It was an autumn morning shortly after my husband and I moved into our first house. Children were upstairs unpacking , and I was looking out of the window at my father moving around mysteriously on the front lawn. My parents lived nearby ,and Dad had visited us several times already. “What are you doing out there?” I called to him .He looked up, smiling. “I’m making you a surprise.” Knowing my father, I thought it could be just about anything. A self-employed jobber, he was always building things out of odds and ends. When we were kids, he always created something surprising for us.
Today, however, Dad would say no more, and caught ups in the busyness of our new life, I eventually forgot about his surprise. Until one gloomy day the following March when I glanced out of the window. Any yet… 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. Lavender, blue, yellow and my favorite pink ---- little faces moved up and down in the cold wind.
Dad! I smiled, remembering the things he had 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 each spring for the next four or five seasons, bringing the same assurance every time they arrived: hard times was almost over. Hold on, keep going, light is coming soon.
Then a spring came with only half the usual blooms. The next spring there were none. I missed the crocuses. I would ask Dad to come over and plant new bulbs. But I never did.
He died suddenly one October day. My family was in deep sorrow, leaning on our faith. I missed him terribly.
Four years passed, and on a dismal spring afternoon I was driving back when I found myself feeling depressed. “You’ve got the winter depression again and you get them every year.” I told myself.
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 his faith. Once I saw him give his coat to a homeless man.
Suddenly I slowed as I turned into our driveway. I stopped and stared at the lawn. And there on the muddy grass and small gray 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 old, one that had not blossomed in over a decade? But there was the crocus. Tears filled my eyes as I realized its significance.
Hold on, keep going, 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. the writer was unpacking when her father was making the surprise
B. the writer knew what the surprise was because she knew her father
C. it was not the first time that the writer’s father had made a surprise
D. it kept bothering the writer not knowing what the surprise was
2.Which of the following would most probably be the worst time of the year as seen by the writer?
A. Spring. B. Summer. C. Autumn. D. Winter.
3.Which of the following is NOT true, according to the passage?
A. The writer’s father planted the crocus to lift her low spirit.
B. The crocuses bloomed each spring before the writer’s father died.
C. The writer often thought about her father since her father died.
D. The writer’s father died some years after he planted the crocus.
4.The writer’s father should be best described as_________.
A. a full-time gardener with skillful hands
B. a part-time jobber who loved flowers
C. a kind-hearted man who lived with faith
D. an ordinary man with doubts in his life
5.Crocus was viewed as the symbol of _________ by the writer.
A. faith B. family C. love D. friendship
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It was an autumn morning shortly after my husband and I moved into our first house. Children were upstairs unpacking , and I was looking out of the window at my father moving around mysteriously on the front lawn. My parents lived nearby ,and Dad had visited us several times already. “What are you doing out there?” I called to him .He looked up, smiling. “I’m making you a surprise.” Knowing my father, I thought it could be just about anything. A self-employed jobber, he was always building things out of odds and ends. When we were kids, he always created something surprising for us.
Today, however, Dad would say no more, and caught ups in the busyness of our new life, I eventually forgot about his surprise. Until one gloomy day the following March when I glanced out of the window. Any yet… 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. Lavender, blue, yellow and my favorite pink ---- little faces moved up and down in the cold wind.
Dad! I smiled, remembering the things he had 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 each spring for the next four or five seasons, bringing the same assurance every time they arrived: hard times was almost over. Hold on, keep going, light is coming soon.
Then a spring came with only half the usual blooms. The next spring there were none. I missed the crocuses. I would ask Dad to come over and plant new bulbs. But I never did.
He died suddenly one October day. My family was in deep sorrow, leaning on our faith. I missed him terribly.
Four years passed, and on a dismal spring afternoon I was driving back when I found myself feeling depressed. “You’ve got the winter depression again and you get them every year.” I told myself.
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 his faith. Once I saw him give his coat to a homeless man.
Suddenly I slowed as I turned into our driveway. I stopped and stared at the lawn. And there on the muddy grass and small gray 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 old, one that had not blossomed in over a decade? But there was the crocus. Tears filled my eyes as I realized its significance.
Hold on, keep going, 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. the writer was unpacking when her father was making the surprise
B. the writer knew what the surprise was because she knew her father
C. it was not the first time that the writer’s father had made a surprise
D. it kept bothering the writer not knowing what the surprise was
2.Which of the following would most probably be the worst time of the year as seen by the writer?
A. Spring. B. Summer. C. Autumn. D. Winter.
3.Which of the following is NOT true, according to the passage?
A. The writer’s father planted the crocus to lift her low spirit.
B. The crocuses bloomed each spring before the writer’s father died.
C. The writer often thought about her father since her father died.
D. The writer’s father died some years after he planted the crocus.
4.The writer’s father should be best described as_________.
A. a full-time gardener with skillful hands
B. a part-time jobber who loved flowers
C. a kind-hearted man who lived with faith
D. an ordinary man with doubts in his life
5.Crocus was viewed as the symbol of _________ by the writer.
A. faith B. family C. love D. friendship
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Shortly after my fourth birthday, my parents and I arrived from China in Sydney, Australia. It was 1991 and my mother had left behind everything she knew-family, friends and career.
Yet within two years, my parents’ marriage had broken down. After one particularly unpleasant fight, my mother left my father, taking me with her. With no family or friends, and in a country where she couldn’t even communicate, she took me to Chinatown, the only area of Sydney she was familiar with. That night she laid me on a bench in Dixon Street, packing suitcases around us for security. I will never forget the despair in her face that night.
At around 4 am, a group of four young Chinese men noisily exited a club nearby. I remember them falling silent as they saw us. They approached and asked my mother why she was sleeping on the streets with such a young child. My mum burst into tears as she told them our story. Without hesitating, they bundled me up, took our suitcases, and drove us to their students housing.
In the weeks that followed, the men looked after us with a youthful enthusiasm. Being poor students living on their own for the first time, they simply knew how to cook in a clumsy way. However, they insisted that a child should have homemade meals. They quickly adjusted their lives around us, buying fresh food, cooking, teasing me to make me laugh, and advising my mum on how to sort out her life.
Eventually, Mum reconciled (和解) with Dad and we moved back in with him, although they continued to split and make up several times.
Gradually we lost touch with the men as we all moved on. But at every milestone of my life-graduations, entering university, getting a good job-I never forget that all of this was made possible because 22 years ago, a group of complete strangers took us in and shared everything they had to save us from life on the street.
1.Why did Mom and I stay in Dixon Street that night?
A. We were waiting for the Chinese men.
B. Mom knew nobody in Australia at all.
C. It was safe to slay there for night.
D. We had no other place to go.
2.How did the students feel the moment they saw us in the street?
A. Ashamed. B. Shocked.
C. Amused. D. Nervous.
3.What message is conveyed in the passage?
A. There is no perfect husband or wife in marriage.
B. It’s the timely help to someone in need that counts.
C. It’s a great challenge for the Chinese to study abroad.
D. Childhood memory functions to guide present behavior.
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Shortly after my fourth birthday, my parents and I arrived from China in Sydney, Australia. It was 1991 and my mother had left behind everything she knew--family, friends and career.
Yet within two years, my parents' marriage had broken down. After one particularly unpleasant fight, my mother left my father, taking me with her. With no family or friends, and in a country where she couldn't even communicate, she took me to Chinatown, the only area of Sydney she was familiar with. That night she laid me on a bench in Dixon Street, packing suitcases around us for security(安全). I will never forget the despair in her face that night.
At around 4 a.m., a group of four young Chinese men noisily exited a club nearby. I remember them falling silent as they saw us. They approached and asked my mother why she was sleeping on the streets with such a young child. My mum burst into tears as she told them our story. Without hesitating, they warmed me up, took our suitcases, and drove us to their students housing.
In the weeks that followed, the men looked after us with a youthful enthusiasm. Being poor students living on their own for the first time, they simply knew how to cook in a stupid way. However, they insisted that a child should have homemade meals. They quickly adjusted their lives around us, buying fresh food, cooking, teasing me to make me laugh, and advising my mum on how to sort out her life.
Eventually, Mum reconciled (和解) with Dad and we moved back in with him, although they continued to split and make up several times.
Gradually we lost touch with the men as we all moved on. But at every milestone of my life--graduations, entering university, getting a good job--I never forget that all of this was made possible because 22years ago, a group of complete strangers took us in and shared everything they had to save us from life on the street.
1.Why did Mom and I stay in Dixon Street that night? ______
A. We were waiting for the Chinese men.
B. Mom was unfamiliar with Australia at all.
C. It was safe to stay there for night.
D. We had no other place to go.
2.How did the students feel the moment they saw us in the street? ______
A. Ashamed. B. Shocked.
C. Amused. D. Nervous.
3.What message is conveyed in the passage? ______
A. There is no perfect husband or wife in marriage.
B. It's the timely help to someone in need that matters.
C. It's a great challenge for the Chinese to study abroad.
D. Childhood memory contributes to guiding present behavior.
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After my husband Paul was diagnosed with lung cancer, he said, “It’s going to be OK.” And I remember answering back, “Yes. We just don’t know what OK means yet.”
Paul and I met as medical students at Yale. I fell in love with him as I watched the ________he took with his patients. He later told me he fell in love with me when he saw me ________ over an EKG(心电图) of a heart that had ________ beating. We didn’t know it yet, but we were learning how to ________ suffering together.
I lived with Paul’s illness for 22 months. I’ve always thought of myself as a caregiver, and attending to Paul ________ what that meant. As physicians, we were in a good ________ to understand and even ________ the diagnosis. We weren’t angry about it, luckily, ________ we’d seen so many patients in ________ situations, and we knew that ________ is a part of life. But it's one thing to know that; it was a very ________ experience to actually live with the sadness and ________ of a serious illness.
As a poem says, “Your absence has gone through me like thread through a needle. Everything I do is sewn with its color.” For me that poem ________ my love for Paul, and a new strength that came from loving and losing him. When Paul said, “It’s going to be OK,” that didn’t mean that we could ________ his illness. ________, we learned to accept both joy and sadness at the same time because we are all born and we all die. ________ ourselves in the full range of experience—living and dying, love and ________—is what we get to do. When we approach suffering together and choose not to ________ it, our lives don’t shrink; they ________. Our job isn’t to fight fate, but to help each other ________. That’s how we make it OK, even when it’s not.
1.A. control B. test C. notice D. care
2.A. whisper B. watch C. cry D. think
3.A. ceased B. rejected C. delayed D. missed
4.A. stand B. approach C. assess D. contain
5.A. transformed B. deepened C. refreshed D. enlarged
6.A. status B. will C. knowledge D. position
7.A. cure B. accept C. fight D. rid
8.A. because B. once C. providing D. until
9.A. stable B. virtual C. impressive D. disastrous
10.A. love B. cancer C. death D. devotion
11.A. different B. unforgettable C. reluctant D. terrifying
12.A. prevention B. risk C. uncertainty D. influence
13.A. brings forward B. figures out C. sets out D. calls up
14.A. confirm B. resist C. cure D. relieve
15.A. Instead B. Therefore C. However D. Moreover
16.A. Burying B. Involving C. Employing D. Enjoying
17.A. divorce B. struggle C. loss D. disagreement
18.A. hide from B. laugh at C. get over D. wipe out
19.A. survive B. expand C. switch D. continue
20.A. away B. over C. up D. through
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When my husband and I moved back to the United States years ago, we had been living an adventurous life on a boat overseas. We moved to Maine and fell in love with a piece of land. It came with a huge farmhouse much larger than we needed. We went rapidly from living in an extremely small space on the water with only two bags to a life on land as a family of four in a big house jammed with stuff.
How did we end up with so much stuff? We just didn't see things piling up so quickly. It's an embarrassment of riches. It's an overabundance. And it's burying us.
A couple of weeks ago, going through a pile of books I’d organized, I found my late mother's now-twenty-year-old copy of “Simplify Your Life" by Elaine St. James. I’d read it a number of times, adding my own penciled notes and folding down more pages.
Wondering if St. James wrote other books on the topic, I began an Internet search that led me deeper and deeper into simplicity, and a concept that was new to me, zero waste. I sensed that what was missing from our life, from our home, was emptiness. My house can't breathe, it's no wonder I feel like I can't either.
Now, my husband and I have undertaken an experiment that we hope will lead to a major lifestyle shift for our whole family. I first started to declutter and downsize by cleaning my kitchen. I emptied out my cupboards and drawers. I put everything needed on our dining-room table. Everything else went into a huge bin for sale. My drawers are beautiful now and I’m content to take this step.
Like any new beginning, there are hesitations. But in a few months, we will move into a new house less than half the size of the one we have. Can my two kids adjust to the idea of reducing their two separate rooms to one small shared bedroom with just a few toys? I can see I'm still thinking about what I will lose. But what I hope becomes clearer is what we will gain by letting go.
1.How did the author feel about the life back to the United States?
A.She enjoyed the new spacious house.
B.She loved the abundance of materials.
C.She complained about owning too much.
D.She desired a much richer life.
2.Why did the author mention Elaine St. James and her book?
A.To show what a great influence James had on her.
B.To advise more people to read James's book.
C.To indicate how her late mother liked reading.
D.To explain why a simple life counts to everyone.
3.What does the underlined word “declutter" mean in Para 5?
A.recover B.remove
C.prepare D.escape
4.What is the author doing according to the last paragraph?
A.Persuading her kids to live simply.
B.Reflecting her hesitations about letting go.
C.Questioning her sudden change on life.
D.Missing her life on the boat.
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After my husband's Chinese kung fu school was open for about a week, my daughters and I decided to see how it was going. We were deeply __________ to see there wasn't a single student in the school. My husband was standing __________ in the school waiting for customers.
We had to __________ ! We decided to be his __________ until he got some "real" ones. We thought it was better to have five people in the school __________ just him if a passerby looked in the window. He started teaching us __________ and forms. We found that some of them actually were __________ to ballet moves but much more difficult. It was kind of fun but __________, too! We
were attracted by then, so we __________ as learners.
______ , we got actual students in our school. There were many men and teenage boys, and we _______lots of other girls and women as well. One special student was a __________ sevenyear-old girl. She was going __________ and had other health problems. With my daughters' help and __________, this little girl got to be a real kung fu kid. Although she is now a sightless, grown adult, I'm confident she can __________ herself if she needs to.
I am __________ to say my daughters are more confident in every area of their lives. This experience taught me to __________ things I never would have __________ before kung fu. I haven't been __________ in all of my efforts, but I'll give almost __________ of niceness a try!
1.A.bored B.upset C.nervous D.moved
2.A.cheerfully B.aggressively C.alone D.forever
3.A.act B.joke C.appear D.learn
4.A.families B.workmates C.consultants D.students
5.A.more than B.in place of C.rather than D.in case of
6.A.speeches B.moves C.manners D.designs
7.A.useful B.accessible C.similar D.comparable
8.A.challenging B.astonishing C.relaxing D.inspiring
9.A.got together B.signed up C.broke away D.stayed on
10.A.Eventually B.Unfortunately C.Obviously D.Regularly
11.A.discovered B.joined C.united D.attracted
12.A.traditional B.homeless C.disabled D.typical
13.A.blind B.deaf C.lame D.stupid
14.A.threat B.encouragement C.adjustment D.approval
15.A.protect B.recognize C.feed D.educate
16.A.stubborn B.proud C.sensitive D.tentative
17.A.apply to B.give up C.try out D.hold back
18.A.appreciated B.predicted C.ignored D.considered
19.A.helpful B.successful C.cheerful D.enthusiastic
20.A.some B.either C.none D.any
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After my husband's Chinese kung fu school was open for about a week, my daughters and I decided to see how it was going. We were deeply __________ to see there wasn't a single student in the school. My husband was standing __________ in the school waiting for customers.
We had to __________ ! We decided to be his __________ until he got some "real" ones. We thought it was better to have five people in the school __________ just him if a passerby looked in the window. He started teaching us __________ and forms. We found that some of them actually were __________ to ballet moves but much more difficult. It was kind of fun but __________, too! We
were attracted by then, so we __________ as learners.
______ , we got actual students in our school. There were many men and teenage boys, and we _______lots of other girls and women as well. One special student was a __________ sevenyear-old girl. She was going __________ and had other health problems. With my daughters' help and __________, this little girl got to be a real kung fu kid. Although she is now a sightless, grown adult, I'm confident she can __________ herself if she needs to.
I am __________ to say my daughters are more confident in every area of their lives. This experience taught me to __________ things I never would have __________ before kung fu. I haven't been __________ in all of my efforts, but I'll give almost __________ of niceness a try!
1.A. bored B. upset C. nervous D. moved
2.A. cheerfully B. aggressively C. alone D. forever
3.A. act B. joke C. appear D. learn
4.A. families B. workmates C. consultants D. students
5.A. more than B. in place of C. rather than D. in case of
6.A. speeches B. moves C. manners D. designs
7.A. useful B. accessible C. similar D. comparable
8.A. challenging B. astonishing C. relaxing D. inspiring
9.A. got together B. signed up C. broke away D. stayed on
10.A. Eventually B. Unfortunately C. Obviously D. Regularly
11.A. discovered B. joined C. united D. attracted
12.A. traditional B. homeless C. disabled D. typical
13.A. blind B. deaf C. lame D. stupid
14.A. threat B. encouragement C. adjustment D. approval
15.A. protect B. recognize C. feed D. educate
16.A. stubborn B. proud C. sensitive D. tentative
17.A. apply to B. give up C. try out D. hold back
18.A. appreciated B. predicted C. ignored D. considered
19.A. helpful B. successful C. cheerful D. enthusiastic
20.A. some B. either C. none D. any
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It was the wedding anniversary and Rose was waiting for her husband to show up. After some years of marriage, things ____ between them. Once a cute couple who couldn’t live without each other now had turned a bit ____ .
They were now fighting over every little thing, but they both didn’t like changes came into their ____ . Wife was waiting to see if Bryan remembered that it was their wedding ____ . As the door bell rang she ran toward the door and opened it with a ____ and a bunch of flowers to greet her husband . ____ started to celebrate. They wanted to make up for fights. They prepared champagne and light music to celebrate.
____the phone in the bedroom rang.
Rose went to ____ it up. On the call there was a man who said, “Hello ma’am, I am calling from the ____ station. Is this Mr. Bryan Currie’s number?”
She replied, “Yes it is!”
“I am sorry ma’am, ____ there has been an accident and a man died. We got this number from his ____ . Can you please come and identify the body?” the man said.
Rose was ____ !! “But my husband is with me here!!”, she replied.
“ The incident ____ this afternoon while he was getting off a bus.” the man replied. Rose was about to ____ her consciousness. “How could this happen?”, She thought to herself.
She had read stories about souls returning to meet their loved ones after their death before they leave. Her heart ____ . In fear she ran towards another room to look for her husband. But he was not there.
She said to herself “It’s true!! He left me forever. Oh God, I can die to have another chance to mend for every ____ we had. I lost my chance forever.” She fell on the floor ____ . All of a sudden there was a noise from the bathroom. The door opened and Bryan came out and said, “Darling, I ____ to tell you today my wallet was stolen.”
Life might not give you a second chance. Never waste any moment while you still have a chance. ____ people and relations in life. Have a wonderful life with no ____ . Because we know no one has promised tomorrow. Live today and enjoy every moment of life.
1.A.changed B.turned C.exchanged D.transformed
2.A.sweeter B.bitter C.better D.greater
3.A.divorce B.work C.hope D.marriage
4.A.party B.church C.congratulations D.anniversary
5.A.surprise B.tear C.smile D.fear
6.A.All B.Both C.None D.Either
7.A.Suddenly B.Occasionally C.Finally D.Eventually
8.A.hold B.put C.pick D.keep
9.A.bus B.police C.train D.TV
10.A.but B.however C.though D.so
11.A.bag B.clothes C.wallet D.body
12.A.delighted B.shocked C.satisfied D.concerned
13.A.broke down B.broke out C.left out D.took place
14.A.lose B.gain C.lack D.attract
15.A.sank B.suspected C.blamed D.ran
16.A.loss B.merry C.fight D.failure
17.A.in vain B.in pain C.in difficulty D.in place
18.A.promised B.forgot C.remembered D.forgave
19.A.Enjoy B.Demand C.Delight D.Value
20.A.regrets B.pains C.fears D.wonders
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This morning on my way school I was deep moved by what I saw outside a bank. An old man
was counting his money in the front of the bank while suddenly a young man came running
and knocked her down. To make things worse, his money was lying in all direction. In no
time the people around rush to pick the money up while the old man stood here, not know
what to do. Surprisingly, everyone gave back the money they had just picked up. The old
man counted the money again and found that not a single bill was missed. To my great joy,
there are now a lot of nice people in our life. It’s true that honesty is more important than
money!
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It was an early morning in summer. In the streets, sleepy-eyed people were moving quickly, heading towards their . This was the beginning of another ________day in New York City. ________this day was to be different.
Waiting ________ the crowded streets, on top of a ________110 stories high, was Philippe Petit. This daring Frenchman was about to a tightrope (绷索) between the two towers of the World Trade Center.
Philippe took his first ________with great care. The wire held. Now he was he could do it. only a balancing pole, Philippe walked his way across, a ________of 131 feet.
Soon the rush-hour began to notice. What a ________! There, 131 feet above the street, a ________figure was walking on air.
Philippe made seven ________, back and forth (来回). He wasn't satisfied with just ________. At times, he would turn, sit down, and go on his knees. Once, he had the astonishing to lie down on the thin thread. And thousands of ________watchers stared with their hearts beating fast.
After the forty-five-minute , Philippe was taken to the police station. He was asked he did it. Philippe shrugged (耸肩) and said, "When I see two tall buildings, I walk."
1.A. jobs B. homes C. buses D. offices
2.A. working B. hot C. same D. ordinary
3.A.And B.So C. But D. Thus
4.A. for B. in C. by D. above
5.A. roof B. position C. wall D. building
6.A. throw B. walk C. climb D. fix
7.A.act B.landing C.step D.trip
8.A. sure B. uncertain C. glad D. nervous
9.A. Through B. Against C. With D. On
10.A. distance B. height C. space D. rope
11.A. streets B. crowds C. passengers D. city
12.A. height B. pleasure C. wonder D. danger
13.A. great B. strange C. public D. tiny
14.A. experiments B. circles C. trips D. movements
15.A. walking B. staying C. acting D .showing
16.A. almost B. even C. often D. rather
17.A. spirit B. result C. strength D. courage
18.A. patient B. terrified C. pleased D. enjoyable
19.A. show B. trick C. try D. program
20.A. how B. why C. whether D. when
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