My mother used to ask me, “What is the most important part of the body?” When I was young, I thought   16   was very important to us, so I said, “My ears, Mommy.” She said, “No. Many people are deaf but still live a  17   life; keep thinking and I will ask you again.”

Several years   18  before she asked me again. This time I told her, “Mommy, sight is very important to everybody, so it must be our eyes.” She looked at me and told me, “You are  19   fast, but the answer is not correct. Many people are blind, but they still live happily.” Over the years, she asked me many times and always her answer was, “No. But you are getting   20   every year, my child.”

Then last year, my grandpa died. Everyone was crying. When it was our turn to  21   our final goodbye to him, my mother asked me, “Do you know the most important body part yet, my dear?” I was  22   when she asked me this. I always thought this was a game between her and me. I saw her eyes with tears. She said, “My dear, the most important body part is your shoulder (肩膀).” I asked, “Is it because it  23  up my head?”  She replied, “No. It is because it can hold the head of a friend or a relative (亲戚) when he or she  24 . Everybody needs a shoulder to cry on sometime in life, my dear. I only hope that you have enough love and friends, so you will  25  have a shoulder to cry on when you need it.” That was when I realized what the most important body part is.

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　　Along with the Great Pyramid(金字塔) of Giza in Egypt, the Great Sphinx is one of the greatest and most studied monuments(纪念碑) of human history.

　　Carved(雕刻) from a single piece of stone of hundreds of tons, the Sphinx is the head of a man resting on the body of a lion.

　　The nose, eyes and ears have all been carved in the terrific proportions(比例). That's not easy for an object 180 metres long, 64 metres high and 35 metres wide.

　　No one knows what tools were used to carve the stone, when this was done, or by whom. The Egyptians wrote very little about the building of the Sphinx.

　　There are basically two schools of thought about how it was built.

　　No one knows what the Sphinx looked like when it was first finished because both natural erosion(侵蚀) and damage(破坏) done by man have changed its shape.

　　Many earlier pictures of the Sphinx show it with wings(翅膀), the body of a lion and ox(公牛), and the face of a man. Today only the man and the lion can be seen.

　　To this day, people can't agree with each other on the true role(作用) of the Sphinx.

1．The writer wrote this text to ________.

[　　]

A．tell us some information about the Sphinx

B．talk about the Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt

C．tell us what the Sphinx looks like today

D．tell us to visit the Sphinx

2．Which of the following about the Sphinx is known to people?

[　　]

A．The date of building it.

B．The size of it.

C．The way of building it.

D．The role of it.

3．We may learn from the text that ________.

[　　]

A．two schools now are studying the Sphinx

B．the Sphinx was made of a lot of very big stones

C．the Sphinx today looks different from what it used to be

D．the Sphinx is the greatest monument

4．Which of the following used to be a part of the Sphinx?

[　　]

A．Wings.

B．The head of an ox.

C．The face of a man.

D．The body of the lion.

My mother often asked me，“What is the most important part of the body?”Through the years I would guess at  1 I thought was the correct answer．

    When I was younger，I thought sound was very important to us as humans，so I said．“My  2  ，Mommy．”

    She said，“No．Many people aye deaf．But you  3  thinking about it and I will ask you again soon．”

    Then last year，my grandpa  4  ．Everybody was hurt．Everybody was crying．My mom looked at me when it was our  5  to say our final goodbye to Grandpa．She asked me，“Do you know the most important body part yet，my dear?”

    I was shocked  6  she asked me this now．I always thought this was a game between her and me．She saw the confusion（迷惑）on my face and told me，“This  7  is very important．It shows that you have  8  lived your life．”I saw her eyes well up with tears（跟泪）．She said，“My dear，the most important body part is your shoulder．”

    I asked．“Is it because it holds up your head?”

    She replied，“No，it is because it call hold the head of a friend or loved one when they9 ．

Everybody needs a shoulder to cry on sometimes in life．my dear．I only hope teat you have enough love and  10  that you wilt have a shoulder to cry on when you need it．”

1．A．if                   B．what              C．that                D．whether

2．A．ears                 B．eyes              C．body               D．head

3．A．feel                 B．stop             C．keep               D．forget

4．A．worried             B．visited           C．died               D．came

5．A．need                B．chance                  C．duty               D．turn

6．A．when               B．unless             C．before              D．but

7．A．experience           B．answer            C．problem            D．question

8．A．easily               B．really              C．carefully           D．especially

9．A．sleep               B．think              C．laugh              D．cry  

10．A．visitors            B．friends            C．classmates         D．teachers