The hospital windowTwo men, both seriously ill, occupied the same hospital room. One man was allowed to sit up in his bed foran hour each afternoon to help drain the fluid from his lungs. His bed was next to the room's only window.Theother man had to spend all his time flat on his back.The men talked for hours on end. They spoke of their wives and families, their homes, their jobs, theirinvolvement in the military service where they had been on vacation.Every afternoon when the man in the bedby the window could sit up, he would pass the time by describing to his roommate all the things he could seeoutside the window. The man in the other bed began to live for those one-hour periods where his world would bebroadened and enlivened by all the activity and color of the world outside.The window overlooked a park with a lovely lake. Ducks and swans played on the water while children sailedtheir model boats. Young lovers walked arm in arm amidst flowers of every color and a fine view of the city skylinecould be seen in the distance. As the man by the window described all this in exquisite detail, the man on the otherside of the room would close his eyes and imagine the picturesque scene.One warm afternoon the man by the window described a parade passing by. Although the other man couldn'thear the band, he could see itin his mind's eye as the gentleman by the window portrayed it with descriptive words.Days and weeks passed. Onemorning the day nurse arrived to bring water for their bathsonly to findthe lifeless body ofthe man by the window, who had died peacefully in his sleep. She was saddened and called the hospital attendants to take the body away.As soon as it seemed appropriate, the other man asked if he could be moved next to the window. The nurse washappy to make the switch, and after making sure he was comfortable, she left him alone.Slowly, painfully, he propped himself up on one elbow to take his first lookat the world outside. Finally, he would have the joy ofseeing it for himself. He strained to slowly turn to look out of the window beside the bed.It faced a blank wall.The man asked the nurse what could have compelled his deceased roommate who had described such wonderful things outside this window. The nurse responded that the man was blind and could not even see the wall. She said, “Perhaps he just wanted to encourage you.”There is tremendous happiness in making others happy, despite our own situations. Shared grief is half the sorrow, but happiness when shared, is doubled. If you want to feel rich, just count all of the things you have that money cannot buy.Activity 1Make your choices according to the passage.Why was one man allowed to sit up in his bed for an hour each afternoon according to the text？________________

A. Because it could make the man stronger.
Because it could help drain the fluid from his lungs.
C. Because it was very interesting.
D. Because the man felt bored.

What did they speak of when the two men talked with each other? _____________

A. They spoke of their wives and families, their homes, their jobs and their involvement in the military service where they had been on vacation.
B. They spoke of their neighbors, their friends and their children.
C. They spoke of their cars, their pets and their teachers.
D. They spoke of their hobbies, their children and their food.

As the man by the window described all this in exquisite detail, what would the man on the other side of the room do? _____________________

A. He would listen to the radio.
B. He would sleep in bed.
C. He would close his eyes and imagine the scene.
D. He would look out of the window.

When the man by the window died, what did the man on the other side see out of the window? ______________

A. He saw a blank wall.
B. He saw a beautiful garden.
C. He saw a lake.
D. He saw a grassland with fl owers.

Which of the following statement is NOT true according to the text? _______________

A. There is tremendous happiness in making others happy, despite our own situations.
B. Shared grief is half the sorrow, but happiness when shared, is doubled.
C. If you want to feel rich, just count all of the things you have that money cannot buy.
D. If you have a lot of money, you will surely feel rich.

Fill in the blanks with the proper forms of the words given in brackets.1. It’s best not to_______(involvement) yourself in other people’s private affairs.2. The attacker is _____________(descriptive) as around 30, with dark hair and a beard.3. The scope of the book has been _____________(broad) to include the history of Taiwan.4. Her ________(respond) was to leave the room and slam the door.5. I was very ______(sadden) to hear that your mother had died.

完形填空Two men, both seriously ill, occupied the same hospital room．One man was allowed to sit up in his bed for an hour each 1to help drain the fluid(排出流质)from his lungs．His bed was next to the room's only window．The other man had to spend all his time 2on his back．The men talked for hours on end．They spoke of their families, their homes, their jobs and a whole lot of things．Every afternoon when the man in the bed by the window could sit up, he would pass the time by 3 to his roommate what he could see 4the window．The man in the other bed began to5 for those one-hour periods when his6 would be broadened and brightened by all the activity and color of the world outside．The window overlooked a 7 with a lovely lake．Ducks and swans played on the water while children 8 their model boats．Young lovers walked arm in arm among 9 of every color and a fine 10of the city skyline could be seen in the 11．As the man described all this, the man on the other side of the room would close his eyes and12 the beautiful scene．Days and weeks passed．One morning, the day nurse arrived to find the man by the window had died 13in his sleep．Later, the other man asked14he could be moved next to the window．The nurse was happy to make the switch．Slowly, painfully, he managed to15 and take his first look at the16world outside．Surprisingly, it 17a blank wall．The next day he learned from the nurse that the man was 18 and could not 19 see the wall．She said, “Perhaps he just wanted to 20 you．”(1)[]A．morningB．afternoonC．eveningD．night(2)[]A．FlatB．quietC．stillD．calm(3)[]A．listeningB．talkingC．describingD．explaining(4)[]A．beyondB．outsideC．behindD．near(5)[]A．lookB．liveC．prepareD．work(6)[]A．healthB．dreamC．worldD．career(7)[]A．gardenB．farmC．mountainD．park(8)[]A．madeB．rowedC．tookD．sailed(9)[]A．treesB．flowersC．housesD．birds(10)[]A．photoB．mapC．viewD．appearance(11)[]A．distanceB．hospitalC．futureD．sky(12)[]A．enjoyB．experienceC．senseD．imagine(13)[]A．peacefullyB．painfullyC．sadlyD．bravely(14)[]A．whenB．ifC．howD．why(15)[]A．climb upB．stand upC．sit upD．turn up(16)[]A．realB．noisyC．ordinaryD．new(17)[]A．containedB．coveredC．connectedD．faced(18)[]A．madB．blindC．illD．dead(19)[]A．yetB．justC．evenD．clearly(20)[]A．supportB．foolC．cureD．encourage

Translate these sentences into Chinese.There is tremendous happiness in making others happy, despite our own situations. Shared grief is half the sorrow, but happiness when shared, is doubled. If you want to feel rich, just count all of the things you have that money cannot buy.