When we’re young, we dream of love and fulfillment. We perhaps think of nights in the moon or walks along the beach at sunset.

No one tells us that the moments of a lifetime are flashing by, unplanned and nearly always catch us off guard.

Not long ago, as I was reading a bedtime story to my seven-year-old daughter, Annie, I became aware of her look. She was staring at me with a charmed expression. , completing The Tale of Samuel Whiskers was not as as we first thought. I asked what she was thinking about.

"Mommy," she , "I just can't stop looking at your pretty face."I almost dissolved on the spot.

Not long after, I took my four-year-old son to an elegant department store, where the sweet notes of a classic love song us toward a musician playing a grand piano. Sam and I sat down on a marble bench nearby, and he seemed as absorbed in the pleasant as I was.

I didn't realize that Sam had next to me until he turned, took my face in his little hands and said, " with me."

those women walking under the Paris moon knew the of such an invitation made by a round-cheeked boy with baby teeth! Although openly laughed and pointed at us as we glided and whirled around the open atrium(中庭), I would not have a dance with such a charming young gentleman if I'd been offered the universe.

1.A. saddest B. greatest C. shortest D. longest

2.A. focused B. scared C. surprising D. worried

3.A. Strangely B. Patiently C. Naturally D. Apparently

4.A. easy B. delicate C. important D. suitable

5.A. shouted B. whispered C. cried D. screamed

6.A. drew B. beat C. fed D. cut

7.A. title B. subject C. topic D. theme

8.A. looked up B. stood up C. taken up D. come up

9.A. Sing B. Play C. Dance D. Go

10.A. As if B. Even if C. Only if D. If only

11.A. shame B. joy C. pity D. chance

12.A. shoppers B. teachers C. workers D. managers

13.A. expected B. accepted C. traded D. caught

When we don’t understand each other’s language, we can talk with the help of signs.

A Frenchman was once travelling in England. He could not speak English at all. One day he went into a restaurant and sat down at a table. When the waiter came, he opened his mouth, put his fingers in it, and took out again. He wanted to say . “Bring me something to eat.” The waiter soon brought him a cup of tea. The man moved his head from side to side. The waiter understood him and took the tea away. In a moment he came with a cup of coffee. But the man again refused it. He shook his head whenever the waiter brought him something to drink, for drinks are not food. When the man was going away, another man came in. This man saw the waiter , and he put his hand on his stomach. That was enough. In a few minutes there was a large plate of meat and vegetables on the table in front of him.

So you see, we cannot understand the language of signs as well as we can understand the language of words.

1.According to the passage, when people do not understand each other’s language, they can talk with the help of ______.

A. a waiter

B. a teacher

C. an Englishman

D. their hands, heads and other parts of their bodies.

2.A Frenchman signed to the waiter_______.

A. to give him some medicine B. to bring him a cup of coffee

C. to ask him for food D. to tell him what he said

3.Another man saw the waiter, and put his hand on his stomach. He meant__________.

A. he had a stomachache B. he was hungry

C. he was very thirsty D. he was full

4.From this story we know_______

A. people can only understand the language of words

B. proper gestures can help to understand each other

C. waiters should understand body languages

D. it is important to learn foreign languages

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