Temperature is part of my married romance.   36  to New York from Baltimore——where there is just one small snowstorm each year——I was seated by a fireplace in my new home, with fires   37  all day, just as what ancient people did at a wedding.
My husband, Peter, comes from northern Ontario(加拿大的安大略省), where winter   38  from September to May and cold wind is   39 . “When Canadians have -30℃, they   40  it bravely,” he says, “Cold wind is for crybabies.(爱哭的人)”
So to marry this man I had to learn to   41  for serious cold. To get me from Baltimore’s Inner Harbor to Albany’s frozen Hudson, Peter piled me   42  jackets and sweaters, scarves and gloves, even a hat with earflaps. The gift of Sorel boots——comfortably warm at Canada’s 30 below, was a   43  meaning getting serious.
That first winter together, living in upstate New York, I thought I’d   44 . My boots were good below freezing, but my fingers could   45  tie them. Physical adaptation is real, but it came slowly. And there is also emotional   46  to cold. Some days I tell myself that I have enough beach memories to stick to on   47   days and other days I am reminded that living cold does indeed build   48 .
49 , having a warm house is important. After my first marriage ended, for years I   50  went on a second date with a man whose response to my “I’m cold.” was, “Put on a sweater.” Now I’m married to a man who   51  that cold hands do not mean a warm heart, and that a big oil bill is better than roses. But surprisingly, I’ve grown, too. I am   52  , in this new life and climate, to go and look for that cost-saving sweater.
The word comfortable did not   53  refer to being satisfied. It’s from Latin, comfortare, meaning to strengthen. The Holy Spirit is Comforter;not to make us comfortable, but to make us   54  . We   55  not be warm but we are indeed comforted.

【小题1】
A.ComingB. Having been coming
C. To comeD. Came
【小题2】
A.lightningB. burningC. goingD. flashing
【小题3】
A.appearsB. startsC. keepsD. runs
【小题4】
A.somethingB. everythingC. nothingD. none
【小题5】
A.suggest B. faceC. neglectD. love
【小题6】
A.drink B. receiveC. dressD. ride
【小题7】
A.under B. overC. insideD. with
【小题8】
A.remarkB. signC. commentD. show
【小题9】
A. sleep B. forget
C. dieD.continue
【小题10】
A. hardly B. easilyC. tightlyD. loosely
【小题11】
A.health B. reaction
C. feelingsD. adaptation
【小题12】
A.rainy B. freezingC. sunnyD. happy
【小题13】
A.characterB. love
C. hopeD. hardship
【小题14】
A.MeanwhileB. However
C. ThereforeD. Besides
【小题15】
A.merelyB. everC. neverD. just
【小题16】
A.wonders B. knowsC. statesD. decides
【小题17】
A.unableB. accustomed
C. interestedD. willing
【小题18】
A.originallyB. exactlyC. actuallyD. namely
【小题19】
A.wildB. coldC. strongD. warm
【小题20】
A.willB. mustC. canD. may


Bill and his family has been living in the six-family building for years. All the neighbors got along fairly well with each other until recently.
An old man and his wife used to live on the second floor. Bill’s mother and the old lady were good friends. Unfortunately the lady died last month. Her husband could not live alone, so he had his grandson move over and live with him.
The grandson has become a problem to all the neighbors, especially to Bill’s family. The walls of the building are thin and he is noisy. Bill is used to peace and quiet but the young man likes to listen to the radio late at night. Sometimes friends of his visit and they make a lot of noise. That is too much for Bill’s family.
Bill’s mother once asked the old man politely if he was able to sleep well at night, but obviously the man didn’t understand what she meant. If he did and spoke to his grandson, the young man obviously didn’t listen, since things haven’t changed any. Everyone in Bill’s family agrees that something must be done though they don’t want to hurt the kind old man.
【小题1】Bill’s family got angry because ________.

A.the old lady had died
B.a young man moved in
C.the old man could not live alone
D.the grandson made a lot of noise
【小题2】 Which of the following statements is true?
A.The old man could not live without his wife’s help.
B.The old man and his wife were sometimes making trouble too.
C.Bill’s mother was kind to her neighbors.
D.Bill’s mother was the only one who likes the young man.
【小题3】The grandson makes a lot of noise as ________.
A.he never thinks other people might not be happy with so much noise around
B.the walls of the building are thin
C.he likes to listen to the radio at night
D.friends of his visit
【小题4】It seems that ________to solve the problem.
A.anyone is ableB.only the grandfather is going
C.Bill’s mother is ableD.nobody is likely

A famous teacher was speaking to the students at our school. He began his lesson by holding up a £100 bill. Then he said to the three hundred students, "Who would like to have this £100 bill?" The students began to put up their hands at once.
Then he said, "I am going to give this bill to one of you, but first, let me do this." He then made this bill into a ball. Then he said, "Who wants it?" Hands went into the air.
"Well," he said, "What if I do this?" and he dropped it on the floor and stepped on it. He picked up the dirty, crumpled bill and said, "Who still wants it?" Hands went back into the air.
"My friends," he said, "You've learned a valued lesson today. No matter what I did to the money, you still wanted it because it didn't go down in value. It was still worth £100.
Many times in our lives, we're dropped, crumpled, and stepped on by the chances we take and the things that happen to us. We feel as if we are worth nothing. But remember, no matter what has happened to you, you will never lose your value. You are always valuable to those who love you. Your value doesn't come from what you drop or whom you know,but WHO YOU ARE .
You are special and valuable. Don't ever forget it!
【小题1】The story happened ______.

A.when the teacher gave the students some advice on how to learn English
B.when the students were having a meeting
C.when the teacher gave the students a speech
D.when the students were discussing something interesting with their teachers
【小题2】Even though the money was dirty, it _______.
A.went up in valueB.was worth much
C.didn't reduce in valueD.was still ours
【小题3】The underlined sentence “Hands went back into the air.” in the third paragraph
means_______.
A.the students put up their hands again
B.the students put down their hands
C.the students agreed to what the teacher said
D.the students put their hands in front of them
【小题4】Why did the famous teacher use a £100 at his lesson?
A.Because he wanted to give a lecture about money.
B.Because he was used to dropping a bill on the floor and stepping on it.
C.Because he was going to give the bill to one of the students.
D.Because he wanted to make the students know what the value was.
【小题5】What lesson can you learn from the passage?
A.£100 bill is worth the same no matter what you do with it.
B.All people love money most.
C.Your value doesn't change no matter what happens to you.
D.The value of money changes when it is made dirty.

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