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The story goes that some time ago, a man had a very lovely little daughter．One day the man   1his 3-year-old daughter for    2a roll of gold wrapping paper．Money was tight and he became   3when the child tried to decorate a   4to put under the Christmas tree．   5, the little girl brought the gift to her   6the next morning and said, "This is for you, Daddy．"

The man was    7by his earlier   8, but his anger flared again when he found out the box was   9．He yelled at her, stating, "Don’t you know, when you give someone a present, there is   10to be something inside?" The little girl looked   11at him with tears in her eyes and cried, "Oh, Daddy, it’s not empty   12．I blew kisses into the box．They are all for you, Daddy．"

The father was crushed. He  13his arms around his little girl, and he begged for her   14．Only a short time later, an  15took the life of the child. It is also told that her father kept that gold box by his bed for many   16and whenever he was discouraged, he would take out an  17kiss and remember the love of the child who had put it there．In a very real sense, each one of us, as human beings, has been given a gold container  18unconditional love and kisses．．．from our children, family members, friends and God. There is simply no other  19, anyone could hold, more  20than this．

1.A．asked                  B．praised             C．begged              D．punished

2.A．wasting              B．stealing             C．selling                 D．holding

3.A．glad                  B．angry            C．sad                D．upset

4.A．room                 B．hall               C．box                D．ball

5.A．Nevertheless           B．But             C．Therefore      D．And

6.A．father                 B．mother                                         C．teacher            D．sister

7.A．puzzled                B．surprised         C．scared            D．embarrassed

8.A．overwork              B．overreaction      C．overcoat           D．overpass

9.A．empty                  B．heavy             C．full             D．wet

10.A．happened           B．seemed          C．supposed        D．used

11.A．down               B．back                C．up                  D．forward

12.A．at all                 B．after all             C．above all       D．in all

13.A．put                  B．turned             C．handed          D．gave

14.A．kindness             B．forgiveness        C．sadness             D．carelessness

15.A．overcoat            B．incident             C．accident           D．action

16.A．days                    B．months           C．nights              D．years

17.A．imaginary            B．kind               C ．gentle             D．warm

18.A．filled with      B．pleased with           C．crowded with     D．equipped with

19.A．world          B．feeling                  C．possession          D．love

20.A．expensive             B．precious            C．comfortable        D．interesting

 

I grew up in a small town and the main entertainment was Friday night high school football. It was just a sleepy little town where parents wanted to raise their children away from crime and 　 11　 of a big city, and where teenagers like me　 12 leaving to find something bigger and better.

All that changed one summer night. My friend Lisa, Martin and Tyler held a party for my eighteenth birthday at Lisa’s house.　 13　 they kept handing alcohol to me I was pretty 　　14 . I asked Tyler to take me home. With some　 15 , we made it out to his car and drove home. News came next morning. My friend Martin was 　 16 in a car accident. That night after Tyler and I left, Martin, who was 　 17 more drunk than me, got into his car and 　 18　 towards the highway to go home. Driving on the wrong side of the road, he never saw the truck coming. The driver didn’t see him 　 19 to avoid the car. They hit head on. Martin died immediately, and the driver was thrown 　20　 the truck windshield（挡风玻璃）and died a week later.

Whenever I 　21 back on that day, I can’t help thinking that it was my　 22 to drink so much that night.　 23 things would be different. I know Martin　 24 the choice to drink and drive that night, but a part of me will always feel 　 25 for what happened.

I may not change the world with my story, but I do hope that by　 26 my story I can make you 　 27 that you not only have a responsibility for yourself but also for others. Don’t ever think that your choices are yours 　 28 . Every choice is like a stone dropped into　 29　 water—each ripple (涟漪) represents someone who your choice 30　 . That’s quite an influence, isn’t it?

11．A. death B. danger 　　　　C. fashion 　　　　　　 　 D. challenge

12．A. succeeded in B. dreamed of C. applied for 　　　　 D. agreed to

13．A. When 　　　　　　　　　 B. While　　　 　 C. As　　　　　　　　　　 　 D. Although

14．A. drunk 　　　　 B. lost　　　 　　 　 C. frozen 　　　　　　　　　　 D. sleepy

15．A. fun 　　 B. hope 　　　　　C. difficulty 　　　　　　 D. method

16．A. died 　　　　　　　 B. injured 　　　　　　　　 C. hurt 　　　　　 D. killed

17．A. constantly 　　　　　　 B. frequently 　　　　　　 C. clearly 　　　　　 　 D. equally

18．A. headed 　 　　 B. walked 　　　　　　　　 C. pushed 　　　　　　　　 D. fled

19．A. in time 　　B. in trouble 　　 　 C. in danger 　　　　 　 D. in place

20．A. above 　　 B. below 　　　　　　　　 C. into 　　　　　　　　　　　 D. through

21．A. turn 　　　　　　　 B. look 　　　　　 C. hold 　　　　　 　　D. get

22．A. desire 　　 B. fault 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. right 　　　　　　　 D. chance

23．A. Thus 　 B. Nevertheless　　　　 C. Otherwise　　　 D. Therefore

24．A. faced 　　 B. avoided 　　　　　　　 C. regretted 　　　　　　　　　　 D. made

25．A. disappointed 　 B. responsible 　　　 C. sensitive D. embarrassed

26．A. remembering B. declaring C. stopping 　　　 D. sharing 27．A. explain 　　　　 　　B. escape C. realize 　 　　　　　　 D. limit

28．A. alone 　　　　　　　　　 B. finally 　　　　　　　　　 C. merely 　　　　　　　　 D. perhaps

29．A. deep 　　　　　B. fresh 　　　　　　　　 C. clean　　　　　　　　　　 D. still

30．A. inspires B. attracts 　　　　　　　　 C. benefits 　　　　D. affects

When my daughter was five, we gave her a piano as her birthday gift, with great excitement, she began learning piano under the teacher's guidance．Nevertheless, when she was no longer curious about it, she been me sick of it． After all, it is a tough job to learn piano, not to mention the daily of practice．Therefore, every time, I had to urge her again and again, either to force or offer her some profits for the practice．She always felt uncomfortable sitting on that stool, so she would either scratch her nose or ears, or hide in the bathroom for quite a long while,

Her first teacher left and moved some where else, my friend introduced me to an American teacher．The American teacher’s way of teaching was complete American style．After practicing, she would give my daughter some good comments on the excellent part （despite it being just a small one）, and then point out what should be improved．What's more, every time she came, instead of beginning the lesson right away, she would first play some music．She said, "To learn playing the piano, you should learn not only the skills of playing, but more importantly, to feet tire music and love it．"

To my surprises my daughter gradually became fond of piano lessons．Sometimes she even would like to show off a little bit in class after her kill-had-reached a curtain level．Her confidence and sense of achievement were enhanced （增强） with the appreciation and acknowledgement from her teachers and classmates．

     Surprisingly, my daughter said to mc one day, "Morn, I was lucky because you didn't give up my piano lessons．Learning piano is like climbing a mountain．You'll feel tired when you are on the way．When you look down from where you are, you will realize that you have been making progress．But if you stop, you will never, take one more step．” Hearing these inspiring words．I could not hold back my tears, thinking: that is the very thing I want to teach her, something that is more important than learning piano．

1．My daughter ____ when she was not curious about piano．

    A．became sick                              B．got tired of it

    C．was angry                               D．felt sad

2．From the passage, we know _____

     A．my daughter's first teacher is from America

B．American teachers are good at playing the piano

C．American teaching style agrees with my daughter's taste

D．the skills of playing arc more important than feeling the music

3．What made my daughter interested in piano again?

A．Showing off in class．

B．Her skillful performance．

C．Her confidence and sense of achievement．

D．Her acknowledge from classmates．

4．Which of the following statements is NOT true?

      A．My daughter enjoyed practicing piano before an American teacher came．

     B．My daughter felt uncomfortable when sitting with her first teacher．

     C．My daughter would like to show off after her skill had reached a certain level．

     D．The appreciation and acknowledgement from her teachers and classmates make her feel confident and successful．

5．What can we learn from the passage?

     A．The piano is a useful musical instrument in life．

     B．American music teachers are skillful in teaching children．

      C．Learning to play the piano is very important in one's life．

D．You'll succeed if you devote yourself to something．