An 80-year-old man was sitting on the sofa in his house along with his 45-year-old highly educated son.
Suddenly a crow perched on their window.
The father asked his son, “What is this?”
The son replied, “It is a crow.”
After a few minutes, the father asked his son the 2nd time, “What is this?”
The son said, “Father, I have just now told you ‘It’s a crow’.”
After a little while, the old father again asked his son the 3rd time, “What is this?”
At this time some expression of irritation was felt in the son’s tone when he said to his father. “It’s a crow, a crow, a crow.”
A little after, the father again asked his son the 4th time, “What is this?”
This time the son shouted at his father, “Why do you keep asking me the same question again and again, although I have told you so many times ‘IT IS A CROW’. Are you not able to understand this?”
A little later the father went to his room and came back with an old tattered diary, which he had maintained since his son was born. On opening a page, he asked his son to read that page. When the son read it, the following words were written in the diary:
“Today my little son aged three was sitting with me on the sofa, when a crow was sitting on the window. My son asked me 23 times what it was, and I replied to him all 23 times that it was a crow. I hugged him lovingly each time he asked me the same question again and again for 23 times. I did not at all feel irritated, I rather felt affection for my innocent child.”
1. The underlined word “irritation” in the passage means ___________.
A. puzzlement B. annoyance
C. patience D. excitement
2. Why did the old father keep asking his son the same question?
A. Because he developed a kind of disease.
B. Because he was so boring that he wanted to play a joke with his son.
C. Because he wanted to know whether his son was as patient as he used to be.
D. Because his son used to love playing this game with him.
3. How old was the father when he wrote down this page in the diary?
A. 35 years old B. 38 years old
C. 45 years old D. 80 years old
4.The reason why the father did not feel irritated when his son asked him the same question for 23 times is that _______________.
A. he knew his son was still so innocent
B. the father was more patient than the son
C. the father had already got used to this kind of situation
D. the father loved his son so much that he never got tired of doing this again and again
5.What would the son probably say after reading the words in the diary?
A. “Sorry, dad. It’s all my fault to forget that.”
B. Nothing but felt rather ashamed.
C. “Sorry, dad. I shouldn’t have done that to you when I was such a young child.”
D. “Thank you, dad. I will do the same to my son.”
In my profession as an educator and health care provider, I have worked with numerous children infected with the virus that 1 AIDS. The relationships that I have had with these special kids have been in my life. They have taught me so many things, but I have learned that great courage can be found in the smallest of packages. Let me tell you about Tyler.
Tyler was born with HIV. From the beginning of his life, he was on medications to enable him to survive. When he was five, he had a surgically inserted in a vein in his chest. This tube was connected to a pump, which he in a small backpack on his back. Medications were hooked up to this pump and were supplied through this tube to his bloodstream. At times, he also needed supplemented oxygen to support his .
Tyler wasn't willing to give up one single moment of his childhood to this disease. It was not to find him playing and racing around his backyard. Tyler's mom often teased him by telling him that he moved so fast she needed to dress him in . That way, when she looked out of the window to check on him playing in the yard, she could quickly him.
This dreaded disease wore down Tyler. He grew quite ill and, unfortunately, did his HIV-infected mother. When it became apparent that he wasn't going to survive, Tyler's mom talked to him about death. She him by telling Tyler that she was dying too, and that she would be with him soon .
A few days before his death, Tyler asked me to his hospital bed and , "I might die soon. I'm not scared. When I die, please me in red. Mom promised she's coming to heaven, too. I'll be playing when she gets there, and I want to make sure she can find me."
1. A. causesB. causingC. leads D. leading
2.A. experienceB. lessonsC. giftsD. business
3.A. speciallyB. approximatelyC. permanentlyD. especially
4. A. infectedB. affectedC. rejectedD. reflected
5.A. soonB. veryC. muchD. most
6.A. keenB. hardC. impressedD. dependent
7. A. pumpB. backpackC. ballD. tube
8.A. carriedB. liftedC. fetchedD. hooked
9. A. fluentlyB. temporarilyC. continuouslyD. optionally
10.A. bathingB. breathingC. playingD. racing
11.A. deadlyB. bloodyC. badlyD. dreadful
12. A. oftenB. occasionalC. unusualD. frequent
13.A. orangeB. blueC. redD. green
14.A. lookB. spotC. glareD. glance
15. A. suddenlyB. eventuallyC. immediatelyD. constantly
16.A. suchB. asC. so D. nor
17.A. satisfiedB. convincedC. encouragedD. comforted
18.A. in heavenB. in the bedC. in hospitalD. in the yard
19.A. yelledB. whisperedC. criedD. shouted
20.A. wearB. putC. dressD. wrap
Even within China, the beauty and mystery of Chinese food has never been properly explained or _____ appreciated on an artistic level.
A. simply B. causally C. briefly D. thoroughly
Malaysian Prime Minister announced on Monday that the missing Malaysia Airlines MH370 ended in the Southern Indian Ocean, but many said it lacked _____ evidence.
A. fierce B. severe C. solid D. potential
We have to say that nowadays, the soul of Chinese basic education is competition _____ learning.
A. other than B. less than
C. more than D. rather than
Thanks to his pension, Li Zhentian, _____ give each of his grandchildren RMB 5 as a Chinese New year gift for the first time.
A. had to B. was able to C. would D. could
