I have five children, so our house is always noisy. Luckily, I love gardening and my garden helps me _______. For a long time, I _________ the garden of peace and quiet. When the children followed me into the garden, I would _________ them to be out of sight. And I would hand out tasks.

“Here: you water the onions, you dig the holes, and ...” Soon they would be hot or their arms would be sore, and they would leave me to myself.

But during a recent spring, _______ I was working in the garden, my 13-year-old son, Josiah noticed me. He ___________ a tool and began helping working as a team, we finished the job in no time at all. I thanked Josiah, realizing that I’d enjoyed working with him.

The same thing happened — one or two of the _______ would appear and join in the gardening from time to time. Each time, I would feel surprised that the work was _______because of their help.

One day, when I was picking the peas(豌豆) and having a taste _______, Abby saw me and ran over. I put several peas into her mouth. She just loved _______ delicious they were.

“Mama, I want the others to try them too.”

Suddenly, I realized I had been wrong for long. I tried to keep the ________ of gardening to myself, and here was a child who couldn’t wait to share with others. “Sure, honey, let’s pick some.”

Now I enjoy all of the garden’s beauty with the children. We bring the fruits back home, preparing and cooking the produce(农产品) together, because we know that everything is better when shared.

根据短文内容选择最佳答案

1.A.relaxed B.relaxing C.relax

2.A.protected B.refused C.described

3.A.hope B.expect C.think

4.A.if B.unless C.while

5.A.picked up B.pointed at C.looked after

6.A.neighbors B.friends C.children

7.A.heavier B.easy C.lighter

8.A.lonely B.alone C.hardly

9.A.what B.that C.how

10.A.tradition B.happiness C.standard

Guess what Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and the United States president Donald Trump’s granddaughter, Arabella Kushner, have in common? 1. Although Chinese is known as one of the hardest languages to learn, a lot of people from different backgrounds are studying it.

On Novemeber 2, the 12th “Chinese Bridge” Competition was held in Zheng zhou, Henan . And more than 120 foreign students from 105 countries took part in it. 2. After it, the competitors also visited shaolin Temple, Longmen Grottoes(石窟)and other historical sites in Henan.

Although they have different reasons for learning Chinese, the competitors were all excited about the country’s rich culture and rapid development. Raissa, a 17-year-old girl, developed a strong emotional connection with China. 3. This led her to learn Chinese at a local Confucius Institute. Fascinated by Chinese culture, she has taken part in activities on traditional Chinese medicine and folk arts during her first trip to China. 4. For Fekete Marcell Zoltan, from Hungary, studying Chinese may offer him a better future job . “After graduation from high school, I would like to further my studies in China,” he said.

Since a bridge has been set up between the competitors and China , where will their journeys take them? Robert Davis, a director of a Chinese-language school in Chicago, may give you a reply. 5.

根据材料内容,从下面五个选项中选出能填入文中空缺处的最佳选项,使短文意思通顺、内容完整,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A.They all study Chinese as a second language.

B.Her dream is to study Chinese medicine to treat patients.

C.Her grandmother was cured by Chinese doctors three years ago.

D.Speech contests and talent shows were included in the competition.

E.He said Chinese would be the new international language in the future.

When I was a little girl, my father loved to play catch (接球) with me. I wasn't very good at it, but we would play anyway. He was always telling me "Keep your eye on the ball" as I would not be able to catch even the easiest of throws.

As I got older, we didn't play catch as much. If I had a problem and would go to my father to ask for his advice, he would try to joke with me and say "Keep your eye on the ball". We would both laugh because usually that advice was not useful to the problem, but he would try to make me smile.

My father became ill in 1995 when I was 23. There weren't any more conversations, as he suffered from a stroke (中风). He could not speak. He could only give mouth words, which were sometimes hard to understand. After a while, I seemed to be pretty good at reading at his lips (唇), even better than the nurses who were caring for him there.

During one of our last conversations, I was telling him about a problem I was having with my boyfriend. Once again, I could read his lips "Keep your eye on the ball." We both smiled.

That was the last time I saw my father before he passed away.

All these years later, when I get in trouble, I just tell myself "Keep your eye on the ball".

1.At first, by saying"keep your eye on the ball", the writer's father ________.

A.tells her to be careful while playing catch

B.wants to teach her a life lesson

C.wants her to work harder in every way

D.laughs at her when she misses the ball

2.When the writer asked for advice from her father, he usually ________.

A.tried to solve the problem for her

B.didn't care about her problem

C.joked with her and made her smile

D.told her to solve the problem alone

3.When in trouble, the writer tells herself "keep your eye on the ball" to ________.

A.encourage herself to face the difficulty

B.remember the old days with her father

C.help herself forget her troubles

D.remember how to play catch

4.Which of the following can describe the writer's father?

A.Honest. B.Serious. C.Careless. D.Cheerful.

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