We were standing at the top of a church tower. My father had brought me to this spot in a small town not far from our home in Rome. I wondered why.
"Look down, Elsa," Father said. I gathered all my courage and looked down. I saw the square in the center of the village, And I saw the criss-cross(纵横交错) of streets leading to the square. "See, my dear," Father said gently, "There is more than one way to the square. Life is like that. If you can't get to the place where you want to go by one road. try another."
Now I understood why I was there, Earlier that day I had begged my mother to do something about the awful lunches that were served at school. But she refused because she didn't believe the lunches were as bad as I said.
When I turned to Father for help, he would not interfere(干涉). Instead, he brought me to this high tower to give me a lesson. By the time we reached home, I had a plan.
At school the next day, I secretly poured my lunch soup into a bottle and brought it home. Then I asked our cook to serve it to Mother at dinner. The plan worked perfectly. She swallowed one spoonful and sputtered, "The cook must have gone bad!" Quickly I told what I had done, and Mother stated firmly that she would deal with the matter of lunches at school the next day!
In the following years I often remembered the lesson Father taught me. I began to work as a fashion designer two years ago. I wouldn't stop working until I tried every possible means to my goal. Father's wise words always remind me that there is more than one way to the square,
1.The author's father took her to the top of a church tower to_______.
A. enjoy the beautiful scenery of the whole town
B. encourage her to find out another way to solve her problem
C. find out how many ways lead to the square
D. help her forget some unpleasant things earlier that day
2.What did the author want her mother to do earlier that day?
A. Do something delicious for lunch.
B. Taste her awful lunch.
C. Dismiss the cook.
D. Speak to the school about lunch.
3. What did the author's mother think of her lunch soup after she tasted it?
A. It wasn't so bad as the author said.
B. It was delicious.
C. It couldn't be worse.
D. It was as good as her cook did.
4.The underlined sentence in the fifth paragraph means_______.
A. the cook agreed to serve the soup to Mother
B. the matter of lunch was successfully settled
C. her father persuaded her mother successfully
D. the way the author thought of was successful
"The Chinese Dream" is a hot topic of this year. Many Chinese young people are inspired by the Chinese Dream. Everyone has their own dreams. They give us courage and confidence to keep us going through difficulties, Here is some advice on how to realize our beautiful dreams.
Never giving up is the key to make our dreams come true. We may fail from time to time, but we can learn from failure, correct our mistakes and try again until we achieve our goals. Our life is like a long journey which is not all roses. It sometimes has wind and rain. We believe rainbows will appear after storms.
Cooperation is also necessary. Everyone likes a person who is good at cooperating with others. Besides. in our society most problems can't be solved by one person alone. Cooperation is becoming one of the most important ways for people living in the developing society.
At the same time, we should learn to examine our abilities because it helps us know our advantages and disadvantages as well as get a full control of ourselves. Then we may be confident enough to face challenges.
Follow the suggestions above, and our dreams are sure to come true.
1. How many suggestions of making dreams come true are mentioned in this passage?,
A. One. B. Two. C. Three. D. Four.
2. The underlined word "It" in the second paragraph refers to_______.
A. never giving Lip our dreams B. a long journey
C. learning from failure D. our life
3.Which is the best title for this passage'?
A. The Chinese Dream
B. Cooperation is Necessary
C. Examine Our Abilities
D. Advice on How to Realize Our Beautiful Dreams
Though the great progress has been made in medical science, human beings are often attacked by cancer, which means death. A woman named Bonnie suffered a of discomforts caused by the treatment of cancer. She didn't regard cancer as a deadly illness, but a laughing matter. She treated it In a humorous way. To put it in way, she is teaching people that even though cancer isn't ,we can treat it in a humorous way.
Her second child was going to be born three months away she was diagnosed(诊断)with cancer. Suddenly, a happy mother turned into a helpless woman afraid for her own .It was after she had had her baby that she had an operation. Then came chemo(化疗)and her life seemed to be made up of fears and tears. But the moment in her life came after she lost all her hair and a free wig(假发)arrived. She tried i c on as her older son Kyler watched.
"That was when I decided how to deal with it: crying over this bad wig or laughing about it. Either way would make remember it," Bonnie said. She spent a lot of time looking for anything funny from cancer patients. She got a lot out of collecting stories. She started laughing a lot, finding it the perfect medicine. Using herself a bald model, Bonnie set out to design her own greeting cards and calendars, making fun of the sufterings of chemo.
" joy, we badly need to laugh." she said.
Clearly, you can increase your confidence to get over any disease and trouble by means of
laughing.
1.A. set B. series C. way D. pack
2.A. another B. the other C. other D. others
3.A. serious B. terrible C. fun D. bad
4.A. before B. until C. while D. when
5.A. son B. illness C. operation D. life
6.A. lowest B. highest C.great D. ugly
7.A. myself B. everyone C. my son D. my husband
8.A. detective B. romantic C. different D. humorous
9.A. as B.be C.is D.to
10.A. Had B. To have C. Have had D. Having
College is _______ time when you can learn many new skills, including how to live and work with_______ people from different backgrounds.
A. a:/ B. /:/
C. the: the D. a: the
- Mum, we must have the computer_______. I want to send an e-mail to my friend.
- OK. I'll have Uncle Li_______ it this afternoon.
A. repair; repaired B. repaired; repair
C. repairing: repaired D. repaired; repairing
The new law says that people_______ drive after drinking wine.
A. won't B. needn't
C. mustn't D. wouldn't