When first entered, Vanak Restaurant does not look like much of a restaurant, but once the pleasant smells of kabob (烤肉串)hit the senses, you are incapable of calling it anything less.
Owned by a local couple, this Persian restaurant has an inviting, homelike atmosphere that many restaurants lack.
The space is small with only a few dining tables and nearly no decoration, but the environment is truly charming.
Lying in a hardly noticeable street corner, the restaurant still attracts all customer especially those experienced in the delights of Middle Eastern cooking.
A common sight is that of old Persian men sitting in the corner talking loudly about world topics, watching news events on TV, drinking a black tea known as Persian chai, an reading local Persian newspapers all the while trying to finish off their plates piled with food.
The variety of food at the restaurant is limited, but the amount of each dish is fairly large. Most of the meals can serve two people and are under $10, so not only is it affordably but practical as well.
The food, especially appeals to healthconscious eaters because each dish is very healthy, made with limited fat and oil and served straight off the grill(烤肉架)．
The main dish that the restaurant is popular for is its kabobs, which are different style of grilled meat.
One delicious and extremely healthy dish is the Joojeh Kabob, which is made of grille chicken pieces served with either rice or bread. Another great kabob is the Chelo Kabob, kabob consisting of grilled beef.
Although the restaurant is small, the atmosphere and the food is delicious. It is a plan that should not be overlooked.
1.When first entering the restaurant，one can find that it________.
A．is splendidly decorated
B．has pleasant smells of kabobs
C．is crowded with dining table
D．looks like a common restaurant
2. What activity is also mentioned apart from dining in the restaurant?
A. Watching news events on TV.
B. Drinking a kind of black coffee.
C. Reading local English newspaper.
D. Discussing world topics in low voices.
3.The food of the restaurant_________.
A．is served in small amounts B．is rather expensive
C．is rich in variety D．is very healthy
4.What is the dish Joojeh Kabob mainly made of?
A．Rice. B．Chicken. C．Bread. D．Beef.
In the fall of 1985，I was a brighteyed girl heading off to Howard University, aiming at a legal career and dreaming of sitting on a Supreme Court bench somewhere. Twentyone years later I am later I am still a brighteyed dreamer and one with quite a different tale to tell.
My grandma, an amazing woman, graduated from college at the age of 65. She was the first in our family to reach that goal. But one year after I started college, she developed cancer. I made the choice to withdraw from college to care for her. It meant that school and my personal dream would have to wait.
Then I got married with another dream: building my family with a combination of adopt and biological children. In 1999, we adopted our first son. To lay eyes on him was fantastic...and very emotional. A year later came our second adopted boy. Then followed son No. 3. In 2003, I gave birth to another boy.
You can imagine how fully occupied I became, raising four boys under the age of 8！Our home was a complete zoo...a joyous zoo. Not surprising, I never did make it back to college fulltime. But I never gave up on the dream either. I had only one choice: to find a way. That meant talking as few as one class each semester.
The hardest part was feeling guilty about the time I spent away from the boys. They often wanted me to stay home with them. There certainly were times I wanted to quit.But I knew I should set an example for them to follow through the rest of their lives.
In 2007, I graduated from the University of North Carolina. It took me over 21 years to get my college degree!
I am not special, just singleminded. It always struck me that when you're looking at a big challenge from the outside it looks huge, but when you're in the midst of it, it just seems normal. Everything you want won't arrive in your life on one day. It's a process. Remember；little steps add up to big dreams.
1.When the author went to Howard University, her dream was to be ________.
A．a writer B．a teacher C．a judge D．a doctor
2.Why did the author quit school in her second year of college?
A. She wanted to study by herself.
B. She fell in love and got married.
C. She suffered from a serious illness.
D. She decided to look after her grandma.
3.What can we learn about the author from Paragraphs 4 and 5?
A. She was busy yet happy with her family life.
B. She ignored her guilty feeling for her sons.
C. She wanted to remain a fulltime housewife.
D. She was too confused to make a correct choice.
4.What does the author mostly want to tell us in the last paragraph?
A．Failure is the mother of success.
B．Little by little，one goes far.
C．Every coin has two sides.
D．Well begun, half done.
My uncle has a very beautiful umbrella. He has had it ____ and he is very careful with it. It still looks as good as new. “That umbrella must have ____ you a great deal of money, Uncle，” I said to him one day. “No，” he replied, “____.” “Was it a present？” I asked again. “No，” said he. “Then how did you get it？” I asked.
“Well，” he answered, “it is a strange true story. About ten years ago I was walking along a quiet London street one evening ____ it suddenly rained. I had no ___ and no umbrella. No buses ____that street and there were no taxis in sight. As I was on my way to a party I didn't want to get ___.So I stood in a doorway and waited for the rain to stop. By and by it grew quite ____， there wasn't a person around，and still it rained and rained.____ a young man came to the place where I was standing, ____ a large umbrella over his head. As I hoped he would ____ me to walk to the next corner with him, ___ I could have got a taxi，I stepped ____ the dark doorway where I had been standing, and said, ‘____， where are you going with that umbrella？’
__50__ by my sudden appearance, the young man ____ the umbrella which I am afraid, he had just stolen, ran away, and ___ into the darkness. I picked up the umbrella and __53__ my walk. I knew it would be ____ in this big city to try and discover the owner and so I've kept it ____.”
1.A.for months B．for years
C．since childhood D．since then
2.A.used B．cost C．taken D．spent
3.A.very little B．only a few pounds
C．not a penny D. not a great deal
4.A.when B．then C．before D．as
5.A.car B．hat C．raincoat D．friend
6.A.moved through B．ran through
C．went across D．passed across
7.A.tired B．back C．wet D．away
8.A.dark B．wet C．late D．helpless
9.．A.At once B．At last C．Strangely D．Secretly
10.A.raising B．carrying C．holding D．lifting
11.A.allow B．let C．agree D．promise
12.A.there B．where C．from which D．in which
13.A.into B．out of
C．towards D．from behind
14.A.By the way B．Pardon C．Excuse me D．Sorry
15.A.Encouraged B．Forced
C．Warmed D．Frightened
16.A.shut B．took C．dropped D．forgot
17.．A.disappeared B．wandered C．marched D．came
18.A.stopped B．started C．continued D．delayed
19.A.endless B．interesting C．exciting D．hopeless
20.A.ever since B．forever C．long enough D．in the end
—Sorry，I can't go camping with you. I have to prepare well enough
for the entrance exam.
—________！We can camp together next time.
A．Don't say so B．Congratulations
C．Good luck D．No problem
It was with great joy ________ he received the news that his lost daughter had been found.
A．because B．which C．who D．that
I thought I knew the way to the small wood house in the jungle，but ________ I got lost.
A．somewhat B．somehow
C．somewhere D．sometimes
