The old couple have been married for 40 years...

The old couple have been married for 40 years and never once _______ with each other.

A. they had quarreled　　　　　　　　 B. they have quarreled

C. have they quarreled　　　　　　　　 D. had they quarreled

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Betty and Harold have been married for years.But one thing still puzzles old Harold.How is it that he can leave Betty and her friend Joan sitting on the sofa,talking,go out to a ballgame,come back three and a half hours later,and they’re still sitting on the sofa?Talking?

What in the world,Harold wonders,do they have to talk about?

Betty shrugs.Talk?We’re friends.

Researching this matter called friendship,psychologist Lilian Rubin spent two years interviewing more than two hundred women and men.No matter what their age,their job,their sex,the results were completely clear:women have more friendships than men,and the difference in the content and the quality of those friendships is “marked and unmistakable.”

More than two-thirds of the single men Rubin interviewed could not name a best friend.Those who could were likely to name a woman.Yet three-quarters of the single women had no problem naming a best friend,and almost always it was a woman.More married men than women named their wife/husband as a best friend,most trusted person,or the one they would turn to in time of emotional distress(感情危机).“Most women,”says Rubin,“identified at least one,usually more,trusted friends to whom they could turn in a troubled moment,and they spoke openly about the importance of these relationships in their lives.”

“In general,”writes Rubin in her new book,“women’s friendships with each other rest on shared emotions and support,but men’s relationships are marked by shared activities.”For the most part,Rubin says,interactions(交往)between men are emotionally controlled-a good fit with  the social requirements of “manly behavior.”

“Even when a man is said to be a best friend,”Robin writes,“the two share little about their innermost feelings.Whereas a woman’s closest female friend might be the first to tell her to leave a failing marriage, it wasn’t unusual to hear a man say he didn’t know his friend’s marriage was in serious trouble until he appeared one night asking if he could sleep on the sofa.”

1.What old Harold cannot understand or explain is the fact that_____.

2.Rubin’s study shows that for emotional support a married woman is more likely to  turn to _____.

3.According to the text,which type of behavior is NOT expected of a man by society?

4.Which of the following statements is best supported by the last paragraph?

5.The research done by psychologist Rubin centers around_____.

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For most of the eight years they have been married, Ryan has never received a hug from his wife, Tracy. He has not even received a 　 “hello” or a smile. Tracy has been 　 since 2008. But this is not a story about the 　 outcome of a young lady. Rather, it is about a man who has stayed 　 　 to his wife, nursing her night and day, making sure she is as 　 　 as possible.

Ryan and Tracy 　 　 　 in a friend’s home in 2003. “She was beautiful and interesting to talk to,” Ryan says of his first 　 of Tracy. In 2005, they got married and were very happy. However, a call put the couple’s life in 　 a month after their daughter was born. Ryan was at work when a neighbor called to inform him that Tracy had been 　 to the hospital.

　　 , he ran to the hospital. When he got there, he knew his 　 　 had been treated for fever. However, the fever did not 　 　 after Tracy received that medical treatment.

Tracy’s breathing became labored and was 　 　 to speak. The medical examination 　 　 she developed an infection damaging her nerve system. Tracy went into a coma(昏迷) and a few days later, though she regained consciousness, she 　 could not move her lower legs. “She was admitted to hospital for four months and 　 doctors did all they could, her 　 　 got worse,” Ryan says. She could no longer 　 　 　 her legs, and lost the ability to give voices.

“Those four months are the most 　 　 time I have ever had. I have never stopped hoping and praying she will regain her 　 　 ,” Ryan says with a smile, “I miss her laughter, and wonder what kind of a mother she would be to our daughter.”

1.A. happy 　　　　 B. simple　　　　 C. different　　　　 D. basic

2.A. weak 　　　　 B. alone　　　　　 C. ill 　　　　　　　　 D. cruel

3.A. magic　　　　 B. exciting 　　　 C. unexpected 　　　　 D. sad

4.A. true　　　　 B. strange　　　　 C. rude 　　　　　　　　 D. useful

5.A. comfortable B. special 　　　　 C. safe 　　　　　　　　 D. conscious

6.A. married 　　 B. stayed 　　　　 C. met　　　　　　　　 D. worked

7.A. impression B. expression 　　 C. discussion 　　　　 D. attention

8.A. danger 　　　 B. trouble　　　　 C. surprise　　　　　 D. silence

9.A. dashed 　　　 B. rushed 　　　　 C. pushed 　　　　　　 D. carried

10.A. Angry 　　　 B. Confident 　　 C. Anxious 　　　　　　 D. Proud

11.A. daughter　 B. friend　　　　 C. neighbor　　　　　 D. wife

12.A. slow down B. go down 　　　　 C. look down 　　　　 D. burn down

13.A. ready 　　　 B. eager 　　　　　 C. unwilling 　　　　 D. unable

14.A. revealed 　 B. repeated 　　　 C. agreed 　　　　　　 D. admitted

15.A. even 　　　　 B. instead　　　　 C. still　　　　　　　 D. again

16.A. though 　　 B. after 　　　　　 C. since 　　　　　　　 D. when

17.A. attitude　 B. examination 　 C. condition 　　　　 D. pain

18.A. clean 　　　 B. remove　　　　 C. touch 　　　　　　　 D. move

19.A. wonderful B. difficult　　 C. ridiculous 　　　　 D. important

20.A. position 　 B. power 　　　　　 C. confidence 　　　　 D. health

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The old couple who _______ in the deserted house for ten years have been settled in a nursing home now.

A. lived            B. have lived        C. had lived        D. have been living

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Bill has been working on The Wall Street Journal for eight years and never once__________late to work.

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To all of you at Chinese love links.

I am 44 years old and never married. I have always wanted to find that perfect someone that I dream about. For about the last five years I have almost given up the hope of ever finding the one I truly wish to spend the rest of my life with.

I have always tried to be a nice guy. I had found your website some four or five months before. I did not know what to expect. I don’t know how to speak Chinese and never thought truly of how I was to an Asian woman.

Well, I had a lot of replies from some very nice and pretty women. I had a hard time finding only a couple to write to. But one stood out from the rest. She was cute, nice and seemed to hold a lot of the same values as I do. In a short time I had decided to write only to her. We communicate via e-mails 2-3 times a day and phone calls once or twice a week.

I went and met her and her family only a week ago. Her name is Yun and she lives in Nanning. I found Nanning to be one of the most beautiful cities I had ever been to. We had even decided to marry and bring her to the USA under the finance visa. Not only did she meet everything I had ever hoped to find in someone else but turned out to be what every woman should be like, at least the ones I have met. We plan to marry as soon as she is here and start a family together as neither of us has children but we both want them.

So to anyone out there reading this, I can only say this: You may not find what you are looking for if you’re not honest with your partner and yourself. This site worked for me mostly because I was honest with something that I wanted in someone else. When I did find her, love can work even across the other side of the world, between language differences and cultural differences. I wish you all luck in finding your perfect match. I have finally found mine and wish to give all my thanks to those at Chinese love links to help make it happen.

Sincerely yours,

Arthur

1.We can infer from the letter that Chinese love links is a website to ____________.

A. help foreigners to travel in China

B. help both Chinese and foreigners to find one they want to marry

C. help Chinese and foreigners make friends

D. receive letters from the USA

2. Which of the following is true about Arthur’s story?

A. He was sure of finding a Chinese woman as his wife at first.

B. He was determined to find a Chinese woman as his wife.

C. He almost lost hope in finding a perfect wife until he found Yun.

D. No women wrote to him before Yun.

3. Yun stood out from the rest because ________.

A. she was a Chinese.

B. she had much in common with Arthur

C. other women stopped writing to Arthur

D. she was cute and nice and often phoned to Arthur

4.Arthur thinks _________ is the most important in finding someone one wants to marry .

A. being honest with the partner and oneself   B. help from the website

C. difference in languages and places           D. difference in cultures

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The two old men，who have been away for twenty years，met 　　　　　 on the street，which made them surprised and excited.

A. by accident　　 B. on chance

C. for design　　 D. with purpose

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Helge and Kari Farsund, who live in Oslo, Norway, have been a couple for 50 years． Mr Farsund worrked as an engineer, while his wife was an intensive-care nurse at one point serving with the Red Cross in Rwanda, helping victims of the violent war in that country．Three years ago, a personal tragedy struck, when Mrs Farsund was found to have developed Alzheimer's（老年痴呆）． 'As the condition became worse, Mr Farsund began looking for a system that could help both of them live as normal a life as possible． He came across the healthcare technology company Abilia, which has come up with just such a network．

At the center \of the system is an iPad-like device． The screen has Skype, which allows carers to regularly check in with patients． It also has a planner for patients or carers to record up-coming events and provides spoken reminders about daily tasks, such as when they need to take medicine．

Some l,000 people now have the system installed in their homes, and 25 of them, including the Farsunds, are testing the latest version, which combines the screen with wirelessly connected sensors． The motion sensors know if you are in the room or open a door, and send out alarms, for instance, if the stove（电炉） is left on for more than 15 minutes or a per．son opens a door in the middle of the night． The second is a particular issue in Oslo, where sub-zero winters mean some Alzheimer's patients are freezing to death．

"With．this kind of system, it allows people to take care of themselves, which is the most important thing," says vice president Oystein Johnsen． For him, any move to improve city life needs to begin with people． "Smart cities are coming and they need to start with individuals in their own home," he says． "It also saves the govemment money． In Norway it cost￡100,000 per year to have someone in a home, while this system costs 15,000． That is a lot of money to save．"

1.Which section of BBC news is most likely to．include this passage?

A． Health．　　　　 　 B． Technology．

C． Entertainment． D． Business．

2.The case of Helge and Kari Farsund in the first paragraph serves to　　　　 .

A．introduce the main topic

B． expose a social problem

C．　 show sympathy to the elderly

D．　 arouse medical workers' interest

3.Which of the following functions can all be performed by the system?

① To warn people of possible dangers．

② To help check in with patients．

③ To offer people some medicine．

④ To cure people of Alzheimer's．

⑤ To remind people of daily tasks．

⑥ To play movies like an iPad．

A．②③⑤　 B．①④⑥

C．③④⑤　 D．①②⑤

4.According to the last paragraph, Oystein Johnsen will approve that　　　　 ．

A．the system should reduce its cost

B．smart cities should be human-based

C．mass production is still impossible

D．individuals are responsible for future

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语法填空。

A couple had been married for over 60 years. They shared everything, talked about everything and kept no secrets 1. each other except that the woman had a box in a drawer 2. she had cautioned her husband never to open or ask her about.

He'd never thought about it ever since. One day 3. woman got very sick and the doctor, said she wouldn't recover. To sort out their affairs, the husband took down the box and 4. (bring) it to his wife's bedside. She agreed it was time that he should know 5. was in the box.

6. (open) it, he found two small table mats and a sum of money totaling $ 25,000.He asked her about the contents. “When we were to be married，” she said, “my grandma told me the secret of a happy 7. (marry) was never to argue, and I should just keep quiet and make a mat 8. I got angry with you.”

The man was so 9. (move) that he had to fight back tears. She had only been angry with him twice in all those years of living and loving! “Honey，” he said, “that explains the mats, but what about the money? Where did it come from？”

“Oh，” she said, “that's the money I made from selling 10.．”

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语法填空。

A couple had been married for over 60 years. They shared everything, talked about everything and kept no secrets 1. each other except that the woman had a box in a drawer 2. she had cautioned her husband never to open or ask her about.

He'd never thought about it ever since. One day 3. woman got very sick and the doctor said she wouldn't recover. To sort out their affairs, the husband took down the box and 4. ​(bring) it to his wife's bedside. She agreed it was time that he should know 5. was in the box.

​6.(open) it, he found two small table mats and a sum of money totaling $25,000. He asked her about the contents, "When we were to be married," she said, "my grandma told me the secret of happy 7. ​(marry) was never to argue, and I should just keep quiet and make a mat 8. ​ I got angry with you."

The man was so 9.​(move) that he had to fight back tears. She had only been angry with him twice in all those years of living and loving! "Honey", he said, "that explains the mats, but what about the money? Where did it come from?"

"Oh", she said, "that's the money I made from selling 10.​."

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