Please excuse me if I’m a little sad today because Mark is leavingYou probably don’t know Markbut you might be lucky enough to know someone just like himHe’s been the heart and soul of the office for a couple of years combining professional skills with a sweet and gentle natureHe’s never been all that interested in getting credit for the terrific work he doesHe just wants to do his joband to do it extremely well

??? And now he’s moving on to an exciting new professional opportunityIt sounds like it could be the chance of a lifetimeand we’re sincerely pleased for himBut that doesn’t make it any easier to say goodbye to a dear friend and trusted colleague

??? Life has a way of throwing these curve balls at usJust when we start to get comfortable with a persona place or a situationsomething comes along to change the recipeA terrific neighbor moves awaySomeone in the family graduatesA child finds new love and loyalties through marriageThe family’s bread-winner is laid offOur ability to cope with change and disruption determines our peacehappiness and contentment in life

But how do we do that? According to the author of Ecclesiastecomfort can be found in remembering that “to everything there is a seasonand a time to every purpose under heavenLet today embrace the past with remembranceand the future with longing’’

“Changeindeedis painfulyet ever needful”said philosopher Thomas Carlyle“And if memory has its force and worthso also has hope

??? We’re going to miss MarkBut rather than lose ourselves in the sadness of our partingwe’ll focus on our hopes for a brighter future——for himand for usAnd then we’ll go out and do everything we can to make that future happenUntil our plans change——again

1.What will happen to Mark soon?

AHe will pass away????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? BHe will leave for a new job

CHe will get married????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? DHe will stay with us forever

2.The underlined word “credit” in Para1 probably means __________

Apraise????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? Bcriticism

Copportunity ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? Djob

3.From the passagewe can learn that __________

Aany change will make us upset any time

Bit is easy to say goodbye to a dear friend and trusted colleague

Cour happiness depends on our ability to deal with change

Dcomfort can be found in remembering the sadness

4.The best title of the passage may be __________

AMy Friend Mark????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? BFocusing on Future

CAlways Changing????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? DA Sad Story

 

The church seems cold this morning, even after all the people, friends and family, fill the benches. I sit here in silence, in shock and denial. This was not supposed to happen. What about our dreams, or our plans? We were going to raise our children, travel the world, and grow old together. I’m only 37, a typical housewife. I don’t know if I can do all this alone—two children, no father. What do I do or say?

The faces of so many people confuse me as they come to pay their last respects. Some have real sorrow; I can see it in their eyes. The others seem to just say, “I told you so.” Those famous last words: I-told-you-so. How I can’t stand them. And the pointing fingers as so-called family and so-called friends pick me out of the crowd for others to see. I want to scream and wake up but I can’t do anything but sit there. How can they be so blind? I fell in love with a man. Love knows no boundaries .

He was a good man, hardworking, caring and kind. He was retired from the Navy and a gentleman. He was sensitive to others’ needs, the kind of man that knew what to do or say, how to humor any situation and calm everyone’s fears. I remember our first child was a big surprise to both of us. I remember when I told him the news. He fell off his chair, saying over and over in disbelief, “But I’m almost sixty.” After a few months he started planning our next and even doing his famous little dance whenever he discussed the idea.

A man, thirty years older than I, lies in a coffin. Flowers, the American flag and his VFW comrades surround him, paying tribute(颂词)to him as the man he really was. And I sit alone here, with our two children, in silence, praying that this cold morning at church is only a nightmare and I will awake to his loving arms again.

1.What can we know from the passage about the writer?

A. She married a man much older than she. 

B. She is going to give birth to their second child.

C. She lost her husband, who was as old as she.

D. She lost her father, whom she loved deeply.

2.From Paragraph Two, we can see ______.

A. the writer didn’t really love the man

B. some of her family members didn’t understand her

C. some of her family members and friends were blind

D. she thought her marriage to the man was a mistake

3. Which of the following can best replace the underlined words “But I’m almost sixty”?

A. I can’t believe it.

B. That’s a lot of trouble.

C. That should have happened long ago.

D. It can’t be my child.

4.Which of the following can’t be used to describe the writer’s feelings for the man?

A. Sad.         B. Loving.        C. Inseparable        D. Complaining.

 

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