Jack was a skilled artist with a wife and two sons. One night， his elder son had a stomachache(肚子疼) . Thinking it was only some common intestinal(肠的) disorders， neither Jack nor his wife took it seriously. But the boy died suddenly that night.
Knowing the death could have been avoided if he had only realized the seriousness of the situation， Jack always felt guilty. His wife left him a short time later， leaving him alone with his six-year-old younger son. The hurt and pain of the two situations were more than that Jack could stand， so he turned to alcohol (酒) for help. Later， Jack began to lose everything he had --- his land， house， etc. Finally Jack died alone in a small bar. Hearing of Jack's death， I thought， "What a totally wasted life! What a complete failure!”
As time went by， I knew Jack's younger son who grew into an adult， Ernie. He is one of the kindest and most loving men I have ever known. I saw the love between Ernie and his children， thinking that kindness and caring had to come from somewhere. One day， I asked him what his father had done so that he became such a special person. Ernie said quietly， "As a child until I left home at 18， Jack came into my room every night， gave me a kiss and said， 'love you， son'."
1.Why did the elder son die?
A. Because the elder son didn't want to go to the hospital.
B. Because Jack and his wife did not take it seriously.
C. Because the hospital was very far from their home.
D. Because Jack was not at home that time.
2.What made Jack turn to alcohol for help?
A. The loss of his son.
B. His wife left him later.
C. He lost everything.
D. The loss of his son and his wife.
3.Which of the following is TRUE?
A. The death of his son was not the duty of Jack's wife.
B. Later， his wife left with his younger son.
C. Jack died alone in a small bar.
D. Jack didn't love his younger son.
4.What made Ernie a loving man?
A. His school teaching.
B. The author's help.
C. The love from his father.
D. His mother's love.
5.What is the best title for the passage?
A. Love you， son. B. A wasted life.
C. A father and his son. D. A failed father.
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Nasreddin was a poor man， so he tried to grow __________ he could in his own garden， so that he would not have to buy so many in the market.
One evening he heard a noise in his garden and looked out of the window. A white ox had got into the garden and ___________ his vegetables. Nasreddin at once took his stick， ran out and chased the ox， but he was too old to catch it. When he got back to his garden， he found that the ox had ruined most of his precious vegetables.
___________， while he ____________ in the street near his house， he saw a cart with two white oxen which looked very much like the one ____________ had eaten his vegetables. He was carrying his stick with him， ___________ he at once began to beat the two oxen with it. As neither of them looked more like the ox that had eaten his vegetables than the other， he beat both of them equally hard.
The owner of the ox and cart was drinking coffee in a ___________ coffee-house. When he saw __________ Nasreddin was doing ____________ his animals， he ran out and shouted， “What are you doing? What have those poor animals done to you for you to beat them like that?”
“You keep out this!” Nasreddin shouted back， “This is a matter between me and one of these two oxen. He knows very well ___________ I am beating him!”
1.A. so many vegetables B. as many as vegetables C. as many vegetables as
2.A. was eating B. ate C. would eat
3.A. Last day B. Next morning C. The next morning
4.A. walks B. waked C. was walking
5.A. who B. that C. whose
6.A. so B. and C. but
7.A. beside B. nearby C. near
8.A. that B. which C. what
9.A. for B. to C. with
10.A. when B. why C. because
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2015 is “a year of books” for Face book founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg. He promised __1.__ he would read a book every two weeks in the new year. He has __2.____(invitation) people around the world to join him.
Mark is __3.______(know) for his unusual New Year’s resolution. Two years ago， he challenged _4.______(he) to meet a new person a day. Last year， he tried to write a thank-you note every day. Not ___5.______(surprise)， he has already set up a Facebook page “A year of books” for people ___6.________(discussion) books. In the first 24 hours， over 62000 people visited the page.
He planned to choose books about __7._______(difference) topics and cultures. The Bible and Quran have been popular ____8._______(suggest). However， Mark has chosen The End of Power as ___9.____ first book on his Facebook page. Published in March， 2013， The End of Power has 300 pages and talks ___10._____ the changing nature of leadership.
The teacher asked us _________.
A. what we were interested in
B. where we are going to have our lunch
C. when did we finish homework
Mr. White came to our school in 2008， and since then he _________ us English.
A. teaches B. has taught C. taught
The fireman ________ to keep the fire under control. In other words， they finally succeeded in putting out the fire.
A. failed B. afforded C. managed
