It was Mother's Day, but the young mother was a little unhappy, because she was 800 miles away from her parents. In the morning she phoned her mother to wish her a happy Mother's Day, and her mother told her about the beautiful lilacs (丁香) in the garden. Later that day, when she told her husband about the lilacs, he said, "I know where we can find all that you want. Get our children Peter and Lily, and come on." So they went, driving down the country roads.

  There on a small hill, they saw a lot of beautiful purple lilacs, The young woman ran quickly to enjoy the flowers. Carefully, she picked a few here and a few there. On their way home there was a smile on her face.

   When they were passing a nursing home (敬老院), the young woman saw an old granny sitting in a chair. She had no children with her. They stopped the car and the young woman walked to the old woman, put the flowers in her hands, and smiled at her. The old granny thanked her again and again. She smiled happily, too.

   When the young mother came back to her car, her children asked her, "Who is that old granny? Why did you give our flowers to her?"

   "I don't know her," their mother said. "But it's Mother's Day, and she has no children. I have both of you, and I still have my mother. Just think how much those flowers meant to her."

根据短文内容回答下列问题。

1. Why was the young woman a little unhappy on Mother's Day?

2. How many children did the young woman have?

3. Where did they find many beautiful purple lilacs?

4. Why did the young woman give the flowers to the old granny?

5. What do you think of the young woman?

"Be proud of what you do," my father always told me, "whether (是否) you are a boss (老板) or a cleaner." When I was 15, I got a summer job in a hospital.I was told that my duties would include sweeping floors.I smiled and remembered Dad's words.

Even though my job was the lowest, it made me feel excited.I saw it as a challenge because it was my first job.I learned to be on time and tried to do everything well.In return, I was treated with respect (尊重) by doctors, nurses and patients.Each morning I imagine that the dirty dishes would make patients more sick if I were not there to wash them clean.After breakfast was done, I started sweeping the floors of all patients rooms and cleaning toilets.Though I was tired, I wanted the job to be done well.People would say, "That young boy really does a good job." That gave me a pride.

Working in the hospital taught me that being proud of one's job is important.It does not matter whether the job is sweeping floors or managing a large business.Through every job I have ever had, my father's words have always stayed with me.I have swept floors, and I have been a manager (经理).I think Dad would be proud of me.

1.The writer's first job was a        

A.boss           B.cleaner                 C.manager              D.doctor

2.Which of the following didn't the writer do in the hospital according to the passage?

A.Looking after patients.                                       B.Washing dishes.

C.Cleaning toilets.                                                D.Sweeping the floor.

3.When the writer was in the hospital, he        

A.made the patients sick                                          B.wasn't tired

C.worked hard                                                       D.did everything

4.From the passage we know that        

A.the writer's father always stayed with him

B.the father didn't like the writer's first job

C.the writer wasn't proud of his first job

D.the father's words encouraged the writer to do everything well

5.Which is the best title (题目) of the passage?

A.Smiling With Yourself.                                       B.My Father.

C.My First Job.                                                   D.Working In The Hospital.

Now a lot of people like to keep dogs as their pets.But do you know dogs were wild(野生的)animals long,long ago?

    The  1  wild dogs were trained by   2   in Europe about 10,000 years ago.These first“dogs”were not like  3  we have now.They may have been small wolves.These dogs often came near humans to  4  some food.Some of the young dogs were adopted(收养)by people and grew-up with them.

Humans believed the  5  were a help to them in many ways.The dogs helped them to hunt(狩猎).They could smell and hear danger  6  people could.They helped to keep people    7  on cold night.So it was  8  to raise the dogs.

Now,there are many different kinds of dogs  9  they may look quite different from each other.Dog trainers think there are more than 400 different kinds in the world.The number keeps increasing with new kinds.

    Since those early days,humans and dogs have always been together,We should   10   them from now on because they are really our friends.

   1.A.whole     B,late       C.1ast      D.first

   2.A.wolves    B.eats       C.humans   D.students

   3.A.where     B.what      C.when     D.which

   4.A.serve      B.waste     C.make     D.steal

   5.A.cats       B.foxes      C.wolves   D.dogs

   6.A.when      B.after      C.before    D.as soon as

   7.A.cool       B.warm     C.hot       D.cold

   8.A.useful      B.useless    C.easy     D.hard

   9.A.so         B.and       C.but      D.although

   10.A.protect      B.kill       C.hurt     D.see

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