I’ve loved my mother’s desk since I was just tall enough to see above the top of it as mother sat doing letters. Standing by her chair, looking at the ink bottle, pens,   and white paper, I decided that the act of writing must be the more wonderful thing in the world.

Years later, during her final illness, mother kept different things for my sister  and brother. “But the desk,” she’d said again, “it’s for Elizabeth. ”

I never saw her angry, never saw her cry. I knew she loved me; she showed it in action. But as a young girl, I wanted heart-to-heart talks between mother and    daughter.

They never happened. And a gulf opened between us. I was “too emotional(易动感情的)”. But she lived “on the surface(表面)”.

As years passed I had my own family. I loved my mother and thanked her for our happy family. I wrote to her in careful words and asked her to let me know in any way she chose that she did forgive(原谅) me.

I posted the letter and waited for her answer. None came.

My hope turned to disappointment(失望), then little interest and, finally, peace— it seemed that nothing happened. I couldn’t be sure that the letter had even got to mother. I only knew that I had written it, and I could stop trying to make her into someone she was not.

Now the present of her desk told, as she’d never been able to, that she was    pleased that writing was my chosen work. I cleaned the desk carefully and found    some papers inside —a photo of my father and a one-page letter, folded(折叠) and refolded many times.

Give me an answer, my letter asks, in any way you choose. Mother, you always chose the act that speaks louder than words.

1.The writer began to love her mother’s desk ______.

2.The passage shows that ______.

3.The word “gulf” in the passage means ______.

4.What did mother do with her daughter’s letter asking forgiveness?

5.What’s the best title of the passage?

6.选A。由But she lived “on the surface ”. 和全文内容可知，作者的母亲表面上很冷漠，但心里充满了对作者的爱，正确

9. I am in______charge of the class which was in ______ charge of my wife.

  A. 不填；the　　　　　　B. 不填；不填

　C. the; 不填　　　　　　D. the; the

选A。in charge of 的意思是“负责”、“管理”，其主语通常是人；in the charge of 的意思是“由……负责或管理”，其主语通常是物。

10. —Shall I sit at this end of the boat or the other end?

  —If you keep still, you can sit at______end.

  A. neither   B. each   C. either any

71. He has made a promise to his boss __________________________ in three days as long as he can get to the destination in time. (return )

   他向他老板承诺只要他能及时达到目的地就会三天后回来。

72. It has been announced in the media _________________________ our school this May. (visit)

   这位总统将于今年五月访问我校，这在媒体上已经公布了。

73. When I arrived home, I found _______________________, which made me a little upset. (steal)

   当我到家时，我发现我的手表被盗了，让我有点沮丧。

74. As it turned out to be a small house party, we __________________________ so formally. (dress)

   结果这是一场小型的家庭舞会，我们没有必要着装这么正式。

75. The Amazon Rainforest is named after the Amazon River, ________________________ in the world. (long)

   亚马逊雨林是以亚马逊河，世界上第二大河流，命名的。

76. ______________________________ Americans like to eat a lot. (be)

   许多美国人喜欢吃得多，这是大家都知道的。

77. -- It’s said that he was injured.

   --That’s terrible. But with a little more care he _____________________ this traffic accident. (avoid)

   --据说他受伤了。

   --太可怕了。但是如果仔细一点，他是可以避免这次交通事故的。

78. Festivals and celebrations of all kinds _________________________ everywhere since ancient times. (hold)

   自古以来，世界各地就有各种各样的节日和庆典。

79. He is more of a talker than a doer, which is __________________________ anything. ( achieve )

   他是一个空谈家而不是一个实干家，这是他一事无成的原因。

80. The new bridge is ____________________________ that one built last year.(width)

   这座新桥比去年建的那座桥宽三倍。