【正文】 and gave some wise words, “Be a leader, not a follower”, “Respect your peers(同齡人) and your elders”, and “You can be whatever you want to be”.25. Why didn’t White send the kids home?A. He was also a basketball fan. B. The kids didn’t play in the street.C. He didn’t think it was a problem. D. The kids promised not to make a noise.26. What did the police department officials probably think of White’s deed?A. It was illegal. B. It was useless.C. It deserved praise. D. Explanation should be offered.27. Who did the backup turn out to be? A. The boys’ peers. B. Bobby White himself. C. Some other police officers. D. A wellknown basketball player. 28. What was O’Neal’s main purpose in arriving at “the scene”? A. To teach the kids a lesson. B. To encourage and help the kids. C. To teach the kids to play basketball. D. To help the police look into the crime. CFlorence Nightingale was born in a rich family. When she was young, she took lessons in music and drawing, and read great books. She also travelled a great deal with her mother and father. As a child, she felt that visiting sick people was both a duty and a pleasure. She enjoyed helping them. At last, her mind was made up. “I’m going to be a nurse,” she decided.“Nursing isn’t the right work for a lady,” her father told her.“Then I will make it so,” she smiled. And she went to learn nursing in Germany and France. When she returned to England, Florence started a nursing home for women. During the Crimean War in 1854, she went with a group of thirtyeight nurses to the front hospital. What they saw there was terrible. Dirt and death were everywhere to be seen and smelled. The officer there did not want any woman to tell him how to run a hospital, either. But the brave nurses went to work.Florence used her own money and some from friends to buy clothes, beds, medicines and food for the men. Her only pay was the smiles from the lips of dying soldiers. But they were more than enough for this kind woman.After war, she returned to England and was honoured for her service by Queen Victoria. But Florence said that her work had just begun. She raised money to build the Nightingale Home for Nurses in London. She also wrote a book on public health, which was printed in several countries. Florence Nightingale died at the age of ninety, still trying to serve others through her work as a nurse. Indeed, it is because of her that we honour nurses today.29. When she was a child, Florence . A. wrote a book on public health B. knew what her duty in life was C. loved to help the sick people D. was most interested in music and drawing30. During the Crimean War in 1854, Florence served in the front hospital where . A. she earned a lot of money B. work was very difficult C. few soldiers died because of her work D. she didn’t have enough food and clothes31. Why was Florence honoured by Queen Victoria? A. Because she built the Nightingale Home for Nurses. B. Because of her old age. C. Because she worked as a nurse all her life. D. Because she did a great deal of work during the Crimean War.32. The passage can be best described as . A. the life story of a famous woman B. a description of the nursing work C. an example of successful education D. the history of nursing in England DFeeling tired lately? Has a doctor said he can’t find anything wrong with you? Perhaps he sent you to a hospital, but all the advanced equipment there shows that there is nothing wrong with you. Then, consider this: you might be in a state of subhealth.Subhealth, also called the third state or gray state, is explained as a borderline state between health and disease. According to the study by the National Health Organization, over 45 percent of subhealthy people are middleaged or elderly. The percentage is even higher among people who work in management position as well as students around exam time. Symptoms include a lack of energy, depression, slow reactions, sleeplessness, anxiety, and poor memory. Other symptoms include shortness of breath, sweating and aching in the waist and legs. The key to preventing and recovering from subhealth, according to some medical experts, is to form good living habits, alternately work with rest, exercise regularly, an