---______ made her ashamed of herself?

---________ the lowest mark in her class.

A. What; Because she got

B. Was it what; Getting

C. What was it that; She got

D. What was it that; Getting.

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In Mr. Allen’s high school class, all the students have to “get married”. However, the wedding ceremonies are not real ones but imitations (模拟). These ceremonies sometimes become so noisy that the loud laughter out the voice of the “minister”. the two students getting married often begin to laugh quietly.

The teacher, Mr. Allen, believes that marriage is a difficult and business. He wants young people to understand that there must be many after marriage. He believes that the for these psychological and financial adjustments should be understood before people .

Mr. Allen doesn’t only his students to major problems faced marriage such as illness or unemployment. He also lets them know the problems they will face every day. He wants young people to know about all the difficulties and troubles that can throw marriage to the point. He even familiarizes his students with the problems of divorce and the that divorced men must pay child money for their children and sometimes pay monthly some money to their .

It has been nervous for some of the students to the problems that a married couple often faces. they took the course, they had not felt much about the problems of marriage. both students and parents feel that Mr. Allen’s course is and have supported the publicly. Their statements and letters supporting the class have made the school more firmly believe that it’s necessary to the course again.

1.A. makes B. drowns C. dies D. takes

2.A. Just B. Yet C. Still D. Even

3.A. funny B. terrible C. serious D. beautiful

4.A. changes B. events C. choices D. children

5.A. way B. need C. possibility D. chance

6.A. graduate B. teach C. learn D. marry

7.A. lead B. put C. introduce D. explain

8.A. to B. in C. against D. on

9.A. practical B. painful C. physical D. proper

10.A. boiling B. freezing C. breaking D. melting

11.A. truth B. fact C. view D. reason

12.A. support B. medicine C. education D. care

13.A. parents B. lawyers C. wives D. families

14.A. settle B. know C. face D. forget

15.A. Since B. When C. Until D. After

16.A. excited B. satisfied C. disappointed D. worried

17.A. However B. Therefore C. Indeed D. Besides

18.A. worthless B. valuable C. interesting D. tiring

19.A. marriage B. problem C. course D. content

20.A. improve B. stop C. continue D. offer

A young boy recently received an unexpected message in the mail from his father Joseph, who died two years ago.

Rowan's dad was a hardworking man who wanted to give his son the best life he could. It was why Rowan's mother, Julie Van Stone, said Joseph joined the Navy and went to MIT to get two masters degrees.

While at school in Boston, he would often write to Rowan. Even when he left school and was driving back to Colorado, he would send postcards from each state he stopped in. Those postcards were sent in 2007. "I remember him saying he had sent 5 or 6, and I only got 3 or 4 in the mail. But I never thought anything of it," Van Stone said.

Those postcards and pictures are priceless memories for Van Stone and her son, especially after Joseph passed away from a rare brain disease. Rowan never had a chance to say goodbye. But, on Saturday, just days before the two-year anniversary of Joseph's death, a postcard arrived in the mail. It arrived March 11, 2015. The message read: "Hello from Pennsylvania. I love you, and I miss you so much. See you soon. Love, Daddy."

Neither he nor his mother knows how it happened, and they may never know. But, they have their own ideas why. "I feel like that was the final goodbye that he didn't get to say," Van Stone said. Van Stone says Joseph's last words to her before he died were: "Everything is a circle. We will see each other again. All that matters is love."

1.What did Rowan’s dad do to give his son the best life?

A. He bought many for Julie.

B. He became a soldier in Navy.

C. He kept writing to his son.

D. He got many masters degrees.

2. How long did it take for the postcard to reach Rowan?

A. 2 years. B. 5 years. C. 6 years. D. 8 years.

3. Where did Rowan’s dad send the postcard?

A. In Boston. B. In Colorada

B. In Pennsylvania D. In New York

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My grandfather and me enjoy fishing.

One Sunday morning we go fishing at a lake. We took ours fishing poles and headed for the lake. As soon as we arrived, so we dropped the lines into the water. Before waiting for half an hour, I was beginning to get impatiently. I wanted to give up, and my grandfather told me to wait a little longer. Finally, there came a sudden pull at the pole and fish was caught. Within the next few minute, my grandfather also caught a fish.

Feeling hungry, we built a fire by the lake over which we cooked the fish. It was tasted good.

When it comes to the most instructive after-school activities, ________ has greater potential than love charity held every year in Huaiyin High School, _________ in my eyes will lead to students’ better development.

A. nothing; which B. none; where

C. nothing; where D. none; which

When I was in college, I loved reading a novel ______ name I have completely forgotten now except that the heroine Maggie falls in love with Cardinal Ralph who is much older than her.

A. as. B. which C. what D. whose

----Daddy, I’ll stay in to accompany Uncle Sam this evening.

----________!

A. Suit yourself. B. Never mind.

C. With pleasure. D. Take care.

It appears that the police now have a device that can read license plates and check if a car is unregistered, uninsured or stolen. We already know that National Security Agency can dip into your Facebook page and Google searches. And it seems that almost every store we go into these days wants your home phone number and ZIP code as part of any deal.

So when Edward Snowden — now cooling his heels in Russia — revealed the extent to which the NSA is spying on Americans, collecting data on phone calls we make, it's not as if we should have been surprised. We live in a world that George Orwell predicted in 1984. And that realization has caused sales of the 1949, dystopian (反乌托邦）novel to spike dramatically upward recently — a 9,000% increase at one point on Amazon. com.

Comparisons between Orwell’s novel about a tightly controlled totalitarian (极权主义的）future ruled by the everywhere-present Big Brother and today are, in fact, quite similar. Here are a few of the most obvious ones.

Telescreens — in the novel, nearly all public and private places have large TV screens that broadcast government propaganda (宣传), news and approved entertainment. But they are also two-way monitors that spy on citizens, private lives. Today websites like Facebook track our likes and dislikes, and governments and private individuals hack into our computers and find out what they want to know. Then there are the ever-present monitoring cameras that spy on the ordinary people as they go about their daily routine.

The endless war — In Orwell’s book, there's global war that has been going on seemingly forever, and as the book's hero, Winston Smith, realizes the enemy keeps changing. One week we’re at war with Eastasia and friends with Eurasia. The next week, it's just the opposite. There seems little to distinguish the two opponents, and they are used primarily to keep the people of Oceania, where Smith lives, in a constant state of fear, thereby making disagreement unthinkable — or punishable. Today we have the so-called war on terror, with no end in sight, a generalized societal fear, suspension of certain civil liberties, and an ill-defined enemy who could be anywhere, and anything.

Newspeak — the fictional, stripped-down English language, used to limit free thought. OMG (Oh my God), RU (Are you) serious? That's so FUBAR (Fucked Beyond Ail Recognition). LMAO (Laugh My Ass Off).

Memory hole — this is the machine used in the book to change or disappear embarrassing documents. Paper shredders (碎纸机） had been invented, but were hardly used when Orwell wrote his book, and the concept of wiping out a hard drive was years in the future. But the memory hole foretold both technologies.

So what’s it all meant? In 1984, Winston Smith, after an intense round of “behavioral modification” — read: torture— learns to love Big Brother, and the difficult world he was born into. Jump forward to today, it seems we’ve willingly given up all sorts of freedoms, and much of our right to privacy. Fears of terrorism have a lot to do with this, but dizzying advances in technology, and the ubiquity of social media, play a big part.

There are those who say that if you don't have anything to hide, you have nothing to be afraid of. But the fact is, when a government agency can monitor everyone’s phone calls, we have all become suspects. This is one of the most frightening aspects of our modem society. And even more frightening is the fact that we have gone so far down the street, there is probably no turning back. Unless you spend your life in a wilderness cabin, totally off the grid, there is simply no way the government won’t have information about you stored away somewhere.

What this means, unfortunately, is that we are all Winston Smith. And Big Brother is the modem surveillance state.

1.What caused 1984 to sell well on Amazon.com?

A. The similarities between the world we live in and that of 1984.

B. The surprise at how Americans are spied on by the government.

C. The fact that authorities have access to our personal information.

D. The worry that our government agencies can monitor our phones.

2.Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A. When Orwell wrote 1984, paper shredders didn't exist.

B. The war with Eastasia makes people in Oceania fearful.

C. Telescreens are used to broadcast and spy on citizens’ privacy.

D. Winston Smith loves Big Brother due to the fears of terrorism.

3. What does the underlined word “this” in Paragraph 8 refer to?

A. Addiction to social media.

B. The phone calls being monitored.

C. A round of “behavioral modification”.

D. Willingness to abandon freedom and privacy.

4.The underlined part in the passage replies that _______.

A. it is impossible for us to return to our initial path

B. it’s very difficult for us to change the current situation

C. we are walking along the street too far to go back home

D. the government can find out which street we are going down

5. Which of the following is the best title for the passage?

A. We are all Winston Smith.

B. Big Brother is watching you.

C. We’re living “1984” today.

D. The NSA is spying on Americans.

6.What is the writer's attitude towards the phenomenon?

A. Optimistic. B. Concerned. C. Angry. D. Indifferent.

Maggie was very glad that James was not a frequent visitor to the house. In the children’s opinion, they had something that they couldn’t explain or understand about him and that excited their imagination. He stirred(激起) Maggie’s anger, however, so that she often said to her husband. “It’s mercy that brother of yours doesn’t come oftener.”

In fact James came once a year, unexpectedly, around eight o’clock in the evening, and he stayed for six hours of close discussion with his brother. His arrival was a signal to the children that their bedtime would be delayed. Not that he ever spoke to them or played with them. He took no notice of them, as if he was unable to see children, at least until the time came for him to go. Indeed, after his first greeting and a careless kiss, James took no notice of Maggie either, except to add, “You’ll be getting on with the supper, Maggie”. Such was his regard for her.

Maggie paid him back in her own way. She kept the children up, the four of them, to keep her company, she said, but of course they sang and made a noise and broke the endless sound of James’ voice. Very late, they dropped off to sleep in their chairs. Then, when James was about to go, Maggie woke them up and so more or less forced him to part with four shillings before he left. That gave her some satisfaction, for James, though rich, was unwilling to give or share what he had. He always went home by the last train, just after two o’clock.

Maggie’s children secretly stared at their uncle. They could not forget that he had in their mother’s words, “lost two wives and taken a third”. They wondered about those two unfortunate, lost ladies. They asked each other what their fate(命运) had been, and if neither could ever be found again. James never brought his third wife with him nor ever mentioned her. The children decided that he must be so frightened of losing her that he never allowed her outside the door.

1.Maggie never prepared anything special for James because ________.

A. he was a man difficult to please

B. she never knew when he was coming

C. she was too busy looking after her children

D. he never stayed long enough for a meal

2.What do we know about Jame’s behavior?

A. He was a kind man, with love for the family.

B. He was unselfish, especially towards his brother.

C. He was anxious to please the family, especially the children.

D. He was rude to his sister-in-law.

3.Maggie felt pleased when ________.

A. she paid James the money that she owed him

B. James gave some money to the children

C. she had to wake James up to catch his train

D. James thanked her for the nice supper

4.The children did not realize that two of James’ wives ________.

A. were dead

B. suffered from loss of memory

C. had run away from him

D. might reappear one day