A mother is devastated, crying, yelling all she can in that dark corner. There was nobody tohear her yell and not a soul to calm her, because outside her house is a long winding lonely road.The wind was at rest and the leaves didn't rustle, silence filling the air. Loneliness was alreadykilling her，but no one knows what made her cry.
Losing something 
you love with all your heart isn't really the pain you can ever overcome.Radha lost her baby, her only means to live. She saw her child getting killed and the accidentwas terrible. One lonely night, she was walking down the street to get a breath of fresh air withher child hugged tight in her arms.
The whole time she walked with her child in her arms. The only thing that worried her wasAryan's future. She was imagining and feeling every day of the child’s growth, and figuringwhat she would have in store for him. But who knows what's in store for us tomorrow? Life canchange in a second.
On that deserted road, were a few streetlights barely enough? It was this one light that couldbe seen from a distance, but as it came closer it got brighter and brighter. That light changedRadha's life into darkness forever. A speeding car came down that road. The driver came at aspeed of 110 kmph throwing beer bottles out of his half open window. He was definitely drunk,and the speed took everything in its path. Just then, there was a loud cry, and silence set in again.
But the mother wasn’t hurt. She opened her eyes, unable to focus her eyes, and didn’t seeAryan. After a few minutes when her sight cleared up she looked all over in a panic for her baby,but alas! ... The child hadn’t even seen life.
Simply, don't drink and drive. You could take a life, but kill a number of people.
1.The word“devastated” in Paragraph 1 would probably mean____________ .
A. worried B. scared
C. heart-broken D. weather-beaten
2.Which of the following statements is TRUE of Radha?
A. She had expected much of Aryan.
B. She got her eyes injured in the accident.
C. She was hit by one bottle on the arm.
D. She had everything ready for Aryan's future.
3.The last sentence underlined implies that __________.
A. drunk driving is absolutely forbidden
B. drunk driving is certain to kill a lot of people
C. the driver killed Aryan and his mother
D. there is more than one victim (受害者) in a car accident
4.What would be the best title for the passage?
A. The Death of a Miserable Child
B. The Price for Another Man's Mistake
C. A Sad Mother on a Windy Night
D. Overspeeding from Drunk Driving
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As a hospital volunteer, I call on each assigned AIDS patient at least once a day. I most patients with a gentle hug and a kiss on the cheek.I can usually whether or not a patient is comfortable with this .
After my third to Mary, I asked politely. “Would you like a hug and a kiss on your cheek?”
Mary smiled, “Yes, I’d love one.” I drew back,I noticed a tear working its down one cheek. “What’s wrong?”I asked.
“That’s the first time anyone has me this way since I was attacked by AIDS. The medical staff (工作人员) touch me, but…” she said between sobs (哭泣). I simply sat beside her， in silence.
A few days later, when I went to see Mary , one of her sons and his wife were visiting. “Good evening, Mary. I see you have , so I’ll stop back later,”I said, giving her a gentle hug and a kiss. Mary grabbed my right wrist as I turned to . “Wait a minute, Mack. I want you to meet my son, John, and daughter-in-law, Sarah.”During the , her anxious family sat clear across the room Mary’s bed.
Later, when I looked in on her, her visitors were still keeping their distance.
The evening, John and Sarah were back again, and the scene itself like a familiar rerun on television. I went in, gave Mary a hug and a kiss, to come back later.
When I returned, had changed, John and Sarah were seated in chairs — one on each side of Mary’s — and they were holding hands.
Obviously moved, John said, “I guess nothing to if a stranger can hug and kiss my mother.”
1.A. greet B. see C. visit D. help
2.A. expect B. ask C. sense D. doubt
3.A. gesture B. fashion C. hope D. idea
4.A. greeting B. apology C. visit D. explanation
5.A. Because B. Where C. Although D. As
6.A. face B. eye C. nose D. way
7.A. visited B. pitied C. touched D. eared
8.A. listening B. sobbing C. waiting D. staring
9.A. late B. again C. last D. first
10.A. interviews B. roommates C. affairs D. guests
11.A. speak B. leave C. sit D. stay
12.A. days B. greetings C. introductions D. visits
13.A. to B. beside C. on D. from
14.A. dangerous B. near C. safe D. different
15.A. following B. final C. previous D. usual
16.A. expressed B. discovered C. searched D. repeated
17.A. getting B. trying C. promising D. managing
18.A. something B. nothing C. somebody D. nobody
19.A. room B. bed C. son D. daughter-in-law
20.A. take care of B. be afraid of C. speak well of D. be proud of
So many floods have cut down on the production of peanuts; _______, the price has gone up a great deal.
A. in other words B. in brief
C. even so D. as a result
---Why are you still here? E
verybody has gone to attend the lecture by the president.
---Oh, I ___________ about it!
A. wasn’t informed B. hadn’t been informed
C. haven’t informed D. didn’t inform
--- Have you heard that Tom was given a good beating by his father last night?
--- He ________ it. He was making trouble everywhere all the time.
A. made B. got C. deserved D. gained
People Who Moved China, hosted by CCTV, honors the people _______ the valuable contributions should be remembered by every Chinese.
A.whose B.of whom C. that D. of which
