I am a manager who is in charge of taking care of the elderly and many of my clients live out of state.
This year, a very sweet old lady that I care for, Alice, had gone through a particularly rough time. She had been in hospital twice. In November I was finally able to get her back to her “home” into an “assisted living facility”（养老院）.
Alice has dementia(痴呆症) and thought her daughter was coming to visit her on Christmas day and that they were going to have the whole family together like the old days. When she finally realized that the happy moment was not going to happen， she was so tearful. Knowing that her daughter was coming after Christmas was not enough to cheer her up, I hated the idea of her being alone on the holiday!
On Christmas Eve, I gave her a surprise by asking if she would like to go to a candlelight service at church that night. Instead of taking her to my church, I took her to her old neighborhood church where all her friends were. We got there early and I got each of us a seat where her friends could see her as they came in. The plan worked out very perfectly. All of her friends seemed to be there and rushed over to greet her and sit with her. The candlelight service was a beautiful, tearful affair and Alice got a lot of hugs and love from her old and new friends there.
The truth of the story is that I am the one who got the best gift:the smile on Alice’s face and the feeling that I made a difference.
1.What does the underlined word “tearful”in Paragraph 3 probably mean?
A. surprised B. Hateful
C. Moved D. Sad
2.From the text we know that Alice_____________.
A. had been operated in the hospital twice
B. didn’t remember her daughter at that time
C. preferred to live alone especially at Christmas
D. expected to spend Christmas with her daughter
3.Where did Alice spend her Christmas Eve？
A. Alice’s old house
B. Alice’s old neighborhood church
C. A church in the author’s neighborhood
D. A church in Alice’s daughter’s neighborhood
4.What was the best gift that the author got on Christmas Eve?
A. Holding the party
B.the praise given by Alice’s friends
C. Alice’s happiness
D. His concern for Alice
5.What is the best title for this text?
A. An Extra Special Candlelight Christmas Eve
B. My Experience With an Old Lonely Lady
C. Alice’s Special Time on Christmas Eve
D. A happy moment on Christmas Eve
My daughter has been crazy about raising a pet for a long time. Last spring I bought two newly-hatched(孵化) chickens for her. She got and took good care of them. , a few days later, both chickens died. She burst into tears because of .I helped her the two birds under a tree behind our house. I thought it would be the of her ideas.
, I was wrong . Children are children . The failure hasn’t my daughter in any way. She still tried to keep a small animal or even a snail.
One day last winter, I noticed under the eaves(屋檐) of the house a family of sparrows(麻雀). My daughter and I could the sparrows as our “pets”, but we didn’t.
So I told her to the grains on the windowsill（窗台）. A few minutes later, the sparrows came to land on the windowsill and pecked(啄) at the rice. Suddenly my daughter asked me, Mum, can we catch and the sparrows, and let them live with us in the room？ How it is for them to live outside？
“Oh, my dear. I do not think it’s a good idea. You know,” I explained to her, “the sparrow is a bird who loves .No one can keep them in a cage. If they are caught, they will quickly. They are to living outside. Moreover, they have warm nest under the eaves.
From then on, we have set up a kind of with the sparrow family. We feed them frequently and them as pet birds. However, we do not need to them. We seeing these little birds flying and jumping among branches, leaves and flowers in the spring morning.
1.A. exciting B. excited C. disappointed D. encouraged
2.A. Naturally B. Suddenly C. Unfortunately D. Finally
3.A. leaving B. their death C. the chickens D. them
4.A. Bury B. put C. dig D. set
5.A. end B. beginning C. wish D. reality
6.A. Thus B. Then C. However D. Therefore
7.A. at all B. in all C. after all D. for all
8.A. encourage B. upset C. help D. impress
9.A. look B. act C. feed D. catch
10.A. throw B. pour C. pile D. scatter
11.A. one after another B. one another C. every other D. each other
12.A. stay B. love C. cage D. watch
13.A. free B. happy C. cold D. warm
14.A. freedom B. spring C. flying D. trees
15.A. please B. starve C. suffer D. die
16.A. safe B. used C. proud D. happy
17.A. neighbor B. understanding C. friendship D. relationship
18.A. think B. treat C. dream D. appreciate
19.A. hurt B. possess C. belong to D. hatch
20.A. enjoy B. would like C. want D. consider
There is still much to discuss. We shall, ______, return to this at our next meeting.
A. so B. however
C. because D. Therefore
Dr Yuan Longping grows _____ is called super hybrid rice, _____ has a high output.
A. what; which B. that; what
C. that; which D. what; that
---Do you want to come with us?
---No, I would rather ______ at home than _____ with you.
A. to stay; go B. to stay; to go
C. stay; go D. stay; to go
Only when it is hungry ______ a human being.
A. a lion will attack B. a lion should attack
C. will a lion attack D. should a lion attack
