Chuck was thirteen when he came home from the hospital. He came home not because he was getting better but because he wanted to be with people he knew and loved when he died. I came by the house to visit him and his family several times a week during his treatment. On most of my visits, Chuck was very weak. But the last time I saw him alive, he was awake. “I have got something for you.” He pulled out a piece of crumpled (弄皱的) paper from under his pillow. “I want you to give this to my mom and dad after I die. You’ll know when it’s right, I guess, won’t you?”
“What is it?” I asked. “It’s a list of all the fun we had, and all the happy time when we laughed.” I almost gasped in great surprise.
“Like what?” I asked quietly, trying to regain my calmness.
“Like the time when Mom, Dad, Chrissie, Linda and me were dressed up as fruits and Dad was driving us to a costume party. Dad was a bunch of grapes and I was an apple, and the others were different things like bananas and pears.”
And a policewoman pulled Dad over for speeding. When the policewoman came up to the car, she looked and started laughing so hard that she could hardly stand up. And we all started laughing and she said, “Where are you all heading — a salad bar?” Dad said he was sorry to be speeding, but his kids were getting so ripe（成熟的） that they were starting to draw flies. And she laughed till she had to take off her dark glasses and wiped tears from her eyes.”
Chuck laughed and so did I. The list was full of laughing and fun. What a wonderful gift, I thought.
1.Why did Chuck go home from the hospital?
A. He had been cured by the doctors.
B. He got better and better.
C. He missed his friends and teachers.
D. He wanted to be with people who he knew and loved when he died.
2. What did Chuck write on the list?
A. What to do after his death. B. His thoughts about fear, anger and disappointment.
C. What to do before his death. D. All the happy time he had with his family.
3. Why did the policewoman laugh when she looked into the car?
A. Because she mistook the children for fruits.
B. Because she saw some flies around the children.
C. Because she was frightened.
D. Because the children were dressed in a funny way.
4. The underlined expression “pulled Dad over” probably here means “________”.
A. stopped Dad B. punished Dad
C. put Dad into prison D. knocked Dad down
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“Father, I don’t like to go to school,” said Harry Williams one morning. “I wish you 36 let me stay at home. Charles Parker’s father doesn’t make him go to school.”
Mr. Williams took his little boy 37 the hand, and said kindly to him, “Come, my son. I want to 38 you something in the garden.”
Harry walked into the garden with his father, who led him along 39 they came to a bed in which peas(豌豆) were growing. Not a weed(杂草) was to be 40 about their roots.
“See how beautifully these peas are 41 , my son,” said Mr. Williams. “How clean and healthy the vines(藤) look. We shall have a good 42 . Now let me show you the vines in Mr. Parker’s garden.”
Mr. Williams then 43 Harry to look at Mr. Parker’s pea vines.
After a few moments, Mr. Williams asked, “Well, my son, what do you 44 Mr. Parker’s pea vines?”
“Oh, Father!” replied the little boy. “I never saw such 45 looking peas in my life! The weeds are nearly as 46 as the peas themselves. There won’t be half a crop!” “ 47 are they so much worse than ours, Harry?”
“Because they have been left to grow as they 48 . I suppose Mr. Parker just planted them, and never took any care of them 49 ”
“Yes. A garden will soon be overrun（超过） with weeds 50 it is not taken good care of,” Mr. Williams 51 , “and so it is with the human garden. Children’s minds are like garden beds. They must be 52 cared for. I send you to school in order that the garden of your 53 may have good seeds and 54 plentifully. Now which would you 55 , to stay at home or go to school?”
“I would rather go to school,” said Harry.
1.A. could B. should C. might D. would
2. A. in B. with C. by D. of
3. A. offer B. show C. give D. remind
4. A. when B. where C. before D. until
5. A. made B. changed C. seen D. planted
6. A. growing B. moving C. shaking D. dancing
7.A. result B. harvest C. match D. present
8.A. forced B. ordered C. followed D. led
9. A. think of B. look at C. hear of D. deal with
10. A. ugly B. fine C. dirty D. poor
11.A. deep B. long C. high D. wide
12.A. When B. Why C. Where D. How
13.A. pleased B. stayed C. left D. belonged
14. A. ahead B. outside C. forward D. afterward
15. A. as B. or C. if D. so
16. A. required B. answered C. explained D. announced
17. A. carefully B. correctly C. gently D. slightly
18. A. school B. mind C. family D. dream
19. A. produce B. develop C. decrease D. drop
20. A. find B. support C. know D. prefer
The purpose of the new plan is to make life easier, ______ it more difficult.
A. not make B. not to make C. not making D. do not make
There was time this kind of skirt was very popular.
A. a; that B. a; when C. the; that D. the; when
The soldiers soon reached ______ was once an old temple ______ the villagers used as a school.
A. what , where B. what , which C. where , which D. what , where
The main cause of HIV / AIDS infection in China is drug abuse, ______ is very serious in Yunnan.
A. what B. who C. that D. which
