1 . I recently gave my adult class homework. The assignment was to "go to someone you love and tell them you love them. It has to be someone you have never said those words to before or haven't shared those words with for a longtime".

That doesn't sound like a tough assignment, but most of the men in that group were over 35 and were taught that expressing emotions is not “manly".

At the beginning of our next class, I asked if someone wanted to share what happened when they told someone they loved them. One of the men raised his hand. He appeared quite moved and a bit shaken.

He began by saying, "I didn't feel that I had anyone to say those words to. But as I began driving home, I knew exactly who I needed to say 'I love you' to. Five years ago, my father and I had a disagreement and never resolved it. We hardly spoke to each other."

"The next morning, I called my dad. When he answered the phone, I said, 'Dad, can I come over tonight? I have something to tell you.' I ensured him it wouldn't take long, so he finally agreed."

"At 5:30, I was at my parents' house ringing the doorbell. As luck would have it, Dad answered the door."

"I took one step in the door and said, 'Dad, I just came over to tell you that I love you.'"

"His face softened, his wrinkles（皱纹）disappeared and he began to cry. He reached out and hugged me and said, 'I love you too, son, but I've never been able to say it."

"Dad and I hugged for a moment longer. I hadn't felt that great in a long time."

"Two days after that visit, my dad had a heart attack and ended up unconscious in the hospital. I don't know if he'll make it."

"My message to all of you is this: Don't wait to do the things that need to be done. Take the time to do what you need to do and do it now!"

1. Why might the assignment challenge the students?

A．They are middle-aged and not manly enough.

B．They were taught to hide their emotions.

C．They might have nobody to turn to.

D．They didn't know how to show their feelings.

2. How was the relationship between the author's student and his father before?

A．They were close to each other.	B．They didn't trust each other.
C．They were distant from each other.	D．They quarreled a lot.

3. Why did the student's father cry?

A．He hadn't seen his son for five years.

B．He was aware of his poor physical condition.

C．He regretted arguing with his son.

D．He was touched by his son's words.

4. What is the author's purpose in writing this text?

A．To teach others to apologize.

B．To encourage us to express our love without hesitation.

C．To show the close relationship between fathers and sons.

D．To teach us how to repair a broken relationship.

2 . 语法填空

It seems inhuman to care more about a building than about people. That the sight of the Notre Dame's     1    (go)up in flames has attracted more attention than floods in southern Africa which killed over 1,000 has aroused understandable feelings of guilt. Yet the widespread sorrow is     2    (definite)human—and in a particularly 21st-century way.

It is not just the economy that is       3    (globe)today, it is culture too. People wander the world in search not just of jobs and       4    (secure)but also of beauty and history. Familiarity breeds affection. A building     5     whose sunny steps you have rested or in front of which you       6    (take)a selfie with your loved one, becomes a warm part of your memory. That helps explain why the whole world is in deep sorrow.

However, the emotions are less about the building itself than about     7     losing it might mean. Notre Dame is an expression of humanity, having experienced 850 years of political turbulence(动荡)—through war, revolution and Nazi occupation.

And it will be rebuilt. It will never be the same, but that is as it should be.     8     Victor Hugo wrote in The Hunchback of Notre Dame,     9     three-volume love-letter to the cathedral: “Great buildings are the work of centuries. Art     10    (transform)as it is being made. Time is the architect; the nation is the builder.”