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There was a time when I thought my dad didn’t know how to be a good father. I couldn’t 16 him ever saying the words “I love you.” It seems to me his only purpose in life was to say “ 17 ” to anywhere I wanted to go and anything I wanted to do, including getting a 18 . Some parents bought their kids cars when they got their driver’s licenses. Not my dad — he said that I’d have to get a job and buy my own.

So that is what I did. I got a job at a very nice restaurant and 19 every penny I could and when I had enough to buy my car, I did! The day I brought that car home, my dad was the first one I wanted to 20 it off to. “Look, dad, a car of my own. If you ever want a ride, you only need to pay me five dollars.” I offered with a smile.

“I see,” was all he said.

One day, there was something wrong with my father’s truck. So he needed a 21 to work. The sun wasn’t even up when we left the house, 22 it was already getting warm out. It was going to be a hot day. As my dad got out of my car, I 23 him, dressed in his work clothes, getting his 24 from the truck (车尾箱) of my car. Watching his sun-weathered face, and even from a distance I could tell there were 25 lines than I ever remembered being there before. I realized how hard my dad works for the family. My father is a cement finisher(水泥修整工).

Suddenly, it came up with me that he actually got down on his hands and knees to sweat over hot concrete(混凝土) to make a living for his family. And he did this day in and day out, 26 hot it got. Never, not once, had I heard him 27 about it. To him we were “worth” it. And never once did he ask us to pay for it.

When he closed the trunk, his tools set off to the side, he walked over to my window to 28 me five dollars. I rolled down the window and said “Good-bye, dad. Keep your five dollars. It’s my __29__. Don’t work too hard. I love you.”

His eyes met mine, then glanced away in the direction of his waiting tools, he 30 his throat(喉咙) and said, “Oh, and… me, too.”

1.A. like B. remember C. forget D. care

2.A. Sorry B. Yes C. No D. Well

3.A. car B. friend C. job D. present

4.A. spent B. earned C. kept D. saved

5.A. take B. put C. turn D. show

6.A. ride B. leave C. trip D. hurry

7.A. as B. although C. but D. since

8.A. helped B. followed C. left D. watched

9.A. tools B. clothes C. luggage D. bag

10.A. fewer B. more C. longer D. less

11.A. whatever B. whenever C. wherever D. however

12.A. talk B. complain C. ask D. speak

13.A. hand B. borrow C. lend D. take

14.A. help B. advice C. treat D. idea

15.A. cleaned B. wiped C. cleared D. felt

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     As prices and building costs keep rising (上升), "the do-it-yourself" (DIY) trend (趋势), in the US
continues (继续) to grow.
    "We needed furniture (家具) for our living room, "says John Kose, "and we didn't have enough money
to buy it. "So we decided to try making a few tables and chairs. John got married (结婚) six months ago,
and like many young people these days, they are struggling (努力) to make a home at a time when the
cost of living is very high. The Roses took a 2-week course(课程)for $ 280 at a night school. Now they
build all their furniture and make repairs(修理)around the house.
    Jim Hatfield has three boys and his wife died (去世). He has a full-time job at home as well as
(除……之外)in a shoe-making factory. Last month, he received(收到)a car repair bill for $420. "I
was very upset (不安)about it. Now I've finished a car repair course. I should be able to fix (修理) the
car myself. "
    John and Jim are not unusual people. Most families in the country are doing everything they can save
money so they can fight the high cost of living. If you want to become a "do-it-yourself". you can go to
DIY classes. And for those who don't have time to take a course, there are books that tell you how to
do things yourself.

1. We know from the passage that many people _____.

A. seldom (几乎不) go to a department store to buy things
B. take DIY courses run (经营) by the government (政府)
C. have to learn to make their own furniture
D. find it hard to pay for what they need

2. John and his wife went to evening classes to learn how to _____.

A. improve the quality (质量) of life
B. save time and money
C. make or repair things
D. run a DIY shop

3. When the writer says that Jim has a full-time job at home, he means Jim _____.

A. keeps house and looks after his children
B. does his own car and home repairs
C. does extra work at night
D. make shoes in his home

4. Jim Hatfield decided to become a do-it-yourself when _____.

A. he had to raise the children all by himself
B. he could not possibly do two jobs
C. the car repair class was not helpful
D. his car repairs cost too much

5. What's the best title of the passage?

A. Rose and Hatfield: Believers in DIY.
B. You Can Do It Too.
C. The Joy of DIY.
D. Welcome to our DIY Course.

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My mother was a housewife. She thought that successful people spent a lot more time reading than watching TV. So she asked my brother and me not to watch too much TV, but to read two books every week in our free time. She would check them with marks, though she couldn’t read the book at all.
When I went to high school, I was an A-student, but not for long. I wanted cool clothes and hung out with friends. I became a C-student, but I didn’t care. One night I complained about not having enough Italian shirts. Then my mother gave me all the money and said I could get the money left to buy shirts if I finished buying all the things the family needed. I was pleased with that, but after I bought those things, there was no money left. I got to know how difficult it was for my mother to do all these. I went back to my studies and became an A-student again. Finally, my dream came true and I became a doctor.
My story is really my mother’s story----a woman with little education greatly changed my life as a parent. So I believe there is no job more important than parenting.
【小题1】What did the writer’s mother do?

【小题2】Why did the mother ask her children to read books in their free time?

A．Because she thought successful people spent more time reading.

B．Because she thought books were interesting.

C．Because she wanted her children to be happy.

D．Because she wanted her children to be doctors.

【小题3】Which was NOT the reason for the writer’s falling behind(落后)?

A．He only cared about clothes and didn’t study.

B．He spent more time hanging out with friends than studying.

C．He didn’t care that he went from being an A-student to a C-student.

D．He spent much time reading storybooks.

【小题4】What was the writer’s dream?

A．To be a doctor.	B．To be a teacher.
C．To be an A-student	D．To find a good job.

【小题5】The writer mainly wants to tell us that ______.

A．mothers with little education change their children more.

B．his mother is cruel and unhelpful

C．there is a job more important than parenting.

D．his mother has an important influence（影响）on him.

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A jobless man wanted very much to be an “office boy” at Microsoft. The manager interviewed him and then watched him cleaning the floor as a test. “You have passed the test.” he said. “Give me your e-mail address and I'll send you the form(表格) to fill in and the date when you may start.” The man replied. “But I don't have a computer, neither an e-mail.” “I'm sorry,” said the manager. “If you don't have an e-mail, that means you are not living. And anyone who isn't living cannot have the job.”

??? The man left with no hope at all. He didn't know what to do with only $10 in his pocket. He thought and thought. Then he went to the supermarket and bought 10 kilos of tomatoes. He sold the tomatoes from door to door. In less than two hours, he had 20 dollars. He did this again and again for three times, and started to go early every day, and returned home late. At last, he had his own fleet of delivery vehicles(运货车队).Five years later, the man was one of the biggest food retailers (零售商) in the US.

?? One day, one of his friends asked him for his e-mail. He said, “I haven't got one.” His friend couldn't believe his ears. “Can you imagine what you could have been if you had an e-mail?”The man thought for a while and replied, “Yes, I'd be an office boy at Microsoft!”

1. What did the man do for the test?

A. He sent e-mails.???????????????????? B. He did the cleaning

C. He sold computers.????????????????? D. He filled in forms.

2.The man didn't get the job because he???????? .

A. disliked such a job??????????????? ? B. didn't pass the test

C. didn't have an e-mail??????????????? D. knew nothing about computers

3.The man???????? after he left Microsoft.

A. went home directly???????????????? B. asked for food from door to door

C. thought up an idea to make money?? D. bought a computer and got an e-mail

4.What does the story want to tell us?

A. Computers are very important in our daily life.

B. Everyone can make a lot of money with only $10.