Birthdays are strange things. The more you have, the more you try and pretend they don’t matter, and the more     1    . I’m not really sure why they think so. It’s true that you are getting older, but as     2     , “Who isn’t getting older every day?” The problem may be that a birthday reminds people of all the things    3    , but have not. I certainly understand that feeling, though I think     4     that I most want to do — a kind of personal re-ordering （重新排序） of the to-do list. What makes you depressed（郁悶） on your birthday is that you realize your re-ordered to-do list is exactly the same as it was last year. That makes you feel     5     , and not been anywhere. I have not had that experience this year. I look back at where I was last year and find things have changed since then.

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A．No，I haven't. In fact I haven't had it.

B．Yes. But when I was climbing, suddenly someone shouted, “Catch the thief!”

C．Left leg? Let me see. How did it happen?

D．I thought it was too dangerous.

E．There is nothing serious but you'd better have a good rest.

F．Why not go in through the front door?

G．How poor you are!

（D: Doctor　　T: Tom）

D: What's wrong with you?

T: My left leg hurts.

D: 1 .

T: Well, it's an accident. I tried to get out of the window.

D: 2 .

T: Because I couldn't find the key to the front door.

D: Have you lost it already?

T: 3 .

D: What do you mean?

T: I mean that's not my house.

D: Whose is it?

T: My brother's. But he has gone to another city.

D: So you had to climb the window?

T: 4 .

D: What happened then?

T: I fell off the window, and hurt my left leg.

D: I see. But you are lucky. 5 .

T: I will do as what you told me. Thank you.

It was late on a snowing night. Doctor Van was driving fast to the hospital to do an operation (手術(shù)) on a badly hurt (受傷的) person. Minutes later he came to a red traffic light and had to stop to wait. A man suddenly opened the door of the car and got in.

“Drive on, ” shouted the man, “Just do what I’ve told you to. ” The man was strong and tall while Doctor Van was not.

“But I’m a doctor, ” Van tried to tell him what he was going to do. “I’m on my way to the

hospital to save…” “Stop talking and drive faster, as fast as you can!” the man stopped Van and Van had to do so.

Only a few minutes had passed when the man made Van stop his car again and drove

him off, and he himself drove away very quickly.

Van stood in the snow for a moment and then walked around to look for a taxi.

Another half an hour had passed when Van got out of the taxi and ran into the hospital. But it was too late and nothing could be done.

The man who had taken Van’s car was standing by the person all the time. He was so

sad! Only then did Van know that the man was the father of that badly hurt person!

（ ）41. What was the weather like that night?

A. Rainy　　　　 B. Snowy　　　　 C. Windy　　　　 D. Warm

（ ）42. Who needed an operation at once?

A. Doctor Van.　　 B. The man　 C. Doctor Van’s son.　 D. The man’s son.

( ）43. Why did the man take Van’s car?

A. Because he was a doctor and had to get to the hospital as soon as possible.

B. Because he wanted to use the car to see a friend who was in hospital and needed his help.

C. Because he wanted to get to the hospital earlier than the doctor.

D. Because he was worried about his son and could not wait to see him.

（ ）44．Which of the following is not true?

A. The man lost his son.　　 B. Doctor Van was stronger than the man.

C. Doctors need cars.　　　 D. The weather was not fine that night.

（ ）45．Which of the following can be the best title （標題） for this passage?

A. A Doctor Driving at Night.　 B. A Good Doctor Met a Bad Man.

C. Too Worried to Be Helpful.　 D. How to Save a Badly Hurt Person.

　　Last Thursday morning there was a big football match on TV. Tom knew it. He got up late when his mother came   7   his bedroom and asked, “Why do you get up late? What’s wrong with you? ”“I have a bad headache（頭痛）, I’m afraid. I can’t go to school today, Mum. Could I   8   home this morning? I think I   9   this afternoon. ”Tom answered. “But if the match is over, you must   10   to school this afternoon. ”His mother said.

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