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课时作业(五) 语言运用专项
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In 2006, Jackie Briggs was working 60 hours a week at a high-pressure IT job.One Saturday afternoon, she decided to take some 1 for herself and go to a women's health conference.As she was walking around to find her 2 , a lovely dark-haired woman came up to her and said, “Excuse me, I can't help but notice your arm.”
That day, Briggs uncharacteristically 3 a sleeveless dress, leaving a rose-shaped mark on her upper arm 4 .The woman asked Briggs if she had seen a dermatologist(皮肤病医生) about the mark.When Briggs said that she had, the stranger 5 her doubt.“She pressed me and said, ‘When?’ I was 6 at that moment.I had to stop to think.I counted back…and it had been over three years,” Briggs recalled.
The woman 7 Briggs to call her 8 when she heard how long it had been.After 9 that she was a nurse at a plastic surgeon's office, she gently reached out and touched Briggs' arm.“Really, don't wait,” the woman said 10 .
When Briggs followed up with her dermatologist, she 11 what the woman said made great sense.It turned out that the 12 was actually a melanoma(黑素瘤)—one of the deadliest types of skin cancers.“If I hadn't listened to her, I probably wouldn't be here,” Briggs said.
Briggs had surgery on her arm to 13 the melanoma.With special care, she recovered quickly.She was 14 to the medical team and that woman, an unsung hero, who saved her life.She is now happily retired. “I have a comfortable retirement.My six inch scar on my arm is my everyday 15 of her—my guardian angel,” said Briggs.
1. A.money B.food
C.talent D.time
2.A.phone B.seat
C.office D.answer
3.A.wore B.sold
C.washed D.lost
4.A.heated B.exposed
C.hidden D.moved
5.A.passed down B.kept off
C.waited for D.insisted on
6.A.surprised B.excited
C.relaxed D.annoyed
7.A.allowed B.taught
C.urged D.invited
8.A.doctor B.parent
C.patient D.friend
9.A.deciding B.doubting
C.imagining D.explaining
10.A.eagerly B.hopelessly