One day I heard that one of my dear friends had lost his mother. This made me sad, for my friend was very close to his mother. He had been by her side as she traveled through her long and hard journey with cancer. At this time, many memories about my loved ones that had passed away came flooding to me. Finally these memories passed, but it was really sad to think that my friend would have to go through the pain.
Three times I tried to write an email to my friend and three times words failed me. I am a person who is not often lost for words and I decided to have a sleep. Upon waking up I could hardly wait for my computer to work, the words I needed were there. I was still left with a heavy heart although I had sent an email.
Everything in this universe is balanced and indeed it is. Three days later, I received his reply letter. I was happy to hear that he’d been admitted to (录取) Cambridge University. It served as a gentle reminder for me that my friend would be okay and that life would go on.
Everything in life is balanced; the lowest feelings change places with the highest feelings. Without the lows, we would never appreciate the highs. No matter how dark the clouds seem to be, the sunshine is always there and just waiting for the opportunity to shine through.
1.When the author learnt her friend had lost his mother, she ______.
A．gave him some money B．wrote an email to him
C．went to visit him D．went for a journey with him
2.What good news did the author’s friend receive?
A．He received the author’s email. B．He was told that life would go on.
C．He would go to Cambridge University. D．His life would go back to normal again
3.Which of the following is TRUE according to the text?
A．The author wrote four emails to her friend.
B．The mother of the author’s friend died from cancer.
C．The author’s friend is a teacher in Cambridge University.
D．The author felt relaxed after sending the email.
4.The author aims to tell us that ______.
A．life is not fair to everybody B．time waits for no man
C．everyone has good and bad times in life D．where there is a will, there is a way
When I was six years old, my parents and I were in London for a one-month vacation. One day when my mother and I were 36 down Oxford Street, I felt too 37 to walk any more, so I asked my mother to take the subway.
At first, she 38 to take it because she said the weather was very 39 and it was better to walk. I started 40 . She told me to stop immediately, but I didn’t pay attention to what she was 41 . For about an hour, I didn’t stop crying. My mother became very 42 with me. I didn’t stop. I just ran away from her. I ran as 43 as I could.
The street was really crowded, so she couldn’t 44 me. Then, I entered one of the biggest shops. There was a coffee house on the second floor. I went 45 , sat in a chair, and started crying again. All of the people in the coffee shop came around me. They were 46 to me, but I didn’t understand English at all. After that, they 47 the police station, and a policeman came to the coffee shop. He tried to talk to me, but I just 48 crying. Then he took the small bag that I was 49 , opened it and found my hotel address and 50 number. When he phoned the hotel, my 51 answered the phone.
In the end, the policeman took me to the 52 . My father was standing in front of the hotel door. He talked to the policeman, and then he asked me what had 53 and where my mother was. I told him everything, and I also told him that I was 54 that my mother was very angry with me.
When my mother came back, she was crying. But when she saw me, she hugged me and kissed me. She talked to my father about everything. 55 of them told me not to do anything like that in the future because maybe one day I wouldn’t find anyone to help me. They wouldn’t forgive me if I did it again.
1. A．running B．walking C．visiting D．driving
2. A．tired B．mad C．happy D．sad
3. A．agreed B．refused C．suggested D．managed
4. A．horrible B．windy C．nice D．cold
5. A．talking B．laughing C．singing D．crying
6. A．hearing B．regarding C．thinking D．saying
7. A．angry B．strict C．satisfied D．familiar
8. A．excitedly B．slowly C．quickly D．carelessly
9. A．search B．educate C．forgive D．follow
10. A．outside B．inside C．upon D．down
11. A．advising B．talking C．listening D．coming
12. A．called B．remembered C．measured D．left
13. A．stopped B．preferred C．regretted D．continued
14. A．catching B．carrying C．gaining D．buying
15. A．serial B．lucky C．phone D．license
16. A．mother B．guide C．father D．waiter
17. A．hotel B．shop C．street D．station
18. A．forgotten B．happened C．damaged D．lost
19. A．worried B．concerned C．afraid D．angry
20. A．None B．Either C．Neither D．Both
The______ look on his face shows that he’s greatly ______.
A．terrified; terrifying B．terrified; terrified
C．terrifying; terrifying D．terrifying; terrified
If you cheat in the examination, you ought not to _______ it．
A．get on with B．get along with
C．get away with D．get away from
He tried his best to solve the problem, ________ difficult it was.
A．however B．no matter C．whatever D．although
we’ll have our sports meet this week the weather.
A．If; depend on B．Whether; depend on
C．If; depends on D．Whether; depends on
