He his old furniture when he moved to his new house.——青夏教育精英家教网—

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　　Mother was born in 1887．By the time she was 13, seven more children filled the family’s New York City apartment, and she went to work as a department store messenger girl．The job paid three dollars for a 48-hour week．She walked two miles back and forth each day to save the five-cent bus-fare, and at night went to secondary school and later a city university．Eventually she worked her way up to buyer．

　　She and my father got married when they were nearly 40．A few years after their marriage, my parents fulfilled their dream of owning a home．To Mother, Buckingham Palace, the Venice canals and Shangri-La were all wrapped up in that six-room brick house in the Bronx．Then the Depression set in．Father’s pub began to lose money, their savings declined to nothing．Daddy had to let the assistants go and began working 20-hour days and one morning in 1936 he didn’t wake up．Mother was left with three children and a mortgage(抵押贷款)．

　　Mother bore her grief and carried on．It was impossible to get a job in those times, so Mother came up a solution．A sign,“Furnished Rooms”, was tacked onto the door, beginning a parade of people into our lives for the next five years．

　　One I remember fell two weeks behind in his rent and tried to tiptoe(踮着脚走)out at dawn．Unfortunately for him, Mother, who was always rearranging things, had moved the furniture the night before, and he tripped over a repositioned lamp．Mother rushed out to find him sprawled on the floor．“If you didn’t have the money, you should have told me,”she said．“God knows, I can understand that．”He left with two dollars pressed into his hand．”

　　All those things happened long ago but they are always fresh in my mind．And Mother is always in my heart．

(1)

Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
[　　]
A．	The author’s mother was born in a family with seven children．
B．	The author’s mother was a well-educated and hardworking woman．
C．	The author’s mother died when the author was very young．
D．	The author’s father died when the author was very young．

(2)

What was the most probable cause of the author’s father’s death?
[　　]
A．	Old age
B．	Depression
C．	Overwork
D．	Mortgage

(3)

The person who tried to tiptoe out ________．
[　　]
A．	paid the rent and left the house
B．	was not willing to pay the rent though he had money．
C．	paid the rent and had only two dollars left．
D．	got two dollars instead of paying the rent

(4)

The author’s mother did the following EXCEPT that ________．
[　　]
A．	she moved the lamp to another place one night
B．	she put up an advertisement on the door．
C．	she started to work at an early age to earn money
D．	she got up early to stop the person from running away

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Tick, tock, tick, tock. I’m sitting here, watching the movements of my existence pass slowly away. My house has been 36 for such a long time，and I’m lonely and forgotten. Sitting here, by myself, all that I can do is 37 and think about my past. I could tell you stories that only 38 would know. But walls can’t speak.

I came to this place many years ago，along with an old man…. 39 , he was with me for on1y three short years before he passed on….

For a time, I was left alone, while people came and 40 the house…. Then, one day a nice couple moved in with a young son. 41 , their son Danny liked to stay with me, and I was completely 42 with him. He always looked as if he loved the stories I told, most of which began with. ‘‘Back in my day…” and ‘‘When I was 43 .…” I sometimes had the kind of idea that he didn’t really understand what I was saying, but it felt good to be 44 . When Danny went off to college，my heart broke. Soon afterward, 45 sold the house.…

New owners came and 46 . Then, One day it so happened that I was in when a new family was moving into the house. You can’t even imagine my 47 when, unexpectedly, Danny walked through the front door. He had a 48 and kids now. I was so overjoyed when I saw him that I put all my 49 into my daily activities. ... I spent the next twenty years watching his kids grow up, with a mixture of pride and 50 about what would happen next.

The kids finally became 51 and Danny sold the house. That was about five years ago…. Some of the local kids have started the rumor that the house is haunted（闹鬼的）--- and, in a way, it is. It is haunted by 52 of all the people who have lived in it. Every second has 53 me so much. I have been 54 them all day and they are almost up for me.... I hope that someday somebody will 55 me, and drop in on me again. Maybe then I’ll get a new home and an opportunity for a whole new set of memories.

A. crowded B. empty C. painted D. sold

A. look back B. enjoy food C. have a dream D. chat with friends

A. friends B. learners C. neighbors D. walls

A. Luckily B. Happily C. Sadly D. Surprisingly

A. looked at B. settled in C. bought in D. sold out

A. At last B. At one time C. In the end D. From the beginning

A. tired B. friendly C. taken D. fond

A. older B. healthier C. better D. younger

A. loved B. told C. disliked D. believed

A .Danny B. I C. his parents D. the old man

A. settled B. went C. lived D. greeted

A. pity B. pride C. surprise D. sadness

A. friend B. daughter C. son D. wife

A. energy B. time C. life D. ideas

A. happiness B. dream C. anxiety D. disappointment

A. old B. impatient C. adults D. tired

A. families B. furniture C. houses D. memories

A. impressed B. surprised C. encouraged D. inspired

A. putting B. copying C. recalling D. taking

A. call B. remember C. visit D. attend

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Tick, tock, tick, tock. I’m sitting here, watching the movements of my existence pass slowly away. My house has been 36 for such a long time，and I’m lonely and forgotten. Sitting here, by myself, all that I can do is   37   and think about my past. I could tell you stories that only 38 would know. But walls can’t speak.
I came to this place many years ago，along with an old man…. 39 , he was with me for on1y three short years before he passed on….
For a time, I was left alone, while people came and 40 the house…. Then, one day a nice couple moved in with a young son.   41 , their son Danny liked to stay with me, and I was completely 42  with him. He always looked as if he loved the stories I told, most of which began with. ‘‘Back in my day…” and ‘‘When I was 43 .…” I sometimes had the kind of idea that he didn’t really understand what I was saying, but it felt good to be 44 . When Danny went off to college，my heart broke. Soon afterward,   45  sold the house.…
New owners came and 46 . Then, One day it so happened that I was in when a new family was moving into the house. You can’t even imagine my 47  when, unexpectedly, Danny walked through the front door. He had a 48  and kids now. I was so overjoyed when I saw him that I put all my 49  into my daily activities. ... I spent the next twenty years watching his kids grow up, with a mixture of pride and 50  about what would happen next.
The kids finally became 51   and Danny sold the house. That was about five years ago…. Some of the local kids have started the rumor that the house is haunted（闹鬼的）--- and, in a way, it is. It is haunted by   52 of all the people who have lived in it. Every second has 53  me so much. I have been   54 them all day and they are almost up for me.... I hope that someday somebody will 55  me, and drop in on me again. Maybe then I’ll get a new home and an opportunity for a whole new set of memories.

.Danny B. I C. his parents D. the old man

Tick，tock，tick，tock. I’m sitting here，watching the movements of my existence pass slowly away. My house has been 1 for such a long time，and I’m lonely and forgotten. Sitting here, by myself, all that I can do is 2 and think about my past. I could tell you stories that only 3 would know. But walls can’t speak.

I came to this place many years ago，along with an old man…. 4 , he was with me for on1y three short years before he passed on….

For a time，I was left alone，while people came and 5 the house…. Then，one day a nice couple moved in with a young son. 6 , their son Danny liked to stay with me，and I was completely 7 with him. He always looked as if he loved the stories I told，most of which began with. ‘‘Back in my day…” and ‘‘When I was 8 .…” I sometimes had the kind of idea that he didn’t really understand what I was saying，but it felt good to be 9 ． When Danny went off to college, my heart broke. Soon afterward, 10 sold the house.…

New owners came and 11 . Then，One day it so happened that I was in when a new family was moving into the house. You can’t even imagine my 12 when，unexpectedly, Danny walked through the front door. He had a 13 and kids now. I was so overjoyed when I saw him that I put all my 14 into my daily activities. ... I spent the next twenty years watching his kids grow up, with a mixture of pride and 15 about what would happen next.

The kids finally became 16 and Danny sold the house. That was about five years ago…. Some of the local kids have started the rumor that the house is haunted (闹鬼的)--- and，in a way，it is. It is haunted by 17 of all the people who have lived in it. Every second has 18 me so much. I have been 19 them down and they are almost up for me.... I hope that someday somebody will 20 me, and drop in on me again. Maybe then I’ll get a new home and an opportunity for a whole new set of memories.

1. A. crowded B. empty C. painted D. sold

2. A. look back B. enjoy food C. have a dream D. chat with friends

3. A. friends B. learners C. neighbors D. walls

4. A. Luckily B. Happily C. Sadly D. Surprisingly

5. A. looked at B. settled in C. bought in D. sold out

6. A. At last B. At one time C. In the end D. From the beginning

7. A. tired B. friendly C. taken D. fond

8. A. older B. healthier C. better D. younger

9. A. loved B. told C. disliked D. believed

10. A .Danny B. I C. his parents D. the old man

11. A. settled B. went C. lived D. greeted

12. A. pity B. pride C. surprise D. sadness

13. A. friend B. daughter C. son D. wife

14. A. energy B. time C. life D. ideas

15. A. happiness B. dream C. anxiety D. disappointment

16. A. old B. impatient C. adults D. tired

17. A. families B . furniture C. houses D. memories

18. A. impressed B. surprised C. encouraged D. inspired

19. A. putting B. copying C. counting D. taking

20. A. call B. remember C. visit D. attend

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Tick，tock，tick，tock. I’m sitting here，watching the movements of my existence pass slowly away. My house has been 1 for such a long time，and I’m lonely and forgotten. Sitting here, by myself, all that I can do is 　2 and think about my past. I could tell you stories that only 3 would know. But walls can’t speak.

I came to this place many years ago，along with an old man…. 4 , he was with me for on1y three short years before he passed on….

For a time，I was left alone，while people came and 5 the house…. Then，one day a nice couple moved in with a young son. 6 , their son Danny liked to stay with me，and I was completely 7 with him. He always looked as if he loved the stories I told，most of which began with. ‘‘Back in my day…” and ‘‘When I was 8 .…” I sometimes had the kind of idea that he didn’t really understand what I was saying，but it felt good to be 9 ． When Danny went off to college, my heart broke. Soon afterward, 10 sold the house.…

New owners came and 11 . Then，One day it so happened that I was in when a new family was moving into the house. You can’t even imagine my 12 when，unexpectedly, Danny walked through the front door. He had a 13 and kids now. I was so overjoyed when I saw him that I put all my 14 into my daily activities. ... I spent the next twenty years watching his kids grow up, with a mixture of pride and 15 about what would happen next.

The kids finally became 16 and Danny sold the house. That was about five years ago…. Some of the local kids have started the rumor that the house is haunted (闹鬼的)--- and，in a way，it is. It is haunted by 17 of all the people who have lived in it. Every second has 18 me so much. I have been 19 them down and they are almost up for me.... I hope that someday somebody will 20 me, and drop in on me again. Maybe then I’ll get a new home and an opportunity for a whole new set of memories.

1. A. crowded 　　　　　　 B. empty 　　　　　　　　　 C. painted　　　　　　　　　　 D. sold

2. A. look back B. enjoy food C. have a dream D. chat with friends

3. A. friends　　　　　　 B. learners　　　　　　　 C. neighbors　　　　　　 D. walls

4. A. Luckily　　　　　　 B. Happily　　　　　　　 C. Sadly　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Surprisingly

5. A. looked at 　　　　　 B. settled in　　　　　　　 C. bought in　　　　　　 D. sold out

6. A. At last B. At one time C. In the end D. From the beginning

7. A. tired　　　　　　　 B. friendly　　　　　　　 C. taken　　　　　　　　 D. fond

8. A. older　　　　　　　 B. healthier　　　　　　　　　 C. better　　　　　　　　　　　 D. younger

9. A. loved　　　　　　　　 B. told　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. disliked　　　　　　　　　 D. believed

10. A .Danny　　　　　 B. I　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. his parents　　　　　　　 D. the old man

11. A. settled　　　　　 B. went　　　　　　　　　　　 C. lived　　　　　　　　　　　 D. greeted

12. A. pity　　　　　　 B. pride　　　　　　　　　　　 C. surprise　　　　　　　　　 D. sadness

13. A. friend　　　　　 B. daughter　　　　　　　　　 C. son　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. wife

14. A. energy　　　　　　 B. time　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. life　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. ideas

15. A. happiness B. dream C. anxiety D. disappointment

16. A. old　　　　　　　 B. impatient　　　　　　　　 C. adults　　　　　　　　　　　 D. tired

17. A. families 　　　　　 B . furniture 　　　　　　　 C. houses　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. memories

18. A. impressed 　　　　 B. surprised 　　　　　　　 C. encouraged　　　　　　　 D. inspired

19. A. putting 　　　　　 B. copying　　　　　　　　　 C. counting　　　　　　　　　 D. taking

20. A. call　　　　　　　 B. remember　　　　　　　　 C. visit　　　　　　　　　 D. attend

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