Mrs. Black is sixty-nine years old. She only has a daughter named Sandra. Mr. Black died twelve years ago. Mrs. Black was very sad and lived in her house alone. Two years ago her daughter had a baby. The young woman was busy all the time and had no time to look after her son James. She asked her mother to live with them.

The old woman had to sell her house and moved there. She was strong and could do all the housework. And the family liked her.

Last autumn Mrs. Black went to do some shopping. A car hit her and her leg was hurt. She had to be in hospital for three months. She couldn't do anything after she came back. At first her daughter was kind to her, but soon she began to be tired of (讨厌) her. The old woman wanted to leave, but she had no money to buy a house and nobody could take care of her. She didn't know what to do.

One morning Mrs. Black broke a plate. It made her daughter angry. She told James to buy a wooden (木制的) plate for his grandma. That afternoon James came back with two wooden plates. She was surprised and asked, "Why did you buy two plates, son?"

"One is for grandma," answered the boy, "the other is for you! You will also have to use a wooden plate when you're old, I think."

The woman heard this and was sad. She cried for long. Now she is kind to her mother as she was before.

1.Sandra asked her mother to live with them because ______.

A. the old woman lived alone

B. she needed her help

C. the old woman couldn't look after herself

D. the old woman could give her much money

2.The family liked Mrs. Black at first because ______.

A. she was very rich

B. she could watch their door

C. she could do all the housework for them

D. she was friendly to them all

3. Mrs. Black couldn’t leave her daughter’s house because she ______ .

A. she had no house to live in

B. Her daughter’s family didn’t like her any longer

C. Sandra couldn't go to see her any more

D. She could help her daughter do all the housework

4.James bought a wooden plate for his mother because ______.

A. he didn't love her

B. he liked it

C. he hoped she would be kind to his grandma

D. she often broke the plates at home

5. Sandra is friendly to her mother again because ______.

A. she knows she did wrong B. she was afraid of her son

C. the old woman is poor D. it's her duty

 

When our children were younger, it was popular for city people to buy a small farm in the country and _____ a few animals there.

One of our new neighbors ____ some ducks. They seemed very lovely. However, they were ____ to run around in their yard and the neighbors’ yards -- ____ ours. Our vegetables were their favorite food. Often we would “shoo” the ducks home and wonder ____ there wasn’t a fence to keep them.

One day, I asked her if she ____her ducks were bringing trouble to my garden. She told me that they were her ____ and he was away traveling. My attitude (态度) to her was bad.

We realized that our neighbors were not planning to build a ____, so our son built one. The ducks now stayed in their own yard. I didn’t see my neighbor again ____ months later.

A women’s church group asked me to ___ at their mother and daughter’s party. The topic was “Love”. Much to my ____, the first woman I saw when I walked into the church was my neighbor. I knew I could not speak about love to them when I hadn’t been ____with my neighbor. So I walked ____to her and said sorry for my attitude. She forgave me and then we talked a lot.

Do you have anybody like that in your life? Let me ____ you, if at all possible, to clear the ____between you.

1.A. put B. keep C. send D. take

2.A. bought B. sold C. dropped D. showed

3.A. made B. allowed C. forced D. chosen

4.A. except B. but C. without D. including

5.A. what B. why C. if D. when

6.A. saw B. understood C. thought D. realized

7.A. husband’s B. daughter’s C. wife’s D. grandma’s

8.A. fence B. house C. nest D. room

9.A. after B. before C. until D. while

10.A. speak B. talk C. say D. tell

11.A. excitement B. joy C. glad D. surprise

12.A. nice B. patient C. friendly D. annoyed

13.A. up B. along C. towards D. down

14.A. offer B. lift C. encourage D. afford

15.A. air B. difficulty C. pleasure D. trash

 

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