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Robert Frost was one of America's best known and most honored serious writers. But his fame came in his life. He was forty Americans began to read his poems and praise them. Once his was set up，it grew stronger and stronger during the rest of his long life. His success came from traditional forms of poetry with American words， in a clearly American way.
Frost the same speaker for many poems，so the poems formed a larger unity. He created this speaker carefully. He felt that his readers would believe his poems if he put the words into the mouth of a person who lived in the country, not the .
Many people thought the speaker was Frost himself. In fact，the speaker was person. Frost, the ，tried to become the imaginary person he for his poetry.
Robert Frost is always linked to the land of cold winters in the northeastern United States, the area called New England. he came from the other side of the country，San Francisco, California. He was born there in 1874. He lived in California during his early .
This man who was born in the and became linked with New England was named for the chief southern general in America's Civil War. The general's name was Robert Edward Lee. The poet was named Robert Lee Frost, because his father wanted to the general.
Someone once asked another American , Ernest Hemingway， how to become a writer. The thing，he said，was to have an childhood. If this is true, Robert Frost's childhood was unhappy enough to make him a very writer.
A. soon B. late C. quickly D. early
A. since B. until C. before D. after
A. fame B. name C. poem D. family
A. working B. using C. putting D. uniting
A. spoken B. made C. built D. formed
A. thought of B. practice C. use D. met
A. old B. separate C. famous D. excellent
A. common B. young C. wise D. grown-up
A. city B. village C. state D. continent
A. a famous B. a real C. an imaginary D. a historic
A. artist B. man C. lady D. officer
A. loved B. respected C. admired D. created
A. In this way B. Yet C. Though D. Therefore
A. childhood B. writings C. work D. paintings
A. East B. North C. West D. South
A. learn from B. know C. study D. honor
A. teacher B. writerC. painter D. leader
A. quickest B. worstC. best D. hardest
A. exciting B. interesting C. unluckyD. unhappy
A. good B. poorC. young D. gifted

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