There was a state
But the king didn’t agree with him. “I think we should treat the prisoners of war
Then another one said, “Your majesty, I think all the prisoners should be set free and sent back home to work in the fields and support
The king thought the official’s proposal was quite reasonable so he accepted and followed it. As a result,
2 . I received a phone call from a credit card company. With the craziness of the holidays, I had missed a
A few days later, as I’m walking to
I take it inside. And I’m not going to
The agent has sent me flowers with a note of
To that
A.chance | B.payment | C.shot | D.conference |
A.embarrassed | B.tolerant | C.understanding | D.delightful |
A.motherhood | B.childhood | C.likelihood | D.neighborhood |
A.average | B.strange | C.expected | D.total |
A.hours | B.minutes | C.seconds | D.weeks |
A.reach | B.take | C.check | D.answer |
A.flower | B.food | C.snack | D.toy |
A.sent | B.posted | C.claimed | D.misdelivered |
A.account | B.postbox | C.package | D.address |
A.credit | B.name | C.resume | D.status |
A.complain | B.boast | C.lie | D.explain |
A.card | B.secret | C.item | D.article |
A.loser | B.stranger | C.winner | D.visitor |
A.appreciation | B.warning | C.apology | D.encouragement |
A.confused | B.depressed | C.touched | D.amused |
A.call | B.send | C.owe | D.assign |
A.agent | B.offer | C.case | D.manager |
A.achieved | B.spoiled | C.made | D.accomplished |
A.request | B.advise | C.demand | D.remind |
A.love | B.modesty | C.passion | D.integrity |
It was eight o’clock on a cold spring night. Our apartment was full of the artwork of an energeic five-year-old. The house was in a mess.
I was so tired that night. I had depended on a walking stick to go anywhere for seven weeks, recovering from an operation, and I couldn’t find a way to cheer myself up.
The phone rang - for the sixth time in less than an hour. I knew who it was. My mother had been suffering from dementia (痴呆). Though we visited her every few days, she believed that her daughters had not visited in months. She thought that her friend Jimmy never wanted to see her again, but he called her and visited weekly.
She had no idea that she had repeated the things she was about to say a million times today and a million times the day before. She had no idea that I had an operation, nor could she remember her own grandaughter’s name. She forgot most of her own past and she drifted in the present. Also, she was lonely.
This time I cast my anger at the easiest target: my mother, the very victim of this chance horror. “Mom!” I shouted. “We visited two days ago! You have to believe me, and even if you don’t, I cannot talk anymore! Everything is fine!”
Silence. Then: “I was only calling to say hi. Why are you shouting?!” she continued. “Do you have a minute?”
“No, Mom, I don’t. I can’t stand this!”
I sat on the couch, defeated. I was suddenly aware of all that my daughter was watching me shouting at my mother and losing my patience. I have failed at being a good example to my daughter.
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My daughter approached me, saying, “Can I talk to Grandma Ellie?”
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After many kissing noises, they eventually hung up.
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4 . We bought a Shamrock trailer (房车) in the fall of 2019 in anticipation (期待) of our three-month journey to Baja, Mexico. The camper (露营车) would be home base for all the fun and adventure our family, myself, my husband and our three teenagers, would have all the way.
It took three days to drive from Calgary to Las Vegas and the temperature went from negative 30 to 15 °F-a miracle! But by the time we made it to San Diego, California, we had visited two RV mechanics to fix water leaking from the water tank and a bed heater blowing up. Thankfully, while we waited for repairs, we could listen to waves lapping on the shore.
Eventually, we crossed the border into Mexico at Tijuana and pushed our way down the shore coast. While we swam, ate Mexican food and watched sunsets, the Shamrock kept throwing us surprises. We all learned to savor (尽情享受) the good moments while dealing with the bad.
Driving through Utah, our truck began making noises. The truck’s engine had completely broken, and we needed a new one. We holed up (躲) in St. George, Utah, to wait for repairs. One evening, we were heating up dinner when the oven let out a big WHUMP! The whole camper shook.
After a few weeks, we left our truck in Utah—the engine repair wasn’t going too well—and drove home to Calgary. There could not have been five travelers so happy to stay in their house for two weeks.
Eventually, we hired someone to drive our truck and the Shamrock to Calgary, but he arrived with just the truck. The camper was causing problems, and the keys got lost, so it was left in Idaho. It’s still there; we recently marked its one-and-a-half-year anniversary of storage.
This brings me to the point of this essay: For Sale: A lively 30-foot Shamrock camper. Keeps you on your toes! Sleeps five. $9,000. Pick-up is somewhere in Idaho. Bring some tools to break into it.
1. What can we learn about the author’s self-driving tour?A.The tour lasted for about one month. |
B.They drove a Shamrock all the way during the tour. |
C.Their truck stopped working when they arrived at San Diego. |
D.They enjoyed the tour despite some unexpected problems. |
A.Breakdowns. | B.Beautiful scenery. |
C.Amazing functions. | D.Quality after-sales service. |
A.Unhappy. | B.Serious. | C.Amusing. | D.Exciting. |
A.To suggest the places to travel. |
B.To advertise her Shamerock camper. |
C.To record the happy moments in life. |
D.To complain about her campers. |
5 . When I was a child, I suffered from a disease. It is a
In my 20s, I
Everyone is
A.nice | B.bad | C.dangerous | D.normal |
A.concerned | B.experienced | C.disappointed | D.interested |
A.decisions | B.challenges | C.conflicts | D.changes |
A.but | B.so | C.or | D.and |
A.victory | B.design | C.target | D.memory |
A.reflected | B.improved | C.affected | D.forgot |
A.moved | B.escaped | C.rushed | D.gathered |
A.prepared for | B.put away | C.applied for | D.turned down |
A.drove | B.encouraged | C.sent | D.accompanied |
A.introduce | B.identify | C.consider | D.connect |
A.advertisements | B.spots | C.reasons | D.habits |
A.In time | B.In addition | C.For example | D.At first |
A.chiefly | B.personally | C.specially | D.especially |
A.favored | B.treated | C.helped | D.relaxed |
A.take | B.learn | C.prepare | D.teach |
A.entertain | B.trust | C.hire | D.educate |
A.stop | B.work | C.wait | D.follow |
A.difficult | B.terrible | C.bright | D.unique |
A.believe | B.realize | C.wonder | D.admit |
A.difference | B.promise | C.choice | D.sacrifice |
6 . Years ago, a neighbour kid kicked a football and broke a small
Over the years, I’d sometimes ask some advice from window companies. The plan was to upgrade to energy-efficient windows for the whole house, an
Then my wife had a job
I used some rust remover(除锈剂), sprayed all around the rusted frame, and gave it a
I could have fixed the problem for 12 the
A.roof | B.window | C.door | D.curtain |
A.salary | B.fame | C.passion | D.chance |
A.accessible | B.official | C.expensive | D.energetic |
A.order | B.balance | C.breath | D.reach |
A.Therefore | B.Besides | C.However | D.Instead |
A.replying | B.troubling | C.driving | D.reporting |
A.difficulty | B.confidence | C.joy | D.harm |
A.change | B.interest | C.habit | D.journey |
A.polite | B.weak | C.weird | D.potential |
A.defeated | B.fitted | C.broken | D.cured |
A.lazy | B.strong | C.familiar | D.strange |
A.disappointment | B.embarrassment | C.astonishment | D.encouragement |
A.same | B.different | C.early | D.new |
A.Frequently | B.Actually | C.Consequently | D.Unexpectedly |
A.experiment | B.discussion | C.reaction | D.imagination |
7 . Marty was new at school. On his first day, he showed magic to his schoolmates. He made a toothpick (牙签) disappear and appear within seconds. Everyone wondered how he did it.
“How did you do that?” I asked. “Sorry, but that’s the first law of magic. A magician never lets out his secrets.” Marty smiled. I thought he was tricking everyone. I would make his secrets known to all.
The next day, Marty gave his second magic show. He said he could make things float (飘起). He had a ring in one hand and a pencil in the other. That’s when I saw it: a thin line tied around the end of the pencil and attracted to a button on Marty’s shirt! Sure enough, he made the ring “float” by sliding (滑动) it over the pencil and hanging it from the line. No one else noticed, but I found the secret. I got close to him and said, “I know how you did it.” He looked nervous and asked me, “Are you going to tell others?” I thought for a moment. If I told, I’d finally be able to prove Marty’s magic was fake (假的). Then Marty might lose his new friends. So I told him that I would say nothing about it. And then I walked away.
“Wait!” Marty jumped in front of me. “You’ve got a pretty good eye for magic. If you’re interested, I have an idea,” Marty suggested. And I accepted his idea. That’s how the Magic Marty and Mysterious Matt Lunch Show began. We’ve been a magic team for three months now. It turns out that instead of a fake magician, Marty is a real friend.
1. To whom did Marty show magic on his first day at school?A.His parents. | B.His brothers. | C.His teachers. | D.His schoolmates. |
A.It was the first law of magic. |
B.It was the rule of study. |
C.It was a duty for everyone. |
D.It was a task for a student. |
A.Its operation went wrong. |
B.It was praised by the writer. |
C.The writer found its secret. |
D.It was done with the help of others. |
A.Nervous. | B.Excited. | C.Sorry. | D.Happy. |
A.He refused Marty’s suggestion. |
B.He and Marty set up a magic team. |
C.He let out the secret of Marty’s magic. |
D.He and Marty wrote a book about magic. |
8 . On weekends, I went to the local library to borrow books as usual. On my way there I would pass by the nursing home. This time as I
The old woman was very
She told me she was
It made me feel
A.drove | B.rode | C.walked | D.rushed |
A.singing | B.sitting | C.sobbing | D.sleeping |
A.apologize | B.complain | C.talk | D.listen |
A.excited | B.surprised | C.anxious | D.embarrassed |
A.hobbies | B.success | C.friends | D.family |
A.adventures | B.theaters | C.places | D.experiments |
A.different | B.terrible | C.difficult | D.fun |
A.make | B.see | C.bring | D.leave |
A.enjoying | B.describing | C.performing | D.remembering |
A.alone | B.happy | C.popular | D.grateful |
A.short | B.sweet | C.long | D.great |
A.party | B.discussion | C.appointment | D.conversation |
A.agent | B.patient | C.job | D.destination |
A.chat | B.argue | C.exchange | D.bargain |
A.sad | B.proud | C.ashamed | D.certain |
A.rank | B.separation | C.pressure | D.discrimination |
A.view | B.ability | C.future | D.health |
A.observe | B.understand | C.accompany | D.ignore |
A.also | B.even | C.ever | D.still |
A.considerate | B.determined | C.careful | D.wise |
9 . At just 11 years old, Vince Weishaus runs his own hair salon (发廊) in his parents’ basement in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, doing different hairstyles for free.
For Vince, his love of hair started at a very young age. “He has an older sister who had dolls and he would just, at 2 or 3, be playing with the dolls' hair,” recalled Emily Weishaus, Vince’s mother.
Not long afterward, he also fell in love with braiding (编辫子). “He watched me do a braid, and then he undid the braid and redid it without me ever showing him how to do it,” his mother said. He found his true love as a hairstylist (发型师) when he started cutting his grandmother's hair before he was 5. “I feel that’s what gave him the confidence to be who he is,” she added.
Vince’s hairstyling dream became a reality when his parents presented him with a special surprise on his ninth birthday: his very own salon in their basement. His neighbor had a salon in her home, but she decided to pass on her supplies to Vince when she moved.
Family members and friends have stopped by for appointments—all free of charge—at Vincent Charles Salon. The kid's services range from coloring, to braiding the for school dances, family parties, talent shows and more.
He has colored his own hair different colors, from rose gold to purple. He even colors his friends' hair tips before they head off to camp.
Vince loves learning different practices and skills of the trade from other hair mentors, who teaches him many styling skills.
The sky is the limit for Vince—his eventual goal is to become a world-famous hair colorist one day. His advice to anyone who wants to realize their own dreams: “Do what they love and be themselves.”
1. Vince realized his true love for hairstyling when ________A.he was playing with his sister | B.he watched his mother do a braid |
C.he was playing with the dolls | D.he began to cut his grandmother’ hair |
A.A small family party for him. | B.His own salon in the basement. |
C.The supplies from his neighbor. | D.The permission from his parents to camp. |
A.Family members. | B.Friends | C.Teachers. | D.Customers |
A.Cold | B.Curious | C.Supportive. | D.Doubtful |
A.A Boy Hairstylist. | B.A Piece of Advice. |
C.A New Styling Skill. | D.A Street Hair Salon. |
10 . A Glass of Milk
There was a poor boy who made a living by selling objects door to door ,to pay for his school. He was very
The young girl understood
The girl replied. "I don't accept
With all his efforts and
Her eyes were
A.fat | B.hungry | C.short | D.stupid |
A.decided | B.agreed | C.refused | D.climbed |
A.took | B.heard | C.saw | D.felt |
A.man | B.woman | C.boy | D.girl |
A.his | B.her | C.my | D.your |
A.difficultly | B.suddenly | C.slowly | D.carelessly |
A.to | B.for | C.from | D.of |
A.everything | B.something | C.anything | D.nothing |
A.admired | B.married | C.followed | D.thanked |
A.Months | B.Years | C.Days | D.Weeks |
A.ill | B.asleep | C.silent | D.lonely |
A.Since | B.Before | C.As | D.Until |
A.doubted | B.asked | C.achieved | D.recognized |
A.pressure | B.money | C.justice | D.knowledge |
A.partly | B.completely | C.strangely | D.obviously |
A.surprised | B.curious | C.worried | D.angry |
A.send | B.promise | C.explain | D.write |
A.check | B.book | C.hill | D.note |
A.covered | B.lined | C.filled | D.crowded |
A.said | B.found | C.told | D.forgot |