Angelina Jolie says she has a really wonderful time with her partner Brad Pitt, who is an American actor and film producer — and that's why they're still together!  

Jolie __16__ six children with the actor. She was __17__ by America's Parade magazine if their children are the __18__ she and Brad stay together.

“The children certainly tie us together, but a relationship won't __19__ if it's only about the kids,” Jolie replied. “You also must be really interested in each other and have a really, really wonderful, __20__ time together. We do. Brad and I __21__ being together. We enjoy it. We need it, and we __22__ find that special time. We keep connected. We talk about it. It's very __23__ to our family. If Brad and I are strong and happy, then our kids have happy __24__ and that's the best thing we can give them. Brad knows me completely,  __25__ as I am, every part of me. He loves me. The kids love me. Hopefully I'm giving my children the __26__ that they are deeply loved and deeply safe. At the same time we are hopefully __27__ their individuality (个性) as they get to know who they are, and not getting in the way of that. That's why they are six very strong individuals.”

The Oscar­winning star showed __28__ of helping her children develop their individuality is __29__ them to develop their own identities (自我认同感), __30__ she admitted that she can't __31__  the recent controversy (争论) with Brad when she agreed that her daughter Shiloh could cut her hair short and  __32__  like a boy. For example, she usually wears a jacket instead of a skirt.

Angelina added to __33__, “She wants her hair cut like a boy and she wants to be __34__ John for a while. Some kids wear caps and want to be Superman and she wants to be like her __35__.”

16．A. finds　　          B．teaches                 C．raises                    D．hires

17．A. written            B．reported                       C．stopped                 D．asked

18．A. reason             B．intention               C．purpose                 D．result

19．A. break                B．hold                     C．lose                      D．happen

20．A. boring             B．disappointing  C．exciting                 D．surprising

21．A. love                 B．avoid                     C．hate                      D．consider

22．A. never               B．seldom                  C．always                  D．sometimes

23．A. easy                       B．different                C．far                        D．important

24．A. parents            B．classmates             C．relatives                D．neighbors

25．A. mostly             B．only                      C．exactly                  D．simply

26．A. knowledge       B．sense                    C．sight                     D．view

27．A. changing          B．forming                 C．encouraging           D．destroying

28．A. little          B．none                     C．all                        D．part

29．A. forcing            B．allowing                C．warning                       D．refusing

30．A. and                 B．though                  C．because                 D．but

31．A. remember         B．explain                  C．realize                   D．understand

32．A. walk                 B．dress                     C．eat                        D．think

33．A. doctors            B．players                  C．readers                  D．reporters

34．A. mistaken          B．called                     C．recognized           D．made

35．A. brothers           B．sisters                    C．uncles                 D．aunts

It was in my high school science class. I was doing a task in front of the classroom with my favorite shirt on.

A 36 came,“Nice shirt,”I smiled from ear to ear. Then another voice said,“That shirt belonged to my dad. Greg’s mother works for my family. We were going to 37　 that shirt away, but gave it to her 38 .”I was speechless. I wanted to hide.

I 39　 the shirt in the back of the closet and told my mum what had happened. She then dialed her　 40　 , “I will no longer work for your family,”she told him. That night, Mom told my dad that she couldn’t clean anymore; she knew her life’s　 41 was something greater.

The next morning she　 42　 with the personnel manager at the Board of Eeucation. He told her that without a proper education she could not teach. So mom decided to　 43 a university.

After the first year in college, she went back to the personnel manager. He said, “You are　 44 , aren’t you? I think I have a　 45　 for you as a teacher’s assistant. This opportunity deals with children who are mentally challenged with little or no chance of　 46 .” Mom accepted the opportunity very　 47 .

For almost five years, as a teacher’s assistant, she saw teacher after teacher give up on the children and quit, feeling　 48 . then one day, the personnel manager and the principal　 49　 in her classroom. The principal said, “We have watched how you　 50　 the children and how they communicate with you and admire your hard – working　 51　 over the last five years. We are all in agreement that you　 52　 be the teacher of this class.”

My mom spent more than 20 years there.　 53 her career, she was voted Teacher of the Year. All of this came about because of the　 54　 comment made in the classroom that day. Mom showed me how to handle　 55　 situations and never give up.

36．A．noise 　　　　B．voice　　　　　 　　C．sound　　　 　　　D．tune

37．A．get　 　　　　B．take　 　　　　　　C．carry 　　　　　D．throw

38．A．otherwise 　　B．anyhow　 　　　　C．instead　　 　　　D．actually

39．A．settled　　 　　B．pushed　　 　　　　C．stored　　　 　　　D．stuck

40．A．teacher　　 　　B．employer　 　　　　C．director　 　　　D．adviser

41．A．purpose　 　　B．encouragement　 C．achievement　　 　D．victory

42．A．went 　　　　B．met　 　　　　　　C．worked　　 　　　D．stayed

43．A．visit　 　　　　B．continue　 　　　　C．attend　　　 　　　D．prepare

44．A．serious　　 　　B．fortunate　 　　　　C．careful　　 　　　D．responsible

45．A．career　　　 　　B．duty 　　　　　　C．position　　　　D．part

46．A．learning　 　　B．judging　　 　　　　C．obeying　 　　　D．imagining

47．A．patiently　 　　B．eagerly　　 　　　　C．successfully　　 　D．skillfully

48．A．upset 　　　　B．frightened　　　 C．guilty 　　　　 D．ashamed

49．A．looked up　　 B．went up　 　　　　C．took up　　 　　　D．showed up

50．A．believe　　 　 B．protect　　 　　　　C．treat 　　　　　D．receive

51．A．spirit 　　　　B．intention　　　　　C．action　　　 　　　D．attempt

52．A．must 　　　　B．would　　　 　　　　C．might　　　 　　　　 D．should

53．A．At　　 　　　　B．During　　 　　　　C．On　 　　　　　D．With

54．A．worthless　　 B．thoughtless　　 　　C．hopeless　 　　　D．helpless

55．A．challenging　　　 B．different　 　　　　C．dangerous　　　D．strange

It is widely said that the old in western countries get differently treated from those in most Asian countries, where the old mostly live together with their of f spring （后代）．Many people wrongly think that in the U．S．, when people reach old age, their families place them in nursing homes．They are left in the 　1　 of strangers for the rest of their lives．Their 　2 children visit them only once in a while, but more often, they do not have any 3　 visitors．No longer． The truth is that this idea is an unfortunate myth—an　 4　 story．In fact, family members provide over 80 percent of the care　 5 elderly people need．Samuel Preston, a sociologist, studied　 6　 the American family is changing．He reported that by the time the 7　 American couple reaches 40 years of age, they have more parents than children． 8 , because people today live longer after an illness than people did years 9 , family members must provide long term care．More psychologists have found that all caregivers 10 a common characteristic: All caregivers believe that they are the best 11　 for the job．In other words, they all felt that they　 12 do the job better than anyone else．Social workers 13 caregivers to find out why they took 14 the responsibility of caring for an elderly relative．Many caregivers believed they had 　15　 to help their relative．Some stated that helping others 　16　 them feel more useful．Others hoped that by helping 17 now, when they became old and 18　 they would 19 care．Caring for the elderly and being taken care of can be a mutually satisfying experience for everyone who might be 20 .

1．A．arms　　　　　 B．hands　　　　 C．bodies　　　 D．homes

2．A．grown　　　 　 B．growing　　　 C．being grown　　 　　　　　 D．to grow

3．A．regular　　　 B．lasting　　　　 　　　　　　　 C．constant　　　 　 D．normal

4．A．imagine　　　 B．imaginary　　 C．imagination　 D．imaginable

5．A．those　　　　 B．this　　　　　 C．that　　　　　 D．these

6．A．when　　　　　 B．how　　　　　 C．what　　　　　 D．where

7．A．common　　　　 B．usual　　　　 C．standard　　　 D．average

8．A．Further　　　 B．However　　　 C．Moreover　　　 D．Wherever

9．A．before　　　　 B．ago　　　　　 C．later　　　　 D．lately

10．A．share　　　　 B．enjoy　　　　 C．divide　　　　 D．content

11．A．person　　　 B．people　　　　 C．character　　 D．man

12．A．would　　　　 B．will　　　　　 C．could　　　　 D．can

13．A．questioned　 B．interviewed　 C．negotiated　　 D．compromised

14．A．in　　　　　 B．up　　　　　　 C．on　　　　　　 D．off

15．A．admiration　 B．intention　　 C．necessity　　 D．commitment

16．A．caused　　　 B．enabled　　　 C．made　　　　　 D．got

17．A．someone　　　 B．anyone　　　　 C．everyone　　　 D．anybody

18．A．elderly　　　 B．dependent　　 C．dependable　　 D．independent

19．A．remark　　　 B．preview　　　 C．deserve　　　 D．outline

20．A．considered　 B．concluded　　 C．consumed　　　 D．concerned

With the________of making a fortune，many people went to Australia in the 19th century to wash sand for gold.

A．task 　　　　　 B．intention

C．trade 　　　　　 D．appointment