Question

It was 9:00 am already! Richard had to leave for work! Before leaving he hurriedly looked at the newspaper and stood still! Is he seeing it right? He rubbed his eyes and saw again… Yes, it was his name in the obituary (讣告)! He threw the paper in the bin and screamed.

Richard started to recollect. He remembered that last night when he went to bed he had a chest pain and he was rushed to hospital. Then he went into a sound sleep. But what happened after that?

He could suddenly see his living room filled with people… all in tears; his mom, his wife and his children. He also saw his best friend, the one he had a serious misunderstanding a few days ago. He wanted to say “Sorry” to him… but now no one could hear his voice.

He wondered how he could tell his mom that he felt so thankful to have her in his life! He wanted to tell his children how much he loved them. He wanted to tell his wife how much he loved her; he felt sorry to have hurt her sometimes.

Richard started crying and pleading to God for one LAST chance! “God, one last chance, please”, shouted Richard and opened his eyes.

Oh, this was a dream!

He woke up; looked around everywhere. He was on his bed; his wife lay beside him, deep in sleep. Richard whispered in her ears, “You are the best thing to have ever happened to me!”

He went up to the window, looking outside. Yes, everything was just the way he has been knowing so long. He decided to meet up his friends and clear all misunderstandings; he also decided to tell everyone who mattered to him all that has remained unsaid so far!

1.When Richard saw his name in the newspaper, he felt _________.

A. sad   B. worried     C. regretful  D. shocked

2.Richard felt sorry to his wife because _________.

A. he hurt her sometimes

B. he misunderstood her

C. they had a quarrel the other day

D. he didn’t love her

3.After the dream, Richard would probably _________.

A. demand an apology from his friend

B. express appreciation and thanks to his friend

C. be on good terms with his friend again

D. break up with his friend

4.The writer of the story mainly tells us that _________.

A. misunderstanding between friends is common

B. we should tell our family how much we love them

C. getting along well with friends is important

D. we need to see a doctor when having a chest pain

Answer

1.D

2.A

3.C

4.B

【解析】

试题分析：在生活中，由于忙碌的工作或其他的事情缠身，我们难免会忽略身边重要的人的感受，和朋友的相处中也难免会产生误会。Richard做了一个噩梦，梦到了自己去世后的情景。醒来之后，Richard开始珍惜重要的人，并决定与朋友冰释前嫌。

1.and stood still...He rubbed his eyes and saw again”可知，Richard看到报纸上登着自己的讣告时站在那里一动不动，他揉了揉眼睛，说明他不相信自己所看到的内容，由此可知，Richard被自己的讣告吓到了，故选D。

2.He wanted to tell his wife how much he loved her; he felt sorry to have hurt her sometimes.”可知，Richard为有时伤害妻子而感到内疚，故选A。

3.He decided to meet up his friends and clear all misunderstandings”可知，做了一个噩梦之后，Richard决定去见他的朋友们，并消除他和朋友之间存在的误会，由此可知，Richard将会与朋友们冰释前嫌、和好如初，故选C。

4.He wondered how he could tell his mom that he felt so thankful to have her in his life! He wanted to tell his children how much he loved them. He wanted to tell his wife...”可知，Richard有很多话要对母亲、孩子们和妻子说，再根据最后一段“he also decided to tell everyone who mattered to him all that has remained unsaid so far!”可知，Richard决定把一直未能说出口的话说给对他重要的人听，故选B。

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