【正文】 The girl was assigned to look after an old man suffering from cancer whose children lived abroad. Their living conditions were not satisfactory while the old man had a lot of savings. She was expected to fort him and keep up his spirits. Every Saturday the girl came on time to keep him pany， telling him stories. When he was having an intravenous drip (靜脈滴注 )， she would help massage his arms. The doctor found the patient much improved mentally. The old man began to involve himself actively in the medical treatment and he seldom shouted at others. But something that happened made the doctor uneasy and puzzled. Each time the girl left， the old man would give her some money. The doctor did nothing to interfere (干涉 )， unwilling to offend the old man. A month later the old man showed evident signs of decline after suffering a(昏迷 ) a few times. When rescued from the latest a， the old man told the doctor his last wish，“ I have deep sympathy for the girl. Will you be kind enough to help her finish her studies？ ” But the doctor knew that her family was well－ off and she had no difficulty pursuing her studies. Sometimes she even came to the hospital in her father39。re a volunteer in the activities of Deathbed Care， what kind of people do you have to attend to? A. The patients in need of help. B. The people suffering from cancer. C. The patients without many days left. D. The people suffering from diseases. 25. What can we infer about the old man? A. He had a lot of savings. B. He was suffering from cancer. C. He often lost his temper before meeting the girl. D. He asked the doctor to help the girl finish her study. 26. What is the real reason resulting in the old man39。s fort and care. B. The pleasure of being helpful to people in need. C. People39。s progress. 27. What can we know from the passage? A. The doctor told the old man the truth. B. The old man39。s father encouraged her to accept the money. D. The girl didn39。s personality simply by looking at the person39。s shoes. In the study， 63 University of Kansas researchers looked at pictures showing 208 different pairs of shoes worn by the study39。s real personalities. B. Shoes convey false information about the wearer. C. People39。s expectation? A. Wealthy people often wear expensive shoes. B. Pleasant people like wearing unfortable shoes. C. Aggressive people are likely to wear ankle boots. D. Flashier shoes are typically worn by outgoing people. suffering from“ attachment anxiety” tend to . A. wear strange shoes B. worry about their appearance C. have a calm character D. bee a political leader D An 80－ year－ old man was sitting on the sofa in his house along with his 45－ year－ old highly educated son. Suddenly a crow(烏鴉 )perched on the tree near their window. The father asked his son，“ What is this? ” The son replied，“ It is a crow.” After a few minutes， the father asked his son the 2nd time，“ What is this? ” The son said，“ Father， I have just now told you ‘ It39。s a crow， a crow， a crow.” said the son loudly. A little after， the father again asked his son the 4th time，“ What is this? ” This time the son shouted at his father，“ Why do you keep asking me the same question again and again? ?IT IS A CROW?. Are you not able to understand this? ” A little later the father went to his room and came back with an old diary， which he had kept since his son was born. On opening a page， he asked his son to read that page. When the son read it， the following words were written in the diary： “ Today my little son aged three was sitting with me on the sofa， when a crow was sitting on the window. My son asked me 23 times what it was， and I replied to him all 23 times that it was a crow. I hugged him lovingly each time he asked me the same question again and again for 23 times. I did not at all feel annoyed。t understand what his son said. B. Because he was too old to remember anything. C. Because he wanted to make his son angry. D. Because he wanted to see how patient his son would be. old was the old man when his son asked him 23 times “ What is this” ？ A. 80 years old. B. 45 years old. C. 38 years old. D. 35 years old. 35. What is the most suitable title for the passage? A. A crow. B. An old man. C. An old dairy.