This was not going to be a Mother’s Day as before. A lot of things had changed in the last few months. Usually we would give Mom flowers and take her out for a big meal. We couldn’t afford it this year.

Since I was born, Mom had been able to stay at home with me. We always had enough money to go out to eat two or three times a week if I had behaved well.

All that changed in January.

I could tell that Dad was getting a little angry. Mom would tell me to be quiet and let him rest at night. He’d work later and later.

Beginning in February, Dad tried hard to find another job. But it wasn’t easy for him to find something at the level he used to. He could not bring in as much money. That’s when he asked my mom to go back to work.

After a couple of weeks, Mom found a full-time job at a bank. The pay would be a big help to the family, but now Mom would not be around as much. I didn’t like it. I now had to stay in the after-school care program instead of going home and playing in my neighborhood. Too bad was, as soon as I did get home, I had to help get dinner ready, because Mom wouldn’t get home until after 6:00. I really missed the past time.

a)        This was not going to be a Mother’s Day as before because the writer’s father wasn’t in

b)       The writer’s home used to be rich. 

c)        His family changed because his father was mad.

d)       In February, the writer’s mother started to work at a bank.

e)        The writer really wanted his mother to stay with him

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Ssh, please be quiet. The baby _______ .

A . sleep  B. sleeps  C. is sleepping  D. is sleeping

根据句意和所给的中文提示，写出句子中的单词。

1.Could you tell me the ________________ (高度) of Qomolangma?

2.It is well known that the Diaoyu Islands ______________ (属于) to China.

3.People who eat a balanced diet should be ______________ (健康) than those who only eat biscuits and hamburgers.

4.The customs in Qingdao are ________________ (相似的) to those in Yantai.

5.Tom _______________ (准备) for the final exam. Please be quiet!

B. 根据句意，用所给单词的适当形式填空。

6.He ________________ (be) a volunteer in Ya-an, Sichuan since the earthquake happened.

7.Mr. Jiang is a learned person, and he has lots of ________________ (know).

8.The little girl is very kind and she always talks to people ______________ (polite).

9.All the ______________ (village) living conditions have greatly in recent years.

10.My teacher did what he could _______________ (make) his class lively.