Last Friday, after doing all the family shopping in the town. I wanted to have a rest before catching the rain. I ____ a newspaper and some chocolate and ____ into the station coffee shop. It was a cheap self-service place with long tables to ____ at. I put my heavy bag down on the floor, ____ the newspaper and the chocolate on the table and then went to get a cup of coffee.

When I came back with the coffee, There was someone ____ in the next seat. ____ was a boy, with dark glasses and old clothes, and ____ bright red at the front. He had started to eat my chocolate!

Naturally, I was rather uneasy about him, but I didn’t want to have any ____. I just read the newspaper, tasted my coffee and took a bit of chocolate. The boy looked at me in ____.Then he took a ___ piece of my chocolate. I could hardly believe it. Still I didn’t say anything to him. When he took a third piece, I felt more angry than uneasy. I thought, “Well, I shall have the last piece.” And I got it.

The boy gave me a strange look, then ___ up. As he left, he shouted out, “There’s something ____ with that woman!” Everyone looked at me, ____ I didn’t want to quarrel with the boy, so I kept quiet. I did not realize that I had ____ a mistake until I finished my coffee and was ready to ____. My face turned red when I saw my unopened chocolate under the newspaper. The chocolate that I had been eating was the boy’s!

1.A. stole B. bought C. sold D. wrote

2.A. went B. sat C. seated D. looked

3.A. sit B. seat C. lie D. laugh

4.A. pushed B. took C. put D. pulled

5.A. jumping B. playing C. sitting D. sleeping

6.A. He B. It C. Who D. What

7.A. cut B. washed C. covered D. colored

8.A. coffee B. trouble C. chocolate D. matter

9.A. carelessness B. anger C. surprise D. happiness

10.A. first B. second C. very D. last

11.A. stood B. took C. cried D. looked

12.A. strange B. wrong C. OK D. funny

13.A. and B. but C. so D. while

14.A. spelt B. corrected C. made D. found

15. A. finish B. leave C. jump D. shop

Love is a two-way street

A father sat at his desk and looked at his bills when his young son rushed in and announced: “ Dad, because today is your birthday and you’re 40 years old, I’m going to give you 40 kisses, one for each year!” When the boy started making good on his word(履行诺言),the father shouted: “ Andrew, don’t do it now. I’m too busy!”

The boy soon fell silent as tears fell from his big blue eyes. Feeling sorry, the father said: “ You can finish later.” The boy said nothing but walked away. That evening the father said: “ Come and finish the kisses now, Andrew!”

Unfortunately, a few days later after the father’s birthday, the boy had an accident and died. His father wrote: “ If only(要是··· ···,该多好)I could tell him how sorry I am for my thoughtless words, and how much my heart is hurting.”

Love is a two-way street. We must warmly accept any loving act, or others will take it as a “NO” and it can leave a scar(伤疤). If we don’t receive love, our life will lose its true meaning. Nothing is more important than accepting love from those who are near and dear to us.

1. On his father’s birthday, the boy wanted to _____.

A. help pay the bills B. have a talk with his father

C. buy his father a gift D. give his father kisses

2.A few days after the father’s birthday, the boy _____.

A. was badly hurt in an accident

B. was killed in an accident

C. had to go back to school

D. became unhappy with his father

3.The headline “Love is a two-way street” means _____.

A. love keeps one busy all the time

B. love can make people happy and unhappy

C. we should learn to give and receive love

D. it’s important to love people around us

I am a professor of sports and exercise so I often deal with nervousness in my research with sports people.Actually, most people experience nervousness at some time or another.

If you are feeling anxious, my advice is to first find the cause or causes.Make s list of those things that are making you nervous and work out which ones you can do something about.Focus all of your efforts on managing the causes that you can control.

Most people cannot tell the difference between controllable(可控制的) and uncontrollable causes, so things they can’t control become a big reason for nervousness.Dealing with this is very important if people want to keep a healthy mind.

Simply try to accept the uncontrollable causes of nervousness.You might be worried about the weather on a big day, an accident or an attack on the train, or perhaps just things that other people are doing at work.The results may be very important but there is still no use worrying because you can’t control any of these things.Accept that you can’t control everything.Once you understand this, it becomes easier not to worry.

If a situation, such as swimming, is causing you to be anxious, try to face it as often as possible so that you can get used to it.

It can often help to think about yourself doing the thing that make s you nervous—then close your eyes and imagine it going well.Imagine how the flight or job interview is going to happen so that you can get used to it.This will help you understand that the thing you fear most is probably not going to happen.

1.The writer thinks there is no use worrying about some causes of nervousness because_____.

A.most are not very important

B.they are not the real causes of the problem

C.they cannot be controlled by people

D.it’s better to deal with one cause at a time

2.If swimming makes you nervous, what should you do according to the writer?

A.Go swimming often to get used to it.

B.Avoid going to the swimming pool.

C.Find a swimming teacher.

D.Imagine watching others swim.

3.What is true about nervousness according to the passage?

A.It usually has only one cause.

B.It is usually caused by people.

C.People can easily manage it.

D.Most people suffer from it.

4.What is the main purpose of this passage?

A.To introduce the writer’s sports experience.

B.To advise on how to deal with nervousness.

C.To help people remember their fears.

D.To explain the dangers of nervousness.

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