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根据短文内容,选择适当的单词或短语填空, 使短文意思完整, 每个选项使用一次。

A. show me the building,    B. was rising ,   C. make a living,   D. could hardly sleep   E. took my taxi  F. pay you  
G. drive through downtown,      H. don't have any family left

    Twenty years ago, I drove a taxi for a living. One time in the middle of the night, an old lady in her 80s ____ . She gave me an address, and then asked, “Could you ____?”

    “It's not the shortest way,” I answered quietly .

    “Oh, I don't mind,” she said. “I'm in no hurry. I'm on my way to a hospice(临终医院). I ____ The doctor says I don't have very long.”

   I quickly reached over and shut off the meter(计价器). For the next two hours, we drove through the city. She____where she had once worked, the neighborhood where she had lived, the place where she danced as a girl. As sun ____, we got to the hospice.

    “How much should I ____?” she asked, reaching into her purse.

    “Nothing ” I said.

    “You have to____ ” she answered.

    “Oh, there are other passengers,” I answered.

    “You gave an old woman some moment of happiness”. She said: “Thank you.”

    I drove into the fine morning light. Behind me, a door shut. It was the sound of closing of a life. I drove aimlessly, lost in thought.  For the rest of the day, I ____. What if that woman had got an unfriendly drive, or one who was impatient to his shift? What if I had refused to take the run?

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      Held on the second Wednesday of March each year, No Smoking Day helps people across the UK who want to stop smoking. The activity encourages and helps smokers to give up, and publicizes(宣传) the many sources of help offered to people. Each year over a million smokers take part in the day, while about 40,000 actually give up smoking.
      The much-publicized effects of smoking include increased risk (风险) of heart disease, lung cancer and asthma. However, smoking also causes dull skin and wrinkles. The reducedamount of oxygen getting to the skin accelerates (加速)aging, and makes the skin look sallow (病黄色的). And while many smokers believe that cigarettes help them to cope with stress (对付压力), scientific research has shown that worry levels actually go down after giving up smoking.
    Set a date and time to stop, and keep to it .Talk to your doctor about whether any kind of medicines might suit you. Find out if there is a stop-smoking health center near you .Try to get the help of your friends and family. Keep away from situation in which you used to reach for cigarette. If you need to, use nicotine patches (尼古丁戒烟贴片) or gum.
    NHS Stop-smoking Centers are all over the UK, providing free services. They have specially trained employees who can advise you on the best way to stop smoking. There are also a number of free national helpline in England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland, where expert counselors can discuss with you how to give up smoking step by step.