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After Grandma passed away, Grandpa moved in with us from China in 1983. Although we___ different languages, we still communicated well in our own way.

Playing Monopoly(大富翁) with my brother and I created a___ bond between us.

Although he failed to figure out the _______　 or much of what my brother and I said, he got a kick　　 out of___ with us.

I think of Grandpa when I play games with my sons. Truthfully, I don’t care if I win or lose these games. What___ is spending time with children and understanding their___ .

Grandpa would spend his days sitting on the couch, staring out the window and singing ___. I often thought he was____, but as I age, I find peace in taking moments to stare out a window. Maybe I got that from him.

He passed away the night before his 80th　 birthday. One of my biggest______ is not spending more time with him. What I learned from my grandpa was to____ simple pleasure in life, see a single leaf fall from a tree and play games with my sons.

I think it’s time to visit Grandpa’s grave.

1.A.exchanged B.spoke C.learned D.loved

2.A.close B.similar C.mysterious D.free

3.A.laws B.opinions C.lessons D.rules

4.A.shopping B.staying C.traveling D.singing

5.A.exists B.permits C.matters D.differs

6.A.answers B.decisions C.problems D.interests

7.A.quietly B.skillfully C.perfectly D.regularly

8.A.relaxed B.sleepy C.stressed D.bored

9.A.concerns B.mistakes C.regrets D.puzzles

10.A.enjoy B.select C.picture D.remember

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Grandma celebrated grandpa’s birthday just days before he passed away. Although his __________ was very difficult for her, I think it taught grandma that good health was not to be taken __________, and she made up her mind to live the rest of her own life as ______ and as long as she could. One day, when she ________ to attend dancing lessons, we rolled our eyes in __________ and helplessly wished she would just stay home and __________ cookies as normal grandmothers did. Many years filled with countless dance lessons passed ________ we learned to appreciate the wonder of having a __________ grandma.

I suppose grandma’s primary motivation for dancing was social. She had been a __________ girl, always very tall and heavy, and had married into grandpa’s quiet lifestyle before __________ any elegance or confidence in her personal appearance. Dancing, __________, filler her life with flash lights, wonderful parties, beautiful dresses, and the challenge of learning. __________ the weekly dance lessons did not change her ample, two-hundred-pound figure, grandma __________ everyone with energetic performances on the dance floor, __________ soon gave her as much elegance and confidence as any Miss American competitor.

Having taken dance lessons for years, my grandma learned various dances _________ and was soon participating in dancing _________ all over the Northwest. When I was fourteen, grandma __________ invited me to watch her compete in one of these matches. My attitude was __________ unenthusiastic at that point, but to make her happy, my mother and I attended the match. As if to prove me wrong, grandma made a wonderful showing in every __________ she entered. I thought she was truly the queen of the ball during the dance, and my thoughts were shared by the _________ a short time later when she was awarded a gold cup for her outstanding performance.

1.A. suffering　　 B. birthday　　 C. health　　 D. death

2.A. for sure　　 B. for fun　　 C. for granted　　 D. seriously

3.A. fully　　 B. peacefully　　 C. pitifully　　 D. carefully

4.A. pretended　　 B. announced　　 C. refused　　 D. managed

5.A. agreement　　 B. excitement　　 C. embarrassment　　 D. anger

6.A. sell　　 B. bake　　 C. buy　　 D. keep

7.A. until　　 B. since　　 C. unless　　 D. before

8.A. loving　　 B. dancing　　 C. caring　　 D. selfless

9.A. humorous　　 B. shy　　 C. determined　　 D. mean

10.A. managing　　 B. losing　　 C. developing　　 D. falling

11.A. at most　　 B. to be honest　　 C. in a word　　 D. on the other hand

12.A. Once　　 B. Since　　 C. Because　　 D. Although

13.A. persuaded　　 B. satisfied　　 C. surprised　　 D. confused

14.A. what　　 B. that　　 C. which　　 D. it

15.A. easily　　 B. busily　　 C. hard　　 D. awkwardly

16.A. performances　　 B. trainings　　 C. practice　　 D. matches

17.A. unwillingly　　 B. increasingly　　 C. proudly　　 D. surprisingly

18.A. hardly　　 B. even　　 C. still　　 D. fairly

19.A. incident　　 B. point　　 C. room　　 D. event

20.A. judges　　 B. competitors　　 C. dancers　　 D. audiences

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Our daughter Alissa passed away after a battle with a simple flu in August 2006 at 25. Due to the illness along with her birth, she grew to only 4 feet and 9 inches tall and had pneumonia every two months. However, Alissa had a great fighting spirit and handled those obstacles with strength and courage.

The loss of Alissa took away all of the happiness and joy in our family. As the next August approached, we needed something to move us forward.

That something was a dog we named Baci. My wife, Susan, and daughter Jenna had been looking for a dog. I was not as enthusiastic, but they insisted. On July 26, 2007, Baci arrived in our lives from a pet store.

That night, when I came home from work, Jenna handed me this small brown-colored ball of hair. I held Baci on my chest, and the first thing he did was kiss my face. It was love at first doggy kiss, with many more to follow.

Suddenly the air of the house changed. Bad liked to take walks around the lake and take a ride in the car. He would put his ball in my lap and wait for me to throw it. Then he would chase down the ball and repeat the game. Baci was not a perfect dog. He would go through the garbage and tore up paper. He was not friendly in public, either with dogs or people. But Baci gave us unconditional love. When we came home, he would come to the door wagging his tail happy to see us.

Unfortunately, as Baci approached his 10th birthday, his health began to fail. I had hoped that we would have more time together, but it appears that our days with Baci are coming to a close. Still, Baci was the something we needed to move us forward in our journey through sadness. He was an unexpected gift from God for which I will always be thankful.

1.What does the underlined word “obstacle” in Paragraph 1 mean?

A. success　　 B. spirit　　 C. pain　　 D. death

2.We can learn from the passage that ________.

A. all Alissa, Susan and Jenna are the author’s daughters

B. Baci was a homeless dog and picked up by the author

C. the author was not much interested in Bad at first

D. Baci filled the author’s family with happiness and joy

3.Which of the following descriptions of Baci is TRUE?

A. Baci died before the author wrote this passage.

B. Baci had a bad habit to go through the garbage.

C. Baci liked to take a swim in the lake.

D. Baci was always friendly to people.

4.What’s the best title for this passage?

A. A Dog That Sent Us Gift

B. A Dog That Moved Us Forward

C. Baci, We Love You Unconditionally

D. Baci, a Brown-Colored Dog

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Struggling in the US? Move to China!

I graduated from the university with a degree of civil engineer. It is a good field but my heart was not in it. I wanted to be an actor or work in the entertainment industry…living a creative life. My choice of civil engineering was really a mistake but I realized too late. As soon as I graduated, I move straight to Los Angeles----the home of the film and television industry!

For three years, I tried to get a job in that field. I often worked as an extra in movies and TV shows----standing in the background while actors are in the foreground. This was fun for a while, but I wanted a real acting job, where I was speaking! Sadly, in Los Angeles, there is too much competition. Every race and age is represented: old, young, black, white, Asian, and thousands of blondish-red haired Midwestern types like me. Being an extra couldn’t make enough money for me to live in LA. I had to do something else for money.

After three years of trying, I gave up my dream of being an actor and started a different career. I then tried network-marketing, but in the end, that failed. Seven years after graduating from college, I was still in debt, still searching for a satisfactory life. I decided to go back to civil engineering.

However, I was starting to get very disappointed with my life. Why is life not like what I expected?

I expected to have made a lot of money, gotten married, with a house and nice cars, kids, time freedom, etc. Millions of people lead lives with their dreams shelved, existing but not really living. I want my life to be different, more satisfactory, more alive. America was not providing that for me…

In addition, America was too expensive----always worrying about money was a headache. I wanted a life filled with adventure, romance, friendships, successes, and dreams realized.

…

I decided to move to China.

1.How can we describe the writer’s attitude toward life?

A. Practical.           B. Passive.         C. Disappointed.        D. Positive.

2.What does the underlined sentence mean?

A. A lot of people are living but they are not enjoying their life.

B. A lot of people are living with dreams though their life is not that enjoyable.

C. A lot of people give up their dreams and yet are living a good life.

D. A lot of people don’t have dreams, nor do they want to live either.

3.What did the writer do before he finally decided to move to China?

A. Engineerextramarketingengineer.     B. Extramarketingengineer.

C. Engineerextramarketing .               D. Extraengineermarketing.

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Living alone in nature is the kind of decision that looks great on paper. You could move away from the pressures of city life, to somewhere with a lower cost of living and more privacy. You could enjoy scenic views all year round, and adopt a simpler way of life. It’s not hard to see the appeal of this at all. But what happens when that all goes wrong?

Paul Kingsnorth is a distinguished writer—his novel The Wake was longlisted for the Booker Prize and won the Gordon Burn Prize. His books help develop an awareness of place and history, so it’s not hugely surprising that his latest book, Savage Gods, is about his own rural existence. Savage Gods is in part about Kingsnorth, his wife, and their children moving to western Ireland. He writes, “In my country a small house and a field is beyond the means of anyone who doesn’t earn much money or who refuses to get into debt to chase a dream.” It’s a feeling that anyone who’s looked longingly at rural tiny houses miles from anyone else can relate to.

But Kingsnorth is aware that this is only part of the story. “Because I am not a real farmer, I have to make my money in other places,” he writes, “I need the Internet or the Dublin-to-Holyhead ferry and sometimes both to put food on my family’s table.” To make matters worse, Kingsnorth’s isolation(隔离) results in a crisis of confidence in his own writing abilities—which becomes one of the central themes of Savage Gods.

Kingsnorth isn’t the only writer to make time spent in a vivid countryside landscape sound less enjoyable than one might expect. The French writer Sylvain Tesson takes this to what may be its most extreme point in his book. He lived alone for six months. His book includes impressive descriptions of the landscape and what it’s like to experience depression in the middle of such a landscape.

Some books neatly remind you of the appeal of such an existence, while others make the drawbacks central to their accounts. In Names for the Sea, Moss summarizes the attraction of wilder places. “We’d come for the landscape, for the pale nights and dark shores, rain sweeping over trees and bushes,” she writes. From that, it’s not hard to see why a life in nature—even with its potential downsides—still appeals to so many.

1.According to Paragraph 1, living in isolation makes people_____.

A.look great B.reveal their privacy

C.overcome pressures D.enjoy a lower living cost

2.What does the underlined word “this” in Paragraph 3 refer to?

A.Paul Kingsnorth helps readers develop an awareness of time and space.

B.Paul Kingsnorth starts to have doubts about his ability as a writer.

C.Paul Kingsnorth’s family live comfortably in a rural house.

D.Paul Kingsnorth couldn’t afford a tiny rural house.

3.What do you know about Paul Kingsnorth?

A.He thinks it a perfect idea to live alone in nature.

B.He earns money somewhere else to make ends meet.

C.His latest book is about the attraction of wilder places.

D.Living in the countryside landscape results in his depression.

4.Why does the author mention Sylvain Tesson and his book?

A.To inform readers of a famous French writer.

B.To praise him for his marvelous writing skills.

C.To explain how to live in the peaceful countryside.

D.To emphasize more writers experience similar problems.

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Grandma is very popular ________her neighbors and devoted ________Grandpa.

A.to,with　　　　 B.with;towards

C.with;to　　　　 D.among;in

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At 27, after serving in World War Ⅱ, I dreamed of owning a piece of land. So I moved from central Illinois to Shelbina, Missouri, and bought 236 acres for $6,000. The land was near a dirt road and was half farmland and half trees, with an old house that had no running water or electricity. Obviously, it was not what you'd call a perfect farm. But it was mine.

I was alone for the first time in my life, and I found it liberating. My days were filled from dawn until dusk with plowing and planting corn. Dinnertime came and went, and I barely remembered to eat.

I wouldn't say I was a great success at farming in Missouri. However, when I went to the store to buy some tools, I met a nice woman named Claudette working behind the counter. I also ran into her at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Shelbina each week. I found out later that her manager kept asking her about "that tall boy from Illinois living out in the country in an old house with no water, no electricity and no housekeeper."

Claudette and her sister soon visited my farm and put up some curtains. To show my appreciation, I took Claudette out for a ride in my truck. We married in 1954 and have now been together for more than 62 years!

I later sold the Missouri farm for a $3,500 profit and bought 40 acres in Illinois. For many reasons, buying the Missouri farm was a good idea. I will always value memories of owning the farm and meeting my beloved.

1.Why did the author buy the Missouri farm?

A. To marry a nice girl.　　 B. To live a free life.

C. To have his own land.　　 D. To earn a good profit.

2.What was Claudette when the author met her?

A. A manager.　　 B. A storekeeper.

C. A housekeeper.　　 D. A shop assistant.

3.We can learn from the passage that the Missouri house__________.

A. was well furnished　　 B. led to a happy marriage

C. covered 40 acres　　 D. made a successful farmer

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At 27, after serving in World War II, I dreamed of owning a piece of land. So I moved from central Illinois to Shelbina, Missouri, and bought 236 acres for $6,000. The plot of land was situated on a dirt road and was half farmland and half trees, with an old house that had no running water or electricity. Obviously, it was not what you’d call prime real estate. But it was mine.

I was alone for the first time in my life, and I found it liberating. My days were filled from dawn until dusk with plowing and planting corn. Dinnertime came and went, and I barely remembered to eat.

I wouldn’t say I was a great success at farming in Missouri. However, when I went to the store to buy some plowshares, I met a nice woman named Claudette working behind the counter. I also ran into her at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Shelbina each week. I found out later that her manager kept asking her about “that tall boy (and eligible bachelor) from Illinois living out in the country in an old house with no water, no electricity and no housekeeper.”

Claudette and her sister soon visited my farm and put up some curtains. To show my appreciation, I took Claudette out for a ride in my 2½-ton Studebaker truck. We married in 1954 and have now been together for more than 62 years!

I later sold the Missouri farm for a $3,500 profit and bought 40 acres in Illinois. For many reasons, buying the Missouri farm was a good idea. I will always cherish memories of owning the farm and meeting my beloved.

1.When the author bought the plot of land in Shelbina, ________.

A. it was well equipped　　 B. he was unsatisfied with it

C. it was not a real estate　　 D. he worked very hard on it

2.The underlined word “liberating” in paragraph 2 can be replaced by the word ________.

A. upset　　 B. interesting

C. free　　 D. boring

3.The author regards buying the Missouri farm as a good idea because _______.

A. he was able to sell it at the price of $3,500

B. he could recall plenty of experiences in his own farm

C. he got the chance to meet his wife working at a church in Shelbina then

D. he could purchase another house in Illinois as a result of successful farming

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Tom is determined ______his classmates after many failures in school.

A．get away with                          B．give in to

C．keep up with                           D．catch up with

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Grandma celebrated her fifty-third birthday just weeks before grandpa died of cancer in 1965. Although his passing was very difficult for her, I think their shared struggle to make his life longer taught grandma that good health was not to be taken for granted, and she made up her mind to live the rest of her own life as fully and as long as she could. One day, when she announced to attend lessons at the Fred Astaire Dance Studio in Portland, Oregon, where she lived, we rolled our eyes in embarrassment and helplessly wished she would just stay home and bake cookies as normal grandmothers did. Many years filled with countless dance lessons passed before we learned to appreciate the wonder of having a dancing grandma.

I suppose grandma’s primary motivation for wanting to learn to dance was social. She had been a shy girl, always very tall and heavy, and had married into grandpa’s quiet lifestyle before developing any elegance or confidence in her personal appearance. Dancing, on the other hand, filled her life with flash lights, wonderful parties, beautiful dresses, handsome young dance instructors, and the challenge of learning. Although the weekly dance lessons did not change her ample, two- hundred-pound figure, grandma surprised everyone with energetic performances on the dance floor, which soon gave her as much elegance and confidence as any Miss American competitor.

Having taken weekly dance lessons for years, my grandma learned various dances easily and was soon participating in dancing matches all over the Northwest. When I was fourteen, grandma proudly invited me to watch her compete in one of these matches to be held in the grand ballroom of the Red Lion Inn. My attitude was still unenthusiastic at that point, but to make her happy, my mother and I attended the match. As if to prove me wrong, grandma made a wonderful showing in every event she entered. I thought she was truly the queen of the ball during the dance, and my thoughts were shared by the judges a short time later when she was awarded a gold cup for her outstanding performance.

1.What did grandma learn from grandpa’s death?

A. Good health was not there for everyone.

B. She should take dance lessons.

C. She had to struggle to live a better life.

D. She should wear beautiful dresses.

2.Normal grandmas usually _______ in the author’s point of view.

A. took dance lessons

B. did some exercises at home

C. took care of grandchildren at home

D. did some housework at home

3.The author felt _______ when he was invited to watch grandma’s match.

A. happy　　 B. proud　　　　　　 C. excited　　　　 D. uninterested

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