I won’t forget her advice
I had a very special teacher in high school many years ago. Her husband died of a heart attack. About a week after his death, she shared some of her insights（见解）with us.
The class was nearly over. She said, “Before class is over, I would like to share with all of you an important thought.”
“Each of us is put here on Earth to learn, share, love, enjoy and give all by ourselves. We must make the best of every single day.”
Her eyes were beginning to water and she went on, “So I would like you all to make me a promise. From now on, on your way to school, or on your way home, find something beautiful to notice. It doesn’t have to be something you see — it could be a nice smell — perhaps of freshly baked bread, or it could be the sound of the breeze slightly blowing the leaves in the trees.”
“Please look for these things, and love them. For, although it may seem common, these things are the stuff（素材）of life. They are the little things we are put here on Earth to enjoy. They are the things we often take for granted. We must make it a point to notice them, for at any time it can all be taken away.”
The class was completely quiet. We picked up our books and went out of the room silently. That afternoon, I noticed more things on my way home from school than I had that whole term.
I usually think of that teacher and try to enjoy all of those things that we sometimes overlook (忽略).
Take notice of something special you see during your lunch hour today. Walk barefoot along the beach at sunset. For as we get older, it is not the things we did that we regret（后悔）, but the things we didn’t do.
【小题1】What happened to the teacher’s husband?

I won’t forget her advice
I had a very special teacher in high school many years ago. Her husband died of a heart attack. About a week after his death, she shared some of her insights（见解）with us.
The class was nearly over. She said, “Before class is over, I would like to share with all of you an important thought.”
“Each of us is put here on Earth to learn, share, love, enjoy and give all by ourselves. We must make the best of every single day.”
Her eyes were beginning to water and she went on, “So I would like you all to make me a promise. From now on, on your way to school, or on your way home, find something beautiful to notice. It doesn’t have to be something you see — it could be a nice smell — perhaps of freshly baked bread, or it could be the sound of the breeze slightly blowing the leaves in the trees.”
“Please look for these things, and love them. For, although it may seem common, these things are the stuff（素材）of life. They are the little things we are put here on Earth to enjoy. They are the things we often take for granted. We must make it a point to notice them, for at any time it can all be taken away.”
The class was completely quiet. We picked up our books and went out of the room silently. That afternoon, I noticed more things on my way home from school than I had that whole term.
I usually think of that teacher and try to enjoy all of those things that we sometimes overlook (忽略).
Take notice of something special you see during your lunch hour today. Walk barefoot along the beach at sunset. For as we get older, it is not the things we did that we regret（后悔）, but the things we didn’t do.

1. 1.

   What happened to the teacher’s husband?

   1. A.
      He was ill.
   2. B.
      He died of a heart attack.
   3. C.
      He made a promise.
   4. D.
      He became a teacher, too.
2. 2.

   The high school teacher shared her insights with her students ____________.

   1. A.
      on her way to school
   2. B.
      on her way home
   3. C.
      at the beginning of class
   4. D.
      at the end of class
3. 3.

   The underlined word “breeze” (in Paragraph 4) means ____________?

   1. A.
      colourful cloud
   2. B.
      white snow
   3. C.
      light wind
   4. D.
      heavy rain
4. 4.

   What is the teacher’s advice?

   1. A.
      We should love life and enjoy things around us.
   2. B.
      We should share our important thoughts with others.
   3. C.
      We should never feel sorry for what we have done.
   4. D.
      We should do importand things and overlook little ones.

Mary parents buy everything their children want. If they go on(继续) doing so, the children won’t know that money  61  from hard work. When they grow up, they will waste(浪费) money but not  62  it.

Some parents like having birthday parties  63  their children. If they go on doing so, the children will think they  64  enjoy birthday parties every year. They may forget their parents’ birthdays and only remember  65 .

Many parents don’t let their children do chores. They think children have only one thing  66  . They should study hard  67  be good at their lessons. If parents go on doing so, children will think their parents should do  68  and won’t like cleaning the floor or the desk   69  they find a job. Parents should teach children to do chores because it can make them  70  and help them like work.

1.A. keeps  B. leaves  C. comes  D. goes

2.A. save  B. take  C. make  D. cost

3.A. with  B. without  C. to  D. for

4.A. need  B. should  C. may  D. would

5.A. theirs  B. they  C. them  D. themselves

6.A. do  B. to do  C. did  D. doing

7.A. but  B. also  C. and  D. so

8.A. chores  B. homework  C. shopping  D. reading

9.A. after  B. before  C. until  D. till

10.A. bored  B. nervous  C. sad  D. healthy