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C. Fill in an application form.
D. Perform their technical ability.
23. When will the candidates receivethe admission notice?
A. On 30 June, 2020.
B. On 10 July, 2020.
C. On 28 July, 2021.
D. On 1 September, 2020.
B
In 2012,Kim Stemple was a special education teacher and a solid performer in her age group in marathons. And then she got sick. After three years of tests and treatments, the doctors figured out she has a rare mitochondrial disease thatis causing progressive mental and physical health to go worse. They told her there was no cure and that this disease would take her life.
Yet Stemple kept running and competing in marathons. One day she was training forthe Rock 'n' Roll Marathon in Las Vegas when she became too sick to travel. The usually outgoing Stemple sunk into disappointment. But then she received a gift— it was a marathon medal given to her by a friend.
Stemple hung the medal near her hospital bed and it was an instant conversation starter with doc-tors ,nurses and anyone who came to visit. That medal pulled Stemple out of her disappointment. And that gave Stemple the idea to start We Finish Together, an organization devoted to connecting runners who wish to donate medals with those who might appreciate them. Stemple pens a hand written note ofen couragement on each of the medals she gives away. Recipients have included hospital patients, residents of homeless shelters and even doctors and nurseswho care for the very ill. "This gives them a connection to someone,"says Stemple. "If they receive a medal, they know someone cares."
Can asimple medal really make a difference? Joan Musarra said yes, who suffered froma serious disease. "I opened my package containing my new medal and the notes of positive, warm thoughts. I was really excited," she wrote toStemple. "It means so much to me to feel that I am not alone."
24. What can we infer about Stemple before she got too sick to exercise?
A. She was doubtful.
B. She was optimistic.
C. She was courageous.
D. She was down-hearted.
25. What inspired Stemple to foundWe Finish Together?
A. Her friend ' s gift.
B. The medals she won.
C. The patients' request.
D. The encouragement from doctors.
26. How does Stemple' s organization help people in need?
A. By having chats.
B. By contributing money.
C. By giving out recycled medals.
D. By connecting their relatives.
27. Why did Musarra write the letterto Stemple?
A. To ask for another medal.
B. To discuss about their illnesses.
C. To relieve the symptoms of her illness.
D. To show the medal's positive effect on her.
C
Whale researchers believe they have found a new way to measure the amount of stress felt by whales when they experience serious threats （威胁）,such as being hit by a ship, and they say the technique could help protect the huge sea creatures from dying off.
American Rosalind Rolland is the lead scientist on the project. She and her team are with the New England Aquarium in Boston, Massachusetts. They measured stress hormones （荷尔蒙）by studying baleen, a substance found in the upper part of the mouth of some kinds of whale. She explains that the baleen serves as a record that shows a spikein stress hormones when whales face dangers such as a changing climate and ship strikes. Scientists canthen read these records, similar to reading the rings on a tree.


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