This is love, hand in hand with you, old age to the old.
I made a promise to myself on the way down to the vacation beach cottage. For two weeks I would try to be a(an)   31  husband and father. Totally loving. No ifs, ands or buts.
The   32   had come to me as I listened to a talk on my car radio. The   33  was quoting Biblical passage about husbands and their wives. Then he went on to say, “Love is an   34  of will. A person can choose to love.” To myself, I had to   35  that I had been a selfish husband. Well, for two weeks that would   36 .
And it did,   37  from the moment I kissed Evelyn at the door and said, “That new yellow sweater looks   38  on you.”
“Oh, Tom, you noticed,” she said,   39  and pleased. Maybe a little puzzled.   40  the long drive, I wanted to sit and read. Evelyn   41  a walk on the beach. I started to refuse,   42 
then I thought she wanted to be alone with me.” We walked on the beach while the   43  flew their kites.
So it went. Two weeks of not calling the firm where I am a director. We visited the shell museum   44  I usually hate museums. Relaxed and happy, that’s how the whole   45  passed. I made a new promise to keep on remembering to choose love.
There was one thing that went   46  with my experiment, however. Evelyn and I still laugh about it today. On the last night at our cottage, preparing for bed, Evelyn  47 me.    “What’s the matter?” I asked her.
“Tom,” she said in a(an)   48  voice, “do you know something? I don’t….”
“What do you mean?”
“Well… that   49  I had several weeks ago … our doctor … did he tell you something about me? Am I dying?”
It took a moment for it all to be understood. Then I burst into   50 .
“No, honey,” I said, wrapping her in my arms. “You’re not dying; I’m just starting to live.”

【小题1】
A.hardworkingB.challengingC.lovingD.convincing
【小题2】
A.planB.ideaC.decisionD.hope
【小题3】
A.speakerB.driverC.listenerD.passenger
【小题4】
A.resultB.startC.processD.act
【小题5】
A.agreeB.avoidC.assumeD.admit
【小题6】
A.remainB.changeC.respondD.continue
【小题7】
A.properlyB.especiallyC.rightD.straight
【小题8】
A.commonB.unusualC.uglyD.great
【小题9】
A.surprisedB.frightenedC.disappointed D.discouraged
【小题10】
A.BeforeB.DuringC.AfterD.For
【小题11】
A.suggestedB.cancelledC.deniedD.delayed
【小题12】
A.otherwiseB.butC.yet D.so
【小题13】
A.neighbors B.touristsC.childrenD.employees
【小题14】
A.whenB.unlessC.becauseD.though
【小题15】
A.planB.vacationC.businessD.week
【小题16】
A.smoothB.badC.wrongD.well
【小题17】
A.stared at B.glared atC.glanced atD.pointed at
【小题18】
A.loudB.excitedC.sadD.doubtful
【小题19】
A.checkupB.makeupC.buildup D.cutup
【小题20】
A.tearsB.cheersC.angerD.laughter

Supermarket Morrisons today announced to launch an online shopping operation within two years in a move to catch up with its web-savvy rivals. The UK's fourth biggest supermarket said Morrisons.com would offer grocery and non-food products but would take time to build from zero.
As part of its online development, Morrisons - the only one of the "Big Four" grocers to have a significant internet business - revealed it had invested £32 million in a 10% stake of a New York-based online grocer. The announcement came as Morrisons posted a 13% increase in underlying pre-tax profits of £869 million in the year to January 30.
Morrisons is implementing a growth strategy which is focused on expanding its e-commerce business and moving into the convenience store market. It has earmarked £3 billion in investment over the next three years. The supermarket floated the idea of launching its own website last year and today is the first firm commitment to realising that goal.
Last month, the company took its first major step to launching an online operation with the acquisition of internet retailer Kiddicare for £70 million. The company said this move, along with the 10% "strategic" stake in American online grocer FreshDirect announced today, would help it launch its own website in the future. FreshDirect was launched in 2002 and serves 600,000 customers in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut. The deal will see Morrisons chief executive Dalton Philips join the company's board.
Morrisons also revealed it would open three convenience stores, around 3,000 sq ft in size, in July under the name M Local. The shops will be located in Morrisons' heartland in the north of England, in neighbourhoods around the M62 motorway. The company said the convenience business was the second-fastest growing part of the market. Rival models include Tesco Metro and Sainsburys Local.
【小题1】FreshDirect severs 600,000 customers in          .

A.ConnecticutB.New JerseyC.New YorkD.certain states
【小题2】Which would help Morrisons launch its own wesbsite in the future?
A.Taking measures to beat its rivals as quickly as it could
B.Offering enough grocery and non-food products from zero
C.Building more convenience stores and market in the United States
D.Launching an online operation with the acquisition of interest retailer
【小题3】Which of the following would be the best title of the passage?
A.Morrisons Has Many Business Rvials
B.Morrisons Will Launch an Online Operation
C.Morrisons Switches to Run Online Shopping
D.Morrisons Wants to Establish Branches

单词拼写(共15小题, 每小题1分,满分15分)
【小题1】There are strong _____________(论据)against these measures.
【小题2】I tried to fix the __________(设备)but I failed.
【小题3】I’m sure that the word “friend” must ______(存在) in every language and in some ways it is a very easy word to understand.
【小题4】He did the work under his teacher's ____________. (指导)
【小题5】Take _________ (积极的)action and help make your neighborhood a better place to live in!
【小题6】It may rain, but a_________ I shall finish the work today.
【小题7】 ---What’s our homework for today, Peter?   ---Sorry, I wasn’t c__________
【小题8】You've been working all morning---you d __________a rest.
【小题9】The fact that the 1 yuan fee goes to charity(慈善) may also encourage them to d_______ to good causes.
【小题10】Once we are college students, we should learn to be i_______ of our parents' help.
【小题11】He told me that the firm could not a________ to pay such large salaries.
【小题12】On the way, a young man waved to me. I stopped and he asked me for a l_______.
【小题13】As usual, the police will have a difficult time. They will be trying to keep order. It is always the same on these o__________.
【小题14】He’ll be away for two months. We are p______ of him. He will take part in an important race across the Atlantic.
【小题15】The instrument was bought by my grandfather many years ago. R______ it was damaged by a visitor.

Here’s a movie—a sharp, sugar-rush of fun that’s guaranteed to entertain the entire family.

With some terrific computer-generated effects, a great cast and a fun-packed storyline, Robots is the best animated film (动画片) since The Incredibles. Yep, it really is that good.

Set in a world populated by robots, Ewan McGregor plays Rodney Copperbottom, a young robot who leaves his small-town home to pursue his dream of becoming an inventor.

But after arriving in Robot City, his hopes of getting a job at Bigweld Industries are destroyed when he learns the firm has been taken over by the evil Ratchet (Greg Kinnear).

Egged on by his controlling mum, Madame Gasket (Jim Broadbent), Ratchet plans to reduce half of Robot City’s citizens to scrap metal by refusing to sell the spare parts they need to survive.

Instead, he wants to make a fortune selling expensive upgrades that few can afford. As he says, “Why be you when you can be new?”

Aided by a few misfit robots known as the Rustles—including Robin Williams as the cowardly' (胆小的)Fender (“I’m made of a metal called Afraidium”)—Rodney must track down the firm’s founder, Bigweld (Mel Brooks), and convince him to save the city from Ratchet’s plans.

The first thing that’ll strike you about the movie is the thought that's gone into creating Robot City. It’s a wondrous world full of mechanical marvels including wind-up cars and walking streetlamps.

Also terrific are the special effects. This might be an animated movie but at times you’ll catch yourself thinking it’s really a live-action film.

Of course, there have been plenty of animated movies that looked the part but were let down by a weak storyline (see Shark Tale, for example).

But Robots grips (扣人心弦) right from the start thanks to a heart-warming and thoroughly engaging plot that never bores.

My only complaints are with Williams who, as usual,has a one-in-10 success rate with his jokes. Also a letdown is a romantic subplot between Rodney and a shapely robot called Cappy (Halle Berry) that doesn’t go anywhere.

Complains aside, this is a mechanical marvel that’ll have you bolted firmly to your seat.

BEST QUOTE(引述): Fender: “Even though you had a discouraging day, just remember there’s another one coming tomorrow.”

BEST BIT: Check out those amazing images.

WORST BIT: Robin Williams, character does an unfunny Britney Spears dance routine.

IF YOU LIKED…Ice Age, The Incredibles, Toy Story... YOU’LL LIKE THIS.

1.This piece of writing is a _______.

A. commercial advertisement   B. film review

C. movie poster         D. literary essay

2.The cast of Robots is made up of all the following actors or actresses EXCEPT _______.

A. Ewan McGregor    B. Robin Williams

C. Britney Spears       D. Halle Berry

3.What is Shark Tale an example of?

A. A great cast. B. A poor plot.

C. Special effects.      D. Clumsy animation.

 

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