83. The passage tells us that Watson went to Afghanistan to ______.

A. fight the enemy for the country

B. have a holiday with his friends

C. work as an army doctor

D. stay away from the cold, rainy weather of London

84. From the passage we know that the British army ______ at that time.

A. only had soldiers in Afghanistan

B. had many army doctors at bases in many parts of the world

C. was fighting with several countries

D. was fighting with Afghanistan

C. Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage(选择最恰当的单词或词语完成短文):(14分)

Here is a story about an eagle (鹰) named Ted. He had to make a choice, and he made the right one.

High up on a mountaintop was a nest full of an eagle's eggs. One day a strong wind shook the nest and one of the eggs dropped out! It ___85___ rolled (滚动) down the mountainside and at last came to rest in a farm where many chickens lived. The chickens there were very surprised to see this big egg. They decided to ___86___ it, so an old hen sat on it for a while.

It was very uncomfortable for the hen --- it was a big egg --- ___87___ her care and the heat from her body worked. The egg finally hatched (孵化) and an eagle came out of it. They called him Ted. It was unfortunate for Ted because the chickens raised him the ___88___ way they knew --- as a chicken. He grew to be a funny-looking 'chicken'. And the saddest part of all was that he ___89___ he was only a chicken. However, sometimes Ted looked up to the sky and saw eagles flying high above. How he wished he could fly like them!

One day, a big eagle flew ___90___ the farm and shouted to Ted, 'What are you doing down there in the farmyard? Why are you not flying up high with us?'

'I'm a chicken,' said Ted, 'I can't fly.'

'Of course you can fly. You are an eagle, not a chicken! Look at your wings. They are ___91___ mine!'

'But I can't fly,' said Ted.

'Yes, you can. Do as I do.'

Ted hesitated (犹豫) , then spread his huge wings for the first time. To his surprise, he soon found himself flying high in the sky.

85. A. heavily    B. gently    C. carelessly   D. politely

86. A. depend on   B. live on    C. take care of   D. get rid of

87. A. so     B. but    C. because   D. although

88. A. only    B. best    C. first    D. last

89. A. understood   B. didn't understand C. believed   D. didn't believe

90. A. over    B. on    C. through   D. from

91. A. connected with  B. familiar to   C. different from  D. the same as