The message was short. I read it three times: “Hey, Mom, can I come to see you?” I wrote back: “Yes!” He said he hoped to make it in time for dinner.

I made a quick run to the market, put sheets on the guest bed and set the TV to record the Warriors’ game, so if traffic was awful, he wouldn’t have to miss the first half. Then I began cooking, cleaning, watching the clock and listening for his footsteps coming up the walk.

It’s called waiting. I’m good at it. When he was a newborn, I’d wait for him to go to sleep. Soon then I’d stand by his bed waiting for him to wake up. I waited, as he learned to do things like walking, talking and feeding himself; throwing a ball, riding a bike and reading a book.

I waited for him to start preschool, primary school, middle school and college.

I waited with dread for him to start driving. And I waited up every time he came home late.

I wait for my son to grow up, but that doesn’t mean the waiting game is over. It never really ends.

Mothers wait for all kinds of reasons—good news or bad, happiness or heartache. But the waiting is soon forgotten, usually, the minute a long awaited child walks through the door.

My boy will be here soon. But if he’s late, I can wait. I’m good at it. And he’s worth(值得) it. I will always leave a light on for him.

1.After knowing her son would come home, which of the following activities did she do?

a. Shopping. b. Cooking.

c. Cleaning. d. Watching the Warriors’ game.

A. bc B. ad C. abc D. bcd

2.What does the underlined word “dread” mean?

A. 激动 B. 骄傲 C. 厌恶 D. 害怕

3.Which of the following about the writer is TRUE according to the article?

A. Luckily, her son never makes her wait long.

B. She has experienced all kinds of feelings while waiting for her son to do things.

C. When her son went to college, her waiting ended.

D. Waiting for her son is often boring, but once her son arrives she forgets about it.

4.Which do you think would be the best title for the reading?

A. Worth waiting for

B. Being patient is difficult

C. Learn to be a mother

D. Visit your mother often

Emily and Alex were happy when their family moved to a house with a very big garden. They liked to watch the birds flying among the trees in the garden. They even started to put food out to attract more birds. Everything was fine for a few days until one afternoon there was a strange bumping noise (碰撞声) on a window. Emily went outside and found a small bird dead on the grass.

During the next month, five more birds died in the same way. “Why would they fly to the windows?” they wondered. Finally they found out the truth. When the birds were flying, they couldn’t see into the rooms. All they saw was the reflection(反射) of the garden.

The family tried keeping curtains(窗帘)across the windows, but this made the room dark. Then they bought some strong black paper and cut out the shape of a hawk. They made six hawks – one for each window. They stuck the hawks to the windows. When the birds saw the hawks, they would fly away. After that, there were no more dead birds.

1. They put food out to attract birds because they .

A. had a special garden for birds

B. wanted to see more birds in the garden

C. had much food to feed the birds

2. birds died in the garden.

A. 4 B. 5 C. 6

3.The birds flew to the windows because ________.

A. they found the windows clean

B. they fought for more food

C. all they saw was the reflection of the garden.

4.The underlined word “hawk” means in Chinese.

A. 鹰 B. 丛林 C.山脉

5. What is the story mainly about?

A. Why the birds died in the garden.

B. The family that were good at paper-cutting.

C. How the family saved the birds in the garden.

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