Sometimes I really doubt whether there is love between my parents. Every day they are very busy trying to earn money in order to pay the high tuition for my brother and me. They don't act in the romantic ways that I read in books or I see on TV. In their opinion, "I love you" is too luxurious for them to say. Sending flowers to each other on Valentine's Day is even more out of the question. Finally my father has a bad temper. When he's very tired from the hard work, it is easy for him to lose his temper.
One day, my mother was sewing a quilt. I silently sat down beside her and looked at her. "Mom, I have a question to ask you," I said after a while. "What?" she replied, still doing her work. "Is there love between you and Dad?" I asked her in a very low voice. My mother stopped her work and raised her head with surprise in her eyes. She didn't answer immediately. Then she bowed her head and continued to sew the quilt.
I was very worried because I thought I had hurt her. I was in a great embarrassment and I didn't know what I should do. But at last I heard my mother say the following words:
"Susan," she said thoughtfully, "Look at this thread. Sometimes it appears, but most of it disappears in the quilt. The thread really makes the quilt strong and durable. If life is a quilt, then love should be a thread. It can hardly be seen anywhere or anytime, but it's really there. Love is inside."
1. Why does Susan’s father have a bad temper?
A. Because he doesn’t love the family.
B. Because he doesn’t earn much money.
C. Because he’s very tired from the hard work.
D. Because he doesn’t act in the romantic ways.
2. In Susan’s opinion, _______________________.
A. her mother enjoys doing chores at home.
B. her parents love each other very much.
C. love means sending flowers on Valentine’s Day and saying “I love you”
D. her parents love to make money.
3. In the passage, “thread” may represent _______________.
A. Susan’s family B. the relationship between her parents
C. the daily life D. the love between her parents
1. The writer took the photograph to class because_____________________.
A. it was a nice picture
B. the mother in the picture was very pretty
C. it was used to talk about family trees
D. the writer missed her grandmother
2. In Passage Two, the writer’s grandfather was a person who_______.
A. didn’t like banks
B. put some of his money in banks
C. gave some of his money to his relatives
D. gave his money to his grandson
3. These two passages mainly suggest _____in Passage One and _____ in Passage Two.
A. Valuable photograph, Mean(小气的) grandfather
B. Family love is priceless(无价的), Knowledge is wealth(财富)
C. Lost love, Unexpected（无法预料的）endings
D. My regret(遗憾), God’s present
Our world is full of rules. Everyone needs to obey them. But your idea about your school rules? Now many students like to talk about the rules that they have . At their school, they wear uniforms every day. The problem is that all the students think the uniforms are . They think young people should look smart and so they would like to wear their own clothes. , their teachers believe that if they did that, they would think of their clothes than their study. the students disagree. They would feel more comfortable and that is good for . If they can’t do that, they design their own uniforms. That would be a good way to both teachers and students happy.
It’s also probably a good idea for parents to allow teenagers to study in groups during the evening. Although they get sometimes, they can learn a lot from each other. They also think that vacations should be longer. At present they’re too . Longer vacations would give them time to do things like volunteering. On Friday afternoons, many students are sleepy after a long week of classes. They think it’s better to have Friday afternoons to volunteer and help others. , it is helpful for students to go to an old people’s home to sing and perform a play for them. It will help them understand the meaning of love. It’s also better to volunteer at the local hospital. It would be a good for them because some of them want to be doctors when they grow up.
What do you think of your school rules?
1.A. how’s B. what’sC. how’re D. what’re
2.A. at homeB. in hospital C. after class D. in school
3.A. have toB. may C. can’t D. mustn’t
4.A. comfortable B. smart C. uglyD. nice
5.A. Although B. HoweverC. Yet D. Still
6.A. much B. moreC. little D. less
7.A. And B. So C. Or D. But
8.A. studyingB. studies C. health D. healthy
9.A. should be allowed toB. aren’t able to C. aren’t allowed toD. will have to
10.A. keeping B. be C. keepD. being
11.A. quietly B. quicklyC. happilyD. noisy
12.A. shorter B. longer C. long D. short
13.A. offB. of C. on D. down
14.A. For exampleB. By the way C. To be honestD. Such as
15.A. teacher B. experienceC. doctor D. rule
—Would you mind moving your desk, Jack?
—_________ I’ll do it right away.
A. Yes, thank you. B. No, not at all.
C. Sure, thanks a lot. D. Of course.
—Do you like music ____ you can sing along with?
—Yes, and I also like the singer ____ can dance.
A. that, which B. who, who
C. who, which D. that, who
—These days all China is worried about the plane of MH370.
—Yes. All the world wants to know________________.
A. where did the plane go B. where did the plane landed
C. if the passengers are alive D. when can we find the plane
