1 . It was the early 2000s. I stood on the corner of a street in Abu Dhabi, me and my two little boys, trying to catch a taxi, when one came to a stop in front of us.
The three of us got into the vehicle and I gave the driver the location, hardly giving him a second look. He was just the driver of the taxi. Who notices taxi drivers anyway?
As usual, the boys had hardly settled in when they began bickering(吵架) over some silly issue. Soon, it had turned into a fistfight(拳斗)between the two, with me reduced to a useless audience after vain(徒劳的)attempts at sorting it out. I finally gave up, turning to look out of the window.
“A healthy fight between brothers is a good sign. Let them be,” came a soft voice from in front of me.
I turned and met the driver ‘s eyes in the rear-view mirror(后视镜) “It’s a natural growing-up stage. Enjoy it while you can. Look at me, even if I wished for it, I cannot see my children grow up let alone fight!”he added.
That began a conversation between us. The man had left his wife and children back in Pakistan, living as he did far away in a different country in order to provide a good life for them. He had missed their first baby steps, their first words, so many significant milestones.
Suddenly, the man was no longer just a taxi driver. He was human too. He had a family to take care of, he had his good days and bad days, he had hopes and dreams.
The conversation between the taxi driver and me lasted through the duration(期间) of the ride and its effects lasted much longer for me.
1. What did the author do after she got into the taxi?| A．She started chatting with the driver. |
| B．She paid little attention to the driver. |
| C．She observed the driver for a while. |
| D．She forgot to tell the driver the destination. |
| A．He said it was nothing special. |
| B．He tried to stop it. |
| C．He thought it was silly. |
| D．He considered it natural. |
| A．He lived a comfortable life. |
| B．He missed many important moments in his children’s lives. |
| C．He enjoyed performing and entertaining others. |
| D．He gave up his childhood dream. |
| A．Let Children Be Themselves |
| B．Make Yourself a Good Passenger |
| C．An Eye-Opening Ride in a Taxi |
| D．A Balance Between Work and Family |
2 . Parents helped us in all sides when we were very young. As we grow older, we may help them. Families can succeed in reaching goals when all family members help one another.
What makes real family members? Whoever we are, our family members are the most important in our lives. Family members support each other in many ways besides money or helping around the house. On the one hand, we can share our hopes, dreams or problems when we communicate with them. On the other hand, we can get a strong feeling of satisfaction and confidence with their help.
To build good family relationships needs a lot of efforts. Firstly, everyone in the family needs to get along well with each other and shouldn’t have conflicts. Secondly, family members should share thoughts and feelings while eating meals, traveling or working together. Thirdly, we should talk with each other about our worries and then solve them together because family members can encourage one another to set goals and achieve dreams. Finally, we are supposed to spend time listening to family members. Listening shows we care about them as much as they care about us.
In a word, family members can make us full of energy and powerful all the time.
1. Who helped us in all sides when we were young?| A．Teachers. | B．Friends. | C．Classmates. | D．Parents. |
| A．Money. | B．Dreams. | C．Family members. | D．Problems. |
| A．Discussions. | B．Fights (打架). | C．Happiness. | D．Kindness. |
| A．One. | B．Two. | C．Three. | D．Four. |
| A．To set goals and achieve our dreams. | B．To get good grades. |
| C．To spend time traveling. | D．To avoid arguments with others. |
