48. The underlined phrase “holding on to” in this passage possibly means“______”.

　 A. removing.　　 B. keeping up.　　 C. getting rid of.　　 D. learning about.

47. The example of the cartoon book characters is taken in the passage to______.

　 A. support the viewpoint that anger and hatred harm physical and mental health.

　 B. introduce a famous expert.

　 C. let the reader know the different colours of cartoon faces.

　 D. show how to control one’s temper.

46. The author of the passage tries to make his viewpoint clear ______.

　 A. by raising his own examples.　　　 B. based on his own experience.

　 C. by mentioning some studies.　　　 D. by mentioning some typical patients.

45．What is the purpose of writing this passage?

　　　　 A．To show how important a good service dog is.

　　　　 B．To show a united family is important.

　　　　 C．To show thanks to those kind people.

　　　　 D．To encourage people not to give up.

B

Forgiving someone who has hurt you or let you down is never an easy thing. Several new studies, however, say that it could have a lot of health benefits. When you think of forgiveness, you probably don’t think of it as being a health or medical problem. Studies from Stanford University, on the other hand, show that something like anger can change your well-being.

When cartoon book characters like the Incredible Hulk get angry, they change colours and often gain special power. In the real world, anger is less obvious and may be more dangerous. That’s why Professor Fred Luskin, founder of the Stanford Forgiveness Project and author of Forgive for Good, says holding on to anger and hatred can harm your physical and mental health. Two new studies seem to show the same idea.

The studies find that people who are able to forgive feel less stress, less back pain, and less depression. They also have fewer headaches, lower blood pressure, and fewer problems on sleeping.

So it doesn’t matter if your anger is caused by the traffic or other things. Learning to let it go is important. Techniques such as deep breath or thought can help. Or just ask yourself if it’s worth hurting yourself by staying angry with someone else.

Forgiveness does not mean that you simply accept what happened and say it’s OK. Instead, it’s a way of making peace with yourself about what happened in the past.

44．What does the underlined sentence “She felt obliged to help…”mean?

　　　　 A．She felt it a duty to help.　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　

　　　　 B．She felt she was forced to help.

　　　　 C．She felt willing to help.　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　

　　　　 D．She felt grateful to help.

43．Why did the couple think the staff and the vet are the most loving, caring people they have met?

　　　　 A．They provided the puppy’s care for free.

　　　　 B．They trained the puppy for the couple.

　　　　 C．They provided the puppy’s care for free and cut the training cost by half.

　　　　 D．They not only provided the puppy’s care for free but also found a trainer with less than half the cost.

42．What made Dale gain confidence again?

　　　　 A．Getting a service dog.　

　　　　 B．A lady offered an amount of money to him.

　　　　 C．The vets offered to help.

　　　　 D．His being able to go anywhere.

41．Why did the couple think a medical service dog would be of great help?

　　　　 A．It could accompany Dale, and when a seizure came, it could attract people to help.

　　　　 B．It could accompany Dale, and in a seizure, it could save Dale.

　　　　 C．People are more likely to save a person if he is a dog lover.

　　　　 D．Dale would not be so lonely, and would get well again soon.

29. A. difficult　　　　　　　　　　 B. disorderly　　　　　　　　　　　 C. valuable　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. significant