| ( )1. A. schooling ( )2. A. open ( )3. A. disappointments ( )4. A. little ( )5. A. predictions ( )6. A. on ( )7. A. other ( )8. A. lasted ( )9. A. envelope ( )10. A. seal ( )11. A. of ( )12. A. help ( )13. A. Although ( )14. A. running ( )15. A. then ( )16. A. eagerly ( )17. A. goods ( )18. A. occasion ( )19. A. exciting ( )20. A. temporary | B. party B. fill B. joys B. possible B. gifts B. up B. another B. happened B. bag B. include B. about B. give B. When B. quarrelling B. when B. curiously B. jewels B. time B. interesting B. permanent | C. birthday C. end C. sadness C. usual C. reasons C. with C. all C. disappeared C. box C. wish C. over C. recall C. What C. filling C. which C. sadly C. pearls C. moment C. loving C. cautious | D. record D. tell D. treatments D. important D. hobbies D. to D. any D. met D. folder D. pay D. for D. mind D. Who D. overflowing D. how D. willingly D. treasures D. year D. confusing D. powerful | |||||||||||
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| In March 2008, Joe Ryan got a notice from a billing agency for a hospital near Denver, Colorado. The hospital wanted payment for surgery totaling ＄41,188. Ryan had never set foot in that hospital. Obviously there was some mistake. "I thought it was a joke," says Ryan. But when he called the billing agency, nobody laughed. Someone, who"s also named Joe Ryan, using Ryan"s Social Security number, had indeed been admitted for surgery. He figured clearing this up would take just a few phone calls. Two years later, Ryan continues to suffer from the damage to his credit rating and still doesn"t know if his medical record has been cleared of wrong information. Joe Ryan was the victim of a little-known but frightening type of consumer cheating that is on the rise: medical identity theft, which involves using your name to get drugs, expensive medical treatment and even cheating insurance payments. As Ryan discovered, money isn"t the half of it. When someone steals your name to receive health care, his medical history becomes part of your record and setting the record straight can be extremely difficult. That"s because, in part, the information is handed out among dozens of caregivers, from doctors to medicine stores, insurance companies and labs. "I wanted to help straighten this out," says Ryan, "so I went to the hospital, and they had a three-inch- thick record for me, but they wouldn"t let me see it. I showed them my ID, and they said that"s not Joe Ryan"s signature. Well, of course not! They had other guy"s signature." Ryan had fallen into a victim"s Catch-22 situation: If your record doesn"t appear to be yours, your may not have the right to read it, much less change it. Ryan"s next step was a visit to the police department. But the police said that there was not much they could do, that the local law enforcement has little experience with medical ID theft, and that cases like this can end up being considered a civil matter. | ||||||||||||||
| 1. The billing agency sent Joe Ryan a notice to _____. | ||||||||||||||
| A. play a joke on him for medical treatment B. inform him of the payment for his surgery C. correct the mistakes about payment for his surgery D. clear up the wrong information in his medical record | ||||||||||||||
| 2. Joe Ryan at first thought his problem was _____. | ||||||||||||||
| A. easy to settle B. difficult to settle C. impossible to solve D. unnecessary to solve | ||||||||||||||
| 3. The number of medical identity theft cases in the United States is _____. | ||||||||||||||
| A. increasing B. decreasing C. countable D. changeable | ||||||||||||||
| 4. An even worse consequence of medical ID theft is _____. | ||||||||||||||
| A. some trouble in obtaining insurance payment B. a big loss of money and damage to credit rating C. the widely spread medical information of the victim D. the difficulty in changing the wrong medical history | ||||||||||||||
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| Laura Edmonds has a look of horror on her face as she turns to look out the airplane window. It"s not the threat of terrorism that worries her, but rather the possibility of mechanical failure. She says she imagines the plane plunging to the ground because the engines may fall off. So every few minutes she glances out the window to make sure they"re still attached. It is a fear that has gripped her for 18 years, since her wedding day. Since then she has tried drugs and cocktails to make it through flights. But, she says, they"ve been no help in easing her anxiety. She has dragged her family on the train from Connecticut to Florida, insisted on long drives and tried to avoid flying at all costs. Even when friends fly, Edmonds says she worries, counting the hours till they arrive at their destination. It"s been three years since Edmonds has stepped on a plane. Yet here she is now, 20,000 feet above the ground on board a turbo-prop that"s enroute from New York"s LaGuardia Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport in Maryland. She is hoping this is the flight that will overcome her fear. "I feel the seat. I feel the seat against my arm. I feel my hands," recites Edmonds, her eyes still closed. She is attempting to change her mind, one of several so-called "strengthening exercises" she recently learned from a video course designed to overcome fear of flying. The idea is to focus on the moment, rather than the abstract. Former Pan Am"s (泛美航空公司) pilot Tom Bunn is president of the company that produced the videos that instruct passengers in the basic mechanics of flying and teaches them to control their thoughts. Before boarding the U.S. Airways flight, Edmonds presents a letter from Bunn to the flight attendant asking to speak with the captain. The pilot gladly obliges, telling her he"s been flying for more than two decades and assuring her, "You"re going to be fine. We"re going to take good care of you." When the flight attendant offers drinks, Edmonds places her cup of water on the tray table and studies it, tangible evidence that the plane is barely shaking. "Ladies and gentlemen, we are approaching Baltimore," announces the flight attendant. Edmonds is relying heavily on Bunn"s coping strategies during the 90-minute flight. But she"s coping. As the wheels touch down, Edmonds" face lights up. | ||||||||||||||
| 1. Laura Edmonds has a fear of flying because _____. | ||||||||||||||
| A. she once experienced a mechanical failure B. a mechanical failure often appears in her mind C. she is good at imagining a terrible situation D. air crashes often happen in her hometown | ||||||||||||||
| 2. The underlined word "gripped" in the third paragraph means _____. | ||||||||||||||
| A. seized firmly B. hurt seriously C. cheated simply D. treated carefully | ||||||||||||||
| 3. From this passage it can be inferred that _____. | ||||||||||||||
| A. every seat in planes is equipped with video B. passengers on board always feel nervous C. nervous passengers in flying can get help from Bunn"s company D. travel by train is safer than travel by plane | ||||||||||||||
| 4. Laura"s overcoming the fear of flying is mostly owed to _____. | ||||||||||||||
| A. airline"s comfort B. her counting the hours on board C. a letter from Bunn D. her defeating herself | ||||||||||||||
| 完形填空。 | ||||||||||||||
| The story I"m going to tell truly happened in my life. The other day, I met a man outside the gym who 1 a movie star. He was handsome and smiling. His upper body was muscular and he 2 to be on top of the world. "How are you?" I 3 with a smile. "I"m doing really well," he replied in a cheerful voice. His enthusiasm and big smile 4 the parking garage. 5 as he walked up, I 6 his long legs were thin and I saw he had a silver carte (手杖). "Why do you need that cane?" I couldn"t" 7 thinking he had a minor injury. "I have MS (多发性硬 化病)," he answered in a 8 voice too, as his broad smile 9 left his face. Multiple Sclerosis is a very serious disease and often painful. I looked at him from my little red sports car and said, "You 10 it very well. You seem like a happy man 11 MS." Without losing a bit of his smile he replied, "I am a happy man," and then added, "I"d be even happier if I had that sports 12 ." It was ironic (讽刺的). Just 13 we spoke, I"d been sitting in that little sports car, feeling sad about my painful shoulder over the last 11 months although I was 14 after an operation. Here"s a man with a 15 far tougher than mine, but his positive attitude made him feel no 16 happiness. He went on with his enjoyment of life as usual, which moved me deeply. It was also a wonderful reminder of that old 17 , "I cried because I had no shoes. Then I met a man who had no feet." 18 your problem is, just keep in 19 that none of us goes through life 20 and like the man with MS, make the most of what you have. Count your blessings. | ||||||||||||||
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