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(哀悼) from people I hadn"t heard from in years: letters, cards, flowers, calls, and visits. I took a bad
knock with __2__. I was so struggling to __3__ the whys and hows of this terrible thing that had
happened to my family, knowing in my heart that there really were no __4__. It"s just all so sad.
One message __5__ me deeply. I received a letter from my best friend from sixth __6__ through
high school. We had drifted somewhat since __7__ in 1959, as she stayed in our home town and I did
not. __8__ it was the kind of friendship that could quickly resume even if we __9__ touch for five or ten
years.
Her husband, Pete, had died perhaps 20 years ago at a young age, __10__ her with deep sorrow
and heavy __11__: finding a job and raising three young children.She and Pete, __12__ Bob and I, had
shared one of those rare, close, "loveofyourlifeyoucanneverforget"__13__.
In her letter she __14__ an anecdote about my mother who had passed away years ago. She wrote, "When Pete died, your dear mother __15__ me and said, "Trudy, I don"t know what to say...so I"ll just
say I love you.""
She closed her letter to me repeating my mother"s words of so long __16__, "Bonnie, I don"t know
what to say...so I"ll just say I love you."
I felt I __17__ almost hear my mother speaking to me now. What a __18__ message of sympathy!
How dear of my friend to cherish it all those years and then __19__ it on to me. I love you. __20__ words. A gift. A legacy(遗赠物).
| ( )1. A. received ( )2. A. disappointment ( )3. A. ask ( )4. A. answers ( )5. A. impressed ( )6. A. grade ( )7. A. marriage ( )8. A. Instead ( )9. A. kept ( )10. A. moving ( )11. A. opportunities ( )12. A. including ( )13. A. contacts ( )14. A. shared ( )15. A. met ( )16. A. after ( )17. A. must ( )18. A. powerful ( )19. A. deliver ( )20. A. Unnecessary | B. wrote B. relief B. experience B. skills B. touched B. class B. graduation B. Therefore B. lost B. returning B. responsibilities B. as well as B. backgrounds B. combined B. kissed B. away B. should B. serious B. pass B. Perfect | C. sent C. grief C. explain C. explanation C. appreciated C. sense C. quarrel C. But C. got C. staying C. services C. like C. interests C. achieved C. hugged C. apart C. would C. bitter C. return C. Curious | D. showed D. regret D. understand D. information D. affected D. week D. settlement D. However D. engaged D. leaving D. chances D. except for D. relationships D. remembered D. shook D. ago D. could D. sincere D. remind D. Abstract |
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| No fight can end, and no friendship can move on, until everyone says these little words:I"m sorry. Sometimes, though, they can be difficult to say.__1__ It"s not about winning. Friendships aren"t like the Super Bowl, and there should never be a winner and a loser. When you start fighting with a friend, it may feel important that you "win" the fight by proving you"re right and he is wrong, or by making him be the first to apologize.__2__ You may have heard the expression "His pride stood in the way." It is usually used to describe a person who is so determined to be "right" that he lets an opportunity for happiness pass him by forever. __3__Remember:as time goes on, we usually forget who was right and who was wrong in a disagreement, and only remember the sadness of losing a friend. Take the first step. Are you sick of fighting?Do you think this fight is just not important enough to ruin your friendship? __4__You don"t have to take full responsibility for starting the fight, or even say that your feelings were wrong. But you should find something you did or said that"s worth apologizing for. Maybe you"re sorry that you let the fight go for so long, of that you overreacted(反应过度的) to something your friend did. If you say you are sorry, it"s like an invitation for your friend to do the same.__5__ A. Then try to be the first to apologize. B. Stop thinking about your pride. C. It"s about taking some responsibility for the argument. D. Don"t let this happen to a friendship you care about. E. Here are some things to keep in mind. F. There are some special cases when you shouldn"t be the one to apologize first. G. Once you"ve both said it, you"ll both feel a million times better. | |||
| 语法填空 Some people say, "Extreme sports are so dangerous, but_1_ would anyone want to do them?"But the danger is 2 makes them so exciting. Keep reading to find out about the most popular ones. Bungee jumping:People on some South Pacific islands have been bungee jumping for hundreds of years . In 1979, some people bungee jumped off a bridge in England and made 3 sport popular around the world. Skateboarding:At first, this sport 4 (call) "sidewalk surfing". Skateboarders, 5 often jump high into the air, go down steps or slide down rails (轨道) on their boards, wear baggy trousers so they can move more 6 (free). Skydiving:This is probably the scariest extreme sport. Skydivers jump 7 airplanes about four kilometers up in the sky. They"re usually in a state of freefall for a while and then open a parachute 8 (slow) down for a safe landing. Snowboarding:This became a Winter Olympic sport in 1998.People fastened their feet to the board with special shoes and without __24__(use) any ski sticks. They ride down hills, jump high 10 do tricks. | |||
| 语法填空 British people are allowing their manners to slip.It _1_ (claim) last week that more than eight out of ten passengers refuse to give up 2 seats on the bus, train or tube.Around half of workers do not make cups of tea 3 colleagues while 86% of people do not offer to help others carry bags. According to a survey, the main causes of decline in manners were lack of time and stress at work. Jamie Wilson, 4 has worked as a health care provider for thirty years, said, "Spending just half an hour a month helping someone else can make a real 5 (differ) to your life as well as theirs." "As a health care provider, we encourage our staff to get active in the community, 6 (support) others.In fact, we give 100 days a year to staff to spend helping at 7 charity located in the city." " 8 all of us know that helping others is beneficial to them, many people don"t realize that it can also improve their own mental and physical health, "Dr Christian Jessen, a mental health expert, said."Simple activities 9 walking the neighbour"s dog or helping in the garden help to burn calories and improve general 10 (fit), leading to a healthier and happier nation." | |||
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| Everyone knows that earthquakes can damage their property.But actually, in some situations, more damage is done after an earthquake than when it _1_(happen). However, you can do a great many things 2 an earthquake that may help to protect your home. Firstly, make sure there is no gas leak.The professional 3 (suggest) is to turn off the gas line if you can.If there is a gas leak and you can"t turn it off, 4 is recommended that you get everyone out of the house 5 go to a neighbor"s to call the fire department. Secondly, make sure none of the water pipes are broken.Even if you don"t see any water leaking, you should call the water company to see 6 the water is safe to drink.You don"t want any one of your family members to get sick because he or she has drunk 7 (safe) water, right? The last thing you should do is 8 (make) sure the foundation of the house is not cracked or sinking. A cracked or sinking foundation can be a sign 9 the house may collapse.In that case, leave the house and do not enter it until 10 expert looks at the problem. | |||
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| Few of us make money by losing sleep.But three graduate students at Brown University in Providence built a company around sleep deprivation. Jason Donahue, Ben Rubin and Eric Shashoua were working late nights in Brown"s business and engineering schools-and began thinking about ways to sleep better. They discovered they weren"t alone in burning the midnight oil.Around 20% of Americans get less than six hours of rest a night. The friends imagined a smart alarm clock that could track how much time we spend in the most restorative(促使康复的) stages of the sleep cycle:REM(快速眼动) and deep sleep.What would it cost to design such a thing?Five years of research,20 employees, $ 14 million in funding and a whole lot of doubting from investors and scientists. The company, Zeo, based in Newton, Mass., launched its product in June.The Zeo device uses a headband with tiny sensors(传感器) that scan your brain for signs of four sleep states:REM, light, deep and waking sleep.The smart alarm clock displays a graph of your sleep pattern and wakes you as you"re transitioning out of REM sleep (which is when you"re least sleepy). In the morning you can upload the data to the company"s website, and so track your sleep over time.The cost, $ 399, includes six months" access to one of Zeo"s online sleep coaches.Most of the feedback comes in the form of Zeo"s ZQ score showing how well you"ve slept. "Zeo allows people to unlock this black box of sleep, "says Dave Dickinson, a healthcare CEO. Whether any of this actually improves sleep is up to the consumer, who will also need to make lifestyle changes like cutting out alcohol before bedtime or caffeine after 3 p. m.. For now the company is selling Zeo online only.Dickinson also plans to expand to countries such as Australia, where sleep deprivation approaches US levels. 1. Why did the three students imagine a smart alarm clock? A. To earn enough money for a scholarship. B. To wake them up on time in the morning. C. To record the length of their sleep time. D. To improve the quality of their sleep. 2. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? A. It took 14 employees five years to develop the product. B. Their research received a lot of support from investors. C. About one in five Americans suffers from poor sleep. D. Alcohol or caffeine before bedtime affects sleep. 3. Which is the correct order of how the Zeo device works? a. wake you when you"re least sleepy b. scan your brain for sleep signs c. get the Zeo"s ZQ score d. show a graph of your sleep pattern e. upload the data to the company"s website A. d, b, a, e, c B. b, a, d, c, e C. d, b, a, c, e D. b, d, a, e, c 4. The Zeo"s ZQ score is connected with________. A. the quality of sleep B. the length of sleep C. the time of waking up D. the time of going to bed 5. From the passage we can learn that________. A. Zeo will have a direct effect on users" lifestyles B. Zeo will have better results if users make proper changes C. Zeo is reported to be well received in Australia D. Zeo can now be bought either in stores or online |