It was an autumn morning shortly after my husband and I moved into our first house. Our children were upstairs unpacking,and I was looking out of the window at my father moving around mysteriously on the front lawn. “What are you doing out there?” I called to him.
He looked up, smiling. “I’m making you a surprise.’’ I thought it could be just about anything. When we were kids, he always created something surprising for us. Today, however, Dad would say no more ,and caught up in the business of our new life ,I eventually forgot about his surprise.
Until one gloomy day the next March when I glanced out of the window,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 一 blue, yellow and my favorite pink ,with little faces moving up and down in the cold wind. I remembered the things Dad 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 (开花)each spring for the next five seasons, always bringing the same assurance: Hard times are almost over. Hold on, keep going, and light is coming soon.
Then a spring came with only half the usual blooms and the next spring there were none. I missed the crocuses ,so I would ask Dad to come over and plant new bulbs. But I never did. He died suddenly one October day. My family were in deep sorrow, leaning on our faith.
On a spring afternoon four years later, I was driving back when I felt depressed. 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 up to his faith. Suddenly I slowed as I turned into our driveway. I stopped and stared at the lawn. There on the muddy grass with small 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 ago, one that hadn’t bloomed in over a decade? But there was the crocus. Tears filled my eyes as I realized its significance.
Hold on, keep going, and 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. it kept bothering the author not knowing what the surprise was
B. the author was unpacking when her father was making the surprise
C. it was not the first time that the author’s father had made a surprise
D. the author knew what the surprise was because she knew her father
2.Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?
A. The author usually felt depressed in the season of winter.
B. The author’s father planted the crocuses to lift her low spirits.
C. The author often thought about her father after he died.
D. The crocuses bloomed each spring before her father died.
3.The author’s father should be best described as ______.
A. a part-time worker who loved flowers
B. a kind-hearted man who lived with faith
C. a full-time gardener with skillful hands
D. an ordinary man with doubts in his life
4.What can be the best title for the passage?
A. Crocuses — My Source of Faith B.Crocuses— Father’s Surprise
C. A Pink Crocus — My Memory D.Crocuses in Blossom — My Favorite
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It was an autumn morning shortly after my husband and I moved into our first house. Our children were upstairs unpacking,and I was looking out of the window at my father moving around mysteriously on the front lawn. “What are you doing out there?” I called to him.
He looked up, smiling. “I’m making you a surprise.’’ I thought it could be just about anything. When we were kids, he always created something surprising for us. Today, however, Dad would say no more ,and caught up in the business of our new life ,I eventually forgot about his surprise.
Until one gloomy day the next March when I glanced out of the window,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 一 blue, yellow and my favorite pink ,with little faces moving up and down in the cold wind. I remembered the things Dad 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 (开花)each spring for the next five seasons, always bringing the same assurance: Hard times are almost over. Hold on, keep going, and light is coming soon.
Then a spring came with only half the usual blooms and the next spring there were none. I missed the crocuses ,so I would ask Dad to come over and plant new bulbs. But I never did. He died suddenly one October day. My family were in deep sorrow, leaning on our faith.
On a spring afternoon four years later, I was driving back when I felt depressed. 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 up to his faith. Suddenly I slowed as I turned into our driveway. I stopped and stared at the lawn. There on the muddy grass with small 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 ago, one that hadn’t bloomed in over a decade? But there was the crocus. Tears filled my eyes as I realized its significance.
Hold on, keep going, and 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. it kept bothering the author not knowing what the surprise was
B. the author was unpacking when her father was making the surprise
C. it was not the first time that the author’s father had made a surprise
D. the author knew what the surprise was because she knew her father
2.Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?
A. The author usually felt depressed in the season of winter.
B. The author’s father planted the crocuses to lift her low spirits.
C. The author often thought about her father after he died.
D. The crocuses bloomed each spring before her father died.
3.The author’s father should be best described as ______.
A. a part-time worker who loved flowers
B. a kind-hearted man who lived with faith
C. a full-time gardener with skillful hands
D. an ordinary man with doubts in his life
4.What can be the best title for the passage?
A. Crocuses — My Source of Faith B.Crocuses— Father’s Surprise
C. A Pink Crocus — My Memory D.Crocuses in Blossom — My Favorite
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After mom died, I began visiting my father every morning before I went to work. He was weak and moved slowly, but he always had a glass of freshly squeezed orange juice on the kitchen table for me, along with an unsigned note, reading, ‘Drink your juice.” Such a gesture, I knew, was as far as my father had ever been able to do in expressing his love. In fact, I remember, as a kid I had questioned mom, “Why doesn’t father love me?” Mom frowned, “Who said he doesn’t love you?” “Well , he never tells me,” I complained. “He never tells me either.” She said, smiling. “But look how hard he works to take care of us, to buy us food and clothes, and to pay for this house. That’s how your father tells us he loves us.”
I nodded slowly. I understood in my head, but not in my heart. I still wanted my father to put his arms around me and tell me he loved me. He owned and operated a small scrap metal (废旧金属) business, and after school I often hung around while he worked. He fed scrap steel into a device that chopped it as cleanly as a butcher chops a rack of ribs. The machine looked like a giant pair of scissors, with blades thicker than my father’s body. If he didn’t feed those terrifying blades just right, he risked serious injury. “Why don’t you hire someone to do that for you?” mom asked him one night as she bent over him and rubbed his aching shoulders with a strong smelling liniment. “Why don’t you hire a cook?” my father asked, giving her one of his rare smiles.
Many years later, during my first daily visit, after drinking the juice my father had squeezed for me, I walked over, hugged him and said, “I love you, father.” From then on I did this every morning. My father never told me how he felt about my hugs, and there was never any expression on his face when I gave them.
1.The author’s father always prepared a glass of freshly squeezed orange juice for him because .
A. that was the author’s favorite
B. he was sure the author would be thirsty
C. the author was always complaining
D. that was a gesture of love
2.The author’s fathe didn’t hire a helper because .
A. his job was too dangero
B. his job required high skills
C. he wanted to save money
D. he was not good at working with others
3.We can infer from the passage that .
A. the author’s father lacked a sense of humor
B. the author quite understood his father as time went on
C. the author’s father didn’t love him very much
D. the author’s father was too strict with him
4.What’s the passage about?
A. The proper attitude towards life.
B. The importance of education.
C. Silent fatherly love.
D. Ways to live happily.
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We were moving to a new state after my husband had been out of work for many months and we had no money. In fact, we had to borrow money to reach our destination town. Anyway, it was my husband, two boys aged four and two, and myself, seven months pregnant (怀孕), in an old Volvo station wagon. We had been driving for two days in the middle of winter (that car’s heater didn’t work), and we had taken a route that was very desolate. There was nothing around for miles-no cars, buildings or signs of civilization. Suddenly, our car started losing power and the gauges(汽油表) went all out of order. We saw a light in the distance and managed to roll to a stop in front of this property that looked like a small simple house. Our cell phones had not gotten reception for many miles, and it was freezing outside, so I didn’t know if we were going to make it out of this situation alive. My husband got out of the car to see if there was something he could do to get us rolling again, but it was not looking good. A short while later, a man came out of the house and spoke with my husband a bit before inviting us all into his home. He and his wife took us in, fed us, and made us feel at home as we struggled to find some way to get to our destination, which was still a few hours’ drive away. We were able to call a friend and get a ride, leaving our broken car behind, but not before the couple gave us food and water for our journey. One week later, this dear sweet couple pulled our car all the way to our place and refused to take anything in return, except for us to pay it forward-and we have, and will continue to do it forever.
1.We can learn from the text that the family________.
A. had a hopeless future
B. was in financial difficulty
C. suffered from a company crash
D. wanted to turn to their relatives for help
2.The underlined word “ desolate” probably mean________.
A. deserted B. advanced
C. smooth D. muddy
3.Knowing that the wagon had broken down, the author________.
A. called her friend several miles away for help
B. stopped the car in front of a simple service station
C. was afraid that they couldn’t overcome the difficulty
D. encouraged her husband and children to be confident
4.We can learn from the text that the family___________.
A. got out of their financial difficulty
B. met with more troubles after that
C. came back to thank the couple who had helped them
D. followed the couple’s example in return for their help
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My husband and I had been short of money lately. That, _______ with the fact that he was anxious about being in public, meant we hadn’t been able to _______ outside for a while. Things were finally beginning to _______. So we decided to go to a pizza house that I had been wanting to _______ for a long time.
Once we saw the _______ we knew we could only afford a small pizza so we would have enough money left to _______ the waiter. Before long our 4-slice pie arrived. My husband offered to serve me a slice, only to _______ it onto the floor. He felt embarrassed and got angry with himself. I tried hard to _______ him.
Noticing this, the manager came over and _______ cleared up the mess. Then he apologized that the oven(烤箱)was already being ________, or he would bring another ________ to us.
________ our meal, the manager returned to thank us for being there. Then he gave us 2 coupons(优惠券)and invited us to dine in his pizza house ________. Wow! We were totally surprised. How kind he was! He could have been annoyed when he saw the ________ we made so close to closing time. He could have been ________ at my husband’s carelessness. ________, he chose to do all he could to make sure we left with a ________. To some people it may seem ________ because he was just doing his job. But to us it meant the world! Our ________ treat of enjoying a night out was made so much more pleasant by the ________ he offered us. Thank you, kind sir, for choosing to shine your light on us!
1.A. shared B. compared C. covered D. combined
2.A. live B. work C. eat D. meet
3.A. improve B. worsen C. get around D. work out
4.A. order B. try C. approach D. discover
5.A. style B. dishes C. prices D. service
6.A. tip B. praise C. impress D. remind
7.A. throw B. drop C. pour D. spread
8.A. support B. punish C. comfort D. amuse
9.A. anxiously B. unwillingly C. impatiently D. calmly
10.A. cleaned B. changed C. repaired D. tested
11.A. oven B. menu C. bill D. pizza
12.A. Long after B. At the end of C. Before D. Throughout
13.A. forever B. again C. on purpose D. ahead of time
14.A. choice B. decision C. mess D. effort
15.A. mad B. hopeless C. surprised D. disappointed
16.A. Besides B. Therefore C. However D. Anyway
17.A. gift B. message C. promise D. smile
18.A. strange B. unimportant C. boring D. convenient
19.A. frequent B. big C. first D. rare
20.A. kindness B. friendship C. advice D. entertainment
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After Mom died, I began visiting Dad every morning before I went to work. He was frail(衰弱) and moved slowly, but he always had a glass of freshly squeezed(挤榨的) orange juice on the kitchen table for me, along with an unsigned note reading, “Drink your juice.” Such a gesture(表示), I knew, was as far as Dad had ever been able to go in expressing his love. In fact, I remember, as a kid I had questioned Mom “Why doesn’t Dad love me?” Mom frowned(皱眉), “Who said he doesn’t love you?” “Well, he never tells me,” I complained. He never tells me either,” she said, smiling. “But look how hard he works to take care of us, to buy us food and clothes, and to pay for this house. That’s how your father tells us he loves us.”
I nodded slowly. I understood in my head, but not in my heart. I still wanted my father to put his arms around me and tell me he loved me. Dad owned and operated a small scrap(小片) metal business, and after school I often hung around while he worked. Dad handfed scrap steel into a device(装置) that chopped (切)it as cleanly as a butcher(屠夫) chops a rack of ribs(肋骨). The machine looked like a giant pair of scissors(剪刀), with blades(刃) thicker than my father’s body. If he didn’t feed those terrifying blades just right, he risked serious injury. “Why don’t you hire someone to do that for you?” Mom asked Dad one night as she bent over him and rubbed(搓) his aching shoulders with a strong smelling liniment(涂剂). “Why don’t you hire a cook?” Dad asked , giving her one of his rare smiles.
Many years later, during my first daily visit, after drinking the juice my father had squeezed for me, I walked over, hugged him and said, “I love you, Dad.” From then on I did this every morning. My father never told me how he felt about my hugs, and there was never any expression on his face when I gave them.
1.What would be the best title for the passage?
A I just couldn’t understand my father B My father never loved me
C Silent fatherly love D My hard-working father
2.The author’s father always prepared a glass of freshly squeezed orange juice for him because ______.
A that was the author’s favorite B he was sure the author would be thirsty
C the author was always complaining D that was a gesture of love
3.The author’s father didn’t hire a helper because ______.
A his job was too dangerous B his job required high skills
C he wanted to save money D he was not good at communicating with others
4.We may infer from the passage that ______.
A the author’s father lacked a sense of humor
B the author quite understood his father as time went on
C the author’s father didn’t love him very much
D the author’s father was too strict with him
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After Mom died, I began visiting Dad every morning before I went to work. He was frail and moved slowly, but he always had a glass of freshly squeezed orange juice on the kitchen table for me, along with an unsigned note reading, "Drink your juice." Such a gesturere, I knew, was as far as Dad had ever been able to go in expressing his love. In fact, I remember, as a kid I had questioned Mom "Why doesn't Dad love me?" Mom frowned, "Who said he doesn't love you?" "Well, he never tells me," I complained. "He never tells me either," she said, smiling. "But look how hard he works to take care of us, to buy us food and clothes, and to pay for this house. That's how your father tells us he loves us."
I nodded slowly. I understood in my head, but not in my heart. I still wanted my father to put his arms around me and tell me he loved me. Dad owned and operated a small scrap (片) metal business, and after school I often hung around while he worked. Dad hand fed scrap steel into a device that chopped as cleanly as a butcher chops a rack of ribs. The machine looked like a giant pair of scissors. with blades thicker than my father's body. If he didn't feed those terrifying blades just right, he risked serious injury. "Why don't you hire someone to do that for you?" Mom asked Dad one night as she bent over him and rubbed his aching shoulders with a strong smelling liniment. "Why don't you hire a cook?" Dad asked, giving her one of his rare smiles.
Many years later, during my first daily visit, after drinking the juice my father had squeezed for me, I walked over, hugged him and said, "I love you, Dad." From then on I did this every morning. My father never told me how he felt about my hugs, and there was never any expression on his face when I gave them.
1.The author's father always prepared a glass of freshly squeezed orange juice for him because ____.
A. that was the author's favorite
B. he was sure the author would be thirsty
C. the author was always complaining
D. that was a gesture of love
2.The author's father didn't hire a helper because ____.
A. his job was too dangerous
B. his job required high skills
C. he wanted to save money
D. he was not good at communicating with others
3. We may infer from the passage that ____.
A. the author's father lacked a sense of humor
B. the author quite understood his father as time went on
C. the author's father didn't love him very much
D. the author's father was too strict with him
4. What would be the best title for the passage?
A. I just couldn't understand my father
B. My father never loved me
C. Silent fatherly love
D. My hard-working father
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After Mom died, I began visiting Dad every morning before I went to work. He was frail and moved slowly, but he always had a glass of freshly squeezed orange juice on the kitchen table for me, along with an unsigned note reading, “Drink your juice.” Such a gesture, I knew, was as far as Dad had ever been able to go in expressing his love. In fact, I remember, as a kid I had questioned Mom“ Why doesn't Dad love me!” Mom frowned. “Who said he doesn't love you!” “Well, he never tells me,” I complained. “He never tells me either,” she said, smiling. “But look how hard he works to take care of us, to buy us food and clothes, and to pay for this house. That's how your father tells us he loves us.” Then Mom held me by the shoulders and asked, “Do you understand?’’ I nodded slowly. I understood in my head, but not in my heart. I still wanted my father to put his arms around me and tell me he loved me. Dad owned and operated a small scrap(片)metal business, and after school I often hung around while he worked. I always hoped he'd ask me to help and then praise me for what I did. He never asked. His tasks were too dangerous for a young boy to attempt, and Mom was already worried enough that he'd hurt himself. Dad hand fed scrap steel into a device that chopped it as cleanly as a butcher chops a rack of ribs. The machine looked like a giant pair of scissors, with blades thicker than my father's body. If he didn't feed those terrifying blades just right, he risked serious injury. “Why don't you hire someone to do that for you?” Mom asked Dad one night as she bent over him and rubbed his aching shoulders with a strong smelling liniment. “Why don't you hire a cook? ”Dad asked, giving her one of his rare smiles.
Many years later, during my first daily visit, after drinking the juice my father had squeezed for me, I walked over, hugged him and said, “I love you, Dad.” From then on I did this every morning. My father never told me how he felt about my hugs, and there was never any expression on his face when I gave them.
1.What would be the best title for the passage?
A. I just couldn’t understand my father
B. My father never loved me
C. Silent fatherly love
D. My hard-working father
2.The author’s father always prepared a glass of freshly squeezed orange juice for him because _______
that was the author’s favorite
he was sure the author would be thirsty
the author was always complaining
that was a gesture of love
3.The author’s father didn’t hire a helper because________
his job was too dangerous
his job required high skills
C. he wanted to save money
D. he was not good at communicating with others
4.We can infer from the passage that_______
the author’s father lacked a sense of humor
the author quite understand his father as time went on
C. the author’s father didn’t love him very much
D. the author’s father was too strict with him
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It was anniversary(周年纪念日) and Ria was waiting for her husband Manoj to show up. After some years of _______, things changed between them. The once cute couple who couldn’t live _______ each other were now fighting over every little thing. Even so, _______ hoped that changes came into their marriage.
As the doorbell rang she ran toward the door and opened it with a smile and a bunch of flowers to greet her husband. She wanted to mend (修补)for _______, preparing champagne(香槟)and light music to _______.
Suddenly the phone in the bedroom rang. Ria went to pick it up. On the phone there was a man who said, “Hello, madam. I am _______ from the police station. Is this Mr. Manoj’s number?” She replied, “Yes it is!”
“I am sorry, madam but an_______ happened this afternoon and a man died when he got off the bus. We got this number from his wallet. Can you please come and identify the _______?” the man replied.
Ria was _______! “How could this happen? Manoj is just with me here!”, she answered. Ria almost lost her ________. She had read stories about ________ returning to meet their loved ones after their death before they ________. Her heart ________. In ________ she ran towards the other room to look for her husband. But he was not there.
She said to herself, “It’s ________! He left me forever. Oh God, I can die to have another chance to ________ for every fight we had. I lost my chance forever.” She fell on the floor in pain.
Suddenly there was noise from the bathroom, the door opened and Manoj came out and said, “Darling, I forgot to tell you today my wallet was ________.”
Life might not give you a(n)________ chance, so never waste any moment while you still have one.________ people and relations in life and have a wonderful life with no ________. Live today and enjoy every moment of life because no one have promised Tomorrow.
1.A. effort B. marriage C. doubt D. appointment
2.A. without B. for C. with D. on
3.A. both B. he C. she D. neither
4.A. apologies B. discussions C. fights D. bargains
5.A. date B. express C. celebrate D. blame
6.A. calling B. escaping C. suffering D. coming
7.A. battle B. construction C. match D. accident
8.A. number B. present C. body D. wallet
9.A. satisfied B. shocked C. exhausted D. relieved
10.A. interest B. husband C. consciousness D. body
11.A. souls B. shadows C. images D. footprints
12.A. sleep B. fly C. respond D. leave
13.A. beat B. sank C. stopped D. disappeared
14.A. fear B. secret C. turn D. happiness
15.A. wonderful B. late C. untrue D. true
16.A. prepare B. search C. mend D. blame
17.A. broken B. stolen C. repaired D. opened
18.A. second B. single C. just D. third
19.A. Use B. Many C. Value D. Teach
20.A. regrets B. diseases C. records D. belongings
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When I was 16 years old, a boy gave me an important gift. 1..It was the early autumn of my first year at a junior high school, and my old school was far away. 2.. I was very lonely, and afraid to make friends with anyone.
Every time I listened to other students talking and laughing, I felt my heart break. I couldn’t talk about anyone with my problems. And I didn’t want my parents to worry about me.[
Then one day, my classmates talked happily with their friends, but I sat at my desk unhappily as usual. 3. I didn’t know who he was. He passed me and then turned back. He looked at me, with a smile on his face.
Suddenly, I felt the touch of something bright and friendly. It made me feel happy, lively and warm 4. I started to talk with other students and made friends. Day by day, I became closer to everyone in my class. The boy with the lucky smile has become my best friend now! 5. I believe that the world is what you think it is. If you think it lonely, you might always be alone. So smile at the world and it will smile back.
A. At that moment, a boy entered the classroom.
B. He’s living in Australia now and he loves it.
C. It doesn‘t matter because all the dark days have gone.
D. It was a smile.
E. That smile changed my life.
F. It’s practically impossible to make friends here.
G. As a result, no one knew who I was.
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When I was 16 years old,a boy gave me an important gift. __1.__
It was the early autumn of my first year at a junior high school, and my old school was very far away.__ 2.__I was very lonely, and afraid to make friends with anyone.
Every time I heard the other students talking and laughing, I felt very heart broken. I couldn’t talk with anyone about my problems. And I didn’t want my parents to worry about me.
Then the other day, my classmates talked happily with their friends ,but I sat at my desk unhappily as usual.__ 3.__I didn’t know who he was. He passed me and then turned back. He looked at me, with a smile on his face.
Suddenly, I felt the touch of something bright and friendly. It made me feel happy, lively and warm.
__4.__I started to talk with other students and made friends. Day by day, I became closer to everyone in my class. The boy with the lucky smile has become my best friend now!
One day, I asked him why he smiled, but he couldn’t remember smiling at me! ________5. I believe that the world is what you think it is. If you think it lonely, you might always be alone. So smile at the world and it will smile back.
A. At that moment, a boy entered the classroom.
B. He is living in Australia now and he loves it.
C. It doesn’t matter because all the dark days have gone.
D. It was a smile.
E. That smile changed my life.
F. It’s practically impossible to make friends here.
As a result, no one knew who I was.
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