It was at 6 a．m．that I arrived in the hospital kitchen．“Hi, I’m Janet．” I tried to sound cheerful, although I already knew that it was   1    to work with Rose．

Rose, a middle-aged woman, stopped what she was doing and   2    me over her glasses．I could tell from her expression that she wasn’t   3    to see a student worker．

“What do you want me to do?   4    the coffee?” Rose   5    and went away．I filled the pot with cold water and began making coffee when Rose suddenly   6    and took over, “That’s not the   7    to make coffee．” I was   8    as I just followed the steps our supervisor （视导员） showed us．

  9    I did pleased her．All morning her eyes missed nothing and her words   10    me．Totally tired, I came home late that afternoon．Fighting back   11   , I thought of my situation alone in my room．Should I see if my supervisor would change my   12   ? But I didn’t want to  13   ．Then I had the answer — I needed to   14    her．

Working with Rose the next morning, I   15    her sharp words and did things in her way as much as possible．Things began to   16    over the next few days．She became   17    to me．As I worked with this   18    woman, I listened to her — something no one else had done．

I never   19    Rose again after that summer, but I still remember her．That summer I learned a   20    that love is the best way to turn an enemy into a friend．

1．A．useful                   B．interesting            C．strange                D．difficult

2．A．smiled at               B．shouted at            C．looked at             D．cared about

3．A．sad                       B．pleased                C．nervous               D．interested

4．A．Start                     B．Serve                  C．Buy                    D．Find

5．A．nodded                 B．bent                    C．spoke                  D．stood

6．A．agreed                  B．decided               C．appeared             D．calmed

7．A．time                      B．way                    C．place                   D．student

8．A．serious                  B．excited                C．bored                  D．shocked

9．A．Nothing                B．Something           C．Anything             D．Everything

10．A．attracted              B．hurt                    C．moved                D．taught

11．A．kindness              B．worry                 C．pride                   D．tears

12．A．mind                   B．project                C．work                  D．tool

13．A．get down             B．give in                 C．go away              D．come up

14．A．notice                 B．trust                    C．show                  D．love

15．A．enjoyed               B．judged                 C．ignored               D．considered

16．A．change                B．happen                C．get worse            D．go wrong

17．A．helpful                B．friendly               C．angry                  D．grateful

18．A．lonely                  B．young                 C．strong                 D．kind

19．A．refuse                 B．mention               C．see                     D．call

20．A．word                  B．way                    C．story                   D．lesson

When my father was dying, I traveled a thousand miles from home to be with him in his last days. It was far more heartbreaking than I’d expected, one of the most difficult and painful times in my life. After he passed away I stayed alone in his apartment. There were so many things to deal with. It all seemed endless. I was lonely. I hated the silence of the apartment.

But one evening the silence was broken: I heard crying outside. I opened the door to find a little cat on the steps. He was thin and poor. He looked the way I felt. I brought him inside and gave him a can of fish. He ate it and then almost immediately fell sound asleep.

The next morning I checked with neighbors and learned that the cat had been abandoned by his owner who’s moved out. So the little cat was there all alone, just like I was. As I walked back to the apartment, I tried to figure out what to do with him. Having something else to take care of seemed like the very last thing I needed. But as soon as I opened the apartment door he came running and jumped into my arms. It was clear from that moment that he had no intention of going anywhere. I started calling him Willis, in honor of my father’s best friend.

From then on, things grew easier. With Willis in my lap time seemed to pass much more quickly. When the time finally came for me to return home I had to decide what to do about Willis. There was absolutely no way I would leave without him.

It’s now been five years since my father died. Over the years, several people have commented on how nice it was of me to rescue the cat. But I know that we rescued each other. I may have given him a home but he gave me something greater.

1. When the author first saw the cat, she_____________.

   A. was very happy                  B. felt sympathy for him

   C. didn’t know what to do         D. was angry with his crying

2. The underlined sentence in the third paragraph implies that the author___________.

   A. needed something to fill the empty apartment

   B. was too busy and tired to keep a cat

   C. loved to stay alone in the apartment

   D. needed something to take care of to kill time

3. The cat rescued the author by ____________.

  A. making her feel better in her hard times

  B. giving her courage to go on with her life

   C. helping her tidy the department

  D. telling her what life is

4. We can learn form the passage that _________.

   A. Willis was named after his previous owner

   B. Willis didn’t like staying in the apartment

  C. the author and Willis were both homeless

  D. time passed quickly after the author adopted Willis

5. What’s the best title for the passage?

   A. A little cat                         B. A painful experience

   C. How to take care of animals          D. What I got from a little cat

Psychologists tell us that there are four basic stages that human beings pass through when they enter and live in a new culture．This process begins with the “honeymoon stage”．This is the period of time when we first arrive in which everything about the new culture is strange and exciting．We may be suffering from “jet lag” but we are thrilled to be in the new environment, seeing new sights, hearing new sounds and language, eating new kinds of food．This stage can last for quite a long time because we feel we are involved in some kind of great adventure．

Unfortunately, the second stage can be more difficult．After we have settled down into our new life, we can become very tired and begin to miss our homeland and our family, friends, pets．All the little problems in life seem to be much bigger and more disturbing when you face them in a foreign culture．This period of cultural adjustment can be very difficult and lead to rejecting or pulling away from the new culture．

The third stage is called the “adjustment stage”．This is when you begin to realize that things are not so bad in the host culture．Your sense of humour usually becomes stronger and you realize that you are becoming stronger by learning to take care of yourself in the new place．Things are still difficult, but you are now a survivor!

The fourth stage can be called “at ease at last”．Now you feel quite comfortable in your new surroundings．You can cope（deal） with most problems that occur．You may still have problems with the language, but you know you are strong enough to deal with them．

1.This passage mainly talks about ________．

2.Which of the following best describes the first stage?

3.According to the passage, people are most likely to return to their own culture at the ________stage．

4.It can be concluded from the passage that ________．