For many years, my parents had a fortune from...

For many years, my parents had a fortune from a fortune cookie that 　　 , “You and your wife will be happy in your life together.” They 　　 it in a framed picture of themselves smiling near a beach in Cuba. I always enjoyed seeing the picture and the fortune; it gave me a　　　　 of stability(稳定). I would say that they had a wonderful twenty-six-year 　　　 . There were, of course, good times and 　　 　 times, but they were able to work together to make the life they wanted. In my opinion, there is not much more than one can ask 　　 .

When my mother was fifty-one, she got a cancer（癌症）on her tongue. Operating would have bad effects on her voice, and she would have been required to use a feeding tube for the 　　　　 of her life. She chose radiation treatment（化疗）. More than one year later she was forced to have a tracheotomy(气管切开术), which meant that she 　　 her voice and had to start using a 　　 tube. She decided with my father not to go through any more treatments and to 　　 　　 at home. During this　 　　 difficult time, I married my husband. We moved in with my parents to 　　 my father and to be with my mother. Five weeks after my wedding, my mother 　　 at home with the whole family present.

The day after her death, my family went out to　 　 　 – we really weren’t up to cooking a big family meal. My father chose a Vietnamese(越南) 　　 . We ate our dinner, talking about my mother and　 　　 memories. It was a bittersweet 　　 . We had all loved her so much, but at the same me we were 　　　 that her suffering was over. After dinner, we　 　　 our fortune cookies. My husband’s fortune read, “You and your wife will be happy in your life together.” We 　　 .

1.A. wrote　　　　　　　 B. read　　　　　　　　　　 C. told　　　　　　　　 D. talked

2.A. kept　　　　　　　　 B. left　　　　　　　　　　 C. forgot　　　　　　　 D. liked

3.A. emotion　　　　　　 B. safety　　　　　　　　 C. sense　　　 　　 D. happiness

4.A. life　　　　　　　　 B. family　　　　　　 C. home　　　　　　　 D. marriage

5.A. wonderful 　　　　 B. strange　　　　　　　　 C. bad　　　　 　　 D. poor

6.A. for　　　　　　 　 B. of　　　　　　　　 C. with　　　　　　　　 D. over

7.A. other　　　　 B. last　　　　　　　　　　 C. rest　　　　　　 　 D. first

8.A. lost　　　　　 B. raised　　　　　　　　　 C. lowed　　　 D. started

9.A. flowing　　　　 B. feeding　　　　 C. medicine　　　 　 D. water

10.A. work　　　　　　 　 B. lay　　　　　　　　　　 C. stay　　　　　　　　 D. arrive

11.A. possibly　　　　 　 B. especially　　　　　　　 C. probably　　　　 　 D. extremely

12.A. offer　　　　　　　 B. help　　　　　　　　　　 C. command　　　　 D. swap

13.A. recovered　　　　 B. suffered　　　　　　　　 C. died　　　　　　　 D. passed

14.A. walk　　　　　　　 B. picnic　　　　　　 　 C. visit　　　　　　 　 D. eat

15.A. hotel　　　　　　　 B. restaurant　　　　　　　 C. cinema　　　　　　 D. museum

16.A. sharing　　　　　　 B. remembering　　 C. collecting　　 D. packing

17.A. meal　　　　　　　　 B. place　　　　　　　　　　 C. moment　　　　 　 D. dusk

18.A. sad　　　　　　　　 B. upset　　　　　　 　 C. determined　　 D. glad

19.A. made　　　　　　　 B. found　　　　 　 C. opened　　　 　 　 D. cooked

20.A. laughed　　　　 　　 B. smiled　　　　　　　　 　 C. cried　　　　　　 　 D. preferred

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Many years ago, when I graduated from school and was working in Denver, I was driving to my parents' home in Missouri for Christmas. I stopped at a gas station about 50 miles from Oklahoma City, where I was planning to stop and visit a friend. While I was standing in line at the cash register (收款台), I said hello to an older couple who were also paying for gas.

I took off, but had gone only a few miles when black smoke poured from the back of my car. I stopped and wondered what I should do. A car pulled up behind me. It was the couple I had spoken to at the gas station. They said they would take me to my friend's. We chatted on the way into the city, and when I got out of the car, the husband gave me his business card.

I wrote him and his wife a thank-you note for helping me. Soon afterward, I received a Christmas present from them. Their note that came with it said that helping me had made their holidays meaningful.

Years later, I drove to a meeting in a nearby town in the morning. In late afternoon I returned to my car and found that I'd left the lights on all day, and the battery was dead. Then I noticed that the Friendly Ford dealership－a shop selling cars－was right next door. I walked over and found two salesmen in the showroom.

"Just how friendly is Friendly Ford?" I asked and explained my trouble. They quickly drove a pickup truck to my car and started it. They would accept no payment, so when I got home, I wrote them a note to say thanks. I received a letter back from one of the salesmen. No one had ever taken the time to write him and say thank you, and it meant a lot, he said.

"Thank you"－two powerful words. They're easy to say and mean so much.

1.The words "took off" underlined in Paragraph 2 mean "_____".

A. turned off　　 　 B. moved off

C. put off　　　　　　 D. set up

2.What happened when the author found smoke coming out of his car?

A. He had it pulled back to the gas station.

B. The couple sent him a business card.

C. The couple offered to help him.

D. He called his friend for help.

3.The battery of the author's car was dead because _____.

A. he forgot to turn off the lights

B. the meeting lasted a whole day

C. he drove too long a distance

D. something went wrong with the lights

4. By telling his own experiences, the author tries to show _____.

A. how to write a thank-you letter

B. how to deal with car problems

C. the kind-heartedness of other people

D. the importance of expressing thanks

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We were on the way from Hutchinson to Chicago for a short spring break. For many years I had wanted to take my family on the train. We all had been to Chicago four years ago, and the kids loved it. Chicago is one of my favorite cities, too, so the thought struck me again last fall to ride the train to Chicago. Of course, flying would have been faster. But I don’t think flying is easier, especially these days, with all the security and waiting in lines at airports.

Though we were tired in the middle of the night, the kids got on the train with the exhilaration of this adventure. “We’re moving,” my son William shouted happily with big eyes as the train began to pull away from the Hutchinson station.

I removed my shoes and lay down to try to finish my night’s sleep. The sleeper car would have better enabled that, but the ordinary train seats were not too bad. An airline flight is a harder experience for me: not enough room, two hours of pain with my knees almost touching my mouth. On the train I could almost outstretch all of my 6-foot-2-plus body in the generous legroom.

The journey didn’t feel at all as long as it was. We all found the train ride a joy. The car ride would have felt every minute of 13 hours. But on the train you are free to walk around, sit in the observation carriage for a while and enjoy the scenery out the windows, have a nice meal in the dining car, read a book, or play a board game.

In short, the train is all about enjoying the trip, which isn’t something I do so much when traveling by airline or by car, when the trip seems more of a mission (任务) to get there than an experience to enjoy along the way.

Chicago offers much to do for a family. This time, getting there was half the fun.

1.We can learn from the first paragraph that _____.

A. the kids love the train journey

B. it was the first time that the kids were taken on the train

C. the author didn’t enjoy the long train journey

D. Chicago is one of the kid’s favorite cities

2.What does the underlined word “exhilaration” in Paragraph 2 probably mean?

A. Tiredness.　　　　 　　 B. Relaxation.

C. Excitement.　　　　　　 D. Worry.

3.In the third paragraph, an airline flight experience is mentioned to show _____.

A. a train ride is more comfortable

B. a train ride is too long

C. an airline flight is miserable

D. an airline flight is easier

4.Which of the following words best describes the whole family’s feeling about the train journey?

A. Moved.　　　　 　　 　　 B. Nervous.

C. Disappointed.　　　　 D. Delighted.

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For many years my parents subscribed to “Reader’s Digest”. Usually I enjoyed reading each issue(期) as much as they did. The _______ in the magazine I liked most was “The Best Advice I Ever Had.”

Even today, one of those best advice stories sticks with me and _______ a great lesson. Writing about his _______. Harry Fosdick—longtime beloved minister of Riverside Church in New York City— _______ a morning when his father was leaving the house. He _______ to Harry’s mother and said “Tell Harry he can cut the grass today, _______ he feels like it.” Then after a few steps the father turned back and _______ a meaningful suggestion: “Tell Harry he had better feel like it.” The reason why I treasure Fosdick’s father’s instruction is that many of us know what we have to do in our _______ tasks —we are told what to do, while the major _______ is that in many cases we delay action until we feel like it.

So think of the ________ that Harry’s father tells him that he “had better feel like it” when we must do the ________ things. Already, I am confident you could add a dozen similar ________ tasks and responsibilities to this list—possibly two dozen. If you ________ until you feel like doing them, tasks will become more difficult. Getting back to young Harry’s task, I can ________ that a small boy pushing the mower(割草机) with great effort back and forth, around flowers and bushes on this ________ day, wiping the sweat from his face until he got the job ________. Let’s be aware that this was one of those long ago mowers, ________ a motor, appropriately called “push mowers.” So the task is ________. Harry got the demanding job finished, because he knew that he “had better feel like it.”

________ you are to finish your task or do your work, you’ll have to feel like it. After you ________ feel like it you’ll surprisingly find it isn’t difficult to finish.

1.A.article B.comment C.picture D.advertisement

2.A.shows B.includes C.implies D.remains

3.A.boyhood B.job C.life D.joke

4.A.spent B.considered C.remembered D.learned

5.A.returned B.moved C.wrote D.turned

6.A.because B.if C.though D.since

7.A.mentioned B.understood C.added D.explained

8.A.given B.daily C.next D.favorite

9.A.fact B.condition C.concern D.problem

10.A.result B.way C.advice D.reason

11.A.unpleasant B.awesome C.aggressive D.supreme

12.A.strange B.annoying C.particular D.easy

13.A.wait B.change C.stick D.resist

14.A.believe B.expect C.imagine D.suppose

15.A.freezing B.hot C.comfortable D.starry

16.A.started B.done C.paid D.offered

17.A.without B.through C.with D.for

18.A.funny B.different C.interesting D.rough

19.A.After B.But C.When D.Unless

20.A.mainly B.really C.naturally D.hardly

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完形填空

A lady wanted a birthday gift from her husband. For many years she had liked a beautiful ________, and knowing her husband could ________ it, she told him that was all she wanted. On the morning of the ________, her husband told her how ________ he was to have such a good wife, and how much he loved her. He ________ her a beautiful gift package (包装盒). She opened it and ________ a Bible (圣经). ________, she raised her voice and said to her husband, “With all your money, you give me a Bible?” She was so ________ that she left him.

Many years passed and the lady was very ________ in business. She owned two large companies. She ________ her husband was very old, and thought perhaps she should go to ________ him. But before she could, she ________ a letter telling her that he had died, and gave all of his possessions (财产) to her. She needed to come back and ________ things.

When she arrived at his house, sadness ________ her heart. She saw the still new ________, just as she had left it years before. With ________, she opened it and began to turn the pages. A ring ________ from the Bible to the floor and a ________ could be seen. She picked it up and found it was the ring she wanted in those days. And on the card was the date of her birth, and the words “LUV U ALWAYS”.

________ your gift is not packaged the way you want it, it’s because it is better packaged the way it is! Always appreciate little things; they usually lead you to bigger things! The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched, for they must be felt with the ________.

1.A. watch            B. ring            C. coat            D. box

2.A. like            B. afford        C. sell            D. guess

3.A. holiday            B. performance    C. meeting        D. birthday

4.A. kind            B. sorry        C. proud        D. brave

5.A. lent            B. gave            C. asked        D. moved

6.A. held            B. missed        C. found        D. carried

7.A. Angrily            B. Patiently    C. Politely        D. Lightly

8.A. quiet            B. thankful        C. disappointed    D. careless

9.A. successful        B. lonely        C. failing        D. poor

10.A. hoped            B. realized        C. wondered        D. explained

11.A. catch            B. understand    C. help            D. visit

12.A. received        B. passed        C. wrote        D. sent

13.A. give up        B. take care of    C. pay for        D. look for

14.A. filled            B. hurt            C. left            D. hit

15.A. table            B. letter        C. Bible        D. car

16.A. tears            B. laughter        C. smiles        D. interests

17.A. hid            B. disappeared    C. dropped        D. made

18.A. card            B. flower        C. pen            D. book

19.A. But            B. If            C. And            D. So

20.A. face            B. eye            C. hand            D. heart

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My first visit to Angkor Wat was in 1980. The country had been at war for many years and the temple was deserted and falling to pieces. Plants were growing out of the roofs, and trees were growing in the courtyards.

Today, the temple is the scene of a busy repair programme. A team of 15 Indian experts are organizing a workforce of 400 Cambodians, most of them women, who are cleaning, repairing and rebuilding parts of this temple.

As I walked through the courtyards, I noticed the Cambodian women devote hours to cleaning carefully a tiny area of stone. Boards are laid down to protect the precious painted stones while the repair work is going on. There are very few machines and little heavy equipment. Workers carry building materials in buckets at the end of long poles. Piles of stones lie in a corner of the courtyard, waiting to be replaced.

The work of cleaning the stones is watched over by three Indian chemists. It is a very slow task. First they clean the stones with brushes using buckets of a weak chemical. Then gaps between the stones are filled in. Finally another material is painted onto the stones which will protect them from water forever.

Work starts every day at 7 a. m. and goes on until late afternoon six days a week, with a break at midday.

Evening is the best time to visit the temple, after the tour groups have left. As the sun sinks lower, shadows spread across the courtyard. After sunset, the sky turns pink. The grey stone towers take on a golden colour before turning pink. Nowhere else in the world can there be such a quiet, beautiful place.

1.This passage mainly tells__________

A. the poor look of the temple Angkor Wat in 1980.

B. the history of the temple Angkor Wat

C. the repair work being done to the temple Angkor Wat

D. the difficulty in the repair work

2.According to the author, which of the following plays the least important role in the repair work?

A. The women workers.　　 B. The Indian workers

C. Machines　　 D. Skilled workers

3.The underlined sentence “the temple was deserted” possibly means that________

A. there was no one in the temple and it was in a poor state

B. the temple was built on desert and nobody noticed it

C. the temple was very old with a long history

D. the temple was repaired by the Cambodians, most of whom women

4.To clean the stone, how many steps should be followed?

A. Tow　　 B. Three

C. Four　　 D. Five

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By the time my parents reached home yesterday, I _____ the dinner already.

A. had cooked      B. cooked         C. have cooked        D. was cooked

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During the school year many parents take on the role of driver as they drive their children from one lesson to another .Understandably so. Many of us want our children to have a little taste of everything, from organized sports to music, dance and more. But we can overdo it, leaving our children feeling a little burnt out, and according to parent educator Diane Loisie ,it’s their school work which suffers the most. “After school, if they’re busy in a number of sporting events, besides they need to do their homework, then the time they’ll feel sleepy is in the classroom. Your child needs free time. So if you’re filling up that after school time, then it’s during the day that they’re going to be taking a break.”

Professor Claire McDermott agrees that there’s a lot to be gained from sometimes putting those scheduled lessons and activities away. “Relaxing time is important for children. It’s time just to do the things they want to do. A child can go up to their room, or they can play around. It doesn’t look like productive time; parents certainly wouldn’t be saying ‘Wow, are they ever learning things now?’ But this relaxing time gives both the body and the brain just a wonderful chance to relax after a day. It helps a child prepare for sleep, but it also helps to understand the learning that’s gone on that day.”

It’s hard to prevent signing our kids up for some activities and lessons. After all, many of us want our children to have a head start in life and the chance to join in great activities in the arts or sports is a part of that. However, Loisie feels that in the long run most children feel better with just a few key activities because it gives them an opportunity to master them. “When we get our children in too many activities because we want our children to experience everything, then what we’re doing is setting them up not to be good at one thing or gaining a skill.” So choose your children’s activities wisely. It may be one of the best things you’ve ever done for your kids… and for the family drivers!

1.What is the biggest disadvantage for children to attend too many lessons after school?

A.They can get bored easily about everything.

B.They might have no time to do the homework.

C.They might not pay much attention to learning.

D.They cannot easily focus on learning during the day.

2.What should we think of children’s playing around aimlessly?

A.It is productive. B.It is helpful. C.It is a bad habit. D.It is a waste of time.

3.Why should parents limit the activities our children attend?

A.Because children have no time.

B.Because children cannot learn many things.

C.Because children do not have enough sleep.

D.Because children cannot focus on too many activities.

4.What is the main idea of this passage?

A.Don’t be children’s drivers after school.

B.Choose activities for your children wisely.

C.Make your children learn as much as possible.

D.Let children learn something from various subjects.

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During the school year many parents take on the role of driver as they drive their children from one lesson to another. It can be understood that many of us want our children to have a little taste of everything, from organized sports to music, dance and more. But we overdo it, leaving our children feeling a little tired, and according to parent educator Diane Loisie, it’s their school work that suffers the most. “After school, if they’re busy in a number of sporting events, besides they need to do their homework, then the time they’ll feel sleepy is in the classroom. Your child needs free time. So if you’re filling up that after school time, then it’s during the day they’re going to be taking a break. ”

Professor Claire McDermott agrees that there’s a lot to be gained from sometimes putting those planned lessons and activities away. “Relaxing time is important for children. It’s time just to do the things they want to do. A child can go up to their room, or they can play around. It doesn’t look like useful time; parents certainly wouldn’t be saying ‘Wow, are they ever learning things now?’ But this relaxing time gives both the body and the brain just a wonderful chance to relax after a day. It helps a child prepare for sleep, but it also helps to understand the learning that’s gone on that day. ”

It’s hard to prevent signing our kids up for some activities and lessons. After all, many of us want our children to have a head start in life and the chance to join in great activities in the arts or sports is a part of that. However, Loisie feels that in the long run most children feel better with just a few key activities because it gives them an opportunity to master them. “When we get our children in too many activities because we want our children to experience everything, then what we’re doing is setting them up not to be good at one thing or gaining a skill. ” So choose your children’s activities wisely. It may be one of the best things you’ve ever done for your kids… and for the family driver!

1.What is the biggest disadvantage for children to attend too many lessons after school?

A. They can get bored easily about everything.

B. They might have no time to do the homework.

C. They might not pay much attention to learning.

D. They cannot easily focus on learning during the day.

2.What should we think of children’s playing around aimlessly?

A. It is simple.

B. It is helpful.

C. It is a bad habit.

D. It is a waste of time.

3. Why should parents limit the activities our children attend?

A. Because children have no time.

B. Because children cannot learn many things.

C. Because children do not have enough sleep.

D. Because children cannot focus on too many activities.

4.What is the main idea of this passage?

A. Don’t be children’s drivers after school.

B. Choose activities for your children wisely.

C. Make your children learn as much as possible.

D. Let children learn something from various subjects.

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Tips for Cooking on a Tight Schedule(紧密的日程)

From my experience, there are three main reasons why people don’t cook more often: ability, money and time. _______ Money is a topic I’ll save for another day. So today I want to give you some wisdom about how to make the most of the time you spend in the kitchen. Here are three tips for great cooking on a tight schedule:

1. Think ahead. The moments when I think cooking is a pain are when I’ m already hungry and there is nothing ready to eat. So think ahead of the coming week. When will you have time to cook? Do

you have the right materials ready?_________

2. Make your time worth it. When you do find time to cook a meal, make the most of it and save yourself time later on. Are you making one loaf of bread? _________ It takes around the same amount of time to make more of something. So save yourself the effort for a future meal.

3._________ This may surprise you, but one of the best tools for making cooking worth your time is experimentation(尝试). It gives you the chance to hit upon new ideas and recipes(食谱) that can work well with your appetite and schedule. The more you learn and the more you try, the more ability you have to take control of your food and your schedule.

Hopefully that gives you a good start. _________ And don’ t let a busy schedule discourage you from making some great changes in the way you eat and live!

A.Try new things.

B.Ability is easily improved.

C.Make three or four instead.

D.Understand your food better.

E.Cooking is a burden for many people.

F.Let cooking and living simply be a joy rather than a burden.

G.A little time planning ahead can save a lot of work later on.

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