A few days ago, my morn went to visit my grandparents． She wanted to stay there for a few

days．It was the first time that Dad and I   1   at home without Mom．  2   the first day, dad and I went out for dinner．The next morning, we   3  got up late． I went to school without eating breakfast．I did not feel  4  all day long．After school  5  I got home, I looked around．What a mess （杂乱）! I had to clean the rooms,  6  the dishes and the laundry． I was  7  after doing all of the housework．That evening, I got a call from Mom．She said she would come back the next day．I felt very happy to  8  that． At that time I realized （认识到）that Mom did  9  housework every day．I told my dad that we should   10   to help Mom．He agreed．

1．A．studied                  B．worked               C．stayed                 D．did

2．A．On                     B．In                   C．At                     D．Of

3．A．both                    B．all                     C．only                     D．were

4．A．hungry                 B．sorry                  C．well                   D．bad

5．A．before                  B．when                 C．until                  D．as

6．A．cook                    B．do                  C．make                  D．did

7．A．busy                  B．angry                C．tired                       D．angrily

8．A．listen                   B．hear                   C．are                     D．heard

9．A．a lot                  B．many                 C．much              D．lots

10．A．try                    B．stop                  C．forget                 D．forgot

       A few minutes ago, walking back from lunch, I started to cross the street when I heard the sound of a coin dropping. It wasn’t much but, as I turned, my eyes caught the heads of several other people turning too. A woman had dropped what seemed to be a dime（十美分硬币）.

       The sound of a coin dropping on the street catches everybody’s attention. Whatever the coin is, no one ignores（忽视）the sound of it. It got me thinking about sounds again.

       There are so many sounds that catch the most attention. People in New York City seldom turn to look when they hear the siren（警报）of a police car or an ambulance（救护车）.

       When I’m in New York, I’m a New Yorker. I don’t turn either. I hardly hear a siren there.

       At home in my little town in Connecticut, it’s different. The faraway high sound of a police car, an ambulance or a fire siren brings me to my feet if I’m sitting and brings me to the window if I’m in bed.

       It’s the quietest sounds that catch our attention most easily, not the loudest. In the middle of the night, I can hear water dropping a hundred yards away through three closed doors. I’ve been hearing little creaking（吱嘎）noises and sounds in the middle of the night for twenty-five years in our house. Why do I never hear those sounds in the daytime?

1. The sound of a coin dropping made people _______.

   A. think of money                                              B. shout aloud

   C. pay attention to it                                    D. look at each other

2. People in New York _______.

   A. are used to sirens                                    B. don’t hear loud noises

   C. are interested in sounds                           D. don’t care about quiet sounds

3. The writer _______.

   A. has a bad hearing                                    B. stays up late at night

   C. comes from a little town                         D. sleeps next to the window

4. The last paragraph（段落）tells us that _______.

   A. the writer thinks a lot at night                   B. water should be turned off at night

   C. the sounds at night make the writer afraid  D. the quietest sounds at night are easily heard

In a few years, most people will know that a healthy, happy, loving family is a joy and it is a necessary part for building a strong society. But there are still some people who don’t believe family life can be an enjoyable experience.
Some people already accepted the idea of the “me generation” so they fail to understand that there is a time in life when they have to give up their time to something more valuable.
At a time when adults need to think about the needs of their family, they will be doing other important things. Some people will spend too much time working for a more powerful car or a bigger house so that they can proudly say that they have them. Some will be doing dangerous things so that they may tell their stories to their friends, and others will recite things like “ I must become the best I can be.”  or “I don’t want to be at the bottom.” The needs of their family will be forgotten and they never seem to have time for the family.
Many people have not experienced a strong helpful perfect family life, so they have never discovered its worth. Many people have always experienced family life as a flight, so they can’t find time and energy for work.
But it is really very important that we all expect good family relations. We need to realize and value the importance of what can be achieved by loving each other in the family. It is also important for our society to encourage family members to create happiness.
【小题1】What does the writer expect family life to be like?

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