(1)I was only an 11-year-old girl when my parents told me that we would soon move to America. We were on the bus then. I was crying, and some people on the bus were turning around to look at me. I remember that I could not bear(忍受）the thought of never hearing the radio program for school children again which I listened to every morning.
In fact, I think I cried very little when I was saying goodbye to my friends and relatives. When we were leaving, I even felt a little excited because I thought about all the places I was going to see—the strange and magical places I had known only from books and pictures.
The first four years in America taught me the importance of optimism（乐观）, but the idea did not come to me at once. For the first two years in New York I was really lost—having to study in three schools and I (2)________most of my time(2)_________learning the English language.I hardly had any time for fun. Sometimes I did not quite know what I was or what I should be. Mother remarried(再婚), and things became even harder for me. It took me some time to get used to my stepfather(继父). I was often sad, and saw no end to “the hard times.”
I had to do many things for the family since I knew English better than everyone else at home. I wrote letters, filled out forms, translated(翻译）all kinds of information and took my grandparents to the doctor and translated there.
Luckily, things got better and better later and almost all common troubles went away at last  From those experiences I have learned one important rule: Something good is certain to happen in the end when you do not give up, and just wait a little!
【小题1】将（1）句译成中文：_________________________________________________________
【小题2】在（2）处填入两个合适的词，使句意完整，上下文通顺：__________; __________
【小题3】回答问题：Why did the writer feel excited when they were leaving?
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【小题4】在文中找出此句的同义句：
Some time passed before my stepfather and I got used to each other.
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【小题5】 在文中找出主题句：___________________________________________________________

At the end of the wedding party for Monica and Nick，Monica's mother gave her a new bank saving passbook（存折） as a present．She advised her to put some money in the bank when they had happy things in their life and wrote them down in the passbook．She told her to keep it as a record of her marriage（婚姻）．

Monica shared her mother's idea with Nick．The following were their deposits （存款） after some time：

* 7 February：$ 300，first birthday celebration for Nick after we got married

* 15 April：$ 500，Monica got a better job

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However，after years，they began to quarrel（争吵） every day．One day Monica told her mother that they could not live together any longer and agreed to divorce．Her mother said，"Just do whatever you want to．But before that，take out all the money in the passbook and spend it．"

So Monica went to the bank．While she was waiting，she took a look at the passbook record．Suddenly the happiness in the past came up to her mind．She went back home，handed the passbook to Nick and asked him to spend the money before getting divorced．

The next day，Nick gave the passbook back to Monica．She found a new deposit of $ 5，000 with the words，"This is the day I notice how much I love you and how much happiness you've brought me．"

1．At the end of the wedding party，Monica's mother gave her__________

A．$ 5，000                                 B．a better job

C．a birthday card                            D．a bank saving passbook

2．The underlined word "divorce" in the passage means__________

A．离婚                  B．出走                  C．忍受．               D．告别

3．Which is the correct order of the following?

a．Monica got married．

b．Nick made a new deposit of $ 5，000．

c．They．began to quarrel with each other．

d．Monica went to the bank but returned without doing anything．

A．a--b--d--c            B．a--c---d--b          C．c--b--a--d           D．b--d--a--c

4．From the passage we can infer（推断） that_______

A．Monica left her husband in the end

B．they loved each other again as before

C．what Monica's mother did was not helpful

D．Monica and Nick spent all the money in the passbook