I believe in miracles because I’ve seen so many of them.One day,a patient was referred to me who was one hundred and two years old.“There’s a 36 in my upper jaw,”she said.“I told my own dentist it’s nothing,but he 37 I come to see you.”
Her eighty-year-old son accompanied her.He would 38 to add something,but she stopped him.She wanted to tell everything hereslf.I found a large cancer that spread over much of the 39 of her mouth.A careful examination later 40 that it was a particularly bad sort of cancer.
During her next appointment,I explained to her the 41 of the problem.She clasped my hand in hers and said,“I know you’re worried about me,but I’m just 42 .”
I thought otherwise.After considerable 43 on my part,and kindness on her part because she wanted to 44 me,she agreed to have me refer her to a cancer surgeon.She saw him,but as I expected, 45 treatment.
About six months later she retarned to my office,still energetic and 46 .
“How are you?”I asked.
“I’m just fine,honey,”she responded 47 high spirits.“When can I get started on fixing my dentures(假牙)?”
Surprised to see her at all,I answered 48 ,“Let me take a look in your mouth and we’ll see about it.”
I couldn’t believe my eyes.The cancer that had 49 nearly the entire roof of her mouth was gone—only one small area of redness 50 .
I had read of such things happening,but had 51 seen them with my own eyes.That was my first miracle.Since then I’ve seen many others,because they keep getting 52 to see.In fact,miracles are daily events for me now.And people are a miracle, 53 through them we have a chance to know ourselves and to 54 the miracles of one another.
Since my first miracle,I’ve come to understand that the time and place for a miracle is 55 we choose to find it.
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The last thirty years _____ the greatest number of laws stopping our rights and progress,until today we have reached a stage ____ we have almost no rights at all.
A.saw;which |
B.have seen;that |
C.saw;where |
D.have seen;where |
Her son,to whom she was so_____,went abroad ten years ago.
A.concerned |
B.cared |
C.devoted |
D.loved |
请根据句意出所学短语(共5小题,每题1分,共5分)
1.Concerning scoring goals, he _______________(仅次于) Yaoming.
2.He_________ his success ______ hard work.(把…..归功于)。
3.He ______the business _______ to his daughter(移交)。
4.The whole meal was good but the wine __________(尤其,特别) was excellent.
5.We took our umbrellas when we went out _______________(为了) protect us from a heavy rain.
单词拼写(共10小题,每题0.5分,共5分)
1.Sport and ____________ (娱乐) have always been part of university life.
2.Young people are not ____________(满足) to stand and look at works of art; they want art they can participate in.
3.Is English a ____________ (必修) subject in your school?
4.I had a holiday in America for a ____________ (两周) last year.
5.Both poets drew their ____________ (灵感) from the countryside.
6.Everyone has his own ____________ (弱点).
7.We are so disappointed that he gave us an ____________ (模棱两可的) answer.
8.As a result, the government has strengthened r__________________ protecting these historic sites.
9.She offered me practical a____________ with my research.
10.I’ve met her on several o_______ recently.
Danielle Steel, America's sweetheart, is one of the hardest working women in the book business. Unlike other productive authors who write one book at a time, she can work on up to five. Her research time before writing takes at least three years. Once she has fully studied her subjects, ready to dive into a book, she can spend twenty hours nonstop at her desk.
Danielle Steel comes from New York and was sent to France for her education. After graduation, she worked in the public relations and advertising industries. Later she started a job as a writer which she was best fit for. Her achievements are unbelievable: 390 million copies of books in print, nearly fifty New York Times best-selling novels, and a series of "Max and Martha" picture books for children to help them deal with the real-life problems of death, new hobbies and new schools. Her 1998 book about the death of her son shot to the top of the New York Times best-selling list as soon as it came out. Twenty-eight of her books have been made into films. She is listed in the Guinness Book of World Records for one of her books being the Times best-seller for 381 weeks straight.
Not content with a big house, a loving family, and a view of the Golden Gate Bridge, Danielle Steel considers her readers to be the most important resource(资源) and has kept in touch with them by e-mail. While she is often compared to the heroines(女主人公) of her own invention, her life is undoubtedly much quieter. But, if she does have anything in common with them, it is her strength of will and her inimitable(独特的) style. There is only one Danielle Steel.
1.Children who have read "Max and Martha" picture books may know ______.
A.how to deal with affairs at school |
B.what to do if Max and Martha die |
C.what to do when new babies are born into their families |
D.how to solve the difficult problems in their writing classes |
2.One of Danielle Steel's achievements is that ______.
A.some TV plays were based on her books |
B.her picture books attracted a lot of young men |
C.one of her books became a best-seller in 1998 |
D.she wrote the Guinness Book of World Records |
3.We can learn from the passage that Danielle Steel _____.
A.lives an exciting life |
B.value her readers a lot |
C.writes about quiet women |
D.is pleased with her achievements |