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I have two sons. They are as different as night and day. My youngest is sweet, loveable, easy-going, and finds joy in everything. My oldest we’ve nicknamed the “Evil Genius” is ambitious, self-confident, and suffers no fools. Whenever we mentioned Santa my husband and I were rewarded with major eye rolling and deep sighs from my oldest. At first we both tried to ignore it.
We both knew that our eldest had figured out the big secret. But I’d be damned(指责) if he was going to ruin it for his six-year-old brother who had plenty of Santa-loving years ahead of him. I looked at my husband in the eye and said, “I’ll handle this.” to which he responded “Okay just be careful because I’m not sure he knows - he might just be acting like it.” But I knew. And I had it in my mind that he was about to break his younger brothers spirit and break the news to him. I was afraid he was going to take the Christmas spirit away from my sweet innocent youngest and stamp all over it. I had to protect him. I needed to control this now before it got out of control. I rushed into the play room where my oldest was playing alone. I looked him dead in the eyes and said: “Well you know Santa isn’t real, right?” And as I stared at my eight-year-old son for what seemed like a long time of silence, his eyes started to fill with tears. And a tear dropped down his cheek when he screamed out, “He’s not?” “Um well it’s not that he’s not real (shut up you idiot- stop saying he’s not real), but he doesn’t really make and deliver all the toys. Dad and I get some of them for you. So he’s real. He’s just got a little help from us.”
The Evil Genius wasn’t buying it. He just sat there looking at me with an expression of doubt. You know when you make a terrible mistake but you can’t stop yourself from making it worse? That was me because I just had to know. I had to know why he had seemed to be over Santa. So I asked him why he rolled his eyes and sighed every time his father and I mentioned Santa, to which he replied that kids at school had been saying Santa wasn't real but that he still thought he was.
1.What’s the best title for the passage?
A. Two different sons
B. Santa secret given away
C. Protecting one, ruining the other
D. Making a mistake worse
2.What did the writer conclude when “Evil Genius” rolled his eyes and sighed?
A. “Evil Genius” had discovered Santa was not real.
B. “Evil Genius” had broken the secret to his younger brother.
C. “Evil Genius” had passed his Santa-loving years.
D. “Evil Genius” had been influenced by his classmates.
3.What does the underlined sentence mean in the passage?
A. “Evil Genius” refused to buy toys.
B. “Evil Genius” didn’t believe his mother’s words.
C. “Evil Genius” wanted to keep silent.
D. “Evil Genius” would not give away the secret.
4.What lesson can we learn from the story?
A. Lies can never change facts.
B. Honesty is the best policy.
C. No one is perfect.
D. We should think twice before we act.
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My nephew's 10¬-year-¬old son came for a visit one hot, July weekend. I persuaded him to______ inside and joined him in a game. After______ for an hour, I suggested that we relax for a while. I______ my favourite recliner (躺椅) to let my neck muscles relax. He had slipped out of the room and I was catching a few enjoyable ______ of peace and quiet.
“Look, Alice，” he said enthusiastically as he______over to the chair where I was sitting. “I found a kite. Could we go outside and______it？”
Glancing out of a nearby window, I noticed it was ______ outside. “I'm sorry. Tripper，” I said, sad to see his______eyes. “The wind is not______today. The kite won't fly.”
The ______10¬-year¬-old replied, “I think it's windy enough. I can get it to fly，” he answered ______ he hurried out to the back door.
Up and down in the yard he ran, ______the kite attached to a small length of string. He ran back and forth, as hard as his ten-¬year-¬old legs would carry him, looking back ______ at the kite behind. After about ten minutes of unsuccessful determination, he came back in.
I asked, “How did it ______？”
“Fine，” he said, not wanting to admit______. “I got it to fly some.”
As he walked past me to return the kite to the closet shelf, I heard him say under his breath, “I guess I'll have to wait for the ______.”
At that moment I heard another voice speak to my ______. “Alice, sometimes you are just like that. You want to do it your way ______ waiting for the wind.”
And the voice was right. We usually want to use our own efforts to ______ what we want to do. We wait for the wind only after we have done all we can and have exhausted our own ______. We must learn how to rely on him in the first place!
1.A. live B. stay C. study D. lie
2.A. playing B. resting C. challenging D. arguing
3.A. cleaned up B. jumped off C. fell into D. cut down
4.A. moments B. hours C. times D. periods
5.A. sent B. ran C. left D. climbed
6.A. decorate B. drop C. hang D. fly
7.A. hot B. still C. noisy D. fine
8.A. bright B. disappointed C. dull D. satisfied
9.A. staying B. stopping C. going D. blowing
10.A. clever B. talented C. determined D. fearless
11.A. after B. unless C. as D. until
12.A. following B. making C. pulling D. watching
13.A. angrily B. nervously C. doubtfully D. hopefully
14.A. go B. come C. make D. fly
15.A. win B. defeat C. mistake D. luck
16.A. wind B. order C. news D. sunshine
17.A. heart B. memory C. dream D. world
18.A. because of B. instead of C. except for D. as for
19.A. imagine B. decide C. apply D. complete
20.A. courage B. patience C. strength D. knowledge
— Why not meet Diana today?
— I am sorry to tell you that she has been ________ from our company.
A. explored B. employed
C. removed D. interrupted
More than 400 mainland tourists ________ from the landslide site till Saturday, but 18 others were still missing, because of the heavy rains.
A. were rescued B. have been rescued
C. have rescued D. are rescued
Only when ______ me ________ what trouble she was in.
A. did she tell ; I realized B. she told ; I realized
C. did she tell ; did I realize D. she told ; did I realize
The accident which resulted ___ the death of 6 passengers lay ___ the driver’s carelessness.
A. in; in B. in ; on
C. at; in D. for; with
