“Mommy, look!” cried my daughter, Darla, pointing to a chicken hawk in the air.

“Uh huh,” I answered, driving, lost in thought about the timetable of my day.

Disappointment _______ her face.

“What's the matter, sweetheart?” I asked.

“Nothing,” my seven-year-old daughter said. The moment was gone.

Dinner, baths and phone calls filled the hours until bedtime.

“Come on, Darla, time for bed ! ” She raced past me up the stairs. Tired, I kissed her and hugged her.

“Mom, I forgot to give you something !” she said.

“Give it to me in the morning.” I said. My _______ was gone. I could hardly stay cool.

“You won't have time in the morning!” she talked back quickly.

“I’ll take time,” I answered. Sometimes no matter how hard I tried. time was never enough.

She wasn't ready to _______ up yet. “No, you won't! It will be just like today when I told you to look at the chicken hawk. You didn't 4 listen to what I said. ”

I was too tired to argue; she hit too close to the truth. “Good night!” I shut the door in anger.

Later though, her gray-blue eyes filled my vision as I thought about how little time we really had until she was grown and gone. My husband asked me about what was going on and I told him.

“Maybe she was not asleep yet. Why don't you _______ ?” he said.

I followed his advice, _______ it was my own idea. I opened her door gently. In Darla's hand I could see her paper all crumpled up. She had torn into small pieces a big red heart with a poem she had written titled, “Why I Love My Mother?”

Why I Love My Mother

Although you're busy, and you work so hard

You always take time to play with me

I love you Mommy,

Because I am the biggest part of your busy day!

Tears filled my eyes. When I softly touched her face, she awakened from a dreamless sleep and asked, “Why are you _______ , Mommy?”

“You are the most important part of my busy day!”

She smiled and then went back to sleep, not really understanding how strongly I _______ what I said.

1.A.cost B.filled C.lasted D.took

2.A.belief B.attitude C.attention D.patience

3.A.give B.build C.Call D.clear

4.A.just B.even C.yet D.almost

5.A.watch B.exam C.test D.check

6.A.realizing B.thinking C.wishing D.guessing

7.A.crying B.Laughing C.shouting D.touching

8.A.considered B.expressed C.inferred D.meant

What's your pain telling you?

Is that pain you feel in your back, neck or shoulders just a short ache from your new exercise menu? Or is there something deeper and more serious at work? Either way, you decide not to pay attention to it.

"Pain is a warning system; it tells us that something is wrong," says Bradford Butler, a doctor. "Continual pain goes further. It is telling you that a whole system in your body isn't working right. "

For many people and their doctors, the first reaction for pain, and sometimes the second and third reactions as well, is to take some painkillers and go on your way.

"That doesn't solve the problem, " Butler says. "Too often, with back pain, shoulder pain, neck pain or other continual pain, many doctors focus on reducing(减少) the pain rather than finding out the cause. "

Imagine this,you wake up midnight with an unbearable toothache,and then visit a doctor who discovers a huge cavity(空洞)but, instead of repairing the cavity, just gives you some powerful medicine for the pain and sends you home.“Left untreated,the pain would get worse and the damage to the tooth would worsen,leading to bigger and more expensive medical process later on,”Butler says.

Butler offers some advice for those whose bodies are trying to warn them that something is wrong

Choose your doctor wisely. Blind faith (信任) in any doctor is not the answer. Butler says, " Doctors have their own specialty and make sure you find someone who will really help you with your problem. "

Don't let your body resetting its pain level fool you. What happens when you let the pain go? Your body adapts (适应) . Butler says, "When your body gets used to the pain, you think the problem must be gone. While in reality, your body's pain setting has been raised. The only time you're feeling pain is when you're already in terrible poor condition. "

Think of prevention. Dental (牙科的) patients are encouraged to have regular check-ups, whether they're in pain or not, so the doctor can work on potential (潜在的)problems. "That's the way for other pain," Butler says. "Being free of symptoms( 症状)doesn't mean you don't have big problems. It just means that you don't know they're developing. "

" We need to listen to our pain and fix whatever is wrong as soon as possible, " Butler says. " You won't get better until you find the cause of the problem. "

1.Bradford Butler probably believes that .

A.reducing the pain is the most important

B.finding out the cause of pain is too easy

C.taking some painkillers can solve the problems

D.continual pain warns you that something is seriously wrong

2.In Paragraph 5 , the writer wants to tell us .

A.medical process is not cheap B.getting fully treated is necessary

C.repairing the cavity is very difficult D.powerful medicine is the best solution

3.What can we know from the passage?

A.Staying in terrible condition makes us fool.

B.Having regular check-ups is only for dental patients.

C.Finding the cause of the pain will make us healthier.

D.Choosing a wise doctor is important from beginning to end.

A) 请认真阅读下列短文,并根据所读内容在文章后表格中小题的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。

注意:每个空格只填 1 个单词。

With the holidays coming up, lots of people will have parties. Want to make sure you are a good host(主人) or guest(客人)? Now it's a good time to learn about some party manners (礼仪).

Be a host

Wait for all your guests to come before you start any activity. If the people at the party don't know each other, make sure you introduce everyone.

If your guests bring gifts to you, thank each gift-giver when you open his/her present After the party, be sure to send a hand-written thank-you card to each guest. It's a good idea to let them know you enjoy their gifts.

Be a guest

You should arrive on time. It's not good to come late. Bring a gift to a birthday party. It can be some flowers, a cake or some chocolate. If it's a holiday party, ask the host if there's anything you can bring.

Be friendly to the other guests. Remember to say "Please" and "Thank you"! They are magic(神奇的) words.

When you leave, thank the host for the party.

1.to be a good host or a guest

Be a host

Be a guest

At the party

? 2.for all your guests to come before you start any activity.

?Be sure to 3. everyone if your guests don't know each other.

? Thank the gift-givers for the 4. when you open them.

? Don't be 5..

? You can bring gifts to a birthday party or ask the host what you can bring to a 6. party.

? Be friendly to other guests.

7. the party

? You should8.a hand-written thank-you card to each guest.

? 9. them you enjoy their gifts.

? Show your 10. to the host when leaving.

Answer the questions. (根据短文内容,回答下列问题):

Hey! The people of the earth. Can you hear this radio message? Do not be afraid! We come in peace from another planet— and why not? We are your cousins. We are men, as you are. We have been here before.

You will see a huge spaceship, a few hours from now. We are flying towards the solar system (太阳系) almost as fast as this radio message. Your sun is already in sight. Our ancestors (祖先) and yours shared the sun ten million years ago. I’m sure you have forgotten your history while we have remembered ours.

Our ancestors lived on the Earth when dinosaurs were dying. Sadly, they could hardly save the beasts. Your planet was very warm then. Our ancestors believed it would make a nice home for them.

They were wrong. Though we were masters of space, we knew so little about the Earth.

For millions of summers — there were no winters in those ancient days — the Earth had rapid (飞速的) development. It took about thirty years to fly from one planet to another, so our ancestors seldom travelled in space. But they never felt lonely. They kept in touch with their relatives and friends on other planets. Three or four times every century, starships would call and bring them space news.

But two million years ago, the Earth began to change. The temperatures fell quickly. The ground was covered with snow and ice. At that time, however, our ancestors knew little about that. Those who had called the Earth their home believed there was just a strange disease spreading on the earth. The disease wouldn’t cause death to them, but it would bring much pain and do harm to men’s health.

1.The message was from the people of the earth, wasn’t it?

2.How soon will the people on the earth see a huge spaceship?

3.Why did the speaker’s ancestors seldom travel in space?

4.How did the speaker’s ancestors keep in touch with their relatives and friends?

5.What happened to the earth two million years ago?

6.How will you feel after you hear the radio message? Why?

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