Areyouamanoramouse?Whenpeopleaskthisquestiontheywantto...

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  Are you a man or a mouse? When people ask this question they want to know   51  you think you are a   52  person or a coward (懦夫). But you will never really know the answer to this question   53  you are tested in real life. Some people  54  they are brave but when they come face to face with real  55  , they act like cowards. Others think of themselves as cowards, but when they meet danger, they act like   56  .    Lenny had always thought of himself as a   57  person. He got worried before examinations. He worried about his job and health. All he wanted in life was to be safe and healthy.  58    , on January 15th, 2002, a plane crashed into the Potomac River in Washington. Lenny went to the river to see what was happening. He saw a woman in the  59  water. Lenny did not feel afraid. He kept very   60  and did a very dangerous thing. He jumped into the Potomac,   61   to the woman, and kept her head   62  the water. Seventy-eight people died that day. Thanks to Lenny, it was not  63    .    When you are in a very  64  situation and feel afraid, the body automatically produces a chemical in the blood. The chemical is called adrenalin(腎上腺素).   65  adrenalin in the blood system, you actually feel stronger and stronger and are   66  to fight or run away. However, when you are absolutely terrified, the body can produce too much adrenalin. When this   67  , the muscles become very hard and you find you   68   at all. You are then paralyzed (使無能為力) with fear. This is  69    when we are very frightened , we sometimes say we’re “petrified”. This word comes from the Greek word “petros”, which means “stone”. We are    70   frightened that we become stonelike. 51. A. how                 B. neither              C. either         D. whether  52. A. real                 B. brave                C. hard          D. certain 53. A. when                B. after               C.  until              D. once 54. A. realize               B. find                   C. agree        D. think 

55. A. life             B. question       C. danger                 D. mouse 56. A. soldiers             B. heroes              C. mice           D. cowards 57. A. useful                B. nervous       C.  brave         D. terrible  58. A. So                    B. Then          C. Therefore      D. Actually 59. A. fresh                 B. poisonous         C. ice-cold         D. warm 60. A. nervous             B.  frightened          C.  calm          D. excited 61. A. swam               B. helped               C. spoke          D. went

62. A. above               B. under            C. in               D. from 63. A. an accident       B. a mistake            C. seventy-nine      D. seventy-eight 64. A. dangerous    B. comfortable     C. different           D. favorable 65. A. without         B. with            C. for               D. like 66. A. afraid          B. unable               C. anxious        D. ready  67. A. gets           B. disappears         C. goes               D. happens    68. A. can’t                B. needn’t             C. mustn’t               D. shouldn’t 69. A. why             B. how             C. because             D. where 70. A. really           B. very            C. such            D. so

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