15．Many say their most painful moments are saying goodbye to those they love．After watching Cheryl，my daughter-in-law （儿媳），through the six long months her mother suffered towards death，I think the most painful moments can be in the waiting to say goodbye． Cheryl made the two-hour trip over and over to be with her mother．They spent the long afternoons holding hands and sharing memories． Each time she kissed her mother before leaving，her mother would tear up and say，"I'm sorry you drove so far and sat for so long and I didn't even wake up to talk with you．" Cheryl would tell her it didn't matter，but still her mother felt she had let her down and apologized at each goodbye． "Mom，do you remember when I was in the high school basketball team？"Cheryl's mother nodded，"You'd drive so far and sit for so long and I never even left the bench to play．You waited for me after every game and each time I felt bad and apologized to you for wasting your time．" Cheryl gently took her mother's hand． "Do you remember what you'd say to me？" "I would say I didn't come to see you play．I came to see you．" "And you meant those words，didn't you？" "Yes，I really did．" "Well，now I say the same words to you．I didn't come to see you talk．I came to see you．" Her mother understood and smiled as she floated back into sleep． 37．According to the writer，what are the most painful moments for people？D A．Saying goodbye to those they love． B．Watching one's mother leave and say goodbye． C．Waiting to speak to those they love most． D．Waiting to say goodbye to those they love． 38．In the 4th paragraph，"her mother felt she had let her down"meansA． A．the mother thought she had disappointed her daughter B．Cheryl thought her mother's disease had cost her too much C．the mother thought Cheryl had cried too many times for her D．Cheryl thought she had been moved deeply by her mother's words 39．Cheryl told her mother about the school basketball game in order toC． A．apologize to her mother B．test her mother's memory C．comfort her mother D．ask her mother to forgive her 40．Which is NOT true according to the Passage？C A．The author is Cheryl's mother-in-law． B．Cheryl spent two hours driving to her mother's． C．Cheryl's leave made her mother cry． D．Cheryl's word made her mother feel comfort．
2．Once upon a time，there lived a rich man．He had a servant （仆人）．He and the servant（仆人）loved wine and good food very much．Each time the rich man left his home，the servant would drink the wine and eat up all the nice food in the house．The rich man knew what his servant did，but he had never caught his servant doing that． One morning，when he left home，he said to the servant，"Here are wo bottles of poison （毒药） and some nice food in the house．You must take care of them．"With these words，he went out． But the servant knew that the rich man had said was untrue．After the rich man was away from his home，he enjoyed a nice meal．Because he drank too much，he was drunk and fell to the ground．When the rich man came back，he couldn't find his food and his wine．He became very angry．He woke the servant up．But the servant told his story very well．He said a cat had eaten up everything．He was afraid to be punished，so he drank the poison to kill himself．The rich man laughed and helped the servant stand up．And he said to the servant，"Take care of yourself next time"．
31．In the story，C liked wine and good food very much． A．the rich man B．the servant C．both A and B D．neither A and B 32．The rich man knew that it wasD that drank the wine and ate up all the nice food． A．the cat B．himself C．nobody D．the servant 33．The rich man told the servant that there was poison in the two bottles，becauseB． A．there was in fact poison in the bottles． B．He did not want the servant to drink his wine C．he wanted to kill the cat D．he wanted to kill the servant 34．In fact，A ate all the nice food and drank the wine． A．the servant B．cat C．the rich man D．nobody 35．From the story，we know that the rich man is veryD． A．lazy B．bad C．funny D．kind．
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