One day Tom and Bill went out for a walk. On the road they saw a lot of people and went up to have a look. Oh dear! There was a cow in the middle of the road. It would not move. The cars and buses couldn't get past. Then a policeman came.

"Whose cow is this?" He asked. "It's mine,” said a farmer, "but I can't move it.”

The policeman and the farmer did their best to move the cow, but it would not move.

Tom and Bill laughed, but the drivers of cars and buses were worried." We can't move the cow, “the farmer and the policeman said. “What shall we do?"

“Give him a cabbage!” Tom said. “That’s a good idea.” said the farmer. Soon he found a cabbage and showed it to the cow. When the cow saw the cabbage, it walked after the farmer at once. All the cars and buses could get past at last.

1.Tom went out for a walk___________________.

A.with a group of people B.with Bill

C.with a farmer D.all by himself

2.The cow was ___________________.

A.on the way to work B.the strongest animal

C.in the middle of the road D.pleased to see so many people

3.Tom and Bill_________________________.

A.helped to move away the cow

B.waited for the trucks to get past first

C.were sad to see the cow was hungry

D.went up and saw a cow in the middle of the road

4.Why were the drivers of cars and buses worried?

A.Because they couldn't get past.

B.Because they couldn't move the cow.

C.Because Tom and Bill laughed.

D.Because the policeman didn't do anything.

5.From the story we can see that ____________________.

A.Tom was clever B.The drivers are clever

C.the cow was clever D.the farmer and the policeman are clever

The end of my sophomore(大学二年级)year was near. One day, Mom called me, hoping my _________ break would be spent with grandparents. They were both in their_____, and I knew they really needed help around the farm.

So I packed my car _________ the final exam and started my life on the farm. As weeks passed, I __________ daily work with Grandpa gradually. Grandma often told me ______about her childhood, family and the early years after she and Grandpa had married.

On the last Saturday in June, I went fishing with my grandfather. __________ , we saw one of the swans was dead by the pond. Grandpa had given the pair of swans to Grandma on their fiftieth anniversary of marriage. “Why don’t we buy another one?” I suggested. But grandpa said, “no... it’s not that __________. Because swans mate for life. There’s _________we can do for the one that’s left. He has to work it out for himself.” A few __________ later, we drove by the pond and found the other swan lying near the same place where we had found the first one. It, too, was dead.

Then July 3 came. That was the day Grandma ______. She died of a stroke(中风) suddenly that morning. The funeral was held the next day. Grandpa had insisted on ____ it as soon as possible.

After the funeral, Grandpa asked all the people to get back to their own lives. Grandpa was not a man who could share his sadness with others,and we were all __________ about him. During the rest of the summer, we stayed busy working. I thought there was something different about Grandpa but couldn’t tell exactly __________ it was.

September was near, and I had to leave. __________ I drove down the driveway, he waved to me and then walked to the gate to start the morning check.

One and a half months later, Mom called me at university on a windy __________ day to tell me Grandpa had died. He died of a stroke, the same as Grandma.

1.A.spring B.summer C.autumn D.winter

2.A.seventies B.seventieth C.fifties D.fiftieth

3.A.during B.until C.before D.after

4.A.was tired of B.was proud of C.was used to D.was bored with

5.A.stories B.dreams C.plans D.hopes

6.A.Uncertainly B.Unexpectedly C.Carefully D.Excitedly

7.A.important B.serious C.easy D.hard

8.A.something B.anything C.everything D.nothing

9.A.days B.weeks C.months D.years

10.A.went out B.came back C.passed away D.got away

11.A.getting B.having C.making D.taking

12.A.curious B.serious C.excited D.worried

13.A.where B.why C.what D.when

14.A.As B.Since C.Because D.Though

15.A.September B.October C.November D.December

Everyone knows what to do on Mother’s Day. You should cook breakfast for your mom, wash the dishes, clean the house---everything a mother ________ does. But what do you do on Father’s Day? Father’s Day, which falls on the third Sunday of June in the US, is a more difficult holiday to ________ because a father’s role (作用;角色) is more difficult to explain. What does a father “usually do”? If you ask 10 different families, you may get 10 different ________. In more traditional (传统的) times, a father’s role was ________. He was the one who went to work every day and ________ home the money. But in modern families, many mothers work too, and there are even a number of ________ in which the mother works, but the father doesn’t. Perhaps the best way to celebrate Father’s Day is to ________ the role fathers used to play and just thank your father for whatever he does for you. These ________ be simple things, including walking you to school, helping you ________ homework, or cooking breakfast and cleaning the house. Whatever it is, just do something to say thanks. You could draw him a card, give him a gift---or just ________ “Happy Father’s Day!”

1.A.seldom B.never C.ever D.usually

2.A.celebrate B.remember C.remind D.like

3.A.questions B.gifts C.answers D.activities

4.A.strong B.interesting C.weak D.clear

5.A.got B.brought C.went D.walked

6.A.families B.houses C.jobs D.companies

7.A.remember B.forget C.take D.play

8.A.maybe B.must C.can D.will

9.A.with B.to C.on D.about

10.A.speak B.say C.cry D.tell

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