I lived next door to Debbie and her 84-year-old mother, Nan, for about six months. One night last summer, Debbie asked me to check on her mother because she worked the overnight shift (夜班) at a nursing home.
I was glad to help. But I 1 felt a little funny about it. 2 , I’ve been blind since I was a baby and out of 3 for years. In fact, at 54, I came to wonder if I had any 4 to live.
A bit after 9:00 pm, I heard a sound—over the years my ears have grown super 5 . It was Nan. “Jim, Jim. The house is 6 ! Help!”
I went as far as I could to Debbie’s. I got to the front door, 7 for the key and unlocked the door. “Nan! Where are you?” I called.
“Here, Jim. Help!” her voice was 8 and low.
I felt my 9 inside. “Nan, where are you? Keep 10 !” “Here, Jim, here!” sounds as if she’s 11 in front of me. I reached out and touched her shoulder. We felt our way down the steps. ___12____ in the sweet, fresh summer air.
Later the fire truck arrived. Debbie came too. Nan and I heard the sound of the 13 coming down. Finally, the firefighters 14 the fire.
I heard Nan crying. She said, “I was so 15 and got turned around. I couldn’t find the door. You saved my life.”
Now Debbie’s voice quivered (发抖)， “You’re a hero. You rescued my mom.”
I hardly knew what to say. Two hours earlier I was wondering whether I really mattered to anyone. And now I saved a life. Nan and Debbie were thanking me. Truth was, I wanted to thank them. Nan wasn’t the only one who had been saved that day.
| 小题1: | | A．seldom | B．hardly | C．also | D．soon |
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| 小题2: | | A．First of all | B．At all | C．Above all | D．After all |
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| 小题3: | | A．sight | B．money | C．patience | D．work |
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| 小题4: | | A．value | B．pain | C．sadness | D．good |
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| 小题5: | | A．useless | B．deaf | C．sensitive | D．responsible |
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| 小题6: | | A．too cold | B．on sale | C．too hot | D．on fire |
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| 小题7: | | A．looked | B．reached | C．searched | D．waited |
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| 小题8: | | A．afraid | B．weak | C．calm | D．certain |
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| 小题10: | | A．talking | B．standing | C．lying | D．staying |
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| 小题11: | | A．sill | B．even | C．right | D．away |
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| 小题12: | | A．appearing | B．breathing | C．lost | D．driven |
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| 小题13: | | A．house | B．truck | C．fire | D．air |
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| 小题14: | | A．set out | B．put out | C．hold up | D．put off |
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小题1:考查副词：A. seldom很少B. hardly 几乎不C. also也， D. soon 很快，句意：我也感到一点滑稽，选C
小题1:考查词组：A. First of all首先B. At all根本C. Above all首要的是，D. After all 毕竟，句意：毕竟我小时候就失明了。选D
小题1:考查词组：out of work失业，不能选out of sight“消失在视野之外”选D
小题1:考查名词：作者不知道自己活着有什么价值。选A
小题1:考查形容词：A. useless无用的，B. deaf聋的C. sensitive敏感的， D. responsible负责的，句意：我的耳朵现在很敏感。选C
小题1:考查词组：on fire着火了，因为nan在呼救，下文Later the fire truck arrived.也有暗示，所以选D
小题1:考查词组;reach for伸手够。选B
小题1:考查形容词：和low并列用weak，表示Nan的声音又虚弱又低。选B
小题1:考查词组：feel one’s way摸索着道路。选A
小题1:考查句意：因为作者是盲人要听见声音，所以叫Nan一直说话。选A
小题1:考查副词：right正是，恰好是，选C
小题1:考查动词：句意：我们可以呼吸夏日清新的空气。选B
小题1:考查名词：句意：他们听见房子倒下来的声音。选A
小题1:考查词组：A. set out出发B. put out扑灭C. hold up耽搁D. put off推迟，句意：消防队员扑灭了大火。选B。
小题1:考查形容词：当时的情境Nan是感到害怕。选D |
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试题【I lived next door to Debbie and her 84-year-old mother, Nan, for about six month】；主要考察你对
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A strong wind was blowing hard, thunder was rumbling, and lightning flashed across the dark sky. Rain was 36 down; it looked as if heaven had been broken open.
Gleams of light appeared from windows of 37 houses, shining like jewels in all the dark.
A 38 woman dressed in rags and trembling with cold was 39 on a lonely road, while the merciless rain was 40 her without pause. She knocked at the door, and a 41 answered it. She begged him to let her stay a while 42 . The boy then let her into the sitting room and 43 her sitting by the fire.
The woman 44 old and tired under the bright electric light, 45 she was only in her early thirties. She sat 46 for a moment, and then her eyes began to look about the 47 . When her wandering eyes rested on the picture of a young man, she 48 up, looking thunderstruck. Just then, the boy came with his 49 . The man at once recognized the woman as his 50 . They had 51 touch with each other during the war, and he thought he had lost her forever.
52 words needed to be spoken, They embraced each other 53 the boy stared at them, puzzled.
The storm was over and the sky cleared. Feeling very 54 , the couple stood face to face with their child between them, watching the rain as it gradually 55 .
| 小题1: | | A．pouring | B．falling | C．dropping | D．flooding |
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| 小题2: | | A．poor | B．black | C．faraway | D．nearby |
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| 小题3: | | A．rich | B．beautiful | C．poor | D．ugly |
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| 小题4: | | A．crying | B．wandering | C．struggling | D．wondering |
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| 小题5: | | A．striking | B．hitting | C．flowing | D．beating |
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| 小题7: | | A．out | B．near | C．outside | D．inside |
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| 小题8: | | A．made | B．left | C．asked | D．told |
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| 小题9: | | A．became | B．showed | C．appeared | D．sounded |
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| 小题10: | | A．so | B．and | C．however | D．though |
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| 小题11: | | A．straight | B．thirsty | C．hungry | D．still |
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| 小题12: | | A．room | B．house | C．picture | D．fire |
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| 小题13: | | A．picked | B．stood | C．came | D．looked |
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| 小题14: | | A．father | B．mother | C．friend | D．brother |
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| 小题15: | | A．wife | B．sister | C．mother | D．girlfriend |
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| 小题19: | | A．disappointed | B．sorry | C．happy | D．sad |
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| 小题20: | | A．began | B．stopped | C．ended | D．wanted |
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Pop singer Peng Tan has tasted the joys of being at the top of the world. He has also 36 life’s lows too. This 37 him that having a 38 picture of oneself is the key to 39_ .
"I grew 40 at the peak of my career, and I began to lose faith when things turned 41_ me," he said."
"Then I realized that dreams will 42 only if I put myself in the 43 place."
Peng, 29, will 44 at the Beijing Pop Festival at Chaoyang Park in Beijing held on September 8 to 9. He has 45 his first album Teen Spirit after he went solo from the rock band Dada. As the name _46 the album is about his reflection on his youth.
"The _47 years is a special restless period in life, with lots of confusion, sensations, with wise and ridiculous ideas colliding," said Peng.
When younger, he first 48 of being a painter, until one day the 49 singing of Cui Jian lit up his passion, for rock music. In 1996, he became the 50 singer in the band Dada, which he set up with his 51 from junior school.
Soon, they topped the music charts and 52 most of the "’Best Newcomer of the Year" awards. However, the good days didn’t last. The band 53 . Peng became depressed and began 54 his own ability. He then went to the Beijing Pop Festival last year and saw his favorite foreign band, Super Grass. This changed everything. After that, he was back on track and found his confidence.
"When you 55 to your position well in life, opportunities will come to you naturally.” he said.
| 小题1: | | A．shared | B．completed | C．escaped | D．experienced |
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| 小题2: | | A．has scared | B．has taught | C．has held | D．has warned |
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| 小题3: | | A．realistic | B．real | C．true | D．authentic |
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| 小题4: | | A．something | B．everything | C．nothing | D．anything |
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| 小题5: | | A．frightened | B．excited | C．delighted | D．overconfident |
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| 小题6: | | A．against | B．to | C．down | D．over |
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| 小题7: | | A．come out | B．come up | C．come true | D．come across |
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| 小题8: | | A．right | B．left | C．suit | D．wrong |
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| 小题9: | | A．stop | B．perform | C．work | D．stay |
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| 小题10: | | A．created | B．written | C．made | D．composed |
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| 小题11: | | A．tells | B．reads | C．suggests | D．goes |
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| 小题12: | | A．teenage | B．youth | C．mid-aged | D．old |
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| 小题13: | | A．considered | B．dreamed | C．suggested | D．tried |
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| 小题14: | | A．gentle | B．cold | C．depressed | D．explosive |
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| 小题15: | | A．lead | B．pop | C．proper | D．first |
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| 小题16: | | A．workers | B．strangers | C．classmates | D．colleagues |
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| 小题17: | | A．bagged | B．accepted | C．beat | D．finished |
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| 小题18: | | A．broke into | B．broke in | C．broke up | D．broke down |
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| 小题19: | | A．improving | B．doubting | C．wondering | D．considering |
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| 小题20: | | A．reach | B．have | C．adapt | D．contribute |
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Just not a long time ago did I finish my blog about the unforgettable snowy storm that I had on Monday night in November. I got another big 36 in Seattle again. But this time, it"s not snow, but the wind and rain. I have 37 seen such a strong wind before even though I had 38 the typhoon every summer when I was still in my home country.
That 39 storm was so powerful that it 40 the whole big Seattle area out of 41 . 700,000 people had no electricity, and 42 13 people have died. Seattle is famous for its evergreen trees, but those trees made a big 43 this time. They broke down the power line above the ground, 44 the road and streets, and 45 the houses.
As the last storm was still 46 in my mind, I had another personal 47 about this new storm. 48 , this time, it was not good either. I was 49 to have my TOEFL test on the second day of the stormy night. Since the whole city had no electricity, my test had to be 50 off, and I had to prepare for another one later. It was my last test for the 51 , and I already made a plan for the time after the test, but now 52 is changed.
I guess sometimes, the way that the thing 53 is not always what you 54 . And what I can do now is to fit for it. 55 , we got a free hotel room from my husband"s cousin and met my lovely nephew from San Francisco.
| 小题1: | | A．storm | | B．chance | | C．trouble | | D．surprise |
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| | 小题2: | | A．once | | B．ever | | C．never | | D．often |
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| | 小题3: | | A．studied | | B．heard of | | C．suffered | | D．experienced |
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| | 小题4: | | A．snowy | | B．windy | | C．icy | | D．foggy |
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| | 小题5: | | A．saw | | B．found | | C．spared | | D．made |
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| | 小题6: | | A．control | | B．sight | | C．power | | D．order |
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| | 小题7: | | A．so far | | B．soon after | | C．at last | | D．at the same time |
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| | 小题8: | | A．mess | | B．hole | | C．scenery | | D．success |
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| | 小题9: | | A．built | | B．blocked | | C．cleaned | | D．mixed |
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| | 小题10: | | A．affected | | B．saved | | C．crashed | | D．burnt |
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| | 小题11: | | A．new | | B．fresh | | C．old | | D．fearful |
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| | 小题12: | | A．idea | | B．experience | | C．knowledge | | D．way |
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| | 小题13: | | A．Luckily | | B．Generally | | C．Personally | | D．Unfortunately |
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| | 小题14: | | A．expected | | B．forced | | C．supposed | | D．thought |
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| | 小题15: | | A．called | | B．taken | | C．put | | D．broken |
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| | 小题16: | | A．passport | | B．citizenship | | C．work | | D．application |
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| | 小题17: | | A．everything | | B．something | | C．anything | | D．nothing |
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| | 小题18: | | A．appears | | B．exists | | C．goes | | D．comes |
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| | 小题19: | | A．say | | B．want | | C．see | | D．describe |
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| | 小题20: | | A．Therefore | | B．Besides | | C．Luckily | | D．Finally |
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By the third year of teaching I’d begun to expect Christmas break more for the school holiday and less for the excitement of the children. I was teaching fourth grade and my students had made me 36 . I just had to get through one of the hardest days of the school year.
The morning bell rang. I walked 37 through the cold into the overly heated school building. Twenty-two smiling faces 38 me at the school bus stop. I forced myself to 39 their smiles. Back into the classroom, they 40 , comparing plans for the 41 . I had to remove one student from each arm 42 I could take a seat at my desk for my morning duties. Before I could find my roll book（点名册） my desk was covered with 43 and gifts followed by a 44 of “Merry Christmas” wishes.
“Oh, thank you,” I must have 45 a million times. Each gift was truly special to me, except my 46 mood（情绪）. It was kind of them to 47 me. After a while, I heard a small nervous 48 say my name. I looked up to see Brandon standing 49 by my desk, holding a small, round gift. “This is for you.”
“Thank you, Sweetheart.” I laid it on my desk with the others.
“Um, could you 50 it now?”
I gently tore at the paper and tape. “ 51 ,” he said, “it’s breakable.” Slowly I opened a small, green Christmas tree ornament（装饰物）, complete with a hook already 52 . It dawned on me what he had done. Then a nearby student said that he just pulled that off his own tree. I tried to keep my 53 back.
Later that day, I sat 54 the ornament in my hands. Was I really so important to this child that he had searched for something to give me? Now every year as I 55 pull a green Christmas ball from my ornament box, I remember the deep influence my students have on me.
| 小题1: | | A．excited | B．tired | C．amazed | D．relaxed |
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| 小题2: | | A．eagerly | B．aimlessly | C．gently | D．heavily |
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| 小题3: | | A．watched | B．greeted | C．delighted | D．warned |
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| 小题4: | | A．return | B．forget | C．ignore | D．refuse |
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| 小题5: | | A．calmed | B．settled | C．chatted | D．argued |
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| 小题6: | | A．study | B．weekend | C．vacation | D．lesson |
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| 小题7: | | A．before | B．when | C．after | D．because |
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| 小题8: | | A．letters | B．books | C．chalks | D．cards |
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| 小题9: | | A．knowledge | B．collection | C．series | D．bunch |
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| 小题10: | | A．confirmed | B．assessed | C．responded | D．explained |
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| 小题11: | | A．pleased | B．low | C．thrilled | D．angry |
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| 小题12: | | A．talk about | B．think of | C．turn to | D．connect with |
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| 小题13: | | A．call | B．sound | C．shout | D．voice |
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| 小题14: | | A．shyly | B．bravely | C．rudely | D．sadly |
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| 小题15: | | A．classify | B．collect | C．open | D．arrange |
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| 小题16: | | A．Careful | B．Dangerous | C．Patient | D．Hasty |
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| 小题17: | | A．exposed | B．adapted | C．adjusted | D．attached |
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| 小题18: | | A．trees | B．hooks | C．gifts | D．tears |
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| 小题19: | | A．looking into | B．turning over | C．giving away | D．packing up |
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| 小题20: | | A．anxiously | B．hurriedly | C．delicately | D．casually |
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A daughter’s duty? Adult daughters are often expected to caregiver for older parents. In 2007, Jorjan Sarich and her dad moved from California to Idaho. It was where he wanted to live his rest time.
“I left my occupation, I left my friends; he did the same thing,” said Sarich, who bought a house with her father, George Snyder, in the China Gardens neighborhood of Hailey after his health began to decline. Though a graduate student struggling to finish her dissertation（论文）, Sarich chose to be her dad’s full-time caregiver.
“It’s only now, several years later, that I’m realizing how much work it was. It’s the kind of exhaustion（疲惫）that sleep doesn’t cure,” she said.
About 6 million Americans provide care to elderly relatives or friends living outside of nursing homes. Laurel Kennedy, author of “The Daughter Trap” (Thomas Dunne Books, $25.95), says that women bear a disproportionate（不成比例的）share of the burden — about 70 percent of hands-on care giving such as bathing.
“I want to be clear: Women don’t hate this,” Kennedy said. “What they hate is that everyone just assumes they’ll do it.”
Kennedy is calling for a social revolution equal to the rise of affordable child care and day care: Employers should help working caregivers by offering accommodations. Men should step up more often. It’s unfair that women are always chosen to provide care for an elderly family member.
Despite the hard work it took on Sarich — interrupted sleep and the knowledge that his 2009 death was the end game, she would do it again. Since about half a century had gone by, she wasn’t the person he remembered, and he wasn’t the person she remembered either. Caring for her father changed how each saw the other.
小题1: Why did Jorjan Sarich caregiver for her father?| A．It was a very easy job. | B．She had no work to do. | | C．It was the social practice. | D．She lived with her father. |
小题2:What can we infer from the book “The Daughter Trap”?| A．Daughters don’t like care giving. | | B．Daughters devote a lot to care giving. | | C．Care giving is daughters’ duty. | | D．Care giving should be sons’ duty. |
小题3:What does the underlined phrase “a social revolution” refer to?| A．The child care revolution. | B．The reform in day care. | | C．The social development. | D．The change in care giving. |
小题4:How many years did Jorjan Sarich work as her father’s full-time caregiver?| A．Five years. | B．Only one year. | C．Four years. | D．Two years. |
小题5:In her care giving, Jorjan Sarich _____.| A．got along well with her father | B．was a little tired of her father | | C．changed her father in every way | D．felt it was unfair to do so |
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