Everybody has had at least one experience from which he knows the meaning of life. This time, which took place several years ago, but seems as if it just happened.
He took the shirt and put it on bed, with the other clothes we were taking to the funeral. Then he closed the drawer and turned to me, “Don’t ever save anything for a special occasion. Every day you’re alive is a special occasion.”
I’m thinking about his words, and they’ve changed the way I live my life. I’m spending more time with my family and friends and less time in committee meetings. Whenever possible, life should be a kind of experience to enjoy, not to suffer. “Someday”and “one of these days”are losing their importance on my vocabulary. If it’s worth seeing or hearing or doing, I want to see and hear and do it now.
Ever since that day, I have been trying very hard not to put off, hold back or save anything that would add laughter and color to our lives. Every morning when I open my eyes, I tell myself that every day, every minute, every breath, truly is a gift. So cherish every day and find the true meaning of your life.
1.Why did Jan buy the beautiful skirt but didn’t wear it?
A．She waited for a special occasion to wear it on.
B．She wanted to keep it for someone else.
C．She saved it till she grew up.
D．She would give it to herself as a gift some day.
2.What does the underlined word “cherish” mean?
A．Treasure. B．Waste. C．Own. D．Save
3.What does the author write this passage for?
A．To show how to make good use of everyday in life.
B．To explain the true meaning of his brother-in-law’s words.
C．To tell people to cherish every day and find the meaning of life.
D．To encourage people to waste time and enjoy themselves in life.
4.What’s the best title for this passage?
A．Every Day IS a Gift
B．My Sister Jan
C．What Is the Meaningful Life like
D．The Most Important Time in Your Life
The teacher thought hobbies were very important for every child. She 36 all her pupils to have one, and sometimes 37 for their parents to come and see the work they had done as a result.
One Friday 38 the teacher told the class that those who had a hobby could have a 39 that afternoon to get the things they had made as parts of their hobbies ready for their 40 to see the following afternoon.
So in the afternoon, while those of the pupils who had nothing to 41 did their usual lessons, the lucky ones who had made something 42 to go home, on condition that they 43 before five o'clock to bring what they were going to show and to arrange it.
When the afternoon lesson began, the teacher was 44 to see Tommy was not there. He was the 45 boy in the class, and the teacher found it 46 to believe he had a hobby. However, at 4:45, Tommy arrived with a(n) 47 collection of butterflies in glass cases. After his 48 had admired them and helped him to arrange them on a table in the classroom, she was surprised to see Tommy 49 them up again and begin to leave.
"What are you doing, Tommy?" she asked. "Those things must 50 here until tomorrow afternoon. That's when the parents are coming to see them."
"I know 51 ," answered Tommy, "and I will bring them back tomorrow; but my 52 doesn't want them to be out of our house at night in case they are 53 ."
"But what has it got to do with your brother?" asked the teacher. "Aren't the butterflies yours?"
"No," answered Tommy. "They belong to him."
"But Tommy, you are 54 to show your own hobby here, not somebody else's!" said the teacher.
"I know that," answered Tommy. "My hobby is 55 my brother collecting butterflies."
1.A. stopped B. ordered C. encouraged D. agreed
2.A. arranged B. asked C. looked D. waited
3.A. afternoon B. evening C. night D. morning
4.A. test B. lesson C. competition D. holiday
5.A. teachers B. parents C. friends D. classmates
6.A. present B. do C. see D. eat
7.A. had B. used C. were made D. were allowed
8.A. turned out B. returned C. left D. finished
9.A. sad B. happy C. frightened D. surprised
10.A. laziest B. most curious C. cleverest D. youngest
11.A. difficult B. easy C. reliable D. disable
12.A. ugly B. small C. beautiful D. obvious
13.A. classmates B. brother C. father D. teacher
14.A. throw B. pick C. switch D. use
15.A. remain B. leave C. observe D. undertake
16.A. them B. him C. that D. this
17.A. sister B. friend C. brother D. mother
18.A. stolen B. shown C. completed D. matched
19.A. fired B. supposed C. related D. ignored
20.A. helping B. concerning C. watching D. Seeking
If he shouldn’t have been so ____ about his food, he would be healthier now.
A. special B. curious C. particular D. anxious
— Did you see the boys yesterday afternoon?
— Yes. I saw them ________ the fence when I passed.
A. climb B. climbed C. to climb D. climbing
— How could you ________ my sister so easily in the crowd?
— Because she stood out in her red dress.
A. pick up B. pick out C. take up D. take out
As a film star she was a success, but as a wife she was ________ failure, so their marriage ended in ________ failure.
A. /; / B. /; a C. a; a D. a; /
