Recently I gave my adult students homework. It was to "go to someone you love and tell them you love them. It has to be someone you have  36  said those words to before or at least haven't  37  those words with for a long time. "

       Since most of the men were over 35 and were raised in the  38  of men that were taught  39  feelings is not "manly", this was very  40  homework for some.

       In our next  41 , I asked if someone wanted to share his story with us. I fully _42 one of the women to volunteer, as was  43  the case, but on this evening one of the men raised his hand. As he  44 out of his chair (all 1.85 meters of him), he began by saying, "Dennis, I was quite  45  with you last week when you gave us this homework.  46  were you to tell me to do something so personal? But as I began driving home my heart started talking to me, telling me that I knew  47  who I needed to say 'I love you' to. "

       "My father and I had a severe  48  five years ago, and since then we had  49  seeing each other unless we had to at Christmas. But even then, we hardly  50  to each other. So last Tuesday I drove to my parents' house after work and said, 'Dad, I just  51 to tell you that I love you. '"

       "Dad reached out and  52  me and said, 'I love you too, son, but I've never been able to say it.' Two days after my visit, my dad had a heart attack and I don't know if he will  53  it. So, I'm here to tell all of you that my  54  in this is: Don't wait to do the thing  55  it is too late. Take the time to do what you need to do and do it now!"

A. ever               B. always                  C. never                D. even

A. said                B. shared            C. talked            D. discussed

A. year               B. occasion            C. period            D. generation

A. explaining      B. hurting              C. devoting            D. expressing

A. interesting      B. threatening       C. interested          D. exciting

A. class               B. term                 C. holiday             D. week

A. asked             B. disliked             C. advised             D. expected

A. often              B. probably           C. not                   D. seldom

A. sat                 B. rose                  C. jump                 D. struggle

A. bored             B. amused             C. curious              D. angry

A. How                     B. Why                 C. Who                 D. What

A. exactly           B. immediately      C. directly             D. simply

A. condition        B. discussion       C. disagreement     D. experiment

A. hated              B. avoided             C. reduced             D. continued

A. spoke             B. smiled            C. looked                  D. turned

A. dropped out    B. ran across          C. came over      D. came across

A. touched          B. tested                C. inspired             D. hugged

A. get                 B. make                C. deserve             D. overcame

A. sense              B. point                 C. thought             D. message

A. until               B. when                C. before            D. as

What kind of life do you seek for? One that is frustrating and full of complaints every day? Or one that is filled with thankfulness, gratefulness and a positive mind?

    The moment we open our eyes each day, we should be grateful that we are still alive．We are given a brand-new day．We are given another day to love．We are given another day of hope．We are given another chance to do whatever we have failed to accomplish．Those who have chosen to leave this place do not have any second chance．

    We should be grateful every day．By being grateful, we will treasure the things around us．We will learn to appreciate life in a better way．Treat others better and find ourselves in a better mood every day．When we are thankful and grateful for the things we have, the universe tends to give us more．

    By being thankful and grateful for our personal health, we will focus our attention on it and we would want to have a better well-being for our health．We will want to eat healthier food to nourish our body．After all, the body is the temple of our soul．We have to treat it well so that it can carry us a longer journey in life．

    When we face problems in life, be thankful and grateful too．They are designed specifically for us so that we will be stronger and wiser．We are like a strong oak tree, facing the harsh weathers time to time．After each storm, we will grow stronger and strengthen our foundations for the next harsh weather．

    The year 2010 has come to an end．Have you achieved what you aimed for in the past year? Be grateful for those you have achieved and especially for those you have not—both successes and failures．Failures and mistakes will give you valuable lessons．So, pick yourself up and try again this year．Good luck！

According to the text, how many kinds of life are mentioned?

    A．One．           B．Two．           C．Three．     D．Four．

What does the word "harsh" underlined in the text refer to?

    A．severe       B．pleasant             C．fine         D．mild

According to the text, the life filled with thankfulness should be the following except that we        .

    A．learn to enjoy our life in a better way

    B．face problems in life and choose to leave

    C．focus our attention on our health

    D．treat others better and find ourselves in a better mood

The sentence "We are like a strong oak tree…" in the fifth paragraph, we can see that the author used the writing technique of ____．

    A．telling a fairy story                B．stating facts

    C．discussing matters                  D．imitating things

What would be the best title for the text?

    A．Kinds of Life                        B．Be Positive

    C．Be Grateful Every Day        D．Pick Yourself Up

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从方框中选出能填入文中空白处的最合适的单词，并将该单词的标号（A、B、C、D、E…）填写在答题卡对应题号的横线上。

A. usual       B. graduating      C. give       D. shortcoming       E. hardly

F. schedule     G. made           H. Ever       I. that              J. organize 

I am Wang Kun.   1  since middle school, my sister and I have dreamed about taking a bike trip along the Mekong River. After   2  from college, we got the chance to make our dream come true. My sister planned our   3  for the trip. I am fond of my sister but she has a serious   4 . Sometimes she can be really stubborn. Once she has   5  up her mind, nothing can change it. Although she didn’t know the best way to get to places, she insisted that she

  6  the trip. I had to   7  in to her. My sister rode in front of me as   8  . We reached Tibet first. It was snowing and our legs were so heavy and cold   9  they felt like blocks of ice. However, it was great fun as we found ourselves cycling through clouds. Our next stop is Yunnan Province, where we can see our cousins. We can   10  wait to see them!

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从第31至第40小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

Dear Mr. Takashhi,

I am writing to apologize for any misunderstandings that occurred when I showed you around Beijing the other day. I noticed that you were a bit   31  when I put the business card you gave me in my   32  without looking at it. And   33  did not know why you kept making an OK sign and why you   34  so many things. After reading a magazine article, I know that Japanese people give out their business cards   35  they greet others and they would like others to look at their cards carefully. So I should have read your   36  before I put it in my pocket. And I also know why you bought so many things   37 . Because gift-giving is expected in Japan and on a trip, you must bring back lots of   38 . As for the OK sign, I now know it is a request for small change.

I feel very sorry for not having known these   39  habits earlier. I hope you can forgive me for all these misunderstandings. I hope   40  our next meeting will be happier.

Yours sincerely,

Li Hualing

1. A. pleased       B. upset            C. excited          D. encouraged

2. A. hand          B. box              C. watch            D. pocket

3. A. I             B. you              C. we               D. nobody

4. A. made          B. saw              C. bought           D. eat

5. A. unless        B. before           C. after            D. when

6. A. faces         B. books            C. cards            D. clothes

7. A. there         B. here             C. home             D. everywhere

8. A. gifts         B. photos           C. pictures         D. sweets

9. A. strange       B. rare             C. unusual          D. cultural

10. A. which        B. that             C. when             D. where

What makes a house a home?
Not size, of course. I’ve been in some of the grandest houses in America and it’s readily apparent no one lives there. Earlier this year in a mud hut in Ethiopia, where we sat on chairs next to the hostess’s bed—a home that had more warmth than any house I’ve been in since.
Now John Edwards is exploring what makes a house a home in his just-released book-- The Blueprints of Our Lives. There Edwards writes, “ This is a book about homes, the values they rest on, the dreams they are filled with, and the people they have shaped. The houses and circumstances (环境) are different, but much of what you find inside will be familiar.”
Whether you’re sitting in an airport right now, waiting to fly to your childhood home for Thanksgiving, or in your own home waiting for the relatives to arrive, you know what he’s talking about.
We’ve lived in our townhouse for 21 years--the loose windows that make noise in the wind, the fireplace so shallow it holds only one log, the kitchen window that offers a view of the world passing by. It is where friends sit on the kitchen counter drinking wine while dinner is being fixed. I lived there for only 18, but it will always be my true home. Even the lamp in the west living room window, which I could see far down the road when driving home late at night, still shines.
While all this talk about childhood memories can be warm and comforting, home is whom you’re with, not where you are. As Edwards writes, “ Home is family. Home is safety. Home is faith.”
69. What would be the best title for the text?
A. Home means everything            B. What’s inside makes us feel at home
C. Home: The Blueprints of Our Lives   D. The importance of Houses
70.   The purpose of the second paragraph is to _________.
A.    mean the author likes living in grandest houses 
B.   prove the author got along with the hostess
C.   mean the feeling of a home isn’t related to the size
D.   show the author’s different feelings about houses
71. We know that The Blueprints of Our Lives ________
A.   is the description of Edwards’s houses
B.   is mainly about houses
C.    helps us to understand the concept of home
D.    is written by the author of the text
72. According to the text, which of the following can make a house a home?
A. The atmosphere you feel                B. The color of the walls
C. The number of family members           D. The position of the home