Hearing what I said, my dad laughed kindly. I continued, “I owe your thanks, and I hope you realize how much you did for me as my dad.”
I could almost hear him smiling one the other end. I knew he was touched and felt a little shy. His voice sounded shaky.
“Well, we got you educated,” he said, laughing generously.
“You did more than that,” I said, “You did well.”
“You like your house now, and your life?” he asked quietly.
“Yeah, Dad, I’m happy. You don’t have to worry—things are going great for us.”
I told him I loved him and he told me he loved me and I hung up the phone. As I got ready for bed, I thought about what an amazing conversation we had.
Ten hours later, my mother called, waking me up. I could hardly understand what she was trying to say.
“Your father’s dead!” she cried. “I found him lying on the dinning room floor.”
Suddenly I was standing straight up beside my bed, holding the phone and sobbing .
I was a thousand miles away. All I could think about was how many hours, minutes and seconds it would take me to jump on a plane and get there. I thought about my mother sitting there alone with my father, and I couldn’t move fast enough.
The flight was long and painful. I had planned on going home to see my dad and mom in another month, and I cried aloud, thinking I was too late. Then I suddenly realized the incredible miracle of it all: I hadn’t been late at all. Actually, everything had been right on time.When did Dad die?
A.Soon after he made the telephone call. |
B.The next morning. |
C.Before the writer hung up the phone. |
D.Ten hours later after the telephone call. |
From the story, we can infer Dad was_____ when he died.
A.happy | B.sad | C.angry | D.upset |
The writer lives___________.
A.in a place not far away. | B.in the same city |
C.a thousand miles away | D.at home |
The writer thought__________
A.his father did well. | B.his father do enough. |
C.his father did badly | D.his father is too old to do. |
From the last part, we can know__________
A.the writer will be sad. |
B.the writer will change pain into power. |
C.the writer will be happy. |
D.the writer won’t do anything. |
One morning Mrs Petty said to her husband, “Jack, there’s a meeting of our Ladies Club at Mrs Young’s house at lunchtime today, and I want to go there. I’ll leave you some food for your lunch. Is that all right?
“Oh, yes.” her husband answered, “That’s quite all right. What are you going to leave for my lunch?”
“This tin of fish.” Mrs Petty said, “And there are some eggs and vegetables and some bread here, too.”
“Good.” said Mr Petty. Then Mrs Petty went to her meetings. All the ladies had lunch at Mrs Young’s house and at 3 o’clock Mrs Petty came home.
“Was your fish nice, Jack?” She asked.
“Yes, but my feet are hurting.” He answered.
“Why are they hurting?” Mrs Petty asked.
“Well, on the tin was written ---OPEN THE TIN AND STAND IN HOT WATER FOR FIVE MINUTES.”Mrs Petty wanted to ________.
A.visit her old friends | B.go to Mrs Young’s house |
C.have a dinner in the restaurant | D.have lunch by herself. |
Mr Petty had to _____.
A.buy some food himself | B.![]() |
C.have lunch at a restaurant | D.have lunch by himself at home |
Mrs Petty had her lunch__.
A.at home | B.with her husband |
C.in M![]() |
D.in Jack’s house |
Mr Petty’s feet were hurting because ________.
A.the tin of fish hurt his feet. |
B.he fell down and hurt his feet. |
C.he himself stood in hot water for 5 minutes. |
D.his wife didn’t tell him how to open the tin. |
In the last sentence, “STAND” means ________.
A.put | B.push | C.send | D.sink (浸) |
Anne and Joseph are talking about an interesting question. Why do some people change their names? There can be many reasons. Hanna changed her name to Anne because she thought it would be easier for people to remember. On the other hand, Joseph is thinking about changing his name to an unusual name because he wants to be different.
People have a lot of reasons for changing their names. Film stars, singers, sportsmen and some other famous people often change their names because they want names that are not ordinary, or that have special sound. They chose the “new name” for themselves instead of the name their parents gave them when they were born.
Some people have another reason for changing their names. They have moved to a new country and want to use a name that is usual there. For example, Li Kaiming changed his name to Ken Lee when he moved to the United States. He uses the name Ken at his job and at school. But with his family and Chinese friends, he uses Li Kaiming. For some people, using different names makes life easier in their new country.
In many countries, a woman changes her family name to her husband’s after she gets married(结婚). But today, many women are keeping their own family name and not using their husband’s. Sometimes, women use their own name in some situations(情况) and their husband’s in other situations. And some use both their own name and their husband’s.Hanna changes her name to Anne because “Anne” is __________ for
people to remember.
A.louder | B.easier | C.prettier | D.harder |
Famous people want their new names to ________________.
A.have special sound | B.be ordinary |
C.have no meaning | D.be unknown |
Mr Li uses his new name when he___________________.
A.stays with his family | B.is at his job |
C.is among Chinese friends | D.comes back to China |
What is the best title(标题) of this passage?
A.Family Names | B.Women’s Names |
C.Changing Names | D.Special Names |
Which of the following is NOT true ?
A.Some women don’t change their own family name after they get married today. |
B.Some women use their husband’s family name after they get married. |
C.Some women don’t have family name after they get married. |
D.Some women use both their own name and their husband’s |
Dear Tom
How are you? I'm at a new school this term. And I'm writing to you about my school now. My new school is big and nice. There are one thousand and four hundred students and one hundred and forty teachers at my school. I like the teachers. They are very kind to me. My classmates are very friendly, too. They teach me Chinese and I teach them English.
There are trees, flowers and green grass at my school. They are very beautiful. Behind my school there is a small river. The water in it is quite clean. We can swim in it.
We have no classes on Saturdays or Sundays. Sometimes I go to play football or basketball with my classmates. Sometimes I stay at home and watch TV. Sometimes I go to shops with my father and mother. We all like China.
Please write to me soon!
Yours
JackJack is at a/an ________ school.
A.English | B.Chinese | C.small | D.Japanese |
There are ________ students and ________ teachers at Jack's school.
A.1,400; 104 | B.1, 040; 104 |
C.1,400; 140 | D.1, 040; 140 |
Jack's teachers ________.
A.teach him English very well |
B.only teach him Chinese and English |
C.don't like him at all |
D.are quite good to him |
Jack ________ his new classmates.
A.doesn't get on well with | B.doesn't like |
C.makes good friends with | D.is going to learn English from |
Which is TRUE?
A.Jack goes to school every day. |
B.Jack doesn't have classes every day. |
C.Jack has no classes only on Saturdays. |
D.Jack has no classes only on Sundays. |
Many students in China are learning English. Some of these students are small children Others are teenagers(青少年). Many are adults(成年人). Some learn at school, others study by themselves. A few learn English language over the radio, on television or in films. One must work hard to learn another language.
Why do all these people want to learn English? It is difficult to answer that question. Many boys and girls learn English at school because it is one of their subjects. They study their own(自己的) language, Maths and English. Some people learn English because it is useful(有用的) for their work. Many people often learn English for their further studies, because at college or university(大学) some of their books are in English. Other people learn English because they want to read newspapers and magazines in EnglishMany students in China ________ English
A.are learning | B.aren’t learning | C.learning | D.learn |
If one wants to learn another language well, he must ________.
A.learn at school | B.study by himself |
C.work hard | D.study on television |
The underlined sentence ’1t is difficult to answer that question, means ’ .’
A.That question is not difficult to answer |
B.That question is not hard to answer |
C.It is easy to answer that question |
D.It is hard to answer that question |
’Their own language’ means ________.
A.Chinese | B.English | C.French | D.Japanese |
The underlined phrase 6study by themselves’ means ’________’ in Chinese.
A.和他们一起学习 | B.自学 | C.向他们学习 | D.通过学习 |
Lin Tao and Chen Hai are good friends. They are in the same class. They are in the same team. Lin Tao sits behind Chen Hai. Now it is four o’clock. School is over. They often go to play games after school. They can’t look after their things very well. So their mothers don’t give them watches. They don’t have watches. They don’t know the time. But they can ask a man under the big tree. His watch is very nice. They can also see the clock on the wall of the classroom. Now it’s about five in the afternoon. It’s time to go home. They must put on their clothes and go home.Where do Lin Tao and Chen Hai sit in the classroom?
A.They sit in the same row (排). | B.Chen Hai sits behind Lin Tao. |
C.They sit in the same class. | D.Lin Tao sits behind Chen Hai. |
What do they do after school?
A.They go home. | B.They do their homework. |
C.They look after each other. | D.They play games. |
Why don’t they have watches?
A.Because they don’t need watches. |
B.Because they can’t look after their things well. |
C.Because their watches are in their desks. |
D.Sorry, I don’t know. |
How can they know the time?
A.They can see the teacher’s watch |
B.They can ask the man under the big tree. |
C.They can go home and ask their mothers. |
D.They can see the sun |
What time do they go home in the afternoon?
A.At about 10 a. m. | B.At about 5 a. m. |
C.At about 5 p. m. | D.At about lo p. m. |