As we drove across town, I prepared my two children for what they were about to see. A lady from our new church was dying of cancer, and I had volunteered to help her with the house-work. “Annie has a tumor(腫瘤) in her head, which has disfigured(損毀…的外形) her face,” I warned.

I struggled for the words to describe Annie’s appearance to my son and daughter. Then I remembered a movie I’d seen with my son. I wanted him to understand that disabled people are like anyone else—their feelings can be hurt, too.

“David, remember the movie Mask about the boy with the facial deformity(畸形)?”

“Yes, Mom. I think I know what to expect.” His tone(語(yǔ)氣) told me it was time to stop mothering him so much.

“What does a tumor look like?” Diane asked me.

I didn’t want to frighten the child, so I prepared her just enough but not too much.

“Her tumor looks like the skin on the inside of your mouth. It sticks out from under her tongue and makes it hard for her to talk. You’ll see it as soon as you meet her, but there’s nothing to be afraid of. Remember, don’t stare.” Diane nodded. I knew she was trying to picture a tumor in her mind.

We entered the living room, where Annie was sitting in her chair. At the sight of my children, Annie’s face brightened. “Oh, I’m so glad you came to visit,” she said toughly.

David walked across the room to Annie’s chair, put his arms around her shoulders and pressed his cheek to her face. Smiling, he looked into her eyes and said, “I’m happy to meet you.” Just when I didn’t think I could be more proud, Diane copied her big brother and gave Annie the precious, accepting hug of a child. My throat tightened with emotion as I saw Annie’s eyes well up with grateful tears.

1.From the mother’s description, we know that________ .

A. Annie was optimistic

B. Annie liked children

C. Annie suffered a lot

D. Annie wore a mask

2.What does the underlined word “picture” in paragraph 7 mean?

A. imagine B. draw C. create D. make

3.The mother prepared her children for what they would see because ________ .

A. she wanted to comfort Annie

B. Annie didn’t want to be offended

C. she didn’t want the children to be frightened

D. the children were much too excited

4.What’s the best title of this passage?

A. A mother’s preparation B. The hug of a child

C. A mother’s pride D. Pain of Annie

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Gabriela Mistral was born on April 6, 1889, at Vicu?a, a small town in northern Chile. Her parents were schoolteachers, but her father abandoned the family when she was 3. Taught by her mother, she began instructing in 1904, achieving success in many high schools. In 1909, her first love died. Shortly afterward her second love married someone else. In 1922 the Mexican minister of education, José Vasconcelos, invited her to assist in his reform program, and the peak of this career came the following year, when she was awarded the Chilean title “Teacher of the Nation”. In 1925 she retired but remained active.

Gabriela Mistral devoted much time to diplomatic (外交的) activity, serving as honorary consul (名譽(yù)領(lǐng)事) in Madrid, Lisbon, Nice, and Los Angeles. She also served as a representative to the United Nations. In fulfillment of these responsibilities, she visited nearly every major country in Europe and Latin America. She also continued her early literary pursuits.

In 1922 Gabriela Mistral’s first book, Desolation, a collection of poems previously published in newspapers and magazines, was released through the efforts of Federico de Onís, Director of the Hispanic Institute of New York. It reflected personal sorrow.

Two years later her second book, Tenderness, appeared; it contained some of the poems from Desolation and several new ones. Fourteen years passed before the next, Felling, appeared. It was much happier in tone.

Her last book, Wine Press, in 1954, dealt with most of the subjects previously treated but in a different manner. The winning of the Nobel Prize for literature in 1945 did not assuage (減輕) the loss of her nephew. Furthermore, by 1944 she had developed diabetes (糖尿病).

Gabriela Mistral went to the United States for medical aid in 1946, living in various places and, after her appointment to the United Nations, moving to Long Island. It was there that she died of cancer on Jan. 10, 1957.

1. According to Paragraph 1, Gabriela Mistral _____.

A. had a short happy marriage

B. was born in a poor family

C. was a devoted teacher

D. had a beloved father

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A. retired life B. achievements

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A. death B. happiness

C. teaching life D. personal suffering

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a. She retired.

b. She developed diabetes.

c. She published her first book.

d. She began instructing in school.

e. She won the Nobel Prize for literature.

A. e-d-c-b-a B. d-c-a-b-e

C. d-a-b-e-c D. e-c-b-d-a

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1.The man learned that there would be a concert last Friday.

A. from the newspaper B. from his friends

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A. once B. three times

C. twice D. four times

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A. forty-five minutes B. fifteen minutes

C. over an hour D. just twenty minutes

4.The underlined word “relieved” may best be replaced by ___________.

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A. The fact that coffee contains caffeine.

B. The measures of avoiding caffeine’s effects.

C. The practice of adding caffeine to foods.

D. The practice of using caffeine to make chocolate.

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B. headaches and feeling tired are common in teenagers

C. food makers don’t add much caffeine to many products now

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Some people allow bad past experiences to keep them in fear. A personal example of this happened when I was in middle school. We each were asked to give an oral in front of the whole class. When my turn came, I became and I started swinging my legs back and forth. I did this during the entire presentation (介紹). I was a student and I did not realize I was doing it.

After I completed my presentation, I did or even wanted to give another oral presentation for the rest of my years in school. I got older, I realized I wanted to improve my personality and build over my fear. I began listening to motivational speeches (勵(lì)志演講). I would go to seminars (研討會(huì)) and found I was feeling better and better about myself. This me to want to reach out and help others in need.

After listening to one particular speaker many times, I decided to write to him for . He had advised in his speeches that if there was something you wanted to , you should be persistent(堅(jiān)持不懈的). So I became very persistent.

I wrote to his office many times and they called me back. They offered me help by instructing me to a local Toastmasters and see what it was all about. Toastmasters is a great organization for people who are interested in improving their skills in preparation and presentation in front of a(n) . I certainly needed to do this. I located the nearest Toastmasters and a meeting.

At first, I sat in the background and was too overcome by my . I did not even want to introduce myself. But by this was just the false evidence appearing real, I my fear and within a short period of time I was President of that Toastmasters.

Don’t get in fears from unpleasant past experiences. Fears are but false evidence appearing real, which are made broken.

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2.A. upset B. nervous C. curious D. excited

3.A. careful B. lazy C. young D. slow

4.A. always B. often C. sometimes D. never

5.A. Until B. Before C. As D. Once

6.A. health B. confidence C. business D. strength

7.A. disturbed B. surprised C. inspiring D. satisfying

8.A. frightened B. encouraged C. confused D. prevented

9.A. practice B. experience C. pleasure D. advice

10.A. achieve B. challenge C. devote D. succeed

11.A. probably B. hardly C. immediately D. finally

12.A. manage B. contact C. organize D. control

13.A. speaking B. listening C. reading D. writing

14.A. mirror B. company C. audience D. teacher

15.A. arranged B. suggested C. attended D. hosted

16.A. appearance B. behavior C. position D. fear

17.A. forgetting B. doubting C. realizing D. regretting

18.A. faced B. loved C. understood D. questioned

19.A. interested B. hurt C. changed D. drowned

20.A. something B. nothing C. everything D. anything

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Job applicants in the West increasingly find themselves asked strange questions like this.And the signs are that this is beginning to happen in China.

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The question in the first paragraph comes from a test called the Keirsey Personality Sorter.It is an attempt to discover how people solve problems，rather than what they know.This is often called an aptitude test (能力傾向測(cè)驗(yàn))．

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This is sometimes called the prisoner’s dilemma.Applicants are trying to act cleverly in their own interest.But they fail because they don’t understand what the interviewer is looking for.Remember that in an aptitude test，the correct answer is always the honest answer.

1.The writer wrote the passage to________.

A．give you a piece of advice on a job interview

B．tell you how to meet a job interviewer

C．describe the aptitude test

D．a(chǎn)dvice you how to find a job

2.Why do the interviewers ask such questions?

A．They want to discover what the interviewees know.

B．They are curious about the answers.

C．They try to discover the ability of the interviewees solving problems.

D．They just ask questions without thinking much.

3.According to the writer，in an aptitude test，Chinese job applicants should________.

A．not tell the truth

B．learn to tell what they really think

C．be more enthusiastic

D．try to find out what the examiner really want to know

4.From the passage we know that________.

A．job applicants are always asked such questions

B．more Chinese applicants fail to find a job

C．a(chǎn)pplicants should not act as reasonably as a prisoner

D．the aptitude test is becoming popular worldwide

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Parents are creating an “I want it now” generation by indulging children’s every demand at Christmas，say experts.Youngsters are becoming increasingly selfish，claim the education analysts.

Consumer?savvy children are forcing their families into racking up huge debts and risk becoming spoilt and dissatisfied in the future.

Behavioural consultant Chris Calland said，“Parents are desperate to make Christmas into a magical fairy tale for their kids.There’s nothing wrong with that as such.The problem arises when it means always giving into all our children’s demands—even if they are beyond our price range or not age?appropriate.”

Ms Calland，who runs “Santa Says No” style sessions with colleague Nicky Hutchinson，added，“Many of us go into so much debt providing the gifts our children want that we spend the rest of the year paying off the bills.Yet so often the parcels we’ve carefully wrapped，once opened，are just pushed away because the very thing our little boy or girl was once so desperate for，they have now lost interest in.”

Ms Calland and Ms Hutchinson have drawn up a list of guidelines to help parents manage their offspring’s Christmas lists this year.They say that adults can actually improve their relationships with their children by resisting “pester (糾纏) power”．

Ms Calland said，“All too often we say yes because we want an easier life when the fact is that we’re only building up problems for the future.We are helping create a generation of youngsters who are blind to the needs of others and the necessity of hard work.”

“Children learn fast—if we sometimes change our mind，they quickly realise it might be worth lying on the floor and screaming for it.Make sure you and your partner are working together on this.Be consistent.And try not to get caught up in competition with other families or friends.”

1.What is the main problem with the “I want it now” generation?

A．They are quite self?centered.

B．They like to live in fairy tales.

C．They waste a lot of money on gifts.

D．They can’t keep their interest in gifts.

2.What is probably the aim of “Santa Says No” style sessions?

A．To advise on how to wrap gifts properly.

B．To keep children’s interest in the gifts.

C．To tell parents how to say no to children’s demands.

D．To advise parents on what gifts to buy for children.

3.According to the passage，we can infer that Ms Calland intends to ________.

A．a(chǎn)nalyze children’s behavior

B．give advice to parents

C．introduce a new generation

D．give her support to parents

4.Ms Calland would agree that parents should________.

A．buy nothing for children at Christmas

B．choose gifts carefully for children

C．let children choose their own gifts

D．a(chǎn)void competing with others

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