Among the decorative things in a fifteen-year-old girl’s room, one stood out—a bright blue vase (花瓶). Not a perfect or beautiful vase, it’s broken in several places. The owner of the vase has carefully repaired it, but cracks remain. If this vase could talk, it would tell the story of two girls and a friendship.
Amy and June met on an airplane on their way home from Bangkok where their fathers, who were business partners, were attending meetings. June sat behind Amy. Halfway toward home. Amy turned around and gave June a bright blue vase. June accepted it. They smiled shyly at each other. On that day, a simple friendship between two four-year-old girls was built.
Years flew by. Amy and June grew up together, played together, studied together and, naturally, became closest friends. They supported and comforted each other whenever the other faced sadness, embarrassment, etc.
However, life isn’t a bed of roses. People change as they grow up. Sometimes these changes are hard to accept. And even the friendship can be destroyed. When Amy was 14, she admired a group of very popular girls in her and June’s school. Thus. Amy began hanging out with them and regarded them as her good friends.
Although June was hurt, she tried to be understanding. She was still there for Amy each time Amy found the popular girls didn’t seem to like her and needed a shoulder to cry on. But Amy wasn’t there when June needed her.
Upset about the state of their friendship, June finally invited Amy to her house to talk. When June tried to talk about her difficulties and her problems, Amy turned her back on her by saying. “Later.” Instead, Amy asked June for ideas for what she could do to be accepted by the group of girls. June became angry.
She shouted, “What am I to you, Amy? Your friend or just your little dog?” Amy was annoyed and shouted back. “That is it. June! I hate you!”
Amy rushed out of June’s room, shutting the door hard behind her.
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A blue vase on the shelf jumped and fell onto the floor, breaking into pieces.
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When June opened the door, Amy handed her a gift, saying. “Hap, happy birthday. June!”
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2 . Usually, my friend, eighty-four-year-old Mollie, is full of confidence and energy. Three years ago, Mollie decided to do something she had always
In the beginning of her eighty-first year, she
Though Mollie
Finally on one recent Saturday, we
Mollie taught me that it is never too late to
| A．tried | B．regretted | C．wanted | D．refused |
| A．idea | B．courage | C．ability | D．patience |
| A．renewed | B．taught | C．improved | D．began |
| A．better | B．stronger | C．older | D．happier |
| A．dangerous | B．difficult | C．classic | D．amazing |
| A．suffered | B．survived | C．cried | D．progressed |
| A．caution | B．doubt | C．pride | D．surprise |
| A．fame | B．success | C．fortune | D．honor |
| A．competed | B．performed | C．discussed | D．gathered |
| A．directly | B．quickly | C．accidentally | D．perfectly |
| A．realized | B．forgot | C．hated | D．answered |
| A．devotion | B．recovery | C．reunion | D．invention |
| A．start | B．escape | C．fail | D．forget |
| A．desires | B．needs | C．duties | D．fears |
| A．open | B．follow | C．clean | D．break |
3 . Tonight, I was on my flight from Indianapolis to Baltimore. I sat next to a (n)
Within minutes the young girl began chatting with us, telling us that her mom would pick her up at the airport. The couple likely
As drinks were being served, the couple didn’t even get a (n)
Within minutes the young girl
After a short while, the man next to her was
The story
| A．impolite | B．beautiful | C．unattended | D．smart |
| A．sister | B．mother | C．father | D．brother |
| A．avoided | B．helped | C．believed | D．recognized |
| A．clearly | B．secretly | C．carefully | D．finally |
| A．promised | B．realized | C．regretted | D．reported |
| A．experiment | B．trip | C．vacation | D．conversation |
| A．chance | B．task | C．advantage | D．right |
| A．respected | B．invited | C．stopped | D．served |
| A．enjoyed | B．discussed | C．corrected | D．accepted |
| A．brought out | B．set aside | C．handed in | D．depended on |
| A．planned | B．waited | C．spent | D．saved |
| A．covered | B．compared | C．bored | D．satisfied |
| A．warmed | B．challenged | C．reminded | D．perfected |
| A．Above all | B．For example | C．By accident | D．In fact |
| A．arms | B．eyes | C．hands | D．feet |
Summer was coming to an end and there was a bit of Autumn in the air. The temperatures were getting cooler and cooler, the air was turning drier, and I could already see the first yellow and red leaves on the trees. It’s my favorite season. The weather was neither too hot nor too cold, which made people feel very comfortable. You could see fruit everywhere. Therefore, I spent as much time as possible in the wild enjoying the beauty of nature.
One day’, I had just finished taking my dogs for their morning walk when I noticed something. There was a young maple tree growing in my hallway. It was growing out of a tiny pile of earth on the porch (门廊) . Its bottom hadn’t even turned to wood yet, but it had three lovely red leaves growing out of it.
I smiled at this strong little tree getting so much growth and life out of so little soil. I knew, however, that it couldn’t grow much larger where it was. I bent (弯腰) down and gently took it out of the earth. I took it inside to show my daughter and have her take a picture of it. Then I walked with it out to the edge of the woods around the grass land behind my house.
Walking into the forest, I had a wonderful feeling. Nature can teach us so much about life. There are so many wonders, growth, and beauty in it. You can’t be out in it for long without being filled with wonder and respect.
I also took a moment to look at all the life around me. There were trees, bushes, weeds, flowers, butterflies, bees, spiders, and birds all’ so full of life. And I felt so happy that my behavior, however small, was helping do good to nature.
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I wanted to find a happy home for this young tree, to grow.
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Following my daughter’s suggestion, we built a garden to save plants.
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5 . In December 2018, Cheré Bautista had to face a fear that she had worried about since she was a teen. Then 36, Bautista had spent months searching for work and had finally been offered a job in the call center of a Seattle-area hospital. But at the last minute, the offer was rescinded due to something Bautista had kept secret for twenty years: She had never graduated from high school.
“That was the lowest point in my life,” recalls Bautista. She has come a long way since her childhood. Raised by a single dad, she often had to take care of herself. At 16, she dropped out of high school to work and support herself. Gradually, Bautista built a life. By 2005, she had worked at a local bank.
With each passing year, however, Bautista felt her career options (职业选择) narrowing. After nearly ten years in banking, she was getting burned out. She dreamed of becoming an accountant (会计), but knew that required a diploma (文凭). Meanwhile, her incomplete education made her feel uncomfortable socially.
When the hospital call center job fell through, Bautista knew she’d reached a breaking point. “At that moment, it was just, ‘I have to fix this.’”
After searching for local classes, Bautista came across a preparatory program on the Hopelink website. She’d known it ran a food bank, but was unaware Hope link also offered free adult education programs.
Though Bautista was nervous about being in class, she refused to let that fear get in the way. “She always asked questions and was really open about what she understood and didn’t understand,” says Debbie Margolis, a teacher of Hopelink.
Hopelink helped Bautista prepare for her GED test, which awards the equivalent of a high school diploma. She passed the test in six months in June 2019. Even today, Bautista recalls the relief she felt—“Just the weight lifting off my shoulders: I finally get this done.”
1. What does the underlined word “rescinded” mean in the first paragraph?| A．Limited. | B．Delivered. | C．Identified. | D．Cancelled. |
| A．She missed her childhood. | B．She suffered many hardships. |
| C．She supported a big family. | D．She lived with her students. |
| A．teach the locals how to save food | B．design GED tests for young students |
| C．provide adults with education courses | D．help parents see their own strengths |
| A．Determined. | B．Demanding. | C．Humorous. | D．Generous. |
One Sunday, Nicholas, a teenager, went skiing at Sugar loaf Mountain in Maine. One of his dream
Nicholas didn’t know the spot
There was a better chance of someone finding him if he stayed put (待在原地) . Using his skis, Nicholas was able to build a snow cave. He gathered a huge mass of snow and had a hole
Nicholas might not have survived this snowstorm had it not been for a TV program. He used to watch Grylls’ survival show Man vs Wild. That’s where he learned the tips that saved his life. In each episode (一期节目) of Man vs Wild,
According to Grylls’ own
7 . Most students, when asked about their ideal graduation gift, would probably reply, “Acar”, or “Money for a deposit on a house”. Cai Kaiyuan,21, made a different choice. As a graduation gift to himself, he decided to work as a volunteer teacher in a remote village in Tibet.
Cai, a senior majoring in electrical engineering at Huan Railway Professional Technology College, originally planned to cycle from Sichuan to Tibet. During his journey, Cai’s idea for a different graduation gift to himself began to take shape. “I did not know beforehand what the journey would mean to me. I just want to gain a unique experience and have pleasure in appreciating the view there,” he said.
It turned out cycling on a plateau (高原) was extremely challenging. And it has kept changing his view on life. Cai’s fingers even became frostbitten while cycling up a 5008-metre-high mountain, where temperatures often dropped to 18 below zero. At night, the ice covered the road and he fell off his bike three times. The lack of oxygen made him feel dizzy and weak. “At the most serious moment, I felt that my life was on the line,” said Cai.
However, he also gained something unexpected. At Ya’an, a city in Sichuan, he met a group of tourists who are also university students. A girl called Wu Ling told him that she planned to work as a teacher in a primary school in Tibet after her journey. He was impressed by the idea as she looked thin and weak.
It was not until he reached a family-run hotel in Shigats e that Cai’s spirits began to rise. The hotel manager’s two daughters enjoyed talking with him. The kids asked about his experiences on his trip, and showed him the beautiful local lakes. “They told me that they always liked to talk to guests, as they wanted to improve their Mandarin,” he said. “Their parents and many locals can only speak Tibetan. ”
Cai was touched by the girls’story. Their situation is tough and the local people have little chance to learn Mandarin because the schools are short of teachers. “I want to do something to improve the situation for kids like them,” said Cai. His parents finally gave their agreement and his teachers also supported him.
1. According to the passage, Cai Kaiyuan’s graduation gift to himself is ______.| A．to have money for a deposit on a house | B．to travel by cycling from Sichuan to Tibet |
| C．to own a new car and marry a slim girl | D．to work as a volunteer teacher in a Tibetan school |
| A．Unique and pleasant. | B．Freezing cold and boring. |
| C．Challenging but rewarding. | D．Relaxing but unexpected. |
| A．making a phone call | B．at risk |
| C．very hopeless | D．very painful |
| A．tell us about an unusual graduation gift | B．introduce a dangerous journey to us |
| C．give advice on how to travel to Tibet | D．encourage us to be a teacher in Tibet |
8 . Car Talk
When I got the driving license last summer, Mom and I took our first trip around an empty parking lot. Then I found that my mother was not the best teacher for me. It wasn’t that she shouted, or told me that I was doing poorly. As you can imagine, my mother’s “helpful instructions” only managed to make me more nervous.
Since I could no longer practice with her, the job was placed in the hands of my father. The idea of learning from Dad was not one that thrilled me. I loved him dearly, but I just did not see Dad as someone I could be comfortable learning from. He almost never talked. We shared a typical father-daughter relationship. He’d ask how school was, and I’d say it was fine. Unfortunately, that was the most of our conversations. Spending hours alone with someone who might as well have been a stranger really scared me.
As we got into the car that first time, I was not surprised at what happened. Dad and I drove around, saying almost nothing, aside from a few instructions on how to turn. As my lessons went on, however, things began to change. Dad would turn the radio up so I could fully appreciate his favorite Stones music. And he actually began talking. I was soon hearing about past failed dates, “basic body” gym class, and other tales from his past, including some of his first meeting with Mom.
Dad’s sudden chattiness was shocking until I thought about why he was telling me so much in the car. In all the years that I had wondered why my father never spoke that much, I had never stopped to consider that it was because I had never bothered to listen. Homework, friends, and even TV had all called me away from him, and, consequently, I never thought my quiet father had anything to say.
Since I began driving with him, my driving skill has greatly increased. More important, though, is that my knowledge of who my father is has also increased. Just living with him wasn’t enough—it took driving with him for me to get to know someone who was a mystery.
1. The author couldn’t practice driving with her mother because ________.| A．she couldn’t talk with her mother |
| B．her father wanted to teach her |
| C．her mother made her nervous |
| D．she didn’t trust her mother |
| A．happy | B．uneasy | C．satisfied | D．disappointed |
| A．Her Dad liked modern music. | B．Her Dad was the best teacher. |
| C．Her Dad was a chatty person. | D．Her Dad told her his sad stories. |
| A．fathers love their daughters dearly |
| B．mothers are less patient than fathers |
| C．family members need real communication |
| D．it takes time to improve the father-daughter relationship |
It is a challenging journey to change their lives for the best and get the healthiest they knew how to. Lexi and Danny lived their lives like most other young couples who fell in love with each other and then made the decision to spend the rest of their lives together. The couple spent a lot of time watching TV and going to different restaurants, and as you would imagine, the endless junk foods were their “go-to” choice. Though they would manage to lose some weight during the time, but before long, they would gain it back.
Lexi weighed a 485 pounds at the age of 25, a weight that was quite unbelievable to imagine. Danny, on the other hand, was also overweight himself even though he was 200 pounds less than Lexi. However, the sad part of everything was that they were both gaining more weight on what they already had with each passing day. Some of their daily activities, no matter how simple, became a real problem for the couple. They couldn’t go for walks or bicycle rides no matter how easy they were. However, in 2016 just after a year after the marriage, they decided to make a positive change in their life.
The couple decided to take on a challenge that would change their lives forever and for good! So many people make promises to themselves and others that they don’t really carry out but the couple were not about to do like the others. Theirs were destined (注定的) to come to reality. They made a detailed plan to go on a diet and take exercise on a daily basis. At first, they thought the whole process would have been a piece of cake. As they pressed on, each passing day showed them that this challenge would not be a walk in the park. They got a gym membership to help out.
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The weight-losing lessons offered at the gym were not easy, a real challenge for them.
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Just after a month, they both felt so much better, and they were pleased with the way they looked.
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10 . After six years of improvement, Ye Olde Black Bear in Tewkesbury, UK will be open to customers. The pub, which was established in 1308, is believed to have once been visited by William Shakespeare. But while many people in the town are delighted that one of its most famous buildings and businesses has been revived, others living close to it have a different voice.
The house has a large open area at the back for hosting live music events, for which the City Council has decided to review (校审) the licence following complaints from the public. The pub said, on its Facebook page: “To review the longstanding licence of The Black Bear is placing it at risk of closure.” It urged its supporters to write letters of support which it would forward on to the council.
The council said, in a letter to residents living near the pub, that possible measures it might take included limiting outdoor entertainment at the site to six days a year, ending at 10:30 pm each time, and requiring a noise limiting device to be fixed. The pub is run by landlord Luke Haynes and his family, who say their research shows it is the oldest pub which has always been a pub in the UK.
Luke said allowing only six events a year would mean the pub would not survive financially, adding profits earned by staging live music sessions in the summer would enable the pub to get through the winter.
He said: “The support from the town has been absolutely great. It’s a very small number of people who are complaining. We’ve had huge support from our neighbours. I’m trying to work with the council to come up with solutions to this.”
The pub’s fans have gathered behind the bid to keep it going, with an online demand having been signed by more than 2,800 people. Georgie Smith, who started it, said: “We believe closing the Black Bear would be harmful to our community, both socially and economically. The importance of pubs in the UK cannot be overstated. They are part of our cultural heritage.”
1. What is the Black Bear?| A．It’s a house where William Shakespeare once lived. |
| B．It’s a famous pub with a long history. |
| C．It’s a music band performing in the open air. |
| D．It’s an Internet company popular with customers. |
| A．The repairs of the historical house. | B．The reopening without permits. |
| C．The complaints from some neighbours. | D．The bad effects on children. |
| A．Ending events at 10:30 pm each time. | B．Showing the licence to the public. |
| C．Fixing a noise limiting device. | D．Holding only six events a year. |
| A．Remember the importance of pubs. | B．Protect the community. |
| C．Support the Black Bear online. | D．Drink in the pub more often. |
