It was Mother's Day. John was so busy with his work that he couldn't go back home. When he passed by a flower shop in the evening, an idea came to his mind, “I'll send Mum some roses(玫瑰).”While John was picking his flowers, a young man went inside. “How many roses can I get for only five dollars, madam?” he asked. The assistant(店员) was trying to tell him roses were as expensive as forty dollars a dozen(一打). Maybe he would be happy with carnations(康乃馨).
“No, I have to have red roses,” he said. “My mum was badly ill last year and I didn't get to spend much time with her. Now I want to get something special, it has to be roses as rose is her favourite.”
After hearing it, John said he would pay the rest of the money for the young man. Moved by both of them, the assistant said, “Well, lovely young men, thirty dollars a dozen, only for you.” Taking the roses, the young man almost jumped into the air and ran out of the shop. It was well worth twenty－five dollars that John paid to see the exciting moment. Then John paid for his dozen of roses and told the assistant to send them to his mother.
As he walked out, he felt nice. Suddenly he saw the young man crossing the street and going into a park. But soon John realized it was not a park but a cemetery(墓地). Crying, the young man carefully put down the roses, “Mum, oh, Mum, why didn't I tell you how much I loved you? God, please help me find my mum and tell her I love her.”
Seeing this, John turned and quickly walked to the shop. He would take the flowers home himself.
【小题1】.The assistant tried to ask the young man to buy carnations instead of roses because_______ .

A．carnations were nicer than roses

B．roses were saved for John

C．roses were more expensive than carnations

D．carnations were special flowers for Mother's Day

【小题2】.John spent _________ altogether(总共) in the flower shop that day.

A．$5

B．$25

C．$30

D．$55

【小题3】The young man cried at the cemetery because he ______________ .

A．had spent all his money on the roses

B．wasn't able to tell his mother he loved her himself

C．felt sorry to ask John to pay for his flowers

D．hadn't got enough money for his sick mother

【小题4】At last John changed his mind and went home because he wanted to_________ .

A．tell his mother he loved her himself

B．ask his mother for more money

C．tell his mother the young man's story

D．ask his mother if she liked roses

【小题5】.The writer writes the passage in order to tell us “____________.”

A．Buy roses for your mother when she is ill

B．Let your mother know how much you love her

C．Work hard to get more money for your mother

D．Send your mother flowers on Mother's Day

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During the Second World War．John's family didn't have a washing machine．Therefore，1  （keep）clothes clean became a problem for them.
Before long，a family friend decided  2  （join）the army and his wife was going with  him．John's family told them that they could take care of their furniture while they were away. To the  3  （family）surprise，the friend suggested they should use his Bendix washing machine．“It would be better for it to  4 （use），rather than sitting 5 （quiet），”he said．
Young John helped with the washing，and he developed a deep love of the old，green Bendix．6 （Late），the war ended and the family's friend returned．When he came to take the machine away．John became very sad．His mother saw this and said to  7 （he）．“Son， you must remember that machine didn't belong to us in the 8  （one）place. It was a gift for us to be able to use it for such a long time．So，instead of  9 （be）sad about the loss．Let’s be grateful that we  10 （be）able to use it at that time.”
We have all experienced loss：loss of people and things．However，if we see the thing we 11 （lose）as a gift that we were given for a time，maybe the sad  12 （memory）will change into  13 （thank）ones．

Many Chinese people like American country music(乡村音乐 ),such as（例如） the songs of John Denver. But still some people don’t know when country music began.
Country music is from the folk music （民间音乐）of the Appalachian Mountains in the east of America. There, people sang while playing the violin and guitar. They sang about everyday life, love and their problems. So the songs were sometimes a little sad.
One of the most popular country music singers is John Denver, who is also quite famous to the Chinese. For Denver, music was a language that could bring the world together. He says music can bring people together. We will understand（理解） each other better through（通过） music. People are different in colour and they may speak different languages, but people are the same in mind and body（在心灵和精神方面）. All of them love music and can understand music.
The world lost a great man when John Denver died in 1997. But his music and words will live on.
【小题1】American country music is from the _______ music of America.

A．pop

B．jazz

C．light

D．folk

【小题2】“Music was a language that could bring the world together” means （意思是）people _______.

A．can sing songs together

B．from all over the world sing the same songs

C．show their feeling （感觉）through music and so they understand each other better

D．know language and music

【小题3】John Denver died in ______.

A．1997

B．1990

C．1996

D．1999

【小题4】Which sentence is right?

A．Everyone knows when country music began.

B．Country music is from the jazz music.

C．John Denver is famous to Chinese people, too.

D．John Denver doesn’t think music can bring people together.

 

It was Mother’s Day. John was so busy with his work that he couldn’t go back home. When he walked by a flower shop in the evening, an idea came to his mind. “I’ll send Mum some roses (玫瑰).”

While John was picking his flowers, a young man went inside. “How many roses can I get for only five dollars, Madam?” he asked. The shop assistant told him that roses were as expensive as forty dollars a dozen (一打). Maybe he would be happy with carnations(康乃馨). She told him they were a lot cheaper than roses.

“No, I have to have red roses,” he said, “My mum was badly ill last year and I didn’t get to spend much time with her. Now I want to get something special, it has to be roses, as the rose is her favorite.”

After hearing this, John said he would pay the rest of the money for the young man. Moved by both of them, the shop assistant said, “Well, lovely young men, thirty dollars a dozen, only for you two.” Taking the roses, the young man almost jumped into the air. He thanked John, and ran out of the shop. It was well worth twenty-five dollars John paid to see the exciting moment. Then John paid for his dozen of roses and told the shop assistant to send them to his mother.

As he walked out, he felt nice. Suddenly he saw the young man crossing the street and going into a park. But soon he realized it was not a park but a cemetery (墓地). Crying, the young man carefully laid the roses, “Mum, oh, Mum, why didn’t I tell you how much I loved you? God, please help me find my mum and tell her I love her.”

Seeing this, John turned and quickly walked back to the shop. He would take the flowers home himself.

1.The shop assistant tried to ask the young man to buy carnations instead of roses because _____.

A. there were not enough roses in the shop

B. carnations were much nicer than roses

C. roses were more expensive than carnations

D. carnations were special flowers for Mother’s Day

2.John spent _______ in the flower shop that day.

A. $5                  B. $25                     C. $ 45                 D. $ 55

3.The young man cried at the cemetery because he _______.

A. had spent all his money on the roses

B. wasn’t able to tell his mother he loved her himself

C. felt sorry to ask John to pay for his flowers

D. hadn’t got enough money for his sick mother

4.At last John decided to take the roses home himself because he wanted to _______.

A. tell his mother he loved her

B. ask his mother for more money

C. tell his mother the young man’s story

D. ask his mother if she liked roses

5.The writer wrote this passage to tell us “_______”.

A. Buy roses for your mother when she is ill

B. Let your mother know how much you love her

C. Work hard to get more money for your mother

D. Send your mother flowers on Mother’s Day