For their nick-of-time acts, Toby, a 2-year-old dog, and Winnie, a cute cat, were named Dog and Cat of the Year by the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
As Amy Paul choked(哽住) on a piece of apple at her home, her dog jumped up, landing hard on her chest and forcing the piece in her throat out. When the Keesling family of Indiana was about to be killed by carbon monoxide, their cat clawed at the wife Cathy’s hair until she woke up and called for help.
No one could explain their timely heroics.
Both pets were rescued by their owners in infancy—Toby as a 4-week-old thrown into a garbage bin to die, and Winnie as a week-old orphan hiding under a barn, so helpless that Cathy’s husband, Eric, had to feed her milk with an eyedropper.
As the Keeslings recalled it, a gas-driven pump being used broke down, spreading carbon monoxide through the house. By the time Winnie went to rescue, the couple’s 14-year-old son was already unconscious. “Winnie jumped on the bed and was clawing at me, with a kind of angry sound,” Cathy Keesling said. The state police responding to her 911 call said the family was only minutes from death, judging by the amount of poisonous gas in the house.
Amy Paul’s husband was at his job when she took a midday break from making jewelry and bit into an apple. “Normally I peel them, but I read in Good Housekeeping Magazine that the skin has all the nutrients, so I ate the skin, and that’s what caused me to choke,” she recalled. “I couldn’t breathe and I was in panic when Toby jumped on me. He never does that, but he did, and saved my life.”
Both Toby and Winnie accompanied their owners to the awards luncheon.
1.Why did Amy Paul choke on a piece of apple?
A. She was too young to care for herself.
B. She had a big bite.
C. The apple was too hard.
D. She didn’t peel the skin as usual.
2.Winnie saved the lives of its owner’s whole family in an accident by ________.
A. jumping onto its owner B. calling for help
C. clawing at Cathy’s hair D. making some strange noises
3.Which of the following has the similar meaning to the underlined word “infancy” in Paragraph 4?
A. middle age B. youth C. babyhood D. agedness
4.What would be the suitable title for the passage?
A. So Smart Animals Are
B. Dog and Cat Honored for Saving Their Masters
C. Unforgettable Experiences
D. Great Honors for Cat and Dog
I was assigned to take care of this patient a couple of weeks ago and began to grow closer to her. Communicating with her was because everything she wanted to say to me had to be written on a notepad. As a nursing graduate, I was able to her mind by observing even a slight in a patient's facial expression.
One day, when I was checking the patient, she me on the shoulder to show me a note, "Do you think I could be let go the hospital in a month to see my niece get married? Taking her hand in mine, I told her that I could not her，because I did not want to leave her a sense of hope. , I made her believe that I would be there with her every step of the way on her journey toward . Hearing that, the patient gave me a and a hug.
Day by day, I built her by walking around the floor with her. As I did this, I could see before my own eyes that her health was improving and able to walk more steadily. On her last day in hospital, just before her niece’s , she wrote me one last note, “I couldn’t have done this you; I love you.” After kissing goodbye, I had a strong sense of achievement. I realized that moments like this were I woke up early for in the hospital and spent long hours with her. I truly felt, and her confirmed, that I was an part of this woman’s recovery. My experience with this patient shows me that this career allows me to touch the of people in ways that people in other will never get to experience.
1.A. difficult B. funny C. simple D. interesting
2.A. see B. know C. read D. feel
3.A. worry B. change C. pain D. excitement
4.A. tapped B. hit C. knocked D. struck
5.A. of B. to C. in D. from
6.A. disappoint B. promise C. comfort D. trust
7.A. false B. strong C. right D. good
8.A. Therefore B. Besides C. However D. Furthermore
9.A. death B. success C. destination D. recovery
10.A. surprise B. stare C. smile D. whistle
11.A. future B. strength C. hope D. confidence
12.A. slowly B. completely C. rapidly D. finally
13.A. presence B. visit C. wedding D. presentation
14.A. without B. behind C. except D. beside
15.A. what B. why C. when D. how
16.A. work B. school C. office D. exercise
17.A. expression B. note C. feeling D. treatment
18.A. irrelevant B. insignificant C. instructive D. important
19.A. fortunes B. shoulders C. lives D. tears
20.A. hospitals B. areas C. lands D. Fields
I really don’t know _________ I put my wallet after I paid the bill．
A. where was it B. it was where that
C. where was it that D. where it was that
During the examination we are required to stay in our seats, keep our eyes on our work, ____ to anyone.
A. instead of speaking B.rather than speak
C. and not to speak D. but would not speak
________ these experiments were successfully completed would we think of going into humans.
A. If only B. Only if C. So that D. Even if
Currently, many American women are still faced with the ________ of choosing between work and family commitments.
A. desperation B.dilemma C. confusion D. Concern
