“what is the saddest case(患者) you ever knew of?”I asked a doctor in a hospital．She thought for a minute or two and then replied，“it was a nurse I had，one of the most beautiful girls I ever saw．But she had a car accident and her face was so disfigured(毁容) that she realized she would have to give up working at least until she had had many times of operations．She planned to marry but broke it off．”

    The doctor shook her head，remembering，“She was in such low spirit that I feared for her sanity(失去理智)，”breaking into a smile．“Then I had an idea．I took her one day to the Blind Children’s Home’，and that afternoon she played with the children and for the first time I saw her look happy．Just as we were leaving．a little blind girl put her arms round her neck and said，’I do like your voice and I know you must have a lovely face，too．’The nurse cried all the way home in the car．but it was with happiness，for she had found her life work with the blind children who came to call her their ‘lovely lady’．”

    A sad case? Well，in a way．But what a joyful ending!

39．Who do you know had a car accident and disfigured her face in the story?

   A．A nurse．             B．A doctor．

   C．A little blind girl．      D．We don’t know．

40．What idea did the doctor have one day?

   A．She would go to play with the children．

   B．She wanted to visit the blind children．

   C．The ‘Blind Children’s Home’ might be a help．

   D．Breaking into a smile could be done．

41．After hearing the little blind girl’s words，the nurse ________．

   A．began to cry in the car    B．decided to have an operation

   C．found the way home     D．had courage to go on living

42．The underlined(划线) part“broke it off”in the story means“________”．

   A．started the plan    B．ended the plan

   C．tried the plan      D．made the plan

（47）

One day when Jack was walking in the park, he saw a woman, who lived a few miles away, sitting on a bench with a dog beside her. The dog was looking up at the woman.

Jack walked up to the woman and said, "Hello, Sue, how are you? May I sit and talk with you for a while?" "Of course, please sit down," Sue said. Jack sat down next to Sue on the bench, and they talked quietly together. The dog continued to look up at Sue, as if waiting to be fed.

"That's a nice dog, isn't he?" Jack said, pointing at the animal.

"Yes, he is. He's handsome. He's a bit of a mixture, but that's not a bad thing. He's strong and healthy."

"And hungry, "Jack said." He hasn't taken his eyes off you. He thinks you've got some food for him."

"That's true, "Sue said." But I haven't."

They both laughed and then Jack said, "Does your dog bite?"

"No, "Sue said, "He's never bitten anyone. He's always gentle and friendly."

Hearing this, Jack decided to hold out his hand and touched the animal's head. Suddenly it jumped up and bit him.