My grandfather was a serious man. A quick look from him was enough to keep my sisters and me in line. ______ every summer I looked forward to seeing Grandpa in his farm. We enjoyed every moment of feeding and washing the animals.

Grandpa was a man who didn’t show his ______easily. There were times he caught us touching some of his personal things or exploring places that we weren’t ______ to. His quiet scolding(责备) left us ______ for the rest of our stay.

One morning I heard “clickety-clack, clickety-clack, ping”. I stopped and found where the sound ______: Grandpa in his study, typing a letter. I leaned ________ to see better when I fell through the door. For a while I ______ on the floor of the study. I stood up and went red in the face, hoping the scolding would be short.

Grandpa’s eyes shone. He called me over. I went to him _______ with my eyes looking at the floor. He asked what I was doing, and I told him that I was drawn by the ______ of the typewriter. I only wanted to get a better _____. I wasn’t going to touch anything, I _____.

The rest of the summer I stood near his elbow watching him type. How I wished to _____ the beautiful yellow keys with steel rims.

After going home, I spent the year writing poems, letters, and stories in my notebooks and ________ myself to use Grandpa’s typewriter to write novels.________, I planned to be a writer, and writers used typewriters.

The next summer, I’d hear the sounds of typewriter keys and walk toward them, admiring the ________ of the words forming on the page. I wished he would offer me a chance to try it. But he never did.

On returning home that year, I got a parcel. I found the typewriter in the box! My serious grandfather!

1.A.So B.Otherwise C.Then D.Yet

2.A.spirits B.feelings C.courage D.strength

3.A.afforded B.regarded C.supposed D.known

4.A.well-dressed B.well-organized C.well-behaved D.well-balanced

5.A.came across B.came over C.came out D.came from

6.A.farther B.longer C.higher D.lower

7.A.lie B.lied C.lay D.laid

8.A.excitedly B.slowly C.quickly D.proudly

9.A.appearance B.movement C.voice D.sound

10.A.expression B.impression C.photo D.look

11.A.accepted B.promised C.agreed D.wished

12.A.touch B.fall C.move D.attack

13.A.imagining B.remembering C.reminding D.mentioning

14.A.After all B.As usual C.At last D.Above all

15.A.advantage B.wonder C.memory D.step

What does it take to graduate from university? Some papers or high scores in exams? Well, these are not enough if you are a student at Tsinghua University.

According to a new rule of the university, students must prove themselves in the swimming pool. They need to pass a swimming test of at least 50 meters, and those who fail the test will be required to take a swimming course throughout their school years. By the time they graduate, they will have known how to swim; otherwise they can't graduate with their bachelor's deegrs(学士学位).

The news made waves in Chinese social media(媒体). Some people praised the university for requiring a necessary skill that can save lives, and they also believed that the rule would help improve students' health. However, others questioned if it was fair to expect those who come from inland cities(内陆城市) to be able to swim.

In fact, this is not a new rule. Tsinghua University first made swimming a requirement in 1919 but later gave it up because the number of students became too large and there were not enough swimming pools in the school for them to learn swimming.

Anyway, it is sill good news that Chinese students' health has become more and more valued.

Why not just take this chance to learn one more life-saving ability?

1.According to the passage, what does it take for a student to graduate from Tsinghua University?

A.Some papers. B.High scores in exams.

C.Passing a swimming test D.All of the above.

2.The underlined phrase "made waves" in Paragraph 3 most probably means ________.

A.caused a heated discussion B.spread widely

C.made a requirement D.proved the rule

3.What is the passage mainly about?

A.Different people hold different opinions about a new rule.

B.Tsinghua University has made a new rule of graduation.

C.Chinese students' health should be more and more valued.

D.There is a new chance to learn another life-saving ability.

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