"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. nearing D. 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. confusion D. 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. attacking C. 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
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A，B，C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Starting from my early young age，I was a happy child．However，at age twelve，my life had a huge ．I developed obsessive compulsive disorder(OCD)．I started to wash my hands ten times an hour to germs and I frequently checked my kitchen oven to make sure that it was ．This way of life continued for four years，and by then，my OCD had led to ．I was no longer the happy little girl I had been．I told my mother that I was suffering from depression．So mum took me for a ．The medicine didn’t help me very much．I was still sad，believing that my life no longer ．
One autumn evening two years ago，I rock bottom．I even thought suicide(自杀)was the only . to my depression problem，so I wrote a suicide to my family．As I was folding the note，my fell on a photograph. It was a picture of a lovely little girl with dark—blue eyes .of adventure and curiosity．It took me a few minutes to that the smiling girl in the photo was me．The photo had been taken at one weekend at my uncle’s house when I was seven．Suddenly I felt a and it was like my younger self had sent me a message．Once I had been a little girl，and I had to become strong like that again．
I tore up my suicide note and swore that l would have to the depression with my mind，too．I could make myself happy again．It has been two years I “rediscovered” myself．I am OCD-and depression-free．I am prepared for whatever life may bring．My hero is a seven-year-old girl， back at me from a photo on my desk．
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My daughter performed on behalf of her class in the annual school concert today. She played so ________ that I could not help cheering her. The very ________ reminded me of her experiences of piano practicing.
When she was five, we gave her a piano as a birthday present. With great________ , she began learning it. However, when she was no longer ________ , shebecame sick of it. ________ , it is a tough job to learn the piano, not to mention the daily routine (常规) of ________ .
When her first teacher left, my friend ________ me to an American teacher whoseway of teaching was completely American. After practicing, she would give my daughter some ________ comments, and then point out what should be ________ . Every time she came, ________ beginning the lesson right away, she would first play some _______ . She said, “To learn the piano, you should learn not only the ________of playing, but more importantly, to ________ the music and love it.”
After some time, my daughter became fond of her lessons. Sometimes she ________ would like to ________ a little bit when her skill had reached a certain level.
Surprisingly, my daughter said to me one day, “Mom, I was________ thatyou didn’t give up my piano lessons. Learning it is like climbing a mountain. You’ll feel ________ when you are on the way. When you look ________ from where you are, you will realize that you have been making ________ . But if you ________ ,you’ll never take one more step. ” That was the very thing I wanted to teach her.
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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从31-50各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项标号涂黑。
A man wanted to become wealthy．He was told a story one day that there was a ________pebble (鹅卵石）among the pebbles on the beach of the Black Sea．It could turn everything it touched into________．This pebble could be________ only by touching it: unlike the other pebbles it was________when touched．The man rushed to the beach of the Black Sea and began to ________ the pebble．
________ he picked up a pebble that felt cold, he threw it into the sea．He________ this practice day after day．Each pebble that felt cold was________ thrown into the sea．
One morning, he ________ to take hold of a pebble that felt warm, unlike the other ________ . The man threw the pebble into the sea．He hadn’t ________to, but he had formed a habit．Habits can be hard to ________ ．
In fact, if we repeat any behaviour ________ enough, it becomes a habit．But some habits can work in our favour, such as ________ attitudes and healthy ways of life．Our habitual attitudes and behaviour can either ________us or hinder(阻碍) us．
Is there behaviour or an attitude you would like to make into a ________ ? Then reinforce (强化) it by ________ it at every opportunity．
When it comes to habits, ________ may not make perfect．But practice will certainly form ________ behaviour. Your habits will form who you are．So form the habits that are ________ to you and let them mold (塑造) you into the person you want to be．
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“Ring! Ring! Ring!”The telephone rang for a long time in Bill Hewlett’s house．Bill was the director of a large ________company called Hewlett-Packard．At that time，computers had already ________ but they were huge machines that cost a lot of money．
Bill answered the telephone________．He did not like being disturbed while he was reading his newspaper．A young-sounding ________ on the other line said，”My name is Steve Jobs．I in a________of the Hewlett-Packard Explorers’Club．I went on a fieldtrip to one of your company ‘s laboratories and was ________ by the 9100A computer．I’ve never seen anything so splendid!”He ________ for a while and continued．”I in looking for some computer ________ to build a frequency counter．Well．I thought you might be able to ________ me．”
There was ________ ．Then，Bill asked the young boy for his ________．Steve revealed that he was twelve．There was another silence．________ by the boy’s enthusiasm，Bill invited Steve to his office．
A few days later，Bill Hewlett gave Steve what he needed．Steve was also offered a ________ job in one of his laboratories．
Eight years later，Steve Jobs set up a ________ with his close friend，Steve Wozniak．Their first step was to find a ________ for the company．Steve Jobs loved apples and had worked off an apple ________ before．Although there was no ________ between apples and computers，________ thought‘Apple’would be a catchy name．”I like the name．We’11 be in a great ________ in the telephone directory，”Steve Wozniak said confidently．That was how Apple was ________ in 1976．
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I always walk to my husband’s office after work, wait for him and then we drive home together every day.
One day, while I was waiting for him, a beautiful Cadillac（凯迪拉克轿车） ________ near me. I was busy ________ the car when I noticed the driver. ________ , she was probably the most ________ woman I had ever seen outside of a movie screen. Her eyes were as blue as the sea, and she had teeth like pearls. Minutes later, a man walked over and they drove off. Sitting there, dressed in jeans and a T-shirt, I wanted to ________ . “Why is it so ________ that some people have it all?” I thought.
The next week I saw her again, and after that it almost became my ________ to see her. I would ________ if she and her husband ate out a lot and where they went. I wanted her to get out of the car so that I could see her in ________ length.
A few weeks later, this question was ________ for me. I was waiting at my usual spot and the lady’s husband came over to their car. He opened the door. The pretty woman ________ walked around to the passenger side—leaning on a walking cane. She ________ one leg with her hands and then the other. She had an artificial limb （假肢）on her left leg and a brace on her right one.
As they drove away, I began to cry. When my husband arrived, I told him about what had _________ . He said that he knew her husband and that, when the lady was twelve years old, she had been ________ in a car that got stuck on the railroad tracks. Unfortunately, both her parents were killed. The rail company made a large ________ with her because the crossing had no ________ . That’s ________ she owns such a nice car now.
For weeks I have ________this woman and her way of life, but now I realize how ________ I am. When you meet a person who seems to be much better off than you, don’t be fooled by ________ .
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