Our little boy came up to his mother in the kitchen one evening while she was preparing supper, and handed her a piece of paper that he had been writing on. After his mom dried her hands on her apron (围裙) , she read it, and this is what was said:
For going to the store for you $2.
For cutting the grass in the garden $3.
For cleaning up the yard this week $2.5.
For cleaning up my room this week $2.
For setting the table for meals this week $1.
For baby-sitting my kid brother while you went shopping $1.5.
For getting a good school report $5.
Total owed: $17.
His mother looked at him, who was standing there with expectation. Memories flashed through her mind. Then she picked up a pen, turned over the paper he had written on, and wrote:
For the nine months I carried you while you were growing inside me, No Charge(收费) .
For all the nights that I’ve sat up with you and taken care of you, No Charge.
For all the problems and troubles that you’ve caused through the years, there is No Charge.
When you add it all up, the cost of my love is No Charge.
For all the nights that were filled with fear and for the worries I knew were ahead, No Charge. For the toys, food, clothes, and even wiping up your nose? There is No Charge. And when you add it all up, the full cost of real love is, No Charge, Son.
Well, friends, when our son finished reading what his mother had written, there were big tears in his eyes, and he looked straight up at his mother and said, “Mom, I sure do love you..” And then he took the pen and in great letters he wrote, “ PAID IN FULL.”
1.What might the mother be doing when the boy came into the kitchen?
A. Getting the dishes ready. B. Repairing the cooker.
C. Washing dirty dishes. D. Laying the table for dinner.
2.According to the boy’s bill, his mom owed him ______ for his helping with the house work.
A. $7.50 B. $10.50 C. $12.00 D. $17.00
3.This story tries to tell us that ________.
A. real love is priceless B. housework is endless C. the mother is wise D. the boy is selfish
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
On the night of the play, Jack was at the theatre early and he was already dressed in a policeman’s clothes long before the end of the first scene. He certainly looked the part all right, he thought as he 37 himself in the mirror. He even thought of going out into the street to see 38 he could pass as a policeman out there. Just for fun, of course.
Then he suddenly felt nervous. After all, it was his first time to 39 a part in a play. How could he face all those people 40 the play? He put his head in his hand and tried to 41 his lines, but nothing came to his mind.
A knock on the door made him look 42 . He was to go on stage in the second scene. “Have I 43 my part and ruined the play for everybody?” he
thought to himself, but it was only the manager. She 44 how nervous he was and suggested he should stand near the stage 45 he could watch and follow the play. It was a good 46 of getting rid of his nervousness, she said. She was right--- it seemed to 47 . In fact, the more he watched the play, the 48 he felt himself part of it.
At last the 49 came for him to appear on the stage, but suddenly the manager came to him again, looking worried as she placed a hand on his arm to 50 him back. “Has anything gone wrong?” Jack asked. “I’m afraid you’re going to be 51 ,” she said. “They have jumped three pages of the play and have missed your part out completely.”
1.A. looked B. showed C. admired D. enjoyed
2.A. how B. whether C. why D. as if
3.A. make B. join C. have D. give
4.A. following B. hearing C. watching D. noting
5.A. read B. remember C. understand D. learn
6.A. away B. up C. out D. down
7.A. passed B. left C. missed D. failed
8.A. wondered B. imagined C. noticed D. examined
9.A. where B. when C. that D. there
10.A. idea B. way C. path D. plan
11.A. do B. win C. work D. act
12.A. less B. harder C. better D. more
13.A. hour B. minute C. moment D. period
14.A. hold B. take C. catch D. push
15.A. frightened B. excited C. disappointed D. pleased
If only you _______ there with me yesterday !
A. are B. were C. had been D. be
The organization’s _____ are to provide food for homeless people and help them find somewhere to live.
A. aims B. rules C. suggestions D. profits
You should be more careful, _______ you might meet with some accident.
A. meanwhile B. otherwise C. although D. however
One _______ fact is _______ Crystal always keeps a toothbrush in his pocket for good luck when he is the host of the Academy Awards.
A. little-knowing ; 不填 B. well-known ; which
C. little-known ; what D. little-known ; that
