My boss’s daughter was studying in the Philippines. He asked me if my husband and I could take care of her. He thought his daughter would be able to improve her English communication skills in this way.
After days of thinking, we agreed. He then brought her here and left after 3 days. I thought that my boss’s daughter was well-mannered, but that was wrong.
After a month of staying in the Philippines, she started to show her true colors. When my husband asked her what she wanted for breakfast, she answered him in a rude way. From then on, we experienced fights at home. There was a time when we didn’t talk to her for a week as a punishment of not being good to us. What I hated most was that she didn’t care about other people’s feelings. She ate ahead of us when we were still working and didn’t leave anything for us. So we had to separate her food from ours to avoid such a problem.
The worst thing about her was that she shouted at us. I was wondering if she did this to her parents. We told this to her parents, but unfortunately I didn’t think that solved the problem. This situation lasted for almost 8 months. Our patience was tested during that time.
We tried to teach her everything we could to make her a better person, but I guess 8 months may not to be enough. We even tried to understand her and adjust for her, but it didn’t work. I just hope that she learned something from us and from other Filipinos.
1.This passage is mainly about the writer’s experience of .
A. trying to please her boss
B. changing a girl’s bad behavior
C. improving her communication skills
D. dealing with a teenage girl staying in her house
2.Why did the boss want his daughter to stay with the writer ?
A. Because he was too busy to take care of his daughter
B. Because he wanted his daughter to take a holiday there
C. Because he wanted his daughter to improve her English in this way
D. Because he wanted the writer to teach his daughter good manners .
3.What do the examples in paragraph 3 tell us ?
A. The daughter wasn’t behaving well.
B. The writer and her husband were careless.
C. The writer and her husband hated children.
D. The daughter tried her best to make others happy.
4.The underlined word “that” in paragraph 4 refers to .
A. being patient with her
B. her parents punishing her
C. asking her parents about her
D. telling her parents about her behavior
5.After reading the passage , we learn that .
A. the writer had known the daughter was hard to deal with
B. the daughter learnt to behave well in the end
C. the writer didn’t enjoy the daughter’s stay
D. the daughter hated dealing with others
Yesterday, I entered the website “ Topic for today”, I feel ____1____ (interest) in the report on middle school students’ using cellphones on campus. In fact, many students now come to school ____2____ cellphones. My schoolmates have different opinions. Some think ____3___it is convenient to get in touch with others with the cellphone, which also ____4____(let) you feel safe especially in time of trouble. Besides, it is nice to enjoy various functions of different cellphones. ____5____ think differently. First, the cellphone is not a must in school, as ___6_____ are some IC phones in the school _____7___(make) it easy to call others. Second, many students often play e-games and send e-messages with their cellphones, even in class, ___8____ will surely have bad effects on their study. What’s more, it will result in a great waste of time. In my opinion, the cellphone is _____9___ useful tool in our daily life. But it doesn’t mean we can use it ____10____(free) in school.
It had been a tiring day and I was looking forward to a quiet evening. My husband wouldn’t come back until late and I had 16 to sit down in a comfortable armchair in the living room and read a book. I 17 the children to bed early and 18 a cold supper and some coffee. Soon I was sitting comfortably with a plate 19 with food before me and a book at my side.
I was just beginning to eat when the telephone rang. I put down my knife and fork and hurried to 20 it. By the time I got back to the living room, my coffee 21 cold. After I finished my 22 I began to drink my coffee with my book 23 at page one. Suddenly there was a 24 at the door. It gave me such a great surprise that I spilt the 25 and made an ugly stain（污迹）on my skirt. Some stranger had got 26 and wanted me to show him the way. It 27 ages to get rid of him. At last I 28 to sit down again and actually read a whole page without any more interruption until the baby woke up. He began crying loudly and I rushed upstairs. The baby was 29 awake at eleven o'clock when my husband came home. I should have cried myself when he asked me if I had a(n) 30 evening！
1.A. decided B. started C. come D. hurried
2.A. put B. made C. threw D. allowed
3.A. boiled B. heated C. cooked D. prepared
4.A. full B. filled C. filling D. to be filled
5.A. receive B. accept C. answer D. reply
6.A. was getting B. had got C. would get D. got
7.A. supper B. drinking C. reading D. coffee
8.A. opening B. opened C. open D. being opened
9.A. stranger B. knock C. dog D. man
10.A. food B. supper C. coffee D. plate
11.A. lost B. gone C. missing D. disappeared
12.A. cost B. spent C. paid D. took
13.A. tried B. hoped C. managed D. decided
14.A. already B. still C. possibly D. almost
15.A. pleasant B. exciting C. friendly D. lonely
请阅读以下短文，然后以约30词概括短文内容的要点。
Is Failure a Bad Thing?
Failure is what often happens in our life．Students may fail in exams, scientists may fail in their research work, and athletes may fail in competitions．
Although failure happens to everyone, attitudes towards failure are various．Some people don’t think their failure is a very important thing at all．So they pay no attention to it．As a result, they will have the same failure a period later．Some people think themselves are fools and lose their hearts in everything after they get a failure．Consequently, they spend their time and energy on useless things and they may really be fools as they have thought．
Other people are quite different from the two kinds of people mentioned above．Instead of being distressed and lost, they draw a lesson from every failure and become more experienced．After hard work, they will be successful in the end．It is said that failure is the mother of success．Success will be gained after times of failures so long as we are good at drawing a lesson from our failures．
In my opinion, failure is not a bad thing, the really bad thing is taking a failure as failure or even lose our heart after failure．
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1.这本书是专门给那些想戒掉自己坏习惯的人写的。
This book is intended for those who want to _______ themselves ______ their bad habits．
2.最普遍使用的面部表情当然是微笑---其作用是表示快乐和安人心静。
The most universal facial expression is, of course, the smile---its function _______ _________ ___________ __________ and put people at ease．
3.有这么多引人入胜的东西，难怪哪里有迪斯尼乐园，哪里的旅游业就会发展。
__________ ___________ _________ ___________, no wonder tourism is increasing wherever there is a Disneyland．
4.笑容如阳光，驱走人们脸上的冬天。
Laughter is the sun that _________ winter _________the human face．
5.我尽力让他先集中精神处理这件事情，但是没有成功。
I tried to help him focus on this issue first, but__________ __________．
