It was the last day of school and I planned to travel to my friend’s hometown. I hadn’t seen him for years and this was a good  1  to meet him again.

I was busy at school so it was rather  2  when I came back home. It was already 10 o’clock at night. Time was running out. After a hurried meal I left.  3  I found a taxi very soon. Asking the driver to drive me fast to the station, I relaxed for a while, imagining what my friend looked like now. I was soon at the station and was sure that I would be able to  4  the train. Unfortunately, I fell on the way and lost some time. To my complete  5  , when I reached the platform, I saw that the train had just left! It was the last train so I had to  6  home.

My mother was glad to see me back as she had a feeling about my trip. But I was unhappy. I tried to relax and went to bed but I had a  7  sleep. The next morning I was very tired. As I was having breakfast the  8  arrived. I read over the pages and was shocked to  9  that the train I missed had had an accident. How  10  I was that I missed the train!

(  )1.A. sign           B. chance         C. sense          D. dream

(  )2.A. strange         B. cold           C. late           D. quiet

(  )3.A. Finally         B. Suddenly       C. Strangely      D. Luckily

(  )4.A. stop           B. see             C. catch          D. miss

(  )5.A. satisfaction      B. hope           C. surprise        D. joy

(  )6.A. call            B. leave           C. reach          D. return

(  )7.A. deep           B. bad            C. great           D. heavy

(  )8.A. newspaper      B. ticket           C. mild           D. train

(  )9.A. find           B. hear             C. feel           D. remember

(  )10.A. hopeful       B. thankful          C. careful         D. painful

One day, a teacher was giving a speech to his students. He held up a glass of water and asked the class, "How heavy do you think this glass of water is?"
The students' answers ranged from 20 g to 500 g. "It does not matter on the weight itself. It depends on how long you hold it. If I hold it for a minute, it is OK. If I hold it for an hour, I will have an ache in my right arm. If I hold it for a day, you will have to call an ambulance (救护车). It is exactly the same weight, but the longer I hold it, the heavier it becomes. "
If we carry our burdens (负担) all the time, sooner or later, we will not be able to carry on, the burden becoming increasingly heavier. "
"What you have to do is to put the glass down, rest for a while before holding it up again. "
We have to put down the burden sometimes, so that we can be refreshed and are able to carry on.
So before you return home from work tonight, put the burden of work down. Don't carry it back home. You can pick it up tomorrow.
Whatever burdens you are having now on your shoulders, let it down for a moment if you can.
【小题1】   The teacher brought a glass of water to the class because         .

A.he was very thirstyB.his arms were strong
C.it was a good exampleD.he wants to share the water with students
【小题2】"A glass of water" in this passage referred to          .
A.knowledgeB.the burdenC.the timeD.the money
【小题3】According to the teacher, you may feel      _  if you put down the burden sometimes.
A.more stressedB.much heavier
C.more relaxedD.much happier
【小题4】   This was a lesson about     ____ .
A.how to relax oneself in life
B.how to solve a physics problem
C.how to keep fit by drinking water
D.how to study well
【小题5】   Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?
A.You could become heavier and heavier if you held a glass of water in your hand.
B.All the students in the class knew what the weight of the glass of water exactly was.
C.The teacher had a good way of making his lesson clear and easy to be understood.
D.All the students can understand the teacher’s lesson.

My mother often asked me, “what is the most important part of the body?” Through the years I would guess at   1   I thought was the correct answer. When I was younger, I thought sound was very important to us as humans, so I said, “My   2  , Mommy.”  She said, “No. Many people are deaf. But you   3   thinking about it and I will ask you again soon.”

Then last year, my Grandpa   4  . Everybody was hurt. Everybody was crying. My Mom looked at me when it was our   5   to say our final goodbye to grandpa. She asked me,  “Do you know the most important body part yet, my dear?”  I was shocked   6   she asked me this now. I always thought this was a game between her and me. She saw the confusion(迷惑) on my face and told me, “This   7   is very important. It shows that you have   8   lived your life”. I saw her eyes well up with tears. She said, “My dear, the most important body part is your shoulder.” I asked,  “Is it because it holds up your head?”

She replied, “No, it is because it can hold the head of a friend or loved one when they   9 . Everybody needs a shoulder to cry on sometime in life, my dear. I only hope that you have enough love and   10   that you will have a shoulder to cry on when you need it.”

1.A. if     B. what         C. that         D. whether

2.A. ears   B. eyes         C. hands        D. feet

3.A. feel   B. stop         C. keep         D. forget

(4.A. worried   B. visited      C. died         D. came

5.A. need   B. chance       C. duty         D. turn

6.A. when       B. unless       C. before       D. but

7.A. experience B. answer       C. problem      D. question

8.A. easily     B. really       C. carefully    D. especially

9.A. sleep      B. think        C. laugh        D. cry

10.A. visitors  B. friends      C. classmates   D. teachers

 

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