Sometimes I really doubt whether there is love between my parents. Every day they are very busy trying to __36__ in order to pay the high tuition for my brother and me. They don’t act in the __37__ ways that I read in books or I see on TV. In their opinion, “I love you” is too __38__ for them to say. Sending flowers to each other on Valentine’s Day is even more out of __39__.
One day, my mother was sewing a quilt. I sat down beside her. “Mom, I have a question to ask you. Is there __40__ between you and Dad?” I asked her in a very low voice. She didn’t answer immediately. She __41__ her head and continued to sew the quilt.
I was very worried because I thought I had _42_ her. I was _43__ and I didn’t know what I should do. But at last I heard my mother say the following words:
“Susan,” she said thoughtfully, “Look at this thread．Sometimes it __44_, but most of it disappears in the quilt. The thread really makes the quilt __45__. If life is a quilt, then love should be a thread．It can hardly be seen __46_, but it’s really there. Love is __47__.”
I listened carefully but I __48__ her until the next spring. At that time, my father suddenly __49_ seriously. My mother had to stay with him in the hospital for a month. When they returned from the hospital, they both looked __50 _. It seemed both of them had had a serious illness. After they were back, every day in the morning and dusk, my mother helped my father __51__ on the country road．
“Dad, how are you feeling now?” I asked him one day.“Susan, don’t __52__ me.” he said gently. “To tell you the truth, I just like walking with your mom.”__53__ his eyes, I know he loves my mother deeply.
Once I thought love meant flowers, gifts and __54__. But from this experience, I understand that love is just __55__ in the quilt of our life. Love is inside, making life strong and warm.
31．A．keep fit B．rise early C．earn money D．collect fortune
32．A．magic B．romantic C．fantastic D．attractive
33．A．simple B．easy C．relaxing D．luxurious
34．A．the question B．question C．reach D．control
35．A．feeling B．love C．quarrel D．smile
36．A．raised B．shook C．nodded D．bowed
37．A．hurt B．injured C．wounded D．harmed
38．A．in great surprise B．in a great embarrassment
C．with deep depression D．at extreme sorrow
39．A．happens B．comes about C．appears D．occurs
40．A．warm and soft B．hot and hard C．thin and cool D．strong and durable
41．A．somewhere and sometime B．anywhere or anytime
C．more or less D．here and there
42．A．inside B．outside C．faraway D．nearby
43．A．could believe B．couldn’t understand C．wouldn’t recognize D．might know
44．A．got sick B．got stuck C．threw up D．became disabled
45．A．quite healthy B．very pale C．fairly red D．much surprised
46．A．jump high B．go hurriedly C．run fast D．walk slowly
47．A．think about B．talk with C．worry about D．laugh at
48．A．Reading B．Seeing C．Saying D．Writing
49．A．fresh roses B．gold ring C．sweet kisses D．beautiful jewelry
50．A．a thread B．a needle C．the cloth D．the cotton
You Did More Than Carry My Books
Mark was waking home from school one day when he noticed the boy ahead of him had dropped all of the books he was carrying, along with a baseball bat and several other things. Mark down and helped the boy pick up these articles. _ they were going the same way, he helped to carry some of them for him. As they walked Mark _ the boy’s name was Bill, that he computer games, baseball and history, that he was having a lot of _ with his other subjects and that he had just
broken with his girlfriend.
They arrived at Bill’s home first and Mark was in for a Coke and to watch some television. The afternoon passed _ with a few laughs and some shared small talk, and then Mark went home. They _ to see each other around school, had lunch together once or twice, and then both ended up from the same high school. Just three weeks before , Bill asked Mark if they talk.
Bill _ him of the day years ago when they had first met. “Do you wonder why I was carrying so many things home that day ?” asked Bill. “You see, I _ out my locker because I didn’t want to leave a mess (脏乱) anyone else. I had panned to run away and I was going home to my things. But after we spent some time together and laughing, I realized that_ I had done that, I would have a new friend and missed all the fun we would have together.
So you see, Mark, when you picked up my books that day you did a lot more. You __my life.”
A．fell B．sat C．lay D．knelt
A．Although B．Since C．After D．until
A．discovered B．realized C．said D．decided
A．played B．loved C．tried D．made
A．questions B．ideas C．trouble D．doubt
A．up B．out C．off D．away
A．called B．helped C．invited D．allowed
A．peacefully B．willingly C．freely D．pleasantly
A．continued B．agreed C．forced D．offered
A．graduation B．movement C．separation D．vacation
A．would B．should C．could D．must
A．demanded B．reminded C．removed D．asked
A．ever B．usually C．even D．never
A．checked B．took C．cleared D．put
A．over B．into C．with D．for
A．find B．pick C．pack D．hold
A．talking B．playing C．reading D．watching
A．before B．if C．while D．as
A．forgotten B．passed C．left D．lost
A．helped B．recovered C．improved D．changed
The True Story of Treasure Island
It was always thought that Treasure Island was the product of Robert Louis Stevenson’s imagination. _____，recent research has found the true story of this exciting work.
Stevenson, a Scotsman, had lived for many years in 1881 he returned to Scotland for a . With him were his American wife Fanny and his son .
Each morning Stevenson would take them out for a long over the hills. They had been this for several days before the weather suddenly took a turn for the worse, Kept indoors by the heavy rain. Lloyd felt the days To keep the boy happy Robert asked the boy to do some
One morning, the boy came to Robert with a beautiful map of an island. Robert （9） that the boy had drawn a large cross in the middle of “What’s that ?”he asked “That’s the treasure “ said the boy Robert suddenly something of an adventure story in the boy’s While the rain was pouring ,Robert sat down by the fire to write a story. He would make the a twelve-year-old boy just like Lloyd. But who would he the pirate（海盗）?
Robert had a good friend named Henley, who walked around with the of a wooden leg. Robert had always wanted to such a man in a story Long John Silver the pirate with a wooden leg, was
So thanks to a .September in Scotland a friend with a wooden leg and the imagination of a twelve-year-old boy we have one of the greatest stories in the English language.
A．However B．Therefore C．Besides D．Finally
A．alone B．next door C．at home D．abroad
A．meeting B．story C．holiday D．jib
A．Lloyd B．Robert C．Henley D．John
A．talk B．rest C．walk D．game
A．attempting B．missing C．planning D．enjoying
A．quiet B．dull C．busy D．cold
A．cleaning B．writing C．drawing D．exercising
A．doubted B．noticed C．decided D．recognized
A．the sea B．the house C．Scotland D．the island
A．forgotten B．buried C．discovered D．unexpected
A．saw B．drew C．made D．learned
A．book B．reply C．picture D．mind
A．star B．hero C．writer D．child
A．help B．problem C．use D．bottom
A．praise B．produce C．include D．accept
A．Yet B．Also C．But D．Thus
A．read B．born C．hired D．written
A．rainy B．sunny C．cool D．windy
A．news B．love C．real-life D．adventure
Kindness at fast-food restaurant It was summer and I had gotten one of the few jobs a 14-year-old can find—working at Burger King, a fast-food restaurant. It wasn't a good job, but it meant money， was something I needed.
One day, I was working behind the front counter, taking . The customers were coming and goingand the woman who didn't seem any different from most others.
She ordered her meal and I told her the total. As she searched her purse to find some change, the woman soon that she was about a dollar short.“I'm to say this, but I guess I won't be able to make my purchase ，"she said sadly. That's when I had the idea of paying the difference for her. She re-fused at first, but after I ，she agreed. She thanked me and moved to the end of the counter to her order. I continued with my work and thought more of it. About an hour later had slowed down and I was waiting for my next customer. Then I glanced over towards the and saw the same woman whom I'd helped with the money entering again. I recognized her.
She walked straight up to me and said，“I want to thank you again for what you did. You see, I'm a diabetic(糖尿病患者），and I need to eat some-thing right away. That's I came in earlier. If you hadn't helped me as you did, I have fain-ted. Thank you. ”
She handed me two dollars， I'd given her. the woman walk away, I realized that God had used me to help me. In the end, I was not onlywith money but also with the satisfaction of knowing that I'd helped someone out of a tight spot.
A．firstly B．roughly C．certainly D．strictly
A．which B．what C．that D．it
A．menus B．orders C．service D．food
A．reached B．moved C．presented D．approached
A．through B．for C．about D．across
A．recognized B．realized C．admitted D．said
A．above all B．first of all C．in all D．after all
A．insisted on B．insisted C．stuck to D．stuck
A．pick up B．pick out C．carry out D．bring out
A．none B．anything C．nothing D．something
A．customers B．orders C．pressure D．business
A．entrance B．restaurant C．counter D．window
A．suddenly B．immediately C．surely D．completely
A．at a time B．at time C．sometime D．sometimes
A．when B．where C．why D．how
A．shall B．may C．might D．need
A．twice that B．twice what C．that twice D．what twice
A．Watching B．Looking C．Observing D．Noticing
A．awarded B．honored C．returned D．rewarded
My grandfather is now 88 years old. He is still very active, and his active life makes his wife-my grandmother-healthy and active. My grandparents' case is not in Japan now. Life expectancy is rising higher and higher and has now 88 years for women and 83 years for men.
I think there are some to living longer. One is being active. My grandfather very well—at least 12 hours a day—but when he was ，he likes outdoor activities. He is so busy that my grandmother has to him. He has had three car accidents since he 65. She is afraid that he will an accident again, so she is always with him， when he travels. They depend on each other. your life with someone is another secret to living a long life.
There are some other of people who have lived a long, healthy life because they shared their life with someone. My mother's teacher, who died one year ago at age 86 ，was always healthy and . She used to walk to my house. She always lived with her elder sister and had to her. She died of cancer three months after her sister died. her sister's death, she got worse day by day.
I think there are many reasons that people live a long time keeping healthy and eating food, but the most important one is having a good . People who share their lives can help each other and talk to each other, sometimes each other. all the elderly people whom I know have good partners. This is true in the case of my grandparents!
A．common B．ordinary C．special D．strange
A．arrived B．reached C．got D．gone
A．reasons B．causes C．secrets D．f actors
A．sleeps B．rests C．lives D．does
A．woken B．waked C．awake D．awoken
A．worry about B．care about C．talk about D．think about
A．became B．went C．turned D．changed
A．make B．take C．set D．have
A．even B．ever C．still D．instead
A．Living B．Spending C．Sharing D．Taking
A．Cases B．situations C．problems D．examples
A．or so B．or rather C．at all D．after all
A．warm-minded B．absent-minded C．clear-minded D．broad-minded
A．take notice of B．take charge of C．take advantage of D．take care of
A．Before B．Unless C．After D．Until
A．that is B．such as C．which is D．for example
A．natural B．favorite C．caloric D．vegetarian
A．friend B．Husband C．wife D．partner
A．argue with B．argue for C．argue against D．argue over
A．At least B．At most C．At first D．At present
I'm simple when it comes to clothes. I never wear skirts or shorts which end above my knees. That is my .
The other day, I went shopping with my mother. At a shop, I saw a fashionable ，too short to cover the knees, specially designed for young girls. It looked like something one of those schoolgirls would wear.
The skirt cost $ 10. I 4 my purse, and I had enough money. I walking into school and my friends' jaw dropping. Boys would ask me out, and it would make me Then I showed it to my mother. She got very but said it was my decision. I could buy it—no, I should buy it.
So, I went into the room to try it on. I was so sure that the skirt would me, somehow making me not what I was what I wished to be. I took my jeans off and put the skirt on. I looked in the . There I was—a funny girl in a superman T-shirt and sports shoes. My glasses fogged(变得模糊） up as I started to .
The skirt did not change me anyway. it fit well and might make me look in the eyes of today's world, it was not me. I am not a girl who cool clothes just to fit in.
I took the skirt off and my own jeans. My mom knocked on the . “Emily, are you okay?” she asked.
I my tears away and said，"I'm fine. ” When I looked in the mirror ，I saw a beautiful slim girl with old-fashioned glasses and a ponytail (马尾辫）. I knew for sure it was the me.
A．dream B．purpose C．choice D．life
A．skirt B．shirt C．coat D．hat
A．gentle B．cool C．ugly D．clever
A．lost B．picked C．took D．checked
A．imagined B．kept C．enjoyed D．hated
A．angry B．happy C．sad D．scared
A．disappointed B．surprised C．excited D．interested
A．chatting B．reading C．waiting D．dressing
A．change B．follow C．shock D．satisfy
A．nor B．but C．and D．or
A．curtain B．face C．mirror D．corner
A．cry B．laugh C．shout D．whisper
A．Unless B．When C．Since D．Though
A．silly B．good C．strange D．young
A．makes B．buys C．wears D．washes
A．put on B．put away C．threw away D．got on
A．window B．door C．glass D．counter
A．wiped B．brushed C．put D．hid
A．last B．first C．again D．once
A．different B．great C．false D．real
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