I wish I at my sister's wedding last Tuesday,...

I wish I 　 at my sister's wedding last Tuesday, but I was on a business trip in New York then.

A. would have been　　 B. would be

C. were　　 D. had been

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I wish I __________ at my sister’s wedding, but I was on a business trip in New York last weekend.

A. will be　　 B. would be

C. were　　 D. had been

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My aunt ____ my sister to marry Henry, but my sister married Frank at last.

A. advised   B. persuaded    C. suggested   D. warned

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The last time we had a family reunion was ________ my brother’s wedding ceremony four years ago.

A．over             B．at                C．on               D．in

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Last week, my granddaughter started kindergarten, and I wished her every success. But part of me didn’t. I actually wanted her to fail in some ways because I believe that failure can be good for our learning process. Success is proving that you can do something that you already know you can do, or doing something correctly the first time, which can often be a problematic victory. First-time success is usually a luck. First-time failure, however, is supposed to be the natural order of things. Failure is how we learn.

In Africa they describe a good cook as “she who has broken many pots”. If you’ve spent enough time in the kitchen to have broken a lot of pots, probably you know a fair amount about cooking. I once had dinner with a group of cooks, and they spent time comparing knife wounds and bum scars. They knew how much their failures gave them.

I earn my living by writing a daily newspaper column. Each week I know that one column I write is going to be the worst column. I try my best every day. I have learned to love that column. A successful column usually means that I am discussing my familiar topic, writing in a style I am used to or saying the same things as anyone else but in a better way.

My younger daughter is a trapeze artist（荡秋千演员）. She spent three years practicing a show, and she did it successfully for years. There was no reason for her to change it but she did anyway. She said she was no longer learning anything new and she was bored. She risked failure and great public embarrassment in order to feed her soul.

My granddaughter is a perfectionist. She will feel her failures, and I will want to comfort her. But I will also, I hope, remind her of what she learned, and how she can do better next time.

1.Why did the author want his granddaughter to fail?

A. She would learn more from failure.

B. He wanted her to be strong enough to face hardships.

C. It, s impossible to do everything successfully.

D. Success is boring though good.

2.The writer talked about his own experience to show that 　　　　　 .

A. we should try every possible way to avoid failure

B. the thought of failure will make him work even harder

C. past failures made him dare not take risks in writing

D. we cannot depend on luck to live a good life

3.What’s the author’s attitude toward his daughter changing her show?

A. Negative.　　 B. Worried.

C. Anxious.　　 D. Positive.

4.The author develops the article mainly by 　　　　　 .

A. giving examples

B. following the time order

C. comparing different opinions

D. giving a cause and analyzing its effects

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—You didn’t go to the party last night, did you?

—I do wish I _________ there, but I had to do my homework.

A. was               B. had been     C. went             D. have been

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For a while, I wrote a “Tuesday tip” on my blog Lyonsdenmom.com. It was about easy week-night dinners, organizing parties or perhaps finding time out for friends.

About a year ago, I ran out of tips.

The truth? As a busy working mom with five busy kids, I probably do have a few tips to share. But honestly, the bar is set pretty low---on a recent day when I was walking our dog, a stranger who knew I had five kids said, “Wow! You have a dog, too?! And it even looks like you showered today!” Yes, it's true, I shower. Not every day, but most days. See, I'm telling the truth. Honestly, in this cold winter, I'm probably taking a shower more to warm up than to clean up.

Other funny truths? I'm tired. In fact, for the past year, I’ve been too tired to type up any update on our life here in Lyons Den. It's hard to arrange a career with all these kids. Although folks just believe that it must be so much easier now since all the kids are in school, I'm here to tell you, it's not. It's really not. When I get home from work, I'm often tearfully greeted by five kids and five homework folders filled with math facts, invitations, notices and artwork.

All those happy smiling faces I share on Facebook are real. We are a happy family---thank God for that! But we're not always smiling, and even in those rare best times when I can get all five kids looking at the camera, the odds would be that one of them isn’t wearing underwear, one is pinching (捏) someone behind the scenes and one is just perfectly pronouncing “Damn!” So, less perfectly-posed pictures, but more telling the truth. Even if only on Tuesday.

1. It seems that the author's life used to be _____.

A. tiring　　　　　　 B. busy　　　　　　 C. relaxing　　　　　　 D. funny

2. Which of the following is true about the author?

A. She can't get along well with her neighbors.

B. She's living a happy life with her family

C. She likes to have a shower every day.

D. She has already closed her blog now.

3.Which of the following words can best take the place of the word odds?

A. answers.　　　　 B. chances.　　　　 C. solutions　　　　　 D. ways.

4.The passage mainly talks about _____.

A. the happiness of a working mother

B. the worry of a working mother

C. the hardship of a working mother

D. the bittersweet of a working mother

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I bought my mother a present and wished to give her a surprise on her birthday, but my father____the secret.

A. put away　　 B. put off　　 C. gave away　　 D. gave off

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---Did you watch the program Voice of China on Friday night? It was wonderful.

---I wish I had, but I ________ for the mid-term examination then.

A.would prepare　　 　 B. prepared

C. had prepared　　　　 D. was preparing

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When my sister Diane began playing the violin, she was seven. How did she sound? Terrible. But she didn’t _______. At twelve, she asked our parents if she could _______ a full-time music school. They said no. Actually, everyone agreed that my sister _______talent.

I was better at my _______. My teacher had told my parents that I had great potential. So my parents found the best piano teacher in the area to _________me. But the only time he was _______was Saturday afternoons at 3 p.m. Back then, I was ______about the British TV shows “The Avengers”, which was aired every Saturday at 3 p.m. I let nothing take up my “Avengers” hour. So I _______ this amazing opportunity. Today, I don’t even have a _______ in my house.

My sister became an engineer, but she ________ stopped making music. When she was in her 40s, she switched careers. She went back to college, got a(n)_________in music education, and became a music teacher. She starts kids out on their first instrument and gives them all the encouragement and support she never________.

Recently, she and a pianist pal put on a recital. A big crowd of friends and family _______for her. As she played, I looked around at the audience. Everyone was _______enjoying the music. It occurred to me that I was the only person who remembered that 7 -year-old kid making those perfectly _______sounds and knew how far she had come, despite everything.

Talent is important. But enthusiasm is even more important.

1.A. advance　　 B. quit　　 C. reflect　　 D. listen

2.A. inspect　　 B. open　　 C. attend　　 D. visit

3.A. lacked　　 B. spotted　　 C. possessed　　 D. admired

4.A. major　　 B. project　　 C. composition　　 D. instrument

5.A. train　　 B. examine　　 C. correct　　 D. challenge

6.A. successful　　 B. skillful　　 C. occupied　　 D. available

7.A. sensitive　　 B. crazy　　 C. serious　　 D. particular

8.A. jumped at　　 B. turned down　　 C. waited for　　 D. opened up

9.A. tutor　　 B. violin　　 C. musician　　 D. piano

10.A. never　　 B. once　　 C. already　　 D. even

11.A. scholarship　　 B. sponsor　　 C. degree　　 D. assistant

12.A. provided　　 B. imagine　　 C. received　　 D. expected

13.A. voted　　 B. feared　　 C. stayed up　　 D. turned up

14.A. obviously　　 B. desperately　　 C. appropriately　　 D. anxiously

15.A. booming　　 B. pleasing　　 C. awful　　 D. powerful

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