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牛津上海(本地版)五四制初中英语九年级下册Module 2 Unit 5 A story by Mark Twain同步练习2

Choose the best answer and complete the passage

    Mary, a 22-year-old young woman, stands in the kitchen of Edsa Shangri-La Hotel in Manila,preparing a cake. It would seem to be1for a cook, but Mary is not normal. She has no hands.

    Her disability(残疾), however, only slows her down while working. Using other parts of her body, Mary can cut grapes and strawberries into pieces. "When I first saw Mary, I was worried she might hurt herself when using a knife, but that has never been a2,"says the boss of the hotel. "She does not get special treatment and works just as hard as the rest of the cooks."

    Mary has come a long way since the day in September 2002 when she and her uncle were attacked by two men, who were trying to force her family off their land. The 11-year-old girl passed out(晕倒) as she tried to3herself from the attack. After she came to her sense, she found her uncle dead and saw her arms broken. Later, the doctors did an operation. They saved her life but could not save her hands.

    In 2006, with the help of the family, Mary went to live at House with No Steps, a Manila rehabilitation(康复) and training centre for disabled people. She learned how to write and do housework there. And more4, she became used to her disability. She believed she could live a normal life although she was disabled. She thought she had something important to do in life because she was5alive after the terrible attack. After she finished high school, she took a two-year Hotel and Restaurant Management course because she had enjoyed cooking since she was a little girl.

    Mary didn't shy away from the attention when she was reported on television. "I wanted others living with disabilities to believe it's6to live a normal life," Mary says. "It is difficult to make a living, but I don't lose hope. I believe nothing is impossible if you dream and work hard."

(1)
A、attractive B、natural C、necessary D、important
(2)
A、moment B、way C、problem D、topic
(3)
A、save B、keep C、prevent D、protect
(4)
A、strangely B、importantly C、suddenly D、politely
(5)
A、yet B、already C、just D、still
(6)
A、possible B、excellent C、simple D、exciting
举一反三
“I've been writing a book, John. Do you think anyone would be interested in 1 it?” said the old lady.
John took over the papers from her shaking hand and seated her in chair. He remembered her rich 2 in the early days of the Old West. He looked through the papers. “It's good, Grandma,” he said gently. Then realizing that she 3 hear him, he shouted into her ears, “I think it's very good. I'll 4 it to a publisher (出版商).”
Ten days later, he reported that the publisher had had time to read only a few 5. But he was so impressed (给...留下深刻的好印象) that he had sent $ 100 for an option(版权). More money would be given as an advance (预付款). Every month John 6 $100 for her with a letter from the publisher telling about the progress of the book.
One morning, three months after her 100th birthday, Grandma didn't get up. The doctor told her that she couldn't 7 more than a few days. She was ready to go, but she first wanted her book to be in print. John promised that she could get it very soon.
Grandma held on until the day the book came into her hands with the title and her name on the cover. Though she couldn't see it, she could touch it. She proudly traced(找到)her name with her fingers(手指), tears(眼泪) in her eyes. Two hours later, she died peacefully, 8 holding her book.
Her granddaughter took up the book and opened it. “Why, it's just blank pages!” she cried in 9 . John's face turned 10. Then the girl understood. There never was a book. Grandma couldn't hear the little bell when the typewriter came to the middle of the line. She would keep on working, not knowing the whole sentences and sometimes the paragraphs were missing. John did not tell her, for he couldn't take away her only hope. It was John himself who had written the letters and sold his car to pay the advance.

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