After 20 years of marriage, my wife said, “I love you, John, but I know another woman loves you and would love to spend some time with you.” The other woman she was referring to was my mother, who had lived alone for 19 years. However, the pressure of my _________and my three children had made it impossible to visit her often.
That night I _________ to invite her to go out for dinner and a movie. “What’s wrong, are you well?” she asked. My mother usually thought that a late night call or a surprise invitation might be a sign of _________ news. “I thought that it would be _________to spend some time with you,” I replied. “Just the two of us.” She thought about it for a moment, and then said, “I would like that very much.”
That Friday after work, I drove over to _________ her up. She waited in the door with her coat on. “I told my friends that I was going out with my son,” she said, as she got into the _________,“and they can’t wait to hear about our meeting.”
After we sat down in a nice restaurant, I had to read the _________ . Her eyes could only read large print. I _________my eyes and saw Mom sitting there staring at me. “It was I who used to have to order dishes when you were _________ ,” she said. “Then it’s time that you _________ and let me return the favor,” I said. We talked so happily over the dinner that we _________ the movie. As we arrived at her house later, she said, “I’ll go out with you again, but only if you let me _________you.” I agreed.
A few days later, my mother died of a heart attack so _________ that I didn’t have a chance to do anything for her. Some time later, I received a letter from the restaurant with a receipt inside and a note saying: “I paid this _________ in advance. I wasn’t sure that I could be there. I ordered two plates for you and your wife. You will never know what that night _________ for me. I love you, son.” With tears in my eyes, only then did I realize the importance of saying in time to our loved ones: “I LOVE YOU”.
1.A. work B. study C. business D. family
2.A. went B. drove C. called D. wrote
3.A. bad B. good C. surprising D. false
4.A. ordinary B. pleasant C. normal D. unusual
5.A. call B. bring C. pick D. take
6.A. house B. bus C. restaurant D. car
7.A. book B. menu C. magazine D. newspaper
8.A. dropped B. held C. opened D. lifted
9.A. small B. ill C. tired D. hungry
10.A. sit B. relax C. wait D. look
11.A. lost B. missed C. enjoyed D. hated
12.A. ask B. kiss C. invite D. visit
13.A. quickly B. early C. immediately D. suddenly
14.A. bill B. letter C. receipt D. attention
15.A. happened B. meant C. brought D. left
我国不少城市正在推广公共自行车，提倡人们“绿色出行，低碳生活”。现在某英文网站就此话题征文，请你参考下面的短文内容（不得照搬），再根据短文后面的内容要点，用英语写一篇短文投稿，谈谈推广公共自行车的好处。
Nowadays, it is very important for us to live a low-carbon life．
The first thing we can do is riding bikes instead of driving cars．
Bikes are much cheaper than cars and everyone can afford it．
It’s easier to find the parking places for bikes．
The petrol is not necessary for bikes，so bikes won’t produce the dirty air to make pollution （污染）to our environment．
We can ride bikes to keep fit．
Let’s ride bikes instead of driving cars to protect the environment!
内容要点：
（1）首先，骑自行车出行方便，可以随时租还（rent and return）。
（2）其次，众所周知（as we know），在上学、上班时段交通特别繁忙（a heavy traffic）。
（3）如果有更多的人选择自行车，街道上就会有更少的汽车，也不会那么拥挤。
（4）最重要的是，骑自行车几乎不会带来污染，有助于保护环境。
要求：（1）短文必须包括所有内容要点，可适当发挥，以便行文连贯；
（2）80词左右，开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
In the United States of America, there are many types of restaurants.
1. ______.They are very famous, with KFC and McDonalds in many countries in the world.
You look at a menu above the counter and order the food. After paying, you take your food and sit down or take it away. There’s no need to leave a tip.
2.______.You need a reservation(预订)and you need to arrive on time. The waiter shows you where to sit. If you have wine, he sometimes asks you to taste it. When you get your bill, check it and add fifteen to twenty percent to it as a tip. You pay the waiter.
3.______. The atmosphere is not so formal in a family restaurant, but the waitress shows you where to sit. Often the waitress tells you her name. If you don‘t eat everything, the waitress gives you a doggy bag to take your food home. You add an extra fifteen percent to the bill as a tip.
4. ______.You sit at the counter or at the table. The waitress usually brings you coffee when you sit down. You tell her what you‘d like to eat and she brings it to you. You pay the cashier as you leave.
从A、B、C、D中选择正确的选项作为文章第2-5段的小标题,并填入第1-4四个空格中。
A. A family restaurant
B. Top-class restaurants
C. A coffee shop
D. Fast food restaurants
5. Which is the best title for the passage?
A. Types of restaurants in America
B. Types of houses in America
C. Types of hotels in America
D. Types of shops in America
Parents, especially those of teenagers, care about their children's education more than anything 1..They usually do everything for their children. Many of them spend most of their free time helping their children 2. studies. If they have no time or cannot do it 3.(they), they would hire family teachers or send their children to after-class schools. It seems as if a better education is all that parents expect for their children.
How can we explain the present situation? First, many parents have 4.(realize) that future success 5.(depend) more and more on skills and education. 6., in such a competitive society there are both losers and 7.. Those who have better skills and more knowledge will have 8.(chance).
In my 9., it is important to learn to succeed, but the 10.(one) thing to learn is how to survive, how to be a qualified citizen. If these are included in a good education, the children will surely have a bright future and be healthy in body and mind.
One day, Mr. Smith drove his car to meet his friends at the station. When he found there was still quite some time before the train arrived, he 1. to take a short sleep. He was about to fall 2.when a young lady came and asked him the time. Mr. Smith opened his eyes and answered “half past eight”. With a “Thank you”, the woman 3.. After a short while this happened 4., so Mr. Smith wrote “I don’t know the time!” on a piece of paper and put it on the window of his car. But only a few 5. later, an old man came and woke him up, “Hi, young man, I can tell you the time, its nine o’clock now.”
It was very mysterious(神秘的) that on March 8th, the plane MH370 with 239 passengers had got lost connection with stations on the ground on the high altitude 10,668 meters above and there were no clues at all. Seven 1.(亚洲的) countries, including Malaysia, Vietnam and Philippines, have taken an 2. (积极的) part in the search of the wreckage(残骸) for signs of survivors since it happened. Later, America and Germany are also doing their best for the exploration of any news. But they also 3. (失败) to find the clues.
Then based on the 4.(知识) we learn from the Internet can you imagine where the airplane MH370 is 5.(确切地) gone? Is it a normal air crash? Or E.T. creatures from the outer space are the criminal(罪犯)? If so, why do they choose Mh370? Has it fallen to a no man’s land, a desert or the sea? Are all the passengers and staffs still alive or 6. (死)?
It 7. (像) like a fancy film or a horror film. But its hurt to the poor passengers and staffs and its 8. (影响) on their families and 9.(亲属) are so real. 10. (无论什么) the result will be or there is no result in this century, pray for the passengers and staffs lost. Best wishes.
Praying for them.
