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The day I became a mom was not the day my daughter was born, but seven years later. Up until that day, I had been too busy trying to survive my abusive(辱骂的) marriage. I had spent all my energy trying to run a “perfect” home that would pass inspection each evening, and I didn't see that my baby girl had become a toddler. I'd tried endlessly to please someone who could never be pleased and suddenly realized that the years had slipped by and could never return.
Oh, I had done the normal “motherly” things, like making sure my daughter got to ballet and gym lessons. I went to all of her recitals and school concerts, parent-teacher conferences and open houses alone. We suffered from my husband's rages(暴怒) when something was spilled(溢出) at the dinner table, telling her, “It will be okay, Honey. Daddy's not really mad at you.” I did all I could to protect her from hearing the awful shouting and complaints after he returned from a night of drinking. Finally I did the best thing I could do for my daughter and myself: I removed us from the home that wasn't really a home at all.
That day I became a mom was the day when my daughter and I were sitting in our new home having a calm, quiet dinner just as I had always wanted for her. We were talking about what she had done in school and suddenly her little hand knocked over the full glass of chocolate milk by her plate. As I watched the white tablecloth and freshly painted white wall become dark brown, I looked at her small face. It was filled with fear, knowing what the consequence of the event would have meant only a week before in her father's presence. When I saw that look on her face and looked at the chocolate milk running down the wall, I simply started laughing. I am sure she thought I was crazy, but then she must have realized that I was thinking, “It's a good thing your father isn't here!” She started laughing with me, and we laughed until we cried. They were tears of joy and peace and were the first of many tears that we cried together. That was the day we knew that we were going to be okay.
Whenever either of us spills something, even now, seventeen years later, she says, “Remember the day I spilled the chocolate milk? I knew you had done the right thing for us.” That was the day I really became a mom. I discovered that being a mom isn’t only going to ballet or gym, recitals, and attending every school concert and open house. It isn’t keeping a tidy house and preparing perfect meals. It certainly isn’t pretending things are normal when they are not. For me, being a mom started when I could laugh over spilled milk.
What does the underlined part “the right thing” in the last paragraph refer to?

A．Becoming a single mother.

B．Divorcing with her abusive husband.

C．Doing all the motherly things well and running the family.

D．Not blaming on her daughter’s spilling the chocolate milk.

Which statement is NOT true?.

A．The author had suffered from an unfortunate marriage for a long time.

B．All the things the author did were to protect her daughter

C．The author hadn’t been a mother until she removed from her marriage.

D．Both the author and her daughter were frightened at the husband and father.

Why did the author and her daughter laugh and then cry?

A．Because it was a thorough relief after they had suffered too much.

B．Because they were actually crazy.

C．Because they wouldn’t see the abusive man any more.

D．Because spilling the chocolate milk on the wall was really funny.

What is the best title for this article?

A．How To Be a Better Mon?	B．The Day I Became a Mom
C．A Thing Happened 17 Years Ago	D．Survive an Abusive Marriage

You feel happiest when you create a healthy balance between giving and receiving. If you give and give without making time to fill your own needs, then it’s likely you will burn out, or feel upset .When you take and take without giving anything back ,you never feel fulfilled, so you are always searching for ways to fill the void in your life.
The way to create a healthy balance between giving and receiving is to know and then live by your values .I break values up into two groups which I call being and having values. Your being values are the character traits of the ideal person you would like to be. I suggest to my clients that they choose three being values that they are willing to make a commitment to live by. An example of some being values are: kind, loving, generous, inspirational, peaceful, wise and even powerful. By acting on these values you give to others through your actions and you inspire others by being a positive role model. Mastering being these character traits becomes your life purpose.
Your having values are the feelings you need to create in order to be happy. These could be companionship, achievement, support, being valued or financial security. This is what you receive. You take responsibility for filling your own needs by taking steps to create these feelings and conditions in your life.
When you make a commitment to live by your being values, it becomes easier to make conscious choices rather than reactionary ones. If your usual pattern is to talk about your problems, you could choose to think and act like a calm person. A calm person might go for a walk, meditate, or set a time limit before responding. If your usual pattern is to worry, you could choose to act like a responsible or wise person. In other words, you would act like the person you choose to be—this is the key to personal power.
When you choose to act on your values, you not only feel good about yourself, you reinforce your chosen beliefs. Over time acting in this way changes how you see the world, and in turn the way other people think of you.
The main purpose of this passage is to___________.

A．persuade the readers to make a commitment

B．inform the readers how to be truly happy

C．explain to the readers what personal values are

D．instruct the readers how to make wise choices

According to the text, living by your own values, you will___________.

A．gain a lot of power	B．fill your own needs
C．seek all human virtues	D．form positive personality

The underlined word “void” in Paragraph 1 means___________.

A．a feeling of emptiness	B．an absence of one’s mind
C．a break of continuity	D．a state of confusion

Which of the following does not belong to “your having values”?

A．your success in the competition	B．the help from your friends
C．your own peaceful mind	D．the friendship

What can be inferred from the text?

A．Having values are better than being values.

B．The way other people think of you decides who you are.

C．A calm person does not choose to complain.

D．A responsible person does not care about financial security.

One of my China Dialogue colleagues in Beijing recently bought a Philips energy-saving light bulb to replace a standard one．He was happy with his choice．It may have cost 30 yuan （just under US$4．50） - ten times the price of a filament （灯丝） bulb - but he wanted to save energy as part of his low-carbon lifestyle．And according to the shopkeeper, he would save, in the long run, much more than the 30 yuan he was spending．
Yet only one month later, his expensive light bulb blew up, before he had saved even a small part of the purchase price．Will he stick to his high-cost, low-carbon lifestyle?
China's environmental organizations have started to advocate low-carbon lifestyles and the decrease of carbon footprints to help fight against climate change．But they have overlooked one fact: in China, low-carbon living comes at a high cost．It means buying energy-saving bulbs and appliances, and environmentally friendly building materials and daily goods．Cost can no longer be the only standard for purchases．An energy-saving and environmentally friendly product is more expensive than a standard alternative - whether it's a simple light bulb or the house it shines．For average consumers, even buying an ordinary bulb is a huge burden．How can we persuade ordinary people to choose an energy-saving residence? This is not a trend they can afford to follow; perhaps this fashion is only for the rich．
Most consumers today do not cause huge carbon dioxide （CO₂） emissions．Their responsibility lies not in choosing a low-carbon lifestyle today, but in avoiding a high-carbon life in the future．The principle of "common but differentiated responsibility" - a basis of sustainable development - can be applied here as well．
In China, low-carbon living still is resisted by a lack of social infrastructure（基础设施）. Even if your salary allows you to make that choice, nobody is there to help you accomplish it．
Consider energy-saving homes. You need to find out whether or not the developer has used natural materials wherever possible; how effective the insulation（绝缘物、隔热物） is; and what the green credentials of installed equipment are．You can read up a little, but you'll still be lucky to avoid being puzzled by the developers' marketing．Many so-called energy-saving buildings are nothing of the sort, and some are even more energy-hungry than the average home - as Li Taige warned in his article "Energy-efficient buildings? Not always", on China Dialogue last August．
What may probably be the best title of this passage?

A．To purchase a cheap bulb - your wise alternative．

B．To choose an energy-saving residence - a must of your life

C．To learn a low-carbon lifestyle - each citizen's responsibility

D．To learn a low-carbon lifestyle - a promising but difficult purpose

Why does the writer say this fashion is only for the rich in the fourth paragraph?

A．Because the cost is a very important standard for purchases.

B．Because buying an ordinary bulb is very expensive.

C．Because energy-saving products are more expensive than the common alternatives.

D．Because rich people like to follow this trend.

What does the writer think of energy-saving homes?

A．Most of them are environmentally friendly.

B．They are musts of low-carbon lifestyle of Chinese.

C．They are huge burdens for Chinese people.

D．Many of them are more in name than in reality.

We can infer from the passage that ____．

A．Using energy-saving bulbs and appliances is a fashion．

B．It's easy for most Chinese to try to learn a low-carbon lifestyle．

C．All citizens in China don’t have the same responsibility in living a low-carbon lifestyle．

D．Most Chinese families cannot afford to purchase an energy-saving residence.

What is the writer's attitude towards the low-carbon lifestyle?

A．informative and entertaining	B．supportive but cautious
C．negative but wise	D．positive and active

Chinese and Nigerian media should pay more attention to their own growing roles and strive to present a reliable image of China to African audiences and vice versa(反之亦然). Agreement on this important step in ongoing cooperation between the two sides was reached by media representatives attending a media forum on September 19 in Abuja, Nigeria.
The agreement comes in the wake of increasing attention being paid by the international community on Africa's deepening relationship with China. "This presents an important opportunity for media in China, Nigeria and other African countries. We should seize the moment to expand cooperation between Chinese and Nigeria media, increase our say, and contribute to cooperation between China, Nigeria and Africa as a whole," said Li Wufeng, Vice Minister of the State Council Information Office at the China-Nigeria Media meeting.
The media meeting was jointly held by the State Council Information Office, the Chinese Embassy in Nigeria, and the Federal Ministry of Education, Nigeria. It formed part of the "Experience China" program, which aims to increase cultural exchanges and mutual understanding between China and other parts of the world.
In the past, due to poor communication facilities, China and African countries could only learn about each other through third parties, in particular Western media, which may have given rise to and perpetuated misunderstandings.
"China is still not a constant feature or subject on the front page and prime time in the news media in Nigeria unless there are disasters and alleged human rights abuses to be reported," said Martins Oloja, Editor of The Guardian.
Major Western media continue to promote a Cold War mentality and view Sino-African ties through the lens of geopolitics, framing everything as competition between East and West, Chinese and Nigerian media professionals said at the forum. Some Western media outlets accuse China of ignoring mutually beneficial solutions or sustainable development of African people, while robbing the continent of its natural resources.
"Nigerians cannot expect Aljazeera or BBC to report on Africa, and indeed Nigeria and China relations, the way we want," said Oloja.
Mutually objective coverage will generate more cooperation and better understanding between China and Nigeria, said Li Xiaohua, a representative from China. org.cn, a leading multi-language website in China.
What is the purpose of this media forum on September 19 in Abuja?

A．More international community should pay attention to Africa’s deepening relationship with China.

B．People should seize the moment to expand cooperation between China and African countries.

C．Chinese and Nigerian media should pay more attention to their own growing roles and strive to present a reliable image to each other.

D．Let more Chinese people know about the culture of Africa.

What’s the meaning of the underlined word in paragraph 4?

A．defeated

B． continued

C．disappeared

D．decreased

Which of the following is right?

A．The State Council Information Office and "Experience China" program attended this China-Nigeria Media meeting.

B．In the past, China and African countries could learn about each other very well.

C．Chinese people and Chinese events has been well reported through African media.

D．Nowadays, some African media still cannot give the true stories of China.

What is the attitude of the major western media towards the Sino-African relationship?

A．They think highly of it.

B．They report it as it is.

C．They view it through the angle of geopolitics.

D．They view it as a competition between two countries.

What is the best title for this passage?

A．Having a bigger say	B．A Media Forum between China and Nigeria
C．Helping the African Media	D．Improving our report in Africa

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