“In this life, what did you miss?” The wife asked the husband when she was 25. The husband replied: “I missed a new job opportunity.” When the wife was 35, the husband angrily told her that he just missed the late bus. At 45, the husband said sadly, “I missed the chance to see my close relative before his last breath.” At 55, the husband said he missed a good chance to retire(退休). At 65, the husband complained, “I missed a dental appointment(牙医预约).” At 75, the wife did not ask the husband anymore, the husband was kneeling(跪)in front of the very sick wife.
The husband hugged the wife tightly. “How did I allow myself to miss your deep love for me for 50 years?” he asked himself. This time he asked the wife the same question. The wife, with a smile and peaceful look, replied: “In this life, I did not miss having you!” The husband’s eyes were full of tears. He always thought that they could be together forever. He was always busy. So much so that he was never thoughtful to his wife.
In this way, when you are gone, your loved ones would have nothing to feel sorry about. In the busy city life, there are many people who are always busy with work and neglect(忽视)the loved ones who care for them. But life is not permanent(永恒的), so always live in the moment. Express thanks to your loved ones in words. Show your care with actions. Treat every day as the last moment of life.

1.What did the husband miss when his wife was 55?

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2.How old was the wife when she married her husband?

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3.Why didn’t the wife ask her husband the question anymore?

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4.What was the wife’s answer to the same question?

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5.What should we do since life is not permanent(永恒的)?

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Mr. Depp is a famous scientist. He likes to make lots of predictions about the future. He says that in 100 years some things will be better than now. For example, we won’t have to do the dishes or sweep the floor because we’ll all have robots in our homes. Also, we won’t need to use paper money. We’ll all use credit cards to buy things. We’ll have more free time, and traveling will be faster and cheaper than it is now.Maybe some people will spend their vacations on space stations. However, Mr. Depp says that more things will get worse in the next century. If more people use cars, there will be more pollution. Also, if there are fewer trees, the air will become dirtier. If pollution gets really bad, maybe people will have to live on Mars(火星).Mr. Deep says we’ll be sorry if pollution becomes worse.

1.What does Mr.Depp like to do?

A. He likes to do research.

B. He likes to predict the future.

C. He likes to do the dishes.

D. He likes to do homework.

2.What does thee underlined phrase mean?

A. 信用卡 B. 会员卡 C. 打折卡 D. 社保卡

3.Where will people probably spend their vacations according to Mr. Depp?

A. On Mars. B. On space stations. C. On the moon. D. On the sun.

4.Why will people have to live in Mars?

A. Because the pollution gets worse on the earth.

B. Because it’s a better place.

C. Because they want to live there.

D. Because it is like the earth.

5.Which is NOT true according to the passage?

A. Robots will help us do housework.

B. We should be careful with our environment.

C. We may travel to space in the future.

D. All the people will live in Mars.

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