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  Family stories are amazing to me.You hear of family members long ago and by hearing about their stories, you can find timeless wisdom that can apply to your own life.

  I'll never forget the story my mom told me about Grandma.Grandma cooked for a crew of 24 farmhands so most of her days were taken up cooking breakfast, lunch, and dinner for a bunch of(一群)loud complaining men coming in from hunting or farming.She took care of five children as well so her house was a busy little place, but where you would find Grandma the most would be in front of her stove, stirring(搅拌)a pot of something.

  The kids would run in and she'd give them a hug and then she'd go back to stirring.The men would come in and clean up all the biscuits and bacon and then she'd start on the next meal, once again standing and stirring at the stove.They'd tell her how wonderful her food was and then pour out their troubles to her as she listened and stirred.

  One time Ruth watched as the farmhands ate quickly and went back out to work, hearing all of them grumbling about their lives.Then one by one the children came in to tell Grandma their own worries.She would smile, give them some kind of advice, and keep stirring.Ruth watched sitting at the table and when everyone left she said,“Mother.How can you just sit there and stir?Everyone tells you how bad their life is and you just smile and stir?Why don't you just tell them that you've had enough and you can't take anymore?Do something…Stop stirring!”Grandma looked up at Ruth and smiled…and kept stirring.

  “Ruth, don't you know that the stirring is very important?You see, when I'm stirring I'm putting all my thoughts and dreams into that pot.As everyone comes in and tells me about their life I put the love and positive thoughts into my pot and stir.Then when they eat it they have been given a pot full o hope.If we have any kind of problems I envision(想象)a solution and put it in my pot and stir.My stirring is what keeps me focused on what is good in the world.So instead of worrying about all that is around me I keep stirring knowing that all is well.”

(1)

From the passage we know ________.

[  ]

A.

women's position was very low in those days

B.

lots of people lived in the author's family

C.

the author's grandma lived a very busy life

D.

women could not find jobs outside at that time

(2)

The underlined phrase“grumbling about”in the passage means“________”.

[  ]

A.

talking about

B.

complaining about

C.

showing off

D.

commenting on

(3)

Why did Ruth ask her mother those questions?

[  ]

A.

She believed her mother was so great and helpful.

B.

She thought her mother treated the workers badly.

C.

She thought it was unfair for her mother to do so much work.

D.

She complained her mother was doing nothing but stir.

(4)

Which of the following words can describe the author's grandma?

[  ]

A.

Patient.

B.

Determined.

C.

Independent.

D.

Generous.

(5)

According to the passage, which of the following statements is true?

[  ]

A.

Grandma always put her tiredness and troubles into the pot.

B.

Grandma was always worried about people's troubles and problems.

C.

Grandma was unconcerned with other people's complaint and troubles.

D.

Grandma was always keeping a positive attitude to anything good or bad.

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Eight years ago, my family spent a long time in naming my dog.We finally  36  that we would call her Kang-Yang.In Korea, Kang  37   a puppy while Yang refers to Miss.It is a name we give to a(n)  38  .At that time her name had no  39  meaning, but now it has become a very beautiful and meaningful name to me.

   I  40   when she first came to my house.She was very  41  .She would not eat anything, so I took care of her very carefully.A few weeks later, she was getting  42 

   One day when I came home, my dog looked  43  .That day, she did not welcome me as she   44  did.Not until the next morning did I  45  that she had been hit by a car.46  ,she was alive, but her leg was broken.47  our good care of her, later her leg got better  48  she was getting weaker.Finally she got a secondary  49  .She couldn’t eat anything, and she couldn’t walk.50  ,the animal doctor said that my dog would die.When we saw our dog’s eyes, she looked like she might say something like “Please, don’t  51  ! I want to live with you!” We did everything that we could to help her.Finally, our efforts paid off―she  52 

  Through all that  53  ,we realized that my dog was  54  more than an animal.We found out that she was a member of our family.Also, we learned the value of  55 

 

36.A.decided 

B.considered

C.judged

D.promised 

37.A.is

B.means

C.prefers  

D.appears

38.A.adult

B.man

C.animal

D.dog

39.A.certain

B.real

C.funny

D.special

40.A.remember 

B.wonder

C.imagine  

D.forget

41.A.excited

B.surprised

C.scared  

D.injured

42.A.noisy

B.recovered

C.sick

D.active

43.A.afraid

B.different

C.kind

D.ugly

44.A.seldom

B.usually

C.often

D.sometimes

45.A.say

B.feel

C.know 

D.doubt 

46.A.Luckily 

B.Besides

C.Finally 

D.However

47.A.As for

B.According to

C.But for

D.Because of 

48.A.as

B.and  

C.but

D.so

49.A.accident

B.illness

C.injury 

D.scare 

50.A.Instead 

B.Moreover  

C.However

D.Otherwise 

51.A.hold on 

B.go ahead

C.give up 

D.pass by 

52.A.recovered

B.escaped 

C.died

D.moved

53.A.way 

B.idea

C.loss

D.pain

54.A.nothing 

B.something

C.anything

D.someone

55.A.habit

B.time

C.honesty 

D.kindness

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An old woman walked around as she pushed her shopping cart full of many things. She was

 36 . Her hair was untidy. Her clothes were torn. And some of her teeth were missing.

She  37  and asked me for change. Instead of giving her change, I  38  her to eat out and she  39 . We went across the street to an outdoor café so she could  40  her cart while we had lunch. The  41  was surprised when this woman appeared and did not want to serve us,  42  she forced herself. We ate our lunch. She was very  43  and the food disappeared almost as soon as it arrived.

When we were ready to  44 , I was feeling very good about myself and then she asked for a  45 . It was then that I had to  46  myself and all the hidden bias (偏见) that I had towards this  47.

She wasn’t wrong, but my reluctance(不愿)must have  48 . I held her in my arms carelessly and  49 I felt shame. She thanked me for lunch and then left.

I  50  there for a moment and realized that I had  51  to give this woman the one thing that cost  52  —love. I ran after the woman and caught up with her and asked her if I could give her a  53  hug and she agreed. I gave the woman the best one I’ve ever given anyone. “That’s getting it right,” she said and her big  54  lit my path as we parted.

The  55  I learned was that if you’re going to give, then give it your all and get it right the first time.

1.                A.happy          B.dirty           C.nervous  D.small

 

2.                A.ran            B.arrived         C.stopped  D.hid

 

3.                A.invited         B.pushed         C.forced   D.wished

 

4.                A.refused        B.returned        C.left  D.agreed

 

5.                A.watch over      B.get hold of      C.reach for D.catch up with

 

6.                A.customer       B.shopper        C.waitress D.traveler

 

7.                A.and            B.but            C.or   D.so

 

8.                A.thirsty          B.sleepy          C.tired D.hungry

 

9.                A.leave          B.rest            C.move D.apologize

 

10.               A.break          B.gift            C.hug  D.partner

 

11.               A.believe         B.face           C.hurt  D.introduce

 

12.               A.behavior       B.nation          C.person    D.district

 

13.               A.gone          B.shown         C.resulted   D.remained

 

14.               A.slowly          B.again          C.gradually  D.soon

 

15.               A.stood          B.cried          C.lay   D.drank

 

16.               A.decided        B.hoped         C.tried  D.failed

 

17.               A.anything        B.nothing         C.something D.everything

 

18.               A.real           B.quiet          C.brave D.safe

 

19.               A.teeth          B.smile          C.feet  D.mouth

 

20.               A.fact           B.information     C.lesson D.expression

 

 

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Sometimes a small thing during your childhood can leave a lasting impression. The event happened one day when we were having  1after shopping. I was glad to see there were so many  2dishes on the table except for a plate of peas.

I can’t  3why so many people like to eat peas. But I do not like peas at all.

“Eat your peas,” my grandmother said. “Mother,” said my mother in her  4voice, “he doesn’t like peas.” My grandmother did not  5, but there was something in her eyes that    6she was not going to  7. She said slowly but firmly, “I’ll pay you five dollars if you eat those peas.” I didn’t know what to do then. I only knew that five dollars was a good amount of money. I began to  8the awful things down my throat.

With a  9smile on her face, Grandmother said, “I can do what I want to, Ellen, and you can’t   10me.” My mother glared at me. No one can glare like my mother. The glares made me nervous, and every single pea made me want to  11. Finally I swallowed the last pea. My grandmother   12me the five dollars with a smile.  13, my mother continued to glare  14.

That night, at dinner, my mother  15two of my all-time favorite dishes, beef and potatoes. Along with them  16a big, steaming bowl of peas. She offered me some peas, and I    17, “Mum, I don’t like peas,” I said.

“You ate them for  18,” she said. “You can also eat them for love.” “But, I ...” What could I say to refuse my mother? There was  19. I had no choice but to eat the peas. The five dollars were quickly  20. But the story of the peas lives on to this day.

1.A. tea           B. lunch      C. coffee        supper

2.A. delicious     B. perfect    C. expensive      colorful

3.A. believe       B. agree      C. understand     forgive

4.A. violent       B. angry      C. unattractive       warning

5.A. analyze       B. reply       C. insist        resist

6.A. proved    B. suggested   C. wondered      advised

7.A. give up       B. give in    C. allow for         leave alone

8.A. conduct       B. digest           C. absorb       force

9.A. greedy    B. disappointed  C. satisfied       sensitive

10.A. prevent      B. master       C. scare        arrange

11.A. put forward   B. set out   C. throw up   D.break through

12.A. spared       B. borrowed    C. showed    handed

13.A. But          B. However     C. So        Though

14.A. in silence      B. with excitement

C. in surprise      D.with doubt

15.A. chose        B. gathered       C. served      ordered

16.A. arrived      B. appeared      C. came     went

17.A. smiled       B. refused        C. accepted    admitted

18.A. Grandmother  B. lunch      C. Mother      money

19.A. no one       B. nothing       C. anything    everything

20.A. saved        B. used          C. spent         lost

 

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Sometimes a small thing during your childhood can leave a lasting impression. The event happened one day when we were having  16  after shopping. I was glad to see there were so many  17  dishes on the table except for a plate of peas.
I can’t  18  why so many people like to eat peas. But I do not like peas at all.
“Eat your peas,” my grandmother said. “Mother,” said my mother in her  19  voice, “he doesn’t like peas.” My grandmother did not  20  , but there was something in her eyes that    21   she was not going to  22   . She said slowly but firmly, “I’ll pay you five dollars if you eat those peas.” I didn’t know what to do then. I only knew that five dollars was a good amount of money. I began to  23  the awful things down my throat.
With a  24  smile on her face, Grandmother said, “I can do what I want to, Ellen, and you can’t   25  me.” My mother glared at me. No one can glare like my mother. The glares made me nervous, and every single pea made me want to  26 . Finally I swallowed the last pea. My grandmother   27  me the five dollars with a smile.  28   , my mother continued to glare  29   .
That night, at dinner, my mother  30  two of my all-time favorite dishes, beef and potatoes. Along with them  31  a big, steaming bowl of peas. She offered me some peas, and I    32  , “Mum, I don’t like peas,” I said.
“You ate them for  33  ,” she said. “You can also eat them for love.” “But, I ...” What could I say to refuse my mother? There was  34 . I had no choice but to eat the peas. The five dollars were quickly  35 . But the story of the peas lives on to this day.
16.  A. tea              B. lunch          C. coffee        D. supper
17.  A. delicious     B. perfect    C. expensive       D. colorful
18.  A. believe        B. agree      C. understand    D. forgive
19.  A. violent        B. angry      C. unattractive         D. warning
20.  A. analyze       B. reply         C. insist        D. resist
21.  A. proved        B. suggested   C. wondered     D. advised
22.  A. give up       B. give in    C. allow for        D. leave alone
23.  A. conduct       B. digest         C. absorb    D. force
44.  A. greedy        B. disappointed  C. satisfied     D. sensitive
25.  A. prevent       B. master    C. scare           D. arrange
26.  A. put forward   B. set out   C. throw up      D.break through
27.  A. spared         B. borrowed    C. showed      D. handed
28.  A. But             B. However     C. So         D. Though
29.  A. in silence      B. with excitement
C. in surprise      D.with doubt
30.  A. chose       B. gathered           C. served         D. ordered
31.  A. arrived        B. appeared      C. came            D. went
32.  A. smiled        B. refused      C. accepted      D. admitted
33.  A. Grandmother  B. lunch      C. Mother            D. money
34.  A. no one        B. nothing     C. anything       D. everything
35.  A. saved       B. used            C. spent       D. lost

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