1 . Last week my youngest son and I visited my father at his new home in Tucson, Arizona. He moved there a few years ago, and I was eager to see his new place and meet his friends.

My earliest memories of my father are a tall, handsome, successful man devoted to his work and his family, but uncomfortable with his children. As a child I loved him. He seemed unhappy with me unless got straight A’s and unhappy with my boyfriends if their fathers were not as “successful” as he was. Whenever I went out with him on weekends, I used to struggle to think up things to say, feeling on guard.

On the first day of my visit, we went out with one of my father’s friends for lunch at an outdoor cafe. We talked along that afternoon, did some shopping, ate on the street table, and laughed over my son’s funny facial expressions Gone was my father’s critical (挑别的) air and strict rules. Who was this person I knew as my father, who seemed so friendly and interesting to be around? What had held him back before?

The next day dad pulled out his childhood pictures and told me quite a few stories about his own childhood. Although our times together became easier over the years, I never felt closer to him at that moment. After so many years, I’m at last seeing another side of my father. And in so doing, I’m delighted with my new friend. My dad, in his new home in Arizona, is back to me from where he was.

1. Why did the author feel bitter about her father as a young adult?

A．He did not love his children.

B．He expected too much of her.

C．He was too proud of himself.

D．He was silent most of the time.

2. When the author went out with her father on weekend, she would feel ________.

A．nervous	B．sorry
C．tired	D．safe

3. What does the author think of her father after her visit to Tucson?

A．More critical.	B．More talkative.
C．Gentle and friendly.	D．Strict and hard-working.

4. The underlined words “my new friend” in the last paragraph refer to ________.

A．the cafe owner	B．the author’s son
C．the author’s father	D．the friend of the author’s father

2 . Computer programmer David Jones earns £35,000 a year designing new computer games, yet he cannot find a bank ready to let him have a credit card(信用卡). Instead, he has been told to wait another two years, until he is 18.

The 16-year-old works for a small firm in Liverpool, where the problem of most young people of his age is finding a job. David's firm releases(推出) two new games for the fast throwing computer market each month.

But David's biggest headache is what to do with his money. Even though he earns a lot, he cannot drive a car, take out a mortgage(抵押贷款), or get credit cards. David got his job with the Liverpool-based company four months ago, a year after leaving school with six O-levels and working for a time in a computer shop. "I got the job because the people who run the firm knew I had already written some programs," he said. David spends some of his money on records and clothes, and gives his mother 50 pounds a week. But most of his spare time is spent working.

"Unfortunately, computing was not part of our studies at school," he said. "But I had been studying it in books and magazines for four years in my spare time. I knew what I wanted to do and never considered staying on at school. Most people in this business are fairly young, anyway." David added: "I would like to earn a million and I suppose early retirement(退休) is a possibility. You never know when the market might disappear."

1. In what way is David different from people of his age?

A．He has a handsome income.

B．He lives with his mother.

C．He often goes out with friends.

D．He graduated with six O-levels.

2. What is one of the problems that David is facing now?

A．He has very little spare time.

B．He has no time to learn driving.

C．He is too young to get a credit card.

D．He will soon lose his job.

3. Why was David able to get the job in the company?

A．He had done well in all his exams.

B．He had written some computer programs.

C．He was good at playing computer games.

D．He had learnt to use computers at school.

4. Why did David decide to leave school and start working?

A．He received lots of job offers.

B．He was eager to help his mother.

C．He lost interest in school studies.

D．He wanted to earn his own living.

3 . After the birth of my second child, I got a job at a restaurant. Having worked with an experienced_______for a few days, I was _______to wait tables on my own. All went _______ that first week. When Saturday night came, I was luckily _______ the tables not for from the kitchen. _______, I still felt it a little hard to carry the heavy trays (托盘).
Before I knew it ,the _______ was full of people. I moved slowly, ________every step. I remember how ________I was when I saw the tray stand near the tables; it looked different from the one I was_______ on. It had nice handles, which made it ________ to move around. I was pleased with every thing and began to ________ I was a natural at this job.
Then, an old man came to me and said, “Excuse me, dear, my wife and I loved________ you work. It seems your tray stand has been very ________ to you, but we are getting ready to________ now , and my wife needs her ________ back.”
At first his ________ did not get across. “What was he talking about!” Then, I got it. I had set my trays on his wife’s orthopedic walker (助步器). I stood frozen as ice , but my face was________. I wanted to get into a hole and_________
Since then, I have learned from many mistakes such as the one I just ________. I have learned to be more ________ and not to be too sure of myself.1.

A．manager

B．assistant

C．cook

D．waitress

2.

A．promised

B．invited

C．allowed

D．advised

3.

A．well

B．quickly

C．safely

D．wrong

4.

A．left

B．given

C．brought

D．shown

5.

A．Therefore

B．However

C．Otherwise

D．Finally

6.

A．kitchen

B．street

C．restaurant

D．table

7.

A．minding

B．changing

C．taking

D．saving

8.

A．angry

B．calm

C．sad

D．happy

9.

A．fixed

B．trained

C．loaded

D．waited

10.

A．slower

B．lighter

C．quieter

D．easier

11.

A．believe

B．agree

C．regret

D．pretend

12.

A．letting

B．making

C．watching

D．having

13.

A．useful

B．familiar

C．unusual

D．interesting

14.

A．rest

B．order

C．eat

D．leave

15.

A．bag

B．walker

C．tray

D．coat

16.

A．idea

B．praise

C．message

D．need

17.

A．cold

B．full of joy

C．pale

D．on fire

18.

A．lie

B．hide

C．defend

D．stay

19.

A．repeated

B．discovered

C．corrected

D．described

20.

A．careful

B．patient

C．honest

D．practical