For my 22nd wedding anniversary, I determined that I would write my wife Sheila twenty-two ________ to describe my love to her. I also decided that I would have a unique ________ to give her a great surprise.
I started out months ________, writing poems and ________ with my wife’s friends and got their help in making cards for each of the twenty-two poems.
Had I known how ________ it was to make twenty-two cards for twenty-two poems, I might have ________ a different idea. ________, by the time I was about to ________, I was encouraged by our ________, so I kept on the task.
Some good friends ________ to host the party at their house. The question then was how to get my wife to the party without raising her ________. I told my wife for our anniversary I would make a(n) ________ at a nice restaurant, so she didn’t have to ________ anything. I had prearranged with the party host to call me before the party to say that she really needed to get back a ________ that I had borrowed. In my wife’s ________, I told him that we were heading out to dinner and could drop the book off on our way.
Finally, when we arrived at the ________, I suggested that perhaps Sheila should accompany me to the door and say a quick ________. We stepped into the house where the ________ happened. One at a time, twenty-one of Sheila’s friends presented her with a card and rose. Then, I ________ a poem titled “Pure Luck”. I wanted ________ to get it right—and I did!
That was five years ago, and I can still recited the whole poem by heart.
1.A. lettersB. poemsC. booksD. stories
2.A. partyB. mealC. programmeD. feeling
3.A. for instanceB. on purposeC. at mostD. in advance
4.A. arguingB. fightingC. dealingD. consulting
5.A. specialB. valuableC. difficultD. enjoyable
6.A. pay attention toB. looked forward to
C. come up withD. made up with
7.A. HoweverB. ThereforeC. OtherwiseD. Moreover
8.A. go onB. give upC. come outD. show up
9.A. lifeB. prideC. loveD. honesty
10.A. refusedB. hesitatedC. pretendedD. volunteered
11.A. wishesB. worriesC. doubtsD. enthusiasm
12.A. effortB. reservationC. decisionD. call
13.A. planB. shareC. missD. explain
14.A. bookB. cardC. bikeD. flower
15.A. performanceB. influenceC. presenceD. absence
16.A. dinnerB. houseC. meetingD. competition
17.A. goodbyeB. pityC. yesD. hello
18.A. accidentB. surpriseC. quarrelD. trouble
19.A. recitedB. readC. wroteD. sang
20.A. responsiblyB. thankfullyC. sensitivelyD. desperately
It is extremely difficult to get rid of deep anger and bitterness. ___1.___ It could result in depression or even substance abuse（药物滥用）. You must rid yourself of these poisonous feelings before your life is ruined. You owe it to yourself to get over the anger and bitterness and find peace in life.
●Stop making excuses for your feelings. You can't overcome your anger or bitterness if you keep yourself stuck in it and making excuses about why you are angry and bitter. ___2.___You’re in control of your life and you can get rid of the anger and bitterness. When you start feeling bitter or angry, make a conscious effort to stop.
●Forgive those who have caused you anger. ___3.__However, it is a necessary part of healing and moving on with life. Speak to the person who hurt you and tell him you forgive him. Alternatively, write a letter to the person who hurt you. Whatever you do you must forgive so that you can move on with your life.
●Find ways to be grateful for what you have. Look around you and count your blessings. ___4.__ Make thankfulness and gratefulness a part of your everyday life. Keep a journal and write about the ways in which you’re grateful. Your anger and bitterness will eventually disappear as you become happier and more content with life.
●__5.___Perhaps you have kept it bottled up for years. You need to let it go, so talk to family or friends. You can even talk to a professional when necessary. The point is to talk about your feelings so that you can move on from the anger and bitterness.
A. This is not an easy thing.
B. Swear to move on from the past.
C. Perhaps you own a loving family or a good job.
D. Offering forgiveness can lead to less anxiety and stress.
E. You could spend years carrying these feeling inside you.
F. Express your deep-rooted feelings of anger and bitterness.
G. Recognizing signs and causes of bitterness is a healthy start.
AC/DC have postponed their US tour after singer Brian Johnson was warned by doctors that he was at risk of “total hearing loss”. This is unsurprising, given the decades that the Australian band has been pumping out the hard rock decibels(分贝). But deafness isn’t only a concern for rock musicians. In recent years it has become clear that anyone around music a lot has reason to be equally worried.
When exposed to music, risk to hearing arises from a combination of how loud the sound is and how long you’re exposed to it. If you visit a nightclub that is thumping out (响亮地奏出) music on the dance floor at 100 dB, then after only 10-15 minutes the exposure is potentially damaging. In a quieter part of the club, but where the music is still loud enough that you have to shout at your friends, then you could be there for a couple of hours before having to worry about your hearing. Of course music frequently exceeds（超过） 80-85 dB, but what counts most in assessing the risk to hearing is the average exposure.
Exposure to high noise levels often causes temporary deafness — something many people have experienced after going to a nightclub. While hearing usually recovers after a few hours or days, repeated loud exposure leads to permanent hearing damage. Initially, this damage is subtle and unlikely to be noticed by the listener. Problems only becomes significant in middle age when the noise-induced hearing loss combines with the natural loss of hearing due to ageing.
Improved technology means that the number of musicians having to give up performing could decrease, but student musicians need to be educated about the dangers of noise-caused hearing loss. The increasing use of headphones will also work against this — for musicians and everyone else. Unless people are careful with the volume（音量） level on their portable music players, hearing loss caused by music will increase.
（http://theconversation.com/highway-to-hearing-hell-musicians-and-the-danger-of-deafness-55983）
1.What does Paragraph 1 mainly aim to tell us?
A. Musicians tend to be victims of music.
B. It is helpful to check hearing regularly.
C. Being with music isn’t necessarily beneficial.
D. Deafness has become musicians’ major concern.
2.What’s the most important factor considered in the assessment of risk music has to hearing?
A. Its decibel.
B. The average exposure.
C. Its playing environment.
D. The listener’s sensitivity to sound.
3.People who go to nightclubs frequently tend to ________.
A. suffer from temporary headache
B. have their hearing damaged forever
C. experience natural hearing loss earlier
D. have a clear sense of their hearing damage
4.Which of the following best reflects the author’s opinion?
A. Improving technology can prevent hearing damage.
B. Students musicians are main sufferers of hearing loss.
C. Using headphones helps reduce hearing loss to a degree.
D. We can never be too careful with the volume level of music.
Standing in line for the latest iPhone at the Apple store, queuing for tickets to Wimbledon or even just waiting at the post office might just have got a lot easier. Japanese car-maker Nissan announces that it has just the thing to relieve the painful legs of tired queuers.
The new system of ‘self-driving’ chairs is designed to detect when someone at the front of the queue is called, and automatically move everyone else one step forward in line. The new invention is shown off in a company video, which shows a busy restaurant with patrons waiting outside.
In the video, diners are sitting in a row of chairs, but will not have to stand when the next hungry diner is called to a table. Instead, the chairs, equipped with autonomous technology that detects the seat ahead, move along a path toward the front of the line. When the person at the front of the queue is called, the empty chair at the front can sense it is empty and so moves out of pole position. Cameras on the remaining chairs then sense the movement and follow automatically.
The system, which is similar to the kind used in Nissan's autonomous vehicle technology, will be tested at select restaurants in Japan this year, Nissan said. “It appeals to anyone who has queued for hours outside a crowded restaurant: it eliminates the boredom and physical pain of standing in line,” Nissan added.
Although Tokyo has some 160,000 restaurants, long queues are not uncommon. Chosen restaurants that meet the criteria will be able to show the chairs outside their restaurant next year. Nissan also released a short video showing the chairs being used in an art gallery, moving slowly in front of the various paintings to let viewers appreciate the art without the need to stand up.
1.What can we know about “self-driving” chairs from the text?
A. They are in hot demand like iPhones.
B. They are intended for queuing diners.
C. They are the inventions of a car company.
D. They are completely different from vehicle technology.
2.Which enables the chairs to detect the seat ahead?
A. Pole position.
B. Autonomous technology.
C. Camera equipped on them.
D. Sensors equipped along the path.
3.Which of the following can replace the underlined word “eliminates” in Paragraph 4?
A. rids. B. ignores. C. steals. D. hides.
4.What can be inferred from the last two paragraphs?
A. Queuing is a rare scene outside Japanese restaurants.
B. “Self-driving ” chairs are the most useful in art galleries.
C. Japanese people prefer eating in restaurants to at home.
D. “Self-driving” chairs haven’t been in official use in restaurants.
As we neared the last days of my mom’s life, I wanted to understand what she was feeling and seeing. The day before she took her last breath I decided to ask her.
First I wanted to make sure she could comprehend what I was saying. I told her I loved her, and she raised her eyebrows in acknowledgment. Then I shared a funny story about a conversation my sister and I had. The corners of her mouth turned up in a smile. I could tell that she was taking in every word. And then I went for it.
“Mom, can I ask you a serious question?” She turned her head and opened her eyes fully. I could tell she wanted to grasp every word that came out of my mouth.
“Mom, do you see any of our dead relatives in the room? Do you see your dad?” she shook her head.
“Do you see your mom?” She shook her head again.
“Do you see dad?” Her response was quite different this time. She began nodding her head.
“Is he here in this room right now?” She nodded. “Can he see me?” She nodded again. Then she tried to communicate with words, but she couldn’t get the words out. The next morning she died peacefully...
A few weeks ago, I was wondering why I haven’t had many dreams of my mom since she died. That night I had one of the clearest dreams I’ve had for a long time. Mom was dressed beautifully. She stared at me with a huge smile. Her eyes were bright and full of life. She was happier than I had seen her in years. And she was younger. We didn’t exchange any words, but it was clear that she was happy and free.
I woke up with joy in my heart.
1.Why did the author do the things mentioned in Paragraph2?
A. To review the past happy days with her mother.
B. To make her mother happy during her last days.
C. To check if her mother could understand her.
D. To show that she has a deep love for her mother.
2.What was the author’s mother like on the last day before her death?
A. She had no sense of hearing at all.
B. She couldn’t move except her eyes.
C. She could still speak in an unclear voice.
D. She could communicate with her body language.
3.What did the author dream that night?
A. Her mother talked with her.
B. Her mother was in high spirits.
C. Her mother’s eyes seemed dull.
D. Her mother looked older than ever.
When you use our university libraries there are different learning spaces available so you can decide what is best for your purpose.
Social learning area
We recognize that you can learn from your friends so we have provided social study areas in all our libraries. Here you can discuss your work with your friends without worrying about disturbing others as a reasonable level of noise is accepted, though we do ask that you’re considerate of other students and staff.
Group study rooms
There are bookable (可预订的) group study rooms of various sizes in the libraries. These rooms are well equipped so that you can easily work in groups or practice presentations.
●Bookings are available to groups of 3 or more students
●Bookings can be made in hourly blocks up to a maximum of 2 hours per group per day
●Bookings can be made for the current week and the following week
●Contact the library’s Help Desk to book a room. Bookings are restricted to student use only.
Silent study spaces
We know that on occasion you may prefer to study on your own. To help you achieve this we have individual quiet or silent study areas.
In order to preserve the quiet study environment and to avoid disturbing other students, discussion about your course work or exams, or using mobile phones isn’t permitted anywhere in these areas.
Food, drink and phones
Cold snacks and drinks can be consumed in most areas of the libraries though we ask that you help keep the learning environment clean and pleasant for everyone by clearing rubbish into the bins provided.
Mobile phones can be used in the social learning areas and group study rooms but not in the silent study spaces or the hallways or stairs that lead to those areas. We ask that you switch your phone to silent mode when you come in the library.
1.What is the purpose of social learning area provided in the library?
A. To offer students access to library staff.
B. To help students learn to be considerate.
C. To keep students free from disturbance.
D. To enable students to learn from each other.
2.What can we know about bookings of group study rooms in the library?
A. They can be made by phone.
B. They are available only to students.
C. They can be made several weeks ahead.
D. They are available to groups of any size.
3.What should students pay attention to when using the library?
A. Taking rubbish out when leaving.
B. Avoiding having cold drinks and snakes.
C. Keeping their mobile phones silent all the time.
D. Using mobile phones only in the hallways or stairs.
4.What is the text mainly intended for?
A. Introducing additional regulations of a university library
B. Showing how to make use of a university library.
C. Recommending a university library the author visits.
D. Explaining why a university library is a good place for study.
