Every year on my birthday, from the time I turned 12, a white gardenia was delivered to my house. No card came with it. Calls to the flower-shop were not helpful at all. After a while I stopped trying to discover the sender’s name and just delighted in the beautiful white flower in soft pink paper.
But I never stopped imagining who the giver might be. Some of my happiest moments were spent daydreaming about the sender. My mother encouraged these imaginings. She’d ask me if there was someone for whom I had done special kindness. Perhaps it was the old man across the street whose mail I’d delivered during the winter. As a girl, though, I had more fun imagining that it might be a boy I had run into.
One month before my graduation, my father died. I felt so sad that I became completely uninterested in my upcoming graduation dance, and I didn’t care if I had a new dress or not. But my mother, in her own sadness, would not let me miss any of those things. She wanted her children to feel loved and lovable. In truth, my mother wanted her children to see themselves much like the gardenia-lovely, strong and perfect with perhaps a bit of mystery(神秘).My mother died ten days after I was married. I was 22. That was the year the gardenia stopped coming.
1. Which of the following would be the best title for the text?
A.A childhood Dream. B.A Mother’s Love.
C.A Graduation Party. D.A Special Birthday.
2.The mother insisted that her daughter go to the graduation dance because _________.
A.she could take care of things herself B.she hoped she would find a boyfriend
C.she wanted her to be happy and strong D.she thought education was most important
3.Who was the sender of the flower?
A.A boy the writer had run into. B.One of the writer’s neighbors.
C.One of the writer’s classmates. D.The writer’s mother.
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Every year on my birthday, from the time I turned 12, a white gardenia was delivered to my house. No card came with it. Calls to the flower-shop were not helpful at all. After a while I stopped trying to discover the sender’s name and just delighted in the beautiful white flower in soft pink paper.
But I never stopped imagining who the giver might be. Some of my happiest moments were spent daydreaming about the sender. My mother encouraged these imaginings. She’d ask me if there was someone for whom I had done a special kindness. Perhaps it was the old man across the street whose mail I’d delivered during the winter. As a girl, though, I had more fun imagining that it might be a boy I had run into.
One month before my graduation, my father died. I felt so sad that I became completely uninterested in my upcoming graduation dance, and I didn’t care if I had a new dress or not. But my mother, in her own sadness, would not let me miss any of those things. She wanted her children to feel loved and lovable. In truth, my mother wanted her children to see themselves much like the gardenia-lovely, strong and perfect with perhaps a bit of mystery (神秘).
1.My mother died ten days after I was married. I was 22. That was the year the gardenia stopped coming.
Which of the following would be the best title for the text?
A. A Childhood Dream B. A Mother’s Love
C. A Graduation Party D. A Special Birthday
2.The mother insisted that her daughter go to the graduation dance because ________.
A. she could take care of things herself
B. she hoped she would find a boyfriend
C. she wanted her to be happy and strong
D. she thought education was the most important
3.Who was the sender of the flower?
A. A boy the writer had run into. B. One of the writer’s neighbors.
C. One of the writer’s classmates. D. The writer’s mother.
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Every year on my birthday, from the time I turned 12, a white gardenia was delivered to my house. No card came with it. Calls to the flower-shop were not helpful at all. After a while I stopped trying to discover the sender’s name and just delighted in the beautiful white flower in soft pink paper.
But I never stopped imagining who the giver might be. Some of my happiest moments were spent daydreaming about the sender. My mother encouraged these imaginings. She’d ask me if there was someone for whom I had done special kindness. Perhaps it was the old man across the street whose mail I’d delivered during the winter. As a girl, though, I had more fun imagining that it might be a boy I had run into.
One month before my graduation, my father died. I felt so sad that I became completely uninterested in my upcoming graduation dance, and I didn’t care if I had a new dress or not. But my mother, in her own sadness, would not let me miss any of those things. She wanted her children to feel loved and lovable. In truth, my mother wanted her children to see themselves much like the gardenia-lovely, strong and perfect with perhaps a bit of mystery(神秘).My mother died ten days after I was married. I was 22. That was the year the gardenia stopped coming.
1. Which of the following would be the best title for the text?
A.A childhood Dream. B.A Mother’s Love.
C.A Graduation Party. D.A Special Birthday.
2.The mother insisted that her daughter go to the graduation dance because _________.
A.she could take care of things herself B.she hoped she would find a boyfriend
C.she wanted her to be happy and strong D.she thought education was most important
3.Who was the sender of the flower?
A.A boy the writer had run into. B.One of the writer’s neighbors.
C.One of the writer’s classmates. D.The writer’s mother.
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Haze Mabry has just turned 80 years old, and on his birthday, just like every other day, he reported to Pike County Elementary in Georgia where he works as a cleaner, prepared to clean.
But to his _______, that day was different from any other day. Just as he was settling in for a day of work, he was _______by more than 750 people, including students, teachers and staff,_______the hallways.
The students had made handmade _______and banners(横幅), and they all sang happy birthday and shouted his name as he _______by.
“They’re like my children ,” Mabry said in a(n) _______with The Washington Post .”I’m like the old lady in the shoe.”
Mabry makes a point of interacting(互动)with the _______when he can .”I know the little faces, but I don’t know every _______,”Mabry said .”Some of them make you know them.”
The unexpected celebration at school _______Mabry how valued(珍视) he is by students and teachers alike .”He’s the most __________person in this whole building ,”said teacher Lori Gilreath, who __________his surprise .”He won’t brag(吹嘘) on himself, but it doesn’t __________what he’s doing or where he is, he will __________ stop what he’s doing to take care of a child if that child is having a __________ day.”
Haze spent the whole following weekend __________ the pile of handwritten cards he __________!
Maybe we can’t all organize something as __________ as this birthday celebration, but it’s a __________:take any chance you get to make someone’s day __________, and let them know how they are valued! It can make much __________.
1.A.joy B.regret C.surprise D.sadness
2.A.greeted B.served C.praised D.treated
3.A.visiting B.decorating C.crossing D.lining
4.A.cakes B.cards C.pictures D.toys
5.A.walked B.ran C.stood D.hurried
6.A.discussion B.interview C.report D.speech
7.A.teachers B.friends C.students D.workmates
8.A.word B.class C.action D.name
9.A.offered B.promised C.showed D.left
10.A.important B.loved C.famous D.talented
11.A.planned B.got C.expressed D.hid
12.A.mean B.work C.include D.matter
13.A.already B.still C.always D.only
14.A.busy B.bad C.warm D.long
15.A.reading through B.sending for C.handing out D.returning to
16.A.borrowed B.lost C.packed D.received
17.A.noisy B.usual C.big D.formal
18.A.sign B.question C.part D.task
19.A.simple B.special C.funny D.terrible
20.A.trouble B.progress C.money D.difference
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From my second year of primary school on, there was one event I was afraid of every year: the piano recital(独奏会). A recital meant I had to practice a ______ piece of music and perform in front of strangers who knew the ______ much better than I. Each year I would ask my father if I could skip the recital “just this once”. And he ______ say something about building self-confidence and working toward a goal.
So it was with great satisfaction______ I stood in church one recent Sunday, and watched my father ______ in his shirt and tie before rising to play the piano in his very first recital. My father had ______ to play music when he was small. But his mother couldn’t afford lessons. A ______ couple helped him, but he soon ______ after being teased by other boys. Three years ago, when he retired he asked his church music director, Charles Staples, to take him as a/an ______. One recent Sunday just before the recital, he told me my dad was playing “the best I’ve ever seen him. I keep waiting for him to reach his ______, but he hasn’t yet.”
For a moment ______ my father sat down at the keyboard to play, he simply stared ______ at his fingers, and I wondered whether he would even begin. He’s forgotten the notes, I worried, remembering those moments decades ago when my mind would go ______ and my fingers would ______________. But then Aram Khachaturian’s melody came, and I realized he has been doing what music teachers always tell their new students to do: focus on the music and ______ the rest of us aren’t there.
My dad ______ it through Melody and then through another one. What he lacked in skill, he more than ______ in feeling. He rose, turned to his audience and bowed, making us laugh ______ relief and affection (爱).
Also in the audience was my 11-year-old son Jeff.
“So what did you think about your granddad?” I asked Jeff later.
“He was great,” Jeff replied.
“I’m ______ of him for starting something new at his age,” I said.
“Yeah, and doing it so well,” Jeff added.
My father may not have reached his peak(highest level) ______, but as far as his grandson is concerned, he’s at the top of the mountain.
1.A. sweet B. bright C. boring D. sad
2.A. profession B. notes C. recital D. event
3.A. would B. should C. could D. might
4.A. that B. when C. how D. while
5.A. wearing B. sweating C. gathering D. switching
6.A. longed B. learned C. managed D. started
7.A. senior B. rough C. gifted D. kind
8.A. started B. stopped C. enjoyed D. progressed
9.A. student B. teacher C. player D. assistant
10.A. goal B. aim C. peak D. standard
11.A. after B. while C. since D. as
12.A. away B. down C. out D. through
13.A. mad B. wild C. empty D. cool
14.A. move B. apply C. slide D. freeze
15.A. ignore B. pretend C. guess D. announce
16.A. made B. got C. reached D. played
17.A. put hands on B. made up for C. take the place D. came to life
18.A. with B. at C. from D. by
19.A. thankful B. satisfied C. fond D. proud
20.A. purposely B. thoroughly C. musically D. originally
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From my second grade on, there was one event I feared every year: the piano recital(独奏演唱会). A recital ______I had to practice a boring piece of music and perform before strangers. Each year I _____ask my father if I could skip the recital “just this once”. And each year he would shake his head, muttering(嘀咕) _______about build self-confidence and working toward a _______.
So it was with really great______that I stood in church one recent Sunday, video camera in hand, and ______my 68-year-old father sweating in his shirt ______rising to play the piano in his very first recital.
My father had longed to play music since childhood, but his family was poor and couldn’t _______lessons. He could have gone on regretting it, _______too many of us do. But though he was rooted in his past, he wasn’t _______there. When he retired three years ago, he ______ his church music director to take him as a student.
For a moment after my father sat down at the keyboard, he ______stared down at his fingers. Has he forgotten the ______? I worried, remembering those split seconds______ago when my mind would go blank and my fingers would _______. But then came the beautiful melody(旋律), from the ______fingers that once baited(装饵于)my fishing lines. And I______he had been doing what music teachers always stress: _______the music and pretend the others aren’t there.
“I’m ________of him for starting something new at his age,” I said to my son Jeff.
“Yeah, and doing it so_______,” Jeff added.
With his first recital, my father taught me more about courage and determination than all the words he used those 30-plus years ago.
1.A. reflected B. explained C. meant D. proved
2.A. would B. could C. might D. should
3.A. nothing B. everything C. anything D. something
4.A. goal B. stage C. journey D. chance
5.A. trouble B. satisfaction C. strength D. disappointment
6.A. kept B. sent C. watched D. felt
7.A. through B. from C. against D. before
8.A. miss B. afford C. select D. understand
9.A. as B. once C. if D. while
10.A. educated B. protected C. stuck D. spoilt
11.A. allowed B. invited C. inspired D. persuaded
12.A. roughly B. simply C. merrily D. curiously
13.A. words B. videos C. notes D. lessons
14.A. decades B. weeks C. hours D. moments
15.A. play B. freeze C. click D. adjust
16.A. same B. warm C. different D. dirty
17.A. predicted B. realized C. imagined D. insisted
18.A. pass over B. turn up C. bring in D. concentrate on
19.A. ashamed B. aware C. tired D. proud
20.A. casually B. anxiously C. nicely D. frequently
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Every year, I tell my sons what I'd like for Mother's Day: a letter, something written from the heart and offered freely rather than bought from a store and wrapped neatly. I don't always get my wish, nor do I always take the time to write to my own mother.
This year, my boys will be in two different states on Mother's Day. My mom and dad will be away together, and I'll be driving home from a writer's workshop in Massachusetts. Thinking of the fact that many friends have already lost their mothers and that a few have lost children, I am deeply grateful that what separates us, for now at least, is merely distance. It won't always be so, and there is no way to prepare for that fact other than to appreciate the moment that is. My sons know that they can please me on Sunday with a phone call or an e-mail, and that is enough as I love their words. The very best gift they can possibly give me is their own happiness, the very fact of their busy, full and well-lived lives.
Still, knowing that my years of staying with my sons are over, I do feel doleful. The truth is, I miss being the center of the universe to two little boys. And this holiday can be a bit painful.
I wonder if my own mother ever felt nostalgic (怀旧的,乡愁的) for the passing of my childhood. I wonder if she realizes that she is still at the center of my universe and always has been. I don't often pause to think about it, but of course she is the one who has been right there, at my side from the moment I drew my very first breath. How to ever fully appreciate the woman whose presence and love and example have shaped me into the adult I am? How to describe even a small part of the sharing, sacrificing, and support she has given me over the years?
1.The author mainly wants to tell us through the first paragraph that_______.
A. she hopes to get her son's letters very much
B. her sons don't often write to her on Mother's Day
C. Mother's Day is the very date that she longs for most
D. Children are often careless about their parents’ s request.
2.The author is deeply grateful for the present life because_______.
A. her sons don't live far away from her home
B. her parents and children are still alive
C. her parents are coming to her house to spend Mother's Day
D. her sons can please her on Sunday with a phone call
3.According to the author,_____________________.
A. young people nowadays tend to ignore their parents
B. parents should not give their children too much freedom
C. children's happiness and success are the biggest comfort to parents
D. parents are not the center of their children's universe when children grow up
4.What does the underlined word "doleful" in Paragraph 3 mean?
A. sad B. excited C. guilty D. uncomfortable
5.What will the author probably tell about after the last paragraph?
A. She'll tell the reader about her mother's present situation.
B. She'll talk about how her mother educated and cared for her.
C. She'll describe the reunion of her family on Mother's Day.
D. She'll tell the reader about her mother's achievements in her career.
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Every year, I tell my sons what I'd like for Mother's Day: a letter, something written from the heart and offered freely rather than bought from a store and wrapped neatly. I don't always get my wish, nor do I always take the time to write to my own mother.
This year, my boys will be in two different states on Mother's Day. My mom and dad will be away together, and I'll be driving home from a writer's workshop in Massachusetts. Thinking of the fact that many friends have already lost their mothers and that a few have lost children, I am deeply grateful that what separates us, for now at least, is only distance. It won't always be so, and there is no way to prepare for that fact other than to appreciate the moment that is. My sons know that they can please me on Sunday with a phone call or an e-mail, and that is enough as I love their words. The very best gift they can possibly give me is their own happiness, the very fact of their busy, full and well-lived lives.
Still, knowing that my years of staying with my sons are over, I do feel doleful. The truth is, I miss being the center of the universe to two little boys. And this holiday can be a bit painful.
I wonder if my own mother ever felt nostalgic (怀旧的,乡愁的) for the passing of my childhood. I wonder if she realizes that she is still at the center of my universe and always has been. I don't often pause to think about it, but of course she is the one who has been right there, at my side from the moment I drew my very first breath. How to ever fully appreciate the woman whose presence and love and example have shaped me into the adult I am? How to describe even a small part of the sharing, sacrificing, and support she has given me over the years?
1.The author mainly wants to tell us through the first paragraph that_______.
A. she hopes to get her son's letters very much
B. her sons don't often write to her on Mother's Day
C. Mother's Day is the very date that she looks forward to most
D. Children are often careless about their parents’ request (请求).
2.The author is deeply grateful for the present life because_______.
A. her sons don't live far away from her home
B. her parents and children are still alive
C. her parents are coming to her house to spend Mother's Day
D. her sons can please her on Sunday with a phone call
3.What does the underlined word "doleful" in Paragraph 3 mean?
A. sad B. disappointed
C. exhausted D. amused
4.What will the author probably tell about after the last paragraph?
A. She'll tell the reader about her mother's present situation.
B. She'll describe the reunion of her family on Mother's Day.
C. She'll talk about how her mother educated and cared for her.
D. She'll tell the reader about her mother's achievements in her career.
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Every morning my friend would stop on the way to work to have a quick breakfast with her 8-year-old son. Then she 1 him off at school. They ate the same thing every morning: an egg sandwich, juice, coffee for her, and milk for him.
One day she ordered a(n) 2 breakfast. Once they finished eating and were heading out of the door, she 3 , said good morning to a homeless man sitting outside of the 4 , and gave him the breakfast she had ordered for him. He 5 her, telling her it was his first meal during the last several 6 . She couldn’t help but feel 7 and was glad she finally took 8 .
She told her son that she had seen the man every day that week there and that 9 , herself included, had offered him 10 , support, food, or drink. She 11 explained that homelessness could happen to anyone and that it was important to 12 needy people.
So her “Tradition of Kindness” 13 . Each day she and her son went on to 14 the homeless man breakfast. The 15 was kept until they moved away several years later, 16 the experience was firmly put into her son’s mind.
My friend 17 every time she tells me that this “Tradition of Kindness” goes on with her son, who remembers this 18 tradition. Now working in a company, her son stops every morning at Starbucks for a coffee and offers a homeless person a breakfast before going to the 19 .
What a great tradition that he can 20 to his children as well!
1.A. sent B. dropped C. called D. drove
2.A. light B. expensive C. ordinary D. extra
3.A. stopped B. escaped C. backed D. hid
4.A. shop B. market C. hotel D. restaurant
5.A. recognized B. refused C. thanked D. found
6.A. days B. minutes C. months D. weeks
7.A. cold B. good C. strange D. nervous
8.A. action B. time C. care D. effect
9.A. everyone B. someone C. no one D. anyone
10.A. education B. information C. comfort D. safety
11.A. again B. further C. once D. first
12.A. contact B. encourage C. follow D. help
13.A. began B. existed C. failed D. changed
14.A. win B. buy C. show D. award
15.A. promise B. agreement C. order D. practice
16.A. although B. so C. but D. because
17.A. cries B. jumps C. jokes D. smiles
18.A. school B. childhood C. youth D. adulthood
19.A. office B. cinema C. store D. library
20.A. connect B. relate C. pass D. move
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From the time I lined up my dolls on the sofa in playschool, I wanted to be a teacher. “Open your books.” I would _____ my teddy bear and dolls. Then I would ______ teach them whatever new things I had just ____ at school.
For me, dream was one thing, and ______ was quite another. My family was too poor to ______ my further education. Finally, with others’ help, I attended a state university. However, I ______ needed more money to pay for my other expenses, so I found a part-time job, ______ test tubes in the science department. At then I believed that every dirty test tube I washed meant I was one step closer to my _______.
When working as a substitute (代替) teacher in the local area, I learned they were planning to _______the biology teacher I had substituted for. I was sure the _______was meant for me. However, the headmaster said, “You’re too ______. This last teacher had a lot of discipline problems because of his age. We want someone older -- with more ______.”
I cried all the way to work, disappointed and _______. Suddenly, a stranger who I met by chance asked me what had happened. I told him how much I wanted to _______and how sad I was ______ because of my age. Then I also shared some of my thoughts with him. He _______ me, “Never lose heart. I believe you can make it.” The next morning my phone rang. It was the headmaster calling to offer me the _______position. I was very ______ and asked him why. He explained, “You made quite an impression on the chairman of our Board of Directors. He ______ that you should have this position.” A few weeks later, I stood by the door of my classroom, welcoming my ______ on their first day of school. When they were settled, I said with a smile, “Open your books.”
1.A. persuade B. command C. calm D. congratulate
2.A. angrily B. sorrowfully C. happily D. disappointedly
3.A. found B. changed C. requested D. learned
4.A. advice B. interest C. schooling D. time
5.A. continue B. ignore C. forget D. enjoy
6.A. almost B. suddenly C. hardly D. still
7.A. decorating B. cleaning C. collecting D. producing
8.A. house B. job C. dream D. school
9.A. punish B. replace C. praise D. accept
10.A. result B. scholarship C. experiment D. job
11.A. young B. impatient C. busy D. strange
12.A. adventure B. confidence C. experience D. independence
13.A. tired B. comfortable C. nervous D. upset
14.A. travel B. teach C. study D. sing
15.A. depended on B. looked after C. turned down D. cared about
16.A. comforted B. ordered C. thanked D. promised
17.A. Chinese B. math C. English D. biology
18.A. surprised B. sad C. anxious D. selfish
19.A. suggested B. informed C. complained D. regretted
20.A. parents B. students C. teachers D. friends
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I love music. From the time I was a preschooler, I remember ______ my father play jazz on the piano and my family sing with ______. As I grew up and took piano lessons, I became very ______ of classical music. In the early 60s the Beatles was ______ and I was attracted to “pop” and “rock” music.
As time went on, I ______ to like almost every type of music, from opera to new age. Music did ______ for me. It helped me in every mood and ______ me up. My husband and I can go to a Broadway musical, or an opera. What is it that ______ us to music? Why do we have iPods today with thousands of songs? It’s ______ music is a part of the earth and our nature.
Music is for every ______. It is thought that babies hear ______ before they are born. Mothers sing lullabies (摇篮曲) to their babies and are able to put them to ______. When ________, pre-school children listen to music. It is also thought that it helps them ______ the beginnings of mathematics. It has been used in ______ settings as a way to comfort and help cure victims of stress syndrome(综合症). It also helps people keep ______, when music is played and sung during a memorial.
While we ______ music every day, we don’t think about all of this. ______, we listen to music regularly because it is a (n) ______ part of our earth’s rhythms. So, the next time you listen to music, think of it as a ______ that you share at any time and can have with you always.
1.A.seeing B.feeling C.hearing D.helping
2.A.records B.stories C.speeches D.movies
3.A.tired B.sure C.sick D.fond
4.A.hopeless B.popular C.sensitive D.secure
5.A.learned B.agreed C.grew D.offered
6.A.anything B.something C.everything D.nothing
7.A.cheered B.brought C.picked D.packed
8.A.forces B.orders C.teaches D.attracts
9.A.how B.because C.when D.where
10.A.moment B.singer C.age D.baby
11.A.sound B.noise C.voice D.music
12.A.sleep B.move C.talk D.speak
13.A.old B.young C.strong D.honest
14.A.change B.watch C.understand D.accept
15.A.medical B.physical C.chemical D.political
16.A.nervous B.healthy C.still D.calm
17.A.make B.enjoy C.play D.copy
18.A.Besides B.Therefore C.However D.Instead
19.A.important B.common C.ordinary D.regular
20.A.toy B.game C.treat D.gift
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