It took place at the Biltmore Hotel, which, t...

It took place at the Biltmore Hotel, which, to my eight-year-old mind, was just about the fancies place to eat．My 　　 , my mother, and I were having lunch after a morning spent shopping．I ordered a Salisbury steak．When brought to the table, it was 　　 by a plate of peas．I do not like peas now．I did not like peas then．I have always hated peas．And I 　　 was not about to eat them now．"Eat your peas," my grandmother said．

"Mother," said my mother in her 　　 voice．"He doesn't like peas．Leave him alone."

My grandmother did not reply．She 　　 in my direction, looked at me in the eye, and said the 　　 words that changed my life: "I'll pay you five dollars if you eat those peas."

I had absolutely no idea of the coming 　　 ． I only knew that five dollars was an enormous, nearly 　　 amount of money, and as awful as peas were, only one plate of them stood between me and the 　　 of that five dollars．I began to force the terrible things down my 　　 ．

My mother was very angry．My grandmother had that 　　 look of someone who has thrown down an unbeatable trump card（王牌）．"I can do what I want, Ellen, and you can't stop me." My mother glared at her mother．She glared at me.

　　　 I, of course, kept shoving peas down my throat．The 　　 made me nervous, and every single pea made me want to throw up, but the magical image of that five dollars 　　 before me, and I finally swallowed down every last one of them．My grandmother handed me the five dollars in a（n） 　　 way．My mother continued to glare in silence．And the 　　 ended．Or so I thought．

My grandmother left for Aunt Lillian's a few weeks later．That night, at dinner, my mother served my favorite foods．Along with them came a big, steaming bowl of peas．She offered me some peas, and I certainly 　 16　 ．My mother fixed me with a cold 　 17　 as she put a huge pile of peas onto my plate．Then came the words that were to 　 18　 me for years．

"You ate them for 　　 ," she said．"You can eat them for love."

What possible argument could I gather against that? There was none．I ate them that day and every other time they were 　　 thereafter．

1.A．grandmother　 B．sister　　 C．brother　 D．father

2.A．covered　　 B．accompanied　 C．replaced　 D．ruined

3.A．passively 　　 B．particularly　 C．sincerely　 D．certainly

4.A．warning　　 B．pleasant　　 C．terrific　 D．bored

5.A．came　 　　 B．walked　　 C．leaned　 D．waved

6.A．harmful　　 B．fateful　　 C．truthful　 D．grateful

7.A．appetite　　 B．doom　　 C．fortune　 D．criticism

8.A．unacceptable　 B．uncertain　　 C．unimaginable D．undeniable

9.A．possession　 B．thought　　 C．reference　 D．offer

10.A．mouth　　 B．face　　 C．stomach　 D．throat

11.A．interested　 B．surprised　　 C．offensive 　　　 D．self-satisfied

12.A．peas　　 B．glares　　 C．words　 D．gestures

13.A．floated　　 B．faded　　 C．escaped　 D．rolled

14.A．peaceful　 B．showy　　 C．hurried　 D．encouraging

15.A．incident　 B．silence　　 C．lunch　　 D．shopping

16.A．hesitated　 B．accepted　　 C．declined　 　　　 D．complained

17.A．hand　　 B．voice　　 C．look　　 D．eye

18.A．push　　 B．benefit　　 C．trouble　 D．cheer

19.A．money　　 B．pressure　　 C．fun　　 D．love

20.A．awarded　 B．refused　　 C．served　 D．mentioned

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It took place at the Biltmore Hotel, which, to my eight-year-old mind, was just about the fancies place to eat．My 　　 , my mother, and I were having lunch after a morning spent shopping．I ordered a Salisbury steak．When brought to the table, it was 　　 by a plate of peas．I do not like peas now．I did not like peas then．I have always hated peas．And I 　　 was not about to eat them now．"Eat your peas," my grandmother said．

"Mother," said my mother in her 　　 voice．"He doesn't like peas．Leave him alone."

My grandmother did not reply．She 　 　　　 　 in my direction, looked at me in the eye, and said the 　　 words that changed my life: "I'll pay you five dollars if you eat those peas."　

I had absolutely no idea of the coming 　　 　　 ． I only knew that five dollars was an enormous, nearly 　　 amount of money, and as awful as peas were, only one plate of them stood between me and the 　　 of that five dollars．I began to force the terrible things down my 　　 ．

My mother was very angry．My grandmother had that 　　 look of someone who has thrown down an unbeatable trump card（王牌）．"I can do what I want, Ellen, and you can't stop me." My mother glared at her mother．She glared at me.

I, of course, kept shoving peas down my throat．The 　　 made me nervous, and every single pea made me want to throw up, but the magical image of that five dollars 　　 before me, and I finally swallowed down every last one of them．My grandmother handed me the five dollars in a（n） 　　 way．My mother continued to glare in silence．And the 　　 ended．Or so I thought．

My grandmother left for Aunt Lillian's a few weeks later．That night, at dinner, my mother served my favorite foods．Along with them came a big, steaming bowl of peas．She offered me some peas, and I certainly 　　 ．My mother fixed me with a cold 　　 as she put a huge pile of peas onto my plate．Then came the words that were to 　　 me for years．

"You ate them for 　　 ," she said．"You can eat them for love."

What possible argument could I gather against that? There was none．I ate them that day and every other time they were 　　 thereafter．

1.A．grandmother　 B．sister　　 C．brother　　 D．father

2.A．covered　　 B．accompanied　 C．replaced　　 D．ruined

3.A．passively 　　 B．particularly　 C．sincerely　　 D．certainly

4.A．warning　　 B．pleasant　　 C．terrific　　 D．bored

5.A．came　　 B．walked　　 C．leaned　　 D．waved

6.A．harmful　　 B．fateful　　 C．truthful　　 D．grateful

7.A．appetite　　 B．doom　　 C．fortune　　 D．criticism

8.A．unacceptable　 B．uncertain　　 C．unimaginable　 D．undeniable

9.A．possession　 B．thought　　 C．reference　　 D．offer

10.A．mouth　　 B．face　　 C．stomach　　 D．throat

11.A．interested　 B．surprised　　 C．offensive　　 D．self-satisfied

12.A．peas　　 B．glares　　 C．words　　 D．gestures

13.A．floated　　 B．faded　　 C．escaped　　 D．rolled

14.A．peaceful　 B．showy　　 C．hurried　　 D．encouraging

15.A．incident　 B．silence　　 C．lunch　　 D．shopping

16.A．hesitated　 B．accepted　　 C．declined　　 D．complained

17.A．hand　　 B．voice　　 C．look　　 D．eye

18.A．push　　 B．benefit　　 C．trouble　　 D．cheer

19.A．money　　 B．pressure　　 C．fun　　 D．love

20.A．awarded　 B．refused　　 C．served　　 D．mentioned

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It took place at the Biltmore Hotel. My grandmother, my mother, and I were having lunch after a morning spent shopping. I gladly ordered a Salisbury steak. When brought to the table, it was accompanied by a plate of peas. I do not like peas now. I did not like peas then. I have always hated peas.

“Eat your peas,” my grandmother said.

“Mother,” said my mother in her warning voice. “He doesn't like peas. Leave him alone.”

My grandmother did not reply, but leaned in my direction, looked me in the eye, and spoke out the fateful words that changed my life, “I’ll pay you five dollars if you eat those peas.”

I only knew that five dollars was a huge, nearly unimaginable amount of money, and awful as peas were, only one plate of them stood between me and the possession of that five dollars. I began to force them down my throat.

My mother looked livid (铁青色的). My grandmother had a self-satisfied look and said, “I can do what I want, Ellen, and you can't stop me.” My mother glared at her mother. She glared at me. No one can glare like my mother. If there were a glaring Olympics, she would undoubtedly win the gold medal.

I, of course, kept shoving peas down my throat, and every single pea made me want to throw up, but the magical image of the five dollars floated before me, and I finally swallowed every last one of them. My grandmother handed me the five dollars with satisfaction. My mother continued to glare in silence.

That night, at dinner, my mother served two of my all-time favorite foods, meatloaf and mashed potatoes. Along with them came a big, steaming bowl of peas. She offered me some peas, and of course I declined. My mother fixed me with a cold eye as she heaped（堆积) a huge pile of peas onto my plate. Then came the words that were to haunt (萦绕) me for years. “You ate them for money,” she said, “You can eat them for love.”

1.From the passage, we can conclude the mother’s attitude towards the author is　　　　　　 .

A. sympathetic but disappointed　　 B. annoyed but satisfied

C. sympathetic and scared　　 D. scared and disappointed

2.The author uses “fateful words” in Paragraph 4 to show that he　　　　　　 .

A. regarded these words as dangerous

B. didn't expect it to be so influential

C. believed in the existence of fate (命运)

D. knew they would change his life

3.The mother looked livid because she thought　　　　　　 .

A. the way her son ate the peas was harmful to his health

B. she had lost face for losing the competition of glaring

C. her son shouldn’t have had peas because of money

D. her mother shouldn’t have been so kind to her son

4.Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?

A. A powerful mother and a more powerful grandmother.

B. An argument caused by a plate of peas.

C. A choice between money and love.

D. The haunting of a plate of peas.

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Which place are the speakers trying to find?

A.A hotel. B.A bank. C.A restaurant.

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You are waiting at a wrong place. It is at the hotel ____ the coach picks up tourists.

A. who　　　 　　　　　 　 B. which　　　　　

C. where　　 　　　　　 D. that

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You are waiting at a wrong place. It is at the hotel ____ the coach picks up tourists.

A. who　　　　 B. which　　　　　　 C. where　　　 D. that

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Charles Darwin considered ______ to be the process by which evolution took place.

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The Well Hotel stands in a quiet place ______ the main road at the far end of the lake.

A. to　　　　　　 B. for　　　　　　　　 C. off　　　　　　　　 D. out

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A. to 　 　　 B. for 　 C. off　 　 D. out

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