The first day of school, our professor introduced an old lady Rose to us.
“Why are you in college at such an age?” I asked her. She replied, “I always dreamed of having a college education and now I’m getting one!” We became friends quickly.
At the end of the term I invited Rose to make a speech to our football team. I’ll never forget what she taught us. She said, “There are some secrets of staying young and being happy. You have to laugh and find humor every day. You must have a dream. When you lose your dreams, you will die. There is a huge difference between growing old and growing up. Anybody can grow older. That doesn’t need any talent or ability. To grow up, you must always find the opportunity in change. Have no regrets. The people who are afraid of death are those with regrets.”
At the end of the year, Rose finished her college. One week after graduation, Rose died peacefully in her sleep. We would always remember the great woman.
1.From the passage, we can learn that Rose ________.
A. went to college at an old age
B. became a professor later
C. once worked in a hospital
D. died before college graduation
2.At the end of the term the writer invited Rose to ________.
A. go to a party B. play football
C. make a speech D. write a book
3.The underlined word “talent” in the third paragraph means “________” in Chinese.
A. 训练 B. 方法
C. 途径 D. 才能
4. If you want to stay young and be happy, ________, according to Rose.
A. never grow up
B. don’t be afraid of death
C. have a dream and never lose it
D. don’t find the opportunity in change
5.What is the best title of the passage?
A. Laughing every day
B. Never too old to learn
C. Growing old and growing up
D. How to stay young and being happy
Ironing a shirt is easy to learn. Just follow the steps in this short guide (指南), and you’ll learn how to iron your shirt properly with the help of the video. The most important thing is this: don’t try to iron a dry shirt.
● Get ready
You will need an iron, an ironing board and a bottle of water. Place the shirt on the ironing board. You can iron in whatever order you like, but most people like to start at the top — the collar. Have a bottle of water ready. Spray (喷) it onto the shirt to make it easier to iron.
● Do the ironing
First, iron the inside of the collar. Second, turn the collar over and iron the other side. Third, iron the back shoulders of the shirt. Fourth, iron the cuffs. Iron the inside, then the outside of the cuffs. Fifth, iron the sleeves. Sixth, iron the back of the shirt. Finally, iron the front of the shirt. Do one side, and then do the other side.
● Dry the shirt
Check your shirt and iron it again if you need to. Now put your shirt on a hanger and let it dry.
1. What’s the most important thing if you want to iron a shirt?
A. Have a bottle of water ready.
B. Don’t try to iron a dry shirt.
C. Wash your shirt carefully.
D. Place the shirt on the ironing board.
2.You will need all of the following things EXCEPT ________ before you iron a shirt.
A. a ruler B. an iron
C. an ironing board D. a bottle of water
3.Most people like to start with ironing ________ of a shirt.
A. the sleevesB. the back shoulders
C. the cuffsD. the collar
4.How many steps are there to do the ironing, according to this guide?
A. Five. B. Six.
C. Seven. D. Eight.
5.The writer tells us it’s easy to learn how to iron a shirt by ________.
A. reading a book B. watching a video
C. listening to the radioD. reading the newspaper
There was a boy and his family was very rich. One day his father took him on a trip to a place. He wanted to show his son how poor people were there. They spent several days on a farm. There were many poor families living on the farm.
On their way home, the father asked the son, “How was the trip?” “It was great, Dad,” the son answered. “Did you notice how poor people were there?” asked his father. “Oh, yes,” said the son. “So, tell me,” said his father. The son said, “Well, we have one dog and they have four. We have a pool in our garden, while they have a river that has no end. We have expensive lanterns (灯), but they have stars above their heads at night. We have only a small piece of land to live on, while they have the endless fields. We buy our food, but they grow theirs. We have high walls around our houses to protect us, but they don’t need walls, because their friends will protect them.”
The father had nothing to say. Then the boy added, “Thank you, Dad, for letting me see how poor we are.”
1. The father wanted to show his son ________.
A. how people on the farm worked
B. how poor people were on the farm
C. how beautiful the farm was
D. how far it was from the city to the farm
2.How often did they go to the farm?
A. Once a week.B. Twice a month.
C. Every year.D. The writer doesn’t tell us.
3.When the father asked the son how the trip was, the son thought it ________.
A. great B. tiring
C. terrible D. boring
4.According to the boy, people on the farm can see ________ at night.
A. expensive lanterns B. a lot of cars
C. stars above their headsD. many horses
5. Which of the following is TRUE, according to the passage?
A. The boy was from a very poor family.
B. The father and the son spent several weeks on a farm.
C. People on the farm have high walls around their houses.
D. The boy thought that people on the farm lived a happy life.
The Vietnam (越南) War broke out. The young husband the army and died in the war. His wife and son began to have a life after that. Even though their life was very hard and sometimes they didn’t have enough food to eat, the still decided to raise her son by herself.
Several years later her son immigrated (移民) to America finally became an engineer. He often sent letters to his mother with much money. However, with many excuses, the son to come back home to visit his mother.
his mother died, the son returned. But he didn’t cry. His mother left a box behind. During the funeral (葬礼), the son opened the box and cried and shouted, “Mom! Mom!” looked at each other and then looked at the box. It was full of $100 bills and a piece of paper.
It read, “Son, I don’t spend too much money. I miss you a lot. Every time I heard a motorcycle , I ran out of the door but it wasn’t you. I saved money you in case (以防) you get sick.”
1. A. joined B. moved C. found D. sent
2.A. comfortableB. easy C. hard D. happy
3. A. son B. father C. husband D. wife
4.A. but B. and C. so D. or
5. A. refused B. agreed C. asked D. offered
6.A. Before B. When C. While D. As
7.A. slowlyB. hardly C. quickly D. suddenly
8.A. NobodyB. Anyone C. Everyone D. Somebody
9.A. passing by B. going awayC. showing up D. running off
10. A. withB. on C. toD. for
—Why don’t you join an English language club to practice speaking English?
—__________.
A. It’s my pleasure B. Take it easy
C. That’s all right D. That’s a good idea
—Look at the flowers I gave you last month. They are dying! ________ do you water them?
—Sorry, I forgot to water them.
A. How long B. How often
C. How soon D. How much
