Many years ago, I owned a service station (加油...

Many years ago, I owned a service station (加油站) and roadhouse on the main road between Melbourne and Adelaide.

One very cold wet night at about 3:30 a.m., there was a ______ on the front door of our house. A young man, wet from head to toe, explained that he had ______ out of petrol (汽油) and left his pregnant (怀孕) wife and his two children ______ in the car. He said that he would hitchhike (搭便车) back.

Once I had ______ a can with petrol, I took him back to his car. When we got there, his 2-year-old and 4-year-old children were both crying. I invited them to my house. I had turned the heater on in the roadhouse ______ I left, so when we went in, it was nice and warm. And then I prepared bread and butter for the ______. and hot chocolate for the adults.

It was about 5 a.m. before they left. The young fellow asked me ______ he owed me and I told him that the petrol pump (加油泵) had shown $15.

About a month later, I ______ a letter from Interstate, a large bus company that we had been trying to get to stop off at our roadhouse for a long time. It ______ that the young fellow was its general manager.

In his letter, he thanked me again and informed me that, from then on, all their ______ would stop at my service station. In this case, a little bit of kindness was rewarded (报答) with a huge amount of benefits (益处).

1.A. sign B. knock C. noise

2.A. got B. stayed C. run

3.A. away B. behind C. off

4.A. filled B. dealt C. played

5.A. once B. since C. before

6.A. children B. wife C. man

7.A. how many B. how long C. how much

8.A. look B. received C. accepted

9.A. turned up B. turned around C. turned out

10.A. letters B. children C. buses

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“Promise me I’ll die in my own bed and I won’t die alone.”

There it was. Almost three years ago Dad asked me to make those promises. I said yes. And yet, I broke both. I gazed at my two-year-old son. Today is his birthday.

“Promise me...” The voice came from the grave(坟墓). Or was it simply my own guilt(内疚) ridden imagination? Whichever, I wished it would leave me alone and let me enjoy my son’s birthday.　

Over two years ago, I broke my first promise. But what else could I have done? The battle(战斗) against his cancer was lost. All that was left was to keep him comfortable and manage his pain. My sisters and I decided his remaining days would be in a hospital. Determined to keep the other promise, I made sure he was never alone. And then came that day.

It was early morning. I was alone with Dad, waiting for my sisters to come and spare me. I heard my dad’s breath, his only voice for over a week, when my phone rang. The baby was coming. A nurse directed me to see my wife, two floors up. Yes, everything was fine. “Shall I show you to the family waiting room?” I refused, thanking the nurse as I headed down the stairs. But too late. I broke my second promise. Dad had died alone. Joy, guilt. My son and my broken promise.

The voice came again. I cried, head buried in my hands. I felt two little but strong hands, pulling my own hands away from my face. “Grandpapa!” My son shouted while leading me into the living room and pointed to a drawer in the desk. I opened the drawer and took out the picture—my dad’s.

How had he known about that photo? How did he know it was his grandfather? I had never taken it out of the drawer since shortly after my dad’s death. A new life entering the world exactly the moment an old one leaves. Could these two lives have somehow passed each other, maybe even knew each other? Perhaps Dad didn’t die alone after all.

1.The underlined word “it” in paragraph 3 refers to __________.

A.his father’s voice B.his guilt C.his father’s grave D.his promise

2.The writer made his father stay in hospital for his last days to __________.

A.let his father die alone B.wait for the grandson to come

C.keep him comfortable and manage his pain D.fight against his cancer in hospital

3.What caused the writer to break his second promise?

A.His sisters didn’t come to the hospital as they promised.

B.His father didn’t want to get any treatment about his cancer.

C.He could hear nothing but his father’s breath in the hospital.

D.His son was born almost the same time his father passed away.

4.How would the writer probably feel after that day?

A.Joyful. B.Relieved. C.Upset. D.Nervous.

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An apple 　　　　　　 from the tree and hit on Newton’s head many years ago . He felt strange and appeared “Newton physical gravity” .

A. is falling　　 B. falls　　 C. fell　　 D. falling

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Social customs and ways of behaving change．Things which were considered impolite many years ago are now acceptable．Just a few years ago，it was considered impolite behavior for a man to smoke on street．No man who thought of himself as being a gentleman would make a fool of himself by smoking when a lady was in a room．

Customs also differ from country to country．Does a man walk on the left or the right of a woman in your country? Or doesn’t it matter? What about table manners? Should you use both hands when you are eating? Should you leave one in your lap，or on the table?

The Americans and the British not only speak the same language but also share a large number of social customs．For example，in both America and England people shake hands when they meet each other for the first time．Also Englishmen will open a door for a woman or offer their seat to a woman，and so will most Americans. While waiting in line, Englishmen will never push their way to the front. Neither do Americans. Promptness is important both in England and in America．That is，if a dinner invitation is for 7 o’clock，the dinner guest either arrives close to that time or calls up to explain his delay．

The important thing to remember about social customs is not to do anything that might make other people feel uncomfortable——especially if they are your guests．There is an old story about a man who gave a formal dinner party. When the food was served，one of the guests started to eat his peas with a knife．The other guests were amused or shocked，but the host calmly picked up his knife and began eating in the same way．It would have been bad manners to make his guest feel foolish or uncomfortable．

1.According to Paragraph1,____________________________.

A. Customs differ from country to country.

B. Some customs considered impolite in the past are accepted by people now.

C. Gentlemen like to smoke in front of women.

D. Smoking on streets were considered polite behaviors in the past.

2. If one has accepted a dinner invitation, what should he do if he can’t arrive on time?

A. He should find an excuse.

B. He should ask for excuse.

C. He should say “sorry”.

D. He should telephone to explain his being late.

3.The Americans and the British also share a large number of social customs except(除了)___________.

A. shaking hands when meeting for the first time

B. offering their seat to a woman

C. waiting in line

D. being late for dinner

4.According to the passage, the best host______________.

A. tries his best to make his guests feel comfortable

B. makes his guests feel excited

C. tries to avoid being foolish to his guests

D. tries to behave the same as the guests

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Social customs and the ways of behaving change. Things that were considered impolite many years ago are acceptable . Just a few years ago, it was considered to be impolite behavior for a man to smoke on the street . No man who thought of himself as being a gentleman would make fool of himself by smoking when a lady was in the room.

Customs are also different from country to country. Does a man walk on the left or on the right of a woman in your country? Or doesn’t it matter? What about table manners?

The Americans and the British not only speak the same language but also share a large number of social customs. For example, in both America and England people shake hands when they meet each other for the first time. Also, most Englishmen will open a door for a wonman or offer their seat to a woman , and so will most Americans. Promptness is important both in England and in America. That is , if a dinner invitation is for 6 o'clock , the dinner guest either arrives close to that time or calls up to explain his delay.

The important thing to remember about social customs is not to do anything that might make other people feel uncomfortable especially if they are your guests. There is an old story about a man who gave a very formal dinner party. When the food was served, one of the guests started to eat his peas with a knife. The other guests were amused or greatly surprised , but the host calmly picked up his knife and began eating in the same way. I t would have been bad manners to make his guest feel foolish or uncomfortable.

1.The underlined phrase” make fool of himself” in the first passage means____

A．make himself strong                     B．make himself rich

C．make himself comfortable                 D．cause himself to seem like a fool

2.According to the passage , the American and British _____

A．don’t speak the same language

B．don’t have social custom in common

C．do share a lot of social customs

D．do have the exactly same social customs

3.If a dinner invitation is for six o’clock , the guest is supposed to arrive at ____ six

A．nearly a minute or two later than           B．a quarter to

C．a quarter to                            D．much later than

4.The last example in the passage shows____

A．The correct way to use a knife at table

B．that it is good manners not to make your guests feel foolish or uncomfortable

C．that social customs and ways of behaving change too fast

D．promptness is important both in England and in America

5.Which of the following do you think is the best title for this passage?

A．Social Customs and Customs               B．Social Life

C．American and British Customs              D．Promptness is Important

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Parents sometimes learn from their children.

Many years ago,a 1. my friend David worked day and night,he was still not rich.

One day,when he arrived h 2.　 after work ,he found his 3-year-old daughter was decorating a box with some expensive wrapping paper. He thought she was w　 3.　 money and became angry with her.He even p　 4.　 his daughter by beating her. However,the little girl brought the box to her father the next morning and said,“This for you,Daddy,Merry Christmas!”He was embarrassed(尴尬）by his overreaction(过激反应）,but he became angry a 5.　　 when he found that the box was empty.

He shouted at her,“Don’t you know that when you give someone a present,there should be s 6. inside it?”

The little girl looked up at him with t 7.　 in her eyes and said ,“Oh ,Daddy,I blew kisses in the box. I filled it with my l　 8.　 .All for you Daddy.”

The father was very surprised. He put his arms around his little girl,and said s　 9.　 to her. Later, David told me that he kept that box by his bed for years. When he was discouraged(情绪低落），he would take out an imaginary (想象的）kiss from the box and r 10.　 the love of the child.

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Many years ago, two friends, Mike and Jim, were walking through the desert. Somehow they began to quarrel (争吵) about small matters. Suddenly, Mike hit Jim in the face. Jim was hurt, but he said nothing. He just wrote in the sand: Today my best friend hit me in the face.

They kept on walking, and at last, they found a river. So they decided to take a bath.

Suddenly, Jim got stuck in the mire (陷在泥里). At that moment, Mike saved him. After Jim felt better, he wrote on a stone: Today my best friend saved my life.　　　　

Mike saw this, and asked, “After I hurt you, you wrote in the sand. After I saved you, you wrote on a stone. Why?”

Jim answered, “When someone hurts us, we should write it down in sand. Then winds of forgiveness (宽恕) can blow it away. But, when someone does something good for us, we must engrave (铭刻) it in stone, then no wind can ever blow it away.”

1. When did the story happen?

2.What did Mike and Jim quarrel about?

3.Did Jim say anything when he was hit?

4.Where did Jim write after Mike saved him?

5.Who do you think might be deeply moved at last?

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Many years ago, two friends, Mike and Jim, were walking through the desert. Somehow they　 began to quarrel (争吵　 ) about small matters. Suddenly, Mike hit Jim in the face. Jim was hurt, but he said nothing. He just wrote in the sand: Today my best friend hit me in the face.

They kept on walking,　 and at last,　 they found a river.　 So they decided to take a bath. Suddenly, Jim got stuck in the mire (陷在泥里 ). At that moment, Mike saved him. After Jim felt better, he wrote on a stone: Today my best friend saved my life.

Mike saw this, and asked, “After I hurt you, you wrote in the sand. After I saved you, you wrote on a stone. Why?”

Jim answered, “When someone hurts us, we should write it down in sand. Thus winds of forgiveness (宽恕 ) can blow it away. But, when someone does something good for us, we must engrave (铭刻) it in stone, then no wind can ever blow it away.”

1.When did the story happen?

2.What did Mike and Jim quarrel about?

3.Did Jim say anything when he was hit?

4.Where did Jim write after Mike saved him?

5.Who do you think might be deeply moved at last?

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Many years ago, two friends, Mike and Jim, were walking through the desert. Somehow they　 began to quarrel (争吵　 ) about small matters. Suddenly, Mike hit Jim in the face. Jim was hurt, but he said nothing. He just wrote in the sand: Today my best friend hit me in the face. They kept on walking,　 and at last,　 they found a river.　 So they decided to take a bath. Suddenly, Jim got stuck in the mire (陷在泥里 ). At that moment, Mike saved him. After Jim felt better, he wrote on a stone: Today my best friend saved my life.

Mike saw this, and asked, “After I hurt you, you wrote in the sand. After I saved you, you wrote on a stone. Why?”

Jim answered, “When someone hurts us, we should write it down in sand. Thus wind of forgiveness (宽恕 ) can blow it away. But, when someone does something good for us, we must engrave (铭刻) it in stone, then no wind can ever blow it away.”

1.When did the story happen?　　 _____________________________

2.What did Mike and Jim quarrel about?　　 ________________________

3.Did Jim say anything when he was hit?　 _________________________

4.Where did Jim write after Mike saved him?　 ____________________

5.Who do you think might be deeply moved at last?　 ________________

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Many years ago, every morning, she wanted to take him to the kindergarten. He always cried and begged,“ Mom, I will listen to you at home and I won’t make you angry. Please don’t take me to the kindergarten. I want to be with you.”

It seemed that she didn’t hear him because she was busy getting ready to work. In fact, he knew his mother wouldn’t agree with him, so he was always crying while following her downstairs.

Many years later, she was old. And even worse, she suffered from Alzheimer’s disease（早老性痴呆病）. But he had to struggle for a living. He didn’t have time to take care of her. At the same time, it was impossible for him to leave her alone at home. After thinking it over, he thought of a place.

The night before he made the decision, she looked at him in and out. She seemed to know something.“ My son, Mom won’t make you angry. I won’t need you to look after me. Don’t send me to a nursing home. I want to be with you…” She cried, and the sound became weaker and weaker…

He was silent, looking for reasons to persuade（说服）her.

In the end, they appeared outside a nursing home. After they checked in, he said to her,“ Mom, I…I have to go!”

She nodded slightly, opened her mouth with no teeth and said,“ My son, remember to pick me up early…”

At that moment, he remembered it was at the gate of the kindergarten that he said nearly the same words,“ Mom, remember to pick me up early…” Suddenly he went back…

1.Why did he send her to the nursing home?

A. Because he didn’t have time to look after her.

B. Because she always made him angry at home.

C. Because he was unwilling to live with her.

D. Because the nursing home was warmer than their home.

2.What do the underlined words “nursing home” here probably mean?

A. Kindergarten　　 B. Old people’s home

C. Hospital　　 D. School

3.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. He was excited to go to the kindergarten every morning.

B. She didn’ t have a job when her son was young.

C. He had to work hard to make a living after his mother was badly sick.

D. He was happy to leave his mother in the nursing home.

4.What does the passage mainly tell us?

A. We all need to go to the kindergarten when we are old enough.

B. We should care more about our parents.

C. We should send our parents to a nursing home when they are old.

D. We should work hard instead of taking care of our parents.

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