Recently I gave my adult students homework. I...

Recently I gave my adult students homework. It was “go to someone you love and tell them you love them.” It has to be someone you have never said those words to before or at least haven’t shared those words with for a long time.

It sounds like very tough homework since most of the men were over 35 and were raised in the generation of men that were taught expressing emotions is not “macho (阳刚之气).” Showing feelings or crying was just not done. So this was very threatening homework for some.

At the beginning of our next class, I asked if someone wanted to share what happened when they told someone they loved them. I fully expected one of the women to volunteer, as was usually the case, but on this evening one of the men raised his hand, quite moved and a bit shaken.

As he unfolded out of his chair (all 1.85 meters of him), he began by saying, “Dennis, I was quite angry with you last week when you gave us this homework. Who were you to tell me to do something that personal?”

“But as I began driving home my conscience (良心)started telling me that I knew exactly who I needed to say ‘I love you’ to.”

“Five years ago, my father and I had a severe disagreement and really never settled it since then. We avoided seeing each other unless we absolutely had to at Christmas or other family gatherings. But even then, we hardly spoke to each other.”

“So last Tuesday by the time I got home I had convinced myself. I was going to tell my father I loved him. It’s strange, but just making that decision seemed to lift a heavy load off my chest.”

1. The homework is threatening for some students because_________.

A. they are middle-aged people  B. they are not macho enough

C. they were taught to hide their emotions  D. they didn’t know how to show feelings

2. From the passage we know that_________.

A. the adult students have classes in the day time only

B. not all the adult students in the writer’s class are male

C. the man refused to meet his father after their quarrel

D. the man quickly decided to say “I love you” to his father

3. The underlined phrase “unfolded out of his chair” in Para 4 is closest in meaning to_________.

A. stood on his chair straight  B. sat quietly in the chair

C. bent himself over his chair  D. raised himself slowly from the chair

4. What does the man imply by saying the underlined sentence in the last paragraph?

A. He felt it too strange to say “I love you” to his father.

B. He felt relaxed just thinking of saying “I love you” to his father.

C. He felt very relaxed after saying “I love you” to his father.

D. He had to lift a heavy load off his chest before saying “I love you”.

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She liked the novel so much that she ________ her homework and began to read it.

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It was only quite recently, however, ______ I began to understand how much my parents love me.

A. when          B. that           C. before         D. after

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As a student, I’d prefer _______ if I didn’t have to do so much homework.

A．that              B．this              C．it                D．what

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—So you gave her your phone?

—　　　　　　 . She said she'd return it to me when she could afford her own.

A．My pleasure　　     B．Not exactly　　　     C．No doubt　　　         D．No wonder

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—So you gave her your phone?

—　　　　　　 . She said she'd return it to me when she could afford her own.

A．My pleasure　 　　 B．Not exactly

C．No doubt　　 　 　　 D．No wonder

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I was a high school student then, from low-income family. So I have to work to support my family. My first one job was to clean tables in a small restaurant. I still remember going there early and felt anxious about the new world. I worked harder because I was afraid of losing the job. At night, I was sometimes very tired to do my homework. And I came to understand that was not easy to earn money, and knowledge could change my life. So I learned from the job, in a hard way, was much more important as what I earned.

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My English teacher’s humor was ________ make every student burst into laughter.

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Recently I spoke to some of my students about what they wanted to do after they graduated, and what kind of job prospects they thought they had.

Given that I teach students who are trained to be doctors, I was surprised to find that most thought that they would not be able to get the jobs they wanted without “outside help”. “What kind of help is that?” I asked, expecting them to tell me that they would need a relative or family friend to help them out.

“Surgery（外科手术）”, one replied. I was pretty alarmed by that response. It seems that the graduates of today are increasingly willing to go under the knife to get ahead of others when it comes to getting a job. One girl told me that she was considering surgery to increase her height. “They break your legs, put in special extending screws, and slowly expand the gap between the two ends of the bone as it regrows. You can get at least 5 cm taller!”

At that point, I was shocked. I am short. I can’t deny that, but I don’t think I would put myself through months of pain just to be a few centimeters taller. I don’t even bother to wear shoes with thick soles, as I’m not trying to hide the fact that I am just not tall!

It seems to me that there is a trend toward wanting “perfection”, and that is an ideal that just does not exist in reality.

No one is born perfect, yet magazines, TV shows and movies present images of thin, tall, beautiful people as being the norm（标准）. Advertisements for slimming aids, beauty treatments and cosmetic surgery clinics fill the pages of newspapers, further creating an idea that “perfection” is a requirement, and that it must be purchased, no matter what the cost. In my opinion, skills, rather than appearance, should determine how successful a person is in his chosen career.

1.We can know from the passage that the author works as ________.

A. a professor　　　 B. a model　　　　 C. a teacher　　　　 D. a reporter

2.Many graduates today turn to cosmetic surgery to ________.

A. marry a better man/woman　　　　　 　　　　　　　

B. become a model

C. get an advantage over others in job-hunting　　　　

D. attract more admirers

3.What was the author’s reaction towards the girl’s decision?

A. Excited.　　　　 B. Surprised.　　　　 C. Happy.　　　　　　　 D. Angry.

4.According to the passage, the author believes that ________.

A. everyone should pursue perfection, whatever the cost

B. it’s right for graduates to ask for others to help them out in hunting for jobs

C. media are to blame for misleading young people in their seeking for surgery

D. it is one’s appearance instead of skills that really matters in one’s career

5.What does the author think of his height?

A. He hates to be called a short man.

B. He tries to increase his height through surgery.

C. He always wears shoes with thick soles to hide the fact.

D. He just accepts it as it is.

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After spending a weekend away with my adult son, I was so impressed by his generous heart that I sent him this letter.

Dear son,

I want to thank you for teaching me a very valuable lesson in life by the great example you 31 . When we were eating at that cafe in Boston and a person who had32 his hamburger didn’t have enough money to pay for it, without 33 , you went over and 34  the extra $2 into his hand.

When we were leaving, you 35  threw a five-cent coin onto the pavement and said something like, “Some kid will really enjoy 36  this.”

Last week, a young man 37  me in the line at a petrol station didn’t have 38  money to pay for his petrol. I asked the money collector, “How much 39  is he?” She told me he had meant to put $15 of petrol in his car 40  he had been looking at the wrong gauge (计量表) and had put in 15 41 , which came to a little over $20. That is an easy mistake as both gauges run fast.

Something made me think of you and 42  you did that night at the cafe in Boston. I handed the man $6. He was so 43  and said, “But why would you do this for me?” I just smiled as I thought of you.

Thank you, son, for teaching me that “it’s 44  to give than to receive”. Now when I see a five-cent coin on the 45  and want to pick it up, I think of you and leave it there, just in case some kid will get a kick out of finding it.

Love always, Mum.

1.A. followed       B. gave             C. set              D. took

2. A. ordered      B. booked           C. offered              D. bought

3.A. hesitation         B. doubt                C. permission           D. difficulty

4.A. spread         B. put              C. threw            D. loaded[

5.A. again          B. already          C. only             D. also

6.A. finding        B. accepting            C. looking for          D. pointing at

7. A. behind            B. beyond           C. ahead of        D. next to[

8. A. much              B. some             C. any             D. enough

9. A. far               B. long             C. short               D. high

10. A. and              B. but                  C. so              D. while

11. A. kilometers       B. kilograms            C. pounds          D. litres

12.A. what          B. which            C. how              D .that

13.A. excited       B. surprised            C. interested           D. encouraged

14. A. easier           B. better               C. faster              D. worse

15. A. comer        B. mud              C. ground               D. carpet

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