A little girl had been shopping with her mom in Wal-Mart. She must have been 6 years old. There was a_______ outside, so we all stood and waited inside the door of the Wal-Mart. I got lost in the sound and sight of the rain washing away the dirt and dust of the world. _______ the little girl asked, "Mom, let's run through the rain.""_______?" her mom asked. "Let's run through the rain!" she _______. "No, honey. We'll wait until it _______ a bit," her mom explained.

This young child waited about _______ minute and repeated, "Mom, let's run through the rain." "We'll get _______if we do," her mom said. "No, we won't, Mom. That's not what you said this morning. When you were talking to Daddy about his cancer, you said, 'If God can get us through this, he can get us through _______!" Her mom paused and thought for a _______about what she would say.

It was a time when innocent(纯真的) trust could be developed so that it will bloom into faith. "Honey, you are absolutely right. Let's run through the rain. If God let us get wet,well maybe we just need to wash ourselves," her mom said. Then off they ran. And we all stood watching as they ran past the cars and, yes, through the puddles. They got wet. But they were followed by a few who screamed and laughed like children ________ to their cars.

And yes, I did. I ran. I got wet. I needed to wash myself.

1.A. windstorm B. rainstorm C. snowstorm D. sandstorm

2.A. Quickly B. Actually C. Simply D. Suddenly

3.A. Why B. What C. When D. How

4.A. answered B. declared C. repeated D. announced

5.A. dies down B. lies down C. calms down D. gets down

6.A. a more B. other C. an another D. another

7.A. excited B. sick C. lost D. wet

8.A. nothing B. anything C. something D. none

9.A. while B. break C. rest D. chance

10.A. all the time B. all the way C. all the same D. all the best

In December or early January, almost everyone wants to plan for a wonderful new year! We plan vacations, and we hope that we can achieve our goals. We make New Year's resolutions and set big goals! If you carry out (实施) your plan successfully, you can improve your life or break your bad habits. Here are some tips for New Year's resolutions:

Think about the resolution you made last year.

Have you succeeded? If not, why? Find out the reason and try this year.

Do not make too many resolutions at a time. You'd better go with one at a time.

Let it be for the whole year not a day.

Set goals that you need to do for the whole year, instead of a few days. Once you have made up your mind, try your best to achieve them.

1.When do we usually make New Year's resolutions?

A. Always on January 1st. B. Only in December.

C. At any time of the year. D. At the end or the beginning of a year.

2.Why do we make New Year's resolutions?

A. Because they're exciting. B. Because we have to do that.

C. Because they're relaxing. D. Because we hope to improve our life.

3.How should we make New Year's resolutions?

A. We should make new resolutions every day.

B. We should make lots of resolutions at the same time.

C. We should make a resolution for the whole year.

D. We should plan the resolution that we can do in a very short time.

4.What does the underlined phrase "instead of" mean in Chinese?

A. 可是 B. 而不是 C. 只是 D. 但是

5.Which is the best title of the passage?

A. When to Make New Year's Resolutions

B. Try Your Best in the Whole Year

C. Remember to Make A Plan on New Year's Day

D. How to Make New Year's Resolutions

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