Robison was born in a very poor family. At seven, he had to pick coal in a deserted mine, then he1 what he had picked and earned a few coins to help his parents. He had2 schooling.3 so poor, how could they pay for the education?
When he was fifteen, he worked4 a servant in a school, looking at other children studying in the classroom, he felt5 for himself. How he wished to have the same chance. He6 to study by himself. In the day time after the sweeping and cleaning was over, he7 stand by the window outside the classroom trying to8 what the teacher said. At night, he tried his best to remember9 he had learned during the day. He worked10 hard at the lessons that he sometimes had just three or four hours’11. The more he learned, the12 he wanted to learn.
A maths teacher13 him and came to like this diligent(刻苦) boy and14 him to sit at the back of the class. In15 exam, he was the one in the whole school who reached the16 grade.
Robison went on for six years17 his study of maths and wrote several articles which drew the attention of some university professors. They appreciated (欣赏) his talent and his diligence.18 him the better chance they employed him as a librarian and19 him free guidance. Robison was filled with joy. Fro he felt that before him there was a broad road leading to20.

1.
1. A.
  burned
2. B.
  gave
3. C.
  sent
4. D.
  sold
2.
1. A.
  any
2. B.
  less
3. C.
  no
4. D.
  small
3.
1. A.
  Because
2. B.
  As
3. C.
  For
4. D.
  Being
4.
1. A.
  like
2. B.
  as
3. C.
  for
4. D.
  at
5.
1. A.
  sorry
2. B.
  angry
3. C.
  disappointed
4. D.
  interesting
6.
1. A.
  wished
2. B.
  wanted
3. C.
  decided
4. D.
  considered
7.
1. A.
  would
2. B.
  should
3. C.
  could
4. D.
  might
8.
1. A.
  do
2. B.
  catch
3. C.
  listen to
4. D.
  hear
9.
1. A.
  when
2. B.
  all
3. C.
  that
4. D.
  which
10.
1. A.
  such
2. B.
  too
3. C.
  so
4. D.
  very
11.
1. A.
  study
2. B.
  sleep
3. C.
  work
4. D.
  time
12.
1. A.
  better
2. B.
  harder
3. C.
  less
4. D.
  more
13.
1. A.
  punished
2. B.
  discovered
3. C.
  liked
4. D.
  laughed at
14.
1. A.
  allowed
2. B.
  let
3. C.
  pushed
4. D.
  tired
15.
1. A.
  his
2. B.
  a
3. C.
  one
4. D.
  the
16.
1. A.
  highest
2. B.
  most
3. C.
  tallest
4. D.
  largest
17.
1. A.
  for
2. B.
  at
3. C.
  with
4. D.
  in
18.
1. A.
  To give
2. B.
  Giving
3. C.
  Give
4. D.
  For giving
19.
1. A.
  taught
2. B.
  offered
3. C.
  sent
4. D.
  supplied
20.
1. A.
  death
2. B.
  success
3. C.
  school
4. D.
  happiness

I climbed the stairs slowly , carrying a big suitcase , my father following with two more . By the time I got to the third floor , I was1and at the same time feeling lonely . Worse still , Dad2a step and fell , sending my new suitcases 3down the stairs . “Damn !"he screamed , his face turning red . I knew 4was ahead . Whenever Dad's face turns red , 5!
How could I ever 6lhim to finish unloading the car7screaming at me and making a scene in front of the other girls , girls I would have to spend the8of the year with? Doors were opening and faces peering out(探出),as Dad walked9close behind . I felt it in my bones that my college life was getting off to a(n) 10start.
“11the room quickly ,"I thought . “Get him into a chair and calm down ."
But12, would there be a chair in Room 316? Or would it be a(n) 13room? 14I turned the key in the lock and15the door open , with Dad16lcomplaining(抱怨)about a hurting knee or something . I put my head in , expecting the17. But to my 18, the room wasn't empty at all ! It had furniture , curtains , a TV , and even paintings on the walls.
And there on a well?made bed sat Amy,my new 19,dressed neatly.Greeting me with a nod , she said in a soft voice , “Hi , you must be Cori . Then , she20the music and looked over at21.“And of course , you're Mr Faber ,"she said, 22.“Would you like a glass of iced tea?" ?Dad's? face turned decidedly 23before he could bring out a “yes".
I knew 24that Amy and I would be 25and my first year of college would be a success.

1.
1. A.
  helpless
2. B.
  lazy
3. C.
  anxious
4. D.
  tired
2.
1. A.
  took
2. B.
  minded
3. C.
  missed
4. D.
  picked
3.
1. A.
  rolling
2. B.
  passing
3. C.
  dropping
4. D.
  turning
4.
1. A.
  suffering
2. B.
  difficulty
3. C.
  trouble
4. D.
  danger
5.
1. A.
  go ahead
2. B.
  look out
3. C.
  hold on
4. D.
  give up
6.
1. A.
  lead
2. B.
  help
3. C.
  encourage
4. D.
  get
7.
1. A.
  after
2. B.
  without
3. C.
  while
4. D.
  besides
8.
1. A.
  best
2. B.
  beginning
3. C.
  end
4. D.
  rest
9.
1. A.
  with difficulty
2. B.
  in a hurry
3. C.
  with firm steps
4. D.
  in wonder
10.
1. A.
  fresh
2. B.
  late
3. C.
  bad
4. D.
  unfair
11.
1. A.
  Search
2. B.
  Find
3. C.
  Enter
4. D.
  Book
12.
1. A.
  in fact
2. B.
  by chance
3. C.
  once more
4. D.
  then again
13.
1. A.
  small
2. B.
  empty
3. C.
  new
4. D.
  neat
14.
1. A.
  Finally
2. B.
  Meanwhile
3. C.
  Sooner or later
4. D.
  At the moment
15.
1. A.
  knocked
2. B.
  forced
3. C.
  pushed
4. D.
  tried
16.
1. A.
  yet
2. B.
  only
3. C.
  even
4. D.
  still
17.
1. A.
  worst
2. B.
  chair
3. C.
  best
4. D.
  tea
18.
1. A.
  regret
2. B.
  disappointment
3. C.
  surprise
4. D.
  knowledge
19.
1. A.
  roommate
2. B.
  classmate
3. C.
  neighbour
4. D.
  companion
20.
1. A.
  turned on
2. B.
  turned down
3. C.
  played
4. D.
  enjoyed
21.
1. A.
  Dad
2. B.
  me
3. C.
  the door
4. D.
  the floor
22.
1. A.
  questioning
2. B.
  wondering
3. C.
  smiling
4. D.
  guessing
23.
1. A.
  red
2. B.
  less pale
3. C.
  less red
4. D.
  pale
24.
1. A.
  soon
2. B.
  there
3. C.
  later
4. D.
  then
25.
1. A.
  sisters
2. B.
  friends
3. C.
  students
4. D.
  fellows

Most children want to be pop stars or footballers when they grow up. But 11-year-old Amy Jones had the chance to 1 more about her 2 job—a medical biologist —when she won an essay writing competition for primary students.
Amy’s 3 for the best essay on “What I want to be when I’m older” was a day at Oxford Medical Science Institute. Staff organised a special programme for the would-be 4, introducing her to the projects being worked on by medical biologists at Oxford. The sessions included a look at the 5 of medical biologists in fighting cancer and 6 to become a medical biologist.
Amy said she was 7 to become a biologist after watching a television programme. In her essay she wrote: “The medical biologist plays a big part in many discoveries and it would be a challenging, exciting and 8 job.”
Dr. Kathryn Robson, the Institute director said: “ It’s 9that we encourage young people to study science and think about scientific research as a job. I hope Amy now has a better 10of what it takes to become a medical biologist.”

1.
1. A.
  carry out
2. B.
  sort out
3. C.
  find out
4. D.
  look out
2.
1. A.
  dream
2. B.
  father’s
3. C.
  first
4. D.
  mother’s
3.
1. A.
  idea
2. B.
  prize
3. C.
  wish
4. D.
  topic
4.
1. A.
  pop star
2. B.
  journalist
3. C.
  scientist
4. D.
  writer
5.
1. A.
  performance
2. B.
  action
3. C.
  operation
4. D.
  role
6.
1. A.
  when
2. B.
  whether
3. C.
  how
4. D.
  where
7.
1. A.
  inspired
2. B.
  chosen
3. C.
  made
4. D.
  forced
8.
1. A.
  disappointing
2. B.
  tiring
3. C.
  surprising
4. D.
  rewarding
9.
1. A.
  vital
2. B.
  simple
3. C.
  funny
4. D.
  unusual
10.
1. A.
  decision
2. B.
  understanding
3. C.
  desire
4. D.
  taste

There is a fine line between a parent who is active and open-minded and one that doesn’t know when to let go (放手). As my daughter, Nicole, prepares to leave home for college, I’m discovering how hard it is to stay on the1side of this line. When I hold2the apron strings (围裙带) connecting us, Nicole, eager to3independence, tries to loosen my grasp. What results is a (an)4mother-daughter, push-me, pull-you kind of tango.
For the past two years, it’s gone like this:
My question: “Have you thought of taking an advanced placement class (高阶课程) so that you can earn college credit?”
Nicole’s5: “No, I’m not interested in that.” ………
Two months ago, she was6to a great university. However, I was still the mother having a7time letting go. The night before the introductory meeting of the university, I had read the course catalog carefully and8courses which I thought looked good. We met on the campus the next afternoon, and Nicole’s face9with excitement. “I have had my entire schedule figured out,” she said. “Already?” I was astonished,10she should have discussed it with me. I examined the schedule. Nicole hadn’t taken a (an)11one of the courses I had suggested. Every course she had chosen12suited her interests. Just then I saw a mature, capable young woman with a13mind and the ability to shape her future. She no longer needed her mother’s14every decision she made. I felt proud, though still a bit 15.
I16the lessons carefully. Nicole has struggled to learn over the past 18 years:17, sympathy, and hard work. There have been a few holes along the way.18, she is well-equipped and eager to19the future. The next step, I recognized, was mine to take: giving my daughter and myself the20we both needed.

1.
1. A.
  left
2. B.
  right
3. C.
  either
4. D.
  each
2.
1. A.
  onto
2. B.
  up
3. C.
  back
4. D.
  out
3.
1. A.
  keep
2. B.
  refuse
3. C.
  taste
4. D.
  bear
4.
1. A.
  embarrassing
2. B.
  relaxing
3. C.
  lively
4. D.
  beautiful
5.
1. A.
  comment
2. B.
  word
3. C.
  concept
4. D.
  response
6.
1. A.
  received
2. B.
  invited
3. C.
  treated
4. D.
  accepted
7.
1. A.
  good
2. B.
  great
3. C.
  hard
4. D.
  easy
8.
1. A.
  taken
2. B.
  underlined
3. C.
  offered
4. D.
  emphasized
9.
1. A.
  lit up
2. B.
  built up
3. C.
  turned up
4. D.
  made up
10.
1. A.
  imagining
2. B.
  thinking
3. C.
  hoping
4. D.
  adding
11.
1. A.
  only
2. B.
  just
3. C.
  even
4. D.
  single
12.
1. A.
  mostly
2. B.
  hardly
3. C.
  exactly
4. D.
  slightly
13.
1. A.
  sharp
2. B.
  normal
3. C.
  different
4. D.
  typical
14.
1. A.
  encouraging
2. B.
  evaluating
3. C.
  disagreeing
4. D.
  agreeing
15.
1. A.
  anxious
2. B.
  excited
3. C.
  sad
4. D.
  tense
16.
1. A.
  reviewed
2. B.
  observed
3. C.
  checked
4. D.
  studied
17.
1. A.
  ability
2. B.
  honesty
3. C.
  responsibility
4. D.
  punctuality
18.
1. A.
  Therefore
2. B.
  Instead
3. C.
  Still
4. D.
  Besides
19.
1. A.
  embrace
2. B.
  discover
3. C.
  determine
4. D.
  lead
20.
1. A.
  character
2. B.
  strength
3. C.
  relief
4. D.
  independence

Dad loved children. And he always wanted a1 family. Eventually, he got what he wanted with twelve children in the family. Without fail, he would show us all to visitors.
Once, Dad 2 presented the first three children in the family, Ann, Mary and Ernestine, to some visitors. Then he picked up a fourth child, and said, “And this is our3model, complete with all the improvements. And don’t think that this is all, we are 4 the 1953 model some time next month.”
But what he 5 most was taking us out for a drive. On one occasion a man in a village we were passing through shouted 6 that he had seen eleven people in our car, not7Mum and Dad. 8 , Dad called out over his shoulder, “You 9 the second baby up from the front here, Mister.”
Another time, Dad told us this joke, though we were not sure whether he was telling us the 10 Mum, who was a psychologist, once went to give a lecture and left Dad in charge of the 11. When Mum returned, she asked him if everything had been OK. He said everything was12 except that one of the children had been taught a lesson because he had been 13. When he pointed at the child that had been 14 Mum looked at him calmly and said, “That’s not one of ours, dear. He 15 next door.”

1.
1. A.
  rich
2. B.
  lovely
3. C.
  close
4. D.
  large
2.
1. A.
  surprisingly
2. B.
  nervously
3. C.
  generously
4. D.
  proudly
3.
1. A.
  dearest
2. B.
  smallest
3. C.
  latest
4. D.
  youngest
4.
1. A.
  ordering
2. B.
  selling
3. C.
  expecting
4. D.
  improving
5.
1. A.
  hated
2. B.
  enjoyed
3. C.
  cared
4. D.
  hoped
6.
1. A.
  doubtfully
2. B.
  excitedly
3. C.
  calmly
4. D.
  directly
7.
1. A.
  counting
2. B.
  naming
3. C.
  showing
4. D.
  reading
8.
1. A.
  Immediately
2. B.
  Carefully
3. C.
  Angrily
4. D.
  Easily
9.
1. A.
  saw
2. B.
  missed
3. C.
  forgot
4. D.
  left
10.
1. A.
  truth
2. B.
  story
3. C.
  adventure
4. D.
  accident
11.
1. A.
  lecture
2. B.
  house
3. C.
  office
4. D.
  activity
12.
1. A.
  expensive
2. B.
  regular
3. C.
  correct
4. D.
  fine
13.
1. A.
  troublesome
2. B.
  careless
3. C.
  active
4. D.
  quiet
14.
1. A.
  found
2. B.
  caught
3. C.
  punished
4. D.
  wounded
15.
1. A.
  goes to
2. B.
  belongs to
3. C.
  works
4. D.
  plays

I grew up poor---living in the housing projects (住房) with six brothers, three sisters, a varying assortment (各式各样东西的混合) of foster kids (养子), my father, and a wonderful mother, Scarlette Hunley. We had little money and few worldly goods, but plenty of love and attention. I was 1 and energetic. I understood that no matter how poor a person was, he could still 2
My dream was 3. By the time I was sixteen, I could crush a baseball, and hit anything that moved on the baseball field. I was also 4: My high school coach Jarvis, who not only believed in me, but taught me how to believe in myself. He 5 me the difference between having a dream and showing conviction (信念). One particular incident with Coach Jarvis changed my life forever.
It was the summer between my junior and senior years, and a friend 6 me for a summer job. This meant a chance for money in my pocket—cash for dates with girls, certainly, money for a new bike and new clothes, and the start of savings for a 7 for my mother. The prospect of a summer job was attractive and interesting, and I wanted to jump at the opportunity. Then I realized I would have to 8 summer baseball to handle the work schedule, and that meant I would have to tell Coach Jarvis I wouldn’t be playing.
When I told Coach Jarvis, he was 9 as I expected him to be. “You have your whole life to work，” he said. “Your 10 days are limited. You can’t afford to waste them.”
I stood before him with my head hanging, trying to think of the words that would explain to him why my dream of buying my mom a house and having money in my pocket was worth facing his 11 to me.
“How much are you going to make at this job, son?” He demanded. “3.5 dollars an hour.” I replied. “Well,” he asked, “Is $3.5 an hour the price of a dream?”
That question, the plainness of it, laid bare for me the difference between wanting something right now and having a goal. I dedicated myself to sports that summer and with the year I was hired by the Pittsburgh Pirates to play baseball, and was 12

1.
1. A.
  happy
2. B.
  polite
3. C.
  shy
4. D.
  honest
2.
1. A.
  live
2. B.
  afford
3. C.
  make
4. D.
  need
3.
1. A.
  athletics
2. B.
  music
3. C.
  business
4. D.
  money
4.
1. A.
  right
2. B.
  popular
3. C.
  lucky
4. D.
  confident
5.
1. A.
  persuaded
2. B.
  taught
3. C.
  brought
4. D.
  asked
6.
1. A.
  sent
2. B.
  advised
3. C.
  gave
4. D.
  recommended
7.
1. A.
  ticket
2. B.
  car
3. C.
  house
4. D.
  job
8.
1. A.
  give in
2. B.
  give up
3. C.
  give away
4. D.
  give off
9.
1. A.
  disappointed
2. B.
  mad
3. C.
  frightened
4. D.
  shameful
10.
1. A.
  living
2. B.
  playing
3. C.
  working
4. D.
  learning
11.
1. A.
  sadness
2. B.
  regret
3. C.
  hopelessness
4. D.
  disappointment
12.
1. A.
  paid
2. B.
  got
3. C.
  offered
4. D.
  presented

A wise man was visiting the Ganges, a river which flows through northern India, to take a bath. He found a group of family members on the 1， shouting angrily at each other.He 2his disciples (弟子), smiled and asked, “Why do people shout in3at each other？”The disciples 4for a while and one of them said, “Because we 5our calm, we shout.”“But, why should you shout 6the other person is just next to you? You can as well tell him what you have to say in a(n) 7manner，” asked the wise man. Some disciples gave some other answers, but none 8the other disciples. Finally the wise man explained, “When two people are angry at each other, there is a distance between their9. To cover that distance they must shout to be able to 10each other. The angrier they are, the louder they will have to shout to11that great distance. What12when two people fall in love? They don't shout at each other but talk softly, because their hearts are very 13. The distance between them is either nonexistent (不存在的) or very small.”
The wise man 14，“When they love each other even more, they do not 15， but only whisper and they get even closer to each other. Finally they16need not whisper. They only look at each other and that's 17 . That is how close two people are when they love each other.”
He looked at his disciples and said, “So when you 18， do not let your hearts get distant. Do not say words that distance each other more. 19there will come a day when the distance is so great that you'11 not find the path to 20. You may end up becoming enemies, for instance.”

1.
1. A.
  roof
2. B.
  platform
3. C.
  bank
4. D.
  street
2.
1. A.
  referred to
2. B.
  attended to
3. C.
  shouted to
4. D.
  turned to
3.
1. A.
  anger
2. B.
  excitement
3. C.
  disappointment
4. D.
  surprise
4.
1. A.
  thought
2. B.
  relaxed
3. C.
  listened
4. D.
  waited
5.
1. A.
  control
2. B.
  disturb
3. C.
  lose
4. D.
  enjoy
6.
1. A.
  as long as
2. B.
  in case
3. C.
  when
4. D.
  unless
7.
1. A.
  soft
2. B.
  impressive
3. C.
  weak
4. D.
  responsible
8.
1. A.
  encouraged
2. B.
  satisfied
3. C.
  entertained
4. D.
  bothered
9.
1. A.
  directions
2. B.
  bodies
3. C.
  goals
4. D.
  hearts
10.
1. A.
  hurt
2. B.
  attack
3. C.
  understand
4. D.
  hear
11.
1. A.
  keep
2. B.
  measure
3. C.
  cover
4. D.
  shorten
12.
1. A.
  matters
2. B.
  happens
3. C.
  works
4. D.
  succeeds
13.
1. A.
  close
2. B.
  huge
3. C.
  special
4. D.
  open
14.
1. A.
  doubted
2. B.
  continued
3. C.
  replied
4. D.
  promised
15.
1. A.
  pass
2. B.
  cry
3. C.
  care
4. D.
  speak
16.
1. A.
  sometimes
2. B.
  still
3. C.
  even
4. D.
  ever
17.
1. A.
  nothing
2. B.
  all
3. C.
  one
4. D.
  something
18.
1. A.
  argue
2. B.
  apologize
3. C.
  criticize
4. D.
  explain
19.
1. A.
  Worse still
2. B.
  Therefore
3. C.
  Or else
4. D.
  Besides
20.
1. A.
  beat
2. B.
  follow
3. C.
  walk
4. D.
  return

When I was young, I really doubted whether there was love between my parents.Every day they were busy earning money so that they could1the high tuition my brother and I needed.They didn’t 2in the romantic ways that I read in books or saw on TV.
One day, Mom was sewing a quilt(被子).I3sat down beside her.“Mom, I have a4here,” I said after a while.“Is there love between you and Dad?” I asked her in a very 5voice.
Mom stopped her work and raised her head with 6lin her eyes.She didn’t answer immediately.She bent her head and continued to sew the quilt.I was7if I had hurt her.I was in great embarrassment and I was at a loss what to do.But at last she said, very8, “Susan, look at this9.Sometimes it appears, but most of it disappears in the quilt.The thread really makes the quilt strong and lasting.If10is a quilt, then love should be a thread.It can hardly be seen, but it’s really there.11is inside.”
I listened carefully but I couldn’t understand her until years later.
One day, Dad accidentally got12while on duty.Ever since then he could no longer13
properly.Every morning and dusk Mom would help Dad walk slowly on the country road.Along the country road, there were beautiful flowers, green grass and trees.The leaves were gently glistening14the sun shining upon them.All of these made up the most beautiful15in the world.
“Dad, how are you feeling now?”” I asked him one day. “Susan, don’t worry shout me,” he said gently. “I just like walking with your mom.I like this kind of life.” Looking into his eyes, I 16what they meant.
The doctor had said Dad would17in two months.But that day never came.He 18away in peace.
19I thought love meant flowers, gifts and sweet kisses.But from this 20, I understand that love is just a thread in the quilt of our life, which makes life strong and warm…

1.
1. A.
  afford
2. B.
  cost
3. C.
  spend
4. D.
  offer
2.
1. A.
  go
2. B.
  live
3. C.
  act
4. D.
  walk
3.
1. A.
  happily
2. B.
  silently
3. C.
  secretly
4. D.
  nervously
4.
1. A.
  request
2. B.
  problem
3. C.
  message
4. D.
  question
5.
1. A.
  loud
2. B.
  light
3. C.
  low
4. D.
  clear
6.
1. A.
  surprise
2. B.
  anger
3. C.
  stress
4. D.
  horror
7.
1. A.
  amazed
2. B.
  confused
3. C.
  shocked
4. D.
  ashamed
8.
1. A.
  quickly
2. B.
  excitedly
3. C.
  bitterly
4. D.
  gently
9.
1. A.
  quilt
2. B.
  needle
3. C.
  thread
4. D.
  sewing
10.
1. A.
  belief
2. B.
  work
3. C.
  experience
4. D.
  life
11.
1. A.
  Warmth
2. B.
  Thread
3. C.
  Cotton
4. D.
  Love
12.
1. A.
  tired
2. B.
  drunk
3. C.
  ill
4. D.
  injured
13.
1. A.
  talk
2. B.
  walk
3. C.
  work
4. D.
  think
14.
1. A.
  with
2. B.
  as
3. C.
  for
4. D.
  by
15.
1. A.
  signs
2. B.
  symbols
3. C.
  pictures
4. D.
  reflections
16.
1. A.
  read
2. B.
  doubted
3. C.
  translated
4. D.
  recognized
17.
1. A.
  retire
2. B.
  recover
3. C.
  regain
4. D.
  remove
18.
1. A.
  passed
2. B.
  escaped
3. C.
  faded
4. D.
  turned
19.
1. A.
  Again
2. B.
  Once
3. C.
  Then
4. D.
  Later
20.
1. A.
  lesson
2. B.
  account
3. C.
  experience
4. D.
  accident

It was Thanksgiving morning. In the crowded kitchen of my small home I was busy preparing the traditional Thanksgiving turkey1the doorbell rang. I opened the front door and saw two small children in rags huddling together inside the storm door on the top step.
“Any old2, lady?” asked one of them
I was3. I wanted to say “no” until I looked down at their feet. They were wearing thin scandals(便鞋), wet with heavy snow.
“Come in and I’114you a cup of hot cocoa.”
There was no conversation. Their wet scandals5marks upon the floor. I6them cocoa and bread with jam to fight against the cold outside. Then I went back to the7and started again on my household budget.
The silence in the front room struck through to me. I8in. The girl held the empty cup in her hands, looking at it. The boy asked9a flat voice, “Lady, are you rich?”
“Am I rich? Mercy, no!”
I looked at my shabby(寒酸的) slipcovers. The girl put her10back in its saucer(茶碟) carefully and said.
“Your cups match your saucers.”
Her11was hungry with a need that no amount of food could supply. They left then, holding their bundles of papers against the wind. They hadn’t said “Thank you”. They didn’t12to. They had done13that. Plain blue pottery cups and saucers were only worth five pence.14they matched.
I15the potatoes and stirred the meat soup. Potatoes and brown meat soup, a roof over our heads, my man with a good steady job—these things16, too.
I moved the chairs back from the fire and cleaned the living room. The muddy prints of small scandals were still17upon my floor. Let18be for a while. I want them there19I forget again how20I am.

1.
1. A.
  while
2. B.
  as
3. C.
  when
4. D.
  until
2.
1. A.
  clothes
2. B.
  books
3. C.
  shoes
4. D.
  papers
3.
1. A.
  busy
2. B.
  confused
3. C.
  impatient
4. D.
  free
4.
1. A.
  cook
2. B.
  make
3. C.
  do
4. D.
  give
5.
1. A.
  left
2. B.
  kept
3. C.
  held
4. D.
  wiped
6.
1. A.
  sent
2. B.
  took
3. C.
  served
4. D.
  showed
7.
1. A.
  study
2. B.
  bedroom
3. C.
  living room
4. D.
  kitchen
8.
1. A.
  turned
2. B.
  gave
3. C.
  looked
4. D.
  checked
9.
1. A.
  at
2. B.
  in
3. C.
  with
4. D.
  to
10.
1. A.
  food
2. B.
  spoon
3. C.
  toast
4. D.
  cup
11.
1. A.
  voice
2. B.
  coat
3. C.
  story
4. D.
  memory
12.
1. A.
  expect
2. B.
  know
3. C.
  need
4. D.
  mean
13.
1. A.
  less than
2. B.
  more than
3. C.
  rather than
4. D.
  other than
14.
1. A.
  And
2. B.
  So
3. C.
  Then
4. D.
  But
15.
1. A.
  tasted
2. B.
  peel
3. C.
  washed
4. D.
  cut
16.
1. A.
  separated
2. B.
  matched
3. C.
  were the same
4. D.
  were different
17.
1. A.
  strange
2. B.
  new
3. C.
  deep
4. D.
  wet
18.
1. A.
  it
2. B.
  them
3. C.
  that
4. D.
  one
19.
1. A.
  in case
2. B.
  as if
3. C.
  although
4. D.
  in order that
20.
1. A.
  happy
2. B.
  lucky
3. C.
  rich
4. D.
  moved

Having lived in the house for so long, we found our kitchen looked old. We decided it was time to1the kitchen, and my husband and I were discussing2colors. The children, sitting nearby, suddenly all spoke together: “Not the measuring stick.”
“No,” I3them. “Not the measuring stick..”
The measuring stick isn’t a (an)4stick but the kitchen side of the door between our kitchen and dining room. Along the edge we’ve5each child’s growth by making a mark showing his or her6on every birthday. Over the years so many colored pens, pencils and markers have been used, that now, this white door is somewhat like an abstract painting.
Names and dates show different7, and I can tell by the script(手迹) who measured whom. An eight-year-old measured her three-year-old sister, a grandchild measured her grandmother, my husband measured me. At the parties, when this door8back and forth frequently, friends stop to9the names and dates. When we ask if they would like to be always remembered, they usually smile10and go back right up into place,11to be measured.
Many of those listed on the door are still12; some have stopped. Some remain with us only in13. When my mother came to see my eldest daughter graduate from university, we measured her too. It was her last visit to our home.
We haven’t14the new kitchen color plan yet, but one thing is certain: whatever color we choose, the back of the kitchen door will always remain15, with lots of names and dates in various colors.

1.
1. A.
  restore
2. B.
  rebuild
3. C.
  sell
4. D.
  repaint
2.
1. A.
  comfortable
2. B.
  possible
3. C.
  available
4. D.
  changeable
3.
1. A.
  promised
2. B.
  repeated
3. C.
  followed
4. D.
  responded
4.
1. A.
  false
2. B.
  wonderful
3. C.
  actual
4. D.
  obvious
5.
1. A.
  kept
2. B.
  witnessed
3. C.
  recorded
4. D.
  accompanied
6.
1. A.
  age
2. B.
  weight
3. C.
  name
4. D.
  height
7.
1. A.
  information
2. B.
  handwriting
3. C.
  style
4. D.
  characteristic
8.
1. A.
  adjusts
2. B.
  shuts
3. C.
  opens
4. D.
  swings
9.
1. A.
  copy
2. B.
  read
3. C.
  appreciate
4. D.
  remove
10.
1. A.
  proudly
2. B.
  automatically
3. C.
  shyly
4. D.
  calmly
11.
1. A.
  ready
2. B.
  voluntary
3. C.
  able
4. D.
  unwilling
12.
1. A.
  growing
2. B.
  contributing
3. C.
  studying
4. D.
  working
13.
1. A.
  sight
2. B.
  design
3. C.
  amazement
4. D.
  memory
14.
1. A.
  concerned about
2. B.
  approved of
3. C.
  decided on
4. D.
  relied on
15.
1. A.
  fresh
2. B.
  old
3. C.
  white
4. D.
  original

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