The first week we moved into our apartment, i...

The first week we moved into our apartment, it began flooding. It ______ us where the water was coming from. It had been ______ that it came from a hole in the water filter (过滤器).______, the water filter man told us that nothing was wrong with it. We were nearly out of our ______ while we were exploring the cause. We searched for the ______ leak for at least a month.______, my husband couldn’t bear it and urged, “Let’s move away from here.” Then a repairman, who fixed the oven,______ us. When he finished his work, I ______ to ask him, “Do you have any idea why our apartment floods?” I ______ him where we always had water on the floor. “There must be something ______,” he told me.

We were ______ at what he said. Could all this water on my floor be coming not from something broken,______ from a blocked pipe? We called a plumber (水管工人). He put his tube deep into the drain. And then ______ a big pencil sharpener flew out of the pipe. So did our ______, which bothered us all the time.

I learned a very important ______ from this pencil sharpener. Everyone should be ready to ______ depressions in life. You don’t have a job, or you are ______ something, or you can’t get what you want. You tell yourself that there is something wrong with you. However, in those moments of ______, you always have to remember: It’s not that there is something wrong with yourself; it’s not that you have ______ or defects. You just have to ______ the thing that is pulling yourself down.

1.A. confused　　 B. disturbed　　 C. frightened　　 D. alarmed

2.A. confirmed　　 B. designed　　 C. expected　　 D. reminded

3.A. Moreover　　 B. Otherwise　　 C. Therefore　　 D. However

4.A. curiosity　　 B. mind　　 C. memory　　 D. order

5.A. abandoned　　 B. damaged　　 C. hidden　　 D. forgotten

6.A. Eventually　　 B. Gratefully　　 C. Especially　　 D. Accidentally

7.A. inspired　　 B. encouraged　　 C. opposed　　 D. educated

8.A. tended　　 B. managed　　 C. attempted　　 D. pretended

9.A. convinced　　 B. informed　　 C. promised　　 D. comforted

10.A. blocked　　 B. shortened　　 C. lost　　 D. cut

11.A. delighted　　 B. amused　　 C. mad　　 D. astonished

12.A. but　　 B. or　　 C. so　　 D. and

13.A. automatically　　 B. suddenly　　 C. continually　　 D. smoothly

14.A. curiosity　　 B. gratitude　　 C. satisfaction　　 D. depression

15.A. method　　 B. skill　　 C. lesson　　 D. idea

16.A. go after　　 B. go through　　 C. go about　　 D. go against

17.A. experiencing　　 B. missing　　 C. receiving　　 D. expecting

18.A. darkness　　 B. embarrassment　　 C. loneliness　　 D. responsibility

19.A. characteristics　　 B. desires　　 C. wishes　　 D. shortcomings

20.A. accept　　 B. destroy　　 C. remove　　 D. quit

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---Dad, can we move into our new house now?

---No, it _________. The decoration has not been finished yet.

A. was painted　　 B. is painting

C. is painted　　 D. is being painted

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It was an autumn morning shortly after my husband and I moved into our first house. Children were upstairs unpacking , and I was looking out of the window at my father moving around mysteriously on the front lawn. My parents lived nearby ,and Dad had visited us several times already. “What are you doing out there?” I called to him .He looked up, smiling. “I’m making you a surprise.” Knowing my father, I thought it could be just about anything. A self-employed jobber, he was always building things out of odds and ends. When we were kids, he always created something surprising for us.

Today, however, Dad would say no more, and caught ups in the busyness of our new life, I eventually forgot about his surprise. Until one gloomy day the following March when I glanced out of the window. Any yet… I saw a dot of blue across the yard. I headed outside for a closer look. They were crocuses (番红花), throughout the front lawn. Lavender, blue, yellow and my favorite pink ---- little faces moved up and down in the cold wind.

Dad! I smiled, remembering the things he had secretly planted last autumn. He knew how the darkness and dullness of winter always got me down. What could have been more perfectly timely to my needs?

My father’s crocuses bloomed each spring for the next four or five seasons, bringing the same assurance every time they arrived: hard times was almost over. Hold on, keep going, light is coming soon.

Then a spring came with only half the usual blooms. The next spring there were none. I missed the crocuses. I would ask Dad to come over and plant new bulbs. But I never did.

He died suddenly one October day. My family was in deep sorrow, leaning on our faith. I missed him terribly.

Four years passed, and on a dismal spring afternoon I was driving back when I found myself feeling depressed. “You’ve got the winter depression again and you get them every year.” I told myself.

It was Dad’s birthday, and I found myself thinking about him. This was not unusual --- my family often talked about him, remembering how he lived his faith. Once I saw him give his coat to a homeless man.

Suddenly I slowed as I turned into our driveway. I stopped and stared at the lawn. And there on the muddy grass and small gray piles of melting snow, bravely waving in the wind, was one pink crocus.

How could a flower bloom from a bulb more than 18 years old, one that had not blossomed in over a decade? But there was the crocus. Tears filled my eyes as I realized its significance.

Hold on, keep going, light is coming soon. The pink crocus bloomed for only a day. But it built my faith for a lifetime.

1.According to the first three paragraphs, we learn that _________.

A. the writer was unpacking when her father was making the surprise

B. the writer knew what the surprise was because she knew her father

C. it was not the first time that the writer’s father had made a surprise

D. it kept bothering the writer not knowing what the surprise was

2.Which of the following would most probably be the worst time of the year as seen by the writer?

A. Spring.  B. Summer.        C. Autumn.        D. Winter.

3.Which of the following is NOT true, according to the passage?

A. The writer’s father planted the crocus to lift her low spirit.

B. The crocuses bloomed each spring before the writer’s father died.

C. The writer often thought about her father since her father died.

D. The writer’s father died some years after he planted the crocus.

4.The writer’s father should be best described as_________.

A. a full-time gardener with skillful hands

B. a part-time jobber who loved flowers

C. a kind-hearted man who lived with faith

D. an ordinary man with doubts in his life

5.Crocus was viewed as the symbol of _________ by the writer.

A. faith      B. family    C. love       D. friendship

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--Mom, can we move into our new house this weekend?

---No, it _________.

A. is painted           B. is painting          C. was painted      D. is being painted

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---Mom, can we move into our new house this weekend?

---No, it _________.

A. is painted           B. is painting         C. was painted      D. is being painted

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--Mom, can we move into our new house this weekend?

---No, it _________.

A. is painted　　　　　　　 B. is painting　　　　　　 C. was painted　　　　 D. is being painted

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We were supposed to move into our new classroom building at the beginning of this month，but things didn’t ________ as planned.

A．work out　                         B．carry out

C．move out　                         D．get out

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The pounding（重击声） was driving Edward crazy. A new neighbor had just moved into the apartment below him. The newcomer was deaf, or seemed to be, because he played his stereo（立体声音响）loud enough for the whole building to hear.

On the first day he heard the stereo rocking over, Edward marched downstairs and politely told the newcomer that his stereo was too loud. He asked the new tenant to turn the volume down and keep it down as long as he lived in the building. The tenant appeared surprised and embarrassed, and said, “Oh, I’m sorry. I didn’t realize it was that loud.”

So, Edward returned upstairs, feeling good, because he had taken a stand and politely let the newcomer know that loud music was not going to be tolerated. The next day all was quiet, and Edward continued to be pleased with himself. The following day, Edward thought it must be Fourth of July, because a marching band was playing on his street. In fact, it was the new neighbor who was playing his music loud again.

Edward was not one to repeat himself, feeling that each time you repeated yourself, you diminished the value of your words. So, he did what he always did with rude neighbors－grin（露齿而笑）and bear it. Eventually, they would move away. What else are you going to do?

In Los Angeles a year ago, a woman had complained to her upstairs neighbor that he was playing his drums too loud and too often. The drummer repeatedly ignored her. One day the woman walked upstairs and shot the drummer in the head and his girlfriend in the chest. The woman was sentenced to prison for 20 years.

The dead drummer won’t bother anyone with his drums, but the woman might be wishing now that she had learned to grin and bear it. If she were still living in her apartment, she could always move. When you’re in prison, you don’t have that option.

1.The man living below where Edward lived was 　　　　　　　　　 .

A．a deaf man　　　　 B．the owner of the house

C．a tenant　　　　　 D．an old neighbor

2.What did Edward always do with rude neighbors?

A．Grinning and bearing it.

B．Persuading them to stop repeatedly.

C．Shouting them to dead.

D．Moving away from the rude neighbors.

3.The author writes the last paragraph to prove that 　　　　　　　　　 .

A．being in prison means the loss of freedom

B．grinning and bearing it is the best policy

C．Edward should follow the example of the woman

D．the woman was right to kill her neighbor

4.The woman killed her neighbor because 　　　　　　　　　 .

A．he ignored her advice repeatedly

B．she could not stand his playing the music too loud

C．she could not put up with him any longer

D．he played the drums too often

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The pounding（重击声） was driving Edward crazy. A new neighbor had just moved into the apartment below him. The newcomer was deaf, or seemed to be, because he played his stereo loud enough for the whole building to hear.

On the first day he heard the stereo rocking over, Edward marched downstairs and politely told the newcomer that his stereo was too loud. He asked the new tenant to turn the volume down and keep it down as long as he lived in the building. The tenant appeared surprised and embarrassed, and said, “Oh, I’m sorry. I didn’t realize it was that loud.”

So, Edward returned upstairs, feeling good, because he had taken a stand and politely let the newcomer know that loud music was not going to be tolerated. The next day all was quiet, and Edward continued to be pleased with himself. The following day, Edward thought it must be Fourth of July, because a marching band was playing on his street. In fact, it was the new neighbor who was playing his music loud again.

Edward was not one to repeat himself, feeling that each time you repeated yourself, you diminished the value of your words. So, he did what he always did with rude neighbors－grin and bear it. Eventually, they would move away. What else are you going to do?

In Los Angles a year ago, a woman had complained to her upstairs neighbor that he was playing his drums too loud and too often. The drummer repeatedly ignored her. One day the woman walked upstairs and shot the drummer in the head and his girlfriend in the chest. The woman was sentenced to prison for 20 years.

The dead drummer won’t bother anyone with his drums, but the woman might be wishing now that she had learned to grin and bear it. If she were still living in her apartment, she could always move. When you’re in prison, you don’t have that option.

1.The man living below where Edward lived was 　　　　　　　　　 .

A.a deaf man　　　　　 B.the owner of the house

C.a tenant　　　　 　 D.an old neighbor

2.What did Edward always do with rude neighbors?

A.Grinning and bearing it.

B.Persuading them to stop repeatedly.

C.Shouting them to dead.

D.Moving away from the rude neighbors.

3.The woman killed her neighbor because 　　　　　　　　　 .

A.he ignored her advice repeatedly

B.she could not stand his playing the guitar too loud

C.she could not put up with him any longer

D.he played the drums too often

4.The author writes the last paragraph to prove that 　　　　　　　　　 .

A.being in prison means the loss of freedom

B.grinning and bearing it is the best policy

C.Edward should follow the example of the woman

D.the woman was right to kill her neighbor

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As a volunteer teacher, I moved into an apartment with eagerness. Sorting all the necessary paperwork out, I got ready to start my work. Great, or so I thought. At 4 a.m. and at several intervals after that, I was rudely awaken by the cock that lives opposite me. Fantastic! I now have 5 extra alarms every morning.

In the following weeks, I also started to notice a trend. Things in my flat started to break at the rate of one object per day, like the hot water line, bowls, cups, shower, doors or glass shelves. Yes, I am clumsy but things just fell apart. If it wasn’t broken, it would either be dirty or missing. Using my washing basket for the first time was pretty disgusting. When I took out my clothes, they were swiftly followed by a hundred or so bugs that were living in the bottom.

As for the general Lack of equipment in the hose, there was no oven. tin opener, or sharp knives. It turns out making a vegetarian burger from scratch wasn’t the best idea. I had a small microwave and a grill. I thought the general understanding was never to put metal in a microwave but I went on. Smoke soon started to appear. I'm not quite sure if it was the burger or the grill but as soon as I opened the door, the electricity cut out, I spent the fallowing 10 minutes in a dark, smoky room hunting for the power switch using the light from my mobile phone, which broke the week after and left me without a connection to the outer world.

Luckily, I’m now borrowing a phone and my luck has returned. No more things have broken (probably because there is nothing left to break). I am learning how to adapt to life with limited, broken utensils (用具).

1.How did the author feel about her new life upon her arrival?

A.She was nervous to kick off the new job.

B.She was annoyed with the rude students.

C.She was full of enthusiasm about her new life.

D.She was satisfied with five alarm clocks in her room.

2.What was the trend in the following weeks?

A.Her flat became dirtier. B.she developed disability.

C.Things began to go wrong. D.More clothes needed mending.

3.What happened when the author was making a burger?

A.She suffered a big fire. B.She made a terrible mistake.

C.She was seriously injured. D.She broke her phone accidentally.

4.What can be inferred about the author from the end of the passage?

A.She will go on living here. B.She will resign from her job.

C.she will more into a new flat. D.She will buy new daily necessities.

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