Feeling exhausted and hopeless, I began walking to my car. Every step seemed tiring, and every step was another to survive. As I looked up into the sky I thought about how my grandmother had left me, and my anger began to return. I was annoyed by the loss, and my belief in God was beginning to fade. I couldn’t understand why these things happened. So as I stood in a public parking lot a million questions formed in my mind. Why did this happen to me? Aren’t we supposed to get signs from the people that pass on? Why did I not feel her presence anymore? Is there a heaven?
Suddenly, a woman driving right by my side rolled down her window and distracted my unanswered thoughts. “Excuse me, excuse me, excuse me,” she said loudly. Thinking she was going to ask for my parking spot, I simply pointed to my car. The thought of having to say where my car was seemed like too much to bear. “No, excuse me,” she said again.
At this point, I felt I had no choice but to see what this annoying lady wanted. As I got closer, I was startled—was this my grandmother’s nurse, Adu, who lived with her during her final months? I soon realized that she wasn’t, although the resemblance was unusual. Then, I realized that this Adu was searching for something in her bag. Surprisingly, I was overcome by a sense of relief that led me to be patient the entire time the lady was searching. Others would be nervous by a stranger reaching in their bag, but I wasn’t. She finally reached to the very bottom of her bag and handed me a three-page booklet. “It looks like you need this,” she said calmly with a warm smile on her face.
I looked down at the mysterious and obviously used booklet and on the front cover in big bold letters read “What Hope for Dead Loved Ones?”
It took me only a few seconds to comprehend the exchange with this woman, but by the time I looked up, she was gone.
I walked slowly into my car holding the tiny little book that was given to me with fear that it would fly away in the wind. I didn’t know what it was exactly, but I knew that if my grandmother had anything to do with that I didn’t want to let it go.
I felt a sense of relaxation as I opened the first page. It explained how people pass on, but their spirit remains with us. This was the first time since my grandma had passed that I felt her with me, just like I had wanted. I didn’t know whether to laugh or cry, but I did know that I finally felt happiness from the surprising change in events.
I couldn’t, and still can’t, believe what had happened to me on that day. I don’t remember the specific details that you usually hear about like what the person was wearing, the time of day, or even the weather, but it doesn’t matter. It was a random day in November when my life turned back around and I began to feel hope again. It was real. It was a miracle. And, I’ll remember it for the rest of my life.
1.The author refused to say anything to the woman but just pointed to her own car at first mainly because ______.
A. the author did not know the woman
B. the woman interrupted the author’s thoughts
C. the author thought she wanted to use the vacant parking space
D. the author was too weak to say anything
2.What can we learn about the author’s grandmother?
A. She often made the author angry. B. She left nothing to the author.
C. She was kind to the author. D. She lost faith in God.
3.What can be inferred from the passage?
A. The author and the woman became good friends later.
B. The woman turned out to be the author’s grandmother’s nurse.
C. The author knows the specific details about this experience.
D. The author was very grateful to the unknown woman.
4.What would be the best title for the passage?
A. Miracle at the Parking Lot B. What Hope for Dead Loved Ones?
C. True Love for My Grandmother D. Adu, My Grandmother’s Nurse
It was the golden season. I could see the yellow leaves falling with the cool wind. For others, it is a/an season, while for me, it is an annoying season. Tired from preparing for Postgraduate Entrance Examination, I decided to have a along the Yanjiang Road in my university.
“Autumn is a lonely season and life is . The days in this season always get me down ”, I was in deep thought when the sound of a guitar into my ears, like a stream flowing from the mountains. I was so surprised that I ran to see what it was. A young girl, sitting on the lawn, was in playing her guitar. The music was so attractive that I listened quietly.
Lost in the music, I did not realize that I had been standing for so long. But my _ __ did not seem to disturb her. Leaves were still falling. Every day when I passed by the lawn, I would see her playing her guitar. During the rest of the days in the season, life became interesting and I could _ _ the courses carefully. Though we did not know each other, I thought we were always good friends.
Autumn was nearly over. One day, when I was listening _ _ , the sound suddenly stopped. To my astonishment, the girl came to me.
“You must like the music,” she said.
“Yes, you play very well. Why did you stop?” I asked.
Suddenly, a __ _ expression appeared on her face and I could feel something unusual.
“I came here just to have a rest because I failed in the college entrance examination. I felt very disappointed. And it was your listening every day _ _ encouraged me,” she said, “and I have to go tomorrow.”
“__ __, it was your playing that gave me a meaningful autumn and helped me believe that I have the ability to pass the Postgraduate Entrance Examination.” I answered, “I think it was God who gave us the chance to know each other and we should be good friends
She smiled and I smiled.
Since then, I have never seen her again. I no longer passed by that __ _. Only thick leaves were _ behind. But I will always remember the __ _ of the girl. It was her appearance that helped me passed the Postgraduate Entrance Examination.
We may encounter many people in our lives. Some are like a shooting star, but so much light that they guide you in the correct _ ; some are like _ in you, they are always with you, but do not understand you. Just as a famous saying, many people in your life, but only true friends leave footprints.
I shall always __ __ the autumn, the girl and the sound of her guitar. I know she will always be my best friend.
1.A. irrigation B. harvest C. rainfall D. adventure
2.A. walk B. nap C. rest D. glance
3.A. stressful B. aimless C. uninteresting D. desperate
4.A. flowed B. floated C. flew D. fled
5.A. devoted B. addicted C. engaged D. absorbed
6.A. exposure B. movement C. existence D. enthusiasm
7.A. get over B. take over C. pull over D. go over
8.A. casually B. devotedly C. roughly D. thoroughly
9.A. along B. down C. over D. back
10.A. strange B. happy C. special D. sad
11.A. when B. which C. that D. what
12.A. In consequence B. In reality C. In addition D. In detail
13.A. mountain B. stream C. road D. lawn
14.A. left B. thrown C. fallen D. piled
15.A. figure B. face C. hair D. eyes
16.A．give away B. give up C. give in D. give off
17.A. direction B. destination C. position D. situation
18.A. clothes B. shadows C. footprints D. wrists
19.A. broke B. stepped C. approached D. participated
20.A. remind B. review C. remain D. recall
We human beings experience a great liberalization and open-mindedness, which is ______ in our daily attitude to the disabled, olds, females, especially homosexual populations.
A. distinguished B. mirrored C. declared D. substituted
At the initial stages of postwar, _______ maintaining of cooperative relationship with USA and strengthening Soviet’s interest, Stalin adopted negative attitude to the Communist Party of China.
A. in the possession of B. for the sake of
C. at the mercy of D. on the occasion of
In this age of information overload and abundance, those who get ahead will be the folks who figure out what to________, so they can concentrate on what’s important to them.
A. carry out B. turn out C. bring out D. leave out
If not going through the thunder and the storm, you won’t see the rainbow, so you should not be _____ by temporary setbacks in our life.
A. cast down B. put away C. taken in D. given out
