Dear son,

The day that you see me old and I am already not in good health, have patience and try to understand me.

If I get dirty when eating, if I can not dress, have patience and remember the hours I   36   teaching it to you. If, when I speak to you, I   37  the same things thousand and one times, do not   38   me, listen to me. When you were small, I had to read to you thousand and one times the same story   39   you got to sleep. When I do not want to have a   40  , neither shame me nor scold me. Remember when I had to chase you with thousand excuses I   41  , in order that you wanted to bathe. When you see my   42   little about new technologies, give me the necessary time and do not look at me with your mocking(嘲弄) smile. I taught you   43   to do so many things: to eat good, to dress well, to confront life…. When at some moment I lose the memory or the   44  of our conversation, let me have the necessary time to remember, and if I cannot do it, do not become nervous, as the most important thing is not our conversation but surely to be with you and to have you   45   to me.

If ever I do not want to eat, do not force me. I know well   46   I need to and when not. When my   47   legs do not allow me to walk, give me your   48  , the same way I did when you gave your first   49  . And when someday I say to you that I do not want to   50   any more ---- that I want to rest forever, do not get ___51__. Someday you will understand.

Try to understand that my age is not lived but survived. Some day you will discover that, despite my mistakes, I always wanted the   52   thing for you and that I tried to prepare the way for you. You must not feel sad, angry or impotent(无可奈何) for seeing me   53   you. You must be next to me, try to understand me and to help me as I did it when you   54   living. Help me to walk, help me to end my way with love and  55  . I will pay you by a smile and by the immense love I have had always for you.

I love you, Son

Your father

1.                A.paid           B.spent           C.cost D.took

 

2.                A.praise          B.think           C.repeat    D.criticize

 

3.                A.interrupt        B.disturb         C.look D.avoid

 

4.                A.when          B.after           C.since     D.until

 

5.                A.rest            B.word           C.shower   D.sleep

 

6.                A.discovered      B.invented        C.noticed   D.assumed

 

7.                A.knowing        B.fearing         C.enjoying D.consulting

 

8.                A.what           B.when           C.how D.why

 

9.                A.news           B.attitude         C.material D.thread

 

10.               A.talking         B.listening        C.responding     D.appealing

 

11.               A.where         B.how           C.that D.when

 

12.               A.tired           B.short           C.long D.strong

 

13.               A.leg            B.ear            C.hand D.mind

 

14.               A.step           B.pace           C.laugh D.cry

 

15.               A.talk            B.live            C.write D.sleep

 

16.               A.careful         B.interested       C.calm D.angry

 

17.               A.last            B.first            C.best D.most

 

18.               A.near           B.behind         C.below     D.against

 

19.               A.made          B.started         C.earned    D.found

 

20.               A.mercy          B.care           C.excuse    D.patience

 

 

One of the big challenges that students face in applying to universities abroad is writing the application essay.

  The essay topics all have something in common. They attempt to get at what type of person you are, what motivates you,and what you feel passion for. In a single 500-word piece of writing,

admissions officers(招生负责人)attempt to gather all about you. So your task is of your personality on the essay and make yourself special. 

You can try and guess what the admissions officers like. But that won’t work.The essay will sound empty and become another dull piece of writing,which admissions officers get thousands of each year.

  It is true that admissions officers aren’t exactly looking for anything. The answer is just as open-ended as the question itself. If they ask for someone who has inspired you, it could be anyone. It could be a grandmother, a teacher, or even a character from a movie. A lot of people will say their dad. But since you really feel it, you’ll have a lot to write about.

  There are some important things to remember.These admissions officers want good writers. You don't have to be Ernest Hemingway, but you have to be able to form an interesting story.That means revision(校对)and editing,cutting out stupid grammar mistakes,reading it over several times,leaving it for a few days and looking at it again. Whatever you do, make sure the essay is as good as possible.

  Also,you should use exciting language and really make the reader feel the same passion as you do. It also means finding something unique about your point of view, something that other people might not think of.For example,if you want to write about your dad, you can focus on a specific anecdote(趣闻)about him .Admissions officers love personal stories that ring true.

1.The purpose of the passage is to give advice on how to_________.

A. choose an essay topic                                     B. read the officers’ minds

C. be a good writer                                           D write an effective application

2.The underlined part of paragraph 2 suggests that you__________.

A. stick enough stamps before posting your application essay

B. write something unique in an essay to impress the readers   

C. take the task of showing off yourself seriously  

D. pay attention to your personal essay

3. When admissions officers ask who has inspired you,they mean to________.

A. know about your family members               B. understand you better

C. find out what your father does                             D. discover your personal affairs

4. According to the writer, it is wise to produce an essay with__________.

A.500 beautiful words   B. many funny things   C. truthful specific stories   D. indirect answers

 

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