We thought we had it all---a beautiful house, three healthy children and one more on the way, two cars, a couple of four-wheelers for entertainment---and we loved it. Then, the market turned and my husband’s job at a construction company was gone. The company was closing down for good.We both started looking for jobs right away, but there weren’t any to be found. With each passing day we were getting increasingly worried and we continued to work together in order to pull our family through. The more we pulled together, the closer we got. I felt feelings of admiration for my husband that I hadn’t felt in years.

That’s why it was so hard for me to watch him blame himself for our present situation. I continually asked him to stop, but he seemed to want to punish himself for not having a job.

Finally, one afternoon I pulled him aside and said, “We have four healthy children and each other. That’s what’s important. That makes you a rich man.”

“ But what if we lose the house? They’ll hate me—you’ll hate me,” he replied.

I smiled at him and put my hands on both sides of his face to make him look me in the eye. “No matter where we live I will be happy –as long as I have you.” I smiled again. In all the struggling together I had found that deep love for him that I had on the day we said “I do”.

  I could see his shoulders and neck relaxed. He held me close and we were able to talk and plan and dream together in a way that we hadn’t for quite some time. It was a turning point for us as a couple and a family.

We are still struggling for out better life, but I consider us well-off because we have something that money can’t buy and no one can take away from us.

The underlined sentence in the second paragraph means that________.

       A.they became closer as they struggled together    

B.they hoped to find jobs in the same company

       C.neither of them had the courage to ace difficulty

       D.they were trying to make their relationship closer

We can learn from the passage that________.

       A.they both found good jobs at last.

       B.both of them were worried about joblessness.

       C.her husband was to blame for the unemployment

       D.they didn’t love each other when they got married

Which of the following can best describe their present life?

       A.Bitter but easy.         B.Comfortable and happy.

       C.Hard but warm.          D.Well-off and relaxing.

The best title of the passage might be________         .

       A.We Have It All            B.We Find It Again

       C.A Perfect Couple            D.A Hard Time

Once upon a time, there were two very good friends who lived together in the shade of a rock. Strange as it may seem, one was a     and one was a tiger. They had met when they were too    to know the difference between lions and tigers. So they did not think their    was at all unusual. Besides, it was a peaceful part of the mountains, possibly     the influence of a gentle forest monk who lived nearby. He was a hermit, one who      far away from other people. 

For some unknown reason, one day the two friends got into a silly     . The tiger said, “Everyone knows the cold     when the moon wanes from full to new! ” The lion said, “Where did you hear such nonsense? Everyone knows the     comes when the moon waxes from     to full! ”

The argument got stronger and stronger. Neither could      the other. They could not      any conclusion to resolve the growing dispute. They      started calling each other names! Fearing for their friendship, they decided to go to ask the learned forest      , who would surely know about such things. 

Visiting the      hermit, the lion and tiger bowed respectfully and put their question to him. The friendly monk thought for a while and then gave his      . “It can be cold in any phase of the      , from new to full and back to new again. It is the wind that brings the cold,       from west or north or east. Therefore, in a way, you are both right! And neither of you is      by the other. The most important thing is to live without conflict, to remain      . Unity is best by all means. ”

The lion and tiger thanked the wise hermit. They were happy to       be friends. 

1.A. fox               B. hen                     C. donkey           D. lion

2.A. weak            B. unforgettable            C. young            D. poor

3.A. friendship       B. difference        C. relationship                 D. connection

4.A. in turn          B. due to                   C. according to      D. as to

5.A. lived             B. survived           C. walked           D. moved

6.A. argument       B. decision                  C. activity           D. conference

7.A. happens        B. bears                    C. comes           D. seems

8.A. clean            B. cold                      C. cool             D. good

9.A. wonderful       B. fresh                    C. delicious         D. new

10.A. solve        B. compete                  C. convince         D. remind

11.A. arrive        B. reach                    C. cause            D. paint

12.A. far          B. ever              C. yet                      D. even

13.A. monk        B. teacher                  C. mother                   D. parent

14.A. kind         B. different          C. peaceful                D. rich

15.A. answer       B. speech                  C. comment                 D. remark

16.A. sun          B. weather                  C. moon            D. day

17.A. whether      B. until                     C. if                 D. when

18.A. rewarded     B. won                     C. defeated         D. awarded

19.A. moved       B. united            C. interested              D. amused

20.A. too          B. quite             C. also             D. still

 

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