I had a very special teacher in high school many years ago whose husband unexpectedly died of a heart attack．About a week after his death, she shared some of her insight with a classroom of students．
As the late afternoon sunlight came streaming in through the classroom windows and the class was nearly over, she moved a few things aside on the edge of her desk and sat down there．With a gentle look of reflection on her face, she paused and said, “Before class is over, I would like to share with all of you a thought that is unrelated to class, but which I feel is very important．Each of us is put here on earth to learn, share, love and appreciate．None of us knows when this fantastic experience will end．It can be taken away at any moment．”
Her eyes beginning to water, she went on：
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So I would like you all to make me a promise．From now on, on your way to school, or on your way home, find something beautiful to notice．It doesn’t have to be something you see, it could be a scent－perhaps of freshly baked bread wafting(飘荡)out of someone’s house, or it could be the sound of the breeze slightly rustling the leaves in the trees, or the way the morning light catches one autumn leaf as it falls gently to the ground．”
The class was completely quiet．We all picked up our books and filed out of the room silently．That afternoon, I noticed more things on my way home from school than I had that whole semester…．
Take notice of something special you see on your lunch hour today．Go barefoot or walk on the beach at sunset．For as we get older, it is not the things we did that we often regret, but the things we didn’t do．
(1)
What is the purpose of the author in writing the passage?
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A．
To show his respect to his teacher．
B．
To ask us to appreciate every moment of our life．
C．
To ask us never to give in in times of difficulty．
D．
To show the influence a teacher can have on her students．
(2)
Which of the following can best describe the teacher’s feeling when she was speaking to the class?
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A．
Excited．
B．
Calm．
C．
Happy．
D．
Moved．
(3)
Why did the teacher talk about something unrelated to class?
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A．
Because she had finished the class task．
B．
Because she could hardly control her feeling．
C．
Because she thought the class was not thoughtful enough．
D．
Because she wanted to share some of her insight with the class．
(4)
Why did the students file out of the room silently?
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A．
Because they were greatly impressed by the teacher’s words．
B．
Because they were sympathetic with the teacher．
C．
Because they were thinking about their own life．
D．
Because they were not allowed to make any noise when school was over．