I’m always not sure whether my parents love each other or not. Every day they are very busy making money so that they can a good life for my sister and me. They don’t act in the usual ways that I read in books or I see on TV. Also, they never send to each other on Feb, 14.
One day, my mother was sewing* a quilt. I quietly sat down beside her.
“Is there love you and Dad?” asked I.
With a little surprise in her eyes, my mother stopped to raise her head and me. She said for long time. At last I heard my mother’s voice:
“Jane,” she said, “Look at this thread*. sometimes it appears, most of it disappears in the quilt. The thread really makes the quilt strong and lasting. If life is a quilt, then should be a thread. It can hardly be seen anywhere or anytime, but it’s really there, and disappears.”
I listened carefully but I couldn’t understand her the next spring, when my father suddenly got seriously. My mother had to look after him in the hospital for a month. When they home, every day in the morning and evening, my mother helped my father walk slowly. They often walked without a word. And after two months, my father still couldn’t walk by . All of us were worried about him very much.
“Dad, are you feeling now?” I asked him one day.
“Jane,nothing serious. To tell you the truth, I just like with your mom. I like this kind of life,even if I cannot walk anymore.” Reading his eyes, I know he loves my mother deeply.
Once I thought love meant good presents and sweet kisses. But now, I understand that love is just like a thread in the quilt. Love is inside, making our nice and warm.
A．offer B．provide C．give D．take
A．money B．books C．gifts D．love
A．for B．among C．between D．with
A．looked up B．looked at C．looked after D．looked for
A．nothing B．something C．anything D．everything
A．Because B．But C．Although D．So
A．Dad B．Mom C．family D．love
A．always B．hardly C．often D．never
A．unless B．for C．before D．until
A．sick B．angry C．right D．down
A．left B．returned C．missed D．stayed
A．himself B．herself C．themselves D．ourselves
A．what B．how C．when D．where
A．talking B．walking C．reading D．eating
A．mind B．heart C．life D．quilt
The best gift I’ve received was from two young boys. At that time, I didn’t have a lot of money or a huge home. As a single mom with three young children of my own, life is so .
They were boys with dirty faces a bit older than my children, but they always my yard. I must feed my children who were thirsty and hungry, so I a lot of time baking so many healthy muffins（松饼）.These two boys almost grew up in our yard, and they were glad to pray with us before they would have a with my family.
We would also food, laughter, books and games with them. And a while later, they . I didn’t know where they had gone and I often wondered what had in their lives, and meanwhile I hoped for the best.
During one of the darkest times in my personal life, no one came to visit me. I felt really lonely these days. I even wondered God had forgotten me. On _, my children arrived home from school. We were sitting together talking when I heard a on the door.
I went to answer it, and there stood two clean-faced, tall, smiling boys holding two bundles of beautiful flowers I had ever seen. They said to me “Do you us? You used to feed us muffins! They were so . We wanted to come back and thank you and say Happy Mother’s Day you were really like a to us!” I was so moved that I couldn’t help crying, and thankedthem again and again.
A．boring B．exciting C．interesting D．hard
A．visited B．repaired C．cleaned D．tidied
A．always B．never C．seldom D．hardly
A．spared B．saved C．spent D．wasted
A．meal B．rest C．drink D．bath
A．buy B．share C．collect D．pack
A．changed B．agreed C．refused D．disappeared
A．happened B．lost C．gone D．changed
A．that B．if C．why D．what
A．Women’s Day B．Teachers’ Day C．Christmas Day D．Mother’s Day
A．shock B．voice C．noise D．knock
A．need B．remember C．influence D．greet
A．bad B．expensive C．delicious D．cheap
A．before B．if C．though D．because
A．teacher B．mom C．friend D．sister
Today, it is a big problem for young graduates to get satisfying jobs. It is said that there are ____ different kinds of jobs in the world. Choosing the right one itself is not easy.
“Finding a job” is not as “choosing a job”. Many young people end up in a job because they are not for it. Sometimes “Chance” may a more important part than “decision”.
Here are a few steps to help you think about jobs you might enjoy doing after school or university. First, it is important what kind of person you are, which special qualities you outstanding among people and what you are interested in. There is a difference an interest and a skill. If you like and enjoy looking at pictures, that is an interest. But if you can a horse that looks like a horse not a big dog, that is a .
Then ask yourself a question,” In the following three areas--skills with people, skills with information and skills with things, which are your skills?”
After your skills, the next step is research(调查). To as many different kinds of jobs as possible, go to the library and read books, magazines and newspapers for information. Ask your friends the work they do.
Finally, trust your own ideas and your own thinking! It is your own life, just find the job you really enjoy doing.
A．thousand B．thousand of C．thousands of D．thousands
A．same B．as same C．so good D．the same
A．suitable B．fitted C．able D．like
A．take B．play C．have D．choose
A．which B．what C．if D．whether
A．feel B．realize C．to feel D．to realize
A．helps B．makes C．make D．help
A．both B．between C．from D．either
A．art B．music C．sports D．acting
A．ride B．feed C．draw D．treat
A．success B．skill C．hobby D．fact
A．good B．the best C．better D．best
A．examine B．have examined C．examining D．examined
A．find out B．look out C．look for D．look at
A．what do they think of B．how do they think of C．what they think of D．how they think of
A king was old and he knew it was time to choose a new king. He told all the young people in the country, “I’ll give of you a seed (种子). Plant it and bring it back one year later. Show me the plant that you bring I’ll choose a new king from you.”
A boy Ling got a seed, too. He planted it . But the seed doesn’t grow at all. A year later, Ling had to take his box to the palace. Others all brought beautiful plants there and Ling felt .
The king the palace and look around. When he found there was nothing in Ling’s box. The king smiled and said to the others, “One year ago, I gave everyone a seed couldn’t grow. But all of you, Ling, have bought me plants and flowers. Ling was the only one with the honesty (诚实) and to bring such a box. So he will be the new king! ”
A．each B．neither C．both D．none
A．and B．but C．although D．so
A．liked B．helped C．named D．asked
A．careful B．carefully C．careless D．carelessly
A．full B．empty C．beautiful D．broken
A．sad B．excited C．happy D．satisfied
A．got B．arrived C．went D．arrived at
A．which B．who C．what D．it
A．beside B．with C．except D．as
A．skill B．courage C．experience D．fear
Last year Tom left school. He came to Taipei to a job. He went from one company (公司) to another but wanted him. Now he had little money. He had to go back to his small town. So he came to the station. He felt and tired. It was very late at night and was full of people. They were waiting tickets of the last train. He bought the last ticket, and he was very happy.
At that time, a woman with a crying baby walked to him. She asked him to sell her the ticket. He gave her the ticket. He thought they needed it he did. After left, he sat on the bench (长凳) and didn’t know to go. Just then, an old man came and said, “Young man, I what you did to the woman. I have a big company. I need a good young man like . Would you like to work for me?”
A．find B．see C．look D．buy
A．everyone B．no one C．nothing D．something
A．happy B．interesting C．sad D．glad
A．the city B．the company C．the farm D．the station
A．to buy B．to sell C．to give D．to pass
A．less than B．more than C．smaller than D．worse than
A．Tom B．the bus C．the train D．the old man
A．what B．which C．why D．where
A．have seen B．don’t know C．don’t like D．have done
A．the woman B．you C．the baby D．Her
People usually don't like mice. one mouse has been one of the most famous film stars in the world. That is the well-known Mickey Mouse. One night a man Walt Disney was drawing when he heard a strange sound. The sound came the waste-basket. Walt went over and saw a family of eating pieces of bread in it. For many nights, they played there. Walt began to them. Walt liked one little mouse better than mice. This little mice gave him some new ideas for his . He started to draw . But in the picture, it more like a funny man than a mouse. Walt wanted to make this little mouse in his pictures and soon it was able to speak. he named it Mickey Mouse. People laughed when they saw the film because they seeing it. Soon Mickey became very popular with old and young people. Children loved their lovely friend because it brought joy and pleasure to . Perhaps this is why people love Mickey Mouse though(尽管) they like real mice.
A．Because B．And C．But D．Or
A．called B．is called C．calls D．call
A．at B．to C．into D．from
A．mice B．mouse C．dogs D．cats
A．like B．hate C．kill D．catch
A．others B．the others C．other D．the other
A．singing B．drawing C．swimming D．driving
A．bread B．mice C．animals D．ideas
A．saw B．looked C．look D．see
A．jump B．dance C．run D．talk
A．Late B．Later C．Before D．After
A．hated B．disliked C．enjoyed D．enjoys
A．also B．both C．all D．only
A．us B．you C．him D．them
A．can’t B．don’t C．/ D．also