At the meeting, we discussed___ we should spend more money on the project.

When I was in primary school, sometimes I would meet a girl of the same age as me. Lisa was never active, but she was always very sweet and nice. In the 5th grade she came to my class.

She was absent(缺席) a lot , and one day I had the courage to ask why. She told me she was sick, and she explained she wore a wig(假发) because her medicine made her lose her hair. We left it at that. Anytime Lisa came to class—seldom—I would hang around with her on the playground.

I received much ridicule (嘲笑) from my friends for this because they thought I was ignoring them for Lisa. My family education taught me to be nice, and I felt Lisa’s needs were much more important than others I knew.

It had been months since Lisa was in our class, and one day our teacher was crying. She explained Lisa died the day before and would no longer be our classmate. She told us Lisa had fought a battle (斗争)with cancer for years.

I was shocked. Lisa never spoke of her illness as if it could kill her. Well, all these years I have kept Lisa in my mind and heart. When I go through the important events in my life, I think of Lisa.

I’ve had a strong wish recently to find her mother and father. I’d like to tell them that though they never met me, their daughter had a sweet effect on my life. I have no idea what her parents’ first names are. I write to your column (栏目)and hope you can point me in the right direction.

Lisa was such a lovely girl. Maybe her parents would be comforted by the fact that after all these years they are not the only ones who remember her.

1.The underlined sentence in Para 2 probably means ________________.

A．we discussed the topic and then left together

B．we just stopped talking about her illness

C．we went away after talking about her illness

D．we kept on talking about her illness later

2.Why was the author being laughed at?

A．Because she lost her friends because of Lisa.

B．Because she wore a wig to school.

C．Because she cried in the classroom.

D．Because she always played with Lisa.

3.What did the author learn from Lisa?

A．To put others’ needs above yours.         B．To keep your illness a secret.

C．To be nice to everyone everywhere.         D．To face challenges in life bravely.

4.The author wrote this passage mainly to __________.

A．ask for help to find a friend’s parents       B．remember a true friend

C．tell her experience of fighting cancer        D．show her concern for a friend

Love and Friendship

   They are both so much related to each other. And both are so dissimilar! What are the differences between friendship and love? Is platonic(柏拉图式的) friendship possible between persons of the opposite sex? _1. _

     What is friendship? Why do we call a person our friend? When do we call someone a very good friend? If we care for a person, if we are always ready to help that person and if we share most of our thoughts with a person, they are our good friends. We can always count upon our good friends in an emergency. We are always sure that our friends will understand why we acted in a certain way. 2. The friendship is so deep and the relationship is so intimate, that most of the things are automatically understood by our friends.

    _3. _ In a relationship of deep love, all the sharing that we discussed above is taken for granted. But love transcends(超出) all this. During love, we are attached with a particular person, while in friendship, one may have many friends. A loving relationship makes one so much attached to the other that one gets pained if his/her beloved is hurt! Love also involves a physical element. __4. __ This is a vital difference. Nature gives us love so that the species can go forward. Nature does not give us friendship.

    Your heart beats will never increase in anticipation of meeting your friend. _5. __ You will not feel totally lost, if you don’t meet your friend for a few days. You will not have dreams in your eyes thinking about your friend. But in love, you will do all this and much more. Indeed, there is no comparison between love and friendship.

A.What about love?

B.My answer is “Yes”.

C.Let us try and understand.

D.Friendship does not have that.

E.We need not explain anything to our very good friends.

F.You will not lie awake at night thinking about your friend.

G.The physical element may include hand in hand while walking.

 We discussed where to go for a whole morning, but we decided to stay at home_____.

When I was in primary school, sometimes I would meet a girl of the same age as me. Lisa was never active, but she was always very sweet and nice. In the 5th grade she came to my class.

She was absent(缺席) a lot , and one day I had the courage to ask why. She told me she was sick, and she explained she wore a wig(假发) because her medicine made her lose her hair. We left it at that. Anytime Lisa came to class—seldom—I would hang around with her on the playground.

I received much ridicule (嘲笑) from my friends for this because they thought I was ignoring them for Lisa. My family education taught me to be nice, and I felt Lisa’s needs were much more important than others I knew.

It had been months since Lisa was in our class, and one day our teacher was crying. She explained Lisa died the day before and would no longer be our classmate. She told us Lisa had fought a battle (斗争)with cancer for years.

I was shocked. Lisa never spoke of her illness as if it could kill her. Well, all these years I have kept Lisa in my mind and heart. When I go through the important events in my life, I think of Lisa.

I’ve had a strong wish recently to find her mother and father. I’d like to tell them that though they never met me, their daughter had a sweet effect on my life. I have no idea what her parents’ first names are. I write to your column (栏目)and hope you can point me in the right direction.

Lisa was such a lovely girl. Maybe her parents would be comforted by the fact that after all these years they are not the only ones who remember her.

1.The underlined sentence in Para 2 probably means ________________.

A. we kept on talking about her illness later

B. we discussed the topic and then left together

C. we just stopped talking about her illness

D. we went away after talking about her illness

2.Why was the author being laughed at?

A. Because she wore a wig to school.                B. Because she always played with Lisa.

C. Because she cried in the classroom.       D. Because she lost her friends because of Lisa.

3. What did the author learn from Lisa?

A. To keep your illness a secret.                           B. To be nice to everyone everywhere.

C. To face challenges in life bravely.                    D. To put others’ needs above yours.

4.The author wrote this passage mainly to __________.

A. remember a true friend                B. ask for help to find a friend’s parents

C. show her concern for a friend           D. tell her experience of fighting cancer