A young man went to visit a wise man living deep in the mountain for the wisdom of life.

“Excuse me! Could you please tell me what the most ________ day in our lives is? Is it the day when we were born or the day we ________ ? Is it the day when fall in love or the day we succeed?” The man asked.

“Neither. The most important day in our lives is ________ .” The wise man replied calmly.

“Why?” The young man felt more than _______, “Is it because there is a moving event taking place today?”

“No. Nothing has happened today.”

“Is it because of my visit?”

“Even if nobody visited me today, today is _______ very important because today is the only wealth we have . No matter how memorable yesterday is, it has gone by like a ship going down into the sea; no matter how bright tomorrow may be, it is yet to come, but no matter how common today is, it is under our _______.”

The young man still wanted to ask something, while the wise man ______ him and said, “When we are talking about the meaning of today, we have _______ a lot of it.”

The young man nodded and then went down the mountain.

Actually, today is the only _______ we have. So, what we should do now is to _______yesterday and tomorrow and catch fast today!

1.A. important B. necessary C. comfortable D. sad

2.A. miss B. die C. grow D. move

3.A. yesterday B. tomorrow C. today D. day

4.A. jealous B. pleased C. puzzled D. upset

5.A. still B. already C. ever D. just

6.A. way B. control C. care D. mind

7.A. stopped B. refused C. encouraged D. decided

8.A. treasured B. avoided C. wasted D. paid

9.A. excuse B. plan C. chance D. idea

10.A. remember B. forget C. treat D. catch

What if you fall out of a boat and can’t swim? Don’t be frightened. Remember, your body is full of air. Learn to bounce(弹起) in the water bouncing can save your life.

First take a deep breath and hold it. Then stand up in the water. You really can float standing up. The water will cover your eyes, but the top of your head should stick out. Let your arms and legs hang loose. Put your chin on your chest.

Stay under the water until you need a breath. Then bounce out of the water to get one. Bouncing is very easy to do. Raise your arms in front of you, with your hands facing down. Keep them just under the top of the water. Then raise one leg. Pretend you’re trying to walk. Now push your hands down and step. After you do this, your head will come out of the water. Blow out all your air, and shout for help.

Now take a breath of air and hold it. Let yourself slip under the water again. Let your arms and legs hang loose. When you need more air, bounce up again. Keep doing this until people come to help you.

Anyone can learn bouncing. It doesn’t take long to learn. The man who thought of bouncing shows it to little children. Bouncing is easy. And it has saved many lives.

1.What should you do first to bounce in the water?

A. Bring your hands up in front of you.

B. Look around and shout for help.

C. Hold your breath and stand up in the water.

D. Try to get our head out of water.

2.What does the underlined word “one” refer to?

A. A shout. B. A rest. C. A walk. D. A breath.

3.What can we learn from the passage?

A. It’s not easy for children to learn bouncing.

B. When you bounce up for air, you should also shout for help.

C. You can stay under the water until people come to help you.

D. Bouncing in the water can produce fresh air for people.

4.What’s the passage mainly about?

A. How to bounce in water.

B. How to breathe in water.

C. The importance of bouncing in water.

D. The importance of swimming in the right way.

I have to watch my 3-year-old daughter, so that my wife could go shopping with a friend. I was working in my study, my daughter _______to be having a good time in the other room. No problem, I figured. But then it got a little too quiet and I shouted, “What are you doing?”

No _______. I repeated my question and heard her say, “O h … nothing. ” Nothing?I got up from my desk and ran out into the living room, where I saw her running across the hall. I followed and watched her as her little behind made a quick _______ into the bathroom. I told her to turn around. She _______ I shouted again in a loud _______.”Young lady, I said turn around!”

Slowly , she turned toward me. In her hand was my wife’s new lipstick (口红). And every square inch of her face was _______ with bright red! It looked messy and_______As the little girl looked up at me with _______eyes, I heard every voice shouted in my head:“How could you … you should know … How many times have you been told…The lipstick _______your mom…” I just thought about which old words I should ________ to use … But just before I shouted again. I noticed some words in her sweater. In big letters it said, “I’M A PERFECT LITTLE ANGEL!”

Soon the words became a (n)________to me ! I looked back up into her tearful eyes again. Instead of seeing a bad self-willed girl, I saw a little angel who was shining with light that I had nearly ________. “ Sweetheart, let’s take a Picture so Mommy can see how ________ you look” I felt lucky that I didn’t speak out the ________words. I took the picture and thanked God that I didn’t miss the ________ to prove what a perfect angel he had given me.

1.A. happened B. preferred C. used D. appeared

2.A. reflection B. wish. C. answer D. action

3.A. promise B. turn C. decision D. difference

4.A. refused. B. agreed C. accepted. D. received

5.A. sound. B. noise. C. voice D. shout

6.A. left. B. fell C. covered D. behaved

7.A. pale B. fantastic C. ugly D. wild

8.A. excited B. scared C. interested D. tiny

9.A. paid B. cost C. spent D. took

10.A. pick up. B. bring out C. pick out D. bring up

11.A. secret B. inspiration C. discovery D. encouragement

12.A. warned. B. fooled C. hurt. D. littered

13.A. humorous B. general C. awful D. special

14.A. cruel B. funny C. polite D. private

15.A. course B. chance. C. influence D. direction

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