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“Never say die'' was my mother's motto．No matter how tough the life was, she always had 36 in the face of struggle and change．
My mother , born in the late 1920s, 37 no education．Her mother, whom she loved dearly , died when she was 12 years old．Her father remarried, 38 he stepmother was 39 to her．As a result, my mother was always kept busy doing ail kinds of household 40 ,varying from feeding scores of tame birds to _41 her stepbrothers "Never say die" she 42 __say to herself．
After marrying my father , she 43 my grandparents as her own parents．It was a Lime when China was faced with a severe 44 of food and my family was no 45 ．There was a 46 in my family that the best food went to the old and she was always the last to have her meal．At one time , there wasn't a grain left at home, and the whole family got into a_47 "Never say die" said my mother, as she often did in such cases- She, together with my elder sisters—one 8 years old and the other 11, went begging until the 48 picked up．My father was once 49_ to drinking．My mother, on the one hand , tried hard to 50 him to quit drinking; on the other hand, every time my father was heavily drunk; she would feed two thermos bottles of boiled water to him ,using the mouth-to-mouth way．
Poor as my family was my parents 51 to send my sisters to school, which was absolutely 52 in my home village then．Now my sisters have both retired as primary school teachers．Then my mother devoted herfelf entirely to 53 her grandchildren, among whom are now two university students, a soldier, an engineer, a bank c’erk and a civil servant.
Devoted to the family, she is deeply respected and loved by her children and grandchildren. Every year a family get-together takes place on her birthday when the whole family 54 being blessed with such a great mother. “Never say die” is a 55 gift she left for her off springs.
A．energy B．strength C．power D．force
A．received B．accepted C．gave D．took
A．and B．or C．but D．so
A．cruel B．strict C．hard D．particular
A．events B．incidents C．affairs D．accidents
A．looking after B．looking for C．looking into D．looking up
A．would B．could C．should D．might
A．considered B．regarded C．took D．treated
A．short B．lacking C．lack D．lacked
A．reception B．expectation C．explosion D．exception
A．tradition B．habit C．custom D．practice
A．trouble B．panic C．puzzle D．pain
A．condition B．situation C．occasion D．cii5e
A．addicted B．devoted C．accustomed D．used
A．advise B．suggest C．talk D．convince
A．succeeded B．managed C．tried D．attempted
A．uneasy B．unfit C．unusual D．universal
A．bringing up B．raising C．supporting D．feeding
A．understand B．enjoy C．imagine D．appreciate
A．worthless B．priceless C．endless D．penniless
Tina and Thomas Sjogren were the fourth people to reach the earth's poles. Years ago, the couple were across the North Atlantic on their way to Europe. Tina looked out of her window and was
by the vast amount of space in Greenland. "The sky outside the window burst into different
and auroras(极光) flew all around us. I
what it would be like to step down there and start walking
，all alone in such a place," she thought， "If this is what Iceland and Greenland are like, how
then must the Arctic be?" She turned to her husband，
him awake and said， "Honey，let's go to the Poles!"
Tina's would not be their first adventure. They had already climbed Mount Qomolangma. The pair soon made a
to visit both the North and South Poles on skis, traveling
.
On February 2, 2002, they reached the South Pole. Their journey 2, 000 kilometers. After just 35 days of recovery and preparation, they
again. "You are so
after the long expedition to the South Pole, so you don't know if you could do
right away."
On May 29，after traveling for the whole morning, as the couple watched with weak the numbers on their GPS showed that their goal had
been achieved. They had made it.
Without the of dogs or supplies dropped from planes, it was only their strength and willpower that
them to ski and swim their way. They got valuable experience but that did not come without a
. If you go on an adventure, there's always the risk of something going wrong.
，you will learn from it.
A. flying B. exploring C. swimming D. sailing
A. frightened B. bored C. amazed D. amused
A. shapes B. colors C. sounds D. waves
A. remembered B. wondered C. enjoyed D. doubted
A. carefully B. quickly C. aimlessly D. freely
A. cold B. bright C. wonderful D. terrible
A. shook B. knocked C. kept D. beat
A. idea B. advice C. order D. offer
A. suggestion B. plan C. proposal D. change
A. non-stop B. unsupported C. unreturned D. unprepared
A. covered B. included C. lasted D. crossed
A. broke down B. settled down C. set out D. came back
A. excited B. disappointed C. confused D. tired
A. more B. another C. one D. others
A. torchlight B. sunlight C. breath D. eyesight
A. surprisingly B. luckily C. accidentally D. eventually
A. reward B. burden C. help D. company
A. attracted B. allowed C. taught D. forced
A. price B. success C. mistake D. change
A. Therefore B. Instead C. Otherwise D. However
The best time of my life
It was June 15，and in two days 1 would be turning thirty. I was about entering a new decade of ray life and feared that my best years were now
me.
My routine included going to the gym for a workout before going to work. Every morning I
see my friend Nicholas at the gym. He was seventy-nine years old and in terrific
. As I greeted Nicholas on this particular day， he noticed I wasn't full of my
vitality (生命力，生气)and asked if there was anything wrong. I told him I was feeling anxious about
thirty. I wondered how I would look
my life once I reached Nicholas's age， so I asked him， "What was the best time of your life?"
Without , Nicholas replied, "Well, Joe, this is my philosophical (哲学的)answer
your philosophical question ： When I was a child in Austria and
was taken care of for me and I was nurtured (养育，培养)by my
，that was the best time of my life.
When I was going to school and learning the things I know today，that was the time of my life.
When I got my first job and had responsibilities and got paid for my ，that was the best time of my life.
When I met my wife and in love， that was the best time of my life.
The Second World War , and my wife and I had to flee Austria to save our lives.
we were together and safe on a ship bound for North America, that was the best time of my life.
When I was a young father， my children grow up, that was the best time of my life.
And now, Joe, I am seventy-nine years old. I have my health，I feel good and I am in love with my wife I was when we first met.
is the best time of my life."
A. eager B. anxious C. happy D. satisfied
A. before B. beside C. besides D. behind
A. everyday B. every day's C. every day D. every day's
A. will B. would C. used to D. was used to
A. form B. type C. kind D. shape
A. common B. ordinary C. usual D. formal
A. turning B. becoming C. growing D. getting
A. forward to B. back on C. down upon D. out for
A. doubt B. question C. hesitation D. permission
A. for B. at C. in D. to
A. something B. anything C. everything D. nothing
A. teachers B. friends C. children D. parents
A. better B. best C. less D. least
A. efforts B. effects C. works D. gains
A. feel B. felt C. fell D. felled
A. broke in B. broke through C. broke up D. broke out
A. Whether B. When C. Although D. However
A. looking B. noticing C. watching D. realizing
A. just as B. just like C. just then D. just now
A. It B. This C. That D. Which
It was the night before the composition was due. As I looked at the list of topics(题目)， "The Art of Eating Spaghetti (意大利面条)"，caught my eye. The word "spaghetti" brought back the of an evening at Uncle Alien's in Belleville
all of us were seated around the table and Aunt Pat
spaghetti for supper. Spaghetti was an exotic (外来的)treat in
days. Never had I eaten spaghetti，and
of the grown-ups had enough experience to be
it. What laughing
we had about the
respectable method for moving spaghetti from plate to mouth.
，I wanted to write about that， but I wanted to
it down simply for my own
，not for Mr. Fleagle, my composition teacher.
，I would write something else. When I finished it the night was half gone and there was no
left to write a proper composition for Mr. Fleagle. There was no choice next morning but to
my work. Two days passed before Mr. Fleagle returned the
papers. He said, "Now, class, I want to read you a composition， ‘The Art of Eating Spaghetti’." My words ！ He was reading my words out
to the whole class.
laughed, and then the whole class was laughing with open-hearted enjoyment. I did my best not to show
, but what I was feeling was pure happiness,
my words had the power to make people
.
A. memory B. thought C. knowledge D. experience
A. when B. where C. since D. after
A. cooked B. served C. got D. made
A. their B. past C. last D. those
A. none B. one C. either D. neither
A. careful about B. good at C. fond of D. interested in
A. speeches B. lessons C. sayings D. arguments
A. nearly B. naturally C. officially D. socially
A. Especially B. Probably C. Suddenly D. Fortunately
A. settle B. put C. bite D. let
A. work B. story C. luck D. joy
A. However B. Therefore C. As for him D. Except for that
A. time B. excuse C. way D. idea
A. give up B. continue C. hand in D. delay
A. written B. graded C. collected D. used
A. loud B. fast C. publicly D. calmly
A. People B. Nobody C. Somebody D. I
A. shock B. wonder C. worry D. pleasure
A. if B. for C. while D. although
A. excited B. satisfied C. think D. laugh
“It was all his own idea,” says Pat, the wife of California high school football coach Bob Peters. Bob had ____ made a “motherhood contract(合同)”—declaring that for 70 days this summer he would ____ the care of their four children and all the housework. ____ he didn’t even know how to make coffee when he signed, he was very confident.
After 40 of the 70 days, he was ready to ____. “I was beaten down,” admits Bob. “Not only is motherhood a ____ task, it is an impossible job for any normal human being. ”
Bob and Pat were married in 2008. After they married, Pat ____ a secretary to help put him through university. ____ Bob has been the football coach while Pat raised the kids. ____ two years ago Pat went back to work. “I had been ____ children so much,” she ____, “I couldn’t talk to a grown-up.” She continued to run the household, ____ -- until Bob signed the contract.
Bob tried hard to learn cooking, but the meals he prepared were ____. For the last three weeks, the family ____ a lot--- sometimes having MacDonald’s hamburgers for lunch and dinner.
____ housekeeping, a home economics teacher had told Bob that a room always looks clean ___ the bed is made. “I found ____ –I shut the doors,” he says. Soon the kids were wearing their shirts inside out. “When we went to ____ Pat at work, I made them wear their shirts ____ side out so they would look clean.”
Now that Bob has publicly ____ he was wrong, he is ____ the child-raising and household tasks with Pat.
A．only B．just C．nearly D．ever
A．stick to B．set about C．think about D．take over
A．If B．As C．Since D．Although
A．carry on B．give up C．break down D．find out
A．strange B．pleasant C．difficult D．serious
A．sent B．employed C．learned from D．worked as
A．In time B．Before long C．Since then D．Later on
A．Then B．Thus C．So D．Still
A．near B．after C．about D．around
A．insists B．sighs C．jokes D．apologizes
A．besides B．therefore C．however D．otherwise
A．terrible B．tasty C．expensive D．special
A．starved B．traveled C．worked out D．ate out
A．Due to B．As for C．Along with D．Except for
A．until B．before C．if D．unless
A．an easier way B．a cheaper way C．a cleaner way D．a harder way
A．receive B．welcome C．greet D．fetch
A．good B．wrong C．right D．opposite
A．admitted B．suggested C．agreed D．explained
A．operating B．realizing C．sharing D．performing
The Man was very sad. He knew that the Cat's days were . The doctor had said there wasn’t anything more that could be done, and that he should take the Cat home and make him as as possible.
A rolled down the Man’s cheek and landed on the Cat’s forehead. The Cat gave him a slightly annoyed . “Why do you , Man?” the Cat asked, “Because you can’t bear the thought of me? Because you think you can never replace me?” The Man nodded, “Yes”.
“ up that piece of string from the floor-— there, my ‘toy’.”The Man reached over and picked up the string. It was about two feet long and the Cat had been able to himself for hours with it. “Now take end of the string in one hand.” the Cat ordered. The Man did so.
“The end in your left hand is my and the end in your right hand is my death. Now bring the two ends together.” the Cat said. The man did so. Then the Cat continued, “You have made a continuous . Does any point along the string appear to be different, worse or better than any other part of the string?” The Man inspected the string and then his head.
“Close your eyes.” the Cat said. “Now lick your hand.” The Man his eyes in surprise. “Just do it,”the Cat said. “Lick your hand, think of me in all my places, and think about all the pieces of string.”
Licking his hand, he discovered a cat must know — that licking a paw is very calming and allows one to think more . He continued licking and the corners of his mouth turned into the first smile he had shown in days. He waited for the Cat to tell him to , and when he didn’t, he opened his eyes. The Cat’s eyes were closed. The Man softly the warm, brown fur with his fingers , but the Cat was gone.
One day, not long after, there was a new cat on his lap. She was a lovely and white one. It is very different from his earlier Cat and very much the same.
A．gone B．numbered C．finished D．ended
A．soon B．lively C．long D．comfortable
A．tear B．rain C．sweat D．water
A．impression B．expression C．passion D．action
A．scream B．yell C．cry D．call
A．killing B．destroying C．lacking D．losing
A．Pick B．Put C．Pull D．Push
A．help B．learn C．entertain D．teach
A．each B．both C．neither D．any
A．life B．fate C．origin D．birth
A．string B．circle C．knot D．rope
A．nodded B．bowed C．shook D．bent
A．twinkled B．broadened C．widened D．closed
A．familiar B．similar C．junior D．superior
A．where B．what C．when D．that
A．cleanly B．clumsily C．clearly D．closely
A．upward B．downward C．inward D．outward
A．come B．go C．stop D．run
A．combed B．patted C．struck D．rubbed
A．friendly B．devoted C．lovely D．beloved
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