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If you are hungry, what do you do? Have your favorite-meal and stay quiet after that?

1.____ . But it never lets you know, because, you keep it busy thinking about your friends or favorite stars. So it silently serves your needs and never lets itself grow. When mind loses its freedom to grow, creativity sets a full stop. This might be the reason why we all sometimes think "What happens next?", "Why can't I think?"

2._____ . Why reading but not watching TV? It is because reading has been the most educative tool used by us right from childhood.Since it develops other aspects of our life, we have to take help from reading.

Once you read a book, you run your eyes through the lines and your mind tries to explain something to you. 3._______.Now this seed is unknowingly used by you to develop new ideas.If it is used many times, the same seed can give you great help to relate a lot of things, which you would have never thought of in your wildest dreams!

This is nothing but creativity.4._____ Within no time you can start talking with your friends in English or any other language and never run out of the right words.

So guys, do give food for your thoughts by reading, reading and more reading. _5._____.Go and get a book!

A.Now what are you waiting for?

B.Reading can help you make more friends, too.

C.Just like your stomach, your mind is also hungry.

D.Why not do some reading while you are hungry?

E.Also this makes a significant contribution to your vocabulary.

F.The interesting part of the book is stored in your mind as a seed.

G.Hunger of the mind can be actually solved through wide reading.

It was time for Mr. Rocco to shut up shop when I hurried into the florist’s. “Now, what is it that you want?” Mr. Rocco turned to me. “I want the most beautiful flower you have.” I replied, “And just how much do you have to pay for this most beautiful flower?” I held out a wet hand showing a quarter and dime. He nodded, and then showed me a plant on the counter “I can give you this one for 35 cents.” he said,“ Aw, gee,” I protested, “it looks like a weed!” About l 8 inches high, the plant was in a small pot covered with faded red paper.“ Now trust me, boy---I promise that tomorrow morning when you get up, you will find your most beautiful flower. ”said Mr. Rocco. I knew him to be a good honest man, so I agreed to take it.

It was almost midnight when I arrived home. Mom was seriously sick and using the front bedroom. I looked in to see if she was asleep, and then quietly tiptoed in and set the plant on the table beside her bed. I wanted her to be surprised when she woke on Mother’s Day. The next morning, I dressed and hurried downstairs. The sun was shining through kitchen window as I looked into Mom’s room. She motioned for me to come in, then glanced over at the table where the plant was. Holy mackerel! There were three big yellow trumpet-shaped blooms. It was just like Mr. Rocco said---the most beautiful flower I ever saw! When I looked at Mom, she was smiling as tears streamed down her cheeks. She held out her hand for me to come near, then pulled me close and hugged till it hurt. Then, remembering her contagious condition and that she wasn’t supposed to touch me, she quickly let me go.

My dear Mom died the next night. The moment she hugged me turned out to be the most wonderful moment of my life. Not only had that beautiful plant helped show just how much I loved her, but I'd always know how much she loved me.

1. The author didn’t like the plant recommended by Mr. Rocco at first because ________.

A. the packing of the plant was shabby

B. the plant was actually a weed

C. the plant appeared too ordinary to be the most beautiful

D. he thought Mr. Rocco was reluctant to do the deal with him

2. Mother’s condition was contagious (Line 6, Para 3) for .

A. she was at the death’s door

B. she suffered from the illness

C. others were sick of her appearance

D. virus might spread from her to others

3.When mother hugged the author tightly, she was showing that ____ .

A. she liked being given gifts

B. she valued what the author had done for her

C. she was aware of the approaching death

D. she was touched by the beauty of the flower

4.Which may be the best title of the passage?

A. Flowers of Love B.A Son’s Love for Mother

C. Low Price, High Value D.A Special Mother’s Day

“The 13th of June,1325,I left Tangier,my birthplace,with the intention of making the pilgrimage(朝圣)to Mecca ...to leave all my friends,to abandon my home as birds abandon their nests.” So begins an old manuscript in a library in Paris—the travel diary of Ibn Battuta.

Almost two centuries before Columbus,this young Moroccan set off for Mecca,returning home three decades later as one of history’s great travelers.Driven by curiosity,he journeyed to remote corners of the Islamic world,traveling through 44 modern countries,three times as far as Marco Polo.Little celebrated in the West,his name is well known among Arabs.In his hometown of Tangier,a square,a hotel,a cafe,a ferry boat,and even a hamburger are named after him.

Ibn Battuta stayed in Mecca as a student for several years,but the urge to travel soon took over.In one adventure,he traveled to India seeking profitable employment with the sultan—the Muslim ruler of Delhi.On the way,he described his group being attacked in the open country by 80 men on foot,and two horsemen: “… I was hit by an arrow and my horse by another,but God in his grace preserved me ...” In Delhi,the sultan gave him the position of judge,based on his previous study at Mecca.But the sultan had an unpredictable character,and Ibn Battuta looked for an opportunity to leave.When the sultan offered to finance a trip to China,he agreed.Ibn Battuta set off in three ships,but misfortune struck while he was still on the shore.A sudden storm grounded and broke up two ships,scattering (散播)treasure and drowning many people and horses.As he watched,the third ship,with all his belongings and slaves—one carrying his child—was carried out to sea and never heard from again.

After a lifetime of amazing adventures,Ibn Battuta was finally ordered by the Sultan of Morocco to return home to share his wisdom with the world.Fortunately,he agreed and wrote a book that has been translated into numerous languages,allowing people everywhere to read about his unparalleled journeys.

1.What can we learn about Ibn Battuta from the passage?

A.He had great interest in the Islamic world.

B.He returned to his homeland to write a book.

C.His journeys were less important than Marco Polo’s.

D.His journeys were very common for people of that time.

2.The Sultan of Delhi gave Ibn Battuta a position of judge because _______.

A.Ibn Battuta had studied in Mecca

B.Ibn Battuta had been a judge before

C.Ibn Battuta had worked as a translator

D.Ibn Battuta had traveled to many countries

3.Which is the best title for the passage?

A.The Learned Ibn Battuta

B.A Visitor to Mecca

C.The Travels of Ibn Battuta

D.Desire for Adventures

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