閱讀理解。
    When I lived in Spain, some Spanish friends of mine decided to visit England by car.
Before they left, they asked me for advice about how to find accommodation (住所). I
suggested that they should stay at 'bed and breakfast' houses, because this kind of
accommodation gives a foreign visitor a good chance to speak English with the family.
My friends listened to my advice, but they came back with some funny stories.
    "We didn't stay at bed and breakfast houses," they said, "because we found that most
families were away on holiday."
    I thought this was strange. Finally I understood what had happened. My friends spoke
little English, and they thought 'VACANCIES' meant 'holidays', because the Spanish word
for 'holidays' is 'vacaciones'. So they did not go to house where the sign outside said
'VACANCLES', which in English means there are free rooms. Then my friends went to
house where the sign said 'NO VACANCLES', because they thought this meant the people
who owned the house were not away on holiday. But they found that these houses were
all full. As a result, they stayed at hotels!
    We laughed about this and about mistakes my friends made in reading other signs. In
Spanish, the word 'DIVERSION' means fun.In English, it means that workmen are
repairing the road, and that you must take a different road.When my friends saw the word
'DIVERSION' on a road sign, they thought they were going to have fun.Instead, the road
ended in a large hold.
    English people have problems too when they learn foreign languages. Once in Paris,
when someone offered me some more coffee, I said "Thank you" in French. I meant that I
would like some more. However, to my surprise, the coffee pot was taken away! Later I
found out that "Thank you" in French means "No, thank you."
1. My Spanish friends wanted advice about _____.
[     ]
A. learning English
B. finding places to stay in England
C. driving their car on English roads
D. going to England by car
2. 'NO VACANCIES' in English means _____.
[     ]
A. no free rooms
B. free rooms
C. not away on holiday
D. holidays
3. When someone offered me more coffee and I said "Thank you" in French, I _____.
[     ]
A. didn't really want any more coffee
B. wanted them to take the coffee pot away
C. really wanted some more coffee
D. wanted to express my politeness
4. I was surprised when the coffee pot was taken away because I _____.
[     ]
A. hadn't finished drinking my coffee
B. was expecting another cup of coffee
C. meant that I didn't want any more
D. was never misunderstood
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     One year ago today, seven patients shared their stories of illness and recovery on the New York Time Well
(a blog), according to a report published in April,2009.
     They were the first Patient Voices, a regular series that offers a first person (第一人稱的) description of
the challenges patients face as they deal with different kinds of health problems. Since the first Patient Voices
appeared, New York Times producer Karen Barrow has continued to give a voice to a lot of patient stories.
     We heard from Jacqueline Castine of Bloomfield Hills, Mich,who had bipolar disorder (躁郁癥), and whose
son also suffered from mental (精神的) illness."I could not save him," she said."I could not fix (懲罰 ) him.
He leaves a beautiful daughter and a very sad mother."
     And there is runner Alyssa Johnson,43,who was training for the Boston Marathon in 2003 when she began
showing the first signs of Parkinson's disease." Sometimes when I'm running I'll come to a long downhill, and
my legs work the way they used to work and my arm swings (擺動(dòng)) the way it used to. It's like running before Parkinson's, and that's the best feeling.
     And then there's the voice of Robin Grinsted, 50, of Swansea, S. C.,who has H. I. V. She is refused by her
church and feels lonely."They're not accepting," she said." But I know there will be people putting their arms
around me some day."
      To hear more from these patients and the many others wh. have taken part in the series, explore the links (鏈接) below to all the Patient Voices we've heard from in the past 12 months.
1. When did the seven patients begin to share their stories of illness?
A. In 2009.
B. In 2008.
C. In 2003.
D. In 2002.
2. According to the passage, Patient Voices refers to ______ .
A. a series of suggestions from patients
B. a magazine published by patients
C. a series of patients' stories
D. a blog shared by patients
3. From what Jacqueline Castine said, we know her son  _____.
A. might have killed himself
B. died of bipolar disorder
C. was killed in an accident
D. didn't want to stay at home
4. What do we know about Alyssa Johnson?
A. She tried hard to fight Parkinson's disease.
B. She is preparing for the Boston Marathon.
C. She was depressed at the thought of Parkinson's disease.
D. She didn't like running before she had Parkinson's.

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