One day a teacher asked her students to list the names of the other students in the class on two sheets of paper, leaving a space between each name.

Then she told them to think of the   31   thing they could say about each of their   32   and write it down.

It took the remainder of the class period to finish their   33  , and as the students left the room, each one handed in the papers.

That Saturday the teacher wrote down the name of each student on a   34   sheet of paper, and   35   what everyone else had said about that   36  .

On Monday she gave each student his or her list. Before long, the entire class was   37  . “Really?” she heard whispers (耳语). “I   38   knew I meant anything to anyone!” and, “I didn’t know   39   liked me so much!” were most of the   40  .

That group of students   41   on. Several years later, one of the students, Mark, was killed in Vietnam and the teacher attended the funeral of that special student.

The church was   42   his friends. After the funeral, Mark’s parents met the teacher. “We want to   43   you something, “Mark’s father said, taking a wallet out of his pocket.” They   44   this on Mark when he was killed. We thought you might   45   it.”

Opening the wallet, he   46   removed two   47   pieces of notebook paper that had been folded and unfolded many times.

The teacher knew without looking   48   the papers were the ones on which she had listed all the good things each of Mark’s classmates had   49   about him.

“Thank you so much for doing that,” Mark’s mother said. “As you can see, Mark   50   it.”

 

31.A. worst

B. most unforgettable

C. most common

D. nicest

32.A. classmates

B. teachers

C. parents

D. relations

33.A. preparation

B. test

C. assignment (任务)

D. discussion

34.A. large

B. separate

C. red

D. clean

35.A. listed

B. read

C. selected

D. erased (擦掉)

36.A. event

B. class

C. individual (个人)

D. homework

37.A. crying

B. smiling

C. silent

D. exhausted

38.A. never

B. always

C. sometimes

D. certainly

39.A. others

B. girls

C. boys

D. some

40.A. complaints

B. thoughts

C. excuses

D. comments

41.A. held

B. took

C. moved

D. looked

42.A. packed with

B. frightening to

C. prepared for

D. built by

43.A. tell

B. show

C. write

D. inform

44.A. put

B. found

C. hid

D. wrapped

45.A. need

B. expect

C. miss

D. recognize

46.A. carefully

B. hurriedly

C. quickly

D. happily

47.A. new

B. beautiful

C. worn

D. tough

48.A. that

B. for

C. at

D. whether

49.A. talked

B. said

C. missed

D. explained

50.A. lost

B. forgot

C. described

D. treasured

Recently I overheard a father and daughter in their last moments together at the airport. The airline had announced her departure and standing near the security gate,they hugged and he said,“I love you. I wish you enough”

She in turn said,“Dad,our life together has been more than enough. Your love is a11 I ever needed. I wish you enough,too,Dad. ”They kissed and she left

He walked over toward the window where I was seated Standing there I could see he wanted and needed to cry. I tried not to disturb his privacy, but he welcomed me in by asking,“Did you ever say good―bye to someone knowing it would be forever?’’

“Yes,I have. ”I replied“Forgive me for asking, but why is this a forever good-bye?”“I’m  old and she lives much too far away I have challenges ahead,and the reality is,the next trip back will be for my funeral. ”He said.

“When you were saying good-bye 1 heard you say,‘1 wish you enough. ‘m ay I ask what that means?”

He began to smile. “That’s a wish that has been handed down for many generations within my family. My parents used to say it to everyone. ”

He paused for a moment,looking up as if trying to remember it in detail,and then he smiled even more“When we said‘I wish you enough’,we were wanting the other person to have a life filled with just enough good things to sustain(使…持续)them. ,,He continued and then turning toward me be shared the following:

“I wish you enough sun to keep your attitude bright。

I wish you enough rain to appreciate the sun more.

I wish you enough happiness to keep your spirit alive.

I wish you enough pain so that the smallest joys in life appear much bigger.

I wish you enough gain to satisfy your wanting.

I wish you enough loss to appreciate a11 that you possess

I wish you enough ‘Hellos’ to get you enough the final ‘Good―byes’”

Then he walked away.

I WISH YOU ENOUGH !

56. The father at the airport to         .

A. see his daughter off                      B. welcome his daughter home

C. meet his daughter and the author    D. share the touching poem with the author

57. It can be inferred that        .

A. it was not convenient for the father and daughter to see each other face to face

B. the daughter was eager to leave his father

C. the daughter was looking forward to her father’s funeral

D. the daughter did not care about his father at all

58. What is probably the author’s feeling after hearing the father’s words explaining the meaning “1 wish you enough”?

A. Satisfied               B. Interested                  C. Moved             D. Curious

59. Which is probably the best title of this story?

A. Enough is Enough      B. Father and Daughter

C. I Wish You Enough    D. You Can Never Be Happy Enough

Dior was born in Normandy in 1905, and his family’s original plans for him included a career in the diplomatic service, but by the time he was twenty-three, with his parents’ money, he opened a small art gallery in Paris. By 1931, the money had been used up. Dior’s friends in the art gallery asked him to draw and he took his first step at designing and drawing. His first job was with Lucien Lelong from whom Dior learned his craft (手艺).

In February, 1947, Dior started the New Look in his first major Paris collection. He was backed by a famous textile producer. Boussac, who looked after the dollars, while Dior looked after the fashions. Dior knew nothing about cutting and sewing, but he was good at fashion design.

The New look started an entirely different look to costume, with a tiny waist, a rounded shoulder and a shapely bust (胸围), usually with a low-cut neckline and a long, full skirt. To women who had lived through the war years, the femaleness of the New Look was a great success, for people were tired of the extremely plain, wartime restrictive fashions.

It is said that dresses by Dior were “constructed like buildings,” but young people were attracted to his design, and all over the western world, manufacturers plunged (投入) into the production of his new style. Dior’s revolutionary designs lighted up a whole cycle of fashion, rounded, gentle, feminine, a delight in elegance. A New Look House of Dior opened in 1948, followed by one in London. Considered as King of Couture (Women’s clothing) for years, the Dior empire grew until it covered every country in the western world, and included furs, hosiery, jewelry, perfumes, men’s wear and so on . More than 1,000 people worked at the Paris headquarter then.

His sudden death in 1957 when he was 54 years old did not stop the growth of the House of Dior. Even now, so many years after his death, his name is closely connected with fashion throughout the world, and indeed is one of the most recognized names in the world. His first, great New Look, with its long skirts was an expression of freedom in the late 1940s.


 

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