She asked ________. A．what I was doing when s...

She asked ________.

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The Wake-up Call

“What’s that?” my ten-year-old daughter, Genie, asked. She’d caught me laughing at a piece of mail I’d just opened. “Wake-up service; $2.50 per call.” At the bottom was a phone number and a drawing of a rotary phone, like the one my great-aunt Sara had owned 40 years ago.

“Is that mail funny?” Genie asked.

“Not really,” I admitted. “It’s just outdated.”

“What’s a wake-up call？” She frowned. I explained how, before smart-phones, people sometimes paid someone to wake them with a call.

“Who sent this flyer?” she pressed.

“Probably someone older,” I said, “and could use some money.”

Her eyes lit up. “Can we order a wake-up?” she asked.

“We don’t need it.” I picked it up and headed for the recycling bin.

“Wait!” she shrieked.

“I feel sorry for the wake-up man, if he needs some money,” she said, tearing up. “Can’t we order?”

I looked at the flyer with its drawing of a rotary phone. I remembered, again, my great-aunt Sara and her rotary phone. As a kid, I’d visited her over Labor Day, when Jerry Lewis would host his charity event for the disabled kids. Aunt Sara would squeeze my hand, then reach for the rotary phone, dialing the number on the screen. Holding the receiver between us, we’d announce to the operator, “We’d like to help those kids.”

Now here was my own child, showing the same big heart I’d once been encouraged to have, and how could I ignore her? I Googled the flyer’s return address. The address belonged to a man called Raymond. He was in his mid-60s. We called him and, holding the receiver between us, the way Aunt Sara and I used to, told him we needed his services. “Great!” Raymond said in a shaky but friendly voice, clearly amazed at receiving an order from a child. When I asked how to pay the $2.50, he answered, “Mail a check.”

Genie was happy all week. Friday night, I put the phone by her pillow so she could answer Raymond’s call. She bounded to my bedroom to tell me all about how he’d wished her a good morning and told her to have a great day, which she did.

Technology has made some things outdated. But there are still other things the world will always require. In the rush and hustle of my daily life, I’d temporarily forgotten that. I guess I just needed a wake-up call.

1.The author laughed at the mail because ________.

A. it was printed roughly

B. the drawing in it was poor

C. the wake-up call cost too much

D. the service it offered was outdated

2.What did the author want to do with the flyer at first?

A. Throw it away.

B. Let Genie read it.

C. Find out who sent it.

D. Keep it away from Genie.

3.What made the author finally decide to order a wake-up call?

A. Her own childhood experience.

B. The less fortunate wake-up man.

C. Genie’s curiosity about the service.

D. The information she found on Google.

4.What might “other things” in the last paragraph refer to?

A. Bravery and curiosity.

B. Confidence and patience.

C. Honesty and humor.

D. Generosity and kindness.

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I saw a dear friend a few days ago and stopped by to ask her how she was doing．She looked up，voice lowered，just complaining：“I'm so busy…have so much going on”

Almost immediately after，I ran into another friend and asked him how he was．Again，the same tone，the same response：“I'm just so busy…got so much to do．”

Their responses knocked me down．How did we create a world in which we have more and more to do with less time for leisure，less time for reflection，less time for community? When did we forget that we are human beings，not human doings? What happened to a world in which we can sit with the people we love so much and have slow conversations with meaningful pauses and silences that we are in no rush to fill?

This disease of being “busy” is spiritually destructive to our health and well-being．It weakens our ability to be fully present with those we love the most in our families, and keeps us from forming the kind of community that we all so desperately tong for．

I don’t have any magical solutions．All I know is that we are losing the ability to live a truly human life．I am always a prisoner of hope, but I wonder if we are willing to make a change to our so-called busyness of life．Somehow we need a different model of organizing our lives，our societies，and our families．

I want us to have a kind of existence where we can pause，look each other in the eye，touch one another，and ask ourselves：Here is how my heart is doing，I am taking the time to reflect on my own existence，and I know how to express the state of my heart．

1.What’s the result of the busy lifestyle?

A．People will become forgetful in their everyday life．

B．People are beginning to find some time for leisure．

C．People may lose the ability of enjoying their life．

D．People will further understand the importance of community．

2.How can we live a relaxed and balanced life according to the author?

A．By seeking help from local families．

B．By improving our working ability．

C．By reconstructing the model of our lives．

D．By creating a smarter open community．

3.Calling himself a prisoner of hope，the author means that 　　　　　　 .

A．he thinks people won’t change

B．he actually has magical solutions

C．it is harmful to have many hopes

D．he is always optimistic about life

4.What is the purpose of the author writing the article?

A．To express concerns about people’s complaints．

B．To criticize and reflect on the people’s present lifestyle．

C．To voice his opinions on how to live a simple life．

D．To question whether it is possible to live a slow life．

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When I was going home to India last year, I called up my mother to ask if she wanted anything from china,

When India had not opened up its markers to the world, I carried suitcase loads of dark glasses and jeans. Thankfully, we can get all these anywhere in India now,

Still ,her answer surprised me:“Green tea,”

As long as I can remember she didn’t even drink            Indian tea.

I dutifully bought a big packet of Longjing and headed home to hear the story. My mother and her brother, both regular newspaper readers, believed that Chinese green tea was the wonder drug for all illnesses

At the turn of the century, China was not really familiar to the average Indian, It was a strange country

How things change [And how soon]

Now every town of any size seems to have a “China Market”. And everyone is talking about China

The government of India has planned to send a team to China to see how things are done A minister once said that India must open the doors for more foreign investment（投资）and such a step would “work wonders as it did for China”.

But it’s a two-way street, I just heard about a thousand Shenzhen office workers who have gone to Rangalore to train in software. Meanwhile, all the IT majors are setting up a strong presence in China,

No wonder that trade, which was only in the millions just ten years ago, is expected to his about us$15 billion for last year and us$20 billion by 2008, a goal set by both governments,

No wonder, my colleague wrote some weeks ago about this being the Sino-Indian（中印）century as the two countries started on January I the Sino-Indian Friendship Year,

But what is still a wonder to me is my mother drinking Chinese tea.

1.Why did the mother ask for Chinese green tea?

A, she was tired of Indian tea

B, she had a son working in China.

C, she believed it had a curing effect

D, she was fond of Chinese products,

2.What does the author mean by “it’s a two-way street’ in paragraph 10?

A. China and India have different traffic rules

B. Tea trade works wonders in both India and China

C. Chinese products are popular in both China and India,

D. The exchanges between India and China benefit both

3.What do we know about the Indian IT industry?

A. It will move its head office to Shenzhen

B. It is seeking further development in China

C. It has attracted an investment of US$15 billion

D. It caught up with the US IT industry in2008.

4.In the text the author expresses_____,

A. his concern for his mother’s health

B. his support for drinking Chinese green tea

C. his surprise at China’s recent development

D. his wonder at the growth of India’s IT industry

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“Do you think________I should attend the lecture?” she asked me.

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When I offered to take Jane to the ancient town, she asked what _____ to see there

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When she was in trouble, I did what I could to help her．__________ my help, she wrote me a letter of thanks．

A．In honor of   B．In case of     C．In terms of   D．In return for

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When she was in trouble, I did what I could to help her.________my help, she wrote me a letter of thanks.

A．In honor of        B．In case of          C．In terms of         D．In return for

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When she was in trouble, I did what I could to help her.________my help, she wrote me a letter of thanks.

A. In honor of                    B. In case of        C. In terms of       D. In return for

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—What were you doing when she dropped in?

—I for a while and_________ some reading.

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