Run Away, Don't Delay
One night, my son was watching his big screen TV alone, and I decided to join him. He was watching a show____there were college students going to a gettogether in Washington DC, and____the thousands who gathered there to celebrate something. When they got there, they started becoming____in drinking, and doing drugs. I didn't want to watch it any more, so got up and went to bed.
About 330 a．m. I awoke, and lay there thinking about____， and a poem began forming in my mind, which began as, “____sin(something wrong)comes calling, or knocking at your door, run away, don't delay，____sin is like a magnet, and it will pull you down, run away, do not____.” As I lay there, there was music which____it, and I knew that there was no way I would remember it by____， so I got up and sat at the table, trying to____both the words and the music which came to me at the time.____the pattern was set, and I had the notes written down in my notebook, the____of the poem came to me as well.
When it got____I decided to sit down at the piano and began trying to play it. My family came into the sitting room and I told them about the song, and wanted to____it with them. They all liked it, and____several times that day, I sang it again, and played it again, trying to fix it in my____.
Later, I wanted to put the song on paper____just the little dots in my notebook indicating how high and how____to go. Not knowing how to do that, I____the song, and then sent it to my sister, Jennie, who had written many songs using her own poetry and music, and soon, here came the music and words all done up____. I was so glad.
1.A.that B．which
C．in which D．for which
2.A.joining B．watching
C．reporting D．encouraging
3.A.satisfied B．involved
C．excited D．embarrassed
4.A.the tragedy B．the accident
C．the mistake D．the program
5.A.Whenever B．However
C．Wherever D．Whoever
6.A.for B．with
C．thus D．otherwise
7.A.see B．stay
C．care D．take
8.A.caught up with B．got on well with
C．took part in D．came along with
9.A.now B．heart
C．nightD．morning
10.A.turn off B．write to
C．put down D．look back
11.A.Since B．Once
C．Before D．Because
12.A.style B．other
C．rest D．part
13.A.light B．sunny
C．well D．perfect
14.A.learn B．check
C．share D．write
15.A.so B．such
C．very D．too
16.A.dream B．heart
C．life D．family
17.A.but for B．instead of
C．other than D．as if
18.A.big B．far
C．low D．sweet
19.A.recorded B．sang
C．played D．printed
20.A.kindly B．carefully
C．friendly D．nicely
When was the last time you did something really fun with one of your parents—just the two of you?
Parents who take their young children to music, swimming and art classes often stop arranging such activities once their kids are older and in school all day. But it doesn't have to be that way. Doing something enjoyable with your kids just might make you look at each other in a whole new way, especially if you do it through a class or an event. When parent and child become students together, it puts them on the same level, at least for a while.
“I really like parents to come to class with their kids—they start sharing things and talking about what they're doing and what they like，” said art teacher Pyper Dixon.
However, finding something new in common is a big choice for them, especially when kids get involved in sports and other afterschool activities. But it's possible to learn a new skill or hobby together.
That's certainly true of Lauren, 11, of Silver Spring, who is in Dixon's class with her father, Dennis. “I was just going to drop her off，” Dennis said, “but Dixon persuaded me to stay.”
Now Lauren gets to nag her father about doing his art homework. “He always leaves it to the last minute，” she said.“But then he'll turn around to do amazing drawings，” she added, “We have different styles of drawing, so it's interesting to talk it over with him.”
Without the Saturday morning art class, Dennis said, he would be reading the paper, and Lauren would be on her own in her room or on the computer. But they talk more now. “I can't think of an experience where you communicate with your kid so closely，” he said.
1.The author raises the question at the beginning to ________.
A．expect an answer
B．criticize some parents
C．introduce the topic
D．support his argument
2.What does Dixon think is the benefit of parent and child studying art together?
A．The two will become equal.
B．The two will communicate more.
C．The child will learn art much better.
D．The parent will learn something new.
3.The underlined word “nag” in the text probably means ______.
A．urge B．help
C．ignore D．teach
4.We can learn from the text that ________.
A．Lauren used to talk a lot with her father
B．Dennis enjoys studying art with Lauren
C．Lauren dislikes her father's drawings
D．Dennis likes playing computer games
________I known what was going to happen, I would never have left her alone.
—Jane, I feel really nervous with the oral contest approaching.
—Take ________ easy. As long as you try your best, it's a victory.
John received an invitation to dinner, and with his work ________ (finish), he gladly accepted it.
—Look, John's fallen asleep at work!
—Oh, he must have stayed ________late last night.
