It was early in 1981 when I first met George. I was in my early 30s, seeking a creative outlet unrelated to the humdrum of housework and raising little ones. My children, then aged three and five, were just entering kindergarten and school life. At 65, George had recently retired and was seeking a rewarding hobby for his golden years. For both of us, painting was art and we met at a local TAFE painting class. Thus began a friendship that was to last for 25 years—until the day he died.
In the late 1950s, George arrived in Western Australia from Britain with his wife and two children. He wasn’t a tall man but was as neat as a pin, with a mouthful of large teeth and glasses that gave his blue eyes a Bambi-like appearance. George was a man who lived life to the full; he worked hard, played hard, and had an opinion about everything. He loved his wife, his family, his friends, and was loyal and outspoken to the equal degree. A slim and vigorous man, George took pride in his fitness and health and walked three kilometres every day. “”I’d no more go without my walk than without brushing my teeth,” he’d say.
And as the only male in a painting class full of women, George was in his element. He loved his singular role and looked after his brood with the same attention he gave to everything.
He took to painting with passion and commitment, even turning the spare bedroom of his home into a studio. His painting equipment was comprehensive—an easel, quality paints, linseed oil, turpentine, brushes, palette, canvases, charcoal pencils, fixative, palette knives—even a rolling pin for removing air bubbles when gluing. Ever practical, George housed many of these items in a tool box-a red metal tool box-built to take hard knocks and purchased from a local hardware store.
For about six years George and I studied together through various units until the completion of the course and other commitments drew us apart, though we always maintained personal contact as we lived within a couple of kilometres of each other. Td sometimes see him on his daily walk or at the local shops and occasionally we'd touch base with a ‘proper’ afternoon tea, sharing a cuppa and a chinwag.
1.Why did the author start to learn painting?
A.To find a lasting and rewarding friendship.
B.To take a break from her boring family life.
C.To develop a hobby for her future golden years.
D.To realize her long-held dream of becoming a painter.
2.The phrase “his brood”(in paragraph 3) most probably refers to __________.
A.George’s interest B.George’s tools
C.George’s family D.George’s classmates
3.In the author’s eye, George was a person who__________
A.desired a luxurious life B.was enthusiastic about sports
C.cared little about his appearance D.seldom told others about his opinion
4.What is the author most likely to deal with in the paragraphs that follow the passage?
A.What happened on the day George died.
B.Why she became a painter while George didn’t.
C.How she and George turned away from each other.
D.Where George used to live before coming to Australia.
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It was early in 1981 when I first met George. I was in my early 30s, seeking a creative outlet unrelated to the humdrum of housework and raising little ones. My children, then aged three and five, were just entering kindergarten and school life. At 65, George had recently retired and was seeking a rewarding hobby for his golden years. For both of us, painting was art and we met at a local TAFE painting class. Thus began a friendship that was to last for 25 years—until the day he died.
In the late 1950s, George arrived in Western Australia from Britain with his wife and two children. He wasn’t a tall man but was as neat as a pin, with a mouthful of large teeth and glasses that gave his blue eyes a Bambi-like appearance. George was a man who lived life to the full; he worked hard, played hard, and had an opinion about everything. He loved his wife, his family, his friends, and was loyal and outspoken to the equal degree. A slim and vigorous man, George took pride in his fitness and health and walked three kilometres every day. “”I’d no more go without my walk than without brushing my teeth,” he’d say.
And as the only male in a painting class full of women, George was in his element. He loved his singular role and looked after his brood with the same attention he gave to everything.
He took to painting with passion and commitment, even turning the spare bedroom of his home into a studio. His painting equipment was comprehensive—an easel, quality paints, linseed oil, turpentine, brushes, palette, canvases, charcoal pencils, fixative, palette knives—even a rolling pin for removing air bubbles when gluing. Ever practical, George housed many of these items in a tool box-a red metal tool box-built to take hard knocks and purchased from a local hardware store.
For about six years George and I studied together through various units until the completion of the course and other commitments drew us apart, though we always maintained personal contact as we lived within a couple of kilometres of each other. Td sometimes see him on his daily walk or at the local shops and occasionally we'd touch base with a ‘proper’ afternoon tea, sharing a cuppa and a chinwag.
1.Why did the author start to learn painting?
A.To find a lasting and rewarding friendship.
B.To take a break from her boring family life.
C.To develop a hobby for her future golden years.
D.To realize her long-held dream of becoming a painter.
2.The phrase “his brood”(in paragraph 3) most probably refers to __________.
A.George’s interest B.George’s tools
C.George’s family D.George’s classmates
3.In the author’s eye, George was a person who__________
A.desired a luxurious life B.was enthusiastic about sports
C.cared little about his appearance D.seldom told others about his opinion
4.What is the author most likely to deal with in the paragraphs that follow the passage?
A.What happened on the day George died.
B.Why she became a painter while George didn’t.
C.How she and George turned away from each other.
D.Where George used to live before coming to Australia.
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.George couldn’t remember when he first met Mr. Anderson, but he was sure it was ______ Sunday because everybody was at ______ church.
A. /; the B. the; / C. a; / D. /; a
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George couldn't remember when he first met Mr.Anderson,but he was sure it was______Sunday because everybody was at______ church.
A./; the B.the; / C.a; / D./; a
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George couldn't remember when he first met Mr.Anderson, but he was sure it was___Sunday s___ because everybody was at__church.
A./; the B.the; /
C.a; / D./; a
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When I was 16 years old, a boy gave me an important gift. 1..It was the early autumn of my first year at a junior high school, and my old school was far away. 2.. I was very lonely, and afraid to make friends with anyone.
Every time I listened to other students talking and laughing, I felt my heart break. I couldn’t talk about anyone with my problems. And I didn’t want my parents to worry about me.[
Then one day, my classmates talked happily with their friends, but I sat at my desk unhappily as usual. 3. I didn’t know who he was. He passed me and then turned back. He looked at me, with a smile on his face.
Suddenly, I felt the touch of something bright and friendly. It made me feel happy, lively and warm 4. I started to talk with other students and made friends. Day by day, I became closer to everyone in my class. The boy with the lucky smile has become my best friend now! 5. I believe that the world is what you think it is. If you think it lonely, you might always be alone. So smile at the world and it will smile back.
A. At that moment, a boy entered the classroom.
B. He’s living in Australia now and he loves it.
C. It doesn‘t matter because all the dark days have gone.
D. It was a smile.
E. That smile changed my life.
F. It’s practically impossible to make friends here.
G. As a result, no one knew who I was.
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When I was 16 years old,a boy gave me an important gift. __1.__
It was the early autumn of my first year at a junior high school, and my old school was very far away.__ 2.__I was very lonely, and afraid to make friends with anyone.
Every time I heard the other students talking and laughing, I felt very heart broken. I couldn’t talk with anyone about my problems. And I didn’t want my parents to worry about me.
Then the other day, my classmates talked happily with their friends ,but I sat at my desk unhappily as usual.__ 3.__I didn’t know who he was. He passed me and then turned back. He looked at me, with a smile on his face.
Suddenly, I felt the touch of something bright and friendly. It made me feel happy, lively and warm.
__4.__I started to talk with other students and made friends. Day by day, I became closer to everyone in my class. The boy with the lucky smile has become my best friend now!
One day, I asked him why he smiled, but he couldn’t remember smiling at me! ________5. I believe that the world is what you think it is. If you think it lonely, you might always be alone. So smile at the world and it will smile back.
A. At that moment, a boy entered the classroom.
B. He is living in Australia now and he loves it.
C. It doesn’t matter because all the dark days have gone.
D. It was a smile.
E. That smile changed my life.
F. It’s practically impossible to make friends here.
As a result, no one knew who I was.
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It was in New Zealand ______ Elizabeth first met Mr.Smith.
A.that B.how C.which D.when
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It was in the street _______ I met one of my friends yesterday.
A. how B. that C. which D. when
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When I was 16 years old, I made my first visit to Disneyland in America. It wasn’t the first time I had been 36 . Like most English children I learned French 37 school and I had often been to France, so I 38 speaking a foreign language to people who didn’t understand 39 . But 40 I went to America, I was really looking forward to__41_ a nice easy holiday without any42 problems.
__43__wrong I was! The misunderstanding began44 the airport. I was looking for a 45__telephone to give my friend Danny a 46 and tell her I had arrived. A47 old man saw me looking lost and asked48 __ he could help me.
“Yes.” I said,“I was to give my friend a ring. ”“Well, that’s nice,” he said. “Are you getting 49 ? But aren’t you a bit young?”“50 is talking about marriage?” I replied. “I just want to give my friend a ring to tell her I’ve arrived. Can you tell me 51 there’s a phone box?” “Oh!” he said, “there’s phone downstairs.”
When at last we did meet up, Danny explained the misunderstanding to me. “Don’t worry,”she said to me, “I had so many 52 at first. There are lots of words which the Americans53 differently in meaning from us British. You’ll soon get used to54 funny things they say. Most of the55 , British and American people understand each other!”
1.A.out B.away C.outside D.abroad
2.A.from B.during C.at D.after
3.A.get used to B.was used to C.used to D.used
4.A.English B.French C.Russian D.Latin
5.A.when B.while C.if D.for
6.A.buying B.having C.giving D.receiving
7.A.time B.human C.language D.money
8.A.Too B.What a C.What D.How
9.A.with B.to C.over D.at
10.A.cheap B.popular C.public D.good
11.A.letter B.ring C.news D.information
12.A.friendly B.strange C.stupid D.tough
13.A.that B.if C.where D.when
14.A.to marry B.to be married C.marrying D.married
15.A.You B.She C.Who D.He
16.A.where B.in which C.over there D.that
17.A.trouble B.difficulties C.things D.fun
18.A.write B.speak C.use D.read
19.A.every B.these C.some D.all the
20.A.chance B.situation C.condition D.time
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Douglas was my cousin. I first met him when he came to stay with my family for a , because his parents were going to teach in Africa.
He and his family lived on the other side of the country, so we had never had a chance to visit. However, when we arrived at the airport, it was not hard to find which person was my . He was the one standing all alone, looking around for someone to him. He looked a little scared(害怕的) to meet us, but started to smile shyly after my mom hugged(拥抱) him.
When we got back home and Douglas started his things, I could not believe it. All of his 40 were the same, all white shirts and dark blue shorts.
“How can you only one kind of clothes?” I asked him.
“That’s the way my school has always been,” he said. “We have to wear uniforms.”
“I would hate having to wear the thing every day.”
“I don’t mind,” Douglas said. “It time. I don’t have to think about what I am going to wear.”
“Well we don’t wear uniforms at our . You’re going to look pretty funny if you come to school in a jacket and tie(领带).
Douglas looked worried. , I felt bad. I had not meant(打算) to hurt him. After all, it was not easy to come to live with some family for a year. Then and there I decided that I was going to my cousin and try to make this as good a year as possible for him.”
1.A. day B. week C. month D. year
2.A. parent B. cousin C. uncle D. friend
3.A. meet B. teach C. help D. ask
4.A. putting away B. laughing at C. playing with D. speaking about
5.A. bags B. pictures C. books D. clothes
6.A. make B. hate C. wear D. sell
7.A. right B. same C. only D. old
8.A. wastes B. saves C. spends D. has
9.A. school B. country C. home D. airport
10.A. Really B. Luckily C. Suddenly D. Secretly
11.A. difficult B. special C. big D. strange
12.A. look at B. look for C. look after D. look up
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