For many years I had a good life. My illness was reasonably (适度的) under control, I had a nice relationship with my husband, I did work, I didn't hate. It was, as I said, a good life.
But there's a saying that the good is the enemy of the best. I finally realized this one day, and began making my best life. I changed doctors and tried a new way that could relieve(减轻) my symptoms (症状) , rather than just making them easier to deal with. I started talking more with my husband and listening to what he had to say. And I quit(辞掉) my job and started working for myself.
I have the best life I've ever had. I'd call it great. It is possible there's a better life for me, which would then be my "best life" , but for now I don't think so. I've started a business I love. My husband and kids are wonderful. I have a good friend and I'm close to my older sister who lives in town. Could it get better? I suppose so. But for me I think this is the best life I can have right now.
Think more about your life. Where are you living? Are you in a job you just don't mind? What makes your life "good" ? Why isn't it great? What's the enemy of the best and what can you do about it?
Enjoy your best life. We're only here for a short while, and we all need to have the best possible time we can. It's like going to Disney World. If you spend too much time standing in line waiting for the ride, pretty soon your time's up. Get out of the "good" line and have your best life.Which of the following is NOT included in the writer's "good life" ?
| A．Having a job. |
| B．Having no hate. |
| C．Getting on well with her husband. |
| D．Living close to her good friend. |
The writer quit her job because she________.
| A．was ill |
| B．didn't like working |
| C．wanted to go for her best life |
| D．wanted to enjoy her good life |
What did the writer do to make her best life?
①She visited other doctors.
②She started a business she loved.
③She played more with her kids.
④She talked more with her husband.
⑤She spent much time in Disney World.
| A．①②④ | B．②③④ | C．①③⑤ | D．①②⑤ |
What's the enemy of the best?
| A．Illness. | B．A good job. |
| C．Being proud. | D．Being satisfied. |
What is the best title for the article?
| A．Attitude to Life |
| B．Making Your Best Life |
| C．What Makes Your Life "Good" |
| D．A New Way to Treat the Illness |
"In this life，what did you miss？"
The wife asked the husband when she was 25．Despondently （沮丧地），the husband replied，"I missed a new job chance．"
When she was 35，the husband angrily told her that he had just missed the bus．
At the age of 45，the husband sadly said，"I missed the chance seeing my close relative before his last breath．"
At 55，the husband said disappointedly，"I missed a good chance to retire （退休）．"
At 65，title husband hurriedly replied，"I missed visiting my dentist．"
At 75，the wife did not ask the husband any more，she was very sick．Remembering the question the wife used to ask him，this time the husband asked the wife the same question．The wife，with a smile and peaceful look，replied，"In this life，I did not miss having you!"
The husband was full of tears．He always thought that they could be together forever．He was always busy with work and other things．He had never thought of his wife．The husband gave a big hug to the wife and said，"Over 50years，how I had allowed myself to miss your deep love for me．"
Life does not last forever，so always live in the now．Don't neglect （忽视）the loved ones who care for you．Express your gratitude （感激）to your loved ones in words．Show your love with actions．Treat every day as the last day of life．In this way，when you are gone，your loved ones would have nothing to feel sorry about．
（1）Every time the wife asked the husband what he missed in his life，the husband never thought of
A．himself
B．money
C．his job
D．his wife
（2）What did the husband realize at last？
A．His wife was too tired．
B．His wife would die down．
C．His wife loved him very much．
D．He should ask his wife the same question．
（3）From the passage，we know the wife was ．
A．loving and patient
B．outgoing and careless
C．caring and shy
D．unhealthy
（4）According to the passage，which of the following is TRUE？
A．The husband didn't love his wife at all．
B．The husbands close relative died when his wife was 45．
C．The husband wasn't always busy with his work and other things．
D．When people are gone，their loved ones usually have nothing to feel sorry about．
（5）What does the writer suggest us doing in the passage？
A．Doing many things for our family．
B．Treating every day as the best day of life．
C．Letting our loved ones know about our care and love．
D．Asking our family the question what they missed in their life．
China is a great country with the largest population in the world．In order to solve the population problem，our government carried out one﹣child policy （政策）before．When it is carried out for some time，many people not only see its advantages but also disadvantages．
From 2016，two﹣child policy is put into effect．In my opinion，two﹣child policy is good．First of all，two﹣child policy is the gift for some only child．For some families，maybe the parents are only child and they also can have only child．Besides the loneliness of their child，when their child grows up and they grow older，their child marry an only child girl，the burden（负担）on their child and his wife is too heavy．Their child and his wife have to take care of two couples．Usually，a young couple looking after an old couple is a little difficult．But if their parents have two children，they can share the burden of taking care of their parents．It would be much better．Secondly，two﹣child policy can guarantee （保证） the number of Chinese population．
All in all，one﹣child policy has been out of date．And two﹣child policy is needed and necessary．It can solve the problems of nowadays （现在）and the future．
（1）Which country has the largest population in the world？
A．America．
B．Britain．
C．China．
D．Japan．
（2）The underlined phrase"carried out"in Paragraph 1 means" "in Chinese．
A．携带
B．取消
C．禁止
D．实行
（3）Our government carried out one﹣child policy before in order to ．
A．solve the population problem
B．take care of two old couples
C．share the burden of taking care of their parents
D．argue that two﹣child policy should be put into effect
（4）According to the passage，which of the following is NOT true？
A．One﹣child policy has its advantages and disadvantages．
B．It's easy for a young couple to look after an old couple．
C．China is a great country with the largest population in the world．
D．For some families，maybe the parents are only child and they also can have only child before 2016．
（5）What's the main idea of this passage？
A．Two﹣child policy is needed and necessary．
B．Our government carried out one﹣child policy．
C．Two﹣child policy is the gift for some only child．
D．Two﹣child policy can guarantee the number of Chinese population．
Bury trip﹣﹣June 18th，2016
We will be leaving the Perse School at 13：45．Please be at the school gate 10minutes early．If you are late，you may miss the bus and not be able to go!If you miss the bus，you won't get your money back．The bus is planned to arrive in Bury at 14：30，although this depends on traffic．You will have free time to walk around and we will meet at the same location where we arrived at 17：15to return to the Perse School by about 18：00．
Things to do Visit the Abbey
The Abbey is the min （废墟）of a church which was built more than 1，000years ago．There are many nice gardens in it．And next to the Abbey，there is a big new church．
Have a drink in the Nutshell
This little bar is famous in Britain because it is officially （正式地）the smallest bar in the country．Good things are put in small bags，and the Nutshell serves some of the area's finest beer，as well as fascinating photos．
Have a look at a beer shop
At the Greene King shop you can taste and buy some of the local beer，as well as food such as potato chips．There are also clothes available to buy．
Several places are listed，but feel free to plan your own visit．
46．If Sara wants to take part in the trip，when should she arrive at the Perse School gate？
A．At 13：35．
B．At 13：45．
C．At 14：20．
D．At 14：30．
47．What can we see in the Abbey？
A．A big museum．
B．Tall towers．
C．Nice gardens．
D．A new church．
48．The Nutshell is famous in Britain because of its ．
A．small size
B．good service
C．best beer
D．interesting photos
49．What can we buy at the Greene King shop？
①beer②potato chips③postcards④books⑤clothes
A．①②④
B．①②⑤
C．②③④
D．③④⑤
50．The material is probably ．
A．a report
B．a diary
C．an introduction
D．a notice．
One day，I took an underground to work，I saw something that made me very sad．On the tube（underground in London），a mother kept looking at her phone screen and playing a game with her daughter sitting beside her．The little girl，about 5 years old，was talking to her mother about her day，repeating the next stop's name cheerfully，praising her mother's long nails﹣﹣﹣trying to draw her mother's attention．Her mother just nodded and mumbled"Mm，hm"with her eyes glued to the screen，busy passing the levels of the game．I watched the girl give a final try to at least get her mum to look at her，but it was no use．Then the little girl turned silent．It was a shame the mother didn't notice that．
It broke my heart and got me wondering﹣﹣﹣what kind of game would make the mother forget she has the most beautiful thing in the world，the human she created，the person she loves with all her heart？What it meant when she couldn't look into her daughter's eyes and even stop to listen to the girl？
Some parents are almost like the teenagers，always on their phones with mindless games or going through Facebook．Perhaps parents have many things to deal with，but sometimes they are everything to their kids．
This is not an isolatedexample．I've seen too many such examples．I might not be a parent myself，and probably still have a long way before becoming one，but I know what I saw isn't right．
The scene used to be seen among teenagers very often when parents complained how their children were crazy about their mobile phones．Look how the situation has changed!The parents have become"technology slaves"，that is to say，they can't control themselves while using mobile phones．Now some middle﹣aged parents hold the best iPhones or Samsung phones，which are probably the only two brands they know．They are playing the simple games with so expensive mobile phones，I'm uncertain whether to laugh or to cry．But my hope is that this storm passes．
32．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage？
A．The girl failed to attract her mother's attention．
B．The mother felt sorry after her daughter turned silent．
C．The writer has much experience about being a parent．
D．Middle﹣aged parents know many brands of mobile phones．
33．The underlined word"isolated"in Paragraph 4 means ．
A．spreading fast
B．happening once
C．increasing quickly
D．appearing suddenly
34．In the passage，the writer mainly wants to express ．
A．the worries that children are crazy about mobile phones
B．the happiness that parents are now able to use modern technology
C．the sadness that the best smart phones cost parents too much money
D．the hope that parents use new technology like smart phones properly
35．What's the best title of the passage？
A．Middle﹣aged parents
B．A scene on the tube
C．Technology slaves
D．Mindless phone games．
In summer，it's common on the street to see many Chinese women holding parasols1 to protect themselves from the sun．But when Amy，an exchange student in Beijing from the US，first saw this，she found it strange，even impossible to understand．She wrote on her blog，"Unlike Chinese women，American women like to put on their tank tops and sunglassed during summer．If you walk around an American college campus2，you will probably see girls out on the grassy fields reading，but they really hope to get a head start on their summer tan3．"
This may be caused by the different standards of beauty between the US and China．Many Americans don't want white skin．They would rather be tanned．Amy also wrote，"Having darker skin is so popular that many women and men will pay for fake4 tans so that they can keep their sun﹣kissed appearance during the winter months，too．"
Why do they like tanned skin？Michelle Louis reported in her research，"The process of tanning can help make people's skin smooth and hide marks．"She further explained，"Tans make people's skin appear healthier and make them appear thinner than when they have pale skin．"
Perhaps there is no real ideal standard of beauty．In different cultures and at different times of history，the standards change．On Amy's blog，she also gave two examples．Some women carried parasols around trying to keep their white skin in the US 150 years ago．During the Tang Dynasty in China，heavy women were thought attractive．But now，Chinese women prefer to be slim．
In a word，different standards of beauty should be respected．People may grow up with only one idea of what beauty is，but it doesn't mean that it's necessarily the correct or the best idea．
New words：
1．parasol n．umbrella used to protect people from the sun 阳伞
2．campus n．grounds of a school，college or university 校园
3．tan n．the brown colour of sun﹣kissed skin 晒成的棕褐色
v．become brown by the sun晒成棕褐色，晒黑
4．fake adj．not real 假的
29．What did Michelle Louis report in her research？
A．Many Chinese prefer white skin to tanned skin．
B．Darker skin is popular among American women and men．
C．Tans make people's skin appear healthier and make them look thinner．
D．Some women would like to keep their skin white in the US 150 years ago．
30．Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage？
A．People in the US like to have tanned skin only in hot summer．
B．American college girls read non the grass because they want to be tanned
C．Many Chinese women carry parasols to protect themselves from the sun
D．Amy thought trying to keep white skin with parasols seemed strange at first
31．The writer really wants to tell us ．
A．we should respect different standards of beauty
B．the standards of beauty change at different times
C．different countries have different standards of beauty
D．it's commen for people to have only one idea of beauty．
