The sun was shining when I got on No. 151 bus. We passengers sat jammed in heavy clothes. No one  36  . That’s one of the unwritten rules  37  we see the same faces every day, we prefer to  38  behind our newspapers. People who sit so close together are using them to keep  39  distance.

   As the bus came near the Mile, a  40  suddenly rang out, “Attention! This is your  41  speaking.” We looked at the back of the driver’s head. “Put your  42  down, all of you.” The papers came down. “Now, turn and  43  the person next to you.”

   Surprisingly we all did it. Still no one smiled. I faced an old woman. I saw her  44  every day. We waited for the next  45  from the driver. “Now repeat after me. Good morning, neighbor!”

   But our voices were a little  46  . For many of us, this was the  47  word we had spoken that day. When we said them together, like  48  to people beside us, we couldn’t help  49  . There was the feeling of relief. Moreover, there was the sense of ice being  50  . To say the three words was not so  51  after all.

   The bus driver said nothing more. He didn’t  52  to. Not a single newspaper went back up. I heard laughter, a  53  sound I had never heard before in this bus.

   When I  54  my stop, I said goodbye to my seatmate, and then  55  the bus. That day I was starting happily.

A. spoke         B. said          C. stood        D. told 

A. as            B. because       C. when        D. although

A. read          B. sit            C. talk         D. hide 

A. ours          B. your          C. their         D. its

A. call           B. noise         C. sound        D. voice

A. conductor      B. driver        C. neighbor      D. seatmate

A. papers        B. bags          C. books        D. clothes

A. see          B. meet           C. face         D. greet

A. still          B. nearly         C. even         D. hardly

A. turn         B. talk           C. order         D. remark

A. loud         B. neat          C. slow          D. weak

A. first         B. last           C. best          D. only

A. passengers    B. citizens        C. patients     D. school children

A. shouting      B. crying         C. smiling       D. wondering

A. formed       B. heated         C. broken        D. frozen

A. sad          B. hard           C. ordinary       D. shy

A. need         B. want           C. like          D. begin

A. different      B. warm          C. loud          D. happy

A. arrived       B. reached        C. left           D. found 

A. jumped off    B. left for         C. got on        D. waited for

She had been shopping with her Mom in Wal-Mart.She must have been 6 years old, this beautiful brown haired, freckle-faced image of innocence.Outside, it was pouring so heavily.

We all stood there just inside the door of the Wal-Mart.We waited, some patiently, others annoyed because nature messed up their hurried day.I got lost in the sound and sight of the heavens washing away the dirt and dust of the world.

Her voice was so sweet as it broke the hypnotic trance (昏昏欲睡) we were all caught in."Mom, let's run through the rain," she said.

"No, honey.We'll wait until it slows down a bit," Mom replied.

This young child waited about another minute and repeated: "Mom, let's run through the rain."

" We'll get wet totally if we do," Mom said.

"No, we won't, Mom.That's not what you said this morning," the young girl said as she tore at her Mom's arm.

"This morning? When did I say we could run through the rain and not get wet?"

"Don't you remember? When you were talking to Daddy about his cancer, you said, If God can get us through this, he can get us through anything!"

The entire crowd stopped dead silent.I dare say you couldn't hear anything but the rain.We all stood silently. No one came or left in. the next few minutes,Mom paused and thought for a moment about what she would say.

Now some would laugh it off and scold her for being silly.Some might even ignore what was said. But this was a moment of affirmation in a young child's lifetime when innocent trust can be developed so that it will bloom into faith."Honey, you are absolutely right.Let's run through the rain.If get wet, well maybe we just need washing," Mom said.Then off they ran.

We all stood watching, smiling and laughing as they rushed past the cars and they held their shopping bags over their heads just in case.They got soaked.But they were followed by a few who screamed and laughed like children all the way to their cars.And yes, I did.I ran.I got wet.I needed washing.

You may lose your material possessions, your money and even your health, but no one can ever take away your precious memories.So don't forget to make time and take the opportunities to make memories.

1.Which of the following is the closest in meaning to the underlined word "affirmation"?

A.happiness         B.approval          C.disagreement      D.love

2.What do we know about the mother in the story?

A.Her husband was cured of his cancer.

B.She was strong-willed and considerate.

C.She was in despair and pretended to forget what she said.

D.Her daughter completely understood the situation her family was in.

3.Which of the following may the author agree with?

A.The mother should not tell her child about the family misfortune.

B.Parents should act more bravely than their children.

C.Parents should grasp every opportunity to influence their children to grow well.

D.Children should learn to show gratitude and understanding to their parents.

4.The best title for the passage might be _____.

A.Run Through the Rain                    B.Be a Determined Mother

C.Wait in the Rain                         D.Have a Wonderful Experience

 

Sitting in the play area of the doctor’s office, my children, Paul, four, and Bailey, three, built a Lego tower while we waited to be called for Paul’s examination.

“Good job, you guys,”I said, trying not to sound too tired. My husband was away on business, and it was difficult being alone with the kids. At times I felt like I was living in the jungle(丛林) rather than the suburbs.

“Don’t put the Lego in your mouth, Bailey,”I said. Paul grabbed(抓取) it from him.“That’s not nice, Paul,”I said. He gave back the Lego. I looked around the waiting room. A woman was eating something, a couple were talking, and an old gentleman in a blue jacket was reading a magazine. I wished I could sit quietly for a while. I wanted to be able to take a rest, or go shopping alone. At once, I was ashamed of myself. What kind of mother was I? “God,”I thought, “help me to be the very best mom I can be.”

The nurse came into the waiting room to get us. Just at that moment, the old gentleman in the waiting room put down his magazine and came up to me. With a smile on his face, he said, “Your children are most certainly lucky to have such a wonderful mother.”“Thank you,”I replied in a low voice and watched him walk back to his seat. We followed the nurse into the examination room. While she weighed Paul, I told her how that man had made my day.

Motherhood is still a jungle sometimes, but now when I feel tired I remember the encouraging words of the old gentleman.

1.The writer went to the doctor’s office because       .

A.one of her children liked to play there

B.her son Paul needed an examination

C.she was tired and needed to see her doctor

D.she wanted to have all her children examined

2..From Paragraph 2, we know the writer felt that looking after her children alone was   .

A.unfair

B.happy

C.hard

D.interesting

3.The writer criticized(批评) Paul when he       .

A.put the Lego into Bailey’s mouth

B.took away the toy from Bailey

C.made trouble in the waiting room

D.didn’t follow her advice

4.What can we learn from the passage?

A.The writer often went shopping alone.

B.The writer’s husband was always on business.

C.The writer doesn’t know how to be a good mother.

D.The writer was greatly encouraged by the old gentleman’s words.

 

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