1 . In the corner of my desk is a note, slowly yellowing from time. It is a _________ from my mother, containing only four sentences, but with enough impact to _________ my life forever.

In it, she praises my abilities as a writer. Each sentence is full of_________ . The word “but” never appears on the card; _________ , the word “and” is there many times.

Every time I read it, I am _________ to ask myself how many times I’ve “but-ted” my own daughters.

Although our eldest daughter _________ got all As on her report card, teachers would always suggest that she _________ too much in class. I always forgot to ask them if she was making improvements. _________, I would greet her with, “Congratulations! Your Dad and I are very _________ , but could you try to talk less in class?”

The same was __________ of our younger daughter. Like her sister, she is a lovely and bright child. She also treats the floor of her room as a closet ( 壁 橱 ), which has often caused me to say, “Yes, that project is great, but __________ your room!”

I’ve noticed that other __________ do the same thing. “The hockey ( 曲 棍 球 ) team won, but Mike should have made that last goal. ” “Amy’s the homecoming queen, but now she wants $200 to buy a new dress and shoes. ” But, but, but.

What I __________ from my mother is to start thinking “and, and, and” instead. __________: “The hockey team won, and Mike did his best the whole game. ” “Amy’s the homecoming queen, and she’s going to look perfect!”

The __________ is that “but” feels bad, “and” feels good. When our children feel __________ about what they are doing, they do more of it.

This is not to say that children don’t need or won’t respond to their parents’ __________ . They do and they will.

When those expectations are __________, amazing things happen.

It’s not __________just to say we love our children. We’re also going to have to start guiding and taking part in what is right with our children.

“No more buts!” is a call for __________. It’s an opportunity every day to put our attention on what is promising about our children.

And if I ever forget, I have my mother’s note to remind me.

1.

A．book

B．card

C．diary

D．suggestion

2.

A．enrich

B．prepare

C．change

D．ruin

3.

A．love

B．doubt

C．interest

D．humor

4.

A．besides

B．finally

C．anyway

D．however

5.

A．reminded

B．forced

C．attracted

D．requested

6.

A．seldom

B．never

C．usually

D．possibly

7.

A．forgot

B．talked

C．remembered

D．understood

8.

A．Also

B．Therefore

C．Sometimes

D．Instead

9.

A．proud

B．upset

C．hopeful

D．surprised

10.

A．tired

B．certain

C．true

D．short

11.

A．look into

B．clean up

C．put up with

D．make use of

12.

A．students

B．children

C．teachers

D．parents

13.

A．heard

B．expected

C．learned

D．differed

14.

A．After all

B．For example

C．In short

D．In turn

15.

A．fact

B．purpose

C．chance

D．challenge

16.

A．bad

B．good

C．hard

D．curious

17.

A．decisions

B．questions

C．instructions

D．expectations

18.

A．interesting

B．low

C．positive

D．high

19.

A．enough

B．necessary

C．normal

D．difficult

20.

A．help

B．joy

C．attention

D．respect

2 . The man goes quietly into the room. He stands over the bed where his three-day-old son is lying and begins to speak to him.

“My son, I have dreamt of you for many, many years. I had your name picked out even before you were born because I knew that I wanted you. Every time I thought of you I would have a smile on my face. Gabriel. You always gave me joy.

“I really hope we have a great relationship, where you can talk to me about anything and not be embarrassed. Most of the time it will seem like I am too old to understand, but I’m sure you will see that, as I did with my father, my advice is some of the best you will get.

“I am sorry for the misunderstandings (误会) we will have, but you will understand I spent my whole life waiting for you. You are my son, so I am not going to sit back and watch you hurt yourself. You are very important to me. ”

The man stops and looks at his son. Then he begins to sob (呜咽).

“Sorry, my dear, I’m crying because something bad happened. I am seriously ill. I will leave you soon.” The man gives a weak laugh. “This is the first time in many years I have been brought to tears.” The man kisses the baby who is sleeping so soundly and whispers, “I will love you forever.”

1. Why does the man say so many words to his son?

A．He wants his son to fall asleep.

B．He loves his baby very much.

C．There are misunderstandings between them.

D．He dreamed of his son the night before.

2. Why does the man cry when he is talking to the child?

A．He will be too old to understand his son one day.

B．He will die and leave his son soon.

C．His son doesn’t listen to him and falls asleep.

D．His son will hurt himself some day.

3. Which statement is TRUE according to the passage?

A．He picked out the child’s name before he was born.

B．The man is not pleased with his present life.

C．The man has had a great relationship with his child.

D．The man’s family will be much happier than before.

3 . 假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加；删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线（—），并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1.每处错误及修改均仅限一词；2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

English is my weak subject. Last term, I almost failed in all the English tests, that made me worried and discourage. Knowing that I was in low spirits, Mr. Li,who is charge of my class, advised me to read a article. I finished reading it immediately. It was a true story about a girl student who lost all her arms and a leg at the age of five. And she didn’t lose her heart. Instead, she smoothed away various discomforts and learn to write with her only feet. I was deep moved by her story. Now I have made up my mind to learn English well.

4 . Just up the road from my home is a field, with two horses in it. From a distance, each horse looks like any other horse. But if you get a closer look you will notice one of them is blind. Instead of     1     (abandon) him, his owner has made him a safe and comfortable barn to live in. And if you stand nearby and listen, you will hear the sound of a bell     2     (come) from     3     smaller horse. Attached to     4     (it) halter (缰绳) is a small, copper-colored bell assisting the blind friend to follow him.

    5     you watch them, you’ll find the horse with the bell always checking on the blind one, and that the blind horse will listen for the bell and then slowly walk to     6     the other one is, trusting he will not     7     (lead) astray (迷路地). When the horse with the bell returns to the barn each evening, he will stop     8     (frequent) to look back, making sure that the     9     isn’t too far behind to hear the bell．

Life does not throw us away just because we are not perfect or because we have problems or challenges. Sometimes we are the blind horse being guided by the little ringing bell of our acquaintances;     10     other times, we are the guide horse, who helps others to find their way.