第二节: 完形填空 （共20小题；每小题1.5分，共30分）

　Last month I was not feeling well. I was under the __16__. I thought I had caught a cold. I had a runny nose, itchy eyes, a sore throat and a 17 . I felt tired and exhausted. I couldn't __18_ it any more. I was in poor condition 19 I had not been getting 20 rest. My body hurt all over. I also had severe head pains, a real splitting 21 , and I was running a fever. My body temperature was higher than __22__.

　At one point, I blacked out (昏厥). I lost 23 and my friend had to bring me around. He used cold water on my face to 24 my consciousness. I grew concerned that I might take a turn for the 25. I did not want to become sicker, because then I surely would be at death's door.

　My friend took me to the doctor. I told the doctor I thought I had come down with (染上) a cold. When the doctor saw me, she 26 wanted to run some tests. 27 said that medical tests would help her 28 why I was sick. The doctor also asked when I had my last physical examination. I did not get yearly 29 , but I probably should have gotten a medical exam by a doctor every year. Then the nurse drew my blood, using a __30___ to take a small amount of blood from my arm. She sent it to a laboratory for tests. The nurse also used a thermometer to measure my 31 . The doctor told me I had influenza, or the flu. 32 she told me I would recover soon. She said I was 33 the worst of the disease. She told me to rest at home and to stay 34 from other people because the flu can spread.

　　35 , I did not have to go under the knife. I did not need an operation. Instead, I just went home and did exactly what was needed to become healthy again.

16. A. the health B. the temperature C. the cold D. the weather

17. A. laugh B. cough C. tough D. cold

18. A. stand B. sit C. run D. suffer

19. A. because B. however C. but D. though

20. A. little B. enough C. many D. few

21. A. toothache B. stomachache C. headache D. earache

22. A. general B. usual C. common D. normal

23. A. patience B. consciousness C. sense D. intelligence

24. A. restore B. recreate C. rearrange D. redisplay

25. A. bad B. good C. better D. worse

26. A. immediately B. soon C. stably D. mainly

27. A. He B. She C. They D. It

28. A. detect B. discover C. invent D. devise

29. A. tests B. check-ups C. examination D. review

30. A. rope B. tube C. needle D. thermometer

31. A. blood pressure B. tongue C. throat D. temperature

32. A. But B. And C. So D. As

33. A. on B. over C. into D. among

34. A. with B. away C. off D. at

35. A. Thankfully B. Unfortunately C. Surprisingly D. Hopefully

第三节: 阅读理解 (共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分)

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