In a cold winter, a couple had to move out from the luxury villa because of bankruptcy. The husband worked day and night to support the family but with no care of his wife. So she thought, “he doesn't love me anymore, he just cares his business...not me”.
One day, she began to take a bath, he stopped her at the door, "Let me take it first, OK?" "Why not let me shower first," she asked. "I was tired, sweetie, you take it later, OK?" She was totally depressed.
On a morose day, she found nothing to do and turned on his computer, a few words blurred her eyes...it was his diary:
Today, I was quite sad, she asked me why I was always taking the bath first, and I said to her, I was exhausted. She was unhappy, in her mind, I treated her not as well as usual, but how can I do? I wasn’t as rich as before! We moved to the small apartment, there was only a shower in such a freezing winter. But I found that if one person took the shower first, the room could get a little warm, so every time I rushed to the bathroom first. I was thinking that, when she took the shower, the room would get warmer, at least1℃, 2℃or 3℃
Now I can't give her comfortable life, bring her the luxury restaurant, buy expensive dresses for her, but at least, I can give her 1℃ love.
1.Why was the husband always taking the bath first?
A. Because he was tired from work.
B. Because he wanted to get the bathroom warmer.
C. Because he didn’t love her anymore.
D. Because he treated his wife not as well as usual.
2.What does the underlined word “bankruptcy” in the first paragraph probably mean?
A.crash B.failure C. moving D. diseases
3.The best title of the passage may be ______.
A trouble B. Husband and wife
C. A romantic love story D.1 ℃ love
Years ago a farmer owned land along the Atlantic seacoast. He constantly advertised for ____ hands. Most people were reluctant（不情愿） to work on _____ along the Atlantic. They dreaded the awful _____that raged across the Atlantic， wreaking havoc（浩劫，灾难） on the buildings and crops. As the farmer __ applicants for the job， he ______ a steady stream of refusals.
____， a short， thin man， well past middle age， approached the farmer. “Are you a good farmhand？” the farmer asked him.
“Well， I can ___ when the wind blows，” answered the ____ man.
Although ____ by this answer， the farmer， desperate（不顾一切的） for _____， hired him. The man worked well around the farm， ______ from dawn to dusk， and the farmer felt satisfied with the man's work.
Then one night the wind howled loudly in from offshore. ____ out of bed， the farmer grabbed（抓起） a lantern and ____ next door to the hired hand's sleeping quarters. He ____ the little man and yelled， “Get up！ A storm is coming！ Tie things down before they blow away！”
The little man ____ in bed and said ____， “No sir. I told you， I can sleep when the wind blows.”
Enraged by the response， the farmer was tempted to ___ him on the spot. Instead， he hurried outside to prepare for the storm. To his ___， he discovered that all of the haystacks（干草垛） had been covered with tarpaulins（油布）. The cows were in the barn， the chickens were in the coops（鸡笼）， and the doors were barred. The shutters were tightly secured. Everything was tied down. Nothing could blow away.
The farmer then understood what his hired hand ____， so he returned to his bed to also sleep ____ the wind blew.
1.A. took B. applied C. hired D. got
2.A.field B. farm C. garden D. park
3.A.winds B. flood C. hurricane D. storms
4.A. visited B. trained C. saw D. interviewed
5.A.accepted B. offered C. refused D. received
6.A.Surprisingly B. Finally C. Obviously D. Luckily
7.A. sleep B. do C. work D. help
8.A.strong B. young C. kind D. little
9.A.pleased B. puzzled C. surprised D. satisfied
10.A. work B. pleasure C. man D. help
11.A. busy B. sad C. tired D. happy
12.A.Coming B. Leaving C. Going D. Jumping
13.A. rushed B. ran C. went D. moved
14.A.beat B. stroke C. shouted D. shook
15.A. rolled over B. put on C. got up D. sat
16.A.delightly B. happily C. Firmly D. angrily
17.A. kill B. instruct C. fire D. inform
18.A. regret B. joy C. surprise D. sadness
19.A.expected B. prepared C. meant D. offered
20.A.when B. while C. after D. as
Clean water and fresh air are essential for our daily life, _______ we can’t live.
A. by which B. without which
C. that D. on which
----Tom, you’ve got an A in the final English exam. Congratulations!
----Thanks. But I never thought the result came out so fast. The papers ______ when I left the teacher’s office just now.
A. had been marked B. were still being marked
C. are still marking D. had been marking
When the audience heard the alarm, they all hurried to they thought was an emergency exit door．
A．what B．which C．where D．Who
--- We expected you yesterday．
--- I'm sorry, I you to say that I couldn't be here until today．
A．must have called B．would be calling
C．could have been calling D．should have called
