--- At last day _____ and it began to get light.    --- It's time for you to leave.

   A. lighted                B. broke                       C. rose                         D. began

--- At last day _____ and it began to get light.    --- It's time for you to leave.

   A. lighted                B. broke                       C. rose                         D. began

John had been on the road visiting clients for more than three weeks. He couldn't wait to get back to Ohio to see his wife and children. It was coming on Mother's Day, and he usually tried to make it "back home", but this year he was just too tired．He was in a small town just outside of Little Rock when he drove by a flower shop. He said to himself, "I know what I will do, I'll send Mom some roses."

He went into the small shop and saw a young man talking to the clerk. "How many roses can I get for six dollars, madam?" the boy asked. The clerk was trying to explain that roses were expensive. Maybe the young man would be happy with carnations.

"No. I have to have roses." He said, "My mom was sick so much last year and I didn't get to spend much time with her. I want to get something special. It has to be red roses, because that's her favorite." He was firm.

The clerk looked up at John and was just shaking her head. Something inside of John was touched by the boy's voice. He wanted to get those roses so badly. John had been blessed in his business, and he looked at the clerk and silently mouthed he would pay for the boy's roses.

The clerk looked at the young man and said, "OK, I will give you a dozen red roses for six dollars." The young man almost jumped into the air. He took the flowers and ran from the store. It was worth the extra thirty-five dollars just to see that kind of excitement.

John ordered his own flowers and had the clerk be sure that delivery would include a note telling his mother how much he loved her. As he drove away from the shop, he was feeling very good. He caught a light about two blocks from the shop. As he waited at the light, he saw the young boy walking down the sidewalk. He watched him cross the street and enter a park through two huge gates. Suddenly he realized it wasn't a park. It was a cemetery（公墓）. He could see the young man turn there by gate and walk along the fence.

The light changed, and John slowly crossed the crossing. He pulled over and on an impulse（沖動之下） got out and began to follow the boy down the fence line. John was on the sidewalk, thirty or forty steps behind the boy, who walked inside the cemetery fence. The young man stopped by a small monument and went on his knees. He carefully laid the roses on the tomb and began to sob.  John felt like an intruder but he couldn't leave. He stared at the little boy's trembling body and listened to his silent crying.

As he cried, he heard the young man speak, "Mommy, oh Mommy, why didn't I tell you how much I love you? Why didn't I tell you one more time? Jesus, please, find my mommy. Tell my Mommy I love her."

John turned, tears in his eyes, and walked back to his car. He drove quickly to the flower shop and told her he would take the flowers personally. He wanted to be sure and tell his mother one more time just how much he loved her.

1．The young boy actually spent _____ getting the rose flowers.

    A．6 dollars       B．35 dollars          C．41 dollars     D．more than 6 dollars

2．The underlined word "carnations" in the second paragraph probably _____________.

    A．is a kind of tree                       B．is a kind of flower

    C．means solutions                 D．is a souvenir

3．From the passage, we can infer _____________.

    A．John would drive home in person to see his mother with the flowers

    B．John wanted to spend 35 dollars buying the roses for the young boy

    C．The young boy would have Jesus find his mommy

    D．The young boy would turn back to thank John

4．On the clerk's approval of giving the flowers, the young boy was wild with joy because _________.

    A．he knew he wouldn't have got the flowers without John's help

    B．the clerk was very kind to help him

C．he was able to show his love to his mother with the flowers

D．he was successful in saving some money

5．The best title for this passage may be __________________.

    A．Celebrate Mother's Day                        B． Buy flowers

C．Deliver the roses                                 D．Tell Mum I love her

When Mr. Holland was a young man, he played a lot of football, and he had always been thin and very strong. Then he worked in   1   for many years, and he   2   to work in a car. By the time he was 40, he was fat and soft.

One day one of his friends said to him, “Would you like to be   3  ?”

“Of course I would, ” Mr. Holland answered.

“Well,” his friend said, “  4   going to your office by car and get a bicycle. ”

Mr. Holland had not ridden a bicycle for many years. “It’s very   5   to learn to ride a bicycle again at your   6  , ” his wife said.

However, it was not too hard for Mr. Holland to do. He   7   read the newspaper in the evening. Now he bought a bicycle and    8   riding that every evening   8  . He hoped that it would   9   him to get thinner, and he got a lot of   10   from it.

He found some little roads which were not really very narrow. Still, they were too narrow for   11, and there he got away from the   12   of the city. They were becoming   13   for him. They were not really very loud, but they were too loud   14   Mr. Holland.

Then he began to go to his office on   16. Sometimes all the cars stopped at a   17. He went past them to the   18, because his bicycle was   19.

Yesterday he stopped to a red light, a man came up behind him on   20. He stopped too and said to Mr. Holland, “Have the police taken your driving license away too?”

1. A. his home　　　　　　   B. an office　　　　    C. the fields　　　　   D. the workshop

2. A. drove　　　　　　　　   B. walked　　　　　　  C. came　　　　　　    D. arrived

3. A. softer　　　　　　　　   B. thinner　　　　　　　　　　 C. fatter　　　　　　    D. younger

4. A. consider　　　　　　   B. finish　　　　　　    C. begin　　　　　　    D. stop

5. A. easy　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. enjoyable　　　　   C. possible　　　　　　 D. hard

6. A. all　　　　　　　　　　    B. first　　　　　　　　  C. age　　　　　　　　   D. time

7. A. usually　　　　　　　　  B. seldom　　　　　　  C. never　　　　　　    D. even

8. A. enjoyed　　　　　　　　 B. experiment　　　　 C. practiced　　　　   D. pretended

9. A. instead　　　　　　　　  B. either　　　　　　    C. thus　　　　　　　　  D. only

10. A. help　　　　　　　　    B. have　　　　       C. lead　　　　　　　　  D. put

11. A. money　　　　　　    B. pleasure　　　　　　 C. knowledge　　　　 D. courage

12. A. animals　　　　　　   B. people　　　　　　   C. bicycles　　　　    D. cars

13. A. people　　　　　　　　 B. noises　　　　　　   C. voices　　　　　　   D. sounds

14. A. much too　　　　    B. too much　　　　   C. much harmful    D. too many

15. A. for　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. from　　　　　　　　 C. on　　　　　　　　    D. with

16. A. his bicycle　　　　   B. the bus　　　　　　  C. the car　　　　　　　　　　 D. his way

17. A. street　　　　　　　　  B. corner　　　　　　   C. red light　　　　    D. crossing

18. A. front　　　　　　　　   B. end　　　　　　　　   C. last　　　　　　　　   D. office

19. A. big　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. narrow　　　　　　　　　　 C. new　　　　　　　　  D. useful

20. A. a car　　　　　　　　   B. a bus　　　　　　　　 C. another bicycle  D. the same bicycle

 

When Mr. Holland was a young man, he played a lot of football, and he had always been thin and very strong. Then he worked in   1   for many years, and he   2   to work in a car. By the time he was 40, he was fat and soft.

One day one of his friends said to him, “Would you like to be   3  ?”

“Of course I would, ” Mr. Holland answered.

“Well,” his friend said, “  4   going to your office by car and get a bicycle. ”

Mr. Holland had not ridden a bicycle for many years. “It’s very   5   to learn to ride a bicycle again at your   6  , ” his wife said.

However, it was not too hard for Mr. Holland to do. He   7   read the newspaper in the evening. Now he bought a bicycle and    8   riding that every evening   8  . He hoped that it would   9   him to get thinner, and he got a lot of   10   from it.

He found some little roads which were not really very narrow. Still, they were too narrow for   11, and there he got away from the   12   of the city. They were becoming   13   for him. They were not really very loud, but they were too loud   14   Mr. Holland.

Then he began to go to his office on   16. Sometimes all the cars stopped at a   17. He went past them to the   18, because his bicycle was   19.

Yesterday he stopped to a red light, a man came up behind him on   20. He stopped too and said to Mr. Holland, “Have the police taken your driving license away too?”

1. A. his home　　　　　　   B. an office　　　　    C. the fields　　　　   D. the workshop

2. A. drove　　　　　　　　   B. walked　　　　　　  C. came　　　　　　    D. arrived

3. A. softer　　　　　　　　   B. thinner　　　　　　　　　　 C. fatter　　　　　　    D. younger

4. A. consider　　　　　　   B. finish　　　　　　    C. begin　　　　　　    D. stop

5. A. easy　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. enjoyable　　　　   C. possible　　　　　　 D. hard

6. A. all　　　　　　　　　　    B. first　　　　　　　　  C. age　　　　　　　　   D. time

7. A. usually　　　　　　　　  B. seldom　　　　　　  C. never　　　　　　    D. even

8. A. enjoyed　　　　　　　　 B. experiment　　　　 C. practiced　　　　   D. pretended

9. A. instead　　　　　　　　  B. either　　　　　　    C. thus　　　　　　　　  D. only

10. A. help　　　　　　　　    B. have　　　　       C. lead　　　　　　　　  D. put

11. A. money　　　　　　    B. pleasure　　　　　　 C. knowledge　　　　 D. courage

12. A. animals　　　　　　   B. people　　　　　　   C. bicycles　　　　    D. cars

13. A. people　　　　　　　　 B. noises　　　　　　   C. voices　　　　　　   D. sounds

14. A. much too　　　　    B. too much　　　　   C. much harmful    D. too many

15. A. for　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. from　　　　　　　　 C. on　　　　　　　　    D. with

16. A. his bicycle　　　　   B. the bus　　　　　　  C. the car　　　　　　　　　　 D. his way

17. A. street　　　　　　　　  B. corner　　　　　　   C. red light　　　　    D. crossing

18. A. front　　　　　　　　   B. end　　　　　　　　   C. last　　　　　　　　   D. office

19. A. big　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. narrow　　　　　　　　　　 C. new　　　　　　　　  D. useful

20. A. a car　　　　　　　　   B. a bus　　　　　　　　 C. another bicycle  D. the same bicycle