1. Why does Dad ask the girl to go to bed?
A.They have a holiday tomorrow. |
B.She has to go to school tomorrow. |
C.Her exams are coming up next week. |
A.Math. | B.English. | C.History. |
A.Play video games. | B.Review her textbook. | C.Go to sleep. |
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1. How does the woman sound at first?
A.Interested. | B.Disappointed. | C.Anxious. |
A.She went back to her hometown. |
B.She argued with her grandma. |
C.She visited a nursing home. |
A.Teach her grandma Mandarin. |
B.Buy a smartphone for her grandma. |
C.Respect her grandma’s choice. |
Last week, I was creating a picture book for my dad as his birthday gift. It was about our family’s grocery store (杂货店). There were lots of fruits in the store, so my pictures centered on apples, pears, grapes and any other fruit one could think of. I worked forever making each picture as perfect as possible. Every time I messed up, I started all over again, so the floor under the kitchen table was covered with half-finished drawings.
“Dad’s going to love this,” my mom said as she looked over my shoulder, “but it’s housework time now.” I was responsible for folding the clothes, and my little brother Ben, sweeping the floor. “And Amy, please remove the paper from the floor to the recycling bin in the yard when you finish your project,” my mom added.
I finished folding the clothes as fast as possible. Just as I was about to get back to the picture book, my friend Marry showed up.
“Hi, Amy! Want to go and play in the park?” she asked.
“I definitely would, but brrr…It’s freezing cold outside!”
“Exactly!” she said. “It’s the perfect weather for not getting overheated.”
That’s a cool thing about Marry. She has this way of looking on the bright side of pretty much anything.
So, we headed to the park. But as soon as we arrived there, the sky was filled with giant gray clouds and rain started pouring down. We had to go back, dripping wet.
Ben was taking out rubbish to the recycling bin when we stepped into the yard. And that’s when my heart pretty much stopped. Right there in the yard, in front of the recycling bin, was a box full of wet paper. And not just any piece of paper. That was my picture book.
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“Whoa! Wait! What?” I ran to rescue my birthday book drawings.
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At that time, Marry came up to me and gave me a comforting pat on the shoulder.
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________1. Why does Dad ask the girl to go to bed?
A.They have a holiday tomorrow. |
B.She has to go to school tomorrow. |
C.Her exams are coming up next week. |
A.Math. | B.English. | C.History. |
A.Play video games. | B.Review her textbook. | C.Go to sleep. |
6 . Every day in the morning I make different sounds, starting with an “oomph” as I move to an upright position, then an “ahhh” as I swing my legs off the bed, followed by an “arrrrrrrgh” as I get to my feet. Then there’s an “oh God” as I realize that my knees are unequal to the task they’ve been set.
My wife Jocasta believes in positive thinking. “All sighing and complaining will simply make you feel worse,” she says. “If you act like a young gazelle (羚羊), then you’ll feel like a young gazelle. “I’m guessing Jocasta doesn’t know many young gazelles, at least not ones with aching knees and tired ankles. I then decide to follow her instructions, but to the power of ten.
I draw the curtains open, allowing sunlight to flood the room. “What a beautiful morning!” I say in a too-cheerful voice. “I’m planning a pot of Sri Lanka’s finest tea for you. It is picked on the cool slopes of the country’s mountainous central district and will be served with milk given by a diligent young cow.”
“Oh, God! Can you give it a rest?” says Jocasta. “Sure, your knee aches, but you can still get around. Pull your shoulders back, lift your head high, and highlight the positive. The science about positivity is that the body responds to signals sent by your brain. When you spend 23 hours a day sounding like a miserable old man, you’ll turn into a miserable old man.”
I take a sip of tea before raising another case. “Yes,” I say, “but the research published in the Scandinavian Journal of Pain shows that people can bear pain if allowed to swear. So,” I continue, “when I limp off to work, yelling ‘Oh God, my knee’, I’m just acting on the latest science.” This is replied with Jocasta’s dark looks. “I’m not anti-swearing; I’m just anti-complaining.”
There’s enough tea in the pot for a second cup. It is somehow more delicious for the way I imagine out loud where it is picked and how the milk is produced. The sunlight streaming in, I find myself humming a happy tune when a “horrific” thought hits me—Jocasta seems to have made it!
1. Why does the author make various sounds when getting up?A.To grab his wife’s attention. | B.To express his dissatisfaction. |
C.To complain of his discomfort. | D.To get himself totally refreshed. |
A.He has been to Sri Lanka. |
B.He is expert at making tea. |
C.He unwillingly follows his wife’s advice. |
D.He agrees with his wife’s way of thinking. |
A.Swearing to relieve the pain. | B.Behaving like young gazelles. |
C.Following signals sent by the brain. | D.Focusing on the positive part of life. |
A.He shouldn’t hum a tune. | B.His wife has been proved right. |
C.What the journal says is wrong. | D.He can’t bear the pain any more. |
1. What time did Mike get up yesterday?
A.At 7: do. | B.At 7: 30. | C.At 8: 00. |
A.Pan cakes. | B.Apples. | C.Milk. |
A.Their father. | B.Their mother. | C.George. |
A.Action moves. | B.Rock music. | C.Chinese. |
1. Where is Lucks now?
A.At home. | B.In the school. | C.In the hospital. |
A.Do his homework. | B.Ride his new bike. | C.Play basketball. |
A.Useful. | B.Easy. | C.Interesting. |
1. How will the woman give the lucky money to William?
A.By WeChat Pay. | B.By bank transfer. | C.In cash. |
A.Attend classes. | B.Join his family for dinner. | C.Travel to his grandparents’ house. |
1. Why does the woman want to plant vegetables?
A.To save money. | B.To sell fresh food. | C.To try something new. |
A.The lack of gardening skills. |
B.The limited room for gardening. |
C.The time to clean the backyard. |
A.Purchase some seeds. |
B.Check out a website. |
C.Ask neighbors for help. |