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The Taj Mahal (泰姬陵) is a love story, a sad and beautiful one. If it didn’t exist, we would easily imagine that the story of its construction was simply a fairy tale. Three hundred years ago, there lived an Indian emperor called Shah Jahan. His wife was a beautiful and bright woman whom he loved greatly. Her title was Mumtazl Mahan: its shortened form Taj Mahal, means “pride of the palace”. In the year 1630 this beloved wife of the emperor died. He was so brokenhearted that he thought of giving up his throne(皇位). Out of his love for his wife, he decided to build her the most beautiful tomb that had ever been seen.

He summoned(召集)the best artists and architects from India, Turkey, Persia and Arabia and finally, the design was complete. It took more than twenty thousand men working over a period of 18 years to build the Taj Mahal, one of the most beautiful buildings in the world.

The building itself stands on a marble platform 29 meters square and 6-7 meters high. Towers rise from each of the four corners. The Taj itself soars another 61 meters into the air. It is an eight-sided building made of white marble.

The emperor planned to build an identical tomb of black marble for himself on the other side of the river connected by a silver bridge. However his son put him into a prison in the palace before he could finish, and for the rest of his life, he could only gaze across river at the tomb of his beloved wife.

1. The whole passage tells us about ______.

A . a beautiful fairy tale

B. the story of the Taj Mahal

C. white and black marble tombs made for two emperors

D. the love story of Emperor Shah Jahan and his wife

2.Which of the following statements is NOT true about the Taj Mahal?

A. It was completed quickly owing to the efforts of the best artists and workers.

B. A lot of people took part in the building work

C. It is a magnificent building.

D. It is a tomb for the emperor’s beloved wife.

3.The emperor’s own tomb was designed to be ____________.

A. 61 meters high B. eight-sided

C. black-colored D. white-colored

4.The emperor _____________.

A. died soon after Taj Mahal died

B. was killed by his son

C. was beloved by his people

D. died after 1648

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Some people go through life positively. 1. Luckily, you can learn to become positive. If you become more positive, things will become brighter day by day. It’s not because things are any better, but because how you look at them will change. Here are a few things positive people do differently.

They find something to look forward to every day. Whether it’s catching up on a favorite TV show, trying out a new dessert recipe, or having a phone conversation with a friend in another town, these things don’t have to be big. 2. .

3. Joy isn’t so hard to find. You can even find joy in the tiniest things — a funny text from a friend or a beautiful sunny day — because it adds up. Soon, you won’t have to stop and smell the roses because you’ll be smelling them all the time. So learn to enjoy the small things in your life.

They stay busy. Being busy doesn’t mean living under much stress. 4. It means having something to look forward to every day. Start a hobby. Fill your weekends with your hobby. Remember, living your life to the fullest is up to you.

5. When in doubt, choose kindness. Positive people look on the bright side, sure, but they also tend to pay it forward by passing on their positive energy to others. Giving is generous, but it also makes the giver feel even better. Now that’s a win-win. Be kind to others and others will treat you in the same way. And your days will be much better.

A. It means filling your life with good activities.

B. They celebrate small things.

C. They are kind.

D. They do something for fun.

E. Kindness is most important.

F. Having activities to expect will make you happy every day.

G. But not all of us were born to be positive.

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Two-year-old Christopher Merrett has such severe food allergies that even the smell can send him into potentially deadly shock.

Mrs.Merrett said she first _________ something was wrong with her son when she stopped _________ him with breast milk at six months old and _________ onto cows’ milk.

She said her son spent three weeks in _________after sitting in a supermarket trolley which had tiny traces of _________ in it.She said,“It looked _________ We put him there and with minutes his feet and hands had _________ blue and we knew there was something extraordinarily_________ We realized then he must have put his _________ in his mouth after touching the trolley and it must have _________ had some sort of milk product on it.”

Mrs.Merrett said.“We cannot have _________ when he is in the house as his allergy is_________ just by the smell.I remember going to Pizza Hut for my daughter’s birthday and Christopher coughed the moment we got in there _________ it is only now that I realize it is because he was allergic.”

Mrs.Merrett,who took time off her job to _________ her son,and her husband Michael,47,have spent hours _________ ingredients labels(成分标签)and carrying out _________ research on the Internet trying to find specialist food their son can eat,so the son does not _________ out on treats and candies.

Because Christopher’s allergies are so _________ that the couple has prepared an entire cupboard for his food.He also has his own shelf in the fridge and oven.

Little Christopher was taken out of nursery school when he was given cheese _________ and ended up in hospital.His _________ now worries about what could happen when he eventually goes to schoo1.

1.A.heard B.admitted C.realized D.forgot

2.A.feeding B.supplying. C.treating D.presenting

3.A.developed B.moved C.continued D.queued

4.A.market B.school C.kindergarten D.hospital

5.A.water B.milk C.juice D.cheese

6.A.dirty B.rough C.clean D.smooth

7.A.remained B.1eft C.painted D.gone

8.A.wrong B.sensitive C.important D.strange

9.A.feet B.fingers C.toys D.medicine

10.A.nowadays B.presently C.previously D.afterwards

11.A.pizza B.pancakes C.noodles D.chicken

12.A.1eft out B.kicked off C.turned in D.broken into

13.A.when B.or C.but D.while

14.A.attend to B.worry about C.appeal to D.take over

15.A.writing B.explaining C.dictating D.reading

16.A.heart-touching B.painstaking C.easygoing D.peace-loving

17.A.miss B.make C.sell D.give

18.A.slight B.severe C.specific D.simple

19.A.after all B.on purpose C.by accident D.in fact

20.A.teacher B.babysitter C.friend D.mother

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Pass Your Love On

Waiting for the airplane to take off, I was happy to get a seat by myself. Just then, an air hostess approached me and asked, “Would you mind _________ your seat? A couple would like to sit together.” The only_________ seat was next to a girl with her arms in casts (石膏绷带), a black-and-blue face, and a sad expression. “_________ am I going to sit there,” I thought immediately. But a soft voice spoke, “She needs help.” Finally, I _________ to move to that seat.

The girl was named Kathy. She _________ in a car accident and now was on her way for _________ .

When the snack and juice arrived, it did not take me long to _________ that Kathy would not be able to _________ herself. I considered _________ to feed her but hesitated, as it seemed too_________ to offer a service to a _________ . But then I realized that Kathy’s need was more _________ than my discomfort. I offered to help her eat, and __________ she was uncomfortable to accept, she _________ as I expected. We became closer and closer in a short period of time. By the end of the five-hour trip, my heart _________, and the _________ was really better spent than if I had just sat by myself.

I was very glad I had reached _________ my comfort zone to sit next to Kathy and feed her. Love _________ flows beyond human borders and removes the fears that keep us _________. When we stretch to serve ___________ , we grow to live in a larger and more rewarding world.

1.A. losing B. changing C. taking D. giving

2.A. comfortable B. available C. suitable D. favorable

3.A. No way B. No problem C. Nowhere D. No doubt

4.A. decided B. wanted C. regretted D. promised

5.A. was B. would be C. had been D. used to be

6.A. business B. travel C. pleasure D. treatment

7.A. know B. say C. recognize D. realize

8.A. eat B. choose C. feed D. support

9.A. stopping B. needing C. offering D. trying

10.A. far B.impolite C. close D. fast

11.A. stranger B. neighbor C. passenger D. girl

12.A. unusual B. direct C. important D. shameful

13.A. although B. when C. since D. as

14.A. refused B. wondered C. did D. cried

15.A. had cheered B. had jumped C. had broken D. had warmed

16.A. life B. time C. money D. energy

17.A. below B. through C. across D. beyond

18.A. seldom B. sometimes C. hardly D. never

19.A. unhappy B. independent C. silent D. separate

20.A. another B. ones C. other D. the other

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As a child, I started learning to play the piano, my favorite musical _______, but I was forced to give up when I started my middle school _______ I could concentrate more on my studies.

It's one of my biggest ________ to stop practicing the piano when I recall sadly today. During the following years, I kept telling my piano teacher that I would _______. However, I didn't keep my promise because I was _______ with my study. _______ I lost touch with my teacher. Some years later, my teacher died. I was very sad because I lost such a good teacher. She was a very warm and gentle person. It hurts me to think she may have been _______ that I never returned. I haven't taken lessons since then but to be honest, I _______to. Sitting at the piano, I couldn't help recalling many _______— time of my practising at home and playing before my teacher and one time my teacher _________ me after I played an entire piece of music wrong in front of her colleagues. I was so _______ that I could hardly say anything. But her _______ helped ease my shame. These memories, ________, good or bad, never caused my _______ to play the piano again.

This thought then led me to think that ________ is like music, and that we all try to play different ________ in the instrument of our life. Sometimes the pitch (音高) is _______ when we play it well, but sometimes we are out of tone. However, we all continue to create our own _______ style of music. No matter what style our music is, it is _______ that we sing the songs of joy, quietness and love. Though I may never make it back to piano lessons, it doesn't _______that I've stopped making music.

1.A.instrument B.performance C.room D.stage

2.A.because B.so that C.now that D.for

3.A.successes B.regrets C.decisions D.hobbies

4.A.play B.graduate C.leave D.return

5.A.occupied B.angry C.satisfied D.patient

6.A.Actually B.Constantly C.Suddenly D.Gradually

7.A.astonished B.glad C.disappointed D.amazed

8.A.liked B.needed C.wanted D.decided

9.A.dreams B.expressions C.words D.memories

10.A.instructed B.hurt C.punished D.respected

11.A.frightened B.moved C.embarrassed D.excited

12.A.happiness B.satisfaction C.comfort D.sigh

13.A.instead B.meanwhile C.therefore D.however

14.A.hope B.courage C.feeling D.effort

15.A.life B.learning C.attitude D.enjoyment

16.A.cards B.sports C.roles D.games

17.A.hard B.wonderful C.surprising D.complex

18.A.unique B.boring C.common D.similar

19.A.necessary B.strange C.possible D.important

20.A.matter B.mean C.report D.appear

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