My brother,Mark,died in a traffic accident four years ago. He was my big brother and    36   looked after me. I am    37   today for all of the special times we had as running partners,and times    38   driving to different races,where we had so many    39   about life in general. I    40   these talks terribly at this time of the year.

   41  ,I am so happy he shared with me the    42   of his faith. He was always so    43   to people,and I had been with him many times    44  we pulled over to help someone in need,   45   a smile and helping them get back on the road. So I was not    46   when he told me of the time when he was    47    in college. It was the end of the month. To make matters worse,it was Friday and he had no    48   in his pocket for the weekend. Payday was Monday and he had no gas money to get home to    49   my dad and no money to buy food but he had faith that helping others    50   helping yourself.

On his way home from classes that day,as he was driving along,he noticed a guy ahead of him    51   his lumber (木材) all over the road as he turned the corner. Mark    52   right over and helped him load the lumber back into his truck. The guy was so thankful and    53   his hand to Mark,and in it was one hundred dollars. Mark couldn’t believe his    54  . He told him that was unnecessary but the man     55   and off he drove.

I still think of Mark sitting there telling me that story, with tears in his eyes, and how faithful he was.

1.                A.hardly        B.never          C.sometimes D.always

 

2.                A.successful       B.thankful        C.cheerful  D.hopeful

 

3.                A.spared         B.wasted         C.spent D.saved

 

4.                A.questions       B.arguments       C.differences    D.conversations

 

5.                A.miss           B.remember      C.keep D.fear

 

6.                A.However       B.So             C.Then D.If

 

7.                A.record         B.belief          C.story D.secret

 

8.                A.careful         B.helpful         C.powerful  D.grateful

 

9.                A.because        B.while           C.until D.when

 

10.               A.sharing         B.forcing         C.recognizing D.understanding

 

11.               A.pleased        B.worried        C.surprised  D.excited

 

12.               A.never        B.yet            C.even D.still

 

13.               A.food           B.money         C.paper D.key

 

14.               A.change         B.attend         C.see   D.persuade

 

15.               A.means         B.follows         C.explains   D.agrees

 

16.               A.carry          B.lose           C.arrange   D.place

 

17.               A.pushed         B.moved         C.pulled D.walked

 

18.               A.raised          B.held           C.offered   D.shook

 

19.               A.eyes           B.ears           C.mind D.feeling

 

20.               A.complained     B.apologized      C.regretted  D.insisted

 

 

People in the United States honor their parents with 2 special days: Mother’s Day on the second Sunday in May and Father’s Day on the 3rd Sunday in June. These days are 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 days offer an opportunity to think about the changing roles of mothers and fathers. More mothers now work outside the home and more fathers must help with childcare.

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’s also a day when people whose parents are dead visit the cemetery(grave). On these days families get together at home as well as in restaurants. They often have outdoor barbecue for Father’s Day. These are days of fun and good feelings and memories.

Another tradition is to give cards and gifts. Children make them in school. Many people make their own presents. These are more valued than those bought in stores. It’s not the value of the gift that is important, but “the thought that counts”. Greeting card stores, florists, candy makers, bakers, phone companies and other stores do lots of business during these holidays.

1.Which is NOT a reason for children to show love and respect for parents?

A.Parents bring up children.

B.Parents give love and care to children.

C.Parents educate children to be good persons.

D.Parents pass away before children grow up.

2.What do you know from the passage?

A.Both festivals are in May.

B.Fewer women worked outside the home in the past.

C.Not all the children respect their parents.

D.Fathers are not as important as mothers at home.

3.Which do you know about “carnation”?

A.It only has two kinds of color.

B.It refers to the special clothes people wear on Mother’s Day.

C.It’s a kind of flower showing love and best wishes.

D.People can wear them only on the second Sunday in May.

4.On Mother’s Day and Father’s Day ___________.

A.people sometimes have family parties

B.everyone goes to the cemetery

C.children always go to parents’ home

D.hand-made cards are the most valuable gifts.

5.What do you think “florists” do ?

A.They sell flowers.

B.They make bread or pastry.

C.They offer enough room for having family parties.

D.They sell special clothes for Mother’s Day and Father’s Day.

 

 

  In a great many cities, hundreds of people ride bicycles to work everyday. In New City, some bike riders have even formed a group called Bike for a Better City. They declare that if more people rode bicycles to work, there would be fewer automobiles(汽车) in the downtown part of the city and so less dirty air from car engines. For several years this group has been trying to get the city government to help bicycle riders. For example. They want the city to draw special lanes(通道) for bicycles only on some of the main streets, because when bicycle riders must use the same lanes as cars, there are accidents. Bike for a Better city feels that if there were special lanes more people would use bikes.

But no bicycles lanes have been drawn. Not everyone thinks they are a good idea-----they say it will slow traffic. Some store owners on the main streets don't like the idea------they say that if there is less traffic, they will have less business.

The city government has not yet decided what to do. It wants to keep everyone happy. On weekends, Central Park----the largest place of open ground in New York----is closed to cars, and the roads may be used by bicycles only. But Bike for a Better City says that this is not enough and keeps fighting to get bicycle lanes downtown.

1. The bike riders suggest that _____________.

A. bicycles should be used instead of cars    B. bicycle lanes should be drawn

C. fewer buses or cars should be used       D. the number of special lanes should be increased

2. The advantage(好处) of the special lanes is that _______.

A. they will make cars and buses run slowly  

B. they will make it easier for bike riders to go to parks

C .they will make the city more beautiful    

D. the lanes will prevent accidents

3. The government has not decided whether special lanes should be drawn ______.

A. so that everyone is disappointed      B. because there are different opinions

C. because most people travel by train   D. because Bike for a Better City is not strong enough

 

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