Laura was married for 6 months. Her husband was using drugs. She didn’t want her son or her unborn baby to live that way, but she was afraid to ask her husband to leave. She left him a note instead. After reading the note, Laura’s husband waited for her to come home and then beat her and
her son.
He smashed（使……碎）dishes, pictures and toys and left the house in a terrible mess（混杂）. He said it was all her fault. After Laura cleaned up the mess she went to the hospital. She was badly hurt all over her body, but the baby was fine.
Laura had little education and she never had a good paying job. She was ashamed to ask for help from the police, courts or women’s shelters. Laura wanted her marriage and family to work. Sometimes her husband was very nice to her. She decided to try harder se her children could have a home and a father. Laura joined a church and told a priest（牧师）about her problem.
But her husband kept using drugs and hurting the family. Finally, she told her husband she loved him, but they should live apart for a while. He beat her again. The priest had called and could tell Laura was in trouble. He came over to talk to her, He asked the husband to go out for a while. Laura packed up her kids and left. Her husband went to jail. Laura got a lot of help from groups that help women who have been beaten. Now she is in college, has her own apartment and works on special projects at a women’s shelter. “We got out , and it changed the life for me and my children. You can do it. You can break the cycle.” Laura said.
1. Laura’s husband treated her ________.
A. carefully B. badly C. coldly D. carelessly
2.. Why did Laura not leave her husband in the beginning?
A. Because she loved him very much.
B. Because he could make her live a rich life.
C. Because he was her son’s father.
D. Because she hoped to keep the family.
3.. Which of the following is NOT true?
A. Now Laura works on a special project at a women’s shelter.
B. Laura had little education and she never had a good paying job.
C. After Laura cleaned up the mess, she went to the church.
D. Laura was ashamed to ask for help from organizations.
4.. Which do you think is this passage about?
A. Educational and social problems. B. Working and housing.
C. Family violence（暴力）. D. Relationship between husband and wife.
Recently, I experienced a wonderful lesson in how little things still mean a lot. My home is on the Big Island of Hawaii. About a month ago, when I 36 my car and was about to drive off, I
37 at the roadside. A piece of paper 38 my eye. I picked it up and read it 39 . Instantly, I was grateful that I had done that.
The form turned out to be a receipt from the State Motor Vehicle Division, documenting the owners’ 40 of their Vehicle’s Registration fees. Quickly, I put myself in their shoes and __41 : no one would throw this away, especially 42 it was current. I also looked over the form for contact or any personal 43 , perhaps a license tag or telephone number. But that seemed __44 . The form had been blown by the wind, so 45 would I find the owners? Had it been lying there for a few minutes or a week? So I checked the date and 46 the names of the owners , who must 47 in our town. I believed that the best and easiest step to take was to put the form in a（n） 48 addressed to the couple and mail it by post. Further, I imagined that if I had posted the receipt to a wrong 49 , how frantic（慌乱的）I’d be. But it was much __50_ to attempt to return it than to leave them angry, upset , etc. over the 51 , so I did as I thought. My hunch（预感） was right. On the weekend, a happy couple 52 my house and brought me a big gift. They said they had panicked（恐慌）and 53 the receipt madly everywhere before giving up. Without it they would have to 54 another 8,000. It felt great to know I’d helped someone avoid a major trouble by doing 55 that at first glance seemed minor.
1. A. found B. started C. bought D. parked
2.. A. lay down B. flew down C. glanced down D. jumped down 3.. A. caught B. blocked C. kept D. covered
4.. A. suddenly B. gladly C. formally D. carefully
5.. A. application B. payment C. permission D. achievement
6. A. decided B. planned C. calculated D. thought
7. A. if B. because C. when D. though
8. A. opinions B. news C. data D. matters
9.. A. possible B. important C. useful D. unlikely
10. A. why B. how C. what D. which
11. A. noted B. recalled C. called D. changed
12.. A. wait B. live C. stop D. study
13.. A. bag B. pocket C. envelope D. dustbin
14. A. place B. country C. way D. station
15.. A. sadder B. better C. worse D. faster
16. A. luck B. pain C. mistake D. loss
17.. A. called at B. toured around C. ran towards D. returned to
18. A. took away B. searched for C. looked at D. asked about 19. A. earn B. save C. borrow D. spend
20.. A. anything B. nothing C. something D. everything
We rent a beach house with two small rooms, ________ can serve as a kitchen.
A. the smaller of which B. a smaller of which
C. the smaller of them D. smaller of that
--You ought to have given them some advice.
--________, but who cared what I said?
A. so I am B. so am I C. so did I D. so I did
My grandpa transplants some trees to his garden ________ it is the best time for them every year.
A. where B. when C. that D. until
The weather ________ be very cold at times, though it’s usually warm in spring in my home-town.
A. can B. may C. must D. will
