My father was raised in a fatherless home at a time when the family of five struggled to survive, which caused my father to be extremely tightfisted(吝啬) with money.
When we children became    16  that other children got pocket money from their parents, we made a(n)   17  to ask our father from some. Immediately his face turned stone-cold, and he said, “If you’re old enough to ask, you’re old enough to    18 .” And we had to seek odd jobs about the neighborhood.
He didn’t    19  his attitude as we grew into adulthood. There was a time when    20  of us had a car, so we had to ride a    21  whenever we came home. Though the bus stopped about two miles from home, Dad never met us, 22  in bad weather. If someone    23  (and my brothers did a lot), he’d say in his    24  father-voice. “That’s what your legs are    25  !
One spring morning I was on the bus home from    26 . Tests and long hours in labs had    27  me exhausted. As other students were    28  at their stops. I looked silently out of the window. Finally, the bus came to a    29  at my destination, and I    30 , carrying my suitcase to begin the long journey home.
The row of privet hedge(树篱) came into    31 , which lined the driveway that climbed the hill to our house. I stopped to put a book in the suitcase. When I stood up, I saw something gray    32  along the top of the hedge toward the house.
It was the top of my father’s head. I    33  then, each time I came home, he would stand behind the hedge, watching,    34  he knew I had arrived safely. I held back my tears. He did care,   35 .
Upon reaching home, I found my father innocently in his chair. “So! It’s you!” he said, his face lengthening into surprise.

【小题1】
A.aware B.certain C.surprised D.excited
【小题2】
A.attempt B.suggestionC.troubleD.plan
【小题3】
A.spendB.earnC.surviveD.raise
【小题4】
A.strengthenB.softenC.takeD.show
【小题5】
A.neither B.eachC.allD.none
【小题6】
A.bicycleB.car C.train D.bus
【小题7】
A.especiallyB.onlyC.evenD.once
【小题8】
A.refusedB.complainedC.criedD.intended
【小题9】
A.strangestB.lowestC.softestD.scariest
【小题10】
A.onB.inC.byD.for
【小题11】
A.workB.homeC.townD.college
【小题12】
A.ledB.madeC.foundD.proved
【小题13】
A.treatedB.receivedC.metD.greeted
【小题14】
A.stopB.houseC.streetD.corner
【小题15】
A.stepped offB.went offC.jumped onD.climbed on
【小题16】
A.mindB.viewC.flowerD.leaf
【小题17】
A.shiningB.flyingC.failingD.moving
【小题18】
A.understoodB.thoughtC.imaginedD.realized
【小题19】
A.sinceB.afterC.until D.though
【小题20】
A.after allB.above allC.in advanceD.in total

阅读下面的短文,然后按照要求写一篇150左右的英语短文。

Insistence or Giving up

There is a battle in our daily life. Two forces are fighting with each other again and again. They never stop until you are buried in the earth. We called them insistence and giving up. They are like twins. One is angle, and the other is a demon..

As we all know, we want to pass the CET-4. So we get our own strategy. First of all, I am bound to master five thousand vocabularies. Second, I will write an article every week which is at least two hundred words. Then I will read at least two English articles, make more friends with foreigners for learning native English, and listening to some English news broadcast every day.

Nevertheless, according to my strategy, the first day, I should wake up at 6 a.m. to memorize at least twenty words. The alarm clock rings for me; I should get rid of my bed in order to study. Suddenly, “Giving up” came and whispered to me. “What about a five-minute prolong sleeping? How soft, comfortable this bed is! But Ms Insistence urged me, “Don’t listen to him; Come on, let’s carry out our plan.” Her voice is sweet, but not what I need.

Time flies! If we can’t seize every opportunity to appreciate time, Mr. Giving up will win all the time. Insistence of your plan, your dream may not be accomplished successfully, but giving up, you are sure to fail in life. (237w)

【写作内容】

有些人做事有时候缺乏持之以恒的毅力。请就“坚持” 还是 “放弃”的话题发表你自己的看法,内容要点包括:

1 以约30个词概括阅读材料的要点;

2 请选择一个角度,用你自己或朋友的经历,以约120个词谈谈自己的观点,内容包括:

1)持之以恒对工作和学习有什么意义;

2)以成功或失败的事例来说明持之以恒的重要性;

3)你对大家的建议是什么。

【写作要求】

在作文中可以使用自己的亲身经历或虚构的故事,也可以参照阅读材料的内容但不得直接引用原文中的句子;作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称。

 

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