“What’s the matter, mum?” When I came home yesterday, I found my mother was unhappy. It was unusual—she usually opened the door and welcomed me with a smile. “She’s dying (死),” mum said sadly. I knew what she said. The tulip (郁金香), mother’s favorite, was dying.
A month ago, we moved into our new house and mum bought a very beautiful tulip. Mum liked it very much. Every time she was free, she would sit near the tulip and enjoyed its beautiful color and nice smell. She treated (对待) it like a baby and looked after it carefully. She put the tulip by window and moved it from one place to another to give the tulip enough sunshine. Every morning the first thing she did was to water the tulip. Mum also fertilized (施肥) it many times. She hoped the tulip would become more and more beautiful and stronger. But the tulip was dying because of too much sunshine, water and fertilizer.
It’s true that mother loved the tulip. But this kind of love can be harmful (伤害的). Love can sometimes kill (杀害) what you love.
【小题1】Yesterday the writer found that __________.
A. his mother was sad
B. his home was as usual as before
C. his mother bought a tulip.
【小题2】The sentence “She’s dying ” means __________ was dying soon.
A. the mother        B. the tulip          C. a baby
【小题3】Which of the following is NOT true about the mother?
A. Every afternoon she watered the tulip.
B. She looked after the tulip carefully.
C. She moved the tulip everywhere to give it enough sunshine.
【小题4】Why was the tulip dying in the end? Because __________.
A. she forgot to water it
B. she never fertilized it
C. she gave it too much sunshine, water and fertilizer
【小题5】What does the writer want to tell us?
A. Love is important to everyone.
B. Everyone should love his mother.
C. Not all of love is good for us.

When I was about 12 years old, I really wanted a new bike, but I knew there was little hope because my family could  36  have that money.
On my birthday, my parents told me they had my  37  outside in the back yard. At once I  38  out to the yard. There was my bike,  39  it wasn’t the bike that I thought it would be. This one was pink, old and worn with age. I thought I  40  my parents’ feelings because I could see the disappointment  41  their faces and I was sure they could see it on mine. I got on the old bike and rode it, feeling  42  that I had made my parents feel this way. So I put on a smile, rode as fast as I could and didn’t look back.
As time went by, I began to understand my parents gave me  43  much more than just a rusty（生锈的）old bike. They gave me a life lesson about  44 . When you give something out of love, it doesn’t matter what it is in fact. What matters is the love that is in it. I like to remember this  45  because giving a gift is not about money. It’s about how much love you can feel from it. Do remember, a gift that costs two dollars isn’t any less valuable than one that costs one hundred dollars, or even more.
【小题1】A. hardly                      B. quickly                      C. easily
【小题2】A. card                        B. gift                         C. cake
【小题3】A. rushed                      B. rode                         C. came
【小题4】A. and                             B. or                           C. but
【小题5】A. liked                       B. hated                        C. hurt
【小题6】A. on                          B. in                          C. at  
【小题7】A. surprised                   B. excited                      C. bad
【小题8】A. everything                  B. nothing                      C. something
【小题9】A. love                        B. money                        C. knowledge
【小题10】A. idea                       B. story                      C. advice

Women are said to be very complex（复杂的）and not easy to understand. And so it is said that it is __16____ to buy gifts for them that will please them and make them _17  ___. On this holiday season, all husbands begin their search for the one good gift for their wives. Naturally, all husbands love their wives in many ways even in a simplest form of love that is why their gifts are all very precious（珍贵的）.
A wife is very __  18__ every day, and she has many things in mind like things needed for the children, food for the ___19_ even budgeting money for everyday needs. The most important that a wife puts on her mind is the _20___ of her family members. She’s always worrying about the one of the family members who goes out . So it’s important for a man to give his wife a good gift.
You could also give some personalized things with the name on it! Giving her phone also puts on her mind that ___21____between the two of you is very important! This makes your distance (距离)very _22___ even on a distant(遥远的) place. Jewelry（珠宝） could also be a gift for your wife. It is common, _23__ not all husbands can give a set of jewelry to their wife.
Those are the Women’s Day gift ideas for wife. Whatever the gift is, make sure it is filled _24___ love, and is straight from your heart. This leaves a mark on her heart that _25___ could erase(除去).
【小题1】A. difficult B. easy C. necessary
【小题2】A. angry B. happy C. hungry
【小题3】A. free B. strict C. busy
【小题4】A. herself B. family C. you
【小题5】A. safety B. clothes C. work
【小题6】A. love B. distance C. communication
【小题7】A. far B. small C. close
【小题8】A. so B. and C. but
【小题9】A. with B. in C. of
【小题10】A. someone B. nobody C. anybody