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The little country schoolhouse was heated by an old-fashioned coal stove. A little boy
had the job of coming to school early each day to start the fire and 31. the room
before his teacher and his classmates arrived. One morning they arrived to find the
schoolhouse in flames. They dragged the unconscious little boy out of the building more
dead than 32. . The doctor told his mother that her son would surely die—which was
for the best, really—for the terrible fire had destroyed the 33. half of his body. But the
brave boy didn't want to die. He made up his mind that he would survive. Ultimately
through his daily massages, his iron persistence,
34. his resolute determination, he did develop the ability to stand up, then to walk with
others' help, then to walk by himself—and then—to run. He began to walk to school, then
to run to school, and to run for the sheer joy of running. 35. in college he made the
track team. This determined young man, Dr. Glenn Cunningham, ran the world's fastest
mile!
31. (A)paint (B)warm (C)tear down (D)design
32. (A)live (B)lively (C)livable (D)alive
33. (A)first (B)lower (C)other (D)one
34. (A)and (B)next to (C)then (D)or
35. (A)Otherwise (B)Sadly (C)Later (D)Rarely
▲下篇短文共有 5個空格,為第 36-40 題,請依短文文意,選出一個最適合該空格
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For years scientists suspected that people with strong emotional ties to families, friends
and community enjoy longer lives than loners do. But this had 36. influence on
cancer care until 1989, when Dr. David Spiegel published a study involving two groups of
women with breast cancer. 37. groups received standard medical care. Patients in one
group also attended a weekly support-group meeting for one year. Those women, Dr.
Spiegel found, fought cancer better and 38. an average of 18 months longer. 39. ,
a study showed that skin cancer patients who participated 40. a support group
survived significantly longer than those who had received only standard care.
36. (A)little (B)much (C)any (D)great
37. (A)Each (B)One (C)Both (D)None
38. (A)survive (B)surviving (C)to survive (D)survived