about everything under the sun—the ants, the clouds, my little niche (处境) — until it was sunset.

Then suddenly, she saw my   31  . She just stared.

    My heart   32  . What I feared most had happened and I knew for sure she would   33   me now.

She stood up, pointed at my back and said, “I know   34   your back is hunched.”

I closed my eyes like a criminal waiting to be   35  . I begged in my heart for her to   36  , but she just kept on going. “I know what you’ve got in there. Do you?”

“No,” I answered   37  .

She bent and whispered in my ears.

“Your back is hunched because you’ve got a pair of wings from the angels.”  

I was   38  . I looked into her eyes and her   39   touched my heart. From that day on, I started to learn to   40   myself because I have the wings of an angel and a kind-hearted friend.

A. them          B. it              C. me            D. her  

A. sadder          B. shorter               C. weaker           D. slower

A. looking       B. smiling       C. aiming          D. glaring  

A. still            B. alone          C. straight          D. together

A. street           B. sun             C. corner          D. mirror

A. distant          B. disappointed   C. hopeless         D. unlucky 

A. after           B. while         C. since            D. until

A. disturb        B. seek             C. comfort          D. ignore

A. wonder        B. idea             C. way             D. problem

A. games         B. performance   C. conversation      D. competition

A. face           B. back             C. eyes             D. wings

A. sank          B. beat             C. broke           D. ached

A. look up to   B. catch up with   C. look down upon D. put up with

A. that          B. how            C. whether          D. why

A. tied          B. arrested       C. punished      D. sentenced

A. relax         B. leave            C. stop             D. forbid

A. shyly          B. weakly         C. proudly       D. firmly  

A. astonished  B. ashamed          C. annoyed        D. upset

A. wisdom      B. beauty           C. honesty       D. kindness 

A. control       B. like            C. forgive        D. forget

Wings of Angel 

I used to hate myself because I wasn’t “normal”. Everyone else could play on the monkey bars and ride on a bicycle, but not   21  . I had a severe spinal cord disorder (脊髓病) and I knew I would always be much   22   than others.

I hated going to school and I hated people   23   at me. I hated seeing others smiling broadly and standing   24   and tall. And most of all, I hated looking in the   25   and seeing an ugly hunchback (驼背).

My friends found me   26   because I didn’t let others get close to me. I thought I was going to go on like this for the rest of my life   27   Angela appeared.

That afternoon, I was sitting by myself in a corner of the school — a spot where no one would   28   me. That’s when I first heard her voice.

“Hi. Can I sit down?”

I raised my head and there she was, with an irresistible smile on her round face.

“What are you looking at?” she asked.

“Ants.”

“What are they doing?”

“No   29  .”

“I bet they’re playing games and making friends. Don’t you think so?”

That was how our   30   started and it didn’t stop. We talked about everything under the sun—the ants, the clouds, my little niche (处境) — until it was sunset.

Then suddenly, she saw my   31  . She just stared.

    My heart   32  . What I feared most had happened and I knew for sure she would   33   me now.

She stood up, pointed at my back and said, “I know   34   your back is hunched.”

I closed my eyes like a criminal waiting to be   35  . I begged in my heart for her to   36  , but she just kept on going. “I know what you’ve got in there. Do you?”

“No,” I answered   37  .

She bent and whispered in my ears.

“Your back is hunched because you’ve got a pair of wings from the angels.”  

I was   38  . I looked into her eyes and her   39   touched my heart. From that day on, I started to learn to   40   myself because I have the wings of an angel and a kind-hearted friend.

1.A. them            B. it               C. me             D. her  

2.A. sadder            B. shorter                 C. weaker             D. slower

3.A. looking          B. smiling          C. aiming            D. glaring  

4.A. still     B. alone           C. straight           D. together

5.A. street            B. sun               C. corner            D. mirror

6.A. distant           B. disappointed   C. hopeless          D. unlucky 

7.A. after             B. while         C. since               D. until

8.A. disturb          B. seek              C. comfort            D. ignore

9.A. wonder          B. idea               C. way               D. problem

10.A. games           B. performance   C. conversation        D. competition

11.A. face             B. back                C. eyes              D. wings

12.A. sank            B. beat              C. broke              D. ached

13.A. look up to   B. catch up with   C. look down upon D. put up with

14.A. that            B. how              C. whether           D. why

15.A. tied            B. arrested                C. punished      D. sentenced

16.A. relax          B. leave              C. stop               D. forbid

17.A. shyly   B. weakly           C. proudly       D. firmly  

18.A. astonished  B. ashamed           C. annoyed          D. upset

19.A. wisdom        B. beauty             C. honesty       D. kindness 

20.A. control         B. like              C. forgive        D. forget