She is a cute, quiet girl. As a daughter, she has no secrets from her mother, who is very pleased with her. But recently she has become somewhat mysterious, not so open as before. She has a diary that she keeps under lock and key. Her mother cannot help worrying about her: what if she falls in love, which is too early for a girl of her age. After all, she is reaching the “dangerous stage”. These thoughts have caused trouble in the mother’s mind.

   One weekend the girl came to tell her mother that she was going to the cinema with her schoolmate and would return late. This was the first time her mother agreed, and she couldn’t help worrying because her daughter had never been away at night before. The mother waited till nine and her uneasiness got the upper hand over her. She decided to go out to meet her daughter. Just at that moment the noise of a car pulling up drew her to the window and there was her daughter, waving goodbye to a boy. Her heart missed a beat. When the girl came in, the mother was watching TV, pretending nothing had happened. “Mum, I’m back.” “Yeah.” “Sorry to be late. Still sitting up?” “Yes, Oh, that… Who’s that boy?” The daughter was stunned (发愣) for a moment. “Ah. It’s my monitor. He gave a lift on his way home. Mum, I’m going to bed.” “All right. Go to sleep early.”

Next morning when the mother went to the daughter’s room to do some tidying, she found her diary left at her pillow. After a few minutes’ hesitation she eventually opened it to the entry of the night before. It reads: Mum, it’s love that made you ask, but it would show your understanding of me if you hadn’t.

Holding the diary, the mother fell in thought.

41. Which is the correct order according to the story?

  a. She took a lift back in her monitor’s car.

  b. She went to see a film with her classmate.

  c. She wrote a diary to her mother.

  d. Her mother pretended to watch TV.

  e. Her mother worried about her daughter’s returning late.

A. b, e, a, d, c     B. e, b, a, d, c        C. b, a, e, d, c      D. b, e, a, c, d

42. Which of the following is TRUE according to the story?

A. The girl knew her mother would ask her the question about the boy.

B. What the daughter did recently worried her mother.

C. The mother was eager to read her daughter’s diary the next day.

D. The girl’s diary was always unlocked.

43. From the diary, we can see the daughter _______.

A. thanked her mother for asking her

B. thought her mother cared about her very much

C. thought it was her mother’s duty to ask

D. thought her mother’s understanding is better than simple love

44. The main purpose of this article is to show that parents should _______.

A. care about what their children really think and feel

B. not give much freedom to their children 

C. talk with their children about their early love 

D. keep silent about their children’s privacy（隐私）

During the month of September，a dear friend of mine lost her husband suddenly in an accident．The tragedy(悲剧) was a   21   to everyone．When I got the news，I drove home   22  that we just don’t know when a loved one is   23   going to be with us．We sometimes take our loved ones   24  ，and we expect that they will be with us forever．  25  ，as we all know，life does not work that   26    and sometimes we get a wake―up call that shocks us and makes us realize how   27   life is．

    In comforting her at the funeral, I tried to imagine if I was in her   28   how I would feel．

    As I was leaving the   29  ，I ran into Marilyn，who has been a true friend to me over the years．When she asked me how my job was，I started   30   things through．I was having a   31    week with my job and I was telling her how I was feeling．She listened to me as I was shouting my   32  ，then without saying a word，she took her hands and   33   them on my face，and said to me，“But at least you had a day．”

    The   34  of her hands on my cheeks, the   35  in her voice，and the words she spoke，“BUT AT LEAST YOU HAD A DAY”hit me like a ton of   36  ．All the disappointments，all the stress that was   37   inside me came to a complete   38  ．

    Since that day，when I start feeling   39  , I remind myself of Marilyn's words--but at least I had a day! Things could be a lot   40   sometimes，but I am alive and I have a lot to be thankful for．

Progress so far has been very good. _____, we are sure that the project will be completed on time.

   A. Therefore      B. However     C. Otherwise         D. Besides

In modern times, people have to learn to ______ all kinds of pressure although they are leading a comfortable life.

  A. keep with        B. stay with      C. meet with       D. live with

---Can your manager speak English?

---Sure. He is said _______ in Britain for two years when he was young.

  A. to have studied     B. to study     C. studying      D. studied

After she graduated from college in 2005, her parents insisted ______ abroad to further her education.

  A. her going       B. on her going   C. that she went   D. that she must go

_______ is known to us all, the 2012 Olympic games will take place in London.

  A. It                B. As                C. What          D. Which

---What do you think we can do for our aged parents?

---You _______ do anything except to be with them and be yourself.

   A. don’t have to       B. oughtn’t to          C. mustn’t           D. can’t

There was ______ time when women had no right to vote, couldn’t go to ______university or choose their jobs.

   A. the, 不填      B. a,  a            C. a, 不填          D. a,  the

Water can absorb and give off a lot of heat without big changes in temperature, thus _______ a stable environment.

  A. create         B. created         C. to create        D. creating