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Becoming aware of our mother’s age, not just in numbers of years but her psychological and physical state, often helps us understand her better.

A．in spite of B．on account of C．in terms of D．by means of

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People in the United States honor their parents with two special days: Mother’s Day, on the second Sunday in May, and Father’s Day, on the third Sunday in June.

Mother’s Day was proclaimed宣告 a day for national observance by President Woodrow Wilson in 1915. Ann Jarvis from Grafton, West Virginia, had started the idea to have a day to honor mothers. She was the one who chose the second Sunday in May and also began the custom of wearing a carnation康乃馨.

In 1909, Mrs. Dodd from Spokane, Washington, thought of the idea of a day to honor fathers. She wanted to honor her own father, William Smart. After her mother died, he had the responsibility of raising a family of five sons and a daughter. In 1910，the first Father’s Day was observed in Spokane. Senator Margaret Chase Smith helped to established Father’s Day as a national commemorative纪念的 day in 1972.

These days are set aside to show love and respect for parents. They raise their children and educate them to be responsible citizens. They give love and care.

These two special days are celebrated in many different ways. On Mother’s Day people wear carnations. A red one symbolizes a living mother. A white one shows that the mother is dead．Many people attend religious services to honor parents. It is also a day when people whose parents are dead visit the cemetery. On these days families get together at home, as well as in restaurants. They often have outdoor barbecues for Father’s Day. These are days of fun and good feelings and memories.

According to the passage, which of the following about the second Sunday in May is not true ?

A．It is a day to show love to mothers

B．It is a day to wear carnations

C．It is a day for people to visit the cemetery

D．It is a day for many people to attend religious services

Choose the right time order of the following events.

a. The first Father’s Day was observed

b. Mother’s Day was proclaimed a day for national observance

c. Father’s Day became a day for national observance.

d. The idea of honoring fathers was bought up

A．a b c d B．d a b c C．b a c d D．d a c b

Who plays the most important role in Father’s Day becoming a national commemorative day?

A．Mrs. Do B．Margaret Chase Smith

C．Ann Jarvis D．Woodrow Wilson

From the passage, we know in the U.S ________________.

A．one should wear a red carnation if one’s mother pass away

B．on Mother’s Day, families often go out to have barbecues

C．on Father’s Day, people often stay at home to celebrate the special day.

D．The purpose to have these two special days is to show love to parents

The author’s purpose of writing this passage is to __________

A．call on people to love and respect their parents.

B．introduce Mother’s Day and Father’s Day.

C．tell the difference between Mother’s Day and Father’s Day

D．show how important fathers and mothers are

A businessman had been on a long flight between meetings. After a while, a calm voice said, “We shall not be serving the drinks at this time as we are expecting a little turbulence(漩涡). Please be 1 your seat belt is fastened.”

As the businessman looked around in the aircraft, it became obvious that many passengers were becoming a bit 2 . Later, the voice said, “We are so sorry that we are unable 3 the meal at this time. The turbulence is still ahead of us.”

Lightning 4 the darkening skies, and within moments that great plane was like a _ 5 moving around on an ocean. One moment the airplane was 6 on terrific currents of air; the next, it dropped as if it were about to crash. All the passengers were upset and scared. Some were praying. The future seemed terrible and many were wondering if they would 7 it through the storm.

Then, he suddenly saw a little girl. Obviously the storm meant 8 to her. She was reading a book and everything within her small world was 9 and orderly. Sometimes she closed her eyes, then she would 10 again; then she would straighten her legs, but worry and fear were not in her 11 . All the adults were scared half to __12___, but the great child wasn’t afraid at all.

The businessman could hardly believe his eyes. When the plane finally 13 its destination, he asked why she had not been afraid. The child replied, “Because my Daddy’s the pilot, and he’s flying the plane to take me home.”

There are many kinds of storms that 14 us physically, mentally and financially. And many storms can easily and quickly darken our skies and 15 out planes into uncontrollable movement.

Let us remember: Our Father is the pilot. He is in control and taking us home. So don’t worry!

1.A. quick B. sure C. true D. worried

2.A. excited B. curious C. happy D. nervous

3.A. to serve B. to take C. to finish D. to produce

4.A. broke out B. lit up C. came across D. gave off

5.A. bird B. boat C. plane D. person

6.A. lifted B. squeezed C. knocked D. dropped

7.A. make B. get C. carry D. finish

8.A. something B. anything C. everything D. nothing

9.A. funny B. easy C. moving D. calm

10.A. lie B. read C. play D. smile

11.A. book B. world C. story D. body

12.A. death B. cry C. smile D. madness

13.A. came B. arrived C. got D. reached

14.A. wound B. warn C. trouble D. kill

15.A. reduce B. throw C. make D. destroy

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die out; in peace; in danger (of); protect....from; pay attention to; come into being; dream of; to be honest ; or so; be familiar with; play jokes on; in relief; in addition; sort out; attach...to

1.The two communities live together __________________.

2. ___________________, I am not sure what to do.

3.The government is doing its best to ____those rare animals _____being hunted.

4.He will arrive at six o’clock ________________________.

5. Please _________ the things you want to keep and throw everything else away.

6. When his son came home at last, he was _________________.

7. I had warned him of the possible danger, but he didn’t __________________it.

8.She ________________________________ history.

9.I _____________________ becoming a millionaire when I was a child..

10.He is ____________________________________ losing life.

Become a confident speaker. How to improve your English speaking skills and make you able to communicate more easily and effectively? The following tips will help you to become a more confident speaker.

Practice where you can and when you can. And practice is good — whether you speak to someone who is a native English speaker or not.

It’s important to build up your confidence. If possible, use the simple sentence structure that you know is correct, so that you can concentrate on getting your message across.

Try to experiment with the English you know. Apply (应用) words and phrases you know to new situations. Native English speakers are likely to correct you if you use the wrong word. They usually don’t mind if you use wrong grammar.

Try to respond to what people say to you. You can often get clues to what people think by looking at their body language. Respond to them in a natural way.

Never translate everything into your own language. It takes you much time and you’ll find it difficult to find an English answer right away. You don’t know how to do well. The more you want to act well, the more slowly you act. This will make you hesitant.

If you forget a word, do what native English speakers do all the time, and say things that ‘fill’ the conversation. This is better than remaining completely silent. Try using ‘um’, ‘er’, if you forget the word.

Don’t speak too fast! It’s important to use a natural rhythm (节奏) in speaking English, but if you speak too fast it will be difficult for people to understand you.

Try to relax when you speak, and you’ll find that your mouth does most of the pronunciation work for you. Speak English at a normal speed.

Final tips: Try to become less hesitant. Don’t be shy to speak — the more you do it, the more confident you’ll become. Remember to be polite — use “please” and “thank you” if you ask someone to do something for you.

1.What is the text mainly about?

A．Good ways of studying English well.

B．Suggestions on becoming a confident speaker.

C．Things to pay attention to when speaking English.

D．How to correct your mistakes as you speak English.

2.How many tips does the author offer in this text?

A．9. B．10. C．11. D．12.

3.In this passage, the underlined word “hesitant” in the sixth paragraph means “________”.

A．sure about what to do

B．fast to make a good decision

C．successful in answering questions

D．uncertain about how to express yourself

4.This text is most probably written for ________.

A．English beginners B．native English speakers

C．English teachers D．language experts

Goals are the guides all through our life. We all have goals that we are moving towards and making a great effort to achieve. This is a good thing. Or can it be bad? How many of us never reach our goals and yet we have tried so hard and really thought about nothing else? I believe the mistake most of us make is that we do not focus on our present situation.

Let me explain. Most of us see our present situation as a stepping stone that we use simply as a means of reaching our final destination. We don’t take time to truly appreciate where we are today and all the great things we already have in our lives. We should focus our attention on the journey and not on the destination, or we will miss the beautiful scenery along the way.

Let’s use our job as an example. Now most of us want a promotion. We have plans to become the manager or general manager in our companies. Unfortunately, most of us will never reach the goal, but will watch others achieve our goal instead.

What we should be doing is focusing on the job we are currently in now. Forget where we want to get to and just focus on the present. You see, what we can control is our performance in our current job. We can decide to be the best we possibly can in our current job. Now this may mean further education to have the skills we currently do not have. It may mean working harder to produce better results than our colleagues. It could simply be a change of attitude, such as stopping complaining and becoming a more devoted and supportive employee. By doing our current job to the best of our abilities, we in fact give ourselves the best chance of promotion.

So the best thing for all of us to do to achieve our goals is to just focus on what we have and where we are now. Do the best and be the best we possibly can in our current situations, and we will give ourselves the very best chance of reaching our goals in the future. We have heard the old sayings and they are true: “Rome wasn’t built in a day.”, “Patience is a virtue”, and so on.

Have patience, have appreciation of what we already have, and take time to help ourselves be the very best we can. Do these things and we will all reach our goals, but more importantly, we will enjoy our life every day.

Title	Focus on the present
Theme	To (76) ______ our goals, we should focus on what we have and where we are now.
Common (77)______	﹡We do not focus on our present situation. ﹡Most of us see our present situation as a stepping stone to our final destination. ﹡We do not spend the time truly (78)______ where we are today and what we already have in our lives.
(79)______—our job	﹡(80)______ the thought of getting promoted. What we should do is (81)______ our best to do our current job. ﹡To be the best in our current job, we should get further education, work harder than (82)______, stop complaining and (83)______ ourselves to our job.
Conclusion	If we are (84)______, grateful for what we have, and take time to help ourselves be the very best we can, we can not only (85)______ in the future, but also enjoy our life every day.

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