Mrs Young was eighty. Her husband died when she was fifty – three and he left her an old car he had had for six years. She learned to drive and loved very much. She liked driving very fast, and was proud of the fact that she had never been caught for a driving offence(违章).

Then one day she nearly lost her record(纪录). A police car followed her, and the policeman in it saw her pass a red light without stopping and she was taken before a judge. The man looked at her and said that she was too old to drive a car, and the reason why she had not stopped at the red light was most probably that her eyes had become weak with old age, so that she had simply not seen it.

When the judge had finished what he was saying, Mrs Young opened her handbag she was carrying and took out her sewing. Without saying a word, she chose a needle(针) with a very small eye(针眼), and threaded it at her first try.

When she had finished it, she took the thread out of the needle again and handed both the needle and the thread to the judge, saying, “Now it’s your turn. I suppose you drive a car, and that your eyesight is good.”

The judge took the needle and tried to thread it. After trying six times, he had still not done it. At last he had to set the old woman free and her record remained unbroken.

1.Mrs Young’s car was years old.

A. 16 B. 33 C. 40 D. 53

2.As , she was taken before the judge.

A. Mrs Young’s car was too old

B. Mrs Young hadn’t made way for the police car

C. Mrs Young was rude to the policemen

D. Mrs Young hadn’t stopped at the red light

3.Mrs Young threaded before the judge in order to .

A. prove that her eyesight was still good

B. get the man into trouble

C. do some sewing

D. wait for the man’s judgement

4.The judge set Mrs free because .

A. she was very old B. she could thread

C. he thought her sight good D. he admired her

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1.If you are an English beginner, you’d better choose .

A.General English B.High School ESL

C.Night Classes D.Academic English

2.Which course would be helpful for students who want to take the IELTS exam?

A.Course 1. B.Course 2.

C.Course 3. D.Course 4.

3.How much will you pay if you spend two weeks taking the High School ESL course?

A.$ 200. B.$ 300.

C.$ 500. D.$ 600.

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C.It’s more expensive than the other courses.

D.Its lessons are designed to only improve writing skills.

I suddenly heard an elephant crying as though frightened. Looking down,I immediately recognized that something was wrong,and ran down to the edge of the near bank. There I saw Ma Sha with her three? month? old calf struggling in the fast rising water,and it was a life and death struggle. Her calf was floating and screaming with fear. Ma Sha was as near to the far bank as she could get,holding her whole body against the rushing water,and keeping the calf pressed against her huge body. Every now and then the rushing water would sweep the calf away.

There was a sudden rise in the water and the calf was washed clean (完全地)over the mother's body and was gone. Ma Sha turned quickly to reach it and pressed the calf with her head and trunk (象鼻) against the rocky bank. Then with a huge effort,she picked it up in her trunk and tried until she was able to place it on a narrow shelf of rock.

Just at this moment,she fell back into the river. If she were carried down,it would be certain death. I knew,as well as she did,that there was one spot (地点) where she could get up the bank,but it was on the other side from where she had put her calf.

While I was wondering what I could do next,I heard the sound of a mother's love. Ma Sha had crossed the river and got up the bank and was making her way back as fast as she could,roaring (吼叫) all the time,but to her calf it was music.

1.The moment the author got down to the river bank he saw __________.

A. the calf was about to fall into the river

B. Ma Sha was placing the calf on the rock

C. the calf was washed away by the rising water

D. Ma Sha was holding the calf against the rushing water

2.How did the calf feel about the mother elephant's roaring?

A. It was a great comfort.

B. It was a sign of danger.

C. It was a call for help.

D. It was a musical note.

3.What can be the best title for the text?

A.A Mother's Love

B.A Brave Act

C.A Deadly River

D.A Matter of Life and Death

I believe that families are not only blood relatives, but sometimes people who show up and love you when no one else will.

In May 1977, I was living in a Howard Johnson’s motel off Interstate 10 in Houston. My dad and I a room with two double beds and a bathroom was too for a 15-year-old girl and her father. Dad’s second marriage was and my stepmother had us both out of the house the previous week. Dad had no _ what to do with me. And that’s when my other family .

Barbara and Roland Beach took me into their home their only daughter, Su, my best friend, asked them to. I with them for the next seven years.

Barbara washed my skirts the same as Su’s. She I had lunch money, doctors’ appointments, help with homework and nightly hugs. Barbara and Roland attended every football game where Su and I were being cheerleaders. I could tell, for the Beaches there was no between Su and me; I was their daughter, too.

When Su and I college they kept my room the same for the entire four years I attended school. Recently, Barb presented me with an insurance policy they bought when I first moved in with them and had continued to pay on for 23 years.

The Beaches knew about me when they took me in – they had heard the whole story from Su. When I was seven, my mother died and from then on my father relied on other people to _ his kids. Before I went to live with the Beaches I had believed that life was entirely __ and that love was shaky and untrustworthy. I had believed that the only person who would take care of me was me.

the Beaches, I would have bee a bitter, cynical (愤世嫉俗的) woman. They gave me a(n) that allowed me to grow and change. They kept me from being paralyzed(使麻痹,瘫痪) by my _ , and they gave me the confidence to open my heart.

I family. For me, it wasn’t the family that was there on the day I was , but the one that was there for me when I was living in a Howard Johnson’s on Interstate 10.

1.A. lived B. shared C. possessed D. bought

2.A. cheap B. noisy C. small D. limited

3.A. in trouble B. in sight C. in place D. in parts

4.A. struck B. removed C. kicked D. knocked

5.A. plan B. choice C. chance D. idea

6.A. looked after B. showed up C. turned over D. came across

7.A. so B. because C. until D. while

8.A. worked B. traveled C. lived D. learned

9.A. worked out B. called up C. watched out D. made sure

10.A. As long as B. As far as C. As soon as D. As many as

11.A. change B. problem C. conflict D. difference

12.A. set off B. left for C. entered into D. admitted into

13.A. all B. little C. something D. nothing

14.A. supply B. teach C. encourage D. raise

15.A. different B. unfair C. easy D. hopeful

16.A. Thanks to B. In spite of C. Except for D. But for

17.A. home B. house C. ability D. lesson

18.A. choice B. failure C. past D. present

19.A. doubt about B. call on C. center on D. believe in

20.A. born B. accepted C. educated D. deserted

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