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　　Nine years ago, after Leo had died, people said to me, “I never knew he was your stepfather．” You see, I never called him that．At first, he was no one special in my life．Then he became my friend．In time, I felt he was also my father．

　　Leo married my mother when I was eleven．Two years later we moved into a house in a new suburban(郊区的)development, where we put down roots．At first our lawn(草坪) was just a pile of mud with wild grass, but Leo saw bright possibilities．“We’ll plant trees there to give us shade as well as some flowers,” he said．And just these little touches made our house different from all the others．More important, a real family was forming within this house, with its own special traditions．Leo was becoming a fulltime parent, and I was learning what it meant to have a father．

　　Weekday mornings when the weather was bad, Leo often drove me to school．Having a father drop you off may have been something my classmates took for granted, but I always thought it was wonderful．Saturday mornings, we went to the hardware(五金)shop, then stepped into the five and ten, buying a sports magazine or something else．Some people might think that doing shopping together is nothing special, but I, who had ever before spent my childhood watching other families do their everyday activities, experienced them now with extreme delight．Looking back, I realized that Leo gave me what I needed most, the experience of doing ordinary things together as a family．

　　Soon after we moved to the suburbs, one of our new neighbors introduced herself to me．She had already met my mother and Leo．“You know,” she said, “you look just like your father．” I knew she was just making conversation but even so…“Thank you”, I said．Why tell her anything different?

(1)

The writer’s purpose in writing this passage is ________．
[　　]
A．	to share her unforgettable experiences
B．	to show how interesting a person Leo was
C．	to remind us of our parents
D．	to explain why they moved to the suburbs

(2)

Which of the following can be used in place of “put down roots”?
[　　]
A．	Settled．
B．	Planted．
C．	Farmed．
D．	Worked．

(3)

In the writer’s opinion, ________．
[　　]
A．	it is not easy for stepfamilies to live together
B．	not all the stepfathers are as good as Leo
C．	the husband and wife must think more about their children before they divorce(离婚)
D．	in stepfamilies the love and friendship are extremely precious

(4)

When he said “Why tell her anything different”, the writer meant that ________．
[　　]
A．	he should have told her the truth
B．	he wouldn’t tell her the truth
C．	he wanted to tell her something that had nothing to do with Leo
D．	he’d like to keep silence whenever he met the neighbors

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　　Nine years ago, after Leo had died, people said to me, “I never knew he was your stepfather．” You see, I never called him that．At first, he was no one special in my life．Then he became my friend．In time, I felt he was also my father．

　　Leo married my mother when I was eleven．Two years later we moved into a house in a new suburban(郊区的)development, where we put down roots．At first our lawn(草坪)was just a pile of mud with wild grass, but Leo saw bright possibilities．“We’ll plant trees there to give us shade as well as some flowers,” he said．And just these little touches made our house different from all the others．More important, a real family was forming within this house, with its own special traditions．Leo was becoming a fulltime parent, and I was learning what it meant to have a father．

　　Weekday mornings when the weather was bad, Leo often drove me to school．Having a father drop you off may have been something my classmates took for granted, but I always thought it was wonderful．Saturday mornings, we went to the hardware(五金)shop, then stepped into the five and ten, buying a sports magazine or something else．Some people might think that doing shopping together is nothing special, but I, who had ever before spent my childhood watching other families do their everyday activities, experienced them now with extreme delight．Looking back, I realized that Leo gave me what I needed most, the experience of doing ordinary things together as a family．

　　Soon after we moved to the suburbs, one of our new neighbors introduced herself to me．She had already met my mother and Leo．“You know,” she said, “you look just like your father．” I knew she was just making conversation but even so…“Thank you”, I said．Why tell her anything different?

(1)

The writer’s purpose in writing this passage is ________．
[　　]
A．	to share her unforgettable experiences
B．	to show how interesting a person Leo was
C．	to remind us of our parents
D．	to explain why they moved to the suburbs

(2)

Which of the following can be used in place of “put down roots”?
[　　]
A．	Settled．
B．	Planted．
C．	Farmed．
D．	Worked．

(3)

In the writer’s opinion, ________．
[　　]
A．	it is not easy for stepfamilies to live together
B．	not all the stepfathers are as good as Leo
C．	the husband and wife must think more about their children before they divorce(离婚)
D．	in stepfamilies the love and friendship are extremely precious

(4)

When he said “Why tell her anything different”, the writer meant that ________．
[　　]
A．	he should have told her the truth
B．	he wouldn’t tell her the truth
C．	he wanted to tell her something that had nothing to do with Leo
D．	he’d like to keep silence whenever he met the neighbors

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　　It is strange that so many of the important meetings in people's lives take place quite by chance. I could have sat 1 in the train I caught to London 2 the day I left university 3 it was almost empty. 4 I didn't want to be 5 and eat opposite a man who was paying so much of his attention to his newspaper at first 6 I could not see his face.

　　After a few minutes he 7 the paper with an impatient gesture. He had not realized I was there, and probably because of his 8 , made a remark about the weather. Then he took a quick look at me and said,“End of term?”“The end of university 9 me,”I said. I had not 10 got used to the idea that from now on I was 11 a student.“Well, now you have got your 12 . I expect you're looking 13 a long summer break.”“Not exactly,”I said. “The first thing I must do is to look for a job. I've got my name down for three or four interviews, but 14 the truth, they don't 15 me much.”

　　For the rest of the journey we talked about my studies. 16 I know Mr. Merrick well, I know he never asks questions to pass the time. 17 we reached London, he knew almost all 18 to know about me. As I was saying goodbye, he handed me a business 19 with his name on it and the address of Merrick Enterprises Ltd, in the heart of the city.

　　“If you 20 ideas during the summer,”he said,“give me a ring.”

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When I was growing up, I seldom heard the words “I love you” from my father. If your father never 1 them to you when you are a 2 , it gets more and more 3 for him to say those words as you get older. To tell you the truth, I could hardly 4 when I heard those words from my father. Neither could I remind when I had last said those words to 5 . I decided to 6 my shyness aside and make the first move. 7 hesitating for some time, in our next 8 conversation, I spoke out the words suddenly, “Dad ... I love you!”

There was a 9 at the other end. It wasn’t after a while did he awkwardly(笨拙地) reply, “Well, 10 to you!” I laughed and said, “Dad, I 11 you love me, and when you are ready, I know you will say what you want to say.”Fifteen minutes later my mother called and 12 asked, “Paul, is everything okay?”

A few weeks later, Dad 13 our phone conversation with the words, “Paul, I love you.” I was at work during this conversation and the 14 was (were) rolling down my cheeks as I finally “ 15 ” the love. As we both sat there in tears, we 16 that this special moment had taken our father and son 17 to a new level.

A short while after this special moment, my father 18 escaped death from the following heart surgery. Many times since his return to the usual state of health, I have 19 , if I did not take the first step and Dad did not 20 the surgery, I would have never heard him say those words.

1. A．speaks B．says C．offers D．provides

2. A．man B．mother C．child D．father

3. A．easy B．possible C．delighted D．difficult

4. A．forget B．remember C．mind D．decide

5. A．him B．her C．me D．them

6. A．drop B．let C．set D．lose

7. A．Before B．After C．When D．Since

8. A．phone B．email C．letter D．record

9. A．smile B．voice C．cry D．silence

10. A．same B．difficult C．true D．similar

11. A．hope B．know C．wonder D．doubt

12. A．crazily B．delightedly C．nervously D．terribly

13. A．concluded B．disturbed C．broke D．carried

14. A．hairs B．water C．sweat D．tears

15. A．understood B．expressed C．heard D．saw

16. A．discussed B．considered C．believed D．realized

17. A．decision B．development C．relationship D．situation

18. A．narrowly B．easily C．unlikely D．generally

19. A．said B．thought C．dreamed D．apologized

20. A．think B．fight C．fail D．Survive

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　　We always convince ourselves that life will be better after we get married, have a baby, than another．Then we are frustrated that the kids aren't old enough and we'll be more content when they are．After that we're frustrated that we have teenagers to deal with．we will certainly be happy when they are out of that stage．

　　We always tell ourselves that our life will be complete when our spouse(配偶)gets his or her act together, when we get a nice car, and are able to go on a nice vocation and when we retire．The truth is, there's no better time than right now．If not now, when? our life will always be filled with challenges．It's best to admit this to ourselves and decide to be happy anyway．

　　One of my favorite quotes comes from Alfred Souza．He said．" for a long time it had seemed to me that life was about to begin－real life．But there was always some obstacle in the way, something to be gotten through first, some unfinished business, time still to be served, a debt to be paid．

　　Then life would begin．At last it dawned on me that these obstacles were my life．" This perspective has helped me to see that there is no way to happiness．Happiness is the way．So treasure every moment that you have．

　　And remember that time waits for no one．So stop waiting until you finish school, until you go back to school; until you get married, until you get divorced; until you have kids; until you retire; until you get a new car or home; until spring; until you are born again to decide that there is no better time than right now to be happy．

　　Happiness is a journey, not a destination．So, work like you don't need money, love like you've never been hurt, And dance like no one's watching．

(1)

Which is the best title for the passage?
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A．	Life Will be Better
B．	Be Brave to Face the Challenges in Our Life
C．	Happiness is A Journey
D．	Don’t Wait

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Why do we always convince ourselves that life will be better after we get married, have a baby, than another?
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A．	Because happy life is always in the future．
B．	Because we don’t realize treasuring every moment means happiness．
C．	Because no one will be happy until he gets married．
D．	Because only if we get to a destination, we can lead a happy life．

(3)

By reading Alfred Souza’s words, we know _________．
[　　]
A．	his life was always filled with too many obstacles for him to face
B．	he had to face more obstacles than anyone else
C．	the obstacles in life helped him to see what happiness is
D．	he realized that there is no way to happiness

(4)

What does the writer want to tell us?
[　　]
A．	Time and tide waits for no man, so treasure every moment．
B．	Will is power，so do what you want to do．
C．	A thousand words will not leave so deep an impression as one deed, so do not talk, just do it．
D．	So said, so done, so do what you said．

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