"BANG !" the door caused a reverberation（回声）. It was just standing there, with father standing on one side, and I on the other side.
We were both in great anger. "Never set foot in this house again!" stormed father. With tears welling up in my eyes, I rushed out of the flat and ran along the street.
The street lights were shining, causing rather sad feelings. I walked aimlessly.
A young father who held a child in
his arms walked past me. I felt as if I saw my childhood from anot
her
space: happy and carefree.
But now ... I don't know whether it
is because I have grown up or because dad is getting old. We differ in
our ways of thinking. He always puts his opinions of behavior on me. Whenever I
do something
wrong, he never turns a blind eye to it. We are just like two people coming
from two different worlds. It feels like there is an iron door between us that
can never be opened.
I walked aimlessly on the streets,
without an exact place in mind. My heart was frozen on this hot summer night.
As I walked on there were fewer and fewer people on the streets, until I had
only the street lights to be with me. When I finally reached the high-rise apartment
block in which I lived.
I saw that all the lights were off except the father's.
I thought to myself: "Is father waiting for me, or is he still angry with me?" "Am I wrong?" I whispered, maybe... With the key in hand, I was as nervous as I had ever been. At last, I decided to open the door. As soon as I opened the door tears ran down my cheeks. I suddenly realized that there was no iron door between us at all. Love - it's second to none.
1.Decide which is the best order of the following according to what happened in the passage.
a. I opened the door and father was waiting for me.
b. I had a quarrel with my fath
er.
c. I walked about in the street without any aim.
d. I returned to my house and saw it was still brightly lit.
e. Sadly I ran out into the street.
A. b, e, d, c, a B. b, e, c, d, a C. b, e, a, c, d D. b, e, c, a, d
2.What made the writer think of his childhood?
A. The sight of the street lights.
B. The sight of the empty street.
C. The sight of a father with a child in his arms.
D. The sight of light in his own house.
3.What conclusion can you come to after reading the passage?
A. The father treats his son in an unfair way.
B. The father is actually kind to his son.
C. The father is neither kind nor cruel to his son.
D. The father is always finding fault with his son.
Your daughter has finally reached the age of 18, and you think perhaps your job will finally get a little easier. That could be wrong thinking - as the parent of any 18-year-old will tell you. Learning to cope with an ungrateful 18-year-old daughter takes patience, understanding and time.
_______ When she was a little girl, she wanted you to be involved（参和） in everything of her life from her daily activities to her friends. This is' no longer the case. She's a grown woman who needs her own personal life. Comment（评论） on her choices only when asked to do so - especially if you want to say no to her.
Allow her to make mistakes. No parent wants to see his or her child fall, but the days of protecting her all the time are at an end. Unless（除非） you see a train coming, let her fall when she makes poor choices. It will enable her to grow past the ungrateful "know it all" stage.
Encourage dialogue whenever you can, rather than planning talks. She's more likely to open up to you when talking over something trivial (琐碎的). Anytime she wants to talk, become a willing listener in the conversation. You never know when a deeper, more important conversation will develop.
1.What does the underlined phrase "cope with" mean?
A. walk with B. go with C. talk with D. deal with
2.Which sentence is best to put into the blank in the
second paragr
aph?
A. Never give your opinions to her.
B. Give her the space she asks for.
C. Never take part in her activities.
D. Always say yes to her.
3.We can learn that parents_______ from the third paragraph.
A. can't protect their children every minute
B. sometimes make mistakes
C. should let their children fall as often as possible
D. shouldn't allow their children to take the train alone
4.The passage is written for_______.
A. daughters B. students C. parents D. females
Australian colour consultant（顾问）Kylie Bartnicki is talking with a group of women in Pudong, Shanghai, who are interested in how colours affect people's confidence and help form（形成）people's first impressions（印象）．
Kylie tr
aces（追溯）back her interest in colours to when she went for her
first job interview at age 18. "My mother bought me a new red top to wear
to my interview and she said, "Wear this, and it will be lucky."'
Kylie recalls. "I wore it, had a great interview and got the job. Ever
since then I started thinking about how powerful the colour is, how it makes us
look and how it makes us feel."
"When we wear clothes in a
good colour, the colour will make our skin, hair and eyes shine a
nd
we look happy and smart," Kylie says.
Winter and summer are "cool colourings" and autumn and spring are "warm colourings". Someone who loves "cool colouring" might have red or golden hair, brown eyes and gold or yellow skin.
Chinese women belong to the "autumn season" if they have darker, peachy skin. Chinese women belong to the "winter season" if they have pale skin. Kylie says that Chinese women who have dark eyes and dark hair will look best in deep, rich colours. Light pinks and blues should be avoided because they may wash our Chinese skin tones（肤色）．
Their talk usually lasts one and a half to two hours and costs 600 yuan (89 dollars). Kylie says her customers(客户) are as young as five years old and as old as 90. The customers between their 30s and 50s always want some fresh ideas on developing their own personal style.
1.Chinese women who have dark eyes and dark hair won't look beautiful in_______.
A. purple B. red C. deep green D. light blue
2.A mother and her daughter need to pay___ to get the advice from Kylie for their 2-hour talk.
A. $89 B. $120 C. $178 D. $600
3.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A. Wearing clothes in a good colour will make us look happy.
B. When Kylie was 18, she started to be interested in colours.
C. Kylie's customers are in between their 30s and 50s.
D. Autumn and spring are "warm clourings".
My husband and l were talking about possible colours because it was time for painting the kitchen again. The children, sat nearby and suddenly shouted, "Not the measuring（测量）stick!”
The measuring stick isn't a real stick but the kitchen side of the door between our kitchen and the dining room. Along the edge we have each child's growth by making a mark showing his or her on every birthday. Over the ten years so many pens, pencils and markers were used that the door came to be like a painting.
Names and dates
different hand-writing, and I can by the script(手迹)who measured 
whom.
An eight-year-old brother measured his three-year-old sister, a grandchild
measured her grandmother, my husband measured me. At parties, when this door
swings, friends stop to the names and
dates. When we ask if they would like to leave their marks, they usually had a
smile.
Many of these listed on the door are still While some have stopped. Some is still with us only in memory. When my mother came to see our eldest daughter graduating from university, we measured her, too. It was her last visit to our home.
We haven't decided on the new kitchen colour plan yet, but one thing is :Whether we paint the trim curry gold, Chowning's Tavern red or Federal blue, the back of the kitchen door will be always with lots of names and dates in different colors.
1.A. celebrated B. explain C. encouraged D. congratulated
2.A. progress B. weight C. height D. size
3.A. new B. coloured C. long D. short
4.A. simply B. clearly C. unusually D. unclearly
5.A. make B. show C. give D. keep
6.A. tell B. understand C. remind D. think
7.A. find B. notice C. read D. write
8.A. changing B. adding C. putting D. growing
9.A. curious B. certain C. ready D. common
10.A. white B. red C. gold D. blue
- I'm thinking of the test tomorrow. I'm afraid I can't pass it.
-_______! I'm sure you'll make it.
A. No problem B. Good luck C. Cheer up D. Go ahead
- What? You have donated $10,000 to the disaster area9
- Oh, no, _______. I don't want to let anybody but you know it.
A. be patient B. look out C. stay calm D. keep quiet
