We have two daughters: Kristen is seven years...

We have two daughters: Kristen is seven years old and Kelly is four. Last Sunday evening, we invited some people home for dinner. I dressed them nicely for the party, and told them that their job was to join Mommy in answering the door when the bell rang. Mommy would introduce them to the guests, and then they would take the guests' coats upstairs and put them on the bed in the second bedroom.

The guests arrived. I introduced my two daughters to each of them. The adults were nice and kind and said how lucky we were to have such good kids.

Each of the guests made a particular fuss over Kelly, the younger one, admiring her dress, her hair and her smile. They said she was a remarkable girl to be carrying coats upstairs at her age.

I thought to myself that we adults usually make a big "to do" over the younger one because she's the one who seems more easily hurt. We do it with the best of intentions.

But we seldom think of how it might affect the other child. I was a little worried that Kristen would feel she was being outshined. I was about to serve dinner when I realized that she had been missing for twenty minutes. I ran upstairs and found her in the bedroom, crying.

I said, "What are you doing, my dear?"

She turned to me with a sad expression and said, "Mommy, why don't people like me the way they like my sister? Is it because I 'm not pretty? Is that why they don't say nice things about me as much?"

I tried to explain to her, kissing and hugging her to make her feel better.

Now, whenever I visit a friend's home, I make it a point to speak to the elder child first.

1.The underlined expression 'make a big "to do" over' (paragraph 4) means _______.

A. show much concern about

B. have a special effect on

C. list jobs to be done for

D. do good things for

2.The guests praised Kelly for carrying coats upstairs because of her _______.

A. beautiful hair

B. pretty clothes

C. lovely smile

D. young age

3.Kristen felt sad and cried because _______.

A.    the guest gave her more coats to carry

B.    she didn't look as pretty as Kelly

C.    the guests praised her sister more than her

D.    her mother didn't introduce her to the guests

4.We can conclude from the passage that _______.

A. parents should pay more attention to the elder children

B. the younger children are usually more easily hurt

C. people usually like the younger children more

D. adults should treat children equally

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We have two daughters: Kristen is seven years old and Kelly is four．Last Sunday evening, we invited some people home for dinner．I dressed them nicely for the party, and told them that their job was to join Mommy in answering the door when the bell rang．Mommy would introduce them to the guests, and then they would take the guests’ coats upstairs and put them on the bed in the second bedroom．

The guests arrived．I introduced my two daughters to each of them．The adults were nice and kind and said how lucky we were to have such good kids．

Each of the guests made a particular fuss over Kelly, the younger one, admiring her dress, her hair and her smile．They said she was a remarkable girl to be carrying coats upstairs at her age．

I thought to myself that we adults usually make a big “to do” over the younger one because she’s the one who seems more easily hurt．We do it with the best of intention．

But we seldom think of how it might affect the other child．I was a little worried that Kristen would feel she was being outshined （胜过）．I was about to serve dinner when I realized that she had been missing for twenty minutes．I ran upstairs and found her in the bedroom, crying．

I said, “What are you doing, my dear?”

She turned to me with a sad expression and said, “Mommy, why don’t people like me the way they like my sister? Is it because I’m not pretty? Is that why they don’t say nice things about me as much?”

I tried to explain to her, kissing and hugging her to make her feel better．

Now, whenever I visit a friend’s home, I make it a point to speak to the elder child first．

1.The underlined expression ‘make a big “to do” over’ （paragraph 4） means ____．

A．show much concern about                   B．have a special effect on

C．list jobs to be done for                          D．do good things for

2.The guests praised Kelly for carrying coats upstairs because of her ____．

A．young age                                           B．lovely smile

C．pretty clothes                                      D．beautiful hair

3.Kristen felt sad and cried because ____．

A．the guest gave her more coats to carry

B．the guests praised her sister more than her

C．her mother didn’t introduce her to the guests

D．she didn’t look as pretty as Kelly。

4.We can conclude from the passage that ____．

A．parents should pay more attention to the elder children

B．the younger children are usually more easily hurt

C．people usually like the younger children more

D．adults should treat children equally

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We have two daughters: Kristen is seven years old and Kelly is four. Last Sunday evening, we invited some people home for dinner. I dressed them nicely for the party, and told them that their job was to join Mommy in answering the door when the bell rang. Mommy would introduce them to the guests, and then they would take the guests’ coats upstairs and put them on the bed in the second bedroom.

The guests arrived. I introduced my two daughters to each of them. The adults were nice and kind and said how lucky we were to have such good kids.

Each of the guests made a particular fuss over Kelly, the younger one, admiring her dress, her hair and her smile. They said she was a remarkable girl to be carrying coats upstairs at her age.

I thought to myself that we adults usually make a big “to do” over the younger one because she’s the one who seems more easily hurt. We do it with the best of intentions. But we seldom think of how it might affect the other child. I was a little worried that Kristen would feel she was being outshined. I was about to serve dinner when I realized that she had been missing for twenty minutes. I ran upstairs and found her in the bedroom, crying.

I said, “What are you doing, my dear?”

She turned to me with a sad expression and said, “Mommy, why don’t people like me the way they like my sister? Is it because I’m not pretty? Is that why they don’t say nice things about me as much?”

I tried to explain to her, kissing and hugging her to make her feel better.

Now, whenever I visit a friend’s home, I make it a point to speak to the elder child first.

1.What were Kristen and Kelly asked to do last Sunday evening? (No more than 20 words.)

____________________________________________________________________

2.Why did the guests praise Kelly so much rather than Kristen? (No more than 15 words.)

____________________________________________________________________

3.The underlined expression “make a big ‘to do’ over” in Paragraph 4 means ________________. (No more than 5 words.)

4.Why did Kristen feel sad and cry? (No more than 15 words.)

____________________________________________________________________

5.In your opinion, how should adults treat children? (No more than 15 words.)

____________________________________________________________________

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We have two daughters: Kristen is seven years old and Kelly is four. Last Sunday evening, we invited some people home for dinner. I dressed them nicely for the party, and told them that their job was to join Mommy in answering the door when the bell rang．Mommy would introduce them to the guests, and then they would take the guests’ coats upstairs and put them on the bed in the second bedroom.

The guests arrived．I introduced my two daughters to each of them．The adults were nice and kind and said how lucky we were to have such good kids.

Each of the guests made a particular fuss over Kelly, the younger one, admiring her dress, her hair and her smile．They said she was a remarkable girl to be carrying coats upstairs at her age.

I thought to myself that we adults usually make a big "to do" over the younger one because she’s the one who seems more easily hurt．We do it with the best of intentions.

But we seldom think of how it might affect the other child．I was a little worried that Kristen would feel she was being outshined．I was about to serve dinner when I realized that she had been missing for twenty minutes．I ran upstairs and found her in the bedroom, crying.

I said, "What are you doing, my dear?"

She turned to me with a sad expression and said, "Mommy, why don’t people like me the way they like my sister? Is it because I ‘m not pretty? Is that why they don’t say nice things about me as much?"

I tried to explain to her, kissing and hugging her to make her feel better.

Now, whenever I visit a friend’s home, I make it a point to speak to the elder child first.

1.The underlined expression “make a big ‘to do’ over” (paragraph 4) means ______.

A．show much concern about               B．have a special effect on

C．list jobs to be done for                       D．do good things for

2.The guests praised Kelly for carrying coats upstairs because of her ______.

A．beautiful hair                          B．pretty clothes

C．lovely smile                                  D．young age

3.Kristen felt sad and cried because ______.

A．the guest gave her more coats to carry

B．she didn’t look as pretty as Kelly

C．the guests praised her sister more than her

D．her mother didn’t introduce her to the guests

4.We can conclude from the passage that ______.

A．parents should pay more attention to the elder children

B．the younger children are usually more easily hurt

C．people usually like the younger children more

D．adults should treat children equally

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We have two daughters: Kristen is seven years old and Kelly is four. Last Sunday evening, we invited some people home for dinner. I dressed them nicely for the party, and told them that their job was to join Mommy in answering the door when the bell rang. Mommy would introduce them to the guests, and then they would take the guests’ coats upstairs and put them on the bed in the second bedroom.

The guests arrived. I introduced my two daughters to each of them. The adults were nice and kind and said how lucky we were to have such good kids.

Each of the guests made a particular fuss over Kelly, the younger one, admiring her dress, her hair and her smile. They said she was a remarkable girl to be carrying coats upstairs at her age.

I thought to myself that we adults usually make a big “to do” over the younger one because she’s the one who seems more easily hurt. We do it with the best of intentions.

But we seldom think of how it might affect the other child. I was a little worried that Kristen would feel she was being outshined. I was about to serve dinner when I realized that she had been missing for twenty minutes. I ran upstairs and found her in the bedroom, crying.

I said, “What are you doing, my dear?”

She turned to me with a sad expression and said, “Mommy, why don’t people like me the way they like my sister? Is it because I’m not pretty? Is that why they don’t say nice things about me as much?”

I tried to explain to her, kissing and hugging her to make her feel better.

Now, whenever I visit a friend’s home, I make it a point to speak to the elder child first.

1.The underlined expression make a big to do over (paragraph 4) means _____.

2.   The guests praised Kelly for carrying coats upstairs because of her _____.

3.Kristen felt sad and cried because _____.

4.   We can conclude from the passage that _____.

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It was about seven years ago. I just picked up my three­year­old daughter from the nursery. I was weighed down with shopping bags, and with my daughter’s things. We arrived at a pedestrian crossing and she pressed the button. In the distance, I heard alarms, told my daughter to wait and watched a police car approaching.

Little did I know, as the_green_man flashed, that my daughter had begun to run into the road. I watched the police car speed toward us—that’s when you sounded your horn and waved wildly to me. My daughter was about a meter from the path of the police car, hidden from their view by your car.

I screamed her name and ran toward her. She stopped and was shocked by the rush of the police car as it sped past. She wondered why you had blown your horn, asking, “Mom, why was that woman so rude？” not realizing you had saved her life.

She wondered why I picked her up and burst into tears. My legs gave way as I reached the other side of the road. I should have followed my “wait” with a hand on her shoulder, or an explanation of why we were ignoring the green man this time, especially as I had in effect conditioned her to cross the road at the sight of the green flash.

I beat myself up for months, and still do, with flashbacks and horrible assumptions about what might have been. But for your sounding your horn, seeing what I hadn’t seen, I would have been left a mother on the other side of the road, totally broken. I apologize for putting you in that position—I can imagine that it upset you, too. You saved her life and I am so grateful.

1.What does the underlined part “the green man” in Paragraph 2 refer to?

A.A pedestrian. B.A policeman.

C.A traffic sign. D.A button.

2.Why did the woman sound her horn?

A.To stop the police car.

B.To show her impatience.

C.To greet passing pedestrians.

D.To draw the mother’s attention.

3.What can we infer from the incident?

A.The mother didn’t regret what had happened.

B.The daughter didn’t follow the traffic rules.

C.The woman responded quickly and properly.

D.The police drove beyond the speed limit.

4.How did the mother feel when taking hold of her daughter?

A.Angry and shocked. B.Scared but relieved.

C.Guilty and confused. D.Grateful but sad.

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Many years ago，I drove my seven-six-old daughter to school in our car．This ___day，we passed by many ___people who were begging．She asked why the same people were ___help every day and why no one was ___．

I really didn't have a（n） ___answer to this question．So I decided to ask her how she thought she could help．

My little girl always had ___ideas flowing out of her which I couldn't keep ___．The next day on the morning ___to school，my daughter asked me to stop at each ___where a homeless person stood．I asked why，but was quickly ___to wait and see．

I ___my window and asked the gentleman to ___．My daughter handed him 50 cents ___told him she would see him every morning．This went on for three blocks．I asked her where all of the money came ___and she immediately informed me that her class -mates took up a ___of coins and love for her to pass on to the“ people on the corner”.

Every school day for two more wonderful years we stopped and ___coins or a good morning wish to the “people on the corner”．She could always get everyone to ___ even if just for a quick second．

Times have changed，and many people ___of giving money to homeless people on the corner but everyone deserve to be ___，so my “people on the corner” get a "good morning and a smile" every day．I get the same ___--every day．

1.A. particular　　 B. curious　　 C. anxious　　 D. enthusiastic

2.A. hopeless　　 B. aimless　　 C. homeless　　 D. friendless

3.A. apologizing for　　 B. standing for　　 C. working for　　 D. asking for

4.A. helping　　 B. sparing　　 C. observing　　 D. paying

5.A. difficult　　 B. easy　　 C. possible　　 D. abstract

6.A. such many　　 B. such much　　 C. so many　　 D. so much

7.A. out of　　 B. away from　　 C. in touch　　 D. up with

8.A. breakfast　　 B. trip　　 C. sun　　 D. rain

9.A. house　　 B. corner　　 C. highway　　 D. garage

10.A. identified　　 B. confirmed　　 C. informed　　 D. proved

11.A. rolled down　　 B. put down　　 C. broken down　　 D. cut down

12.A. fall over　　 B. go over　　 C. turn over　　 D. come over

13.A. but　　 B. so　　 C. or　　 D. and

14.A. out　　 B. from　　 C. down　　 D. about

15.A. collection　　 B. fund　　 C. action　　 D. account

16.A. awarded　　 B. rewarded　　 C. afforded　　 D. offered

17.A. laugh　　 B. cry　　 C. smile　　 D. sob

18.A. dislike　　 B. support　　 C. disapprove　　 D. agree

19.A. permitted　　 B. acknowledged　　 C. abandoned　　 D. embarrassed

20.A. in return　　 B. by turns　　 C. in case　　 D. by accident

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Many years ago, I drove my seven-six-old daughter to school in our car. This _______day, we passed by many_______people who were begging. She asked why the same people were_______help every day and why no one was_______.

I really didn’t have a(n)_______answer to this question. So I decided to ask her how she thought she could help.

My little girl always had _______ideas flowing out of her which I couldn’t keep_______. The next day on the morning _______to school, my daughter asked me to stop at each_______where a homeless person stood. I asked why, but was quickly________to wait and see.

I ________my window and asked the gentleman to________. My daughter handed him 50 cents ________told him she would see him every morning. This went on for three blocks. I asked her where all of the money came________and she immediately informed me that her classmates took up a ________of coins and love for her to pass on to the “people on the corner.”

Every school day for two more wonderful years we stopped and ________ coins or a good morning wish to the “people on the corner”. She could always get everyone to ________ even if just for a quick second.

Times have changed, and many people________of giving money to homeless people on the corner but everyone deserve to be________, so my “people on the corner” get a “good morning and a smile” every day. I get the same________ every day.

1.A. particular　　 B. curious　　 C. anxious　　 D. enthusiastic

2.A. hopeless　　 B. aimless　　 C. homeless　　 D. friendless

3.A. apologizing for　　 B. standing for　　 C. working for　　 D. asking for

4.A. helping　　 B. sparing　　 C. observing　　 D. paying

5.A. difficult　　 B. easy　　 C. possible　　 D. abstract

6.A. such many　　 B. such much　　 C. so many　　 D. so much

7.A. out of　　 B. away from　　 C. in touch　　 D. up with

8.A. breakfast　　 B. trip　　 C. sun　　 D. rain

9.A. house　　 B. corner　　 C. highway　　 D. garage

10.A. identified　　 B. confirmed　　 C. informed　　 D. proved

11.A. rolled down　　 B. put down　　 C. broken down　　 D. cut down

12.A. fall over　　 B. go over　　 C. turn over　　 D. come over

13.A. but　　 B. so　　 C. or　　 D. and

14.A. out　　 B. from　　 C. down　　 D. about

15.A. collection　　 B. fund　　 C. action　　 D. account

16.A. awarded　　 B. rewarded　　 C. afforded　　 D. offered

17.A. laugh　　 B. cry　　 C. smile　　 D. sob

18.A. dislike　　 B. support　　 C. disapprove　　 D. agree

19.A. permitted　　 B. acknowledged　　 C. abandoned　　 D. embarrassed

20.A. in return　　 B. by turns　　 C. in case　　 D. by accident

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My seven-year-old daughter has a great interest in music and _______ Piano classes twice a week over the last three years.

A. took                                B. is taking                            C. had taken                         D. has been taking

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Last month we bought our two-year-old daughter a little

dog. There are not many children of her age there we live,       76．__________

and we thought a dog would make her less alone. We were     77．__________

right. They play together happily all days. Our daughter now         78．__________

smiles and laughs a lot more than she used. In a way it                 79．__________

is like having two children in the house. All of them are     80．__________

very untidy, but they cry when they do not get what they          81．__________

want. The dog is easy to look after than my daughter.          82．__________

He always eats up all his food and we don’t have piles of           83．__________

dirty clothes to wash. My wife is also happy because of             84．__________

I have given up smoke. The dog doesn’t like the smell.          85．__________

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