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A Tight Situation

　　Sometimes funny memories are the best special way to remember a beloved lover．It helps take away some of the feeling of loss．Before he passed away, my husband loved to share this story with our friends．Now, it makes a smile to share this story with you．

　　Our neighbor's son was getting married in 1971 at a church, and we were invited．We immediately rushed out for the store, and I bought a nice dress with a jacket．The dress was a little tight, but I had a month before the June 30- wedding and I would lose a few pounds．

　　June 29 came and, of course, I had not lost a single pound; in fact, I had gained two．But, I thought a new girdle(健美裤)would solve my problem．So on our way to the wedding, we stopped once again at the store．I ran in and told the clerk I needed a size large girdle．

　　The clerk found the box with the described girdle, marked “L”, and asked if I would like to try it on．“Oh, no, large will fit just right．I won't need to try it on．”

　　The next morning was hot, so I waited to get dressed until about forty-five minutes before time to go．I opened the girdle box only to find a new ＄ 49.95 girdle in a size small．Since it was too late to find another one and the dress wouldn't fit right without a girdle, a fight broke out between me and the girdle．Have you ever tried to shake twenty pounds of potatoes into a five-pound bag?Finally, my husband, laughing like crazy, got hold of each side and shook me down into it, and I was ready to go．

　　As we walked into the church, he asked if I could make it．Now, he was getting worried because I was breathing funny．I told him that I would．It lasted one hour, twenty-two minutes and eight-and-one-half seconds, and the minister blessed everything except my girdle!

　　My knees were blue and my legs lost all the feeling．My husband was asking questions and trying to comfort me．

　　As soon as the minister pronounced them married, I rushed out with my husband．“Please, just get me out of here!” I said．

　　We ran out to our car, and once there he opened the front and back passenger doors against the next car．Right there, before God, human and the wedding party, I took off that girdle．When the girdle flew out of my hand and landed under the car next to ours, my husband was laughing so hard and we drove away．

　　Over the years, he and I had wondered what the people of that church thought the next morning when they found＄49.95, size small girdle in their parking lot．

(1)

When she was telling the story, she ________．

[　　]

A．

was sorry for her husband's death

B．

was happy to share her funny memories

C．

was wondering who had picked up the girdle

D．

still couldn't forget the trouble on that day

(2)

Which statement is true according to the story?

[　　]

A．

She changed the girdle for a larger size

B．

They tried hard to pour lots of potatoes into a small bag

C．

She put on the dress without the girdle in the end

D．

She managed to put the girdle with her husband's help

(3)

The title “A Tight situation” really means ________．

[　　]

A．

she was dressed in a tight girdle

B．

she dressed herself in a limited time

C．

she got herself embarrassed

D．

the wedding lasted longer than she expected

(4)

The writer's purpose of writing this story is ________．

[　　]

A．

to tell an interesting experience

B．

to prove her husband's love

C．

to describe her tight girdle

D．

to describe her unspeakable feeling

答案：1．B;2．D;3．C;4．A;
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A

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In the future, scientists will be able to predict exactly（精确预报）when and where an earthquake will happen. They can also tell people what to do and how to do it.

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A. next to mountains     B. in the day time   C. on land    D. at night

2. In the future we’ll be no longer so afraid of an earthquake       .

A. because of a map showing the“earthquake belts”

B. because we can guess the date and place of an earthquake

C. as scientists will know what to do and how to do it

D. both B and C

3. Which is the best title of the passage?

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As you research music, you will find music that is familiar to you. You will find music which tells of interesting places and exciting things to do. You will find music which expresses feelings that are often your own.

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   Music is also an expression of the composer(作曲家). The composer expresses his own musical ideas. He studies the materials of music and discovers ways of using them. He looks for new kinds of musical expression.

   Music can suggest actions and feelings which we all share. We can enjoy playing and singing music, dancing and listening to the music of the people and the composers of different times and places.

【小题１】

In the first paragraph, the author tells us to ________.

   A. be friendly to music              B. find entertainment in music

   C. express your feelings in music        D. discover the things and places in music

【小题１】

 From the second paragraph, we know that ________.

   A. if we love music, we will love the country, nature and home

 B. you may listen to music at work or at play

C. music sings of the country, nature and home

   D. music can express how people live, work and think

【小题１】

 The last paragraph shows that music makes it possible ________.

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   B. to bring understanding between people of different times and places

   C. that people can enjoy playing and singing music, dancing and listening to the

music at the same time

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     A young father was visiting an old neighbor.They were standing in the old man's garden,and talking
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A. the young father to the old neighbor
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