We lived in a quiet neighborhood. One evening I heard a loud crash. Earlier my wife had asked me to the store for soft drinks. My teenage daughter Holly practiced her driving, so I sent her to the store in my truck.
At dinner my son talked about how much he liked my truck. I enjoyed having it, but I said: “My heart is not set on that truck. I like it but it is just metal and won’t last forever. Never set your heart on anything that won’t last.”
After hearing the loud noise, the whole family ran outside. My son shouted: “Holly crashed your truck.”
The accident took place in my own driveway. Holly had crashed my truck into our other vehicle(交通工具), the family van. In her inexperience, she had confused the brake(刹车) and the gas pedal(油门). Holly was unhurt physically, but she was crying, “Dad, I’m sorry. I know how much you love this truck.” I held her in my arms as she cried.
I still remembered how sad Holly was the night she crashed our truck, and how I comforted her. When Holly thinks back on her life, I want her to know that I love her a thousand times more than any piece of property(财产).
I repaired the van, but the dent(凹痕) in my truck is still there today. Every day it reminds me of what really matters in my life.
1.The reason why the author sent Holly to the store was that ________.
A.Holly liked soft drinks
B.he wanted to teach her a lesson
C.he was busy preparing the meal
D.Holly could practice driving
2.We can infer from the passage that ________.
A.the truck is not the only vehicle in the author’s family
B.the author’s son didn’t like driving the truck at all
C.we should blame others after an accident
D.the wife apologized to Holly
3.From Paragraph 4 we can learn that ________ caused the crash.
A.the lack(缺乏) of Holly’s driving experience
B.something wrong with the brake
C.a tree falling across the road
D.a van parking on the driveway
4.The underlined word “matter” in the last paragraph means ________.
A.to be panic
B.to be harmful
C.to be important
D.to be impressive
5.The best title for the passage is ________.
A.Don’t Let a Teenager Drive
B.Understanding Matters More Than Property
C.A Friend’s Painful Stories
D.Accidents Around Us
I’ve always taught piano lessons in my spare time. Over the years I found that children have _________ musical abilities. Although I’ve taught some gifted students, I’ve also met so-called “musically _________” pupils. One such student is Robby.
Robby was already 11 years old when his mother sent him for his first _________ lesson. I prefer that students begin at an earlier age. I _________ it to Robby, but he said it had always been his mother’s _________ to hear him play the piano. So I took him as a student.
_______ Robby tried very hard, he didn’t have the basic sense of music. However, he _________ and he would always say, “My mom’s going to hear me play some day.” But it seemed _________, and I was disappointed by his slow progress. Then one day Robby didn’t come. He _________ me his mother was sick. I was glad that he stopped coming, since he was really a bad __________ for my teaching!
Several weeks later I was __________ my students for the music show when Robby came and said, “Miss Handorf, I’ve wanted to play.” I don’t know what made me __________ him to do that. Maybe it was his __________ that touched me.
The night for the show came. It went well. Then Robby came up on stage. I was __________ when he said he had chosen one of the most difficult pieces of Mozart. But I was not prepared for what I heard next. His fingers were light on the keys. They __________ danced on the keys. He played so well that everyone was __________ excitedly.
In tears I __________ up to stage. “Oh, Robby! How would you do it?” “Well, Miss Handorf, I __________ practicing at home. Remember I told you my mom was sick? In fact she had cancer and passed away this morning. And she was born __________, she could never hear me play the piano, but tonight was the first time she ever heard me. I wanted to make it __________.”
1.A.strange B.low C.local D.different
2.A.challenged B.breathed C.encouraged D.inspired
3.A.drawing B.dance C.piano D.handwriting
4.A.examined B.promised C.explained D.answered
5.A.comment B.dream C.hobby D.personality
6.A.Although B.Once C.Unless D.Because
7.A.continued B.created C.contacted D.caught
8.A.careless B.hopeless C.homeless D.selfless
9.A.asked B.invited C.guided D.telephoned
10.A.position B.example C.distance D.schedule
11.A.preparing B.renting C.protecting D.regretting
12.A.strike B.select C.allow D.force
13.A.function B.section C.determination D.memory
14.A.limited B.satisfied C.calmed D.surprised
15.A.indeed B.even C.actually D.either
16.A.sitting B.cheering C.walking D.eating
17.A.dragged B.drove C.ran D.picked
18.A.kept back B.kept off C.kept on D.kept from
19.A.shy B.weak C.blind D.deaf
20.A.special B.humorous C.similar D.famous
While many Brits like nothing better than spending their Sunday cutting the grass, some are happy just to sit under the _____ of the trees and enjoy the beauty of the world.
A.atmosphere
B.branches
C.campus
D.strength
_____ the wind and the rain, I still enjoy working outside in the world.
A.By
B.Except
C.Through
D.Despite
Although modern technology could help produce more crops, these terraces still mean a lot to the local people _____ traditions hold much value.
A.for whom
B.of whom
C.for which
D.of which
The secretary arranged a _____ time and place for the applicants to have an interview.
A.convenient
B.public
C.poisonous
D.creative
