An old friend of mine called me up this morning,but he refused to tell me his present ________.

A.home                        B.place                         C.where                       D.whereabouts

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John had been on the road visiting customers for more than three weeks. It was coming up on Mother’s Day. He said to himself, “I’ll _36_Mom some roses.”

He went into the small shop and saw a boy talking to the clerk. “How many roses can I get for six dollars, ma’am?” the boy asked. The clerk _37_to explain that roses were_38_. Maybe the young man would be happy with carnations(康乃馨).

  “No, I have to have roses,” he said, “My mom was sick so much last year and I didn’t spend much time with her. I want to get something _39_. It has to be red roses, because that’s her _40_.”

   The clerk looked up at John and was just shaking her head. Something inside John was _41_by the boy’s voice. He looked at the clerk and _42_said that he would pay for the boy’s roses.

   The clerk looked at the young man and said, “Okay, I will give you a dozen red roses for your six dollars.” The young man _43_ jumped into the air. He took the flowers and ran from the store.

   John _44_his own flowers and had the clerk be sure that delivery(快遞) would_45_ a note telling his mother how much he _46_her. As he drove away from the shop, he saw the young man walking down the sidewalk. He _47_ him cross the street and enter a cemetery(墓地). The young man _48_by a small monument and went on his knees. He carefully _49_ the roses on the grave and _50_ to sob. John heard the young man speak, “Mommy, why didn’t I tell you how much I love you? Jesus, please, _51_ my mommy. Tell my mommy I love her .”

   John _52_, tears in his eyes, and walked back to his car. He _53_ quickly to the ___54__and told her he would take the flowers to his mother _55_.

A. lend         B. send         C. bring          D. take

A. offered       B. tried         C. decided        D. tended

A. cheap        B. ugly         C. reasonable      D. expensive

A. special       B. meaningful    C. great          D. nice

A. feeling       B. hobby        C. favorite        D. interest

A. beaten       B. knocked       C. hit            D. touched

A. straightly     B. sorrowfully    C. silently        D. naturally

A. just         B. almost         C. hardly        D. seldom

A. ordered      B. bargained      C. packed        D. accepted

A. contain      B. include        C. conclude       D. hold

A. missed      B. loved          C. treasured      D. valued

A. watched     B. noticed        C. heard          D. felt

A. hurried      B. went          C. passed         D. stopped

A. dropped     B. put           C. delivered       D. cast

A. pretended    B. began         C. attempted       D. volunteered

A. find         B. congratulate    C. apologize      D. promise

A. disappeared  B. moved         C. turned         D. shook

A. drove       B. walked         C. ran            D. rushed

A. home       B. shop           C. market         D. company

A. quickly      B. naturally       C. personally      D. responsibly

I will have a holiday next week and I can’t decide what to do． I have a lot of work to do          and this would be a good chance        ． But I don’t like          the holiday in such a way． I can work at home all the rest of the year．Last year I went        to the mountains .       there was beautiful， but it is too cold this time of a year. And it’s really         far to go for a short holiday． I decide 

     this isn’t a good time to       the mountains．But I       to go somewhere else．Perhaps this would be a good chance to go to the beach（海濱）．I like to go for walks        the seashore       the warm sunshine and watch the water． It’s only eight miles away and I could get there        about two hours． After thinking it       ，I am sure that this is a      time for the seashore than       .Oh， here is a letter        Jim． He        he is going to his house in the mountains for the      ，and he       me to go with him．     giving it some more thought， I wrote back to Jim and thanked him for that．

1.A. at home        B. at house             C. in school            D. in factory

2.A. do it           B. doing that           C. to do it             D. with that

3.A. to take          B. to spend             C. having             D. asking

4.A. the north       B. for north            C. north              D. to north

5.A. Nothing      B. Everything          C. Somebody         D. Anything

6.A. very            B. enough             C. rather              D. too

7.A. that             B. what                C. whether            D. when

8.A. go              B. go to                C. go for              D. leave

9.A. do want        B. wanted              C. shall want          D. was wanting

10.A. on              B. by                     C. beside             D. along

11.A. on               B.during                 C. in                  D. under

12.A. in                B. for                    C. with               D. after

13.A. about            B. of                     C. over              D. on

14.A. good             B. fine                   C. better             D. best

15.A. home         B. the mountains       C. big cities        D. country villages

16.A. for               B. to                     C. from              D. by

17.A. says             B. tells                  C. speaks             D. talks

18.A. weekend         B. holiday               C. sunday            D. trip

19.A. want             B. wish                  C. hopes             D. asks

20.A. When           B. With                 C. Without           D. As      

 

My 8-year-old son, Kevin, has made friends with some boys in the neighborhood. He has been  36  with them after school. My wife，Qugen, and I are __37__ he has other kids to be with and we have __38__ and encouraged him to play with his friends. We also want Kevin to learn __39__，so we have asked him to tell us __40__ he's going and to come home at a specified time.

The __41__ started when Kevin didn't come home on time. On one occasion，I asked Kevin to be back at 6 pm. By 6：30，I needed to go __42__ him. I found him at a friend's house，and he looked __43__ that he couldn't continue playing. After we came home，I sat Kevin down for a talk about the __44__ of keeping his word. I told him I was not worried about him arriving a few __45__ late，but after half an hour，I’m going to be  46  . He told me he understood.

The next day，I came home from work at about 6:30 p.m. and Qugen asked me to go and get Kevin  __47__ she said he should be back home at 6. I walked to his friend's house and a look of __48__ appeared on Kevin's face when he came to the door.

At __49__，Qugen and I spoke to Kevin about why he didn't come home on time again. He said he just wanted to _ 50__ playing. This was __51__，so Qugen and I decided to ground(罰不準(zhǔn)出門)him for a week. This __52_ no playing with his friends.

For the next week，whenever his friends came to ask for Kevin，we let him _53__ to them that he was grounded. We felt this would help him be responsible for his __54__.

As a __55__，I believe one of the most important things we can teach our kids is self-responsibility and that actions have consequences.

1.A. studying           B．playing          C．chatting         D．quarreling

2.A. glad               B．lucky            C．worried          D．sure

3.A. made               B．a(chǎn)llowed          C．trained          D．forced

4.A. amusements  B．communication           C．honesty          D．responsibility

5.A. when               B．why              C．where            D．whenever

6.A. changes            B．conflicts        C．worries          D．problems

7.A. looking for  B．picking up             C．waiting for      D．calling up

8.A. angry              B．nervous          C．disappointed     D．a(chǎn)shamed

9.A. quality            B．importance       C．stories          D．ways

10.A. hours             B．minutes          C．days             D．times

11.A. satisfied  B．shocked                 C．surprised        D．concerned

12.A. if                B．unless           C．because          D．so

13.A. guilt             B．disappointment  C．excitement       D．hatred

14.A. home              B．school           C．work             D．office

15.A. finish            B．keep             C．learn            D．stop

16.A. impossible  B．impolite               C．unacceptable     D．unbelievable

17.A. meant             B．suggested        C．showed           D．implied

18.A. reply             B．a(chǎn)pologize        C．tell             D．explain

19.A. decisions  B．words                   C．a(chǎn)ctions          D．friends

20.A. teacher           B．parent           C．writer           D．professor

 

A woman came out of her house and saw three old men with long white beards sitting in her front yard. She said, “I don’t think I ___36___ you, but you must be very hungry. Please ___37___ and have something to eat.”

“Is the man of the house ___38___?” they asked. “No,” she replied, “He’s out.” “Then we cannot come in,” they replied. In the evening when her ___39___ came home, she told him what had happened. “___40___ them I am home and invite them in!” The woman went out and invited the men in. “We do not go into a house ___41___,” they replied. “Why is that?” she asked.

One of the old men explained, “His name is Wealth,” he said ___42___ one of his friends, “and he is Success, and I am Love.” Then he added, “Now go in and ___43___ your husband which one of us you want in your home.”

The woman went in and told her husband what was said. The husband was ___44___. “How nice!” he said. “Since that is ___45___, let us invite Wealth. Let him come and fill our home with wealth!” His wife ___46___. “My dear, why don’t we invite Success?” Their daughter-in-law was listening from the other corner of the house. She jumped in with her own ___47___, “Wouldn’t it be better to invite Love? Our home will then be filled with love.” “Let us ___48___ our daughter-in-law’s advice,” said the husband to his wife. “Go out and invite ___49___ to be our guest.” The woman went out and asked the three old men, “Which one of you is Love? Please come in and be our ___50___.”

Love got up and started walking toward the house.

The other two also got up and ___51___ hin. ___52___, the lady asked Wealth and Success, “I only invited Love. Why are you coming in?”

The old men answered together, “If you ___53___ Wealth or Success, the other two of us would have stayed out, but ___54___ you invited Love, wherever he goes, we go with him. ___55___ there is Love, there is also Wealth and Success!”

A. like           B. know           C. recognize          D. need

A. go out         B. get away        C. get up             D. come in

A. home          B. room           C.family             D. office

A. friend          B. father          C. brother            D. husband

A. Go tell         B. Do tell          C. Go ask            D. Do ask

A. one by one      B. one after another  C. along             D. together

A. laughing at      B. looking at        C. pointing to        D. staring at

A. argue with       B. discuss with      C. debate with        D. quarrel with

A. overjoyed       B. surprised         C. excited           D. worried

A. the situation     B. the position      C. the case           D. the point

A. agreed          B. appreciated      C. nodded           D. disagreed

A. suggestion       B. plan            C. solution          D. explanation

A. discuss          B. take            C. consider          D. ignore

A. Success          B. Wealth         C. Love             D. them

A. friend           B. relative         C. son-in-law         D. guest

A. followed         B. stopped         C. honored          D. pleased

A. Pleased          B. Surprised       C. Delighted         D. Disappointed

A. invited           B. invite          C. had invited        D. have invited

A. when            B. while          C. if                D. since

A. wherever         B. however        C. whenever         D. whatever