It was Mother’s Day, the day we celebrate everything mothers are and everything we do.But I’ll   1   that Sunday in 2000 was bittersweet for me.As a single mother I   2  to think of my shortcomings — how many evenings I couldn’t spend with my children, and how many things I couldn’t   3    my waitress’ salary to buy.

    But what   4    kids I had! My daughter Maria was a senior in college, and Denny was home visiting from his freshman year at Harvard University.They were   5    impolite enough to complain, but there was so much more I   6    I had done for them.I just hoped they __7 

As I walked into the   8    quietly to start breakfast, I was greeted by a vase  9    a dozen red roses! When had Denny possibly slipped down to leave them? But even their delicate beauty was overshadowed by the note sitting beside them, in the quick, manly   10    of an eighteen-year-old.It was about a story that happened between Denny and me long ago.It   11 .

She took a day off from her busy   12    to take the boy to see his hero in the flesh at the stadium.It took 3.5 hours just to get there, and they had to be there early   13    he could see his hero take batting practice.  14    their arrival, she took her hard-earned money to buy an overpriced T-shirt on which was   15    his hero making a diving catch.After the game, of course he had to   16    his hero’s signature, so she stayed with the little boy    17    one in the morning…

   It took me long enough to  18    it, but I finally know who the   19    hero is.Mom, I love you!

   And suddenly, it was a   20    Mother’s Day, after all.

1.A.admit                 B.adopt               C.deny                  D.refuse

2.A.intended              B.liked                 C.tended                D.hesitated

3.A.stress                B.spare                C.strengthen          D.spend

4.A.poor                  B.great                C.faithless              D.pretty

5.A.merely               B.usually             C.never                  D.often

6.A.wished               B.hoped               C.expected             D.desired

7.A.supported           B.understood        C.approved            D.disgusted

8.A.1iving-room          B.kitchen             C.bed- room          D.study

9.A.including            B.containing         C.possessing          D.pinning

10.A.handwriting      B.description         C.tone                   D.scratch

11.A.wrote               B.recorded           C.memorized          D.read

12.A.event               B.content             C.schedule             D.circumstance

13.A.or                    B.for                   C.but                     D.so

14.A.At                    B.In                    C.On                     D.By

15.A.impressed         B.printed             C.presented            D.pressed

16.A.buy                  B.abandon           C.get                     D.exchange

17.A.before              B.until                 C.after                   D.when

18.A.see                  B.hear                 C.realize                D.tell

19.A.actual               B.true                  C.imaginary           D.visual

20.A.sad                  B.bitter                C.happy                 D.exciting

TOKYO -- The number of domestic(国内)infections cases of influenza A/H1N1 in Japan hits 42 on Sunday after a total of 34 people in Osaka and Hyogo counties were confirmed to have been infected, local media reported.

    The total number of the infection in the country now stands at 46, including the first four cases contracted(感染)abroad. The country is now facing the risk of grass-root outbreak which could lead the WHO to raise its new flu pandemic alert(传染病预警)to the highest level of 6 from the current 5, experts has warned.

    The 34 newly confirmed domestic cases, 11 in Osaka and 23 in Hyogo, included high school students, college students and teachers, the health ministry and local governments said on Sunday.Japan on Saturday confirmed the first eight cases of domestic infection on students of a Kobe high school.The later confirmed cases in Osaka are said to have contacted the Kobe students in a volleyball match.Osaka and Hyogo are neighboring in the Kansai region.

    All of the 42 people had no record of overseas travel.Meanwhile, a total of 143 students at the Kansai Okura Senior High School where many infections in Osaka were found, have shown symptoms of influenza since around Monday, according to local media reports.The privately run school said it will be closed from Monday through Saturday.More than 1,000 educational facilities -- kindergartens, and elementary, junior and senior high schools -- in Osaka and Hyogo counties have decided to suspend (暂停) classes for certain periods following the confirmation of new flu infections in the counties, Kyodo News reported.

    The two counties have requested private schools to follow suit.Osaka Governor Toru Hashimoto held a meeting of a new flu task force on Sunday and decided to ask facilities such as movie theaters to suspend operations to prevent the spread of the flu.TV clips showed people in Kansai region started to wear masks in public spaces and rushed to drug stores for buying medicines.

    The Japanese government on Saturday shifted the stage of its new-flu action program from “a period of overseas outbreak” to “a period of domestic outbreak” and called for companies and schools in the areas concerned to allow individuals to avoid commuting(出行) during rush hours.

    The Kyodo News quoted Masato Tashiro, a member of the World Health Organization’s emergency committee, as saying that several hundred people in Japan already may have been infected with the new flu.

1.According to the passage, the total number of the A/H1N1 infection in Japan now is _______.

     A.42                B.34               C.46              D.143

2.The reasons for the happening of the later confirmed cases in Osaka are the following Except___.

     A.143 students at the Kansai Okura Senior High School have shown symptoms of influenza.

     B.Some students in a Kobe High school got infected.

     C.Osaka and Hyogo are next to each other in the Kansai region.

     D.The later infected people contacted the Kobe students in a volleyball match.

3.What is the implied meaning of what Masato Tashiro said in the last paragraph?

     A.The real situation about the new flu in Japan may be worse than it has been reported.

     B.Several hundred people have been infected but they don’t know it.

     C.The who has to raise its new flu pandemic alert to the highest level.

     D.The who’s emergency committee are trying to confirm the number of infection in Japan.

4.The purpose of the passage is ______.

     A.to introduce the new flu in Japan.

     B.to draw people’s attention to the worsening situation of influenza A/H1N1 in Japan.

     C.to give some advice on preventing the spread of the flu.

     D.to call for educational facilities in Japan to suspend classes for some time.

Ever thought you’d get to experience the smell of ancient Egyptian queen Cleopatra’s hair, or the scent(气味)of the sun? Visitors to the Reg Vardy Gallery will soon be able to do just that.

The gallery, at Sunderland University, England, is holding a new exhibition, If There Ever Was.It focuses on scent rather than sight.

The innovative(创新的)idea is the brainchild of curator(馆长)Robert Blackson.His inspiration came from reading the book Fast Food Nation.The book discussed the use of artificial chemicals to flavor things such as milkshakes, making them smell and taste like strawberries, when they’re not actually made from them.

A smell can often conjure up(召唤)memories such as school dinners or a childhood holiday by the sea, but the smells on display, will allow visitors to experience smells their noses won’t have been able to pick out before.

"There’s a whole variety of different smells, including some extinct flowers," explains Blackson."Some have been gone for hundreds of years."

One extraordinary fragrance(香气)is the aftermath(灾难的后果)of the first atomic bomb, dropped on Japan on August 6, 1945.

There is also the smell of Cleopatra’s hair, based on incense(熏香)that was popular among ancient Egyptians.

The Soviet Mir space station, which burnt up in the atmosphere in 2001, smells of charred(烧焦的)material(the space station caught fire).

Among the stranger smells is the "surface of the sun".

"It is hard to sum up.It is an atmospheric smell, like walking into a room when the sun has been pouring in," says Blackson."It gives a freshness, a sun kissed feel with a bit of metal.If you can say something smells hot, this is it."

A team of 11, including perfume designers, have been working on recreating the smells for the exhibition.James Wong, a botanist at Botanic Gardens Conservation International, UK, helped in the recreation of the smells of four extinct flowering plants.

He did this by closely linking the extinct flowers with the smells of existing ones.With the help of historical reports of how the extinct flowers smelled, he was able to remix the aromas(芳香).

The exhibition runs until June 6.Fourteen extinct and impossible smells are on display.

1.What might be the best title of the passage?

  A.The Reg Vardy Gallery                    B.Egyptian queen Cleopatra’s hair

  C.A visit to a new exhibition                D.The scents of ancient Egypt

2.Visitors can enjoy all of the following scents at the Reg Vardy Gallery EXCEPT ______.

  A.the scent of ancient Egyptian queen Cleopatra’s hair

  B.the smells of charred material of the Soviet Mir space station

  C.the scent of having a childhood vacation by the sea

  D.the smell of the aftermath of the first atomic bomb dropped on Japan .

3.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

  A.Visitors go to Reg Vardy Gallery to enjoy beautiful sights.

  B.James Wong managed to remix the aromas by referring to some historical reports.

  C.The exhibition will last until July 6.

  D.The scents visitors will smell are found in the tomb of the ancient Egyptian queen Cleopatra.

4.In which session are you likely to read the passage in a newspaper?

  A.Science                                          B.Education

  C.Entertainment                                 D.Economy

根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

_1_ One of the best things you can possibly do is to start your own club. It’s great fun especially if you are the sort of person who feels there’s never anything to do during the school holidays.

The first thing you need to come up with is an idea for your club._2_ Pets, clothes, pop music or dancing groups, sports, making things? The list is endless.   

Next you need some friends to be in your club with you ._3_ All you need is three or four other people who are interested in the same things as you.

 _4 You should all sit down somewhere together with lots of pieces of paper and write down every name you can think up.That’ll keep you busy for ages.

At your first meeting you should make up a rule book.And the first rule should be no grown-ups or little/big brothers or sisters! The best clubs are always secret!

Now you have just about everything you need, except membership cards.These are very important and again you can speed a lot of time making them.5 Why not leave some space for a photo of yourself ? That will make the membership card really look like it.

So there you are, get clubbing! Once you get started you’ll think of loads of more interesting things to do!

A.That’s easy.

B.Enjoy your own club!

C.Invite a designer to join you.

D.What are you interest in?

E.Summer vacation is just around the corner.

F.Then you need to pick a name for your club.

G.Use a bright thick pen to make a special design.

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