Every year on my birthday, from the time I turned 12,a white gardenia（栀子花）was sent to my house. No card came with it．Calls to the flower shops were not helpful at all. After a while I stopped trying to discover the sender's name and was just very pleased with the beautiful white flower in soft pink paper.
But I never stopped imagining who the giver might be, Some of my happiest moments were  spent daydreaming about the sender. My mother encouraged this imagining. She'd ask me if there was someone for whom I had done a special kindness. Perhaps it was the old man who I looked afier when he was ill. As a girl, I had more fun imagining that it might be a boy.
One month before my graduation, my father died. I felt very sad and didn't want to go to the  coming graduation dance at all. And I didn't care whether I had a new dress or not. But my mother, in her own sadness, would not let me miss any of those things. She wanted her children to feel loved and lovable. In truth, my mother wanted her children to see themselves much like the gardenia-lovely, strong and perfect with perhaps a bit of mystery.
My mother died ten days after l was married.1 was 22. That was the year the gardenia stopped coming.
【小题1】Which statement is true according to the passage?

In one's life, one usually has little understanding of oneself. When you succeed, you may be very proud. When you    __you may lose heart. If you don't get a thorough understanding of yourself, you may miss lots of       in life.
To get a thorough understanding of yourself is to know_     about yourself. You may realize your strong points and weak_     .You may hope for a wonderful future, but be sure not to expect too much because not all dreams can be      . You may be confident enough to meet challenges, but first you should know_      .
To get a thorough understanding of yourself needs self-appreciation. Maybe you think you are not a tall tree_     just small grass, but as long as you get full confidence, you are sure to face any trouble.
To get a thorough understanding of yourself also means to_   yourself.
When you are angry, find a quiet place so that you won't be hurt. When you
are sad, tell your friends about it to _    the mood(心情) into a good one. When you are tired, get a good sleep. If you don't take good care of yourself, you       _be able to stay away from illness.
So if you get a thorough understanding of yourself, and you will get a full control of yourself and find your life full of color.

You probably know you should say” please” and “thank you ” at restaurants. You probably know the rules of a library. You know you should respect and be nice to your classmates. But do you have music manners?
Keep It Down! You have to notice the volume of your music. You should not play your music so loud that everyone around you can hear it. Some people might even get angry. Usually, when you play the music loud on an MP3 player, other people can’t hear the words of the song. They just hear a loud sound. Not one wants to listen to this. Very loud music can also be bad for your cars, so even if you are alone when listening to our MP3 player, you shouldn’t have it turned up too high.
Take Them off! You need to know when to turn your MP3 player off and put it away. Libraries and schools don’t allow MP3 players. There are other places, like museums, that don’t have rules,
but is would be rude to have your MP3 player on. Sometimes, it just doesn’t make sense to listen your MP3 player at event. Why would you listen to music at a play, a movie or a sporting event?  your would miss what is going on and others would wonder why you even came.
Take One Out! Once is a while it’s okay just to take out one earphone and not other. Imagine you are listening your MP3 player when someone asks you the way. It would not be rude to take out one earphone, tell him the way, and put back the earphone and continue listening. You can also do this when you order food at a fast-food restaurant or when you answer the telephone and it’s not for you.
It’s Your Choice! There are times when you need to decide what is best. For example, some people can listen to music on their MP3 Players when read books, while others think it is disturbing. In cases like this, you need to do what seems right for you.
【小题1】The underlined word “volume” in Paragraph Two probably means” _____.

You probably know you should say “please” and “thank you” at restaurants. You probably know the rules of a library. You know you should respect and be nice to your classmates. But do you have music manners?

??? Keep It Down! You have to notice the volume of your music. You should not play your music so loud that everyone around you can hear it. Some people might even get angry. Usually, when you play the music loud on an MP3 player, other people can't hear the words of the song. They just hear a loud sound. No one wants to listen to this. Very loud music can also be bad for your ears, so even if you are alone when listening to your MP3 player, you shouldn’t have it turned up too high.

??? Take Them off! You need to know when to turn your MP3 player off and put it away. Libraries and schools don't allow MP3 players. There are other places, like museums, that don’t have rules, but it would be rude to have your MP3 player on. Why would you listen to music at a play, a movie or a sporting event? You would miss what is going on and others would wonder why you even came.

Take One Out! Once in a while it's OK just to take out one earphone and not the other. Imagine you are listening on your MP3 player when someone asks you the way. It would not be rude? to take out one earphone, tell him the way, and put back the earphone and continue listening. You can also do this when you order food at a fast-food restaurant or when you answer the telephone and it's not for you.

It’s Your Choice! There are times when you need to decide what is best. For example, some people can listen to music on their MP3 players when reading books, while others think it is disturbing. In cases like this, you need to do what seems right for you.

1.No one wants to listen to_________ from others’ MP3 player.

A. a loud sound????????????????????? B. sad stories?????

C. a long movie????????????????????? D. the words of a song

2. We should turn down the music when we are alone because loud music_______.

A. is not enjoyable??????????????????? B. makes us tired??

C. is bad for MP3 players?????????????? D. hurts our ears

3. If we listen to our MP3 player at a play, ________.

A. the teacher won’t allow it???????????? B. the actors will get angry

C. others won’t hear the play well???????? D. we will miss part of the play

4. We can take one earphone out when we________.

A. show others the way???????????????? B. talk to friends on the phone

C. watch a sporting event??????????????? D. have dinner with our parents

5. It's all right to use our MP3 player in______.

A. schools??????? B. libraries?????? C. restaurants?????? D. museums