On December 14, 2017, we were sorry to hear that Yu Guangzhong, a famous poet died of illness in Taiwan. He was born in Nanjing in 1928. His mother's hometown is in Wujin, Changzhou. So he called himself a southern person.

Later, he went to Taiwan. In 1952 he graduated from Taiwan University. Then he graduated from University of LOWA in 1959. He taught at Soochow University, Normal University, Taiwan University, and Chengchi University. He got a lot of prizes in literature(文学),such as Wu San lien Literature Prize, China Times Award, Golden Tripod, National Arts Award and all the major Awards in Taiwan. He is famous both in Taiwan and in Mainland.

He was in Taiwan, but he always missed his hometown in Mainland. In one of his poems Nostalgia(乡愁), showed his feeling of homesickness. Let's enjoy his famous poem Nostalgia.

Nostalgia

When I was young, But later on,

Nostalgia was a tiny, tiny stamp. Nostalgia was a low, low grave.

Me on this side, Me on this side,

Mother on the other side. And my mother inside.

When I grew up, And at present,

Nostalgia was a narrow boat ticket. Nostalgia becomes a shallow strait.

Me on this side, Me on this side,

Bride on the other side. Mainland on the other side.

1.Yu wrote the poem Nostalgia because he .

A. wanted to find his boat ticket B. wanted to show his love to his bride

C. missed his mother in Wujin D. missed his hometown in Mainland

2.From the second paragraph, we can learn about .

A. Yu's achievements B. Yu's school life

C. Yu's homesickness D. Yu's working time

3.In the poem, "stamp", "ticket", "grave" and "strait" represent the poet's .

A. wishes for Taiwan and the Mainland B. favourite things in different times

C. different feelings about homesickness D. good ideas for coming back home

Your third year of middle school was probably a tough and ________time. You may have had ________getting enough sleep. We all know that not getting enough sleep is not good for our health. But it has been found that less sleep could even cause you to have ________friends, the Guardian reported.

According to researchers from the University of California, people who don’t get enough sleep are less willing to socialize with ________. They are simply too tired to go out.

The researchers did a small________. They tested 18 young people who had just had a good night’s sleep - as ________ as tested them again after a sleepless night. The participants watched videos of people _________ neutral (中性的) expressions walking toward them. When the person on the video got too close to them, they pushed a button to stop the video, ________recorded how close they allowed the person to get.

The ________ showed that the participants kept the person at a distance of 60 percent further back ________they hadn’t gotten enough sleep. They felt that their personal space was being invaded (侵占). But when the participants got a good night’s sleep, they ________ the person to get much closer to them.

According to lead researcher Matthew Walker, the less sleep you get, the less you want to socialize with others. In ________, other people may think you are weird and stay away from you. This can make you feel lonely and ________ you to sleep even less. It becomes a vicious cycle(恶性循环).

So if you want to be more sociable and popular person, sleeping well ________ help. “One night of good sleep makes you feel more outgoing and socially ________,” Walker told the Daily Mail.

1.A. busy B. fascinating C. valuable D. harmful

2.A. chances B. fame C. trouble D. fun

3.A. more B. fewer C. little D. many

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

5.A. job B. question C. work D. study

6.A. good B. possible C. well D. long

7.A. with B. of C. about D. in

8.A. what B. that C. where D. which

9.A. results B. ideas C. thoughts D. causes

10.A. unless B. if C. although D. but

11.A. allowed B. refused C. agreed D. drove

12.A. group B. turn C. person D. half

13.A. cause B. let C. suggest D. congratulate

14.A. might B. mustn’t C. might not D. must

15.A. understanding B. convenient C. polite D. confident

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