His new appointment takes _____ from the begi...

His new appointment takes _____ from the beginning of next month.

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Dearest darling girl,

Today is the beginning of the next stage in your life. We head off to your new home at Stanford. Where do I start in telling you how proud I feel to be called Mummy by you? We've laughed at how you burst into this world with a scowl on your face, how determined you have always been right from feeding yourself to making big decisions for your life. There were days during your illness that I wasn't sure you had the will to make it. Telling you that you needed to want to get better was the hardest and yet the greatest day. From that day you took responsibility and decided you wanted to beat anorexia（厌食症）．

I don't think I've ever felt so proud of you as when you came home to say that you wanted to go to West Africa between school and university. You chose to go alone, and to raise the money yourself. You have such strength of character and determination. It is at times hard to believe that you are only 18. You experienced something in that month that few dare experience in a lifetime.

So, Viv, here are my words of wisdom to you as you start your next big adventure. The world is a beautiful place but often a few things can make it seem difficult. God's temple is made of love. It's man's temple that is built of stones. Open your heart to goodness and never ever let negative people or thoughts take hold of you. As Minor Myers put it, "Go into the world and do we’ll. But more importantly, go into the world and do good:'

It is true that with every passing day, I will grow older and weaker. A day may come when I will become forgetful. But even then, you with your bright smile, will light up my heart.

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 Your Alo

1.What can be learned from the first paragraph?

A. She was once a trouble maker.　　 B. She's a freshman in Stanford.

C. She relies on her parents a lot.　　 D. She was defeated by anorexia.

2.Why did Viv go to West Africa?

A. To do what others dare not.　　 B. To show her determination.

C. To get money for school fees.　　 D. To go on an adventure by herself.

3.What is Alo's advice for Viv?

A. To be a positive and kind person.　　 B. To avoid the negative part of life.

C. To be cautious of cold-hearted people.　　 D. To explore the beauty of the world.

4.How did the author feel when writing the letter?

A. Amused and thankful.　　 B. Pleased and satisfied.

C. Cheerful and relieved.　　 D. Concerned and anxious.

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Tyler was born infected with HIV and his mother was also infected. From the very beginning of his life, he was dependent on medications (药物) to enable him to survive. When he was five, he had a tube surgically(外科手术上) inserted in a vein(静脉) in his chest. This tube was connected to a pump, which he carried in a small backpack on his back. Medications were connected to this pump and were continuously supplied through this tube to his bloodstream. At times, he also needed supplemented oxygen to support his breathing.

Tyler wasn't willing to give up one single moment of his childhood to this deadly disease. It was not unusual to find him playing and racing around his backyard, wearing his backpack and dragging his tank of oxygen behind him in his little wagon(小推车). All of us who knew Tyler were amazed at his pure joy in being alive and the energy it gave him. Tyler's mom often made jokes on him by telling him that he moved so fast she needed to dress him in red. That way, when she peered through the window to check on him playing in the yard, she could quickly spot him.

This terrible disease eventually wore him down. He grew quite ill and, unfortunately, so did his HIV-infected mother. When it became clear that he wasn't going to survive, Tyler's mom talked to him about death. She comforted him by telling Tyler that she was dying too, and that she would be with him soon in heaven.

A few days before his death, Tyler beckoned(召唤) me over to his hospital bed and whispered, "I might die soon. I'm not scared. When I die, please dress me in red. Mom promised she's coming to heaven, too. I'll be playing when she gets there, and I want to make sure she can find me."

1.Why did Tyler wear a backpack on his back when he was young?

A. Because his mother gave it to him as a gift.

B. Because he had no right to choose but to wear it.

C. Because he wanted to be different from the other kids.

D. Because there was a pump in it, which could help with his disease.

2.Tyler asked the writer to dress him in red when he died in order to ________.

A. show red is his favorite color.

B. see the writer again in the hospital.

C. make his mother recognize him easily.

D. persuade his mother to keep her promise.

3.What’s Tyler’s attitude towards death?

A. Excited.　　 B. Fearful.　　 C. Doubtful.　　 D. Optimistic.

4.What does the writer want to tell us by writing this passage?

A. Even a child can teach us a lot.

B. Patients should be treated with respect.

C. People should have great courage to face the problems.

D. We should try our best to help those who are infected with HIV.

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Next week California will try to take cell phones from the hands of drivers， telling everyone from millionaires to workers that conversations behind the wheel must be on an earphone．

Californians interviewed by Reuters mostly supported the law requiring hands﹣free phones in cars and banning cell phones entirely for drivers under 18， which will take effect on Tuesday， though they were puzzled by a loophole（漏洞） that allows seemingly more dangerous text messaging． Some were doubtful about lawmakers， who they blamed for failing to build more freeways or public transportation in the face of increasingly crowded roads in the nation's most populous state and said hands﹣free conversations were not safer．

KFI﹣AM radio talk﹣show host John Kobylt told Reuters． "It's stupid because we've one over about seven different studies and each one of them says it's the conversation that distracts you， not holding the phone．"

State Senator Joe Simitian， who introduced the bill， said keeping both hands on the wheel was always safer． He expected his law to save hundreds of lives． The Democratic lawmaker was considering introducing a new law to ban text messaging in the car， which he said wasn't an issue when he began working on the first one in 2001．

Connecticut， New Jersey and New York have already banned drivers from talking on hand﹣held cell phones． In New Jersey， police have issued 35，000 tickets for using a hand﹣held phone or texting while driving since the law went into effect on March 1．

But Californians interviewed by Reuters expressed ambivalence．"On the one hand I don't want to see people crash into each other， but I'm not going to get an ear thing．" 38﹣year﹣old bank employee Jason Fischer said in Los Angeles．

1.We can infer from Paragraph 2 that　　　 　．

A. most Californians hate to use an earphone while making a call in the car

B. public transportation in California isn't developed enough

C. in New Jersey few people use a hand﹣held phone

D. most of Californians are probably against the new law

2.According to John Kobylt，　　　 　．

A. all the lawmakers are stupid

B. holding the phone is safer than using an earphone

C. it isn't dangerous to make a phone call while driving

D. it is the phone conversation while driving that is really dangerous

3.What will State Senator Joe Simitian probably do in the future？

A. He will suggest a law to forbid text messaging while driving

B. He will conduct a new survey among Californians

C. He will suggest building more roads in California

D. He will suggest a law to completely ban cell phones while driving

4.The underlined word "ambivalence" in the last paragraph probably refers to　　　 　．

A. a positive attitude

B. a negative attitude

C. a confused feeling

D. an excited feeling

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Next week California will try to take cell phones from the hands of drivers, telling everyone from millionaires to workers that conversations behind the wheel must be on an earphone.

Californians interviewed by Reuters mostly supported the law requiring hands-free phones in cars and banning cell phones entirely for drivers under 18, which will take effect on Tuesday, though they were puzzled by a loophole(漏洞) that allows seemingly more dangerous text messaging. Some were doubtful about lawmakers, who they blamed for failing to build more freeways or public transportation in the face of increasingly crowded roads in the nations most populous state and said hands-free conversations were not safer.

KFI-AM radio talk-show host John Kobylt told Reuters. “It's stupid because we’ve one over about seven different studies and each one of them says it s the conversation that distracts you, not holding the phone.”

State Senator Joe Simitian, who introduced the bill, said keeping both hands on the wheel was always safer. He expected his law to save hundreds of lives. The Democratic lawmaker was considering introducing a new law to ban text messaging in the car. which he said wasn’t an issue when he began working on the first one in 2001.

Connecticut, New Jersey and New York have already banned drivers from talking on hand-held cell phones. In New Jersey, police have issued 35.000 tickets for using a hand-held phone or texting while driving since the law went into effect on March 1.

But Californians interviewed by Reuters expressed ambivalence."On the one hand I don’t want to see people crash into each other, but I'm not going to get an ear thing.” 38-year-old bank employee Jason Fischer said in Los Angeles.

1.We can infer from Paragraph 2 that______.

A. most Californians hate to use an earphone while making a call in the car

B. public transportation in California isn’t developed enough

C. in New Jersey few people use a hand-held phone

D. most of Californians are probably against the new law

2.According to John Kobylt，_________.

A. all the lawmakers are stupid

B. holding the phone is safer than using an earphone

C. it isn’t dangerous to make a phone call while drivin

D. it is the phone conversation while driving that is really dangerous

3.What will State Senator Joe Simitian probably do in the future

A. He will sup suggest a law to forbid text messaging while riving

B. He will conduct a new survey among Californians

C. He will suggest building more roads in California

D. He will suggest a law to completely ban cell phones while driving.

4.The underlined word "ambivalence" in the last paragraph probably refers to______.

A. a positive attitude　　 B. a negative attitude

C. a confused feeling　　 D. an excited feeling

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Peter will 　　　　 his post as the head of the travel agency at the end of next month.

A. take up　　　 B. put up

C. add up　　　 D. break up

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Peter will　 his post as the head of the travel agency at the end of next month.

A. take up 　　　　　 　　 B. put up

C. add up　　　 　　　　　　 D. break up

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What will the man probably do next?

A. Check out of his hotel.　　 B. Take some medicine.　　 C. See a doctor.

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A man, who sometimes takes my bus, is in rags. His life seems different from that of the others. He looks exhausted and carries nothing. He appears along a downtown street, seemingly out of nowhere. We sometimes want to know where he sleeps at night.

A few weeks ago he boarded the bus. A few stops later, a young woman boarded. She swiped (刷) her bus-card, only to find the machine would not accept it. The driver told her to pay the $2.25 fare. “I just bought this card,” she said. “I paid the money...”

The driver said she could take the card back to the sales office and explain the problem. In the meantime she would have to pay the fare for that day. The woman became confused and distressed. The rest of us just watched, wondering how the problem would be solved. Suddenly the man rose from his seat, dropped a few coins into the fare box.

“You’re lucky,” the bus driver said quietly. “He paid for you.” Silence fell over the bus. The rest of us had watched the woman’s discomfort, but he felt it. We lawyers, journalists and business people headed downtown to help fix the world. He fixed her world.

I haven’t seen him since that day. Some people believe angels occasionally drop down and move among us. All I know is that I have a new respect for the simple act of kindness. It speeds us along on our way.

1.According to the first paragraph, the author _______.

A. thinks highly of the man                    B. often gives the man some help

C. knows the man very well                    D. considers the man strange

2. What does the underlined word “distressed” probably mean?

A. exited            B. generous　             C. bored　　　　     D. anxious

3.What did the writer learn from the man?

A.to show concern for other people.

B.to lead a happy life like the man.

C.to share what he has with us.

D.to believe that people are born kind.

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A man, who sometimes takes my bus, is in rags. His life seems different from that of the others. He looks exhausted and carries nothing. He appears along a downtown street, seemingly out of nowhere. We sometimes want to know where he sleeps at night.

A few weeks ago he boarded the bus. A few stops later, a young woman boarded. She swiped (刷) her bus-card, only to find the machine would not accept it. The driver told her to pay the $2.25 fare. “I just bought this card,” she said. “I paid the money...”

The driver said she could take the card back to the sales office and explain the problem. In the meantime she would have to pay the fare for that day. The woman became confused and distressed. The rest of us just watched, wondering how the problem would be solved. Suddenly the man rose from his seat, dropped a few coins into the fare box.

“You’re lucky,” the bus driver said quietly. “He paid for you.” Silence fell over the bus. The rest of us had watched the woman’s discomfort, but he felt it. We lawyers, journalists and business people headed downtown to help fix the world. He fixed her world.

I haven’t seen him since that day. Some people believe angels occasionally drop down and move among us. All I know is that I have a new respect for the simple act of kindness. It speeds us along on our way.

1.According to the first paragraph, the author _______.

A. thinks highly of the man

B. considers the man strange

C. knows the man very well

D. often gives the man some help

2.What does the underlined word “distressed” probably mean?

A. exited            B. generous　

C. bored　　　　         D. anxious

3.What did the writer learn from the man?

A. to show concern for other people.

B. to lead a happy life like the man.

C. to share what he has with us.

D. to believe that people are born kind.

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