Sarah Thompson lived at Number Six, Elm Street.She loved living here.The community was warm and friendly. All her friends were around and the smells from the neighboring bakery were sweet! However, one problem emerged — Sarah’s parents planned to move.With her mum expecting twins, they needed an additional bedroom. “This house is too small,” said her mum.The following day, a “For Sale” sign was hung on Sarah’s door, casting a shadow over her and her closest friend Mia.“What should I do, Mia?” said Sarah in low spirits.
Mia frowned (皱眉头). “Has your house got problems? Number fifty’s got problems and no one wants to buy it.” Sarah stared at number fifty.It looked all right to her. “What kind of problems?” she asked.
“Oh, mice and coldness and really horrible wallpaper.” Sarah sighed.Her house was warm and clean and it had just been repainted recently, which was an unfortunate contrast.
Mrs. Green lived next door to Sarah in a big house that had once been a grocery store.Just then, she came out, followed by her cat Whiskers.
“I’m sorry to hear that you’re moving,” Mrs. Green said with sympathy. “So am I,” Sarah grumbled (发牢骚) in response. Mrs. Green offered a comforting pat on Sarah’s arm. “Never mind. Your house might take months to sell.”
However, a few days later, Sarah came home from school and found a man in the living room. His name was Mr. Anderson and he expressed keen interest in buying the house. Sarah’s heart sank when Mr. Anderson said he wanted to come back for a second visit on Sunday morning.
At school, Sarah asked, “Mia. Does your elder brother still work in the fish shop?” Mia nodded. “Good. Listen, I’ve got a job for you...”
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Sarah whispered her plan to Mia.
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Sarah’s parents got very angry and asked for an explanation.
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2 . The first day of school our professor introduced himself and challenged us to get to know someone we hadn’t already known. I stood up to look around when a gentle hand touched my shoulder.I turned round to find a wrinkled, little old lady beaming up at me with a smile that lit up her entire being.
She said, “Hi handsome. My name is Rose. I’m eighty-seven years old. Can I give you a hug?”
I laughed and enthusiastically responded, “Of course you may!” and she gave me a giant squeeze.
“Why are you in college at such a young, innocent age?” I asked.
She jokingly replied, “I’m here to meet a rich husband, get married, and have a couple of kids...”
“No seriously,” I asked. I was curious about what may have motivated her to be taking on this challenge at her age.
“I always dreamed of having a college education and now I’m getting one!” she told me.
We became instant friends. Every day for the next three months we would leave class together and talk nonstop. I always enjoyed listening to this “time machine” as she shared her wisdom and experience with me.
Over the course of the year, Rose became a campus icon and she easily made friends wherever she went. She loved to dress up and took delight in the attention bestowed (授予) upon her from the other students. She was living it up.
At the end of the semester we invited Rose to speak at our football banquet.
I’ll never forget what she taught us.
“We do not stop playing because we are old; we grow old because we stop playing. There is a huge difference between growing older and growing up. If you are nineteen years old and lie in bed for one full year and don’t do one productive thing, you will turn twenty years old.”
At the end of that year, Rose finished the college degree she had begun all those years ago.
One week after graduation, Rose died peacefully in her sleep.
1. What motivated Rose to attend college at an elderly age?| A．To make friends. |
| B．To find a rich husband. |
| C．To fulfill her lifelong dream. |
| D．To speak at a football banquet. |
| A．Because she was a famous campus icon. |
| B．Because she was a person of many words. |
| C．Because she was an elderly person attending college. |
| D．Because she was an experienced and wise old woman. |
| A．The difference between aging and maturing. |
| B．The relationship between play and aging. |
| C．The tips to play football at an elderly age. |
| D．The ways to win friends on campus. |
| A．Ambitious and demanding. |
| B．Humorous and open-minded. |
| C．Wealthy and experienced. |
| D．Enthusiastic and innocent. |
3 . My office is almost twenty kilometers from my residence. On my way back home, I
The boy selling peanuts is a thin,
One evening, as I was chewing peanuts, a certain bus
That evening I had the heart to offer five rupees to him so as to show my concern for the
The young peanuts
| A．stop | B．sleep | C．think | D．exercise |
| A．picks | B．drops | C．calls | D．greets |
| A．clever | B．humorous | C．cheerful | D．honest |
| A．With curiosity | B．By accident | C．At last | D．In return |
| A．forget | B．promise | C．hope | D．bother |
| A．generosity | B．assistance | C．tolerance | D．loyalty |
| A．repairman | B．designer | C．conductor | D．driver |
| A．chewing | B．receiving | C．smelling | D．finding |
| A．kind | B．strict | C．gentle | D．rude |
| A．shamelessly | B．thoughtfully | C．strangely | D．responsibly |
| A．pain | B．loss | C．disapproval | D．threat |
| A．leave | B．appear | C．pay | D．reply |
| A．divide | B．study | C．investigate | D．insist |
| A．seller | B．purchaser | C．producer | D．planter |
| A．refuse | B．accept | C．return | D．do |
4 . As the saying goes, life is sweet. But while we may wish for consistently sweet moments, life often serves us other
Recently, we celebrated my mom’s birthday. In her nineties now, as she
The day before the celebration, we
The next day, the birthday
Truly, these are bittersweet moments, filled with
| A．memories | B．flavors | C．experiences | D．smells |
| A．forgets | B．realizes | C．nears | D．questions |
| A．functioning | B．changing | C．failing | D．growing |
| A．decided | B．asked | C．managed | D．continued |
| A．new-born | B．snow-covered | C．hard-won | D．home-made |
| A．working on | B．preparing for | C．cutting off | D．resulting in |
| A．checking | B．decorating | C．struggling | D．volunteering |
| A．cake | B．wish | C．gift | D．party |
| A．unexpected | B．unknown | C．undoubted | D．unlimited |
| A．picture | B．cookie | C．room | D．house |
| A．dangerously | B．successfully | C．emotionally | D．accidentally |
| A．new | B．strong | C．mixed | D．negative |
| A．within | B．through | C．beyond | D．toward |
| A．shortness | B．meaning | C．record | D．style |
| A．Instead | B．However | C．Meanwhile | D．Therefore |
5 . It was between Covid lockdowns in 2020. My daughter was struggling to care about online schooling. As a distraction, I suggested a driving lesson in my old car. She had her L-plates (临时驾驶许可证) but was unwilling at first because she has never been a fan of not being able to master something quickly.
Teaching a child to drive requires patience and a calm voice. After a week of car park driving, I told her to hit the road. During the second week of driving lessons, she mastered turning and finally remembered to take the handbrake (手刹) off before speeding up. By the third week, her fear had gone. She even wanted the radio on while driving. I told her she had to reach 10 hours without incident and then she could listen to my choice of music.
Each day, we’d drive for hours. It reminded me of all those trips when she was in the passenger seat and conversation would flow. Sitting side by side, she’d tell me many things. Now it was my turn to talk.
For the past year, we’d lived through hundreds of days of restrictions. With my daughter learning to drive came laughter. The more she drove, the more she loved to drive. In all those hours of watching my daughter learn something, and revel in it, I’d handed her the reins (控制权).
My daughter has booked her driving test. I’ll miss the hours we’ve spent, sitting side by side, learning something new about each other.
1. Why was the daughter unwilling to drive at first?| A．She felt driving was unsafe. |
| B．She disliked the slow leaning process. |
| C．She wanted to spend more time reading. |
| D．She had fallen behind with her schooling. |
| A．Until she could drive around in circles. |
| B．Until she could make turns while driving. |
| C．Until she could drive for 10 hours without any difficulties. |
| D．Until she could take the handbrake off before speeding up. |
| A．Take part in. | B．Take pleasure in. |
| C．Believe in. | D．Give in. |
| A．My Daughter’s Driving Started | B．My Daughter Passed Her Test |
| C．The Love for Our Old Car Mattered | D．Driving Lessons Brought Us Closer |
6 . When I was 19, determined not to spend my last teenage year stuck in a suburb in Buckingham, I
This was 1990, a time before mobile phones and the
Before I left, Mom had made me a money pouch (荷包) to wear around my neck. She’d also made me a sleeping sheet so I could
It’s only now, as my 18-year-old daughter is preparing to leave on her own
Working
When she first mentioned gap year travel, I was encouraging, wanting her to have her own experiences that
But this trip is about her.
This is not 1990 and I am not
| A．broke down | B．set off | C．shut down | D．stood out |
| A．dearest | B．prettiest | C．shiniest | D．cheapest |
| A．usual | B．normal | C．regular | D．occasional |
| A．camera | B．mouse | C．network | D．equipment |
| A．avoid | B．enjoy | C．share | D．donate |
| A．fun | B．gap | C．college | D．ease |
| A．simple | B．meaningful | C．multiple | D．stressful |
| A．rarely | B．always | C．usually | D．frequently |
| A．certain | B．unsure | C．pleased | D．aware |
| A．happy | B．discouraging | C．supportive | D．satisfied |
| A．shape | B．train | C．destroy | D．disappoint |
| A．mature | B．helpful | C．positive | D．ready |
| A．hiding | B．stuck | C．worried | D．complaining |
| A．bother | B．confuse | C．monitor | D．regulate |
| A．at least | B．at most | C．at last | D．at best |
How a Powerful Dream Taught Me to Respect My Sister
It was Friday about 4: 15 pm. I had just gotten back from school; I sat down on a table to do my homework. “Hi, Mom.” “Daniela, I need to talk with you.” “About what?” “Your dad and I have been thinking really hard about this, and you are getting a new sister.” “What, but what about me?” I asked. “I don’t want a sister. Don’t you love me?” “Yes, but...”
Without letting her finish, I rushed to my room crying. I closed my door and went to my bed. I had so much anger that I threw my glass cup on the floor. “What happened here?” Mom asked to herself. My mom came in a few minutes later. She said that the way I was acting wasn’t the right way to act. My mom started talking about how my new sister was having a really hard time. She said that her parents had unfortunately died in an earthquake, so she had to go to a foster(寄养的) home. A few days later, she got adopted(领养) by a family who treated her badly. They didn’t give her enough food or water and she had to do all the housework until one day she got tired of being treated poorly and escaped to a shelter, and that is where they found her. But whatever she said, I just couldn’t agree.
That night I had a terrible dream. I dreamed an earthquake happened and when the shaking stopped, my house and parents were nowhere to see. I became homeless and was brought to a farm, staying there with a horrible woman who never gave me food. Later I found an opportunity to run away from the farm. Then the woman ran after me and I ran harder till suddenly I opened my eyes, finding myself still on the bed. “OMG! What just happened?” I asked myself, full of fear.
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The dream changed me and I started to reflect on myself.
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The next morning Dad drove alone to the shelter and brought my new sister home.
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One day two years ago, my mother came home from work and announced that she had found a pet for the family. My father, little sister, and I eyed her in doubt.
My sister asked what kind of dog it was. My mother said it was a poodle (贵宾犬) named Pepe. I couldn’t believe she wanted a poodle — especially one with such an ordinary name. But she had made up her mind. “Actually, I’m doing a co-worker a favor,” she said. “The woman who owns Pepe says he hates to be alone and needs children to play with him.”
Pepe arrived the next night. His short tail shook happily. I didn’t get very close to him, thinking he should have stayed with his previous owner. My little sister played with him until bedtime, and he would come to me and begged for more attention. I always ignored him. But no matter how I treated him, he’d always like to be with me. He has always been waiting for me at the front door at the end of the day, smiling happily. He seems to know that I will be coming home from school at that time. Every day, he asks me with his eyes to play with him or take him somewhere. At night, he will wait until I fall asleep, leave his bed by the wall heater, walk down the hall and jump onto the end of my bed.
One night, while everyone was sleeping, I was in a half dream state. My throat hurt, my eyes pained, and some animal was crying in my ear. I opened my eyes and saw fog in my room. I wondered who left the window open. Pepe cried and bit my pajama sleeve (睡衣袖). Then I woke up and realized that it wasn’t fog in my room — it was smoke.
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Standing up, I couldn’t breathe.
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I turned off the burner with Pepe around me.
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Mary and Becky were best friends, always playing together. Mary wanted the wooden doll in the toy shop near her home. “The one with the red dress,” she told Becky. Mary asked her mom if she could make jasmine garlands (花环) and sell them at her aunt’s market stall. With her mother’s permission, Mary invited Becky to do it together.
Early the next morning, the girls met at the jasmine bushes outside of Mary’s home. Delicate white flowers surrounded them with fresh scent. They nipped blossoms with their fingers and dropped them into a basket. Then the girls sat under a mango tree and knotted the flowers into garlands. Mary could already see herself hugging that beautiful doll.
“If we sell enough garlands, we can each get a doll,” said Mary.
Becky shook her head. “My family is low on money this week. I’ll use my money to pay for Tim’s medicine.” Tim was Becky’s little brother, who was suffering a bad cough.
Becky picked up her garlands. “My mother is expecting me. I’ll meet you at the market.”
Mary spent the afternoon selling garlands at her aunt’s market stall. By early evening, Mary had sold all her flowers. Mary was on her way home when she saw Becky. “Why are you so late?” Mary asked. “I had to watch Tim while my mother was away,” Becky said.
Mary knew Becky wouldn’t make enough money for the medicine now. Mary looked at the money in her hand. Then she looked at her friend’s tired face. “Here, Keep this for the medicine.” Mary put her money into Becky’s hands.
That night, Mary cried, thinking about the doll. What if someone bought it before she’d saved up enough again?
Tim became well soon, and the three of them went on selling garlands. Then next week, when Mary had enough money, she rushed into the toy shop for her doll.
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But the shop owner said, “I’m sorry, Mary. Someone bought it.”
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On the front of the package was a note:
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10 . Beatrice De Lavalette was just 17 years old when she was seriously injured in a terrorist attack in Belgium, losing both of her legs from the knee down.
The teen spent the next several months in receiving treatment, working hard to regain her movement and independence. She appreciated her family for supporting her and comforting her by saying that life would go on during those dark days.
Her beloved horse, DeeDee, was especially helpful in her recovery. Beatrice grew up in an equestrian (马术的) family. She started riding when she was just a kid, competing in dressage(盛装舞步) by the time she was 12. When her therapist (治疗专家) brought DeeDee to the hospital parking lot one day, Beatrice knew her love of horses and riding was the way forward.
A few days later, her therapist drove her to the stables (马厩), and lifted her up onto DeeDee, beginning her challenging task of relearning how to ride. Even though her muscle strength as well as her sense of control was gone, she never submitted to her misfortune. Instead, she was eager to get back to her “real life”. Little by little, she successfully regained the strength to ride without assistance.
Her efforts paid off eventually. In April 2017, Beatrice was able to return to competitions at a show. Now, six years after the accident that almost killed her, she was selected to represent Team USA at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games!
DeeDee had retired from competing, so Beatrice rode her new horse, a Dutch warm blood named Clarc. The two of them earned fifth place in the grade II individual category and sixth in the freestyle! “My being here shows that anything is possible,” she said. “I know it’s kind of the usual thing to say, but it’s true. Just go for it.”
1. When did Beatrice get seriously injured?| A．In 2014. | B．In 2011. | C．In 2017. | D．In 2020. |
| A．Her family’s support. | B．Her independent spirit. |
| C．Her therapist’s treatment. | D．Her passion for horse riding |
| A．turned in | B．turned down | C．gave in | D．gave away |
| A．No pain, no gain. | B．Interest is the best teacher. |
| C．Encouragement is the best medicine. | D．Where there is a will, there is a way. |
