The story began on a downtown Brooklyn street corner. An elderly man had fallen down while crossing the street , and an ambulance rushed him to the nearest hospital. There, when he came to now and again, the old man repeatedly called for his son.

From a worn letter located in his pocket, an emergency-room (急救室) nurse learned that his son was a sailor stationed in North Carolina Camp. Obviously there were no other relatives.

Someone at the hospital called the Red Cross office in Brooklyn, and a request for the son to rush to Brooklyn was sent. Because time was short—the patient was dying, so they found the young man and rushed him to the airport in time to catch the only plane that night enable him to reach his dying father.

It was dusk when the nurse took the tired, anxious sailor to the bedside. “Your son is here,” she said to the old man. She had to repeat the words several times before the patient’s eyes opened. The medicine he had been given because of the pain from his heart attack made his eyes weak and only saw the young man in uniform(制服 ) standing outside the oxygen tent. He extended his hand. The sailor wrapped his strong fingers around the old man’s, releasing a message of love and encouragement. The nurse brought him a chair, so the sailor could sit by the bed.

Nights are long in hospitals, but all through the night the young sailor sat there, holding the old man’s hand and offering words of hope and strength. It was nearly dawn when the patient died. The sailor placed his lifeless hand he had been holding on the bed, and went to inform the nurse.

“Who was the man?” the sailor asked.

“He was your father.” the nurse answered surprisingly.

“No, he wasn’t,” the sailor replied.” I never saw him before in my life.”

“Why didn’t you say something when I took you to him?” she asked.

“I knew immediately there‘d been a mistake, but I also knew he needed his son, and his son just wasn’t here. When I realized he was too sick to tell whether or not I was his son, I guessed he really needed me. So I stayed.”

Two days later a message came in that there had been two sailors with the same name and similar number in the Camp. Someone in the personnel office had pulled out the wrong record.

But the wrong sailor had become the right son at the right time. And he proved, in a very human way, that there are people who care what happens to their fellow men.

1.An emergency-room nurse found out that the old man’s son was a sailor__________.

A. by calling the Red Cross office in Brooklyn

B. because the old man repeatedly called for his son

C. from a letter found in the old man’s pocket

D. from someone in hospital

2.In the hospital__________ .

A. the nurse stayed by the old man’s bed through most of the night

B. the dying man said a few words to his son

C. the son offered love in the last few hours of the old man’s life

D. the old man knew the young man wasn’t his son

3.The young sailor told the nurse that he was not the real son of the old man__________ .

A. after the old man died

B. when the nurse sensed something strange

C. before the sailor came to the nurse’s station

D. when holding the old man’s hand

4.The sentence “the wrong sailor had become the right son at the right time” in the last paragraph means that__________ .

A. the sailor was wrong in fooling the dying old man

B. The sailor made the right decision about what he should do

C. the sailor told the real story about him and the old man

D. the right son hurried to the hospital in time

February has long been a month of romance. With the sweet smell of roses in the air, romantic films hit cinemas and love stories fill newspapers and magazines.

On the 14th day, it is a custom for a boy to take his girlfriend out to dinner, buy her flowers and chocolates, write poems, sing to her or even spell out her name with rose petals! This is what you see on Valentine’s Day, a day named after Valentine who was a priest in the third century Rome. When the emperor decided that single men could become better soldiers than those with wives, he didn’t allow marriage.

But Valentine continued to perform marriage ceremonies for young lovers in secret. When his actions were discovered, the emperor sentenced him to death. While in prison, it is said that Valentine fell in love with the daughter of his prison guard. Before his death, he wrote her a letter, which he signed “From your Valentine”, an expression that is still in use today. Valentine died for what he believed in and so he was made a Saint (圣徒), as well as becoming one of history’s most romantic characters.

Nowadays, Valentine’s Day is also popular among Chinese young people. Some students are planning to make Valentine’s cards for parents, teachers and friends. Others want to hold parties at which they will exchange small gifts and eat heart-shaped cakes. The idea is to have fun and encourage people to share in the spirit of St. Valentine.

1.Which of the following is not a custom for a boy to do on Valentine’s Day?

A. to take his girlfriend out to dinner

B. to buy his girlfriend flowers and chocolates

C. to make Valentine’s cards for teachers and friends

D. to spell out his girlfriend’s name with rose petals

2.Why did the emperor in Rome not allow marriage in his country?

A. Because there were few women in his country at that time.

B. Because he thought men without wives could be better soldiers.

C. Because there wasn’t enough food for so many people.

D. Because he wanted to control the birth rate.

3.Valentine was put into prison because ______.

A. he killed one of the soldiers

B. he stole a lot of food

C. he didn’t obey the emperor’s order

D. he didn’t want to be a soldier

4.The last paragraph mainly tells us ______.

A. students in China send cards to their teachers

B. it is a good idea to celebrate Valentine’s Day in China

C. it is interesting to celebrate Valentine’s Day in China

D. Valentine’s Day is also popular in China now

5.The best title for this passage should be ______.

A. Valentine’s Day

B. A Brave Priest

C. Valentine’s Day in China

D. A Romantic Man

Your body, which has close relations with the food you eat, is the most important thing you own, so it needs proper treatment and proper nourishment (营养). The old saying “An apple a day keeps the doctor away” is not as silly as some people think. The body needs fruit and vegetables because they contain vitamin C. Many people take extra vitamins in pill form, believing that these will make them healthy.

But a good diet is made up of nourishing food and this gives all the vitamins you need. The body doesn’t need or use extra vitamins, so why waste money on them?

In the modern western world, many people are too busy to bother about eating properly. They throw anything into their stomachs, eating hurriedly and carelessly. The list of illnesses caused or made worse by bad eating habits is frightening.

1.“Your body has close relations with the food you eat.”It really means that ______.

A. all kinds of food you eat can be made into your body

B. what you eat has great effect on your health

C. your body is made up of the food you eat

D. the more you eat, the fitter you will feel

2.The old saying referred to in the passage tells us that ______.

A. eating apples regularly does lots of good to our health

B. the apple is the best among all kinds of fruits

C. apples can take the place of doctors

D. an apple is a sure cure for illness

3.In the second paragraph, the writer tries to let us know ______.

A. our bodies need food or we can’t live

B. often eating apples is a good habit

C. taking extra vitamin pills is completely useless

D. a good diet is of great importance for our health

4.In the modern western countries ______.

A. people don’t want to pay more attention to their eating

B. people throw everything into their stomachs without chewing

C. lots of people’s illnesses are caused or made worse by bad eating habits

D. people are only too busy to cook meals for themselves

5.From the passage we can draw a conclusion that if we want to keep healthy, we should ______.

A. only eat an apple a day

B. eat properly

C. take as many vitamin pills as possible

D. throw something into our stomachs slowly and carefully

Human growth is a process of success and failure, one filled with ups and downs and one full of laughter and tears. it is also a 0fexperiments and trials Each time you're and choose to believe in your inner , you'll take courage to take action, but you can never how things will turn out. Sometimes you are successful, while sometimes you may become a . Each mistake we make can not only lead to pain and sorrow, but also can bring us growth and .

Every one of us tends t0 success. The failed experiments, ,are still as valuable as the experiments that eventually prove successful. In fact, you learn more from your "failure" if you have a proper attitude

But if you only think about your mistakes and live with and blame, it is not possible to learn anything . Therefore, forgiveness is required when you heavily yourself Forgiveness is the act of an emotional debt. This does not mean you're in a situation you don't feel pain or regret. But being to these feelings for a long period of time is not healthy. At some time of our life, you may have been severely 0r hurt by another person to such a degree that forgiveness seems . Under such a circumstance, you should force yourself to think in a positive way. By doing so, you will be able to change the focus away from the .

It is only through forgiveness that you can erase wrongdoings and clean the unhappy memories When you really learn to forgive, you may come to understand failure is also a necessary part of your__ .

1.A. process B. program C. routine D. regulation

2.A. discouraged B. amazed C. determined D. frustrated

3.A. emotion B. spirit C. power D. strength

4.A. recognize B. tell C. announce D. convince

5.A. opponent B. competitor C. failure D. winner

6.A. reputation B. wisdom C. sympathy D. honor

7.A. conserve B. obtain C. request D. treasure

8.A. however B. thus C. so D. yet

9.A. occasionally B. usually C. seldom D. rarely

10.A. in other words B. in a similar way C. on the other hand D. by all means

11.A. guilt B. pride C. punishment D. loss

12.A. efficient B. permanent C. meaningful D. potential

13.A. disturb B. command C. interrupt D. criticize

14.A. requiring B. removing C. considering D. discovering

15.A. where B. that C. what D. which

16.A. related B. contradictory C. opposite D. addicted

17.A.wronged B. scolded C. beaten D. punished

18.A. informal B. practical C. vital D. impossible

19.A.loneliness B. anger C. coldness D. curiosity

20.A. emotion B. happiness C. growth D. m/stake

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