One afternoon in January 1989, Susan Sharp, 43, and her 8-year-old son, David, were walking hard【C1】______an icy parking lot,【C2】______Susan's cane slid on the ice. She【C3】______face first into the mud. David【C4】______to his mother's side.
"Are you all right, Mom?"
【C5】______, Susan pulled herself up. "I'm okay, honey, "she said.
It had been nearly two years since Susan had trouble walking. She was falling more【C6】______now. Every inch of ice was a【C7】______danger for her. "I wish I could do【C8】______," the boy thought. '
David, too, was having【C9】______of his own. The boy had a speech defect. At school he【C10】______asked questions or read aloud.
One day David's teacher announced a【C11】______assignment. "Each of you is going to come up with an invention," she said. This was for" INVENT AMERICA!", a national competition to encourage creativity in【C12】______
An idea hit David one evening.【C13】______only his mother's cane didn't slip on the ice, he thought. "That's it ! "David realized.
"What if I fixed your cane so a nail stretched out of the bottom?" he asked his mother.
"【C14】______the sharp end would scratch floors," Susan said.
"No, Mom. I could make it like a hall-point pen. You take your hand【C15】______the button and the nail returns back up. "Hours later the cane was finished. David and his father, Jeff,【C16】______as Susan used it to walk 50 feet across the【C17】______"It works!" she said.
In July 1989, David was declared national winner at the annual "INVENT AMERICA!" ceremony in Washington D. C.
As David began to make【C18】______appearances, he was forced to communicate more closely. Today, David is nearly【C19】______of his speech defect, and his cane is waiting to be widely used.【C20】______the boy who once people had trouble talking now hopes to start making canes for people who have trouble walking.
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A. at
B. in
C. over
D. across
听力原文:W: Hey, Margo! Do you know where the scissors are?
M: Aren't they in the desk drawer?
W: That's the first place I looked.
What can we infer from the conversation?
A. The woman will search the desk drawer.
B. The scissors are in the desk drawer.
C. The woman has searched the desk drawer.
D. The scissors have been found.
听力原文:W: You know those bananas in the cupboard? Well , Willy's eaten the whole lot.
M: What? Are you kidding?
W: No, I'm serious. And new she says she feels sick.
M: Well, it serves her fight for being so greedy.
What does the man mean?
A. He doesn't believe the woman.
B. He thinks that Willy was right to do so.
C. He doesn't feel sorry for Willy.
D. He thinks the bananas should be good for Willy.
What does the woman say has made her job easier?
A. The shift among employees.
B. Her friendship with the staff.
C. Her own hard work.
D. The new record-keeping system.