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in the land as happy as she. Everyone asked her secret of happiness .She would only smile and answer, “The secret of my happiness is that I listened to a good fairy when I was a little girl.” When she was very old and on her deathbed, the neighbors all gathered around her, that her unbelievable secret of happiness would die with her. “Tell us, please,” they begged, “Tell us what the good fairy said.” The lovely old woman simply smiled and said, “She told me that everyone, no matter how secure they seemed, no matter how old or young, how rich or poor, had need of me.” 36. ______ the girl felt sad and lonely. A. There were many friends but B. There was nobody to love her so C. There was nothing to do D. Seeing the butterfly was caught 37. Noticing the butterfly was caught by the thorn, the orphan girl ______. A. helped the butterfly escaped from the thorn B. felt sorrow, but she didn?t go up to help it C. fell down on it too D. failed to help it release from the thorn 38. The butterfly ______ after was saved by the little girl. A. flied away B. still died C. changed into a fairy D. was more beautiful than before 39. The only thing that the little girl wanted was________. A. to be rich B. to have her own parents C. to have a lot of friends D. happiness 40. The neighbors all gathered around the old happy woman when she was dying, because ______. A. they loved this woman deeply and they didn?t wanted her to die B. the woman had lots of money to be shared as soon as she died C. they wanted to know the secret of her lifetime happiness D. they wanted to pray for her after her death B Scientists have tried to e up with biological explanations for the difference between boys and girls. However, none were believable enough to explain the general picture. As one scientist points out, “There are slight geic(遺傳的 ) differences between the sexes at birth which may affect the subjects boys and girls choose. But the difficulty is that by the time children reach school age, there are so many other effects that it is almost impossible to tell whether girls are worse at science and maths, or whether they39。ve been brought up to think of these subjects as boys?? territory?”. Statistics(統(tǒng)計數(shù)據(jù) ) show that in mathematics, at least, girls are equal to boys. A recent report suggests that girls only stop studying mathematics because of social attitudes. One of the reports? authors says, “While it is socially unacceptable for people not to be able to read and write, it is still acceptable for women to say that they are ?hopeless? at maths. Our research shows that, although girls g