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Every year on my birthday since I was 11，a white gardenia （栀子花） was sent to my house．No card ever came with it．Calls to the flower shop were not helpful at all．After some time I stopped trying to find out the sender's name and was just pleased with the beautiful flower，in soft pink paper．
I couldn't stop imagining who the giver might be．Some of my happiest moments were spent daydreaming（幻想 ）about the sender．My mother encouraged these daydreams．She'd ask me if I had been especially kind to someone．Perhaps it was one of my classmates Perhaps it was the old man who I once helped．As a girl，I had more fun imagining that it might be a boy that I had met．
A month before my high school graduation（毕业），my father died．I was so sad that I became completely uninterested in my coming graduation dance，and I didn't care whether I had a new dress or not．My mother，in her own sadness，would not let me miss （过） any of those things．She wanted her children to feel loved．In fact，my mother wanted her children to see themselves much like the gardenia：lovely，strong and perfect．
My mother died ten years after I was married．That was the year the gardenia stopped coming．
1.The writer received on her birthday since she was 11．
A. a white gardenia
B. a card
C. a card and soft pink paper
D. a gardenia and a card
2.The writer was very when she was imagining who sent the flower．
A. happy B. sad
C. worried D. nervous
3.It can be inferred （椎断） from the passage that ．
A. the writer didn't get a new dress for the dance
B. the writer probably joined in the graduation dance
C. the writer's father died ten years earlier than her mother
D. the writer's father received a gardenia on each of his birthdays
4.The writer got the gardenias from on her birthdays．
A. her classmate B. the old man C. the boy D. her mother
5.The passage mainly talks about ．
A. what a gardenia meant
B. what a girl dreamed about
C. how a mother loved her children
D. how a daughter missed her father．
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David walked down the street. All he wanted to do was to play basketball with Jim. But his mother told him to return his sister's books to the library on his way to Jim's house.
In his eyes, books and summertime just don't go together. He thought he had read a lot during the school year. And he had never set foot inside a public library. Today he'd just drop the books off in the outside return box, but it was locked. He had to go inside to return them.
David walked inside the building a few minutes before closing time. He put the books into the return box. After a quick drink of water and a short stop in the toilet, he'd be on his way to meet Jim. He walked out of the toilet. The library lights were turned off. He was locked—in a library!
David tried to use the telephone, but he couldn't find one. As the sun began to set, he searched for a light and found a little one on a desk. He used a pencil to write a note on a big piece of paper. It read, “I'm locked inside. Please call for help.” He put it on the front door. Surely, someone passing by would see it. He then turned his attention to the library itself.
He was surprised to discover that this place was not so bad. Rows and rows of books! When he saw a book about Michael Jordan on the desk, he picked it up. He opened the book and began to read. He felt that being locked in the library didn't seem to be such a terrible thing.
1.What did David's mother want him to do?
A. Play basketball with Jim.
B. Take a walk in the street.
C. Read books in the library.
D. Return his sister's books.
2.David thought he had read a lot during ________．
A. a visit to Jim's
B. the school year
C. the closing time
D. the summertime
3.David went inside the building because ________．
A. the sun began to set
B. he wanted to use the telephone
C. he needed to go to the toilet
D. the outside return box was locked
4.Which of the following sentences could be added to the chart(图表)?
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A. He searched for a light.
B. He put the books into the return box.
C. He had a quick drink of water.
D. He turned his attention to the library.
5.David discovered that ________ after he was locked in the library.
A. he was very afraid of the dark
B. he became interested in this place
C. his mom was worried about him
D. his friend became nervous about him
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More and more Chinese are having English names, but not everyone is good at finding one. Why not offer them some help? An American girl called Lindsay Jernigan is now teaching people how to get better English names.
While working in Shanghai, Lindsay met many Chinese people with strange English names. Some of them chose a lucky number of "Seven, "a favorite fruit, "Apple, "and a cartoon character, "Snow White" Others had names like "July" and "Rabbit."
After noticing the problem, Lindsay had an idea. She quit her job and set up a website(best English name. com)to help Chinese people get better English names.
The website helps people in two ways. After they take an online quiz, people will get five English names based on their personal information, such as age, job and even future plans. This costs 18yuan. People can also meet with Lindsay to talk about their English name. But that costs more.
Now, about 2, 000people each day visit the website. Most of them are preparing to study or work abroad. Lindsay is planning to offer them more help, such as helping them write resumes(简历).
1.What does Lindsay think of the name of “Rabbit”?
A. Wonderful B. Strange C. Creative D. Boring
2.What does the underlined word “quit” in the third paragraph mean in the passage?
A. cared about B. looked for C. picked up D. gave up
3.If you get a name from Lindsay face to face, you should pay her .
A. 18 Yuan B. less than 18 Yuan
C. more than 18 Yuan D. more or less than 18 Yuan
4.Which of the following is NOT true about Lindsay?
A. Her idea came from her work experience in China.
B. Her website mainly helps the English-speaking people.
C. She plans to provide more service for the customers.
D. She can help the people to get name in two ways.
5.The best title of the passage is .
A. A hard-working American girl
B. How to find a good English name
C. Don’t choose English names without thinking
D. American girl helps to choose an English name
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