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When I was in a primary school, I argued with a boy in my class. I forget what the argument was about, but I will never forget the ______ I learned that day.

I thought that I was right and he was wrong._______ he thought that I was wrong and he was right. The teacher______ to teach us a very important lesson. She brought us to the front of the class and asked him to stand on one side of her desk and me on _____. In the middle of her desk was a large , round ball. I could ____ see that was black . She asked the boy what color the ball was.”White,” he answered.

I couldn’t ______he said the ball was white, while it was obviously(明显地)black! Another argument started ______ us. This time it was about the _____of the ball. The teacher told us to change the places and then asked me what color the ball was. I answered, “White.” It was a ball with _____ differently colored sides, and from his side it was white. Only from my side it was black.

Sometimes we need to _____ problems from the other person`s opinion in order to truly understand his or her opinion.

1.A. story B. lesson C. accident D. plan

2.A. but B. because C. unless D. so

3.A. discussed B. told C. asked D. decided

4.A. the others B. others C. the other D. other

5.A. hardly B. clearly C. loudly D. quietly

6.A. hear B. depend C. believe D. answer

7.A. across B. against C. inside D. between

8.A. color B. size C. shape D. height

9.A. four B. three C. one D. two

10.A. look at B. look after C. look like D. look forward to

A game of catch is simply two people throwing a ball back and forth(来回地). It seems a little _____ and many people may not be interested in it. The two people are close enough to talk, but too far to touch. They might have baseball gloves, or they might use their hands.

In fact, playing catch is part of________ practice—to make you get used to using a ball and glove. But any American kid will teach you it’s much more than that. Playing catch is a time for kids to________ with your father. It’s a time when there’s _________ to worry about except catching a ball. It’s a time when words move asseamlessly(准确不误地) as the ball itself, back and forth, easy and relaxing. It’s an excuse to_________ timetogether.

Because baseball is an American sport, and a big part of being American, playing catch is kind of an all-American dad activity. In the suburbs(郊区), most people have backyards — not________ enough to play baseball in, but just big enough for a game of catch. Those who have no________can play in the street or in the park.

When adults are asked to talk about the good________of their dads, many of them will say something about playing catch. Why? Probably because dads are usually very _____. A catch game is a time that is only for one thing. This is a time when a kid has her dad's ________ . There is no work, no phone and no other people around to take your dad away from you. For the time that it takes to play a game of catch, your dad is all yours.

1.A. interesting B. boring C. amazing D. exciting

2.A. basketball B. baseball C. football D. volleyball

3.A. fight B. compare C. have D. be

4.A. nothing B. something C. everything D. anything

5.A. waste B. save C. spend D. forget

6.A. small B. large C. clean D. tidy

7.A. time B. money C. yards D. friends

8.A. jobs B. achievement C. education D. memories

9.A. busy B. brave C. strict D. kind

10.A. help B. worry C. courage D. attention

Isabel Allende’s novels are enjoyed all over the world. She is famous for her creativity and imagination. And her own personal story is as amazing as any she has ever told in a novel. Born in 1942, Allende’s family moved often during her childhood. She went to school in South America, Europe, and Asia. As a young woman, she became a journalist in Santiago, Chile’s capital city. Then, she got married and had two children. In 1970, everything began to change.

² Leaving home

Isabel Allende’s uncle was a political leader named Salvador Allende. In 1970, her uncle was elected president of Chile. In 1973, President Allende was killed during the fighting. When Isabel Allende began to fear for her life, she and her family decided to move to Venezuela.

² From Newspaper to Novels

It was really a painful experience for Isabel Allende to leave her country. Without this experience, however, Allende said she never would have begun writing novels. Then she got a phone call from Chile. Her grandfather was dying. She knew she could not return home to be with him, but she wanted to respect him in some way. “I decided to write a letter about all the things he told us when we were young,” Allende explained. Later, she wrote a long letter which became Allende’s first novel, The House of the Spirits.

² The Writing Life

“I spent ten, twelve hours a day in a room, writing,” Allende says, “I don’t talk to anybody; I don’t answer the phone.” When she finished the first draft of a new novel, Allende mailed a copy to her strictest critic(评论家).“I send it to my mother. She read it and came here with a red pen. We fight for a month at least.” Allende then went back to work until she felt the book was finished. “The storytelling is the fun part,” she said. “The writing can be a lot of work!”

1.What does the writer think of Isabel Allende’s story?

A. interested B. moving C. painful D. amazing

2.What was Isabel Allende before she got married?

A. She was a journalist. B. She was a teacher.

C. She was a political leader. D. She was a president.

3.According to the last paragraph, the underlined words “strictest critic” refer to__________.

A. Isabel Allende’s father B. Isabel Allende’s mother

C. Isabel Allende’s grandfather D. Isabel Allende’s uncle

4.Why did Isabel Allende start writing her first novel?

A. Because she wanted to make money.

B. Because she liked writing novel.

C. Because she wanted to respect her grandfather.

D. Because she wanted to write against the government.

5. In Paragraph 4, when Allende said “We fight for a month at least”, she meant that “___________”.

A. Isabel Allende and her mother discussed and argued a lot about the draft.

B. Isabel Allende and her mother often fought because of the draft.

C. Isabel Allende and her mother didn’t have a good relationship.

D. Isabel Allende’s mother didn’t like Isabel Allende’s draft at all .

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