Four years ago my sweet mom went to be with her Lord. She did it her way.
I got the call at work, and I headed home quickly. Mom and Dad lived on a small farm that they had owned since I was seven. I hated going there every weekend. There was nothing for a young girl to do but watch the one station on the old TV set, if the weather allowed reception.
My mom, on the other hand, loved the peace and quiet of the land. The place was rustic, with no indoor plumbing or heat. We had a big wood stove in the kitchen that did its best to heat the little farmhouse, but it always seemed cold and too quiet to me.
In the evenings, my mom and I would sit for hours singing in the little kitchen. I sang the melody and Mom harmonized. Her favorite song was "Moon River" and we sang it over and over. Mom told me stories about how when I was a little girl, I could sing before I could talk.
As time passed, I had my own children and went to visit them every week or two. The kids loved the farm and the tractor rides with my dad. Me, well, I still hated the silence of the farm. While my mom loved to sit at her kitchen table and look out at her garden and flowers and retell all the old stories, I missed the hustle and bustle(喧闹) of my life at home. But I sat there listening quietly as she reminisced.
Now, I sat back in the silence and the silence was deafening so I finally leaned over to turn on an old radio. Music always comforted me.
My heart skipped a beat. “Moon River” was playing on the radio. I sat there stunned, with a tear running down my cheek, as I listened to every familiar note.
Then the radio announcer came on. “Here’s one we haven’t heard in a while,” and an unfamiliar song began. I began to cry harder as I heard the words sung over the airwaves. “Come down, come down from your Ivory Tower…”
【小题1】The writer didn’t like staying in the farm for the following reasons Except that ________.

A．it was too cold and quiet

B．she could only sing one song in the small farm

C．there was nothing more that could make her excited

D．the place was rustic, with no indoor plumbing or heat

【小题2】From the first paragraph, we know that the writer’s mother ________.

A．left the small farm with Lord

B．passed away four years ago

C．left for Lord to live her own way

D．preferred to be with Lord

【小题3】What does the underlined word refer to?

A．shouted	B．comforted
C．recalled	D．sighed

【小题4】Which of the following would be the best title for this passage?

A．Mom’s music	B．Cherish(珍惜) life
C．My happy childhood	D．Our small farmhouse

Mr Brown was going away for a week. Before he left, he said to his son, "if anyone asks for me, you can tell him that your father has been out for doing something, and will be back in a week, then be sure to ask him to sit down for a cup of tea.""OK, Dad," said his son. But he was afraid his son couldn't remember this, he wrote these words down on a piece of paper and gave it to him. His son put it into his small pocket, took it out and looked at it every now and then.
Four days passed, but no one came to see his father. The boy thought that there was no man to come and that the piece of paper was of no more use for him, so he burnt it that evening.
The next afternoon, someone knocked at the door. The boy opened it. A man was standing at the door and said, "Where is your father?" The boy put his hand into his pocket at once and looked for the piece of paper. He could not find it. He suddenly remembered he had burnt it, so he shouted, "No more."The man was very surprised. He asked, "No more? I met your father last week. When did it happen?"
"Burnt yesterday evening."
【小题1】Mr Brown told his son that _____.

A．he would be away from home for four days

B．he would be back in seven days

C．he would be back in a month

D．he liked a cup of tea

【小题2】Mr Brown wrote the words down on ________.

A．the wall

B．the door

C．a piece of paper

D．his son's pocket

【小题3】A man came to visit the boy's father on ________.

A．the second day

B．the third day

C．the fourth day

D．the fifth day

【小题4】What was burnt? ___________.

A．The piece of paper

B．Mr Smith

C．The visitor

D．The boy

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Two men were traveling together while a bear suddenly met them. One of them climbed up into the tree. The other, seeing that he must be attacked, immediate lay on his back on the ground. When the bear came up, feeling him with his nose and smelt him all over, he held breath. The bear soon left him, for it’s said that a bear won’t touches a dead body. When he was gone, the other travelers went down from the tree. And he asked his friend that the bear had whispered to his ear. “He gave me a piece of advice,” his companion replied. “Never to travel with a friend who deserts you in the face of danger.”
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【小题6】【小题7】【小题8】【小题9】【小题10】

I had worried myself sick over Simon’s mother coming to see me. I was a new____, and I gave an honest account of the students’ work. In Simon’s case, the grades were awfully low. He couldn’t read his own handwriting.____he was a bright student. He discussed adult subjects with nearly adult comprehension. His work in no way reflected his____.
So when Simon’s mother entered the room, my palms(手掌心) were sweating. I was completely____for her lisses on both my cheeks. “I came to thank you,” she said, surprising me beyond speech.____me, Simon had become a different person. He talked of how he____me, he had began to make friends, and for the first time in his twelve years, he had____spent an afternoon at a friend’s house. She wanted to tell me how grateful she was for the____I had nurtured(培养) in her son. She kissed me again and left.
I sat, stunned (惊呆), for about half an hour,____what had just happened. How did I make such a life-changing difference to that boy without____knowing it? What I finally came to____was one day, several months before, when some students were____reports in the front of the class, Jeanne spoke____, and to encourage her to raise her voice, L had sai, “Speak up. Simon’s the expert on this. He is the____one you have to convince, and he can’t hear you in the____of the room.” That was it. From that day on, Simon had sat up straighter, paid more attention,____more, and became happy. And it was all because he____to be the last kid in the last row. The boy who most needed____was the one who took the last seat that day.
It taught me the most____lesson over the years of my teaching career, and I’m thankful that it came____and positively. A small kindness can indeed make a difference.
【小题1】A. cleaner    B. reporter C. monitor D. teacher
【小题2】A. Or B. And C. But D. So
【小题3】A. courage   B. abilities   C. feelings D. dream
【小题4】A. desperate B. responsible C. unprepared D. unsuitable
【小题5】A. Because of B. In spite of C. Apart from  D. As for
【小题6】A. loved B. envied    C. pleased   D. criticized
【小题7】A. gradually B. constantly C. recently D. obviously
【小题8】A. self-respect B. self-doubt C. self-pity D. self-defence
【小题9】A. imagining B. observing C. wondering   D. regretting
【小题10】A. also B. even C. always    D. still
【小题11】A. expect   B. remember C. believe   D. accept
【小题12】A. writing  B. reviewing C. editing    D. giving
【小题13】A. quietly  B. repeatedly C. quickly   D. firmly
【小题14】A. lucky    B. lonely     C. only D. likely
【小题15】A. entrance B. middle    C. front    D. back
【小题16】A. slept B. smiled    C. shouted   D. quarreled
【小题17】A. intended B. pretended C. refused D. happened
【小题18】A. change  B. praise     C. thanks    D. visits
【小题19】A. difficult B. painful   C. valuable D. enjoyable
【小题20】A. early B. slowly    C. frequently D. occasionally