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I'm very thankful to the cat and it always makes me think of the time I was with him.

Five years ago, when my father was dying, I travelled a thousand miles from home to be with him in his last days. I felt very sad and it was one of the most difficult and painful times in my life. After he passed away, I stayed alone in his flat. There were so many things to deal with. I was lonely and I hated the silence of the flat.

But one evening the silence was broken: I heard crying outside. I opened the door to find a little cat on the steps. He was thin and poor. He looked the way I felt. I brought him inside and gave him a can of fish. He ate it and then almost immediately fell asleep.

The next morning I checked with neighbors and learned that the cat had been left by his owner. His owner had moved out, so the little cat was there all alone, just like I was. As I walked back to the flat, I tried to work out what to do with him. Having something else to take care of seemed like the very last thing I needed. But as soon as I opened the flat door, he ran to me and jumped into my arms. It was clear from that moment that he didn't want to go anywhere. I started calling him Willis in order to remember my father's best friend.

From then on, things grew easier. With Willis in my lap, time seemed to pass much faster.

When the time finally came for me to return home, I had to decide what to do about Willis. There was absolutely no way I would leave without him.

It's been five years since my father died. Over the years, several people have said how nice it was of me to rescue the cat. But I know that we rescued each other. I may have given him a home but he gave me something greater.

1.The writer felt ______ after her father passed away.

A. happy B. lonely C. nervous D. relaxed

2.As soon as the writer saw the cat, she ______.

A. had pity on him B. showed no interest in him

C. felt very frightened D. felt angry with his crying

3.The underlined sentence in the fourth paragraph means that the writer ______.

A. was too busy to keep the cat as a pet B. was used to staying alone in the flat

C. needed something to fill my empty flat D. needed something to look after to kill time

4.The cat rescued the writer by ______.

A. telling her what real life was B. helping her tidy the flat every day

C. helping her finish the tasks on time D. making her feel better in her hard times

5.According to the passage, which of the following statements is True?

A. The cat didn't like staying in the writer's flat.

B. The writer and the cat were both homeless.

C. Willis was also the name of the writer’s father’s friend.

D. The cat was left by his owner because of an accident.

6.What's the best title for the passage?

A. A lovely cat B. My father and a cat

C. What I got from a cat D. How to take care of a cat

The traditional baths of Turkey(土耳其)

Hamams,or bath houses,are a traditional part of Turkish culture.They represent an important piece of Turkey's long history and serve as a window into the past.However,these bath houses are quickly _____ because of the changing habits of the Turkish people.

Hamams hold a strong place in the history of Turkey and many data back hundreds of years.Traditionally,all kinds of people went to hamams because Islam has strict laws for cleanliness.Believers must wash themselves _____,especially before their daily prayers(祷告).As most people in Turkey didn't have running water in their homes,the Hamam was the perfect place to get clean,relax,and catch up with friends.

Today,however,the tradition of going to the hamam is dying out for many young people.Now almost everyone has running water in their bathrooms,so they prefer to bathe at home._____,Turkish people are not going to hamams as often as they used to.These days,instead of relying on locals,many hamams are trying to attract foreign tourists.

A typical _____ at a hamam can last well over an hour.Visitors will be welcomed into entrance hall.There they will be able to relax with friends and chat over a cup of tea.They will also be able to change into the Turkish towel,which wraps around the waist like a skirt.When ready,visitors will head into the hot room.There they will lie on the hot floor and be scrubbed clean and massaged by one of the in﹣house masseurs or masseuses.Men and women always bathe separately(分开地),but their experiences are very_____.

Although many hamams are in danger of closing,they will always remain a part of Turkish culture.An experience in one of Istanbul's famous bath houses should not be _____ on any visit to Turkey.It will certainly leave you refreshed,relaxed,and squeaky clean for your next adventure.

1.A.developing B.disappearing C.setting up D.falling down

2.A.together B.again C.regularly D.immediately

3.A.In brief B.What's more C.For the time being D.As a result

4.A.process B.program C.case D.essential

5.A.familiar B.similar C.dramatic D.essential

6.A.missed B.gained C.shared D.described.

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Zhang Ming, a college graduate from Shandong, created a 9-page “WeChat Guide”. With drawings and simple words, the step-by-step guide e1. how to send messages, take pictures and make video calls. Zhang made the guide for his parents. “My parents are getting old. They need an easy way to learn how to use technology,” he said.

Zhang’s experience is common nowadays. Worldwide, 40 percent of parents learn about new technologies, i2.computers, mobile Internet and social media, from their children, according to a study from the International Communication Association in 2017.

Parents u3.to teach their kids about almost everything. Now for the first time, the teachers become the students, and the students turn into the teachers.

The c4.of the roles comes from the rapid development of society and technology, says Zhou Xiaohong, a sociology professor from Nanjing University. Zhou said the Internet and other forms of media give children ways to get information besides from asking older generations. T5., in the age of information, it’s possible that children know more than their parents do.

According to the China Internet Network Information Center, 56.7 percent of Internet users and 67.2 percent of social media users in China are u6.the age of 30. The younger generation usually acts as a link between their family and the new environment. But when they teach their parents new techonolgies, parents can connect to the new world by themselves, noted Zhou.

In Zhang Ming’s eyes, teaching his parents about WeChat brings him c7. to his parents. “People communicate more by using new technology. Why should we keep our parents out?” said Zhang.

It was Saturday again. Grace and Karen disliked Saturdays. That was another thing the twins had in common. They shared the same clothes and tied their hair in the same manner. In fact, it was hard for their classmates and teachers to tell them apart sometimes.

Unlike their classmates, they had to get up early at seven every Saturday to prepare for their lessons. Grace had to attend the art lesson and Karen had to attend her ballet lesson. “How I wish I could do something different today,” said the twins with one voice. All at once, an idea came to Grace and Karen at the same time. “How would you like to be me for a day?” they asked each other. It seemed like a wonderful plan to them. After giving each other a description of their own friends, Grace put on Karen’s ballet dress while Karen put Grace’s brushes and paints into her bag. Then they left for their classes.

When the art lesson started, Karen was lost. Unlike Grace, Karen was poor at drawing. When the art lesson finally ended, Karen didn’t dare to hand in her work.

Meanwhile, Grace was struggling in the ballet class as well. As she had no idea about the dance steps, she had to follow her classmates blindly. As a result, she kept knocking into them. Their ballet teacher became impatient with her, “Karen, you should remember the basic steps. You can’t rely on copying what others are doing.”

When Karen and Grace got home, they were tired out. They decided that they would never try to be someone else they were not. It seemed thatthe grass was not always greener on the other side.

1.Did Grace and Karen like Saturdays?

2.When did the twins get up on Saturdays?

3.What was the twins’ plan when they decided to do something different?

4.How did Karen feel at the beginning of the art lesson?

5.Why did the ballet teacher become impatient?

6.What does the underlined part “the grass was not always greener on the other side” at the end of the story try to tell us?

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