One day, I went to see my last patient(病人), an old woman. In the doorway, I saw she was struggling (掙扎) to put socks on her swollen (浮腫)feet in the bed. I stepped in, spoke quickly to the nurse, read her chart noting. I was almost in the clear that she was not in serious condition.
I asked, “Could I help put on your socks? How are you feeling? Your sugars and blood pressure were high but they’re better today. The nurse mentioned you’re anxious to see your son. He’s visiting you today. It’s nice to have a family visit. I think you really look forward to seeing him."
"Sit down, doctor. This is my story, not yours." She said with a serious voice.
I was surprised as I helped her with the socks. She told me that her only son lived around the corner from her, but she had not seen him in five years. She believed that was the main cause of her health problems. After hearing her story and putting on her socks, I asked if there was anything else I could do for her. She shook her head no and smiled. All she wanted me to do was to listen.
Each story is different. Some are detailed; others are simple. Some have a beginning, middle and end; others don’t have clear ends. Some are true; others not. Yet all those things do not really matter. What matters to the storyteller is that the story is heard — without interruption(打斷) or judgment(評價).
It was that woman who taught me the importance of stopping, sitting down and truly listening. And, not long after, in an unexpected accident, I became a patient. 20 years later, I sit all the time — in a wheelchair.
For as long as I could, I continued to see patients from my chair. I believe in the power of listening.
【小題1】 How was the old woman?

Dear sir
I’m a middle school student. I have something to talk with you. In my school, many students have mobile phones（手機）.They think it’s cool to have a mobile phone. Really the phones come in fun colours and let students talk with their parents and friends at any time. But I don’t think it’s good to send messages（短信）.It takes them a lot of time to do that. Some students always hope to buy the latest mobile phones and this will waste（浪費）their parents’ money. And my father tells me that most mobile phones can cause health problems. Could you do something to stop it?
Yours
Mary

1. 1.

   Students use mobile phones to_________

   1. A.
      talk with their parents and friends and send messages
   2. B.
      learn from others
   3. C.
      study English
   4. D.
      talk with their teachers
2. 2.

   The students want to have the latest mobile phones. And it will_________

   1. A.
      waste their parents’ time
   2. B.
      waste their parents’ money
   3. C.
      save their time
   4. D.
      save their money
3. 3.

   The writer thinks that students_________

   1. A.
      can’t use a mobile phone at home
   2. B.
      should use mobile phones at any time
   3. C.
      must have a mobile phone at school
   4. D.
      shouldn’t use a mobile phone at school

WARNING: Holding a cell phone against your ear or putting it in your pocket may be bad for your health.   

This sentence is a warning that you’d better not put it close to you when a new phone is bought. Apple company, for example, doesn't want IPhones to come closer to you than 1.5 centimeters; Research In Motion, BlackBerry's producer, recommends 2.5 centimeters.

(1)If cell phone use can        health problems, the         will be very serious. Americans spend 2.26 trillion minutes chatting on cell phones every year, which brings $109 billion for the wireless businessmen.

Devra Davis, an epidemiologist(皮膚病專家) who has worked for the University of Pittsburgh, has published a book about mobile phone radiation（輻射）"Disconnect." Davis studies how often brain cancer happens during different age groups. She finds a big increase in brain cancer in the 20-to-29 age group and a drop for the older people.

Children are more easily hurt by radiation than grown-ups, Ms. Davis and other scientists point out. But no studies have yet been finished on cell phone radiation and children, she says.

Henry Lai, a research professor, began lab radiation studies in 1980 and found that mice exposed to(暴露在) radiofrequency（電波頻率）radiation had destroyed DNA in their brains.

Ms. Davis recommends using wired earphones（有線耳機）or the phone's speaker. (2)Children should send text messages rather than call, she said, and pregnant（懷孕的） women should keep phones away from their bodies.

1.在（1）句空白處填入適當的詞使句意完整、上下文通順。

2.將（2）句翻譯成中文。

3.回答問題：What kind of people with brain cancer are getting more and more?

4.找出同義句。

Scientists are still carrying on with the studies on cell phone radiation and children

5.找出或寫出該短文的主題句。

Many strong and out-of-control emotions are recognized as an illness. People who are always very sad have depression (抑郁癥); those who worry a lot have anxiety.
But what about anger problems? Anger is largely viewed as a secondary emotion – one caused by other emotions. People are thought to be angry because they are sad, anxious or stressed. In the past, many doctors didn’t accept the idea that anger could be a problem all on its own.
Today, though, a growing number of mental health experts think that anger is a serious problem that needs its own treatment.
How to tell the difference between “normal” anger and “anger problem” is difficult. After all, everyone gets really mad from time to time. Experts point out a few ways.
Disordered anger, as it is sometimes called, tends to be of greater intensity (強度). It takes very little to set off a person with an anger problem, and their responses (反應) are very strong. An example: While most people would get upset if a driver cut them off, someone with disordered anger might try to chase down the car and force it off the road.
And in cases of disordered anger, the person gets angry more frequently and his/her anger lasts longer. For most people, angry feelings disappear quickly. But people with anger problems often stay angry for days, weeks or even years; their feelings of anger don’t disappear over time.
Consequences are also important to consider: Disordered anger often damages people’s lives. “It interferes (干擾) with people’s relationships and their jobs,” says Raymond Chip Tafrate, a US psychologist. “Even their health is affected.”
Anger clearly increases the risk of certain health problems, as many studies have shown. “When a person is angry, their heart beats faster and their blood pressure goes up,” says Howard Kassinove, a professor at Hofstra University in New York. Over time, these changes take their toll on the body, he adds.
Experts suggest that people with an anger problem take anger-management programs. The programs teach people to control their responses to stressful situations through the use of relaxation techniques. The programs sometimes include life-skills training as well: increasing someone’s level of competence (競爭)– whether on the job or as a parent or partner – helps bring down stress and cut angry feelings.
【小題1】A person who _________ most possibly has disordered anger in the experts’ opinion?

Dear sir
I’m a middle school student. I have something to talk with you. In my school, many students have mobile phones（手機）.They think it’s cool to have a mobile phone. Really the phones come in fun colours and let students talk with their parents and friends at any time. But I don’t think it’s good to send messages（短信）.It takes them a lot of time to do that. Some students always hope to buy the latest mobile phones and this will waste（浪費）their parents’ money. And my father tells me that most mobile phones can cause health problems. Could you do something to stop it?
Yours
Mary
【小題1】Students use mobile phones to_________.