1 . The other day at school pickup, my daughter shuffled(拖着脚走)down the sidewalk toward me. As she drew closer I saw her
“Hey, honey, what’s wrong?”I said
“I want to
I was embarrassed by her cries. I tried to
Hot tears continued racing down her cheeks(脸颊) as she got into the car.
“That
There were more tears and she struggled to get the
I knew it was time to teach her a lesson.I took a deep breath and said“Honey,
My words worked. My girl
Her joy cheered me up and I was proud of her. And I
| A．waving | B．dancing | C．eating | D．crying |
| A．hurriedly | B．brightly | C．suddenly | D．easily |
| A．play | B．quit | C．see | D．win |
| A．describe | B．know | C．control | D．lose |
| A．make up | B．talk about | C．pay for | D．refer to |
| A．surprises | B．reminds | C．comforts | D．changes |
| A．news | B．paper | C．truth | D．food |
| A．paint | B．sing | C．read | D．write |
| A．waiting | B．laziness | C．lying | D．avoidance |
| A．help | B．find | C．miss | D．thank |
| A．imagine | B．understand | C．address | D．explain |
| A．remembered | B．needed | C．afforded | D．planned |
| A．nervous | B．concerned | C．curious | D．sure |
| A．wanted | B．forgot | C．made | D．doubted |
| A．realize | B．hope | C．agree | D．decide |
My father, Michael, led me through the little wooden house he’d filled with his paintings. “When I have an exhibition ...” he began, pointing to the artworks he’d created, before stopping. “Poor Pa,” I thought. In 1994 he got Parkinson’s Disease (帕金森氏病), which had shocked the whole family as he was only in his forties.
A husband and father to three, Pa had had a successful career running an advertising agency and had always been extremely creative. Outside of work, he’d spent 15 years fronting the cover band, Musical Chairs, which performed at the pub in Sydney’s Double Bay each week and, when I became a mother, he developed a very close bond with my daughter.
Even when his Parkinson’s advanced, my father decided he wanted to paint. “Why don’t you try classes?”my mum Louisa suggested to him. He agreed. In art lessons, the class practised painting still life objects, like pears, but my father had other ideas for his inspiration. He began producing abstract pieces, inspired by his favourite artist, Jackson Pollock, a leading abstract expressionist. “Why abstract?” I asked him. “Because,” he replied,“it helps us to see the world around us in a different way. You can look at these paintings and ask ‘what if?’”
Soon, I realized he was right. When I observed my father’s work, I could interpret each of them in many ways. Once he got started, he showed no signs of slowing down. The little house was quickly filled with more and more works.
But in 2019, Pa developed cancer and was given just three months to live. The thought of losing him was too much for any of my family to accept, but we soon received great news that a new form of treatment can help him greatly. Since he continued speaking about wanting to share his paintings with the world, I knew what had to be done.
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I told him I would help organize an exhibition.
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A month later, the big day finally came.
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3 . My father was always able to cheer me on to complete any task. No matter what I
In my mid-twenties, still trying to
When my father called one day to invite me out for dinner, I almost
He asked why I looked so
Now, I’m still
| A．faced | B．expected | C．admitted | D．realized |
| A．heard | B．answered | C．doubted | D．repeated |
| A．give up | B．find out | C．pass down | D．clear away |
| A．clothes | B．jobs | C．hobbies | D．schools |
| A．happy | B．calm | C．short | D．popular |
| A．refused | B．interrupted | C．noticed | D．pardoned |
| A．eventually | B．directly | C．anxiously | D．naturally |
| A．quality | B．standard | C．opinion | D．goal |
| A．shy | B．down | C．energetic | D．frightened |
| A．poor | B．different | C．lonely | D．stupid |
| A．choice | B．luck | C．hope | D．patience |
| A．surprised | B．moved | C．nervous | D．careful |
| A．promises | B．schedules | C．possibilities | D．difficulties |
| A．giving away | B．searching for | C．thinking about | D．going through |
| A．Instead of | B．As for | C．Thanks to | D．Along with |
Christmas was approaching, and I had absollutely no idea what to get for my wife. As usual, I had left my holiday shopping until the last minute. I always had the feeling that the perfect gift would somehow appear at the right time, although this didn’t always happen. This year I didn’t have any good ideas.
We had just moved to Italy. Donna was away attending a conference, so I had the rest of the week to work on the house and figure out what to get her as a Christmas gift before she got back.
My house companion (伴侣) while Donna was away was her cat, Princess. I was keeping Princess indoors in our new home until she became familiar with the place and then planned to slowly introduce her to the great outdoors.
However, one day as I was bringing in some groceries, to my shock and horror I suddenly found she was gone. Donna would be back in a few days and it would ruin Christmas for both of us if Princess was not back by then, safe and sound. Donna had already excitedly told me over the phone that she had found several fun toys and delicious snacks for Princess as Christmas gifts. She couldn’t wait to get back and wrap them up.
I was in big trouble. I had to find Princeess—and fast. So, I made a poster with her description and a hurried sketch (素描) of the cat that I personally drew because I couldn’t find a photo of her anywhere. I was sure my wife had hundreds on her phone, but I didn’t dare ask her for one. I didn’t want her to know that her precious cat had escaped.
Donna’s happy daily calls continued, as did my daily searches for Princess. I still hadn’t mentioned anything about the disappearance to my wife. I just couldn’t bring myself to do it. It would destroy her.
Finally, the day came for my wife to return.
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I picked up Donna at the Venice airport but still didn’t have the courage to tell her what had happened.
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Just as I was about to break the bad newsabout Princess’s disappearing, guess who appeared walking up the driveway?
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Every Saturday, Grandpa and I walk to the nursing home (养老院) a few blocks away from our house to visit some of the old people who live there.
First we visit Mrs. Sokol. I call her “The Cook.” She likes to talk about the time when she was a well-known cook back in Russia. People would come from miles around, just to taste her famous chicken soup.
Next we visit Mr. Meyer. I call him “The Joke Man.” He tells us jokes, and laughs at his own jokes, shaking up and down and turning red in the face. Grandpa and I can’t help but laugh along with him, even when the jokes aren’t very funny.
Next door is Mr. Lipman. I call him “The Singer” because he loves to sing for us. Whenever he does, his beautiful voice fills the air, so clear and strong that we always sing along with him.
Then we visit Mrs. Kagan, “The Grandmother,” who shows us pictures of her grandchildren. They’re all over the room, in frames (画框) and even taped to the walls.
One day Grandpa got sick and had to go to the hospital. The doctors said they didn’t think he would ever get better.
Saturday came. How could I go visiting the nursing home without Grandpa? Then I remembered what Grandpa once told me: “Nothing should stand in the way of doing a good deed (行为).” So I went alone. Everyone was happy to see me. They were surprised when they didn’t see Grandpa. When I told them that he was sick and in the hospital, they were sad. They told me that Grandpa would have a complete recovery.
The Cook went on to reveal (透露) some of her secret recipes (食谱). The Joke Man told me his latest jokes. The Singer sang a song especially for me. The Grandmother showed me more pictures. After a while, I said goodbye to everyone.
A few days later, Grandpa was still in the hospital. He was not eating, he could not sit up and he could hardly speak. I went to the corner of the room so Grandpa wouldn’t see me cry.
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Suddenly the nurse came into the room and said, “You have some visitors.”
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6 . I am Lucy, a 15-year-old girl from India and I think believing is a great power that can change anything in your life.
When I was 13, almost everyone just thought I was a kid so I did not have to worry about anything. But that was not true because I was bored with everything I was learning. Besides, my mother didn’t understand me.
When I was 14, things changed. My friend encouraged me to learn music and I just found out that I had a strong interest in music so I started spending much time on it. Soon I wanted to be a part of it. So I researched it and then I wanted to be a part of an academy(专科院校) that trains musicians. But the problem was that it was in a different country. Although my parents might not be on my side, I never gave up my dream.
During the next year, I practised my skills in dancing, singing and flexibility. I was in senior high school and had to be a boarder(寄宿生). My mother made me focus on my study. But I was busy preparing for auditions(试镜) of that academy and I was doing everything I could to prove it. To get what I wanted, I had that academy’s photos all over my room and that city’s main monument on my phone’s wallpaper.
After a year in 2022, I finally gave my best audition of that academy on the Internet and I got in! I was happy but sometimes I wondered whether my parents were going to agree to it or not, Fortunately, my parents agreed and I flew to that country to give the last phase of an interview to join that academy. I passed and later was sent there for training.
It was not surprising that I finally got the chance to live in the city of my dream and train in the academy of my dream, as I believed everything was going to work out as long as I held on to my dream.
1. What can we infer about the 13-year-old Lucy?| A．She had fun every day. | B．Everyone supported her. |
| C．She was unhappy with her life. | D．A dream started in her heart. |
| A．Her teacher. | B．Her mother. | C．Her friend. | D．Her father. |
| A．Her effort and determination. | B．Her family background. |
| C．Her curiosity about new things | D．Her talent for performance. |
| A．It was a stage to make her famous. | B．It was within her expectation after hard work. |
| C．It made her love her mother more. | D．It was a new way to make friends. |
Daniel and Lucas are twins. They are teenagers, studying in the same class. Their teenage life is rich and colorful. Tony is their grandpa, whose age is 70 this year. The two grandsons like to take exercise with their grandpa and even go out on adventures.
In the summer of last year, they paid a visit to Stone Mountain Park with their grandpa. They had the opportunity to spend the day with their grandpa, seeing the various beautiful sights and attractions. One thing that three of them had really desired to do was climb to the top of the mountain. Stone Mountain isn’t a very high mountain and fortunately there are some walking routes to the top of it, but for the two teenagers, along with a rather old grandpa, it’s a difficult task.
Daniel and Lucas were much more interested in the walk than their grandpa, and they viewed it as an exciting adventure. But climbing the mountain was a rather big challenge for Tony, who was old and thin. He decided to start the slow walk up to the mountain.
It seemed like that Tony was taking forever to climb just a short distance, but considering his personal safety, he had to remind himself that it took him two steps to equal his grandsons’ one step. When he walked closer to his grandsons, he had to stop for a while to regain energy, and then tried to catch up with them, over and over again.
Tony was very tired. He just wanted to arrive at the top of the mountain as soon as possible to enjoy the beauty of the mountain top. But the twin grandsons were not focused at all on the trial of climbing the mountain. On the contrary, they were simply enjoying the journey of the walk. They enjoyed all that they had seen and all that they had heard along the way up to the top of the mountain. They stopped now and then to look at every large rock and observe the unusual plant formations. Suddenly, they found a strange plant. Daniel called out, “Grandpa, here is a special plant. Come and have a look.”
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Tony was hurrying towards his grandsons when he fell down.
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Daniel and Lucas wondered how to get their grandpa to the top of the mountain.
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8 . A few years ago, I moved to Aurora, Ontario. I was a radio broadcaster, but I didn’t have the company of colleagues. That was because I worked not in the office, but at home, and I owed it to the power of technology. Shortly after the move, I found myself feeling lonelier than ever before, I was desperate to make a friend.
Then I saw her. From the window of my flat, I caught sight of a beautiful and tall girl taking her recyclables and walking confidently, and I was attracted. I thought, “I recycle too! We have something in common!”
The question was how we would meet, “Should I knock on her door and say’hi’, or what if I just happened to be running by?” But after jogging a few times around the block, I still didn’t see her. Finally, I decided to seize on the one thing I already knew about her----recycling.
The following Tuesday, I got up a bit earlier. Around 8 am, she turned up again, with the same confidence. “Just act naturally”, I said to myself. Then I walked outside, grasping a trash can fast. “Nice to meet you, I’m Megan,” I said, trying to hold nervousness back and appear calm. “Good morning. Michelle,” she replied.
Wearing a big smile, I walked back inside. After our “chance” recycling meetups continued for a few weeks, I gathered my courage to invite her to my home. Then at my home we settled down, sharing stories about our own life.We also found more similarities between us-two young women: putting ourselves out for what we’ve been looking for--a new friend to fall in love with.
1. How did the author feel while working at home?| A．Lonely. | B．Hopeless. | C．Tired. | D．Calm. |
| A．To pick up rubbish. | B．To make a recyclable piece of work. |
| C．To meet the girl more naturally. | D．To show her difference from others. |
| A．They have fallen in love. | B．Both women like recycling. |
| C．Michelle is also looking for a friend. | D．Shopping out is their common habit. |
| A．A friend in need is a friend indeed. |
| B．Small kind acts bring limitless warmth. |
| C．Take time while time is, for time will be away. |
| D．It is important to create opportunities to make friends. |
9 . Being an adult is a time in each of our lives when we begin to see all of the possibilities. The world opens up by increasing our knowledge, giving us a sense of
But it all ended one night when Connor
First, he set up the Honor Connor Scholarship Fund to
David now is working with teachers at
| A．balance | B．responsibility | C．direction | D．humour |
| A．enjoyed | B．avoided | C．imagined | D．suggested |
| A．conversations | B．arrangements | C．preparations | D．challenges |
| A．simpler | B．better | C．sadder | D．busier |
| A．escaped | B．benefited | C．recovered | D．suffered |
| A．open-minded | B．kind-hearted | C．broken-hearted | D．cold-blooded |
| A．positions | B．measures | C．pressures | D．qualities |
| A．hide | B．wait | C．work | D．regret |
| A．blame | B．reward | C．cheat | D．suspect |
| A．learn | B．drop | C．create | D．discuss |
| A．danger | B．value | C．secret | D．trick |
| A．famous | B．special | C．formal | D．various |
| A．safely | B．freely | C．crazily | D．cheerfully |
| A．park | B．wheel | C．table | D．station |
| A．turn down | B．carry out | C．go through | D．keep up |
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Talked about personal relationships, I’d naturally think of my relationship with my mother. Wherever I need help, my mother is always there for me. She often tells me that I can be anyone I want, as long as I’m confident of me. She sees my talent and push me to do the best I possible can. I respect my mother so much as she never treats me as a child, but as a equal. She gives me the freedom make mistake and learn from them all. Unlike friendships that can disappear gradually and break, I know I’ll always be connected to my mother no matter what I face with. She is not just a role model, but someone I love.
