Question

    Mr. Lin is a farmer who lives in western China with his wife and two kids. Two months ago,he was told that he had cancer and he needed 1 at once. And he knew he would spend a lot of 2on the operation. It was too much for Mr. Lin's family. They had no jobs and both their children were at school. The situation seemed 3 .

     After two weeks,4 , Mr. Lin got a piece of good news. He was told about a health care project which provides medical treatment for 5 patients in western China. They need to pay only half the cost or even less. 6 the project,he was able to receive an operation just in time to stop the illness from getting 7 . Now he has returned to his family.

     The goal of this health care project is to improve the situation for poor people in 8 China. So far,the project has helped more than 5,000 people to 9 medical aid. The Chinese government is also working together with other 10 and international organizations to do it. They hope to develop a new health care model for China.

() 1. A. some medicine   B. some help   C. an operation   D. a doctor

() 2. A. money   B. time   C. work   D. energy

() 3. A. hopeful   B. hopeless   C. colorful   D. colorless

() 4. A. instead   B. though   C. but   D. however

() 5. A. young   B. old   C. poor   D. rich

() 6. A. Thanks to   B. Thanks for   C. According to   D. Instead of

() 7. A. bad   B. worse   C. well   D. better

() 8. A. eastern   B. southern   C. western   D. northern

() 9. A. offer   B. make   C. give   D. receive

() 10. A. towns   B. provinces   C. cities   D. countries

Answer 1

1. C 2. A 3. B 4. D 5. C 6. A 7. B 8. C 9. D 10. D

這篇短文主要介紹一個生活在中國西部的貧窮農民不幸患了癌癥，無法支付高昂的手術費。正在困境之時，一個醫療保健項目給予了他幫助，使他順利做了手術。

1. C上文提到他得了癌癥，故后文是他需要立刻手 術。need+名詞，需要……。A.藥；B. 幫助；D.醫 生，故選C手術。

2. A句意:他知道他會花費大量的錢做手術。spend 花費時間或錢，故選A.

3. B句意：這種情形似乎沒有希望。故選B.

4. D句意：可是兩周后，他得到了一個好消息。根 據后文可知情況發生了變化，故用轉折連詞，可 是，但是。故選D.可是，經常用逗號與句子隔開。

5. C句意：他知道了一個關于給西部貧困病人提供 醫療幫助的醫療保健項目。聯系上下文，可知接 受幫助的對象是貧困病人。故選C.

6. A聯系上下文可知，多虧了這個項目他才……。 故選A.

7. B多虧了這個項目，他才能及時的接受手術，阻 止了病情惡化。聯系上下文，疾病本來就很糕， 可知阻止了病情的進一步惡化。故選B.

8. C根據句意，醫療保健項目旨在改善西部貧困地 區的現狀。故選C.

9. D到目前為止，這個項目已經使5000多人獲得 了醫學急救。根據句意，故選D.

10. D中國政府還和其他的國家及國際組織一起做這 件事。和中國政府并列的只能是其他國家，故選D.