Sometimes I really doubt whether there is love between my parents. Every day they are very busy trying to earn money in order to pay the high tuition for my brother and me. They don't act in the romantic ways that I read in books or I see on TV. In their opinion, "I love you" is too luxurious for them to say. Sending flowers to each other on Valentine's Day is even more out of the question. Finally my father has a bad temper. When he's very tired from the hard work, it is easy for him to lose his temper.
One day, my mother was sewing a quilt. I silently sat down beside her and looked at her. "Mom, I have a question to ask you," I said after a while. "What?" she replied, still doing her work. "Is there love between you and Dad?" I asked her in a very low voice. My mother stopped her work and raised her head with surprise in her eyes. She didn't answer immediately. Then she bowed her head and continued to sew the quilt.
I was very worried because I thought I had hurt her. I was in a great embarrassment and I didn't know what I should do. But at last I heard my mother say the following words:
"Susan," she said thoughtfully, "Look at this thread. Sometimes it appears, but most of it disappears in the quilt. The thread really makes the quilt strong and durable. If life is a quilt, then love should be a thread. It can hardly be seen anywhere or anytime, but it's really there. Love is inside." Why does Susan’s father have a bad temper?
A．Because he doesn’t love the family. B．Because he doesn’t earn much money. C．Because he’s very tired from the hard work. D．Because he doesn’t act in the romantic ways.
A．her mother enjoys doing chores at home. B．her parents love each other very much. C．love means sending flowers on Valentine’s Day and saying “I love you” D．her parents love to make money.
A．Susan’s family B．the relationship between her parents C．the daily life D．the love between her parents
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Remember to be a good boy or girl any time. It’s important to have good manners, especially in some public .When you are waiting
line, don’t jump the queue. Be patient. Don’t stand too close to others . Keep 20cm
if you can.
Follow the advice of the workers when you are having a visit on a place of interest. Don’ t climb on exhibitions. Makeit’s OK to take
before you hold up your camera. When you go to shows,
clean clothes. You should get to the show 15 minutes before it starts. During the shows, turn
your cell phone. Don’t eat during the show. Restaurants will be quite busy. Don’t stay too long when you
eating . Remember to
your rubbish away after the meal.
Good manners can make you a gentleman or lovely lady. you are , others will be pleased with you.
Jim Smith was a poor boy. One day he was very cold and . He came to a house and asked a young only for a glass of water. But the lady was so that she gave him a large glass of hot milk. Jim drank it and then asked, “ should I pay you?” “You don’t need to pay.” She replied. Jim her from the bottom of his heart. Years later, Jim became a . One day, a woman was sent to his hospital. She was seriously ill. He recognized her at once and decided to to save her life. The operation was successful, but the cost was high. After looking at the woman’s bill, Jim wrote on it. When the woman received the bill, she didn’t dare to look at it. , something on the side of the bill caught her attention. She began to the following words:
Paid in full with one glass of milk.
A．hot B．hungry C．cool D．strong
A．woman B．man C．husband D．waiter
A．angry B．beautiful C．lucky D．kind
A．When B．Where C．How much D．Why
A．thanked B．forgot C．missed D．understood
A．teacher B．worker C．doctor D．driver
A．say hello B．do his best C．give away D．get back
A．anything B．everything C．nothing D．something
A．However B．Whenever C．Especially D．Hardly
A．write B．remember C．read D．guess
I didn’t cry when I learned I was the parent of a disabled child. I just sat still and didn’t say anything.
When Jenny was old enough, I sent her to a kindergarten. On the first morning, Jenny spent hours playing by herself. It seemed that she felt very ______.
However, to my joy, Jenny’s classmates always ______ her, “You got all your spelling words right today!” In fact, her spelling list was the easiest. Later, she faced a very painful ______——at the end of the term, there was a game which had something to do with physical education. But Jenny was behind in it.
My husband and I were anxious about the day. I wanted to let my child stay home! But my heart wouldn’t let me off that easily. So I ______a pale, unwilling Jenny onto the school bus.
At the kindergarten, I was quite worried because of her slow action, Jenny would probably ______up her team. The game went well until it was time for the sack（麻袋）race. Surely Jenny would find it ______ . Now each child had to climb into a sack, jump to the finishing line, return and climb out of the sack. I noticed Jenny standing near the end of her line of players.
But as it was her turn to join, a change took place in her ______. The tallest boy behind Jenny placed his hands on her waist(腰). Two other boys ______in front of her. The moment the player before Jenny stepped out from the sack, the two boys _____the sack suddenly and kept it open while the tall boy ______ Jenny and put her into it. A girl nearby took her hand and supported her ______ Jenny got her balance(平衡). Then she jumped forward, smiling and proud. In the cheers of the teachers, schoolmates and parents, I silentlythankedthewarm, understanding people in life who made it ______ for my disabled daughter to be like her fellow human beings. Then I finally cried.
A．excited B．lonely C．happy D．weak
A．greeted B．respected C．encouraged D．appreciated
A．problem B．choice C．result D．exam
A．threw B．pushed C．knocked D．fixed
A．hold B．build C．keep D．take
A．stupid B．simple C．relaxing D．difficult
A．school B．family C．team D．heart
A．ran B．lay C．walked D．stood
A．picked up B．gave up C．looked up D．made up
A．shook B．hid C．lifted D．helped
A．when B．until C．after D．unless
A．popular B．special C．necessary D．possible
I work for a major airline. One afternoon while running through LAX to my plane, I tore (撕破) one of my nylon socks. , there was a convenience store close to my gate. I knew I could buy a new pair. However, as I waited in line, I that I had no money in my purse. I thought to myself that maybe the store manager would sell me a pair and let me pay her back the next time. I have been inside her store a lot, even though we have never been . When it was my to pay, I showed her my socks and explained that I had no money on me. She laughed and said, “Take them.”
Well, for whatever reason, two months passed, and I had not paid the money back.
Then one day while I was busy doing my usual preflight preparations, a passenger asked me if I would him a newspaper.
I went off the airplane and walked to the same convenience store. I was too embarrassed (尴尬的) to go inside because I had never paid the money back, and I wasn’t carrying my . Then a man with a friendly face came near. he could walk past me, I stopped him and asked him for help. He smiled and said that he would do so gladly but wanted to know why I couldn’t do it . He was rather outgoing and kept saying, “Come on, and tell me.” I needed a newspaper, so I and told him.
Suddenly he said, “Hold on.” and then took me into his arms quickly and carried me into the store. With his free hand he reached into his pocket and out a five-dollar bill and said to the manager, “I’d like to pay for the socks this person owes you for and for a newspaper.”
I later learned that this big, gentle man was Rosie Grier, the former L.A. Rams and Hall of Fame football player.
A．Probably B．Luckily C．Doubtfully D．Hopefully
A．believed B．thought C．felt D．discovered
A．noticed B．mentioned C．introduced D．required
A．turn B．time C．chance D．duty
A．simply B．seriously C．actively D．hurriedly
A．even B．still C．just D．ever
A．return B．pass C．leave D．buy
A．socks B．package C．purse D．passport
A．After B．Until C．Before D．Unless
A．myself B．himself C．ourselves D．itself
A．checked in B．gave in C．broke in D．got in
A．handed B．sent C．carried D．pulled
Sharon has been a serious runner for six years. She has completed three marathons and several shorter races. Each week she runs about 20 miles.
Her favorite shoes? A $25 pair of Champion shoes she bought at Target. “I like running in simple shoes,” she said, “The more you pay, the more trouble you get.” She is right. Money often buys higher-quality goods, but not when it comes to running shoes.
Over the last forty years, running has been popular as a leisure (闲暇的) sport. In 2009, 476,000 runners took part in a marathon. In 1976, the number was just 25,000. Sales of running shoes reached a record $ 2.36 billion in 2009, 60 percent more than ten years earlier.
But some of those dollars may not have been well spent. In 2007, Scottish researchers tested running shoes at three price levels, ranging from $80 to $150, and found that low-cost and mid-cost shoes within the same brand protected runners’ feet just as well as high-cost ones, sometimes even better.
“The common idea is that if you pay more, you will get better shoes,” said Abboud, director of the Institute of Motion Analysis and Research at the University of Dundee in Scotland, “Our research did not show that.” Professor Abboud and his colleagues have just completed a similar study, as not yet published, with nearly the same results.
If you want to run well and run safely, consider fit first and price last. “You want a shoe that helps you keep a balanced position,” said Mark Montgomery, manager of the JackRabbit Sports store in Union Square in New York, “A more expensive shoe is not always the solution.”
“The less you think about a shoe, the better,” said Ms Bakoul, a marathoner.
According to Sharon, ________.
A．expensive shoes will give you more trouble B．higher-quality shoes will protect your feet better C．taking part in marathons is very important for runners D．running about 20 miles a week is the best for your health
A．it was spent on running B．it was spent on high- cost shoes C．running needs the cheapest shoes D．money often buys higher-quality goods
A．running as a leisure sport will be no longer popular B．Professor Abboud thinks the common idea is right C．Ms Bakoul is against the research results D．Mark Montgomery agrees with Sharon
A．The More, the Better B．Run Well and Run Safely C．The Less, the Better D．Fit First and Price Last