I finished my last evening shift of the week and could hardly wait to get home. I took off my nursing shoes, relaxed and then said goodnight to the rest of the girls and headed out of the door.
It was so cold and I could see the ice crystals in the air. As I approached my car, I saw one of my coworkers standing by the bus stop. I thought it would only take a couple of extra minutes to give her a ride home, and besides, it was too cold to be standing outside on the coldest night in January.
We chatted as I drove and before we knew it, we arrived at her house. As she headed up the steps to her door she turned around. “Do you know how to get to your house from here?” “How hard can it be? I’ll just backtrack the way I came.”
I started driving. Nothing looked familiar, but at first that didn’t bother me since I’d never been to this neighborhood before. I kept driving, and soon I sensed that something was wrong. I recognized nothing, not the neighborhoods, not even the street names. My husband would be worried about me. I looked down at my watch. It was now 2:30. I’d left work at 11:30 pm.
I stopped my car. I thought I’d better take stock of my situation. My gas gauge (汽油表) was slowly going down. In total defeat I put my head down on the steering wheel and asked for help. I lifted my head. I saw a shadow down the road in front of me. It was a car. What was a car doing in the middle of nowhere at 2:30 in the morning?
Hesitantly, I got out of my car and knocked on the window of the other car. An elderly man slowly rolled his window down.
I said, “I’m lost and don’t know how to get back into town.”
In silence, he started driving. I drove behind him.
Finally I recognized a familiar street. As I turned to head home, I lost sight of my guiding angel. When I pulled into my driveway the warning light for my gas tank turned on.
1.Why did the writer stop her car?
A. To consider and judge the situation.
B. To check whether there was gas.
C. To prevent the car breaking down.
D. To turn to somebody for help.
2.When the writer got home, _______.
A. she thanked the old man very much
B. her husband was waiting for her anxiously
C. the oil in her car was just going to run out
D. she was totally frozen on the cold night
3.What might be the suitable title for the passage?
A. Keep up and you will succeed at last.
B. Meeting a friendly old man in trouble.
C. Giving a ride to my coworker at night.
D. Losing my way on a cold winter night.
“Kevin, we are getting a divorce,” said my mother. My heart plunged. I was 9 years old and I thought that my life was going to . My brother and I were going to move with my mother to southern California. My dad was to in New Jersey because of work. My family was splitting apart.
Now that my mom is a single parent, I do my own , make dinner and do extra chores around the house. it was hard at first, I now recognize the positive that this responsibility had on me. My mother gave me these chores and duties so that I would learn to become and trustworthy.
I strive to display these in all aspects of my life, and have seen the benefits. When I was only 11 years old, my told me that he was selecting me as soccer team captain because of my determination and ability to get my teammates to themselves. We lost the championship, but I won the play award for keeping my team together.
I am always to be an individual and not participate in anything that I feel is wrong. I am, for example, extremely proud of my decision not to drink alcohol. , I don’t feel the need to drink to have fun, and I stand by my decision even when others try to me.
My mom and dad both found new and happily remarried. I am close to my father, even though he lives 4,800 km away. I thought my parents’ divorce was going to be the worst thing that happened to me. Ironically (讽刺的是), it turned out to be the . I wasn’t willing to let it ruin my life without putting up a fight, and was my family.
At age 9, I struggled with the confusion and of divorce. Today, at age 16, I understand that can bring opportunity and success, and that hard work, determination and self-control can turn your worst time into your best time.
1.A. fall apart B. give away C. pick up D. take off
2.A. drop B. remainC. call D. break
3.A. housework B. farming C. cookingD. laundry
4.A. Although B. Because C. If D. Since
5.A. attitude B. experienceC. effect D. situation
6.A. self-centered B. self-absorbed C. self-disciplined D. self-concerned
7.A. skills B. difficulties C. emotions D. qualities
8.A. father B. headmaster C. brotherD. coach
9.A. enjoy B. teach C. prove D. push
10.A. fierce B. fair C. close D. decisive
11.A. determined B. reminded C. relieved D. amazed
12.A. FortunatelyB. SurprisinglyC. PersonallyD. Consequently
13.A. cheat B. pressure C. pleaseD. delight
14.A. families B. jobs C. kids D. partners
15.A. still B. not C. rarely D. less
16.A. never B. evenC. ever D. almost
17.A. best B. worst C. busiestD. first
18.A. so B. suchC. asD. neither
19.A. pain B. memory C. significanceD. emergency
20.A. barriers B. families C. parents D. routines
— Where were you last night? We had a wonderful party.
— Oh, ________ If you had called me, I wouldn’t have gone to the cinema.
A. What a shame!B. Who cares?
C. bad luck!D. What a coincident!
Hearing the loud explosion, _______ with nothing on him.
A. out did he rush B. out he rushed
C. out rushed he D. rushed he out
A heated debate was set off by his proposal at the meeting yesterday over _______it is practical in our area.
A. whatB. when
C. whetherD. that
I will be surprised if you can get Calvin, who is a close-fisted man, ________ these donation draw tickets from you.
A. buyB. to buy
C. buying D. buys
