Whenever my kids have a party at school, I am the mom who always signs up to bring the juice boxes. It’s not because I’m   26  or that I don’t care if my kids have a good party. I am just not good at making homemade bread into holiday-themed shapes like other mothers.   27 , I’m happy to try, even though it’ll   28  me a long time to do it.

People say that housewives should have the   29  to make delicious meals, keep their houses clean, and   30  every minute of their child’s life. Their words used to   31  me a lot. I felt that I should also be able to do those things as a housewife. So   32  I couldn’t make the turkey-shaped cookies, I   33  feeling like a failure as a mom.

After many   34  attempts at baking, and many afternoons spent crying over my inabilities as a mother, I finally accepted the   35  that my lot(命运) in life is to be the juice box mom. I worked hard to be the   36  one in the elementary school. And after one of my daughter’s class parties, it   37 . Her teacher stopped me as I was leaving and said,"Thank you so much for always bringing   38  drinks. Sometimes parents forget that other children will also   39  class parties, and they end up being left out because we don’t have enough   40  for everyone."

I just accepted her appreciation, rather than telling her that I brought extra drinks because I could   41  remember how many kids were in the class. But her   42  taught me an important lesson: I’m not a failure as a mom.

Not everyone is cut out to be a(n)   43  mom. I believe it’s okay to be the juice box mom. I may not bake cookies and decorate them beautifully, but I   44  something to drink. And I think that’s just as   45 .

1.                A.smart          B.lazy            C.tired D.desperate

 

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

 

3.                A.cost           B.give            C.introduce D.take

 

4.                A.dream         B.ability          C.experience    D.tool

 

5.                A.compare        B.save           C.treasure  D.teach

 

6.                A.reflect         B.puzzle          C.upset D.amuse

 

7.                A.unless          B.because        C.though   D.when

 

8.                A.ended up       B.went on        C.insisted on D.set about

 

9.                A.failed          B.careless        C.successful D.useful

 

10.               A.goal           B.opinion         C.fact  D.impression

 

11.               A.slowest         B.best           C.worst D.quickest

 

12.               A.stood out       B.got out         C.came back D.paid off

 

13.               A.cold           B.soft            C.extra D.fresh

 

14.               A.attend         B.hold           C.enjoy D.leave

 

15.               A.cookies        B.drinks          C.books D.cups

 

16.               A.already         B.always         C.ever  D.never

 

17.               A.contribution     B.appreciation     C.Congratulation  D.comprehension

 

18.               A.loyal           B.clever          C.able  D.rich

 

19.               A.provide        B.make          C.buy  D.retell

 

20.               A.believable      B.ridiculous       C.interesting D.important

 

 

The famous director of a big and expensive movie planned to film a beautiful sunset over the ocean, so that the audience could see his hero and heroine in front of it at the end of the film as they said goodbye to each other forever. He sent his camera crew out one evening to film the sunset for him.

The next morning he said to the men, “Have you provided me with that sunset?”

“No, sir,” the men answered.

The director was angry. “Why not?”  he asked. 

“Well, sir,” one of the men answered, “we’re on the east coast here, and the sun sets in the west. We can get you a sunrise over the sea, if necessary, but not a sunset.”

“But I want a sunset!” the director shouted. “Go to the airport, take the next flight to the west coast, and get one.”

But then a young secretary had an idea. “Why don’t you photograph a sunrise,” she suggested, “and then play it backwards? Then it’ll look like a sunset.”

“That’s a very good idea!” the director said. Then he turned to the camera crew and said, “Tomorrow morning I want you to get me a beautiful sunrise over the sea.”

The camera crew went out early the next morning and filmed a bright sunrise over the beach in the middle of a beautiful bay. Then at nine o’clock they took it to the director. “Here it is, sir,” they said, and gave it to him. He was very pleased.

They all went into the studio. “All right,” the director explained, “now our hero and heroine are going to say goodbye. Run the film backwards so that we can see the ‘sunset’ behind them.”

The “sunset” began, but after a quarter of a minute, the director suddenly put his face in his hands and shouted to the camera crew to stop.

The birds in the film were flying backwards, and the waves on the sea were going away from the beach.

1.One evening, the director sent his camera crew out _________.

A.to film a scene on the sea

B.to find an actor and an actress

C.to watch a beautiful sunset

D.to meet the audience

2.Why did the director want to send his crew to the west coast?

A.Because he changed his mind about getting a sunset.

B.Because he was angry with his crew.

C.Because he wanted to get a scene of sunset.

D.Because it was his secretary’s suggestion.

3.The director wanted to film a sunset over the ocean because ______.

A.it went well with the separation of the hero and heroine

B.when they arrived at the beach it was already in the evening

C.it was more moving than a sunrise

D.the ocean looked more beautiful at sunset

4.Which of the following is NOT true?

A.The crew had to follow the secretary’s advice.

B.If you want to see a sunrise, the east coat is the place to go.

C.The camera crew wasn’t able to film the scene the first day.

D.The director ordered his crew to stop filming the “sunset”.

 

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