________ in a tiny cabinet were four Mother’s...

________ in a tiny cabinet were four Mother’s Day poems I’d written for her in the 1960s.

A.Hidden B.Hiding C.Being hidden D.To be hidden

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The cracked step four years ago was the start of it. That day, I awoke tired—the children were tiny and needing so much—and I had a golden afternoon of rest ahead, my mother stepping in to allow me to catch up on my sleep. I dropped them off and drove home—the sun shining and my bed signaling. As I was about to enter the house, I caught sight of a deep crack beneath my feet.

Without thinking, I turned around, walked back to the car and drove to a DIY store. Four hours later, I had all the tools, mixed my own cement, filled in the crack and repaired the foundation. Perfect. As I stood up to take a photo of my handiwork, I realized that I was trembling. I’d forgotten my shot at a nice long nap, and my children were already on their way home. That sleep... that promise to self was broken, because I had focused, instead, on the crack in the step.

Suddenly, everything started to hurt. My head, my throat, my back. I couldn’t stop shaking. What earned then is that when we break the promises we make to our bodies they will not be silenced. This is when we overwork and overthink to the point of breaking down. Ironically (讽刺地), for many of us, it is only when we have no choice— when we fall ill—that we learn to listen. For me, when that crack ended in a hospital stay which sent me to bed for two unmoving weeks when my body worked to clear two different infections, the lesson is ever present. I did it to myself—a whole twisted spin on DIY.

Sadly it took another two ridiculous DIY projects to finally get through. The cracks will never be fully filled. Focus, then, on your own inner core, the feeding of light, fire and strength.

1.What made the author so sleepy in the first place?

A.Taking care of the kids. B.Asking her mother for help.

C.Driving to her mother’s house D.Dealing with DIY projects.

2.How did the author feel as soon as she finished her repair work?

A.Regretful B.Upset

C.Proud D.Thankful

3.What can be implied from Paragraph 3?

A.Our health is ignored deliberately.

B.Our body will respond to what we do.

C.The author took her mother’s advice.

D.The author was infected before the DIY.

4.What is the author’s purpose in writing the text?

A.To describe an unfortunate event.

B.To show the danger of DIY.

C.To stress the importance of sleep.

D.To encourage focusing on oneself.

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Long ago,there was a mother and a son living in a house.She worked hard every day,1.they were always poor.

One day,her son stole his friend’s bag.“Mom,what do you think of this bag?”His mother praised her son instead of scolding him.The next time,he stole2.overcoat.She praised him again.A few years3.(late),he grew up to be a young man.He stole jewelry and brought them to his mother.This time,she did not scold her son.Then,he started4. (steal) more expensive things.

One day,the police caught him.Before he5.(put) in prison,he begged the police to meet his mother.They took him6.his mother.As soon as he saw his mother,he suddenly bit her ear.“Ouch!What is the matter with you?”She finally scolded him.Her son answered.“If you had given me a scolding like that when I stole the first bag,I could not 7.a thief.”8.(look) at her son heading to prison,“If only I9.turn back time,I would scold him severely.”She said10.(regret).

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26．There is a remarkable difference between the short poems that were written in English around the year 1500and________written around 1600.

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His “Selected Poems” _____first published in 1965.

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That day everyone wondered _____ the baby of four went to her mother’s office.

A. how was it that      B. how it was that

C. how was it            D. how was that

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The cracked (有裂缝的)step four years ago was the start of it. That day, I awoke tired-the children were tiny and needing so much — and I had a golden afternoon of rest ahead, my mother stepping in to allow me to catch up on my sleep. I dropped them off and drove home -the sun shining and my bed signaling. As I was about to enter the house, I caught sight of a deep crack beneath my feet.

Without thinking, I turned around walked back to the car and drove to a DIY store. Four hours later, I had all the tools, had mixed my own cement (水泥), filled in the crack and repaired the foundation. Perfect. As I stood up to take a photo of my handiwork, I realized that I was trembling. I'd forgotten my shot at a nice long nap, and my children were already on their way home. That sleep... that promise to self was broken, because I had focused, instead, on the crack in the step.

Suddenly, everything started to hurt. My head, my throat, my back. I couldn't stop shaking. What earned then is that when we break the promises we make to our bodies they will not be silenced. This is when we overwork and overthink to the point of breaking down. Ironically, for many of us, it is only when we have no choice — when we fall ill — that we learn to listen. For me, when that crack ended in a hospital stay which sent me to bed for two unmoving weeks while my body worked to clear two different infections, the lesson is ever present. I did it to myself — a whole twisted spin on DIY.

Sadly it took another two ridiculous DIY projects or the message to finally get through. The cracks will never be fully filled. Focus, then, on your own inner core the feeding of that light, that fire and that strength.

1.What made the author so sleepy in the first place?

A.Taking care of the kids. B.Visiting her mother.

C.Doing the housework. D.Dealing with DIY projects.

2.How did the author feel as soon as she finished her repair work?

A.Regretful. B.Upset.

C.Proud. D.Thankful.

3.What is the author's purpose in writing the text?

A.To present a way to fill a crack.

B.To show the danger of DIY.

C.To stress the importance of sleep.

D.To encourage focusing on oneself.

4.What is the best title for the text?

A.The Cracked Step B.You Do It to Yourself

C.Focus on DIY D.A Life-changing Experience

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Jenny was a pretty five-year-old girl. One day when she and her mother were checking out at the grocery store, Jenny saw a plastic pearl (珍珠) necklace priced at $2.50. Her mother bought the necklace for her on condition that she had to do some homework to pay it off. Jenny agreed. She worked very hard every day, and soon Jenny paid off the necklace. Jenny loved it so much that she wore it everywhere except when she was in the shower. Her mother had told her it would turn her neck green!

Jenny had a very loving daddy. When Jenny went to bed, he would read Jenny her favorite story.

One night when he finished the story, he said, “Jenny, could you give me your necklace?”

“Oh! Daddy, not my necklace!” Jenny said. “But you can have Rosy, my favorite doll. Remember her? You gave her to me last year for my birthday. Okay? ”

“Oh no, darling, that’s okay.” Her father brushed her cheek with a kiss. “Good night, little one.

A week later, her father once again asked Jenny for the necklace after her favorite story. “Oh, Daddy, not my necklace! But you can have Ribbons, my toy horse. Do you remember her? She’s my favorite.”

“No, that’s okay,” her father said and brushed her cheek again with a kiss. “God bless you, little one. Sweet dreams. ”

Several days later, when Jenny’s father came in to read her a story, Jenny was sitting on her bed and her lip was trembling. “Here, Daddy,” she said, holding out her hand. She opened it and her beloved pearl necklace was inside. She let it slip into her father’s hand.

With one hand her father held the plastic pearl necklace and with the other he pulled out of his pocket a blue box. Inside the box was a real, beautiful pearl necklace. He had had it all along. He was waiting for Jenny to give up the cheap necklace so he could give her a real one.

1.What did Jenny have to do to get the plastic pearl necklace?

A. She had to help her mother do some housework.

B. She had to listen to her father tell a story every night.

C. She had to ask her father to pay for the necklace.

D. She had to give away her favorite toys to the poor children.

2.From the text we know that ______.

A. Jenny’s mother paid a lot for the plastic pearl necklace

B. Jenny wore the necklace everywhere even in the shower

C. Jenny didn’t like Rosy and Ribbons any longer

D. Jenny got a real pearl necklace from her father

3.Jenny’s father asked for her plastic pearl necklace repeatedly in order to ______.

A. get it for himself         B. donate it    　 C. train her character             D. put it away

4.What can be the best title for the text?

A. A Lovely Girl                            B. Father and Daughter

C. A Pearl Necklace                        D. An Unforgettable Childhood

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Jenny was a bright-eyed, pretty five-year-old girl. One day when she and her mother were checking out at the grocery store, Jenny saw a plastic pearl necklace priced at $2.50. How she wanted that necklace! When she asked her mother if she would buy it for her, her mother said, “Well, it is a pretty necklace, but it costs an awful lot of money. I’ll tell you what. I’ll buy you the necklace, and when we get home we can make up a list of housework that you can do to pay for the necklace. And don’t forget that for your birthday, Grandma just might give you a whole dollar bill, too. Okay?” Jenny agreed, and her mother bought the pearl necklace for her.

Jenny worked on her housework very hard every day, and sure enough, her grandma gave her a brand-new dollar bill for her birthday. Soon Jenny had paid off the pearls. How Jenny loved those pearls. She wore them everywhere to kindergarten, bed and when she went out with her mother to run errands (跑腿). The only time she didn’t wear them was in the shower. Her mother had told her that they would turn her neck green!

Jenny had a very loving daddy. When Jenny went to bed, he would get up from his favorite chair every night and read Jenny her favorite story.

One night when he finished the story, he said, “Jenny, do you love me?”

“Oh yes, Daddy, you know I love you,” the little girl said.

“Well, then, give me your pearls.”

“Oh! Daddy, not my pearls!” Jenny said. “But you can have Rosy, my favorite doll. Remember her? You gave her to me last year for my birthday. And you can have her tea party outfit, too. Okay?”

“Oh no, darling, that’s okay.” Her father brushed her cheek with a kiss. “Good night, little one.”

A week later, her father once again asked Jenny after her story.

“Do you love me?”

“Oh yes, Daddy, you know I love you.”

“Well, then, give me your pearls.”

“Oh, Daddy, not my pearls! But you can have Ribbons, my toy horse. Do you remember her? She’s my favorite. Her hair is so soft, and you can play with it and braid it and everything. You can have Ribbons if you want her, Daddy,” the little girl said to her father.

“No, that’s okay,” her father said and brushed her cheek again with a kiss. “God bless you, little one. Sweet dreams.”

Several days later, when Jenny’s father came in to read her a story, Jenny was sitting on her bed and her lip was trembling. “Here, Daddy,” she said, and held out her hand. She opened it and her beloved pearl necklace was inside. She let it slip into her father’s hand.

With one hand her father held the plastic pearls and the other he pulled out of his pocket a blue velvet box. Inside of the box were real, genuine, beautiful pearls. He had had them all along. He was waiting for Jenny to give up the cheap stuff so that he could give her the real thing.

1.Why did the mother tell Jenny the plastic pearl necklace “cost an awful lot of money”?

A.She was discouraging Jenny from buying it.

B.She was telling Jenny to ask her grandma for help.

C.She was reminding Jenny of its true value.

D.She was encouraging Jenny to get it by her hard work.

2.Which of the following was NOT related to the fact that Jenny could get the plastic pearl necklace?

A.She promised to work on the housework hard.

B.She was lucky to have her birthday coming near.

C.She went out with her mother to run errands.

D.She got supported from her grandma with a dollar bill.

3.The last time the father came in to read Jenny a story, why was her lip trembling?

A.She was disappointed that her father always asked for her necklace.

B.She was pleased to give the necklace to her father.

C.She was struggling in her mind about the decision to make.

D.She was unwilling to exchange her necklace for the real one.

4.Which of the following is the most suitable for the title of the story?

A.The Real Pearl Necklace B.The Parental Hidden Love

C.The Decision of Honesty D.The Choice of Luck

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Jenny was a pretty five-year-old girl. One day when she and her mother were checking out at the grocery store, Jenny saw a plastic pearl (珍珠) necklace priced at $2.50. Her mother bought the necklace for her on condition that she had to do some homework to pay it off. Jenny agreed. She worked very hard every day, and soon Jenny paid off the necklace. Jenny loved it so much that she wore it everywhere except when she was in the shower. Her mother had told her it would turn her neck green!

Jenny had a very loving daddy. When Jenny went to bed, he would read Jenny her favorite story.

One night when he finished the story, he said, “Jenny, could you give me your necklace?”

“Oh! Daddy, not my necklace!” Jenny said. “But you can have Rosy, my favorite doll. Remember her? You gave her to me last year for my birthday. Okay? ”

“Oh no, darling, that’s okay.” Her father brushed her cheek with a kiss. “Good night, little one.

A week later, her father once again asked Jenny for the necklace after her favorite story. “Oh, Daddy, not my necklace! But you can have Ribbons, my toy horse. Do you remember her? She’s my favorite.”

“No, that’s okay,” her father said and brushed her cheek again with a kiss. “God bless you, little one. Sweet dreams. ”

Several days later, when Jenny’s father came in to read her a story, Jenny was sitting on her bed and her lip was trembling. “Here, Daddy,” she said, holding out her hand. She opened it and her beloved pearl necklace was inside. She let it slip into her father’s hand.

With one hand her father held the plastic pearl necklace and with the other he pulled out of his pocket a blue box. Inside the box was a real, beautiful pearl necklace. He had had it all along. He was waiting for Jenny to give up the cheap necklace so he could give her a real one.

1.What did Jenny have to do to get the plastic pearl necklace?

A. She had to help her mother do some housework.

B. She had to listen to her father tell a story every night.

C. She had to ask her father to pay for the necklace.

D. She had to give away her favorite toys to the poor children.

2.From the text we know that ______.

A. Jenny’s mother paid a lot for the plastic pearl necklace

B. Jenny wore the necklace everywhere even in the shower

C. Jenny didn’t like Rosy and Ribbons any longer

D. Jenny got a real pearl necklace from her father

3. Jenny’s father asked for her plastic pearl necklace repeatedly in order to ______.

A. get it for himself         B. donate it

C. train her character         D. put it away

4.What can be the best title for the text?

A. A Lovely Girl        B. Father and Daughter

C. A Pearl Necklace        D. An Unforgettable Childhood

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