As I grew older, my dad and I grew further apart. We always had totally different opinions. He thought that college was a waste of time, but for me it was important to finish college. He wanted me to work my way to the top as he had done in his field，but I wanted a different life. There was a time when we did not talk with each other.
A few months ago, I heard that my 84-year-old dad was in poor health. When he called and asked whether I could move from Colorado bank to Tennessee to help him, I knew he was seriously ill. I am his only child and so it was time to meet my father's requirement.
Two weeks after moving back, we bought a boat and started fishing again. Fishing was one of the few things that we did while I was young and that we both enjoyed. It is strange but true that as we are fishing we are able to put things that have kept us apart for so many years behind us. We are able to talk about things that we have never talked about before. Fishing has been healing the old wounds that have kept us apart.
It is not important how many fish we catch. It is about enjoying the relationship that we have not had for years. I' m 62 and he is 84. When we are on the lake fishing, it is like enjoying life. It is far better to find a way to put the unhappy past behind. I am so lucky to spend the happy time with my father in his last years. Now my heart is filled with love. A smile always graces my lips.The author and his father became further apart because .
| A．they lived very far from each other |
| B．they seldom went to see each other |
| C．they only communicated by phone |
| D．they had different views on things |
Why did the author came back to Tennessee?
| A．Because his father invited him to go fishing. |
| B．Because he decided to live in a different city. |
| C．Because his father was ill and needed caring. |
| D．Because he regretted being rude to his father. |
For the author, fishing with his old father
| A．helps cure his father’s disease |
| B．makes him realize the importance of relaxation |
| C．is a good way to get close to nature |
| D．provides a chance for them to communicate |
Which of the following can be the title for the text?
| A．Fishing Brings Us Together | B．Forgiving Is Difficult |
| C．Memories of Old Days | D．My Beloved Father |
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Attractions
Do you：
◆Love the National Park, value it and hope to safeguard its future?
◆Wish to see the beautiful landscape of the Park protected?
◆Like to enjoy peaceful, informal recreation within the Park?
Aims
The Friends organization aims are to help protect and improve the Pembroke shire Coast National Park for all to enjoy. We are a voluntary organization and registered charity without financial links to the National Park Authority.
Activities
We encourage everyone to enjoy the National Park through regular talks and visits to interesting places in the Park with expert guides.
We keep an eye on planning applications, Park Authority policies and threats to the National Park such as massive leisure complexes. We work with likeminded organizations such as the Campaign for National Parks to make our voice more effective. We help children to understand the National Park by sponsoring publications such as an adventure booklet and projects in local schools.
Benefits
◆Guided visits to places of interest which may not always be available to the general public.
◆All members receive our regular News and Views.
◆Talks by experts in their fields on current issues.
◆A discount is available on Friends items for sale.
◆Satisfaction of participation in work parties, for those willing and able to be involved. If interested, please complete the Application Form at www. fpnp.org. uk.Which of the following is discouraged by the Friends organization?
| A．To build massive complexes for public amusement. |
| B．To prevent possible damages to the National Park. |
| C．To help protect and improve the Park for all to enjoy. |
| D．To sponsor publications and projects in local schools. |
One of the benefits for members of Friends is to ________.
| A．have Friends' goods free of charge |
| B．visit any place not open to the public |
| C．take part in work parties if they want to |
| D．give talks in their fields on current issues |
The purpose of this poster is to invite more people to ______.
| A．raise money for the Friends organization |
| B．join the Friends organization and be members of it |
| C．work as managers for Pembrokeshire National Park |
| D．enjoy the landscape of Pembroke shire National Park |
Some people are lucky enough to be born with a good sense of direction and even if they have only visited a place once, they will be able to find it again years later.
I am one of those unfortunate people who have poor sense of direction and I may have visited a place time after time but I still get lost on my way there. When I was young I was so shy that I never dared ask complete strangers the way and so I used to wander round in circles and hope that by some chance I would get to the spot I was heading for.
I am no longer too shy to ask people for direction, but I often receive replies that puzzle me. Often people do not like to admit that they didn’t know their hometown and will insist on telling you the way, even if they do not know it; others, who are anxious to prove that they know their hometown very well, will give you a long list of directions which you can not possibly hope to remember, and still others do not seem to be able to tell between their left and their right and you find in the end that you are going in the opposite direction to that in which you should be going.
If anyone ever asks me the way to somewhere, I always tell them I am a stranger to the town in order to avoid giving them wrong direction but even this can have embarrassing results.
Once I was on my way to work when I was stopped by a man who asked me if I would direct him the way to the Sunlight Building. I gave my usual reply, but I had not walked on a few steps when I realized that he had asked for directions to my office building. However, at this point, I decide it was too late to turn back and search for him out of the crowd behind me as I was going to meet with someone at the office and I did not want to keep him waiting.
Imagine my embarrassment when my secretary showed in the very man who had asked for directions of my office and his astonishment when he recognized me as the person he had asked.Who showed the right way to the interviewee according to the passage?
| A．A warm-hearted old lady did such a thing |
| B．The writer did it for himself. |
| C．The secretary did so. |
| D．Someone we don’t know. |
Why did the writer consider himself to be an unlucky dog?
| A．Because he always forget the way to home |
| B．Because of his poor sense of direction |
| C．Because he did not have any friend. |
| D．Because he used to be shy and dared not ask others the way. |
How did the visitor feel when he was showed into the very room?
| A．He felt astonished | B．He felt embarrassed. |
| C．He felt very sad. | D．He felt strange |
What is the writer going to do when someone asks him for direction?
| A．He will direct the right way to the person willingly. |
| B．He will give the very person long list of direction |
| C．He will reply to it by the means of being a stranger to the town |
| D．He is going to show the man an opposite direction. |
Settled by the Celts, invaded by the Romans and the Normans, and ruled by the English, Wales’ population has regularly changed over the ages. Wales, particularly South Wales, became a melting pot of European nationalities and cultures. At first workers from England, Ireland and the rural areas of Wales rushed into the coalfields of South Wales. By 1911, workers from Ireland, Italy and Spain had joined the industrial workforce there. Many of these newcomers were prepared to work for less pay.
But during this period, workers, dissatisfied with regular pay cuts, poor safety, the growing trend of employers to pay workers with tokens (代币), which could only be spent in the company store, returned to the land. In 1891, the rural population of Wales was about 616,000 and by 1911 just over 649,000 people lived and worked in these areas.
The rural population continues to grow slowly even today. People from richer parts of the UK, particularly southern England, are buying holiday or retirement homes in Wales. In some areas this has led to a shortage of affordable housing for local people. This, combined with the lack of employment prospects in rural Welsh communities, has started a new movement of people in search of jobs and homes into the towns and cities of Wales and to other parts of the UK and Europe.
As so many Welsh people have migrated to other countries over the last 200 years, it’s really no surprise that many visitors come to see friends and relatives — there were 229,000 visitors in 1998. These visitors strengthen their links to their land of origin and continue to support the Welsh economy. During the hot summer days, about 28% of the visitors visit the countryside and nearly 70% visit the seaside.Why was South Wales so attractive to people in the early 20th century?
| A．Because its coal industry needed a large number of workers |
| B．Because people could get the highest pay there. |
| C．Because it was rich in many different kinds of culture |
| D．Because people could buy holiday or retirement homes there. |
From the last paragraph, we learn that most visitors come to Wales for the purpose of _____.
| A．visiting their friends and relatives |
| B．supporting the Welsh economy |
| C．enjoying a cool and pleasant summer |
| D．all of the above |
What would be the best title for the passage?
| A．Wales, a land with a population on the move |
| B．Wales, a land with a promising past and future. |
| C．Wales, the biggest melting pot of Europe. |
| D．Tourism, the main economic source of Wales |
What does the writer want to tell us in the second paragraph?
| A．Welsh workers couldn’t get any pay for their work. |
| B．The working conditions were terrible at this time. |
| C．Many people got tired of city life at this time. |
| D．The rural population of Wales didn’t decline at this time |
| HIGHFIELD COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL SCHOOL REPORT Form Teacher:G. Baker Pupil’s Name: Simon Watkins Term:Summer 2014 Form:Ⅳ B
FORM TEACHER’S REMARKS HEADMASTER |
Based on the school report, which of the following statements is TRUE?
| A．Simon didn’t bother his teacher to revise French. |
| B．Simon is able to pay attention to history for long |
| C．Simon is a determined learner in English. |
| D．Basically, Simon did a good job in science |
According to the comments of the Physical Education teacher, Simon_______.
| A．likes to work with his classmates |
| B．is too talkative in the class |
| C．doesn’t exercise his body at the right time |
| D．becomes weak because he doesn’t exercise at all |
Which of the following statements best describes Simon?
| A．He needs to improve his attitude to certain subjects |
| B．His potential has been fully reflected in science classes. |
| C．His grade in maths makes him a born scientist. |
| D．He has made great progress in language classes |
The first day our professor challenged us to get to know someone we didn’t know. I looked around when a gentle hand touched my shoulder. I turned around to find a wrinkled, little old lady smiling at me.
She said, “Hi, handsome. My name is Rose. I’m 87. Can I give you a hug?” I laughed, “Of course you may!” and she gave me a giant squeeze. “Why are you in college at such a young, innocent age?” I asked. She jokingly replied, “I’m here to meet a rich husband, get married, and have a couple of children.” “No seriously,” I said. “I want to realize my dream!” she told me. Over the course of the year, Rose became a campus icon and everyone liked to listen to this “time machine”.
At the end of the semester we invited Rose to speak at our football banquet and I’ll never forget what she taught us. “There is a huge difference between growing older and growing up. If you are 19 and lie in bed for one full year and don’t do one productive thing, you will turn 20. If I am 87 and stay in bed for a year and never do anything I will turn 88. We have less time to live on. Anybody can grow older. That doesn’t take any talent or ability. The idea is to grow up by always finding opportunity in change. The elderly usually don’t have regrets for what we did, but rather for things we did not do.”
At the year’s end, Rose finished the college degree she had dreamed about all those years. One week after graduation Rose died peacefully in her sleep. Over 2,000 students attended her funeral honoring the wonderful woman who taught us such an important message.Rose was considered a “time machine” because she _____.
| A．always followed a strict time schedule |
| B．was never late for any of her classes |
| C．always appeared in time whenever she was needed |
| D．had lived a long and rich life |
According to Rose, growing up is different from growing older because _______.
| A．growing up means young people have enough time to waste |
| B．growing up means one has more chances or time to choose what one likes |
| C．there is no need for one to worry about death |
| D．growing up doesn’t need as much effort or talent as growing older |
From the underlined sentence in Paragraph 2, we can learn that ______.
| A．it is not polite to talk about a person’s real age in public |
| B．going to college at a very old age is looked down upon |
| C．Rose looked younger than her real age in the writer’s eyes |
| D．the writer didn’t believe Rose was as old as she said |
Rose came to study in college at such an old age for the purpose of __________.
| A．challenging her old age |
| B．meeting someone rich and attractive |
| C．realizing her long dream about college education |
| D．not having any regrets in her life |