I'm not much of a crier most of the time. But recently when I was reading a book on a plane, I started crying. Of course, it came as a big surprise when tears came up, no matter how hard I tried, I wasn’t able to control myself.

Oh no, not this now. I thought to myself. But even as the thought entered my brain. I felt the first hot drop of salty water coming down my face. I put my head down, hoping that I could go on reading.

In fact, the harder I tried, the more tears pushed their way out of my eyes. You could guess how surprised the man next to me looked.

I dropped my head in shame. He must think I was crazy. May be I could turn toward him, hold up the cover of the book and say in my crying voice. "I'm sorry, sir. It's just a really good book! "But I didn't say anything. Instead, I just put my head back against the seat and let the tears run. Do you know what decision I made while I was crying? My decision was that it was okay if he thought I was crazy. I'd rather be crazy than be the kind of person who wouldn't cry when the situation called for it, or who wouldn't let herself feel anything at all.

I’ve been that girl who has spent so much time trying to make sure people didn’t think I was crazy. But now I don’t want to be that girl any more ---that bored and sad girl. I'd rather be this girl who is able to forgive(原谅), love and act, even if it means being disappointed or being hurt again and again.

1.The writer started crying because____________.

A. she is usually a crier

B. she is kind of crazy

C. she was moved by the book

D. she felt uneasy on the plane

2.When tears came up, the writer at first____________.

A. thought deeply

B. went on reading

C. tried to control herself

D. explained to the man beside her

3.As tears got out of her eyes, the writer did NOT______________.

A. drop her head shamefully

B. think about others' feelings

C. let her head against the seat

D. say sorry to anyone in a crying voice

4.According to the passage, we know the writer ____________.

A. decided to change herself bravely

B. lived a sad and boring life

C. wouldn't cry in any terrible situation

D. wouldn't let others feel anything at all

5.The passage mainly tells us ____________.

A. why the writer cried hard on the plane

B. how the writer tried to stop herself crying

C. what the writer thought about while she cried

D. how the writer overcame herself and decided to change

Recently, several unhappy things happened to Gina. One afternoon she called a friend to talk about them. After hearing her words, the friend invited her to her home for tea and said, “All trouble will disappear after tasting tea.”

Gina couldn't believe her, but she still decided to go for relaxation. At the friend's home, her friend took out a square box and said, “I asked someone to buy the tea from China. It's said that there are five tastes.” Then, her friend opened the box slowly, took out a spoon of tea carefully, put it into a teapot(茶壶)gingerly, and then poured in boiled water softly.

Only one minute later, the friend poured out a cup of tea and asked Gina to taste it. Gina drank it but nearly puked(吐)it out. She shouted, “Is this tea? It tastes like medicine!”

The friend just smiled. She re-poured boiled water into the teapot. After a minute, the friend poured out another cup and asked Gina to try the second one. Gina took a drink and found it was not as terrible as the first one but still bitter(苦的). This time she didn't shout. When Gina drank the fifth cup, a sunny smile shone on her face. She said, “It tastes good! I've never tasted such a wonderful flavor(味道).”

The friend said, “Life is just like this! Only when we taste it patiently can we feel happy.”

1.One afternoon Gina called her friend to talk about her ________.

A.life B.study C.trouble D.health

2.Gina's friend asked someone to buy the tea from ________.

A.America B.China C.Britain D.Japan

3.The underlined word “gingerly” means ________.

A.carelessly and bravely B.secretly and angrily

C.suddenly and impolitely D.carefully and slowly

4.Gina thought the first cup of tea was ________.

A.bitter B.salty C.sweet D.hot

5.What's the main idea of the passage?

A.Unhappy things always happened to Gina. B.Gina was invited to her friend's home for tea.

C.When we taste life patiently, we can feel happy. D.Whenever we have trouble, we should drink tea.

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