I’ve always had strong opinions of how love should be expressed, but others had their own ways of showing care.
What I most about visiting my boyfriend’s parents is the loud tick of the clock in the dining room as we ate our meal. With so little conversation I was quick to his family as cold. When we got into the to go home, his father suddenly appeared. , he began to wash his son’s windscreen. I could feel he was a caring man through the glass.
I learned another lesson about love a few years later. My father often me early in the morning. “Buy Xerox. It’s a good sharp price,” he might say when I answered the phone. No pleasant or inquiry about my life, just financial instructions. This manner of his me and we often quarreled. But one day, I thought about my father’s success in business and realized that his concern for my financial security lay behind his morning calls. The next time he called and told me to buy a stock, I him.
When my social style has conflicted with that of my friends, I’ve often felt . For example, I always return phone calls and regularly contact with my friends. I expect the same from them. I had one friend who rarely called, answering my messages with short e-mails. I rushed to the : She wasn’t a good friend! My anger as the holidays approached. But then she came to a gathering I and handed me a beautiful dress I had fallen in love with when we did some window-shopping the previous month. I was at her thoughtfulness, and regretful for how I’d considered her to be . Clearly I needed to change my expectations of friends.
Far too often, I ignored their expressions, eagerly expecting them to do things in my . Over the years, however, I’ve learned to other persons, love signs.
A．remember B．enjoy C．value D．admire
A．excitedly B．nervously C．silently D．instantly
A．regard B．treat C．take D．think
A．bus B．train C．car D．plane
A．Punctually B．Carefully C．Proudly D．Coldly
A．visited B．interrupted C．warned D．telephoned
A．greeting B．meeting C．apology D．explanation
A．interested B．angered C．encouraged D．surprised
A．long B．short C．warm D．polite
A．praised B．remembered C．blamed D．thanked
A．content B．guilty C．curious D．disappointed
A．in order B．in turn C．without delay D．without difficulty
A．feeling B．suggestion C．judgment D．belief
A．disappeared B．grew C．helped D．declined
A．opened B．refused C．hosted D．invited
A．depressed B．upset C．fascinated D．shocked
A．uncaring B．dishonest C．unhappy D．uncooperative
A．unique B．common C．pleasant D．familiar
A．opinion B．way C．mind D．life
A．send B．read C．give D．express
Anna Douglas was 72 years old when she started writing her newspaper column. She had been a school teacher before she retired（退休），but she needed to keep 36 . She was even willing to work without pay. She then offered her 37 with a business that helped other businesses find jobs for old people. Every day she 38 other old folks like her. By talking with them，she 39two things. Old people had abilities that were not 40 . But old people also had some 41 . She found a new purpose for 
herself then.
Through the years，she 42 to write stories about people for national magazines. There was now a new 43 ： Old people like herself. She began to write a newspaper column called “Sixty Plus”， which was about 44 old . She writes about the problems of old people，especially their problems with being 45 .
Anna Douglas uses her 46 ability to see the truth behind a problem. She understands 47problems begin. For example，one of her 48 said that his grandchildren49 the houses as soon as he came to visit. Mrs Douglas 50 some ways for him to understand his grandchildren.
“It's important to know51 about your grandchildren's world，”says Mrs Douglas. “That means questioning and listening，and 52 is not what old people do best. Say good things to them and about them，”she continues. “Never try to 53 your grandchildren or other young people. Never 54 your opinion. Don't tell them what they should do. 55 ，they have been taught they should have respect for old people. The old should respect them as well. ”
A．free B．busy C．powerful D．rich
A．students B．money C．service D．books
A．met B．observed C．comforted D．answered
A．enjoyed B．followed D．demanded
A．studied B．agreed C．used D．gave
A．problems B．mistakes C．questions D．characters
A．had B．used C．was D．ought
A．way B．life C．subject D．plan
A．employing B．respecting C．getting D．supporting
A．unknown B．misunderstood C．refused D．discouraged
A．leading B．working C．writing D．thinking
A．that B．when C．whether D．why
A．readers B．visitors C．listeners D．friends
A．invented B．chose C．suggested D．imagined
A．everything B．anything C．something D．nothing
A．speaking B．listening C．pleasing D．advising
A．scold B．praise C．trouble D．encourage
A．speak out B．give up C．get back D．stick to
A．Commonly B．Surprisingly C．Happily D．Naturally
Many years ago, I owned a service station and roadhouse on the main road between Melbourne and Adelaide．
One very cold, wet night at about 3 : 30 a．m, there was a 36 at the front door of our house．A young man, 37 from head' to toe, explained that he had 38 out of petrol about 30 km up the road．He had left his pregnant （怀孕的） wife and his two children 39 at the car and said that he would hitchhike （搭便车） back．
As soon as I 40 a can with petrol, I took him back to his car, where his two-year-old and four-year-old children were both 41 .They were wet and cold．I suggested that they 42 me back．
Before leaving, I had turned the heater 43 in the roadhouse, so when we went in, it was nice and 44 ．While the little ones played and ran 45 ,1 prepared bread and butter for the children, 46 hot chocolate for the adults．
It was about five a．m．before they 47 ．The young fellow asked me how much he should pay me and I told him that the petrol 48 had shown $ 15．He 49 offered to pay call-out fee, but I wouldn’t accept it．
About a month later,! received a 50 from Interstate, a large bus company that we had been trying to 51 to stop off at our roadhouse for a long time．It 52 out that the young fellow I had helped was its general manager, the most 53 person in the company．
In his letter, he thanked me again and 54 me that, from then on, all their buses would stop at my service station．In this 55 , a little bit of kindness was rewarded with a huge amount of benefit．
A．kick B．strike C．beat D．knock
A．cool B．hot C．wet D．warm
A．driven B．used C．come D．run
A．away B．behind C．off D．out
A．supplied B．poured C．equipped D．filled
A．sleeping B．crying C．quarrelling D．fighting
A．get B．ring C．lead D．follow
A．on B．off C．in D．over
A．clean B．dry C．warm D．tidy
A．around B．away C．out D．up
A．or B．but C．so D．and
A．left B．arrived C．ate D．stayed
A．tank B．can C．pump D．pipe
A．suddenly B．hurriedly C．worriedly D．thankfully
A．call B．letter C．check D．notice
A．get B．force C．require D．make
A．pointed B．turned C．worked D．found
A．generous B．successful C．serious D．powerful
A．praised B．persuaded C．informed D．warned
The job of raising children is a tough one. Children don’t come with an instruction manual(说明书). And each child is 36 . So parents sometimes pull their hair out in frustration(挫折), not 37
what to do. But in raising children—as in all of life—what we do is 38 by our culture. Naturally then, American parents teach their children basic American 39 . To Americans, the goal of parents is to help children40 on their own two feet. From 41 each child may get his or her own room. As children grow, they get more 42 to make their own choices. 43 choose their own forms of entertainment, as well as the friends to 44 them with. When they 45 young adulthood, they choose their own jobs and marriage 46 . Of course, many young adults still 47
their parents’ advice and approval for the choices they make. But once they “leave the 48 ” at around 18 to 21 years old, they want to be on their own , not 49 to their mother’s apron strings (围裙带). The relationship between parents and children in America is very informal. American parents try to 50 their children as individuals—not as extensions of themselves. They allow them to achieve their own51 . Americans praise and encourage their children to give them the 52
to succeed. When children become adults, their relationship with their parents becomes more like a (an) 53 among equals. But 54 to popular belief, most adult Americans don’t make their parents pay for room and board when they come to 55 . Even as adult, they respect and honor their parents.
A．strange B．different C．new D．unlike
A．noticing B．remember C．knowing D．deciding
A．influenced B．made C．controlled D．changed
A．services B．standards C．rules D．values
A．sit B．get C．stand D．rise
A．adulthood B．girlhood C．boyhood D．childhood
A．freedom B．space C．time D．money
A．Adults B．Teenagers C．Americans D．Parents
A．help B．join C．share D．provide
A．gain B．pass C．become D．reach
A．wives B．partners C．husbands D．couples
A．seek B．invite C．try D．choose
A．room B．house C．nest D．place
A．connected B．held C．stuck D．tied
A．serve B．treat C．describe D．recognize
A．jobs B．plans C．dreams D．hopes
A．dependence B．trust C．belief D．confidence
A．friendship B．companion C．membership D．association
A．known B．similar C．contrary D．due
A．travel B．visit C．see D．live
In every country there are times to celebrate, weddings, birthdays, religious festivals. Although the U.S.A is a multi-cultural society, where different groups celebrate their own traditional 21 , Christmas is the most popular holiday in the U.S.A. Some of the 22 of Christmas time are old and others are newer.
Already in the late 18th and the 19th centuries, people felt sentimental (眷恋的) about Christmases of the past. The American 23 , Washington Irving, wrote in 1819 about the old-fashioned Christmas he experienced in England. He was taken in a stagecoach (驿站马车) full of happy people, food and presents, to an old house in the 24 . There, he found a crowd of happy farmers, lots of food and drinks, snow, games and ghosts.
The first Christmas card, which was printed in England, showed people eating and drinking 25 . It was sent in 1846, but Christmas cards did not become really 26 until the 1860s, when color printing became possible.
By this time, stagecoaches had 27 running, replaced by the railroad. More and more families 28 the country and were living in towns and cities, but the dream of the 29 Christmas remained. The loaded stagecoach driving along the country road through the snow still 30 on many Christmas cards today.
A．left B．preferred C．admired D．reached
A．amazing B．new C．merry D．old-fashioned
A．turns B．appears C．puts D．gets
“We’ve been good friends for so many years. And I don’t think you meant to do that ...” I said to myself， looking at Jack， my friend who was running across the 36 field.
How I wish I could join them！ But it was impossible because of the pain in my left foot， caused by Jack.
I first met Jack in a football match in the elementary school. When my team looked as if we were 37 ， Jack， who was watching， volunteered to join us. He was so confident and skilled that we won. From then on， Jack and I often played together and became best friends.
But something happened before an important football match between Class Six and my class. My class had so many good players that we had to 38 the best ones. Jack and I were in the same team. The match was close in the first half. I saw my chance and was ready to score a goal. Suddenly， Jack 39 me. He slid to stop the ball， but collided with my left foot. I knew I had lost the chance to score and was 40 the field. But what really hurt me was that Jack didn’t say sorry. And when some of my teammates said he did it on purpose to 41 me from scoring， I felt even 42 .
Now I stand here， with tears in my eyes. I don’t want to 43 those words but I don’t know how to persuade myself they are 44 . Then everything changes when Jack scores and wins！ How excited I am！
While I am still 45 in excitement， someone pats my shoulder. It is Jack， with a smile on his face. “I’m sorry that you can not join in because of my 46 . But you see， Jason， we beat them！ No matter whether you joined in or not， you’ve made a contribution. Come on， let’s celebrate！” Suddenly， I am 47 by the players. The sunshine is so bright that I close my eyes. Riding high above my teammates， I feel so happy. And I know the friendship between Jack and me will last forever.
A．basketball B．volleyball C．badminton D．football
A．lost B．winning C．leading D．beaten
A．replace B．award C．decide on D．call in
A．ran into B．ran to C．ran across D．ran away
A．sent away B．carried off C．stuck to D．hold on
A．break B．interrupt C．make D．keep
A．amused B．comfortable C．depressed D．scared
A．believe B．say C．deny D．hear
A．right B．false C．true D．bad
A．lost B．fallen C．caught D．drawn
A．score B．pride C．reason D．carelessness
A．raised up B．pulled away C．picked up D．pushed off