It was June 15, and in two days I would be turning thirty. I was not sure about entering a new decade of my life and feared that my best years were now behind me.

My daily routine included going to the gym for a workout( 锻炼) before going to work. Every morning I would see my friend Nicholas at the gym. He was seventy­ nine years old and in terrific shape. As I greeted Nicholas on that particular day, he noticed I wasn't full of my usual vitality(活力)and asked if there was anything wrong. I told him I was feeling anxious about turning thirty. I wondered how I would look back on( 回顾)my life once I reached Nicholas's age, so I asked him, “What was the best time of your life?”

Without hesitation, Nicholas replied, “Well, Joe, this is my philosophical(哲理的)answer to your philosophical question:

When I was a child in Austria and everything was taken care of for me and I was nurtured by my parents, that was the best time of my life.

When I was going to school and learning the things I know today, that was the best time of my life.

When I got my first job and had responsibilities and got paid for my efforts, that was the best time of my life.

When I met my wife and fell in love, that was the best time of my life.

The Second World War came, and my wife and I had to flee Austria to save our lives. When we were together and safe on a ship bound for(开往)North America, that was the best time of my life.

When we came to Canada and started a family, that was the best time of my life.

When I was a young father, watching my children grow up, that was the best time of my life.”

“And now, Joe, I am seventy­ nine years old. I have my health, I feel good and I am in love with my wife just as I was when we first met. This is the best time of my life.”

1.When was the writer's birthday?

A.June 13           B.June 15           C.June 17           D.June 19

2.Why was the writer anxious?

A.He wasn't full of his usual vitality.

B.He didn't see his old friend Nicholas.

C.He was feeling anxious about turning thirty.

D.He didn't like his friend's answer about the best time.

3.What does the underlined word “ nurtured ” mean?

A.brought up        B.developed         C.trained           D.encouraged

 

I was blind, but I was ashamed of it if it was known. I refused to use a white stick and hated asking for help. After all, I was a teenager girl, and I couldn’t bear people to look at me and think I was not like them. I must have been a terrible danger on the roads, coming across me wandering through the traffic, motorists probably would have to step rapidly on their brakes. Apart from that, there were all sorts of disasters that used to occur on the way to and from work.

One evening, I got off the bus about halfway home where I had to change buses, and as usual I ran into something,“I’m awfully sorry,”I said and stepped forward only to run into it again. When it happened a third time, I realized I had been apologizing to a lamppost. This was just one of the stupid things that constantly happened to me. So I carried on and found the bus stop, which was a request stop, where the bus wouldn’t stop unless passengers wanted to get on or off. No one else was there and I had to try to guess if the bus had arrived.

Generally in this situation, because I hated showing I was blind by asking for help, I tried to guess at the sound. Sometimes I would stop a big lorry and stand there feeling stupid as it drew away. In the end, I usually managed to swallow my pride and ask someone at the stop for help.

But on this particular evening no one joined me at the stop; It seemed that everyone had suddenly decided not to travel by bus. Of course I heard plenty of buses pass, or I thought I did. But because I had given up stopping them for fear of making a fool of myself, I let them all go by. I stood there alone for half an hour without stopping one. Then I gave up. I decided to walk on to the next stop.

1.The girl refused to ask for help because she thought_________.

A.she might be recognized

B.asking for help looked silly

C.she was normal and independent

D.being fond blind was embarrassing

2.After the girl got off the bus that evening, she_________.

A.began to run

B.hit a person as usual

C.hit a lamppost by accident

D.was caught by something

3.At the request stop that evening, the girl___________.

A.stopped a big lorry

B.stopped the wrong bus

C.made no attempt to stop the bus

D.was not noticed by other people

4.What was the problem with guessing at the sound to stop a bus?

A.Other vehicles also stopped there.

B.It was unreliable for making judgments.

C.More lorries than buses responded to the girl.

D.It took too much time for the girl to catch the bus.

5.Finally the girl decided to walk to the next stop, hoping__________.

A.to find people there

B.to find more buses there

C.to find the bus by herself there

D.to find people more helpful there

 

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