It was a fine spring day with beautiful flowers in the park. A young man arrived early and waited for his girlfriend under a big tree. But he was so short-tempered(脾气暴躁的) that he wasn't in the mood to enjoy the view.
Suddenly, an angel appeared. “Put this button(纽扣) onto your clothes. If you don't want to wait, just turn the button to the right. You can skip over any time period if you want to. "
The man happily held the button and turned it softly. Oh! How amazing! His girlfriend appeared before him and was gently smiling to him! How I wish our wedding ceremony could be held now ! He turned the button once again. A great wedding appeared in front of him, the beautiful bride was standing next to him and the band was playing cheerful music. He lost himself in it deeply.
The desires in his heart kept coming out : I also want a big house with a garden in the front. He turned the button. Then he wished for children. All of a sudden, a group of lovely children were playing happily in the huge living room. Again, he jumped at the chance to turn the button to the right.
How time flew. Before he could see beautiful flowers in the garden, everything had been covered in deep snow. Looking at himself again, he found his hair was totally white. He had already become so old.
He felt so sad. He would rather enjoy life step by step than watch it go by in such a hurry. He quickly turned the button to the left. Once again, he was waiting for his lovely girlfriend under that big tree.
1.Which of the following word can best describe the young man?
A.Handsome. B.Kind. C.Smart. D.Impatient.
2.What does the underlined phrase in Paragraph 2 mean?
A.Spend. B.Pass. C.Wait. D.Save.
3.What's the main idea of the story?
A.You can have lots of fun waiting for others.
B.The more you expect, the sadder you will be.
C.Time flies and we should learn to hurry to do things.
D.Let nature take its course, and enjoy your life journey.
Deep sleep is important. It helps us keep a good memory. But as we grow older, our sleep and memory become_________. How can older adults maintain(保持) deep sleep and strong memories?
A new study shows that one _______way is to listen to a kind of sound called "pink noise". It is the sound of falling rain, blowing wind and so on. It's called pink noise because it sits_________white noise and red noise on the audio spectrum(音频频谱) .
In the study, scientists _______thirteen adults above 60 years old to spend two nights in a sleep lab. Both nights, the participants (参与者) took a memory test and went to bed wearing headphones. The next morning, they were tested again after_________up.
One of the nights,_______was played through the participants' headphones. The other night, however, pink noise was played.
Here are the results. When participants slept with pink noise on, they had_______periods of deep sleep. They also performed three times better on the memory test the next morning than they_______after sleeping in_________.
However, because the study was very small, scientists still need to do more studies to see how ________pink noise is for people's sleep and memory. Anyway, it is amazing, isn't it?
1.A.clearer B.darker C.worse D.better
2.A.easy B.cheap C.crazy D.quiet
3.A.opposite B.without C.between D.beyond
4.A.forced B.invited C.reminded D.advised
5.A.looking B.staying C.making D.waking
6.A.anything B.nothing C.everything D.something
7.A.longer B.shorter C.higher D.lower
8.A.are B.did C.were D.do
9.A.fear B.trouble C.order D.silence
10.A.awful B.grateful C.helpful D.careful
Jack was ________ a very difficult time when you left him alone.
A.going on B.going out C.going over D.going through
COVID-19 virus is reminding us of the shortness(短暂) of life and of________.
A.what is most important for us to do B.what for us to do is most important
C.how important is for us to do D.how is important for us to do
In Scarborough Fair, the lady told us how great experiences ________ her colorful life.
A.connected B.respected C.shaped D.supported
— It's getting dark, but Dustin is still at his office.
—No surprise. Who else can________he does?
A.do less work than B.work as hard as
C.work as hardly as D.work hardly like
