Once I thought love meant flowers, gifts and sweet kisses. So, I really ___ whether there is love between my parents. Every day they are very busy ___ to earn money to pay the high schooling for me. They don’t act in the ___ ways that I read in books or I see on TV, and sending flowers to each other on Valentine’s Day is even_____.
One day, my mother was sewing（缝） a quilt(被子). I asked her if there was ___ between them. She stopped her work and raised her head with ____. Then she lowered(低下) her head and ____sewing the quilt. I was very ___ because I thought I had hurt her. But after a few minutes, she said, “look at this thread（细线）. Sometimes it ___, but most of the time it disappears in the quilt. If life is a quilt, then love should be a thread. It can ___ be seen anywhere or anytime, but it’s really there, and makes the quilt____.” I listened carefully but I couldn’t understand her___ the next spring.
My mother suddenly got sick seriously and had to stay in the hospital for a one-month treatment. Every morning and dusk after she___ from the hospital, my father___ my mother walking slowly on the country road. There were beautiful flowers, green grass and trees, and the sun gently shine them___ the leaves. All of these ___ the most beautiful picture in the world. ___ their eyes, I know they love each other deeply. From this experience, I ___ that love was just a ___ in the quilt of our life. Love is _____ making life strong and warm.
A．believe B．hesitate C．doubt D．know
A．keeping B．willing C．learning D．trying
A．magic B．romantic C．average D．special
A．unsuitable B．impolite C．uneasy D．impossible
A．difference B．love C．similarity D．fight
A．surprise B．anger C．smile D．calm
A．finished B．continued C．forgot D．considered
A．excited B．worried C．shocked D．disappointed
A．exists B．works C．appears D．breaks
A．easily B．hardly C．simply D．usually
A．long-lasting B．long-dated C．long-suffering D．long-winded
A．after B．before C．until D．since
A．returned B．escaped C．remained D．heard
A．led B．let C．caught D．helped
A．from B．through C．across D．throughout
A．made with B．made up C．made into D．made of
A．Reading B．Watching C．Seeing D．Checking
A．expected B．realized C．noticed D．read
A．material B．design C．color D．thread
A．everywhere B．inside C．anywhere D．Outside
Every country has its own culture.
Even though each country uses doors, doors may have functions and purposes which lead to differences.
When I first came to America, I noticed that a public building had two different and they had distinct functions. You have to push the door with the word "PUSH" to go out of the building and to pull the door with the word " PULL" to the building. This was new to me, because we use the door in South Korea. For quite a few times I failed to go out of a shopping centre and was embarrassed.
The way of using school bus doors was also to me. I used to take the school bus to classes. The school decided that when the driver opened both the front and back doors， who were getting off the bus should get off first, and students who were getting on should get on . In South Korea, we do not need to wait for people to get off. One morning, I hurried to the bus, and when the bus doors opened, I tried to get on the school bus through the front door. All the students around looked at me. I was totally ，and my face went red.
A．different B．important C．practical D．unusual
A．national B．embarrassing C．cultural D．amazing
A．exits B．entrances C．signs D．doors
A．enter B．leave C．open D．close
A．main B．same C．front D．back
A．annoying B．hard C．satisfying D．strange
A．parents B．students C．teachers D．drivers
A．sooner B．later C．faster D．earlier
A．politely B．patiently C．unconsciously D．slowly
A．embarrassed B．annoyed C．unsatisfied D．excited
More Americans are Googling themselves and many are checking out their friends, coworkers and romantic interests, too.
In a report Sunday, the Pew Internet and American Life Project said 47 percent of U. S. adult Internet users have looked for information about themselvesGoogle or other search engines.
That isthe 22 percent of users who did in 2002，but Pew senior research specialist Mary Madden was
the growth wasn't higher.
“Yes it's doubled, but it's still the casethere's a big chunk of Internet users who have
done this simple act of plugging their name with
，” she said. Americans under 50 and
with more education and income were
to self-Google—in some cases because their jobs demand a certain online persona (人物信息）
，Pew found that53 percent of adult Internet users admit
information about someone else, celebrities excluded.
Often, it's to find someone they'vetouch with. But looking up information about friends, relatives, colleagues and neighbors also was common.
men and women equally searched for online information about themselves, women were slightly more likely to look up information about someone they are
.
，the search is purely (纯粹的）done to find someone's contact information. But a third of those who have conducted searches on others have looked for
，such as bankruptcies and divorce proceedings. A similar number
for someone else's photo. Few Internet users say they Google themselves
—about three-quarters of self-searchers say they have done so only once or twice. And most who have done so consider
they find accurate.
Pew also found that teens were more likely than adults who can see their profiles at an online hangout
Facebook or News Corp. 's My Space.
A. inB. onC. by D. through
A. twice than B. more than twiceC. twice more D. more twice
A. excitedB. interested inC. addicted to D. surprised
A. thatB. whichC. what D. where
A. oftenB. neverC. always D. usually
A. GoogleB. Internet C. search engines D. mouses
A. thoseB. onesC. that D. they
A. more likely B. less likely C. much likely D. few likely
A. HoweverB. ThereforeC. Meanwhile D. Though
A. to look upB. to looking up C. to look into D. to looking into
A. keeping in B. LostC. got in D. getting in
A. Although B. Even ifC. Since D. While
A. looking for B. DatingC. searching for D. meeting with
A. In the case B. In any case C. In no case D. In many cases
A. public records B. personal records
C. entertainment D. private information
A. has searched B, is searching
C. have searched D. are searching
A. regularlyB. SeldomC. sometimes D. now and then
A. whatB. whichC. that D. when
A. to restrictB. to loosen C. to spread D. to repeal
A. asB. likeC. such as D. for example
One Saturday morning a careless car driver a lighted cigarette out of his car ten miles west of the small Canadian town of Stanton. The forest at the side of the road was
because there had been no
for many days. Within a few minutes the trees were
fire.
A truck driver saw the fire when he was on his to Stan-ton. As soon as he reached the town he told
about it. Soon fire fighters were
westwards. When they reached the fire they saw that it was very
. It could not spread to the north because of a lake
to the south because of a wide
. But a
wind was carrying the fire towards Stanton and the fire fighters could not stop it. Then, one of the fire fighters
a message back to the town
radio.
The chief fire officer and of people hurried to a place about a mile
of the town. There they
dynamite to blow down the trees and to clear a wide path through the forest.
the fire reached the path it began to
down because there was
left to burn. After several hours they
to put out the fire and save the town.
A. lit B. threw C. put D. smoked
A. wet B. dry C. thick D. heavy
A. snow B. waterC. rain D. wind
A. set B. caught C. on D. in
A. way B. path C. road D. street
A the man B. the police C. the forest D. the fire
A. hurryingB. reachingC. arriving D. getting
A. big B. small C. large D. little
A. and B. or C. but D. even
A. road B. farm C. river D. forest
A. east B. west C. south D. north
A. got B. took C. sent D. carried
A. with B. from C. on D. by
A. many B. most C. hundreds D. a hundred
A. east B. north C. south D. west
A. will use B. use C. would use D. used
A. However B. Though C. When D. If
A. put B. go C. die D. get
A. something B. nothing C. anything D. everything
A. tried B. succeeded C. managed D. decided
A little boy almost thought of himself as the most unfortunate child in the world because a disease made his leg lame （破的）. He played with his classmates. When the teacher asked him to answer questions, he always his head without a word.
One the boy's father asked for some saplings （树苗）from the neighbor. He wanted the to plant a sapling each person in front of the house. The father said，"Whose sapling grows best, I will buy him or her a favorite . " Seeing his brothers and sisters watering the trees, however, the boy had an idea. He hoped that the tree he planted would soon. So, after watering it once or twice, he never （7） it.
A few days later, when the little boy went to see his tree again, he was to find that it didn't fade but grew some fresh leaves. the trees of his brothers and sisters, his tree was even greener. His father kept his ，bought the little boy his favorite gift and said that from the tree he planted, he would become an out-standing when he grew up.
Since then, the little boy slowly became . One night, he lay on the bed but could not sleep. Then he got up and came to the . To his surprise, his was splashing（喷洒）something onto his tree. ，he understood——his father had been fertilizing （施肥）his small tree ！
He returned to his room， running down. passed. The little boy didn't become a botanist（植物学家），but he was elected President of the United States.
His name was Franklin Roosevelt. Love is the nourishment（营养）of life. it is just a drop of clear water, it can still help the tree of life thrive（笛壮成长）.
A．bravely B．seldom C．freely D．always
A．raised B．nodded C．lowered D．knocked
A．spring B．moment C．winter D．week
A．neighbors B．friends C．children D．boys
A．sapling B．tree C．gift D．toy
A．die B．grow C．break D．survive
A．led to B．attended to C．belonged to D．objected to
A．pleased B．upset C．worried D．surprised
A．Compared with B．Similar to C．Connected to D．Popular with
A．request B．schedule C．promise D．secret
A．president B．botanist C．artist D．researcher
A．smart B．desperate C．optimistic D．practical
A．field B．courtyard C．park D．farm
A．brother B．sister C．father D．neighbor
A．All of a sudden B．For a moment C．In time D．From then on
A．busily B．quietly C．cautiously D．secretly
A．water B．tears C．sweat D．rain
A．Hours B．Months C．Decades D．Centuries
A．last B．only C．least D．best
A．Even if B．Now that C．If only D．What if
"I love you, Bob. " " I love you, too, Nancy. " My parents' loving reassurances were sweet, touching and surprising.
They married on September 14th，1940，after several she was
30 and knew it was time to start a（n）
. The hand-some, well-educated man who came by her office was
by her figure, her blue eyes.
The didn't last long.
Seeds of started to grow almost immediately. She liked to travel; he
the thought. He loved golf; she did not. He was a Republican; she was a Democrat. They
at the bridge table, at the dinner table, over money, and so on.
，they owned a business together and the
frustrations （挫折）of life at the office came to cause trouble at home.
There was a hope that they would once they retired, and the angry winds did calm somewhat，
what remained made it-self bright, hard bitterness. "I always thought we'd..." my mother
begin, before launching
a long list of my father's faults, which I can still recite today.
he listened, my father would murmur angry threats and curses （辱骂）.
It wasn't the happiest marriage, but as their 60th anniversary ，my sister and I decided to throw a party. Sixty years was a long time，
；why not try to make the best of things? We'd provide the cake, the balloons, the toasts, and they'd abide by one rule ： no
.
The agreement was honored. We had a wonderful . It was an important celebration, because
，things began to change for my parents. As debilitating dementia（老年痴呆症）settled in, their marriage was about the only thing they wouldn't lose.
A. talks B. dates C. interviews D. visits
A. drawing B. getting C. nearingD. becoming
A. family B. firm C. business D. occupation
A. astonished B. moved C. affected D. struck
A. story B. relationship C. romance D. marriage
A. anger B. difference C. confusionD. betrayal
A. hated B. welcomed C. encouraged D. avoided
A. beat B. hit C. struggled D. fought
A. As a result B. To make matters worse
C. To everyone's surprise D. At the same time
A. everyday B. major C. regular D. normal
A. distinguish B. change C. continue D. turn
A. though B. and C. so D. but
A. might B. would C. could D. should
A. for B. by C. with D. into
A. As B. After C. Before D. Once
A. passed B. approved C. approached D. arrived
A. all in all B. at all
C. after all D. as a whole
A. fighting B. attackingC. blaming D. scolding
A. beginning B. life C. try D. day
A. day after day B. soon after
C. now and then D. never before