For the past two years I have been travelling and living abroad. Home has become more of a feeling than a place. I feel at home when I am with my family in London, but I also feel at home in Italy with friends I love. Home is no longer a picture of a house with a front door and some windows. It is more complicated than that.
This is one of the reasons that celebrating the new year has become very important for me. I do not care about "New Year’s resolutions(愿望)” - living abroad has made me constantly reconsider what kind of person I want to be and how I will live my life, so I don't feel the need to plan for change: I live for change.
New Year’s Eve has become my time to reconnect with the friends that makes me feel at home. Every year we try to reunite wherever we are and remember the time when we knew each other so well that we felt like a family. It is a moment to reconnect and get to know each other again. Last year, we travelled to a cottage in Ireland where we had no internet and no neighbours. In the middle of the countryside, away from our big and constantly changing lives, we were able to become like a little family again.
This year, we went to Barcelona. It was a very big change. We were surrounded by culture and life and joy. There were bars and parties. It was different, but one thing stayed very much the same-I felt at home again and we felt like a family again.
A lot of people feel that New Year’s Eve cannot live up to expectations. Ideas such as the "New Year's kiss" and "resolutions" create a lot of pressure for people to have a night to remember, a night that will change their lives and perhaps make the next year one worth living. I think those people are missing the point. If Christmas is about family, why can't New Year be about friends?
1.What does the underlined word "It" in Paragraph I probably mean?
A. Family. B. Living abroad.
C. Home. D. Staying with friends.
2.Why doesn't the author care about "New Year's resolutions"?
A. New Year’s resolutions cannot be reached.
B. His lifestyle makes him always ready for change.
C. It's meaningless to make any big changes in life.
D. Making New Year's resolutions creates much pressure.
3.What does the author try to convey through his experiences in Ireland and Barcelona?
A. Life is peaceful and enjoyable.
B. Living abroad is a happy experience.
C. Staying with friends makes one feel at home.
D. Travelling abroad enriches one's life experience.
4.Which of the following can be the best title for the text?
A. New Year's Celebration:How? B. True Friendship: What?
C. Living Abroad: Comfortable or Complicated? D. Change:Plan it or Make it?
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One pleasant New-year morning, Edward rose, and washed and dressed himself very quickly. He wanted to be first to wish everyone a happy New Year. He looked in every room, and shouted the words of welcome. He ran into the street, to repeat them to those he might meet. When he came back, his father gave him two bright, new silver dollars. His face lighted up as he took them. He had wished for a long time to buy some pretty books that he had seen at the bookstore.
He left the house with a light heart, intending to buy the books. As he ran down the street, he saw a poor German family, the father, mother, and three children shivering with cold.
"I wish you a happy New Year," said Edward, as he was happily passing by. The man shook his head. "You do not belong to this country?" said Edward. The man again shook his head, for he could not understand or speak the English language. But he pointed to his mouth, and to the children, as if to say, "These little ones have had nothing to eat for a long time." Edward quickly understood that these poor people were in a very difficult situation and required some help. He took out his dollars, and gave one to the man, and the other to his wife.
How their eyes sparkled with gratitude! They said something in their language, which doubtless meant, "We thank you a thousand times, and will remember you in our prayers."
When Edward came home, his father asked what book she had bought. He hung his head a moment, but quickly looked up. "I have bought no books," said he, "I gave my money to some poor people, who seemed to be very hungry ."
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Paragraph 1:
“I think I can wait for my books till next New Year,” continued he.
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Paragraph 2:
Hearing what his father said and holding the books his father gave him in his arms, Edward felt he was the happiest boy in the world.
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Thanks to new rules, many students in Zhejiang and Heilongjiang provinces can now stay in bed longer than 1.
On Feb 23, the Zhejiang Department of Education published a new guideline that 2. (allow) primary schools to start school later, reported Xinhua News Agency. According to the guideline, start 3. (time) could vary among different grades and seasons, with students in Grade 1 and 2 starting no 4. early) than 8:30 am.
5. similar guideline was announced by the education department in Heilongjiang Province on Feb 24.Now,senior high school students in the province are required 6. (get) to school at 7:30 am at the earliest.
These changes are aimed 7. making sure students get adequate sleep and enough time for breakfast. Before the guideline 8. (publish), many primary school students in Zhejiang must arrive at school as early as 7 or 7:30 am, 9. left many of them arriving 10. (feel) tired and hungry.
When I became a junior, I decided to take Latin at school. I was so_________about taking that class, and I was fully expecting to be able to understand every word I’d ever come across once I learned Latin.
But Latin class was so_________. Each day, the teacher Mr. Keady would ask us to open our books and recite aloud the various Latin forms of words. This became the___________every day. That was until my hand___________ one afternoon when we were asked yet again to open our books.
When Mr. Keady asked what was wrong, I___________why I thought that his class was dull, how I had expected more, and that his method of teaching was___________. When I finished speaking, I___________Mr. Keady to angrily send me to the head teacher.
But instead, he sat at his desk quietly, looking defeated and tired. After several moments of _______, Mr. Keady spoke. He quietly and firmly said that he would think carefully about what I’d said. And that was it.
In the following weeks, Latin class didn’t become the exciting learning environment I hoped it would, but Mr. Keady did try harder. He brought in some new work sheets and ___________to involve us students more in his classes.
Maybe some people would____________what I did, but even so many years later, I feel bad about it.
If I saw him now, I’d tell him how I____________ what I’d done that day in class, and that I was disrespectful. And at the same time, I’d also tell him that he taught me a wonderful lesson that day. Following my__________ words, he showed me that being____________doesn’t mean you have to give away your dignity.
Indeed, Mr. Keady’s____________ proved that no matter how hurt you feel, no one – no one – can ____________ your dignity.
1.A.curious B.worried C.excited D.careful
2.A.complicated B.boring C.different D.enjoyable
3.A.routine B.business C.game D.project
4.A.spread out B.reached out C.set up D.shot up
5.A.admitted B.explained C.doubted D.wondered
6.A.funny B.regular C.old-fashioned D.unfamiliar
7.A.expected B.reminded C.allowed D.advised
8.A.practice B.silence C.debate D.criticism
9.A.tried B.happened C.managed D.failed
10.A.blame B.applaud C.recall D.ignore
11.A.regretted B.appreciated C.believed D.feared
12.A.unkind B.impatient C.curious D.proud
13.A.stopped B.wounded C.celebrated D.judged
14.A.answer B.solution C.decision D.response
15.A.take over B.take to C.take away D.take up
