When Mary Moore began her high school in 1951,her mother told her, "Be sure and take a typing course so when this show business thing doesn't work out,you'll have something to rely on.”Mary responded in typical teenage fashion. From that moment on, "the very last thing I ever thought a-bout doing was taking a typing course," she recalls.

  The show business thing worked out,of course. In her career,Mary won many awards. Only recently,when she began to write Growing Up Again,did she regret ignoring her mum. "I don't know how to use a computer," she admits.

  Unlike her 1995 autobiography,After All,her second book is less about life as an award-winning actress and more about living with diabetes (糖尿病) .All the money from the book is intended for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) ，an organization she serves as international chairman. "I felt there was a need for a book like this," she says. "I didn't want to lecture,but I wanted other diabetics to know that things get better when we're self-controlled and do our part in managing the disease." But she hasn't always practised what she teaches. In her book,she describes that awful day,almost 40 years ago,when she received two pieces of life-changing news. First,she had lost the baby she was carrying,and second,tests showed that she had diabetes. In a childlike act,she left the hospital and treated herself to a box of doughnuts (甜甜圈) .Years had passed before she realized she had to grow up a-gain and take control of her diabetes. Only then did she kick her three-pack-a-day cigarette habit,overcome her addiction to alcohol,and begin to follow a balanced diet.

  Although her disease has affected her eyesight and forced her to the sidelines of the dance floor,she refuses to fall into self-pity. "Everybody on the earth can ask, 'Why me?'" she insists. "It doesn't do any good. No one is immune (免疫的) to heartache,pain,and disappointment. Sometimes we can make things better by helping others. I've come to realize the importance of that as I've grown up this sec?ond time. I want to speak out and be as helpful as I can be.”

4. Why did Mary feel regretful?

   A. She didn't achieve her ambition.

   B. She didn't take care of her father.

   C. She didn't complete her high school.

   D. She didn't follow her mother's advice.

5. We can know that before 1995 Mary      .

   A. had two books published

   B. received many career awards

   C. knew how to use a computer

   D. supported the JDRF by writing

6. Mary's second book Growing Up Again is mainly about her         .

   A. living with diabetes

   B. successful show business

   C. service for an organization

   D. remembrance of her mother

7. When Mary received the life-changing news,she      .

   A. lost control of herself   B. began a balanced diet

   C. tried to get a treatment   D. behaved in an adult way

  A[2015唐山一中期末測(cè)評(píng)] There has been an outpouring of love for a 23-yeai^old disabled woman whose dog was killed in front of her while a groomer (美容師) tried to trim (修剪) its claws.

  Calls and e-mails came from as far away as the Upper Peninsula and Arizona as well as Oakland and Macomb counties,offering Laurie Crouch,who used a wheelchair because of multiple sclerosis (5更化癥) ，everything from dogs to money,such as that from Jason Daly of Roseville who said, "I would like to buy her a new dog.” A story about the death of Crouch's pet,Gooch,was printed on the front page of Macomb Daily.Crouch said a man sat on the dog to trim its nails. Gooch died after one claw was trimmed.

  Crouch yelled at the groomer to stop when she saw Gooch was struggling to breathe,but she said she was ignored. "If I could have walked,I would have put my hands on him and pulled him off my dog and physically stopped him,but I can't do that.”Gooch was not a trained service animal,but naturally helped Crouch by picking up things for her.

  "This case is absolute animal abuse (虐待) ”，Larry Obrecht,division manager of the Oakland County Animal Shelter in Auburn Hills,said.

  People who read the story contacted Oakland Press to offer help. A message,from Rebecca Amett of Giggles N Wiggles Puppy Rescue,in Roseville,said, "We have puppies to donate…and want to help the young woman who lost her service dog."

  "When Gooch was with me,I was happy," Crouch said, "I think I can be hap?py again but no animal can replace Gooch. There's never going to be another Gooch out there but I think I will find a dog that can bring me joy again.”

1. What does the passage mainly tell us?

   A. A disabled woman's service dog.

   B. A cruel groomer killed a disabled woman's dog.

   C. People's love for a disabled woman who lost her dog.

   D. A disabled woman who loves to have the dog as company.

2. People called and e-mailed to         .

   A. offer help and care to Laurie Crouch

   B. give their angry voice to the groomer

   C. offer a cure for Crouch's disease

   D. tell Crouch how to punish the groomer

3. We can infer from the passage that         .

   A. Crouch refuses to take another dog

   B. Crouch must be sad after losing her dog

   C. Crouch has accepted another dog from a stranger

   D. Crouch can live well without a dog's company

 Marty Fielding suffered from muscle disease 1.        he was 10,which sometimes made him clumsy and drop things or bump into furniture.

  He has to learn to adapt 2.        his disability. When some people cannot accept him for who he is,he doesn't get 3.      ( annoy) . He just ignores them.

All in all. he has 4.        good lif.His amhition is 5.      (work) in the computer industry when he grows up. He has a very happy life and doesn't have time to sit around 6.      (feel) sorry for himself. He is happy to have found many things he 7.        do really well.

  In many ways,his disability has made him grow 8.     (strong) and more independent. He has to work hard to live a normal life,but it has been worth 9.      . From him,we can learn more: just having a disability doesn't mean your life is not satisfying.

  So don't feel sorry for the disabled or make fun of them and don't ignore them either. Just accept them for who they are,and give them encouragement to live as rich and full a life 10.        you do.

10. The boy had some problems with his        (hear) . You need speak to him louder.

9. They should spend money on something       (benefit) .

8. He is so        (ambition) that he wants to play at the highest level.

7. She is extremely        (annoy) at the way he always stares at her in the of- fice.

6. There was no sign of a forced       (enter) ，but the valuable paintings were gone.

5. Jack was chosen to be in charge of this company during the manager's      (absent) .

4. Nowadays many television programmes are not       (suit) for children,so it is necessary to forbid them to watch.