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I can honestly say it was the best of times and the worst of times. I was joyfully 1my first child at the same time that my once – energetic mother was 2her battle with brain cancer.
For ten years, my courageous mother had fought, but none of the operations or other 3
had been successful. As she grew closer and closer to death, my baby grew closer and closer to life My biggest 4fear was that their lives would never 5- she and my baby could never 6each other.
My fear seemed 7. A few weeks before my 8date, mother went into a deep coma (昏迷) and doctors said she would never 9. So we brought her to her own house. As often as I could, I 10her about the baby moving inside me. I hoped that somehow 11inside, she knew.
On February 3rd, at about the same time my labor（分娩）started at hospital, the nurse at the house told me the 12news: Mom opened her yes, sitting up and smiling. I asked for the phone to be 13to mom’s ear.
“Mom, you will have a new grandchild!”
“Yes! Yes! I know.”
Four words, four 14and beautiful words!
For the next two miracle weeks after I brought Jacob home, she gave us joy, smiling, holding Jacob and speaking to the family in complete 15. Then she quietly slipped back into a coma 16and was finally free 17the pain forever.
Memories of my son’s birth will always be 18for me, but it was at this time that I learned an important truth about living. 19both joy and sorrow are lasting only a short time, and often intertwined (相互纠缠), love has the 20to face both. And love can last forever.
1.A．hoping B．expecting C．waiting for D．taking care of
2.A．continuing B．starting C．completing D．losing
3.A．treatments B．methods C．measures D．injections
4.A．dull B．unmoved C．unconscious D．disabled
5.A．combine B．connect C．mix D．gather
6.A．replace B．bless C．know D．inspire
7.A．well – founded B．well – informed C．well – known D．well – planned
8.A．ready B．final C．due D．fixed
9.A．come over B．come up C．come out D．come around
10.A．discussed with B．talked to C．explained to D．described to
11.A．deep B．dangerous C．magic D．mysterious
12.A．strange B．disappointing C．impossible D．imaginary
13.A．built B．set C．felt D．put
14.A．accurate B．slow C．clear D．truthful
15.A．words B．idioms C．descriptions D．sentences
16.A．state B．setting C．reaction D．silence
17.A．off B．against C．from D．beyond
18.A．light – heart B．bitter – sweet C．nice D．fresh
19.A．If B．As C．Since D．While
20.A．power B．strength C．force D．energy
I want to buy that kind of cloth because I the cloth well.
A．have told; washed B．have been told; washes
C．have been told; is washed D．was told; washed
--- Here is an extra ticket for the art exhibition. Whom would you rather with, Mary or Jane?
--- .
A．go; Neither B．go to; Either C．have gone; Both D．to go; Neither
Wugging, or web use giving, describes the act of giving to charity at no cost to the user．By using Everyclick, which is being added to a number of university computers across the UK, students can raise money every time they search, but it won’t cost them a penny.
Research shows that students are extremely passionate about supporting charity — 88% of full time students have used the Internet to give to charity．This age group is often the least likely to have their own income．19% of 22 to 24 year olds have short-term debts of more than £5,000．With rising personal debt levels in this age group, due to university tuition fees or personal loans and a lack of long-term savings, traditional methods of donating to charity are often not appealing or possible.
Beth Truman, a 21-year-old recent university graduate, has used Everyclick to donate to her chosen charity, the RSPCA, for two years and has seen the “wugging” movement grow in popularity with students．“When you’re at university you become more socially aware, but it’s sometimes hard to give to others when you have little money yourself,” says Beth．“Wugging is great for people in this age group as it allows them to use the technology on a daily basis to give to charity, without costing them a single penny.”
Wugging is perfect for people who want to be more socially aware and supportive but don’t feel they have the means to do so．Students using the web can raise money for causes they care about without costing them anything in terms of time or money, and charities get a valuable source of funding．
Everyclick works like any other search engine, allowing users to search for information, news and images but users can decide which of the UK’s 170,000 charities they would like to support through their clicks．Everyclick then makes monthly payments to every registered charity．Launched in June 2005, Everyclick is now the eighth largest search engine and one of the busiest charity websites in the UK.
1.According to the passage, “wugging” is actually ______.
A．a website B．a charity-related action
C．a school organization D．a student movement
2.In the case of charity, Everyclick ______.
A．frees students from the financial worries
B．receives much money from students
C．offers valuable information to students
D．praises students for their money-raising
3.What does Beth Truman think of the “wugging” movement?
A．It makes Everyclick popular in the UK．
B．It becomes easy to do charity because of it.
C．It results in students’ more social awareness．
D．It helps students to save money.
4.What would be the best title for this passage?
A．“Wugging”, a new popular term on the Internet.
B．British people show strong interest in charity.
C．More Britain charities benefit from the Internet.
D．Students raise money for charity by “wugging”.
One evening I went out and left my 17-year-old son in charge of his 8-year-old brother and 4-year-old sister．On this occasion, the work was made less troublesome by the presence of his girlfriend．I left with complete confidence that the older children would do a wonderful job of babysitting the younger children and the younger children would do a wonderful job of accompanying the older ones．Later, I discovered that complete confidence was the last thing I should have left home with.
I had decided to return home earlier than planned so that my son and his girlfriend could go out．I called home with this happy news．But instead of hearing his cheerful, grateful voice on the other end of the line, all I heard was the sound of a telephone ringing.
It was, I should point out, after 10 p.m., when the two younger children should have been in bed, and when the two older children should have been answering the phone．“I’ll give him a lesson,” I said．I decided they must be outside．Why they might be outside at 10:30 on a wintry night I had no idea, but it was the only explanation I could come up with.
Finally, in desperation, I called his girlfriend’s house．After what seemed like countless rings, his girlfriend answered．“Yes,” she said brightly, “He’s right here.”
He came on the phone．I was not my usual calm, rational self．After all, one of the rules of survival for modern parents is that you can’t trust modern teenagers．“Where are the children?” I said．He said they were with him．They had done nothing wrong．My son had taken the younger children over to his girlfriend’s house just for ice cream and cake．This was too good to be believed．Well, it turns out that I shouldn’t have believed it．It was only part of the truth.
The following Saturday evening we were at my parents’ home, celebrating my birthday．My oldest son gave me the children’s gifts．Mounted and framed were a series of lovely color photographs of my children, dressed in their best clothes, and wearing their most wonderful expressions. They are pictures to treasure a lifetime, all taken by the father of my son’s girlfriend.
1.The author went out and left her eldest son in charge of the younger children because _____ _.
A．she knew that his girlfriend was a good baby-sitter
B．she believed he could take good care of the younger ones with the help of his girlfriend
C．the older children have always loved the younger ones
D．she could not find a baby-sitter on that winter night
2.Shortly after the author left home one evening, she discovered that ______.
A．her son had brought his girlfriend home
B．her son had left home with his girlfriend
C．she shouldn’t have completely trusted her son
D．she should have taken the children along with her
3.The sentence “It was only part of the truth.” （Para．5） implies that the children not only enjoyed ice-cream but also ______.
A．had a birthday party B．framed some photographs
C．had their pictures taken D．showed off their best clothes
4.Which of the following possible titles best expresses the main idea of this passage?
A．An Evening Out B．Modern Teenagers
C．Mother and Children D．A Precious Birthday Gift
SYDNEY （AFP） Nick Bryant reports:
“It gives me great pleasure to introduce the new caretaker of the islands of the Great Barrier Reef, from the United Kingdom, Ben Southall.”
A global recruitment（招聘） drive with the trappings of a TV reality show made it truly a tourism marketing campaign．
The best job in the world’s competition finally has a winner, Ben Southall, a 34-year-old charity worker from Britain．He beat 34,000 candidates from 200 countries in an online competition that became something of an Internet phenomenon．
“To go away now as the island caretaker for Tourism Queensland and the Great Barrier Reef is an extreme honour．I hope I can fill the boots as much as everybody is expecting, my swimming hopefully is up to standard and I look forward to all of the new roles and responsibilities that the task involves.” [Ben Southall]
For a disappointing Australian tourism industry currently in the doldrums, this has been an unexpected encouragement．Tourism Queensland deliberately chose the middle of winter of the northern Hemisphere to launch the campaign back in January, but didn’t expect anywhere near the global response．They think the only countries where people didn’t visit their website were North Korea and a few African nations．
What’s said to be the best job in the world comes with a $110,000 （about 750,000 yuan） contract for six months’ work, a luxury beachside home and a plunge pool．
In return, the island caretaker will be expected to stroll the white sands, enjoy the sun, diving and taking care of the reef, “maybe clean the pool”-- and report to a global audience via weekly blogs, photo diaries and video updates.
For the losers meanwhile, there’s the worst of long journeys home.
1.Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A．The global recruitment mostly took place online．
B．Ben Southall got the job in January.
C．The recruitment started in winter in Australia．
D．The organizers knew the activity would attract attention from all over the world.
2.The caretaker of the islands is expected to be good at all the following EXCEPT ______.
A．swimming B．writing C．photographing D．acting
3.It can be inferred from the report that ______.
A．it’s the easiest job in the world
B．you need to surf the Internet regularly to know what Ben Southall is doing there
C．the organizers of the activity knew North Koreans would never be interested in the job
D．The journey home of the losers of the competition will be dangerous
4.The underlined word “doldrums” probably means ______ .
A．depression B．development C．recovery D．promotion
