I was always busy and had too many things to do. Whenever my daughter caused me to change my plans, I thought to myself. “We don’t have time for this.” So the two words I always said to her were: ________.

The other day, the two of us rule to a ________ near our home. After shopping I bought her an ice cream, and she sat down at a table happily admiring the ice cream in her hand. Suddenly a ________ look appeared on her face. “Do I have to eat it up in a hurry, Mum?”

I nearly cried when hearing this — the pains of a hurried life influenced my poor girl so deeply! As she looked at me waiting to know if she could ________ her time. I knew I had to make a ________. I thought of the times when I rushed my child through life. I began ________ what really matters in life…

“You don’t have to hurry, just enjoy it.” I said gently. Her whole face brightened and her shoulders ________. We sat side by side talking about things that interested us.

When she got to the last bite, she held it out to me. “I ________ the last bite for you, Mum.” she said ________. As the icy taste put out my thirst, I realized I just got the present of a lifetime. I gave my child a little time…and in return, she gave me her last bite and reminded me that things taste sweeter and love is easier to get when you ________ rushing through life.

1.A.Keep quiet B.Take care C.Hurry up D.Work hard

2.A.station B.school C.restaurant D.supermarket

3.A.worried B.tired C.satisfied D.surprised

4.A.waste B.take C.spend D.spare

5.A.mark B.plan C.wish D.choice

6.A.explaining B.forgetting C.discussing D.wondering

7.A.lifted B.relaxed C.turned D.raised

8.A.bought B.carried C.saved D.tasted

9.A.cheerfully B.calmly C.sadly D.wisely

10.A.begin B.prevent C.stop D.keep

Everyone uses his or her own special words to show his or her ideas and feelings. Some of these expressions are ________ used for many years. ________ are popular for just a short time. Such an American expression is “Where is the beef?” It is used when something is not as good as it ________ to be. In the early 1980s. “Where is the beef?” was one of ________ expressions in the United States. It seemed as if everyone was using it at that time.

We all know “McDonald’s” was famous for a hamburger made ________ beef. ________ some businessmen saw it, they opened their own hamburger restaurants. One company called “Wendy’s” said its hamburgers were bigger than the ones sold by McDonald’s or ________. The company began to use the expression “Where is the beef?” to make people ________ that Wendy’s hamburgers were the biggest. The television showed three old women eating hamburgers. The bread ________ covered the meat was very big, but inside there was only a bit of meat. One of the women said she would not eat a hamburger with such a little piece of beef. “Where is the beef?” She shouted in a funny way. The idea for Wendy’s hamburger restaurant was a ________. As we said, it seemed everyone began using the expression “Where is the beef?”

1.A.common B.commonly C.in common D.commons

2.A.Other B.The other C.Others D.Another

3.A.says B.said C.saying D.is said

4.A.popular B.more popular C.most popular D.the most popular

5.A.of B.from C.by D.in

6.A.Though B.Before C.When D.Because

7.A.someone else B.someone else’s C.anyone else D.anyone else’s

8.A.know B.knows C.knowing D.knew

9.A.who B.whose C.which D.why

10.A.succeed B.success C.successful D.successfully

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