The world’s oldest person, Ms. Baines, died. She celebrated her 115th birthday with congratulations from Barack Obama, President of the United States. Over her life she lived through the terms of 21 US presidents.
Gertrude Baines passed away(去世) peacefully in her sleep at the Western Convalescent Hospital in Los Angeles, where she had lived for her last ten years. Emma Camanag , the hospital’s leader ，said she was a respectable lady. "It is really an honor for the hospital to take care of her over the last 10 years and we will greatly miss her. It is just like we have lost a relative（亲戚）," said Emma.
Ms. Baines, who was born in Shellman, Georgia, in 1894, had no living relatives. She grew up in the southern US during difficult times. During that time, African American people were required to use separate, often poor, public services. She married young and later divorced (离婚). Her only child, a daughter, was born in 1909 and died of a terrible disease at the age of 18. Ms. Baines worked as a maid (女佣) in Ohio before moving to Los Angeles where she lived on her own until she was well over 100.
She once told an interviewer（记者）, "As for the secrets of long life, I do not have any disappointments（失望） in my own life."
She gained some fame when she voted for Mr. Obama in the US presidential election（总统大选）, saying she supported him "because he’s for the colored people". It was only the second time in her life she had voted, the first time being for John F. Kennedy.
Ms. Baines became the world’s oldest person in January. Japanese woman, Kama Chien, 114, has now taken over the title.
1.It was an honor for the hospital to take care of Ms. Baines because ________.
A. she was a respectable lady
B. she was a relative of the hospital’s leader
C. she lived in the hospital for years
D. she voted for Mr. Obama in the election
2.Ms. Baines voted for Mr. Obama because he ________.
A. was very popular in the hospital
B. did even better than John F. Kennedy
C. did good things for African Americans
D. congratulated her on her birthday
3.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A. Ms. Baines used to serve others in Ohio.
B. Ms. Baines died in a hospital in Los Angeles.
C. Ms. Baines and her husband had only one child.
D. Ms. Baines liked to live alone.
4.The passage is mainly about ________.
A. the world’s oldest person, Ms. Baines
B. why Ms. Baines voted for Mr. Obama
C. how Ms. Baines lived for so long
D. Ms. Baines and President Obama
Once I thought love meant flowers, gifts and sweet kisses. So, I really ___ whether there is love between my parents. Every day they are very busy ___ to earn money to pay the high schooling for me. They don’t act in the ___ ways that I read in books or I see on TV, and sending flowers to each other on Valentine’s Day is even_____.
One day, my mother was sewing（缝） a quilt(被子). I asked her if there was ___ between them. She stopped her work and raised her head with ____. Then she lowered(低下) her head and ____sewing the quilt. I was very ___ because I thought I had hurt her. But after a few minutes, she said, “look at this thread（细线）. Sometimes it ___, but most of the time it disappears in the quilt. If life is a quilt, then love should be a thread. It can ___ be seen anywhere or anytime, but it’s really there, and makes the quilt____.” I listened carefully but I couldn’t understand her___ the next spring.
My mother suddenly got sick seriously and had to stay in the hospital for a one-month treatment. Every morning and dusk after she___ from the hospital, my father___ my mother walking slowly on the country road. There were beautiful flowers, green grass and trees, and the sun gently shine them___ the leaves. All of these ___ the most beautiful picture in the world. ___ their eyes, I know they love each other deeply. From this experience, I ___ that love was just a ___ in the quilt of our life. Love is _____ making life strong and warm.
1.A. believe B. hesitate C. doubt D. know
2.A. keeping B. willing C. learning D. trying
3.A. magic B. romantic C. average D. special
4.A. unsuitable B. impolite C. uneasy D. impossible
5.A. difference B. love C. similarity D. fight
6.A. surprise B. anger C. smile D. calm
7.A. finished B. continued C. forgot D. considered
8.A. excited B. worried C. shocked D. disappointed
9.A. exists B. works C. appears D. breaks
10.A. easily B. hardly C. simply D. usually
11.A.long-lasting B. long-dated C. long-suffering D. long-winded
12.A. after B. before C. until D. since
13.A. returned B. escaped C. remained D. heard
14.A. led B. let C. caught D. helped
15.A. from B. through C. across D. throughout
16.A. made with B. made up C. made into D. made of
17.A. Reading B. Watching C. Seeing D. Checking
18.A. expected B. realized C. noticed D. read
19.A. material B. design C. color D. thread
20.A. everywhere B. inside C. anywhere D. Outside
When the students _____ the teacher about their problems, he was ready to give a helping hand.
A. reminded B. consulted C. persuaded D. combined
If you cheat in the exam ,you could hardly ___________ it .
A. throw away B. get away C. get away from D. get away with
There is a(n) ________ of peace an
d calm in the country, quite different from that of a big city.
A. conditions B. situationC. atmosphere D. moment
It is reported that Beijing and Zhangjiakou（张家口）will compete to host the 2022 Winter Olympics, which will _____ China’s social development.
A. interest B. benefit C. gain D. contain
