When I was seven years old, my mom was diagnosed(诊断) with cancer（癌症）. The doctors told us my mom might be saved with surgery(手术). But it could also kill her. She chose to have it.
The day before the surgery I was off school. And my mom planned the best day of my life, everything I loved at seven and everything that would put a smile on my face. The day began with her waking me up and saying, “Kate, I have a surprise for you. Come and see.” The surprise was a doll I have wanted for the longest time. Throughout the day, she told me everything that I would always make her proud. We had a picnic in the park, and it was so cold that we moved to the car. The day was filled with laughter. For the first time in a long time I could see she was really happy. I would never forget her smile, or the way her eyes shone as if we were the same age. It was the best day of my life, and I will never forget the conversation we shared.
My mother managed to live throughout the surgery. Now when I look back, I realized that the best day of my life could be her last and this could be the last day I would remember with her, the last one we shared. I also understand how unselfish a mother is.
Who made the decision to have a surgery in the story?
A．The doctors B．The patient C．The writer D．The patient’s family
A．She stayed at home to have a good rest. B．She went to the doctor’s for advice. C．She turned to her family for comfort. D．She stayed all day for her child.
A．Because she left her child a special memory. B．Because she realized her child had grown up. C．Because she was proud of what her child had done. D．Because she expected the surgery to be successful.
A．the writer’s mother was ill again. B．the surgery was unsuccessful. C．the writer’s mother was getting better. D．the surgery was very easy and simple.
A．Hardworking B．Famous C．Clever D．Great
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出一个能填入文中相应空白处的最佳答案。
Do you write your own blog(博客)？Do you often 36 others' blogs on the Internet?
All over the world, not only famous persons but also many students use blogs as diaries and places to share their experience and37 advice or help.
“I write my activities every day, 38 funny things or worries in my life.” says Lali, a 16-year-old high school student at Cambridge High School in Washington." I like putting pictures on my blog because it can make my blog more 39 and more people will like it, It's a good way to 40 my life to the world." She has had her blog for eight months.
Students like writing blogs 41 they can write anything they want to, but don't need to 42 any money.
Once(一旦)you start to write your blog, you will 43 that you open up a new world. But what you write down may trouble you 44 .So, use the blog carefully 45 you can keep yourself away from some trouble. The blog makes everybody's life colorful.
A．read B．write C．forget D．miss
A．learen from B．deal with C．ask for D．depend on
A．without B．between C．including D．besides
A．common B．modern C．famous D．interesting
A．show B．send C．bring D．report
A．unless B．while C．until D．because
A．save B．spend C．take D．waste
A．dream B．think C．find D．hope
A．sometimes B．always C．ever D．never
A．only when B．even though C．so that D．ever since
My stutter（口吃）had always been much of a problem. I'd had so many specialists for my______35________ over the years. As l walked down the hallway to meet a new one, memories popped in my head of how painful（痛苦的）being a kid who stutters had been. It______36________ hurt.
“Hello! I'm Mrs. Claussen. I hear you're from Texas!"
“Ye-Ye-Ye-Yes m-m-m-m-m-m-m-aam I am…”My heart felt like it was pounding through my chest and my hands were dripping wet. I really blew that
______37________ .
“Well," she said with a ______38________Smile. 161've always liked Texas."
She turned out to be the best speech specialist I've ever had, not like those who
told me to clap my hands while speaking. She was______39________.She spent the first several weeks just talking to me - asking me all kinds of questions about myself, especially my feelings. And she______40________ . She then began to teach me about the speech. Not just about my speech, but about everybody's.
I______41________ in my old school and was a pretty good tenor（男高音）, but I learned that the new school's singing group was all filled up. It was such bad news, for I thought that was the one thing I could really do well - and I could do it
______42________ stuttering. Somehow Mrs. Claussen finally got me in the group. I felt like she really cared about me as a person, not just a speech student.
During the next two years, my speech didn't get much better - except with her. When I was in college, things got worse. I once even wondered if I would ever be able to______43________ ! It was a very depressing time, and I often felt alone. When I was feeling really sorry for myself, I remembered Mrs. Claussen had told me whether I could______44________ my speech was all up to me. She had told me not to fight for perfect speech, just better speech. She was right about that. I finally improved my speech greatly.
Many years have passed, but I think of her from time to time, wondering if she had as much______45________ 0n her other students as she had on me. I like to think that she did. Her name was Mrs. Claussen... and she______46_______ . I'II never forget her.
A．speech B．study C．dream D．fear
A．maybe B．even C．still D．never
A．instruction B．description C．introduction D．presentation
A．shy B．cold C．weak D．kind
A．silent B．simple C．direct D．different
A．cried B．listened C．waited D．stopped
A．sang B．spoke C．played D．clapped
A．against B．besides C．beyond D．without
A．practise B．communicate C．report D．reply
A．train B．share C．change D．follow
A．advice B．influence C．dependence D．action
A．continued B．taught C．agreed D．cared
It is often said that eyes can speak. Do you have such kind of 61 ? In a bus you may look at a stranger, but not too, 62. If he notices that he is being looked at, he may 63 uncomfortable. It is the same in daily life. When you are looked at for several more times, you will look 64 up and down in order to65 if there is anything wrong with you. If 66 goes wrong, you will feel angry with the person who is looking at you. 67 can speak, right?
Looking too long at someone may seem to be impolite. But sometimes things are 68. If you wish to draw someone's 69 , you may look at him or her for more than ten seconds. For lovers, they enjoy looking at each other longer to show the love that words cannot 70 . Clearly, eye communication should be done according to the relationship
between the two people and the certain situation.
A．future B．fear C．experience D．exercise
A．late B．long C．low D．loud
A．feel B．smell C．sound D．taste
A．itself B．himself C．myself D．yourself
A．see B．guess C．hear D．expect
A．something B．nothing C．everything D．anything
A．Ears B．Eyes C．Mouth D．Nose
A．different B．difficult C．tiring D．boring
A．direction B．lesson C．attention D．trouble
A．write B．print C．read D．express
Mr. and Mrs. Green were very worried about their son, Leo. He seemed to be dumb (哑的)51 he was normal in every other way. Mr. and Mrs. Green tried everything to get him to 52 , but with no success.
When Leo was six years old, the best doctors in the town 53 him carefully, but could find nothing wrong. And he seemed to be smart. It was just that he 54 spoke.
"There might be something wrong with his 55 , and he doesn't know he's able to speak," one doctor said.
"But he can read and write," said Mr. Green. "We've written him notes, telling him that he can speak."
"It's certainly very 56 ," another doctor said. "Perhaps he'll be able to speak some day."
57 passed. Leo went to university. But he did not speak a 58 word.
Then one day, Leo was having a meal with his parents. Without any warning, he looked up from his 59 and said, "Pass me the salt, please."
Mr. and Mrs. Green were excited. "You spoke! You spoke!" they cried, "Why have you60 so long to speak?"
"I didn't have anything to say," he said. "Until now everything was perfect. But you forgot to put salt in these potatoes."
A．because B．when C．though D．before
A．speak B．walk C．play D．laugh
A．taught B．found C．examined D．asked
A．never B．often C．usually D．always
A．back B．hair C．face D．mind
A．unfair B．strange C．noisy D．quiet
A．Hours B．Weeks C．Months D．Years
A．good B．right C．single D．new
A．chair B．meal C．hands D．books
A．slept B．walked C．served D．waited
In England, people often ____36____ the weather because they can experience (经历) four seasons in one day. In the morning the weather is warm just ___37___in spring. An hour later black ___38____ come and then it rains____39____. In the late afternoon the sky will be____40____. The sun will begin_____41_____, and it will be summer at this time of a day.
In England, people can also have summer in winter, or have winter in summer. So in winter they can swim sometimes, and in summer sometimes they should ___42____warm clothes.
When you go to England, you ____43____that some English people usually take an umbrella or a raincoat ___44___them on a sunny day, but you should not laugh at them. ____45____ you don't take an umbrella or a raincoat, you will regret (后悔) later in England.A. talk to B. talk with C. talk about
A. like B. likes C. liked
A. clouds B. cloud C. snow
A.big B. heavy C. heavily
A. rainy B. sunny C. snowy
A. to shine B. shine C. to shining
A. put on B. wear C. in
A. saw B. sees C. will see
A. with B. for C. to
A. Before B. If C. After