Helen and Sally are cousins. Helen is a writer. She lives  41  to Sally, She is  42  writing every day. She doesn’t want to talk to others when she is  43  . Her friends know her well. If they want to see her, they often 44  her first. If Helen tells them she has  45  , they will come to her house.

Sally works in a  46  , She is a bank clerk. She has lots of friends and they often come to see her and talk with her.  47  Helen can’t write well when they are talking. She doesn’t know what to  48  to Sally. Now Helen is talking about it with her best friend Ruth. Ruth is  49  to help Helen. She says, “You can put a note on  50  door. It would say, ‘Nobody is at home. Please come another day.’”

Mr. White is a member of his office. He’s 　36 and can easily deal with all kinds of matters. So he’s always　 37 more than his workmates. Of course he’s often 　38　 and has no time to do the housework. His wife 　39　 him well and does all at home.

40 ! Their daughter was hurt in a traffic accident last month and had to be 41　 . Now Mrs. White has to look after her there 　42　 she can’t go home. Mr. White often eats something in the restaurant. As he 　43　 did some cleaning, the rooms were all disorderly(凌乱不堪的).

Yesterday morning, before Mr. White got up, the telephone 　44　 . He sat up to answer it. His friend told him to 　45 an important telephone number down. But he could find 　46 a piece of paper. He found there was much dust(灰尘) on the table and wrote the number on it. But soon he 　47 it and went to work. Two hours later 　48　 came back and looked for a sweater for her daughter. Her husband came in while she was 　 49　 the table. He couldn’t 　50　 the number on the table and called out angrily, “Who let you clean the table?”

(　 )36. A. important　　　 B. strong　　　　 C. good　　　　 D. able

(　 )37. A. helped　　　　 B. thought　　　　 C. paid　　　　　 D. asked

(　 )38. A. busy　　　　　 B. quiet　　　　　 C. lazy　　　　　 D. happy

(　 )39. A. sees　　　　　　 B. knows　　　　 C. misses　　　　 D. takes care of

(　 )40. A. Well　　　　　　 B. Once　　　　　 C. What’s more　　 D. Bad luck

(　 )41. A. in hospital　　　 B. outside　　　　 C. in bed　　　　 D. in time

(　 )42. A. but　　　　　　 B. or　　　　　　 C. while　　　　　 D. and

(　 )43. A. not　　　　　　 B. never　　　　　 C. almost　　　　　 D. often

(　 )44A. shouted　　　　 B. spoke　　　　　 C. rang　　　　　 D. called

(　 )45 A. write　　　　　 B. remember　　　 C. understand　　　 D. use

(　 )46 A. either a pen or　B. neither a pen nor　C. both a pen and　 D. not only a pen but

(　 )47 A. forgot　　　　 B. read　　　　　　 C. took　　　　　　 D. threw

(　 )48 A. he　　　　　　 B. his friend　　　　 C. his wife　　　　 D. his daughter

(　 )49 A. brushing　　　　 B. walking in　　　 C. leaving　　　　 D. cleaning

(　 )50 A. find　　　　　　 B. listen to　　　　 C. look at　　　　　 D. write

Crazy is our new normal. With two teenage boys and three little boys, our family is restless- to the baseball field, track field (田径场) and piano lessons. Even though we've limited（限制） each boy's activities and try our best to spare some time for the family, it seems that we're always in a hurry.

"Accept it. Roll with it," my husband, Lonny, says, "It's going to be like this for a while."

He is right. It's likely that life will continue to go forward before it slows down. But I remembered the peaceful, quiet days that our family used to enjoy. I missed long walks through the park when we held the boys' little hands. I wished for lazy Saturday afternoons under the tree in our backyard. I wanted to go back a few years, when busyness was the exception and not the rule（惯例）．

One night, after a particularly ful day and evening games, our family gathered on the porch (门廊) for ice cream. Two parents, two teens, and three small boys sat on one old swing and a couple of rocking chairs. We were together, in one place, for a short period of time.

The moon was full. The Mississippi River, flowing past our home, was smooth as glass. I put my own arms around the son who sat on my lap and breathed in deeply his little-boy smell -dirt and sweat. My heart was peaceful and satisfied.

I realized that though crazy is our new normal, happiness is as usual. They may look different from before, but they are still there - even if they're in the form of a single moment on the porch. Maybe I just need the eyes to see.

1.What does the writer mainly talk about?

A．Her tiredness of her busy life.

B．Her family's struggle for a better life.

C．Her new feelings about the present life.

D．The pleasure of staying with her children.

2.Which of the following could best describe the writer's present life?

A．Busy and boring.                        B．Busy but happy.

C．Crazy and terrible.                       D．Normal but exciting.

3.Which of the following is NOT true?

A．The writer has five sons.

B．There is at least one child learning to play the piano.

C．The husband likes the present life.

D．The writer used to live a peaceful and quiet life.

4.Which of the following might the writer agree to?

A．Happiness is everywhere, but we have to discover it.

B．Life is nothing but sadness, busyness and hurry.

C．Parents should do more for their kids' better life.

D．Life in the countryside is attractive, wonderful, and sweet.