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Ever since I was little, my favorite season was winter. I loved to play in the snow and enjoy the hot chocolate. 1 , winter never gave me the special gift of snow on my birthday. I would ask my grandmother 2 it didn’t snow on my birthday. She would laugh and tell me I asked too many questions. 3 one day, she promised that she would make it snow on my next birthday.
That year, 4 my birthday, my grandmother died. I was sad but angry because she had promised to make it snow. The day of my sixth birthday, I woke up and ran to the window, 5 to see just one snowflake. But there was no snow. I felt mad at my grandmother. She had broken a promise.
By my sixteenth birthday, I 6 all hope of getting my snow, even though I still wished for 7 . During my party, I stayed with my friends and family and was truly happy. I 8 the best time ever! Then I saw the white snow 9 down all around. I was so excited that I ran around screaming and laughing. My friends all laughed 10 me, but I didn’t care.
When I 11 home, my grandpa said he had a gift for me. I was 12 because he had given me a gift. It was a small white box, which looked old. I opened it. There was a crystal snowflake(水晶雪花) with a card that 13 , “Happy Birthday.”
How could this be? My grandpa said it was my grandmother’s final 14 on my “sweet sixteenth”. I cried.
I was 15 that my smiling grandmother angel was and had been watching over me.
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When I was seven years old, my family made me an ant farm. First, we put clean sand in a thin glass box. Then we waited for the ants to arrive.
After the ants were in the glass farm, they started to make tunnels（地道）. I was amazed that each one knew exactly what to do. Each had its own job.
On the fifth day a tragedy（悲剧）happened. I put my face so close to the glass farm that I knocked it over. All the tunnels fell down. Although the ants remained alive after their earthquake, one by one they began to die. I was scared as I watched them give up building their tunnels to carry the bodies to a corner of the farm.
My mother said that the ants were dying of sadness. They simply could not stand that their tunnels were gone.
Although much time has passed, I still think of that ant farm. Mom had hoped it would teach me about the natural world, but it taught me much more.
Over the years, I came to realize the importance of teamwork. Working together, the ants were able to make an amazing world for themselves. I also learned that they should be admired（钦佩）for their hard work.
But there was an even larger lesson that I did not realize until recently: Adversity（逆境）is a natural part of life, and must be accepted. Unlike the ants, we cannot give up when we are sad. We have to realize that if a tunnel is gone, we must build another.
Giving up, I say, is not a good choice.
【小题1】 What did the writer’s family do for him when he was seven?
| A．They built a farm of ants. | B．They bought a few ants. |
| C．They caught a lot of ants. | D．They found an ant city. |
| A．The writer knocked the glass box over because he put his face so close to the glass farm. |
| B．The ants didn’t die one by one after the tunnels were destroyed. |
| C．Like people, teamwork is very important for the ants. |
| D．Giving up isn’t a good way when we meet trouble. |
| A．All the tunnels fell down. | B．The ants died one by one. |
| C．The ants got into the glass box. | D．The ants began making tunnels. |
| A．Working together is useless. | B．Teamwork is important. |
| C．He can’t accept adversity. | D．Working alone is amazing. |
| A．Ants Fear Adversity | B．My Family and Ants |
| C．Giving Up in Adversity | D．Don’t give up anytime |
My life suffered a lot in a summer five years ago. My father died in a car accident, leaving my mother, my two younger brothers and I alone. At that time, I was a senior high school student. After my father’s funeral (葬礼), I had no choice but to drop out of school and work in a factory.
I really wanted to return to school and wanted to go to college, but I couldn’t. I only hoped to bring up my two younger brothers. Life was not easy for me, for I can’t afford their tuition (学费) even if I worked from day to night without stopping. Without my father’s protection, I thought I was a slave (奴隶) to the fate.
Later on, something changed my life. I still remember that it was a rainy day. I put myself in the rain and walked slowly in the street.
Suddenly the rain stopped! I raised my head and found “the sky” was in fact a dark blue umbrella. Then I noticed a middle-aged man with one leg on crutch (拐杖) standing behind me. He said to me, “Why not run without an umbrella? If you didn’t run, you would get drenched.”
The man told me that he was promoter (推销员). He once dreamed of being a policeman, but an accident ruined (毁灭) his dream. Though his present job was not suitable for his legs, it was wonderful start to him. He was very happy that he didn’t lose heart and still “ran” on the road of life…
I was encouraged by the man’s words. I went to a big city and I became an assurance representative (保险代理人). After two years’ running, I did well and my family condition turned better little by little. Later I returned to school and succeeded in my entrance to university.
Life is like this. When you are in rainy days in your life, if you couldn’t find a way to prevent you from being wet, you would be overwhelmed (被制服). But if you decide to get rid of it, you’ll discover that the rainy days last not so long as you imagine.
【小题1】What happened to the writer at the beginning of the story?
| A．His father died in a car accident six years ago. |
| B．He didn’t have money to hold the funeral for his father. |
| C．He had to drop out of school to look after his sick mother. |
| D．He couldn’t afford his two brothers’ tuition even if he worked from day to night. |
| A．He lost one leg in an accident. |
| B．He had dreamed of being a policeman. |
| C．He became a promoter after an accident. |
| D．He had a good job which was suitable for him very well. |
| A．干燥的 | B．湿透的 | C．紧张的 | D．舒服的 |
| A．The writer learned from the man and the situation soon got better. |
| B．The writer didn’t want to listen to the man and left without any word. |
| C．The writer had to give up his dream and became a promoter as the man. |
| D．The writer made friends with the man and they got on well with each other. |
| A．Try to Be Independent. |
| B．Care for the Disabled Person. |
| C．Run out of the Rainy Season of Your Life. |
| D．Get to Know More About Middle-aged People |