The wife asked the husband, “In this life, what did you miss?”

When she was 25, the husband replied, “I missed a chance of finding a new job.”

When she was 35, the husband angrily told her that he had just missed the bus.

At 45, the husband sadly said, “I missed the chance of seeing my closed relative before his last breath.”

At 55, the husband said disappointingly, “I missed a good chance to retire.”

At 65, the husband hurried replied, “I missed the dentist’s appointment.”

At 75, the wife didn’t ask the husband any more, the husband was kneeling in front of the very sick wife. Remembering the question the wife used to ask him, this time he asked the wife the same question. The wife, with a smile and peaceful look, replied, “43In this life, I didn’t miss having you!

The husband was full of tears. He always thought that they could be together forever. He was always busy with work. So much that he had never been thoughtful to his wife. The husband hugged his wife tightly and said, “Over 50 years, how I had allowed myself to miss your deep love for me.”

In the busy city life, there are many people who are always busy with work. These people revolve(旋转) their lives around their jobs. They are unwilling to spend time on health care. They missed the chance to be with their children in their growing up. They neglect(忽略) the loved ones who care for them, and also their health.

44Nobody knows what is going to happen one year from now.

Life is not permanent(永恒的), so always live in the now. Express your gratitude to your loved ones in words. Show your care with actions. Treat every day as the last day of life. In this way, when you gone, your loved ones would have nothing to feel sorry about.

请务必将41—45小题的答案写在答题卡的相应位置!

(一)根据短文内容简要回答问题。

1.How did the husband answer the question when his wife was 35?

2.Why was the husband full of tears?

(二)将短文中划线的句子译成汉语。

3.______________________________

4.______________________________

(三)请给短文拟一个适当的标题。

5.______________________________

What power does music have? Band of Hope, a student band in the US, once again brought joy with their music to young patients at a local children's _____.

The children really get a lot from ___with other children in the community, said Ashley Boguszewski, a specialist at Pediatric Specialty Care (a nursing specialty organization for children) .

Seventh and eighth graders at Hopewell Junior High School formed the band _____. On May 27, they were already playing their sixth concert, performing to 20 children at the hospital. The band members ______hosted a story time for the patients and brought small _______for them to play.

The band's 27 members meet once a week for a _____practice after school. Each month, the band heads to Pediatric Specialty Care to perform a mini ___. They play popular music such as songs from the movies Frozen and The Little Mermaid.

Eighth-grader Liam Watters, 13, plays the baritone (男中音) in the band. During one

concert, he ______that one of the patients ______to listen to the singing, so he and a few other band members went back to the patient's room and ______to him.

“That was really_________. ” Liam said. “They had big smiles ______their faces.”

“We're hoping that it's something that grows and becomes an even ___part of our cultures here,” said Kerry Wilson, director of the band, “it really ________a sense that we're all one community and good citizenship__________.”

1.A. hospital B. school C. community D. charity

2.A. dealing B. communicating C. comparing D. connecting

3.A. mainly B. suddenly C. recently D. closely

4.A. still B. also C. only D. just

5.A. candies B. cards C. flowers D. instruments

6.A. two-minute B. two-hour C. two-day D. two-week

7.A. concert B. class C. operation D. play

8.A. thought B. expected C. wondered D. learned

9.A. like B. hate C. hates D. likes

10.A. said B. listened C. sang D. explained

11.A. amazing B. boring C. lasting D. interesting

12.A. at B. in C. on D. with

13.A. bigger B. biggest C. big D. more big

14.A. rises B. sees C. loses D. creates

15.A. as if B. as well C. as long as D. as so

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