Four brothers left home for college, and they became successful doctors and lawyers.
Some years later, they got together again. While having dinner, they for a long time. They discussed the they had given their elderly mother who lived far away in another city. The first said, “I had a house built for Mama.” The second said, “I had my Mercedes-Benz dealer（奔驰经销商）send a to her.” The third said, “I built a beautiful for Mama.” The fourth said, “You know Mama loved reading poems and you know she can’t read any more because she can’t very well. I met a businessman who had a parrot that can recite many . It took him 12 years to it to speak and he earns his living by renting it out. I had to pay him $100,000 a year for twenty years, it is worth it.” On hearing that, the other brothers were by his good thought.
After the holidays their mother her thank-you notes, which read, “Milton, the house you built is so huge. I only live in one room, but I have to clean the whole house. It’s a (an) job. Thanks anyway.”
“Marvin, I am too old to . I stay home and have others work for me, so I’ll use the car. The was good, although not realistic. Thanks.”
“Michael, you gave me an expensive building for many people to plays or watch movies in it, but all my friends are dead. I’ve almost my hearing and I’m nearly blind. I won’t use it. Thank you all the same.”
“Dearest Melvin, you are the son to have the good sense to give a little thought to your gift. The chicken tasted so . I liked it very much. Thank you.”
A．fought B．talked C．studied D．slept
A．gifts B．chances C．wishes D．challenges
A．warm B．big C．safe D．lonely
A．book B．bike C．car D．bag
A．station B．museum C．library D．theater
A．what B．how C．why D．when
A．listen B．feel C．see D．walk
A．stories B．words C．poems D．lyrics
A．protect B．beat C．raise D．train
A．but B．so C．unless D．although
A．shocked B．impressed C．frightened D．embarrassed
A．sent out B．put up C．took out D．picked up
A．enjoyable B．delightful C．tiring D．amusing
A．learn B．work C．exercise D．drive
A．never B．often C．regularly D．sometimes
A．future B．hobby C．idea D．program
A．create B．enjoy C．bring D．record
A．lost B．admired C．remained D．discovered
A．same B．last C．next D．only
A．strange B．unpleasant C．terrible D．delicious
Pompeii is an ancient city of southern Italy southeast of Naples. It was by an eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 2，000years ago. Every year thousands of tourists visit Pompeii. They donot, however, see Pompeii's
.
Once Pompeii was a( n) city of 22，000 people, which
at the foot of Mount Vesuvius, a grass-covered volcano thathad not erupted for centuries, so the people of Pompeii felt
.
In August of AD 79 Mount Vesuvius . The entire top ofthe mountain exploded, and a huge black cloud
into theair. Soon stones and hot ash began to
on Pompeii. When theeruption
two days later, Pompeii was buried under 200 feetof stones and
. Almost all of its people were dead.
In 1861，an Italian scientist named Giuseppe began to Pompeii. Slowly,
，Ginseppe and his men dug. The citylooked almost the same as it had looked in AD. 79. There werestreets and fountains, houses and shops. There was a stadium with20，000 seats. Perhaps the most important of all, there were
objects, which
us a great deal about the
who lived inPompeii. Many glasses and jars has some dark blue colour in thebottom,
we know that the people of Pompeii liked wine. Theyliked
too, metal pans were in every bakery. In one bakerythere were 81 round, flat loaves of bread— a type of bread that isstill
in Italy today.
Ginseppe has died, but his work . One-fourth has not beenuncovered yet. Scientists are still digging, still making discoveries that
tourists to Pompeii.
A. damagedB. destroyedC. rebuiltD. restored
A. peopleB. stadiumsC. streetsD. sites
A. unitedB. busyC. beautifulD. faraway
A. liedB. lainC. layD. laid
A. dangerousB. comfortableC. safeD. satisfied
A. gave outB. broke intoC. took placeD. burst out
A. raisedB. liftedC. stayedD. rose
A. fallB. throwC. landD. touch
A. appearedB. endedC. happenedD. prevented
A. earthB. ashesC. bricksD. tiles
A. uncoverB. discoverC. inventD. save
A. stronglyB. carefullyC. proudlyD. friendly
A. everydayB. valuableC. officialD. rare
A. sayB. speakC. proveD. tell
A. artistsB. businessmenC. peopleD. bakers
A. soB. forC. butD. or
A. coffeeB. foodC. breadD. equipment
A. soldB. existedC. formedD. appeared
A. stopsB. continuesC. completesD. changes
A. inviteB. drawC. selectD. welcome
There are many different ways ofseeing a town for the firsttime. One of them is to walk around it, guide-book hand. Ofcourse, we may with our guide-books the history and developments of a town and get to know them. then, if wetake our time and in a town for a while, we may get to knowit better. When we it as a whole, we begin to have some ，which even the best guide-books do not answer. Why is thetown just this, this shape, this plan, this size? Why do itsstreets in this particular way, and not in any way?
Here even the best guide-book us. One can't find in itthe information about how a town has developed to the appearance. It may not describe the original (最初的） of atown. However, one may get some idea of what it look likeby walking around the town. One can also imagine the townwas first planned and built. Then one can learn more about in whatdirection the town to develop.
What is the of studying towns in this way? For me, it is that one gets a greater depth of pleasure by visiting and seeing a town with one's own eyes. A visit to a town may helpone better understand why it is attractive just reading it in aguide-book.
A．in B．at C．by D．on
A．write B．study C．tell D．remember
A．strange B．similar C．separate D．special
A．But B．Before C．Since D．Until
A．march B．work C．stay D．wait
A．look at B．look after C．look for D．look up
A．ideas B．opinions C．feelings D．questions
A．of B．for C．like D．as
A．open B．run C．begin D．move
A．one B．more C．other D．such
A．helps B．tricks C．fails D．satisfies
A．old B．normal C．first D．present
A．capital B．meaning C．design D．change
A．used to B．seemed to C．had to D．happened to
A．what B．how C．when D．where
A．stops B．appears C．starts D．continues
A．point B．view C．problem D．difficulty
A．nearly B．simply C．generally D．hardly
A．costly B．formal C．group D．personal
A．from B．than C．through D．with
Every Chinese-language textbook starts out with the standardphrases for greeting people, but as an American, I always found myself to speak freely when it came to seeing guests off at thedoor. Just a goodbye would not do, yet that was all I had ever learned from the books. So I would smile and nod, bowing like aJapanese and searching madly for words that would over thevisitor's leaving and make them feel they would be to comeagain. In my unease, I often hid behind the shirts of my Chinesehusband's kindness.
Then finally, listening to others, I began to pick up the phrasesthat relationships and sent people off not only successfullybut also skillfully.
for the Chinese includes a lot of necessary habitualpractice. Although as a ，I'm not expected to observe or evenknow all the rules, I've had to learn the expressions of politenessand at a leaving-taking.
The Chinese feel they see a guest off to the farthestpossible point— down the flight of stairs to the street below or per-haps all the way to the bus stop. I've sometimes waited halfan hour or more for my husband to return from seeing a guest off, he's gone to the bus stop and wailed for the bus to arrive.
That's very well, but when I'm the guest being seen off, my pro-tests are always . My hostess or host, or both, insists on me down the stairs and well on my way, with my repeating " Don't to see me off at the every landing " . If I try to go fast to them from following, they are simply out to the discomfort of having to run after me. Better to accept the inevitable.
Besides, that's going against Chinese ，because haste(doing things quickly) is to be avoided. What do you say when you someone? Not " Farewell or Godspeed(祝福)" ， " Goslowly " . To the Chinese it means " Take care " or " Watch your " ，or some such caution(谨慎），but translated literally(字面意思）it means " Go slowly. "
A．easy B．difficult C．unable D．effective
A．useful B．terrible C．priceless D．proper
A．smooth B．talk C．calm D．take
A．speeded B．broke C．destroyed D．eased
A．Parting B．Leaving C．Separating D．Interviewing
A．wife B．guest C．hostess D．foreigner
A．protest B．refuse C．explain D．state
A．can B．will C．may D．must
A．farthest B．nearest C．easiest D．shortest
A．although B．unless C．if D．since
A．fastest B．first C．next D．last
A．effective B．unnecessary C．useless D．troublesome
A．leading B．seeing C．inviting D．pushing
A．trouble B．have C．decide D．walk
A．protect B．keep C．discourage D．dismiss
A．rule B．custom C．design D．opinion
A．meet with B．talk with C．part from D．call on
A．and B．or C．but D．even
A．foot B．health C．shoe D．step
I work as a volunteer(志愿者）for an organization that helpsthe poor in Haiti. Recently I took my son Barrett there for a week, hoping to him.
Before setting out, I told Barrett this trip would be tiring and . For the first two days, he said almost nothing. I worried thetrip was too for a 17-year-old boy. Then, on day three, as wewere over high rocky mountains, he turned to me andgrinned(咧嘴笑），" Pretty hard. "
After that there was no turning back. A five-year-old girl, wearinga dress several sizes large and broken shoes, followed Barrettaroimd, mesmerized(着迷). He couldn't stop . Later he said ，" I wish I could speak French. " I was —this from aboy who hated and French classes throughout school.
Usually silent, he Gaby, our host, and kept askingquestions about the country and its people. He blossomed (活拨起来).
，the moment that really took breath away occurred in a village deep in the mountains. I was a womanvillager for an article. 135 centimeters tall, she was small in figurebut strong in . Through determination, she had learned toread and write, and to become part of the leadership of the .
Learning her story, Barrett was as as I by this tinywoman's achievements. His eyes were wet and there was a oflove and respect on his face. He had finally understood the importance of my work.
When leaving for home, Barrett even offered to stay as avolunteer. My insides suddenly felt struck. This achieved all I'dexpected. Soon he will celebrate his 18th birthday. He'll be a man.
A．comfort B．please C．attract D．educate
A．rough B．dangerous C．troublesome D．violent
A．little B．much C．fast D．slow
A．moving B．running C．climbing D．looking
A．too B．very C．even D．so
A．joking B．crying C．shouting D．smiling
A．patiently B．regretfully C．lightly D．cheerfully
A．ashamed B．disappointed C．determined D．surprised
A．took up B．went in for C．fought against D．called off
A．befriended B．disregarded C．avoided D．recognized
A．Thus B．Even C．Meanwhile D．However
A．my B．his C．our D．her
A．asking B．interviewing C．arranging D．describing
A．brain B．wish C．will D．health
A．appeared B．struggled C．hesitated D．failed
A．village B．city C．organization D．state
A．pleased B．bored C．puzzled D．touched
A．combination B．Composition C．connection D．satisfaction
A．in B．behind C．out D．away
A．interview B．flight C．article D．trip
On Sunday I had my own Father's Day celebration. Suddenly I about my dad a lot. My dad is absolutely the man in the world. He would refuse to help anyone in trouble.
Every Thursday night, my dad would Shreveport, LA to a church there. I always drove the car for him.
this happened many times, I recall(回想起）one incident on one of those trips to Shreveport. That time on the ，my dad saw a hitchhiker(搭便车的人）. He asked me to pull the car over and offer him a . Dad asked him his name and ad-dress, told him ours, and talked to him about all sorts of things.
At first the hitchhiker was hesitant (迟疑的），but he changed his as he could tell we were really listening to him. I did know that it was quite outside and the hitchhiker was very happy to be able to get a lift in our warm car.
We another forty-five minutes and learned that the hitchhiker was many difficulties in life. Dad told him to keep his head up and said that would become better for him soon. He reached into his pocket and the hitchhiker a twenty-dollar bill, leaving only a ten-dollar bill for himself. The hitchhiker then became very
I was always told never to a hitchhiker and yet my dad did it every time he saw one. Dad always gave them money he did not have very much of his own.
From that I've learned a lot about my dad and . I've learned that if you come from a place with ，you will show a lot of kindness to people who are . Just one single kind act may someone's life.
A．learnt B．talked C．thought D．worried
A．kindest B．cleverest C．funniest D．bravest
A．sometimes B．never C．often D．ever
A．head for B．drive to C．come from D．stay in
A．Because B．So C．Unless D．Although
A．field B．way C．job D．side
A．dinner B．sign C．ride D．chance
A．attitude B．trip C．route D．plan
A．dark B．cold C．sunny D．windy
A．walked B．escaped C．drove D．flew
A．facing B．forgetting C．understanding D．causing
A．habits B．choices C．ideas D．things
A．returned B．handed C．paid D．charged
A．sad B．angry C．nervous D．grateful
A．look at B．laugh at C．listen to D．pick up
A．as soon as B．except that C．even if D．as if
A．business B．Life C．entertainment D．adventure
A．laughter B．success C．complaint D．love
A．destroy B．change C．risk D．share