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I began to grow up that winter night when my parents and I were returning from my aunt"s house,
and my mother said that we might soon be leaving for America. We were on the bus then. I was crying,
and some people on the bus were turning around to look at me. I remember that I could not bear the
thought of never hearing again the radio program for school children to which I listened every morning.
I do not remember myself crying for this reason again. In fact, I think I cried very little when I was
saying goodbye to my friends and relatives. When we were leaving I thought about all the places I was
going to see - the strange and magical places I had known only from books and pictures. The country I
was leaving never to come back was hardly in my head then.
The four years that followed taught me the importance of optimism, but the idea did not come to me
at once. For the first two years in New York I was really lost-having to study in three schools as a result
of family moves. I did not quite know what I was or what I should be. Mother remarried, and things
became even more complex for me. Some time passed before my stepfather and I got used to each
other. I was often sad, and saw no end to "the hard times."
My responsibilities in the family increased a lot since I knew English better than everyone else at
home. I wrote letters, filled out forms, translated at interviews with Immigration officers, took my
grandparents to the doctor and translated there, and even discussed telephone bills with company
representatives.
From my experiences I have learned one important rule: Almost all common troubles eventually go
away! Something good is certain to happen in the end when you do not give up, and just wait a little! I
believe that my life will turn out all right, even though it will not be that easy.
B. From her mother
C. From books and pictures
D. From radio programs
B. did not think about her future
C. studied in three different schools
D. got on well with her stepfather
B. She attended a lot of job interviews
C. She paid telephone bills for her family
D. She helped her family with her English
B. it is difficult to learn to become patient
C. there are more good things than bad things
D. good things will happen if one keeps trying
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举一反三
The package consisted of a long, narrow box 1 wrapped in brown paper. 2 the box, Oscar saw
an umbrella inside - a very old one with a beautifully carved wooden handle. 3 he had not seen it in
more than 20 years, he recognized it 4 .
Oscar was 16 when he first saw the 5 umbrella. He had gone to a concert with his grandparents.
As they were leaving, h noticed an umbrella on an empty seat, impressed by its 6 , Oscar felt a strong
desire to find its 7 .
Oscar 8 the manager to look in the record of advance ticket sales. Just as he thought, a name
matched the seat 9 Oscar had found the umbrella. The name was Mrs. Katie O"Brien.
Oscar talked his grandparents into going by Mrs. O"Brien"s 10 on their way home. He rang the bell,
the door opened, and an elderly woman appeared. "May I 11 you?" she asked.
"I"d like to return it if it"s yours," Oscar said, 12 the umbrella as if presenting a 13 that had long
been wished for.
"Why, yes! It"s mine," replied Mrs. O"Brien with a 14 smile and shining eyes. "It was given to me
by my father years ago. Thank you so much for returning it. May I offer you a reward for your 15 ?"
"No, ma"am," he said, "My grandmother says that a good deed is its own reward. "
"Well, that"s 16 what my father used to say. What is your name, young man?"
Years later Oscar was staring at the finely carved handle of the umbrella as he remembered Mrs.
O"Brien. It was in perfect condition, considering how 17 it was. Why had it arrived here today?
As if 18 , a note fell from the paper. It reads: Mrs. O"Brien wanted to 19 this umbrella as a
present for a kind, 20 . gesture long ago.
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| As a young boy, I sometimes traveled the country roads with my dad. He was a rural mill carrier, and on Saturdays he would ask me to go with him. Driving through the countryside was always an adventure: There were animals to see, people to visit, and chocolate cookies if you knew where to stop, and Dad did. In the spring, Dad delivered boxes full of baby chickens, and when 1 was a boy it was such a fun to stick y our finger "through one of the holes of the boxes and let the baby birds peck on your fingers. On Dad" s final day of work, it took him well into the evening to complete his rounds because at least one member from each family was waiting at their mailbox to thank him for his friendship and his years of service. "Two hundred and nineteen mailboxes on my route." he used to say, "and a story at every one. " One lady had no mailbox, so Dad took the mail in to her every day because she was nearly blind. Once inside, he read her mail and helped her pay her bills. Mailboxes were sometimes used for things other than mail. One note left in a mailbox read. "Nat, take these eggs to Marian; she"s baking a cake and doesn"t have any eggs. " Mailboxes might be buried in the snow, or broken, or lying on the groom:. bat the mail was always delivered On cold days Dad might find one of his customers waiting for him with a cup of hot chocolate. A young wrote letters but had no stamps, so she left a few button on the envelope in the mailbox; Dad paid for the stamps. One businessman used to leave large amounts of cash in his mailbox for Dad to take to the bank. Once, the amount came to 8 32,000. A dozen years ago, when I traveled back to my hometown on the sad occasion of Dad"s death, the mailboxes along the way reminded me of some of his stories. I thought I knew them all, but that wasn"t the case. As I drove home, I noticed two lamp poles, one on each side of the street. When my dad was around, those poles supported wooden boxes about four feet off the ground. One box was painted green and the other was red, and each had a long narrow hole at the top with white lettering: SANTA CLAUS, NORTH POLE. For years children had dropped letters to Santa through those holes. I made a turn at the comer and drove past the post office and across the railroad tracks to our house. Mom and I were sitting at the kitchen table when I heard footsteps. There, at the door, stood Frank Townsend, Dad"s postmaster and great friend for many years. So we all sat down at the table and began to tell stories. At one point Frank looked at me with tears in his eyes. " What are we going to do about the letters this Christmas?" he asked. "The letters?" "I guess you never knew. " "Knew what?" " Remember, when you were a kid and you used to put your letters to Santa in those green and red boxes on Main Street? It was your dad who answered all those letters every year. " I just sat there with tears in my eyes. It wasn"t hard for me to imagine Dad sitting at the old table in our basement reading those letters and answering each one. I have since spoken with several of the people who received Christmas letters during their childhood, and they told me how amazed they were that Santa had known so much about their homes and families. For me, just knowing that story about my father was the gift of a lifetime. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1. It can be inferred from the passage that the writer regarded his travels with Dad us_____. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| A.great chances to help other people B.happy occasions to play with baby chickens C.exciting experience* with a lot of fun D. good opportunities to enjoy chocolate cookies | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2. The writer provides the detail about the businessman to show that_____. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| A. Dad had a strong sense of duty B. Dad was an honest and reliable man C. Dad had a strong sense of honor D. Dad was a kind and generous man | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3. According to the passage, which of the following impressed the writer most? | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| A. Dad read letters for a blind lady for years. B. Dad paid for the stamps for a young girl. C. Dad delivered some eggs to Marian. D. Dad answered children"s Christmas letters every year. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4.The method the writer uses to develop Paragraph 4 is______. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| A. offering analyses B. providing explanations C. giving examples D. making comparisons | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5.What surprised the children most when they received letters in reply from Santa Claus every year? | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| A. Santa Claus lived alone in the cold North Pole. B. Santa Claus answered all their letters every year. C. Santa Claus had unique mailboxes for the children. D. Santa Claus had so much information about their families. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6. Which of the following is the best title for the passage? | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| A. The Mail B. Christmas Letters C Special Mailboxes D. Memorable Travels | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| In the United States, I have a close friend named Jim Forest. When I first 1 him eight years ago, and we have a good time together. Last winter, Jim came to 2 . I usually wash the dishes after we"ve finished our 3 , before sitting down and drinking tea with everyone else. One night, Jim asked if he might do the dishes. I said, " 4 , but if you wash the dishes you must know the 5 to wash them." Jim replied, "Come on, you think I don"t know how to wash the dishes?" I 6 , "There are two ways to wash the dishes. The first is to wash the dishes in order to have clean dishes 7 the second is to wash the dishes to wash the dishes." Jim was delighted and said, "I 8 the second way - to wash the dishes to wash the dishes." From then on, Jim knew how to wash the dishes. I 9 the "responsibility" to him for an entire week. While washing dishes, 10 we think only of the cup of tea that awaits us, thus 11 to get the dishes out of the way as if they were a(n) 12 , then we are not "washing the dishes to wash the dishes." What"s more, we are not 13 during the time we are washing the dishes. 14 , we are completely incapable of 15 the miracle of life while standing at the sink. If we can"t wash the dishes, the chances are we won"t be 16 to drink our tea either. While drinking the cup of tea, we will only be thinking of other things, barely 17 of the cup in our hands. Thus we are sucked away into the 18 and we are incapable of actually 19 one minute of life. Try to wash the dishes the next time you wash the dishes, when your mind is 20 but on the dishes. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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