I dreamed I had an interview with God．

“So you would like to interview me?” God asked．“If you have the time,” I said．“My time is eternity（永恒）,” God smiled, “What questions do you have（1）_________for me?” “What surprises you most about humankind?” God answered, “That they （2）__________ bored with childhood, they rush to grow up, and then long to be children（3）_________．That they lost their health to make money… and then lost their money to restore their （4）__________．Then by thinking anxiously （5）__________ the future, they forget the （6）___________, so that they live in neither the present nor future．That they live as if they will never die, and die （7）__________ they had never lived．” God’s hand took mine and we were silent for a while．

     And then I asked, “（8）__________ a parent, what are some of life’s lessons you want your children to（9） ___________?” He answered, “To learn they （10）__________ make anyone love them．All they can do is to let themselves love（11）____________．To learn that it is not good to compare themselves to others．To learn to forgive by practicing forgiveness．To learn that it only（12）___________ a few seconds to open profound（深的） wounds in those they love, and it can take many years to heal （13）__________．To learn that a rich person is not one who has the most, but is the one who need the （14）___________．To learn that there are people who love them（15）____________, but simply have not yet learned how to express or show their（16）___________．To learn that two people can look at the same thing and （17）___________ it differently．To learn that it is not enough that they forgive one（18）____________, but they must also forgive themselves．”

     “Thank you for your（19） ___________,” I said humbly．“Is there anything else you would like（20）_____________ to know?” God smiled and said, “Just to know that I am always here．”

1．A．in life                 B．by heart           C．at hand          D．in mind

2．A．run            B．live                  C．get              D．prove

3．A．either          B．too                   C．further          D．again

4．A．life            B．health                C．lives             D．spirits

5．A．about          B．in                    C．for              D．over

6．A．children        B．living                C．time             D．present

7．A．so that         B．in order that         C．as though        D．in case

8．A．As                 B．For                C．About           D．By

9．A．listen               B．study             C．learn             D．attend

10．A．can’t             B．won’t            C．needn’t           D．mustn’t

11．A．others             B．anyone             C．everyone         D．someone

12．A．gets              B．has               C．spends            D．takes

13．A．it                 B．them             C．themselves       D．these

14．A．best               B．least               C．last              D．health

15．A．mainly            B．lovely             C．dearly            D．fairly

16．A．words            B．expressions       C．ideas              D．feelings

17．A．see               B．watch            C．regard            D．treat

18．A．other             B．another           C．of them          D．itself

19．A．time              B．word             C．belief             D．kindness

20．A．me               B．your humankind   C．your life          D．your children

　　Maggie was very glad that James was not a frequent visitor to the house．So far as the children were concerned, they had a mystery about him that stirred their imagination．He stirred Maggie's anger, however, so that she often said to her husband, “It's mercy that brother of yours doesn't come oftener．”

　　In fact James came once a year, unexpectedly, around eight o'clock in the evening, and he stayed for six hours of close discussion with his brother．His arrival was a signal to the children that their bedtime would be delayed．Not that he ever spoke to them or played with them．He took no notice of them, as if he was unable to see children, at least until the time came for him to go．Instead, after his first greeting and a careless kiss, James took no notice of Maggie either, except to add, You'll be getting on with the supper, Maggie．Such was his regard for her．

　　Maggie paid him back in her own way．She kept the children up, the four of them, to keep her company, she said, but of course they sang and made a noise and broke the endless sound of James's voice．Very late, they dropped off to sleep in their chairs．Then, when James was about to go, Maggie woke them up and so more or less forced him to part with four shillings before he left．That gave her some satisfaction, for James, though rich, was mean．He always went home by the last train, just after two o'clock．

　　Maggie's children secretly stared at their uncle．They could not forget that he had, in their mother's words, lost two wives and taken a third, They wondered about those two unfortunate lost ladies．They asked each other what their fate had been, and if neither could ever be found again．James never brought his third wife with him nor ever mentioned her．The children decided that he must be so frightened of losing her that he never allowed her outside the door．

1．The underlined word mercy in the text most probably Means ________．

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2．Maggie never prepared anything special for James because ________．

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A．he was a man difficult to please

B．she never knew when he was coming

C．she was too busy looking after her children

D．he never stayed long enough for a meal

3．What do we know about James' behaviour?

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A．He was a kind man, with love for the family．

B．He was generous, especially towards his brother．

C．He was anxious to please the family, especially the kids．

D．He was rude to his sister-in-law．

4．Maggie felt pleased when ________．

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A．she paid James the money that she owed him

B．James gave some money to the children

C．she had to wake James up to catch his train

D．James thanked her for the nice supper

5．The children did not realize that two of James' wives ________．

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A．had been dead

B．suffered from loss of memory

C．had run away from him

D．might appear again one day

On not having breakfast Generations of Americans have been brought up to believe that a good breakfast is essential to one’s life． Eating breakfast at the start of the day, we have been told, and told again, is as necessary as putting gasoline in the family car before starting a trip． But for many people, the thought of food as the first thing in the morning is never a pleasure． So in spite of all the efforts, they still take no breakfast． Between 1977 and 1983, the latest year for which figures could be obtained（可获得的）, the number of people who didn’t have breakfast increased by 33%—from 8．8 million to 11．7 million—according to the Chicago-based Market Research Corporation of America． For those who dislike eating breakfast, however, there is some good news． Several studies in the last few years have shown that, for grown-ups especially, there may be nothing wrong with omitting（省略） breakfast． “Going without breakfast does not affect work,” said Arnold E． Bender, former professor of nutrition at Queen Elizabeth College in London, “nor does giving people breakfast improve work．” Scientific evidence linking breakfast to better health or better work is surprisingly inadequate（不适当）, and most of the recent work involves（涉及） children, not grown-ups． “The literature,” says one researcher, Dr Earnest Polite at the University of Texas, “is poor．”
1．The main idea of the passage is _______．

A．breakfast has nothing to do with people’s health

B．a good breakfast used to be important to us

C．breakfast is not as important to us as gasoline to a car

D．breakfast is not as important as we thought before
2．For those who do not take breakfast, the good news is that _______．

A．several studies have been done in the past few years

B．the omission of breakfast does no harm to one’s health

C．grown-ups have especially made studies in this field

D．eating little in the morning is good for health

3．The underlined part “nor does giving people breakfast improve work” means _______．

A．people without breakfast can improve their work

B．not giving people breakfast improves work

C．having breakfast does not improve work, either

D．people having breakfast do improve their work, too

4．The word "literature" in the last sentence refers to _______．

A．stories, poems, play, etc

B．written works on a particular subject

C．any printed material

D．the modern literature of America

5．What is implied but not stated by the author is that _______．

A．breakfast does not affect work

B．Dr Polite works at an institution of higher learning

C．not eating breakfast might affect the health of children

D．Professor Bender once taught college courses in nutrition in London