A few weeks ago, our dog, which we had kept for more than ten years, had to be put down. First，a tumor on her stomach got worse, and she was very painful. Then，the pain in her back got so serious that sometimes she would lie down in the middle of a walk and couldn’t take another step.
I didn’t know the fact until a week after that. Then I was very sad and cried a lot. She was more like a sister to me than a pet. So I was very angry at my stepfather, Steve, who had not told us the truth at once. He explained that he didn't want to worry us, and he didn't want me to get depressed(沮丧的) and fail my exams. Before that, I always thought that Jennie had been still at the animals' hospital.
“She was my dog! Why didn’t you tell me earlier? I didn’t even get a chance to say goodbye.” I couldn’t help shouting.
Steve just sat still. People in my family had a habit of keeping unpleasant things from me. They thought they were protecting me. But that’s not true. Once I got the bad news, I might be much more painful for some moments that I had missed. I turned to my mom, and she said, “I know. I’m angry, too.” After a while, she added, “Poor Steve had to go through all this on his own.” Hearing that, I immediately shut up my mouth and was lost in deep thought.
Maybe I had been so focused on myself so much. That dog was also Steve’s baby. He’d had her for longer than he’d had us---but he had to make the difficult decision to end her life, and then kept in silence for an entire week.
My anger began to melt away, and I could guess what Steve might feel these days.
My mom’s words have constantly haunted in my ear and in my mind till now. Sometimes, we should think more of others’ pain.
1.The phrase “put down” in the first paragraph can be replaced by _________.
A. kept B. set free C. cut open D. killed
2.What can we learn about the pet dog?
A. Some terrible tumors on her stomach got worse.
B. She had been kept by Steve since she was born.
C. She had been badly ill and quite painful.
D. The family gave up the treatment as soon as they knew Jennie got ill.
3.What can we learn from Paragraph 4?
A. Steve always kept everything in himself alone.
B. The family often told white lies to the author to protect her.
C. The author’s mom didn’t understand her feeling.
D. The author’s mom thought Steve shouldn’t withstand so much pain alone.
4.How did the author feel at last?
A. Angry and stressful. B. Regretful and sorry.
C. Anxious and uneasy. D. Disappointed and bored.
5.The best title of the passage could be ________.
A. A Right Decision B. Believe in Ourselves
C. Try to Put Yourself in other’s Shoes D. My Stepfather and I
Advertising means to draw people’s attention to something. It is a central feature of our lives. Sales depend upon it. So does our knowledge of what is available. Read the following adverts and see how much you understand them.
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1.About what they advertise, we can safely say that __________.
A. Adverts I and Ⅲ advertise two products
B. Adverts Ⅲ and IV advertise services
C. Adverts II and Ⅲ advertise beliefs
D. Adverts I and IV provide jobs
2.From the above material we know ______of the adverts are trying to be price competitive.
A. 1. B. 2. C. 3. D. 4.
3.If you want to repair your house, you can call__________.
A. 4442-37058 B. 0732-605-041 C. 232-567 D. 150-000
4.It’s clear that _________.
A. a newspaper uses one of them in its own newspaper
B. all of them advertise for the largest number of customers
C. all of them list the prices
D. all of them have included contact information
5.From these examples of adverts, we can know that __________.
A. some adverts are provided by newspapers free of charge
B. newspaper is the most common means of advertising
C. advertising is an expensive business
D. adverts should attract customers
Twenty years ago ,I drove a taxi for a living . One night I went to _______ a passenger at 2:30am . When I arrived to collect , I found the building was dark except for a single _______ in a ground floor window . I walked to the door and knocked . “Just a minute ,” answered a ________ , elderly voice .
After a _______ pause (停留), the door opened at last . A small woman in her eighties stood before me . By her side was a small suitcase . I took the suitcase to the car , and then ________ to help the woman . She took my arm and we walked _______ toward the car .
She kept thanking me for my ________ .”It’s nothing ,” I told her . “ I just try to treat my passengers the way I would want my mother treated .‘’
“Oh ,you’re such a good man ,” she said . When we got into the taxi , she gave me a/an _______ , and then asked , “Could you drive through downtown ? ”
“It’s not the shortest way ,” I answered quickly .
“Oh , I’m in no hurry ,” she said . I’m on my way to a hospice (临终医院).I don’t have any _______ left . The doctor says I don’t have a chance of living very long . I quietly reached over and shut off the meter (表).
For the next two hours ,we drove through the city . She _______ me the building
Where she had once worked , the neighborhood where she had lived , and the furniture shop where she had gone dancing as a girl . Sometimes she’d ask me to _______ in front of a special building and would sit looking straight into the ________ , saying nothing .
At dawn（黎明） , she suddenly said , “I’m tired . Let’s go now.”
We drove ________ to the address she had given me .
“How much do I pay for you ?” she asked . “Nothing ,” I said . “You have to make a living ,” she answered .
“Oh , there are other passengers ,” I answered . Almost without thinking , I bent and gave her a _______.
She held on to me tightly .Our hug ended with her remark ,
“You gave an old woman a little moment of _________.”
1.A. pick up B. play with C. look after D. call up
2.A. from B. light C. .room D. shape
3.A. strange B. nice C. happy D. weak
4.A. terrible B. long C. sudden D. short
5.A. rushed B. offered C. returned D. decided
6.A. quickly B. directly C. politely D. slowly
7.A. pity B. support C. kindness D. advice
8.A. address B. order C. smile D. gift
9.A. family B. life C. right D. money
10.A. sent B. told C. showed D. left
11.A. go by B. get out C. run away D. slow down
12.A. world B. darkness C. brightness D. sky
13.A. in silence B. in danger C. in surprise D. in secret
14.A. hug B. lift C. handshake D. answer
15.A. regret B. thought C. hope D. joy
You can’t imagine _______ when she heard her mother passed away.
A. how she was sad B. how sad was she
C. how sad she was D. she was how sad
---Can you work out the two problems?
----Let me see, I think I can do ______ one. They are both easy.
A. either B. neither C. some D. any
---What’s wrong with Lucy?
---She still hasn’t ______ the shock of her mother’s death.
A. got out B. got through C. got over D. got on
