Dear Alcohol（酒精）,
You've been around forever. I can remember all the pain you've caused for me.
Do you remember the night you almost took my father's life? I do. He loves you. Sometimes I think he loves you more than he loves me. He's addicted （沉溺）to you, to the way you promise to rid him of his problems only to cause more of them. You just sat back and laughed as his car went spinning through the street, crashing into two other cars. He wasn't the only one hurt by you that night.
Do you remember the night of my first high school party? You were there. My friends were intrigued by you. They treated you as if they were never going to see you again, drinking all of you that they could. I spent two hours that night helping my friends who had fallen completely. "I'm so embarrassed," they said as I held their hair back so that they could vomit (呕吐). "I'm sorry," they said when I called taxies for them, walking them out and paying the driver in advance. "This won't happen again," they said as they were sent to the hospital to have their stomachs pumped. Two 15-year-old girls slept in hospital beds that night thanks to you.
Do you remember the night when you took advantage of my 17-year-old neighbor who had to drive to pick up his sister from her dance lessons? Do you know how we all felt when he hit another car and killed the two people in the other car? He died the next morning too. His sister walked home from her dance lesson, and passed police cars and a crowd of people gathering on the sidewalk just two blocks away from the dance studio. She didn't realize her brother was in the midst（当中） of it all. She never saw him again. And it's all your fault.
I wish you'd walk out of my life forever. I don't want anything to do with you. Look at all the pain you've caused. Sure, you've made people happy too from time to time. But the damage you've caused in the lives of millions is inexcusable. Stop luring (引诱) in the people I love. Stop hurting me, please.
Sincerely,
Anonymous
1.What is author's purpose in writing to alcohol?
A. To introduce Mr. Alcohol to the readers
B. To describe the harm alcohol did to his family.
C. To show how much alcohol can hurt people.
D. To show the great fun that alcohol can bring to people's life.
2. What did alcohol do to the author's father?
A. It made him crash into two other cars and took his life.
B. It made him drink too much and he had to get his stomach pumped.
C. It made him kill two other people when driving.
D. It made him get into a car accident and badly injure himself.
3.The underlined phrase "were intrigued by" is closest in meaning to ______.
A.were interested in
B. were familiar with
C. were disappointed with
D. were satisfied with
4. What is the tone of the article?
A. Doubtful. B. Critical（批评的）.
C. Unconcerned. D. Humorous.
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This is the story of two lovers, who finally got married. Both of them were romantic at first, quarrels, profession came into their life.
One day, she finally decided "I want to break up". "Why?" he asked.
"I am ______." she answered.
He kept silent the whole night, seemingly in deep ______. finally he asked, "What can I do to ______ your mind?"
Looking into his eyes she said, "Answer my question. If you can ______ my heart, I will change my mind. Let's say, I want a flower ______ on the face of a mountain cliff (悬崖), we both are sure that picking the flower will cause your ______. will you do it for me?"
He said, "I will give you my ______ tomorrow."
She woke up the next morning, found him gone, and saw a piece of paper on her bed, which _____"My dear, I would not pick that flower for you, the _____ are …"
"When you use the computer you always ______ the software, and you cry in front of the screen. I have to save my fingers so that I can help to restore the ______ . You always leave the house keys behind, thus I have to save my ______ to rush home to open the door for you. You love traveling but always lose your way in a (n) ______ city. I have to save my eyes to show you the way. You always ______ at the computer, and that will do nothing good for your eyes. I have to save my eyes ______ when we grow old, I can help to clip your nails and help to remove those ______ white hairs."
"Thus, my dear, unless I am sure that there is someone who loves you ______I do … I could not pick that flower yet, and die …"
That's life, and ______. flowers, and romantic moments are only used and appear on the _____ of the relationship. Under all this, the pillar of true love stands.
1.A. but B.and C. or D. so
2.A. lonely B. shamed C. worried D. tired
3.A. space B. shade C. impression D. thought
4.A. speak B. blow C. keep D. change
5.A. represent B. expand C. admit D. convince
6.A. falling B. growing C. living D. waiting
7.A. attention B. death C. interest D. satisfaction
8.A. answer B. agreement C. announcement D. judgment
9.A. informs B. goes C. prints D. writes
10.A. reasons B. meanings C. messages D. purposes
11.A. turn up B. put up C. use up D. mess up
12.A. structures B. balance C. position D. programs
13.A. dollars B. patience C. energy D. legs
14.A. ancient B. new C. modern D. underground
15.A. shout B. jump C. stare D. knock
16.A. as if B. so that C. now that D. in case
17.A. enjoyable B. annoying C. dusty D. amusing
18.A. more than B. less than C. rather than D. other than
19.A. Determination B. progress C. power D. love
20.A. principle B. way C. nature D. surface
Don't stop ________ you meet with a word you don't understand.
A.at the time B．each time
C．by the time D．Sometimes
I would appreciate if you can keep an eye on my dog while I am away.
A. you B. that C.不填 D. it
The boy failed four times, but he said he would try ___________.
A．a five time B．a fifth time
C．the five time D．the fifth time
The band ________ in about 1970, but happily they reunited in the mid-1980s.
A.broke up B. broke in
C. broke out D. broke down
