Auckland is the largest city in New Zealand. It has a ___111___of just under a million people and is located on North Island. This seaside city is an important center for business and industry. It is also the most exciting city in New Zealand with people of many different cultures ___112___there.

       The history of the city goes back 650 years when the Maoris settled in the area. European settlement began in 1840 when the British arrived. Auckland was the capital of New Zealand for some time. Later, the capital moved to Wellington, because it was more ___113___. Since 1945, the city of Auckland has grown and it now has large modern suburbs. In 1985, the New Zealand ___114___made the whole country a ___115___zone and since then Auckland has been a center for protest ___116___nuclear testing in Asia Pacific.

       My experience can’t be described as merely an experience. In face, there is no word I can think of that can adequately describe it. It did not ___117___for a few hours or days, but much longer-almost my ___118___life. Without it, I can’t even begin to ___119___what I would be like today.

       For as long as I can remember I have wanted to play a musical instrument. The ___120___of putting my flute together and playing for the first time is something I will never forget. At first, ___121___music seemed difficult and ___122___, but as I continued, it became interesting and fun.

       Chen Yifei was a very successful artist. His soft portraits of beautiful women are very ___123___. In 1997, one of his paintings sold for US $503,000. The painting, named Poppy, is a ___124___example of Chen’s style. In the painting, a young woman sits ___125___and is deep in ___126___. Her hand holding the fan is elegantly ___127___above her knees. To emphasize the woman even more, Chen ___128___a lot of detail to the fan and the cloth of her dress, and chooses to paint the ___129___behind the woman black. The folds of her dress are very ___130___painted.

— What great trouble I have solving this problem now！   

  —_____ my advice, you ________less trouble.

   A. If you had taken, would have had     B. If you took, would have 

   C. If you had taken, would have        D .If you take, will have

——Did you know any French before you arrived in Washington?

——Never ____ it, actually.

A. had I learned                                         B. have I learned

C. I have learned                                        D. I had learned

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Even before my father left us, my mother had to go back to work to support our family．Once I came out of the kitchen, complaining, "Mom, I can't peel potatoes．I have only one hand．"

Mom never looked up from sewing．"You get yourself into that kitchen and peel those potatoes," she told me．"And don't ever use that as an excuse for anything again!"

In the second grade, our teacher lined up my class on the playground and had each of us race across the monkey bars, swinging from one high steel bar to the next．When it was my turn, I shook my head．Some kids behind me laughed, and I went home crying．

That night I told Mom about it．She hugged me, and I saw her "we'll see about that" look． The next afternoon, she took me back to school．At the deserted playground, Mom looked carefully at the bars．

"Now, pull up with your right arm," she advised．She stood by as I struggled to lift myself with my right hand until I could hook the bar with my other arm．Day after day we practiced, and she praised me for every rung （横档） I reached．I'd never forget the next time, crossing the rungs．I looked down at the kids who were standing with their mouths open．

One night, after a dance at my new junior high, I lay in bed sobbing．I could hear Mom come into my room．"Mom," I said, weeping, "none of the girls would dance with me．"

For a long time, I didn't hear anything．Then she said, "Oh, honey, someday you'll be beating those boys off with a bat．" Her voice was soft and weak．I glanced at her to see tears running down her cheeks．Then I knew how much she suffered on my behalf．She had never let me see her tears．

Which of the following expressions can be used most suitably to describe Mom's attitude

when she made the child peel potatoes?

    A．Cruel．          B．Serious．   C．Strict．        D．Cold．

From the passage, we know monkey bars can help a child train ____．

    A．the skill to circle round a bar

    B．the skill to throw and catch things

    C．the speed of one's hand movement

    D．the strength and skill to hang and swing

What does the sentence "I saw her 'we'll see about that' look" imply?

    A．Mom believed every aim could be achieved if you stuck to it．

    B．What the child had said brought Mom great attraction and curiosity．

    C．Mom was determined to prove she herself was better than the teacher．

    D．The race across monkey bars was not difficult enough for a child to give up．

The most probable conclusion we can draw after reading the passage is ____．

    A．the last incident was sad enough to make Mom weep

    B．the child's experience reminded Mom of that of her own

    C．Mom could solve any problem except the one in the last paragraph

    D．in fact Mom suffered more in the process of the child's growth