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Hic!You'vejusthiccupped(打嗝)

___16thefunnynoisarecomingfrom?Thepart__17(blame)isyourdiaphragm,the

muscle（肌肉）cupsstarthere.

Thediaphragmalmostalways___18(work)perfectly---itpullsdownwhenyoubreathein

tohelppullairintothelungs__19itmovesupwhenyoubreatheouttohelppushairoutof

etimesthediaphragmbecomesupt,andwhen___20happens,itpushes

upinanirregularway,makingyourbreathcomeoutdifferently____21howitnormallydoes.

Whenthisirregularbreathhitsyourvoicebox,you'

___22botherthediaphragmincludeeatingtooquicklyortoomuch,stomachachesorfeeling

nervous.

Ifyouwanttoknow___23togetridofhiccups,herearesome"cures",___24(breathe)

thinktakingamouthfulofwateristhe

maybethemostfamous25(treat),havingsomeonescareyou,alsohelpsbeatthehiccups.

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Sixdaysofspringrainhadcreatedawildriver16（run）byNancyBrown’s

farm．Asshetriedtodrivehercowstohigherground,she17（slip）andhitherheadon

afallentreetrunk．Nancywasbadlyhurtandcouldonlywalkwithgreat18

（difficult）．Thewater19（ri）．Nancy’spacegotslowerandslower．Finally,allshe

coulddowastothrowherarmaroundLizzie’sneckandtrytohangon．About20minuteslater,

Lizziemanagedto20（succeed）pullherlfandNancyoutofthewaterandontoabitof

highland．

IttookrescuersanothertwohourstodiscoverNancy．21helicopterloweredadoctor,

22attachedNancytoalife-supportlift．Theyraidherintothehelicopterandtookhertothe

schoolgym,23theRedCrosshadtupanemergencyshelter．

Whenthefloodsubsidedtwodayslater,Nancyimmediatelywentbacktothe

highland．Lizziewasgone．24wasoneofthe19cowsthatNancylost．“Iowemylife

25her,”saidNancysobbingly．

16．running17．slipped18．difficulty19．wasrising20．successfully21．A

22．who23．where24．She25．To

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Justuptheroadfrommyhomeisafield,istance,eachhorlooks

ougeta___16____(clo)lookyouwillnoticeoneofthemisblind.

Insteadofabandoninghim,

youstandnearbyandlisten,youwillhearthesoundofabell____17___(come)from____18____

edto___19___(it)halterisasmall,copper-coloredbellassistingtheblind

friendtofollowhim.

____20____youwatchthem,you'llfindthehorwiththebellalwayscheckingontheblindone,

andthattheblindhorwilllistenforthebellandthenslowlywalkto____21____theotherone

is,trustinghewillnot_____22____(lead)ehorwiththebellreturnstothebarn

eachevening,hewillstop____23____(frequent)tolookback,makingsurethatthe____24___

isn'ttoofarbehindtohearthebell.

Lifedoesnotthrowusawayjustbecauwearenotperfectorbecauwehaveproblemsor

meswearetheblindhorbeingguidedbythelittleringingbellofour

acquaintances;___25____othertimeswearetheguidehor,whohelpsotherstofindtheirway.

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Nowadays,

personalcomputersareplaceundertheChristmastreethisyear.17(believe)thatcomputers

arethekeytosuccess,parentsarealsoinsistingthatchildren18(teach)toutheminschool

blemforschoolis19whenitcomestocomputers,parentsdon’t

rsfoundthemlvescaughtinthemiddleoftheproblembetweenparent

20(press)hoolsaregivingintoparentalimpatienceand

orsdonotevenagreeonhow

o22believethatallchildrenshouldhaveaccessto

ptationremainsstronglargely

r,noteveryschoolcanaffordtogointo

computing,andthatcreates24problem:adivisionbetweenthehavesandthehave-nots.

Veryfewparentsareagitatingfor（倡导）computerinstructioninpoorschooldistricts,25

theremaybebarelyenoughmoneytopaytheteacher.

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WhilewalkingthroughaparkintheindustrialcityofKharkov,IspottedanoldRussianveteranof

WorldWarⅡ.Theyare16(easy)identifiedbythemedalsandribbonstheystillproudly

eircountry’swayof

honoringtho17helpedsaveRussia,eventhough20millionRussians

_____18____(kill)ptothisoldman19(sit)withhiswifeandsaid,

“Druzhbaimir”(friendshipandpeace).Themanlookingatmeasifin20(believe),took

thebuttonwe21(make)forthetripandsaid“Friendship”inbeingheldbylovinghands,

andsaid,“Americanski?”Ireplied,“Da,aimir.”Heclaspedbothmyhands

asifwewerelong22(lo)brothersandrepeatedagain,“Americanski!”Thistimethere

wasrecognitionandloveinhisstatement.

For23nextfewminutesheandhiswifespoke24RussianasifIunderstood

everyword,wwhat?25of

usunderstoodaword,ed,andlaughedandcried,all

thewhilesaying,“Druzhbaimir,Americanski.”“Iloveyou,Iamproudtobeinyourcountry,we

ou!”

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