1 . One day, one of my good friends looked upset. As I asked ________ the reason, she said she had trouble with her work. She asked me ________ she could find ways out of it. I really had nothing to show her the way out of the trouble because her problem was beyond my ability. I didn’t have any experience dealing ________ such kind of trouble. I ________ to do the least I could do—just listened to her and comforted(安慰) her.

In fact, what I did was ________ nothing to solve her problem. But the next time she met me, she was very ________ and I felt great to see her smile. She said that she had the ________ to solve it, but just needed someone to stay with her and listen to her.

I felt very happy that I could make my ________ happy. Many times people don’t need a hand. They just need the moral(精神上的) support that keeps them going, ________ it takes nothing. Keep smiling and be a good listener, which is ________ helpful in keeping a good relationship with others.

1.

A．she

B．her

C．he

D．him

2.

A．how

B．why

C．what

D．who

3.

A．in

B．to

C．with

D．for

4.

A．failed

B．refused

C．decided

D．afforded

5.

A．luckily

B．suddenly

C．politely

D．really

6.

A．polite

B．happy

C．nervous

D．worried

7.

A．trouble

B．mistake

C．dream

D．ability

8.

A．teacher

B．parent

C．classmate

D．friend

9.

A．so

B．or

C．and

D．if

10.

A．also

B．too

C．either

D．neither

8 . Yesterday, I was very sad because my father had passed away a few weeks before. I felt down and I thought that I had lost my courage in my life. In fact, I am an adult. I have been a father for several years. But in my mind, I am not old enough, especially in front of my father. He always made me do the right thing.

My father grew up in a traditional old-fashioned (保守的) family. He brought me up in the same way. I don’t remember being hugged by him after I reached a certain age. Until the end, I didn’t get just one last hug from him. Unluckily, he fell seriously ill, and throat cancer took his life.

One night, I had a dream, and in that dream, I was still a teenager playing happily with my father. But little by little, he became smaller and disappeared. All of a sudden, I woke up and tears were full of my face. After that, I could not fall asleep. I got out of my bed and found that my son was standing by the bed. Suddenly, he gave me a heartfelt hug. He seemed to understand what I had been through. Just then I heard my father’s voice deep in my heart, “Eric, this hug is from me!” I cried and smiled at the same time. I felt my father’s love.

Life seems to be long, but in truth, it is short. Try to show your love, and always open your heart and arms to accept a hug!

1. What can we know about the writer’s father?

A．He didn’t love hugs.	B．He never hugged the writer.
C．He loved the writer in his own way.	D．He had a bad relationship with the writer.

2. The writer’s father died because of ________.

A．an accident

B．old age

C．illness

D．sadness

3. Who was Eric according to the passage?

A．The writer’s son.

B．The writer.

C．The writer’s father.

D．The writer’s friend.

4. Why did the writer cry and smile?

A．Because he was not old enough to take care of himself.

B．Because he felt his father’s love in his heart and was moved.

C．Because it was the first time for his son to hug him.

D．Because his son did the same thing as his father.

5. What can we learn from the passage?

A．Hugs can work out all problems.	B．We should value the chances to show our love.
C．It is impolite to refuse other people’s hugs.	D．The writer didn’t like to live in a traditional family.