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Sometimes I really doubt whether there is love between my parents. Every day they are very busy trying to  26  in order to pay the high tuition for my brother and me. They don’t act in the  27  ways that I read in books or I see on TV. In their opinion, “I love you” is too  28  for them to say. Sending flowers to each other on Valentine’s Day is even more out of   29  .
One day, my mother was sewing a quilt. I sat down beside her. “Mom, I have a question to ask you. Is there  30  between you and Dad?” I asked her in a very low voice. She didn’t answer immediately. She  31 her head and continued to sew the quilt.
I was very worried because I thought I had  32  her. I was  33  and I didn’t know what I should do. But at last I heard my mother say the following words:
“Susan,” she said thoughtfully, “Look at this thread．Sometimes it  34  , but most of it disappears in the quilt. The thread really makes the quilt   35  . If life is a quilt, then love should be a thread．It can hardly be seen     36  , but it’s really there. Love is  37 .”
I listened carefully but I  38  her until the next spring. At that time, my father suddenly  39  seriously. My mother had to stay with him in the hospital for a month. When they returned from the hospital, they both looked  40 . It seemed both of them had had a serious illness. After they were back, every day in the morning and dusk, my mother helped my father   41  on the country road．
“Dad, how are you feeling now?” I asked him one day.
“Susan, don’t  42  me.” he said gently. “To tell you the truth, I just like walking with your mom.”  43  his eyes, I know he loves my mother deeply.
Once I thought love meant flowers, gifts and  44 . But from this experience, I understand that love is just  45  in the quilt of our life. Love is inside, making life strong and warm.

Half a year before graduation from college, my son began to seek a job.     the financial crisis, fewer companies would like to      new staff. My son targeted a company that was     to employ only one person       there were more than 20 people filing their resumes﹙简历﹚.

After the interview, there would only be 3 who could enter the final round, which would later     one person to be employed. Everything seemed to go quite       and my son passed the first round and entered the final round in a week.

On the day of the final interview, my son and the      two candidates（候选人）arrived at the interview place on time,       the test. The interview was unbelievably     . The interviewer only said to them, “All of you are very super. Please go home and wait for our      . We will tell you the      in 3 days. Good luck to all of you” On the morning of the third day, my son received a text from the company shortly after breakfast that he was not employed. We all felt very      .

In nightfall that day, my son suddenly told me       on phone, “Dad, I have been employed!” Greatly surprised, I could not wait to ask him, “What’s the whole      ?” My son told me that he received another text saying that he was employed. Actually the first text sent to my son was also       of the test in the interview. Three men received the same text this morning and only my son’s       was “Thank you” while the others said “Goodbye”.

Only then did I know that my son’s hope       in that way. That is, when you feel disappointed, do not       to say “Thank you” to the one who disappoints you. Saying “Thank you” shows respect for others’ work and shows your great      . Therefore, while under the same condition, you will get the upper hand in terms of       compared with others!

1.A. Due to                       B. As to                      C. By way of                        D. Thanks to

2.A. promote                    B. train                       C. discover                           D. employ

3.A. encouraged     B. allowed                          C. intended                          D. supposed

4.A. since                 B. while                     C. because                          D. if

5.A. decide               B. attract                           C. meet                                D. represent

6.A. slowly                B. secretly                            C. smoothly               D. silently

7.A. other                  B. another                           C. others                             D. either

8.A. watching over    B. waiting for             C. thinking about                D. looking into

9.A. formal                       B. funny                                C. simple                             D. strange

10.A. advertisement         B. order                                C. notice                             D. suggestion

11.A. choice                     B. result                                C. mark                      D. idea

12.A. annoyed                  B. puzzled                            C. shocked               D. disappointed

13.A. doubtfully      B. calmly                               C. excitedly                          D. worriedly

14.A. opinion                       B. matter                              C. attitude                          D. tip

15.A. middle                     B. ending                             C. course                              D. part

16.A. reply                         B. way                                 C. problem                          D. question

17.A. came                         B. grew                      C. changed                         D. advised

18.A. expect                     B. regret                     C. dislike                     D. forget

19.A. curiosity                    B. unselfishness                  C. honor                             D. humor

20.A. abilities                    B. opportunities                  C. faults                                 D. shortcomings

Cara Lang is 13. She lives in Boston, Massachusetts, in the U. S. Last Thursday, she didn't go to school. She went to work with her father instead. Every year, on the fourth Thursday in April, millions of young girls go work. This is Take Our Daughters to Work Day. The girls are between the ages of 9 and 15. They spend the day at work with an adult, usually a mother, father, aunt, or uncle. They go to offices, police stations, laboratories, and other places where their parents or other family members work. Next year, the day will include sons, too.

The Ms. Foundation, an organization for women, started the program about ten years ago. In the U.S., many women work outside the home. The Ms. Foundation wanted girls to find out about many different kinds of jobs. Then, when the girls grow up, they can choose a job they like.

Cara's father is a film director. Cara says, “It was very exciting for me to go to the studio with my dad. I saw a lot of people doing different jobs.” Many businesses have special activities for girls on this day. Last year, Cara went to work with her aunt at the University of Massachusetts. In the engineering department, the girls learned to build a bridge with toothpicks and Candy. In the chemistry department, they learned to use scales. They learned about many other kinds of jobs, too.

Right now, Cara does not know what job she will have when she grows up. But because of Take Our Daughters to Work Day, she knows she has many choices.

1.What is Cara's father?

2.According to the passage, Take our Daughters to work Day is ______.

3.On this special day, Cara has done all the following EXCEPT that ____.

4.What is probably the best title for the passage?

We could all see the Murray Uiver slowly moving back, but now all the water was gone . I couldn’t believe that the Murray had dried up, not one drop of water left.

One morning I went down to the river to try and catch some fish when I saw my boat high and dry (搁浅) on the bank . I rushed down the river and saw all mud—no water . The fish were just lying there, dying . I looked up to see if my friend was there . There was the nest but no eagle（鹰）. I called out to her with my special whistle which I made out of steel.

Suddenly a big shadow came over to me and the eagle landed in her nest and gave her young the food she was out getting while I whistled. But then I suddenly noticed she was getting thinner and had a bit of sheep’s wool in the side of her talon（利爪）. It was deadly quiet by the river bank , except for some sound from my dog. And also I couldn’t see one native animal or bird.

When I walked inside the kitchen. Mum and Dad had sad looks on their faces. “It’s time for us to move ,Son, because the river can no longer provide for（养活）us,” said Dad . I ran out of the kitchen door with tears in my eyes , and down to the river bank, to my favorite spot. I said goodbye to my eagle , crying.

When it was time to go , I saw my eagle fly up into the air with her chicks in her talons , going away to try and find another home ,just like us.

59. The passage is mainly about     

A. the author’s travel away from his hometown

B. the author’s feeling about being away from his friend

C. the author’s idea about being away from home

D. the author’s plan to leave for a new place

60. The underlined word “chicks” in the last paragraph refers to “     ”

A. the eagle’s children                B. the eagle’s food  

C. the eagle’s nest beside the river       D. the dog

61. According to the passage ,the eagle looked thinner most probably because      

A. the eagle had to feed its children     B. the eagle was seriously sick

C. the eagle lost many of his friends     D. there was not enough food for her

62. According to the passage , it can be inferred that       .

A. the eagle lived on the ground beside the author’s house

B. it was winter when the writer went away

C. the writer’s parents didn’t like to leave , either

D. some native animals and birds still lived in the place

—When will you come to see me, Dad?

—I will go to see you when you_____ the training course.

A．will have finished   B．will be finishing     C．are finishing       D．finish