【推荐1】请认真阅读下面短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。注意：每个空格只填一个单词。

By the logic（逻辑）of geography, the continent of Australia should have been populated with Asians. Instead, by an accident of history, Australia has been mainly populated with Westerners.

Sadly, no major Australian newspaper or expert commented. This made me aware that Australians are reluctant to face Australia's painful new geopolitical realities.

Against this background, the release of the Asian Century White Paper is timely. It should provide a sharp wake-up call to the Australian population that Australia's destiny（命运）is now firmly tied to Asia. Julia Gillard is right in saying, "The transformation of the Asian region into the economic powerhouse of the world is not only unstoppable, it is gathering pace."

One truly impressive part of the paper is the data it provides on Asia's rise. It notes, for example, that "in the past 20 years, China and India have almost tripled（增三倍）their share of the global economy and increased their economic size almost six times over. By 2025, the region as a whole will account for almost half the world's output."

In this Asian century, as Western power gets weak steadily, Australia will be left "beached" alone as the only Western country （together with New Zealand） in Asia. Twenty-two million Australians will have to learn to deal with 3.5 billion Asians with great care and sensitivity.

Ignorance（无知）about Asia could prove to be fatal（致命的）for Australia's long-term future. This is why the report is right in focusing on Australian misunderstanding of Asia.

Sadly, this kind of terrible ignorance may be a result of Australian education. The report says, “Only a small proportion of Year 12 students study anything about Asia in the subjects of history, literature, geography, economics, politics and the arts under existing state-based curriculums." Worse, only 5 per cent of each Australian groups study any kind of Asian language.

Learning Asian languages would open windows to Asian cultural and political sensitivities. The time for Australians to think deeply about their Asian destiny has arrived. The sooner Australia adjusts to its new Asian destiny, the less painful the adjustment will prove to be.

Title: It's     1     to accept our place in Asian region
2	3     speaking, Australia is close to Asia, yet few Australians are willing to face Australia's new geopolitical     4    .
Release of the white paper	Aim: To tell Australians that their    5     definitely has much to do with Asia. Cause: Asia has    6     the economic powerhouse of the world.     7    : China and India have tripled their share of the global economy and the region will account for half the world's output by 2025.
Writer's opinions	Australians will be lonely if they don't learn to deal with 3.5 billion Asians. Australian    8    , in part, is responsible for their ignorance about Asia. It's right for the paper to     9     on Australian misunderstanding of Asia. It's high time that Asia languages were     10     to Australian children.

【推荐2】Traveling by subway can sometimes be quite an adventure, especially during rush hour. There are the times when you have to avoid cups of coffee that could spill (溅) on you. The smells of some passengers’ food are very strong, too. According to the Beijing subway passenger regulations, which went into effect on May 15th, passengers except babies and the sick are no longer allowed to eat or drink on the subway. Violators (违反者) who do not stop after being asked to will be asked to get off. The violation will also be recorded in the violators’ credit record.

Some support the rule. The reason that the smell of food and drink can annoy other passengers. “The smell of food fills the carriage, causing people discomfort, especially in the hot summer. Besides, eating on the subway produces rubbish. And on subway trains, people often spill their drinks,” said Zheng Yiou, 17, a student from Hefei.

However, others question this rule. “Some citizens live so far from their work places that they have limited time to have breakfast before they go to work. Eating while they travel saves them time and decreases the chance that they will be late for work,” Songlin, a 17-year- old student from Chengdu said. “And some people, like those with low-blood sugar levels, get sick if they can’t eat when they must.”

Other Chinese cities like Nanjing and Chengdu have similar regulations. Some foreign cities also ban eating and drinking on the subway. For example. eating and drinking have long been banned on the subway in Washington DC. Singapore fines people who eat or drink on the subway up to 500 Singapore dollars, which is RMB 2,417 yuan.

Chen Yanyan, a professor from Beijing University of Technology, believed we should consider the need of some people to eat or drink on the subway. “Commuters (上班族) and travelers are sometimes too busy to eat. Maybe we could learn frorn Tokyo, where there are many subway stations equipped with services, allowing passengers to eat and drink.” she said.

1. What can we know from the passage?

A．All people agree with no eating on the subway.

B．Hungry people can eat on the subway in Singapore.

C．There are many disadvantages eating on the subway.

D．All people support the new rule to be performed in Beijing.

2. What’s the punishment for the passengers who break the rules in Beijing?

A．To be fired.

B．To be taken away by the policeman.

C．To be fined up to 2,417 yuan.

D．To be asked to get off the train.

3. How does the author develop the whole passage?

A．By time order.	B．By giving different examples.
C．By providing evidence.	D．By place order.

4. What’s the author’s attitude towards eating in subway?

A．Supportive.

B．Opposite.

C．Indifferent.

D．The author doesn’t provide his own idea.

【推荐3】Complaints and Appeals

UNSW Global (The University of New South Wales) is committed to delivering a high standard of education and training services to all of its students. One way that UNSW Global fulfills this commitment is by ensuring that all students, both domestic and international, have access to a forcefully-expressed and fair complaints and appeals process. The process for how complaints and appeals are dealt with under the Complaints and Appeals Policy, is extracted (节选) below.

Stage 1: Informal Complaint Process

You are encouraged to attempt to solve issues that arise informally by contacting either the original decision maker, Customer Service or a Student Adviser. This should be done as soon as possible after an issue has arisen.

Examples of informal complaints include:

• late return of assessment result

• disagreement over marks

• teacher quality feedback

• class and timetabling changes

• complaints about homestay providers

• wrong attendance recorded

Stage 2: Formal Review Process

If Stage 1 does not resolve the complaint, you may begin Stage 2.

You must:

1. Complete a Formal Review Form and email it to complainsandcoduct@unswglobal.unsw.edu.au. Hardcopy forms are also available at, and may be submitted to, the Student Services Center.

2. Lodge (正式提出) the Formal Review Form within 10 working days of the issue that has arisen or after having received a response to your Informal Complaint request.

We will:

1. Refer your complaint to the appropriate person for investigation and resolution.

2. Acknowledge your complaint within 10 working days after having received your Formal Review Form and, in some cases, contact you to arrange an interview.

3. Send you a written statement of the outcome of your complaint, including the reasons for the outcome, within 10 working days of the acknowledgement of your complaint, or of any interview conducted.

Examples include:

• bullying and harassment (骚扰)     • decision to cancel enrolment (登记)

• refusal to issue a refund        • refusal to allow leave of absence

Stage 3: External Appeal Process

If you are not satisfied with the outcome of Stage 2, you may refer the case to an external body for an independent review (see section 9 of the Complaints and Appeals Policy).

If you start with an external appeal, your enrollment can be maintained during the appeal process, but you must inform us in writing by emailing to complainsandconduct@unswglobal.unsw.edu.au..

1. What is the purpose of the Complaints and Appeals process at UNSW Global?

A．To encourage students to submit comments and requests.

B．To offer a high standard of services to dissatisfied students.

C．To handle complaints and appeals in a fair and forceful manner.

D．To provide a way for students to complain about their teachers.

2. Which is not an example of informal complaint?

A．You want to challenge your marks.

B．Assessment result isn’t returned on time.

C．The teaching method doesn’t fit you well.

D．Teachers aren’t satisfied with your attendance.

3. What should be done before starting Stage 2: Formal Review Process?

A．Attempting to solve issues informally.

B．Referring the complaint to the appropriate person.

C．Contacting the external body for an independent review.

D．Submitting a hardcopy form to the Student Services Center.

4. If the formal review process fails, the student           .

A．may choose to consult with a third-party group

B．has to bear the expense of an independent review

C．should have their enrollment suspended temporarily

D．must inform the school of the external appeal process

5. The passage can most probably be found in the “          ” section in a school brochure.

A．Application Procedures	B．Rules and Procedures
C．Frequently Asked Questions	D．Acknowledgement and Declaration

【推荐2】Although computer technology is often necessary today, using a pen or pencil activates more areas of your brain than a keyboard does You can potentially remember more by handwriting. according to a new study.

The potential benefits of handwriting for memory have been debated for some time. The new study set out to answer one question: How does handwriting compare to using a keyboard when it comes to remembering new information?

In total 24 participants took part. Researchers asked each of them to write with a pen and then each was also asked to type on a keyboard, While performing these tasks, each volunteer wore a cap that held electrodes (电极) next to their head. It looked somewhat like a hair net fitted with 256 sensors, Those sensors recorded the participants’ brainwaves. The electrodes noted which parts of the brain turned on during each task. And they showed that writing turned on memory areas in the brain while typing didn’t.

Audrey van der Meer, the new study’s leader, says this suggests that when we write by hand, we remember better. “This is because writing involves complex movements that activate more areas of the brain. The increased brain activity gives the brain more ‘hooks’ to hang your memories on. ” she explains. Van der Meer also points out that writing by hand is related to visual notetaking. “Rather than typing blindly. the visual notetaker has to think about what is important to write down, Then. key words can be interlinked by boxes, arrows and small drawings,” she adds.

This study does not recommend banning digital devices. In fact, its authors point out. computers and other devices with keyboards have become indispensable in modern society. Keyboarding can especially benefit those with certain special needs (such as if they have trouble using their hands) and typing beats writing when it comes to speed. they add.

1. Why did researchers ask participants to wear caps in the study?

A．To prevent them from being hart.

B．To record their brainwaves.

C．To find out their hair’s difference.

D．To test the new products.

2. What can be known about handwriting?

A．It detects your memories for further recalling.

B．It reminds you to have regular reviews.

C．It helps us remember more details.

D．It eases your tension of memorizing things.

3. What does the underlined word “indispensable” in Paragraph 5 mean?

A．Necessary.

B．Amazing.

C．Precious.

D．Relaxing.

4. What can be a suitable title for the text?

A．How Can We Grasp New Knowledge?

B．Handwriting Helps Us Keep Healthy

C．Handwriting Is Better for Memory Than Typing

D．Should All the People in the Office Give Up Handwriting?

【推荐3】Shyness is the cause of much unhappiness for a great many people. Shy people are anxious and self-conscious; that is, they are concerned with their own appearance and actions too much. Negative thoughts are constantly occurring in their minds: What kind of impression am I making? Do they like me? Do I sound stupid? Am I wearing unattractive clothes?

It is obvious that such uncomfortable feelings must affect people unfavorably. A person’s self-concept is reflected in the way he or she behaves and the way a person behaves affects other people’s reactions. In general, the way people think about themselves has a deep effect on all areas of their lives.

Shy people, who have low respect, are likely to be passive and easily influenced by others. They need faith that they are doing “the right thing”. Shy people are very sensitive to criticism.

It makes them feel inferior(自卑). They also find it difficult to be pleased by praises because they believe they are unworthy of praise. A shy person may respond to a praise with a statement like this one: “You’re just saying that to make me feel good, I know it’s not true.” It is clear that, while self-awareness is a healthy quality, overdoing it is harmful.

Can shyness be completely got rid of, or at least reduced? Fortunately, people can overcome shyness with determination since shyness goes hand in hand with lack of self-respect. It is important for people to accept their weakness as well as their strengths. Each one of us has his or her own characteristics. We are interested in our own personal ways. The better we understand ourselves, the easier it becomes to live up to our chances for a rich and successful life.

1. What is paragraph 1 mainly about?

A．The cause of shyness.

B．The questions in the minds of shy people.

C．The feelings of shy people.

D．The effect of shyness on people.

2. What is the shy people’s reaction to praise?

A．They are pleased by it.

B．They are very sensitive to it.

C．They feel it is not true.

D．They feel they are worthy of it.

3. What does the writer think of self-awareness?

A．It is harmful to people.

B．It is a weak point of shy people.

C．It is a good characteristic.

D．It is the cause of unhappiness.

4. What can we learn about shyness from the passage?

A．It can help us to live up to our full development.

B．It can block our chances for a successful life.

C．It enables us to understand ourselves better.

D．It has nothing to do with lack of self-respect.

【推荐1】2 Killed in Knife Attack in French Town Under Lockdown

In what was described as a potential terrorist attack, a knife-wielding man killed two people and wounded five others on Saturday morning in a town in southern France with only a few shops open under a national lockdown to prevent the coronavirus pandemic (新冠肺炎).

The attacks took place about 11 a.m. local time outside a bakery and other shops. Witnesses said that the suspect yelled, “Allahu akbar!" as he lunged at his victims, according to France Bleu. The assailant （行凶者）randomly attacked bystanders on the street, first cutting the throat of a man in his 40s in front of his companion and his son, in the center of Romans-sur-Isere, just south of Lyon, according to the French authorities and news media.

He then attacked two workers and a customer inside a tobacco store before heading to a butcher’s shop. The suspect, a 33-year-old man of Sudanese origin, was arrested by the police as he was "found on his knees on the sidewalk while praying in Arabic," said the country’s antiterrorism prosecutor’s office, which is handling the investigation into the attack. At the man’s home, investigators found religious writings in which the author complained of living in a "country of infidels （没有信仰的）the prosecutors said in a statement.

The suspect—who the French news media said was an asylum-seeker （避难者）from Sudan—was not immediately identified by name. President Emmanuel Macron vowed that "light would be shed on this odious （可 憎的）act which casts a shadow on our country, which has already been severely tested in recent weeks. "

1. Where does the attacker come from?

A．Iraq

B．Saudi Arabia

C．France

D．Sudan

2. The first victim was accompanied with      when he was attacked.

A．his son

B．his companion

C．his wife and his son

D．none

3. Which of the following statements is Not True according the passage?

A．The attack was in the street.

B．The suspect was an infidel man.

C．The suspect’s name wasn’t known to the French new media at first.

D．President Emmanuel Macron eared much about the case and promised to make it clear.

【推荐2】Christmas at my house meant colorful decorations, candles in every window, homemade dinners by Mom and her matching red coat. I always believed that someday my own kids would gather here and enjoy the traditions that had been passed down each December.

Life had other plans. Mom found bet cancer in 2006 and died three years later. Three years after her death, I made my yearly trip to my childhood home for Christmas with my dad and sister. When I hunted for Christmas decorations up in the attic, an unusual yellow envelope caught my eye. Inside was a never published children’s book by Mom, dated February 10, 1993. It was titled The Evil Stepmother (Who Wasn’t). It’s the story of a little girl who loses her mother to cancer. Her father soon remarries, and at Christmas, the girl returns home to find her stepmother crying with a woman’s photograph in her hands. The stepmother says that she lost her mother, too, and always misses her most at Christmas.

I read Mom’s book and wondered why she had been moved to write it. She was years away from her cancer at the time. But there was no stepmother in our lives. So I put the book away, found the decorations I came for, and forgot about Mom’s book quickly.

Without the home that had been full of so many memories, I didn’t celebrate Christmas any more. I began to avoid the holiday music and even, for a while, the color red.

That changed in December 2017. Dad brought a woman to Christmas unexpectedly. When we first met we hugged each other shyly. Soon, she had Dad and me laughing. It was going so well. The three of us went out to pick out gifts. That’s when “While Christmas” began to play over the store’s speakers. I froze. It was the song Mom sang to me as a child to get me to sleep. Tears streamed down my face.

We got home, and I went to my room to calm down. There was a knock on the door. Dad’s girlfriend. She told me that Christmas was hard for her too and that she had lost her mother to Alzheimer’s.

“Do you see my coat?” she asked. “It was my mom’s. Your dad tells me your mother had a red coat too. Maybe we can wear them together sometime.”

I remembered the scene from Mom’s book and hugged this woman who made my dad happy, who was offering us a second chance at Christmas.

A year later, my sister and I attended Dad’s wedding. This past December. I hosted my first Christmas in New York. My stepmother and I decorated the house, candles in every window. We walked arm in arm down Broadway in our mothers’ red coats.

1. What is the first paragraph mainly about?

A．The author’s happy childhood.

B．The author’s hopes for the future.

C．Some unforgettable Christmas traditions.

D．The author’s sweet memories at Christmas.

2. When reading Mom’s book, how did the author feel?

A．Sad.	B．Confused.
C．Frightened.	D．Anxious.

3. The author didn’t celebrate Christmas anymore because       .

A．she was unwilling to recall the past

B．she couldn’t stand the holiday music

C．she was unable to spare time for celebration

D．she could not enjoy Christmas without Mom

4. As for the red coats, which of the following statements is NOT true?

A．They belong to two mothers.

B．They are necessary at Christmas.

C．They remind the author and her stepmother of their mothers.

D．They are a bridge connecting the author and her stepmother.

5. What can be the best title for the text?

A．The woman in the red coat	B．A never-published book
C．A newly-built happy family	D．The sensitive stepmother

【推荐3】Five American teenagers were officially named the 2018 National Student Poets on Thursday at a ceremony in Washington, D.C. The award is the highest honor for young poets in the United States and the students represent states from all over the country. The teenagers were first chosen in August from among thousands of award-winning young poets in the United States

Virginia McEnery leads the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards, which plays a part in choosing the national student poets. She says poetry is powerful because it is open to everyone. “It’s so democratic, you don’t need more than a pencil and piece of paper and everyone likes it.” McEnery says she hopes the national student poet program will support the winners not only as writers, but as activists

Many of the student poets have already held literary leadership positions, McEnery said. “For many of them, they are working for their library or they’ re running the literary magazine for their school or one of them is actually in the scholastic awards program for her state.”

As national student poets, the five young people will give presentations, performances and training on poetry and literature. They will also improve the services of libraries and museums, and volunteer in their communities. In addition, each poet will receive an award of ＄5,000 and the opportunity to learn from poet and teacher Glenis Redmond. And, they will meet with Tracy K. Smith, the current poet laureate(桂冠诗人) for the United States.

McEenery says she has seen for herself how programs to support students’ creative expression can change young people’s lives. “It’s such a hard time to be a teenager, social movements are happening in real time as they are growing up. What better, smarter, wiser thing can a young person do than try to write about it?”

1. What does the underlined word “democratic” in paragraph 2 most probably mean?

A．special

B．useful

C．popular

D．interesting

2. Which of the following statements is NOT correct?

A．The award is the highest honor for young poets in the world.

B．The five young people will improve the services of library and museums.

C．The programmes to support students’ creative expression changed young people’s lives.

D．The teenagers were first selected from among many award-winning young poets in USA.

3. What’s McEnery’s attitude towards being a poet?

A．negative

B．positive

C．uncaring

D．doubtful

【推荐1】It has been around for centuries, but up until very recently, traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) wasn’t fully accepted abroad. Proof of this can be found in The Treatment (《刮痧》), a 2001 film that tells the story of a Chinese man in the US who’s accused of abuse after he uses guasha, a form of TCM treatment, to cure his grandson’s disease.

During the last 10 years or so, however, TCM has been getting increasingly popular all over the world. A report released by the State Council Information Office on Dec. 6 says this style of health care, which includes different forms like herbal medicine and exercise, has spread to 183 countries and regions.

“We have set up 10 TCM centers outside China, and all of them are popular among locals,” Wang Guoqiang, head of the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, said at a news conference on Dec 6. “Governments of 86 countries and regions have signed agreements with the Chinese government on TCM corporation.”

One of the reasons behind the growing popularity of TCM is the increase of scientific research into it. And after Tu Youyou, the Chinese scientist who discovered the anti-malaria (抗疟疾) drug qinghaosu (青蒿素), won the Nobel Prize in 2015, TCM became even more famous internationally.

However, all these achievements in TCM don’t mean that it’s problem-free. Over the years, TCM has faced challenges in being able to prove that it has certain effects.

Some researchers have suggested TCM should be more exact and work together with Western medicine.

“Bringing together with Western medicine and TCM, rather than being in competition, is where the potential for great effects is,” said Bernhard Schwartlander, the China representative of the World Health Organization.

1. The film The Treatment is mentioned in the first paragraph to         .

A．introduce the film to readers

B．show TCM is increasingly popular

C．arouse readers’ interest in Western medicine

D．prove that TCM is not fully accepted in western countries

2. We can learn from the passage that         .

A．TCM is not exact in curing diseases

B．10 TCM centers abroad are all set up by locals

C．86 countries have cooperated with China on TCM

D．Tu Youyou’s success contributes to the popularity of TCM

3. According to Bernhard Schwartlander, TCM should         .

A．combine western medicine	B．face no challenge at all
C．give an exact description of its effects	D．compete with western medicine

4. Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?

A．A report on TCM	B．Opinions about TCM
C．TCM spreads	D．TCM & Western Medicine

【推荐2】As we all know, any countries have their own languages. Even people speaking the same language have distinet dialects that are rooted in their history and culture, so whether you say "soda" or "pop" may reveal what country and what region you are from. What you call the night before Halloween may tie to your religious beliefs. What kind of slang (俚语) you use may come from the customs of the community you grew up in.

Languages also show connections between us and our natural environments. Plants and animals that are given names in any language are generally those that are relevant to people speaking the language. The relevance comes from the way that the people have interacted (交互) with the animals and plants, in some cases over centuries.

While we might think of languages as having a stereotyped set of words and rules that we learn in school, in fact languages are always developing. New words appear while others fall out of use and pronunciation changes over time as does the meaning of words. People also borrow words from other languages to complement(补充) their own vocabulary.

Our ability to learn languages develops when we are young. Sounds heard as babies, or even in the womb(子宫), set the stage for language learning later. Baby cooing(喔啊声) is the result of babies analysis of the languages spoken to them. Babies are practicing the pronunciation and recognition of sounds that they need for communication. Children exposed to different languages early in life and growing up with various kinds of languages around them always develop better cognitive (认知的)functions, such as the ability to focus and ignore distractions(使人分心的事).

Languages are as diverse as the communities that speak them and each of the about 7,000 world languages is a piece of evidence of a community's unique human experience. Yet, many languages around the world are endangered and as many as half of the world's languages could go silent by the end of this century. The reasons are that the speakers always receive social inequalities and disrespect from others and thus so do their language.

1. What is the main idea of Paragraph 1?

A．Languages are influenced by our habits.

B．Religion plays a key role in languages.

C．Languages reveal who we are as humans.

D．Languages vary from country to country.

2. What does the underlined word "stereotyped" probably mean?

A．New.

B．Fixed.

C．Changing.

D．Complete.

3. What can we know from the passage?

A．Babies enjoy themselves by cooing.

B．We begin to learn languages before we were born.

C．Babies learn the pronunciation and sounds quickly.

D．Children benefit a lot from early exposure to languages.

4. Why will many languages in the world go silent?

A．They are not worth speaking from now on.

B．The official languages are always respected.

C．The speakers choose to speak popular languages.

D．The speakers' social positions change for the worse.

【推荐3】Nicole O'Neil is a Sydney housewife who comes from a family of tight relations.

She has paid a special, heartfelt tribute to her grandmother, who she affectionately (亲切地) called Mormor, after she passed away earlier in January.

The 37 ­year-old took to Instagram on Wednesda yto pay her respects, she wrote, “Thank you for helping shape the woman I've become.” She revealed her family's heartbreak，sharing a beautiful snap of herself close to her Mormor. “My beautiful grandmother slipped quietly away earlier this month after battling the awful disease, dementia (痴呆),” she wrote.

Nicole called her grandmother one of the most influential people in her life, who taught her valuable life   lessons that she has gone on to pass on to her own two daughters. “She taught me the old ways of the yesterday   world—cooking, baking, sewing, yet she told me I could do anything I wanted, and be anyone I wanted to be,” she said.

The former beauty queen praised her grandmother's liberal (开明的) views, worldly knowledge and wealth of good advice.

She also revealed that she was a devoted granddaughter who called her grandmother every day for 25 years: “Some days just to say hello, and on some days we'd talk for hours, dissecting (解剖) my day and my worries.”

“Thank you for helping shape the woman I've become,” she said. “Thank you for being the most amazing grandmother anyone could ever dream of and thank you for raising the most incredible mother anyone could ever wish for,” Nicole adding.

Concluding her emotional post, the mother­of­two wrote, “I will always carry you with me in my heart.” Fans of the Real Housewives of Sydney showed their support for Nicole and her family, including one who wrote, “Sending love to you. Sorry for your loss.” “Thinking of you and sending our heartfelt sympathy,” another wrote.

1. The most valuable lesson Nicole learned from her   grandmother was________.

A．to build tight relations with the members of the family

B．to do well in cooking, baking and sewing for her family

C．to be devoted to her family and talk to them every day

D．to do anything she wanted to do and be anyone she wanted to be

2. Nicole praised her grandmother because ________.

A．she was considerate	B．she read many books
C．she was hardworking	D．she was talkative

3. What does the underlined word mean in Paragraph Two?

A．Visit.

B．Respect.

C．Attention.

D．Care.

4. What can we infer from the passage?

A．Grandmother was very strict with Nicole.

B．Nicole was often late for school.

C．Fans of Nicole were moved by the story of Grandmother.

D．Nicole relied very much on her grandmother in her life.