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　　There is a fine line between a parent who is active and open-minded and one that doesn't know when to let go(放手)．As my daughter, Nicole, prepares to leave home for college, I'm discovering how hard it is to stay on the 　　1　　 side of this line．When I hold 　　2　　 the apron strings(围裙带)connecting us, Nicole, eager to 　　3　　 independence, tries to loosen my grasp．What results is a(an)　　4　　 mother-daughter, push-me, pull-you kind of tango．

　　For the past two years, it's gone like this：

　　My question：“Have you thought of taking an advanced placement class(高阶课程)so that you can earn college credit?”

　　Nicole's 　　5　　：“No, I'm not interested in that．”……

　　Two months ago, she was 　　6　　 to a great university．However, I was still the mother having a 　　7　　 time letting go．The night before the introductory meeting of the university, I had read the course catalog carefully and 　　8　　 courses which I thought looked good．We met on the campus the next afternoon, and Nicole's face 　　9　　 with excitement．“I have had my entire schedule figured out,” she said．“Already?” I was astonished, 　　10　　 she should have discussed it with me．I examined the schedule．Nicole hadn't taken a(an)　　11　　 one of the courses I had suggested．Every course she had chosen 　　12　　 suited her interests．Just then I saw a mature, capable young woman with a 　　13　　 mind and the ability to shape her future．She no longer needed her mother's 　　14　　 every decision she made．I felt proud, though still a bit 　　15　　．

　　I 　　16　　 the lessons carefully．Nicole has struggled to learn over the past 18 years：　　17　　, sympathy, and hard work．There have been a few holes along the way．　　18　　, she is well-equipped and eager to 　　19　　 the future．The next step, I recognized, was mine to take：giving my daughter and myself the 　　20　　 we both needed．

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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。

　　What a busy day! The three boys were fed, bathed and changed into their nightclothes．Mary had 　　1　　 them a story and finally they were asleep．"Babysitting(照看)the three boys aged eight, six and four is extremely 　　2　　, " she thought．

　　　　"Sleep, " she considered, "if only I could! " But she had difficult homework to complete．Leaning back, she 　　3　　 her feet onto the sofa to get comfortable．Whoever said babysitting was a(an) 　　4　　 way to make money obviously hadn't met the three boys, she thought．The television was on, the room was warm, and the lights were dim．Mary's 　　5　　 felt heavier and heavier．I mustn't sleep, she thought－which was 　　6　　 what she did, of course．

　　　　Strangely enough, she soon 　　7　　 that she was a world－famous chef(主厨)．She made a 　　8　　 and wore diamonds and designer clothes．Most days she relaxed by the pool, meeting the rich and famous or 　　9　　－her favorite hobby．She 　　10　　 took the leading role in her own TV show．

　　　　That is, until she became too 　　11　　．"I am definitely the best in the world, " she thought, as she prepared a tasty chicken dish．But 　　12　　 seemed to go right．She spilt the flour, she dropped an egg and she cut her finger．Despite all the troubles, she 　　13　　 to get the chicken into the stove．Soon, smoke blanketed the room．The chicken was on fire．　　14　　 set in, but Mary could not run－she was 　　15　　 to the spot．She tried hard to move, but could not, 　　16　　 a sharp sound awoke her．

　　　　She got shocked and confused－　　17　　 was pouring from the kitchen．Rushing to investigate, she was met by three 　　18　　 little faces and some very burnt bread．"Sorry, we were hungry and you were 　　19　　, so we tried to make some bread, " explained a boy．Relieved, Mary made them a snack and sent them back to bed．She 　　20　　 them never to fall asleep on the job again!

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Directlons：For each blank in the following passage there are four wordes or phrases marked A, B, C andD．fill in each blank, with the word or phrase that best fits the context．

　　People in communities have slowly been pushed apart through the years, mostly because people simply aren't taking the time to say a simple “hello,” After considering this phenomenon, I decided I was going to 　　1　　 the way I was doing things．

　　My 　　2　　 came one morning when I was in the community library．I passed by a girl who 　　3　　 her books out of her locker．Thinking like most that someone else would help her pick them up, I continued my way. However, when I had to 　　4　　 because I stupidly forgot my book, I noticed she had just finished packing them up by herself. No one had stopped to 　　5　　 her．

　　“OK” I thought to myself,” this is where I should have changed．”

　　My best opportunity came a few days later whcn I saw a man 　　6　　 by himself waiting for the library to open, so I sat down next to him and began a 　　7　　．It was difficult to get started, and even when I had to say goodbye, almost every 　　8　　 from my new friend had a tone(语气)of doubt in it, And who could blame him?

　　People aren't used to making an 　　9　　 chat with a stranger．But a change, no matter how 　　10　　 it is needed, doesn't just happen, It takes people like us to make it possible．I 　　11　　 you to take a small step out of your comfort zone and try to make someone's day a little brighter, Together, we can really make come 　　12　　 as a whole．

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阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。

　　What makes a house a home?

　　Not size, of course．I've been in some of the grandest houses in America, and it's readily apparent that no one lives there．Earlier this year, I had dinner in a mud hut in Ethiopia, where we sat on chairs next to the hostess's bed－ a home that had more warmth than any house I've been in since．

　　Now John Edwards is exploring what makes a house a home in his just－released Home：The Blueprints of Our Lives．There Edwards writes, “This is a book about homes, the values they rest on, the dreams they are filled with, and the people they have shaped．The houses and circumstances are different, but much of what you find inside will be familiar．”

　　Whether you’re sitting in an airport right now, waiting to fly to your childhood home for Thanksgiving, or in your own home waiting for the relatives to arrive, you know what he's talking about．

　　We’ve lived in our townhouse for 21 years．The loose windows make noise in the wind．The fireplace is so small it holds only one log．The kitchen window offers a view of the world passing by．It's where friends sit on the kitchen counter drinking wine while dinner is being fixed．I lived there for only 18 years, but it will always be my true home．Even the lamp in the west living room window, which I could see far down the road when driving home late at night, still shines．

　　While all this talk about childhood memories can be warm and comforting, home is whom you’re with, not where you are．As Edwards writes, “Home is family．Home is safety．Home is faith．”

　　Happy homecoming!

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阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。

　　Reuters, February 2, 2010－ The stars have joined Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie in calling for people to help those left homeless after the disaster, which hit the poor island nation Haiti on Tuesday．

　　Shakira has posted a message on her personal website asking everyone to donate(捐赠)money to Jean's Yele charity(慈善)organization, while other stars including Mark Hoppus, Yoko Ono, singer Joey Mcintyre, and Kim Kardashian have all taken to their Twitter．com pages to raise awareness of the disaster．

　　Jean's campaign was so popular that its website suddenly stopped working because of the money being donated every minute．A spokesperson proved the organization is working on improving the website to allow for more money donated．

　　Meanwhile, Hollywood super couple Pitt and Jolie have also made an effort by donating ￡625, 000 to help Doctors Without Borders in the earthquake－hit area．

　　In the statement, Jolie say, “It is extremely frightening to see a disaster of this size hit a people who have been suffering from poverty, violence and unrest for so many years．”

　　Pitt adds, “We understand the first thing to do is to meet the needs of those who are now homeless and in urgent need of care．”

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阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。

　　Saturday, March 24 ^th

　　We have arrived in the hot, wet city of Bangkok．This is our first trip to Thailand．All the different smells make us want to try the food．We are going to eat something special for dinner tonight．The hotel we are staying in is cheap, and very clean．We plan to stay here for a few days, visit some places in the city, and then travel to Chiang Mai in the North．

　　Tuesday, March 27 ^th

　　Bangkok is wonderful and surprising! The places are interesting．We visited the famous market which was on the water, and saw a lot of fruits and vegetables．Everything is so colorful, and we have taken hundreds of photos already! Later today we will leave for Chiang Mai．We will take the train north, stay in Chiang Mai for two days, and then catch a bus to Chiang Rai．

　　Friday, March 30 ^th

　　Our trip to Chiang Rai was long and boring．We visited a small village in the mountains．The village people here love the quiet life－no computers or phones．They are the kindest people I have ever met．

　　They always smile and say “hello” ．Kathy and I can only speak a few words of Thai, so smiling is the best way to show our kindness．I feel good here and hope to be able to come back next year．

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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。

　　I was driving around downtown one afternoon in the winter．I 　　1　　 a red light and stopped．As I was 　　2　　, I saw a young guy standing on my left．He was 　　3　　 in the face and holding a cardboard sign with some 　　4　　 on it．When you’re in the heart of downtown, it's pretty 　　5　　 to see homeless people asking for 　　6　　．Generally, I would pass them, but this time when I glanced over the sign, I 　　7　　．

　　I can't remember what the sign said exactly, but it was something like, “　　8　　 money/food, have stomach cancer, homeless, anything helps．”

　　I didn't know why, but for some 　　9　　 this particular sign struck me．The 　　10　　 had just turned green, and there was a line of lunch rush hour traffic behind me．I went back and forth in my 　　11　　 a hundred times in that next 　　12　　 about whether I should do something．“Should I help? 　　13　　 on? Should I do something?

　　I didn't．I did nothing．

　　The traffic moved 　　14　　, and I went with it．About a block or two away, my heart had sunk simply for this guy．I felt so 　　15　　 for him．So I decided to go back and ask him 　　16　　 I could buy him lunch and hear his story．

　　It took me about five minutes to 　　17　　 and back on to the same street where I had seen him．It was just five minutes－but he was 　　18　　．

　　“Where did he go so fast? ” I wondered．So, there was 　　19　　 left to do except drive on．

　　If you get a special nudge(想做的事)from inside you, 　　20　　 consider acting on it．Don't miss out－for yourself and for that other person．

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通读全文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的四个选项中选择能填入空白处的最佳选项。

　　When Pat Jones finished college, she decided to travel around the world and see as many foreign places as she could．Pat wanted to visit Latin America 　　1　　, so she got a job 　　2　　 an English teacher in a school in Bolivia(玻利维亚)．Pat spoke a little Spanish, 　　3　　 she was able to communicate with her students when they didn't know much English．

　　She had remembered a sentence： If you dream 　　4　　 a foreign language, you have really mastered it．Pat repeated this sentence to her students and 　　5　　 that some day she would dream in Spanish and they would dream in 　　6　　．

　　One day, one of her 　　7　　 students came up and explained in Spanish that he had not done his homework．He had gone to bed early and he had slept 　　8　　．

　　“What does this have to do with your homework?” Pat asked．

　　“I dreamed all night, Miss Jones, and my dream was in English．”

　　“In English?” Pat was very 　　9　　, since he was such a bad student．She was also secretly jealous(嫉妒的)．Her 　　10　　 was still not in Spanish．But she encouraged her young student．“Well, 　　11　　 me about your dream．”

　　“All the people in my dream 　　12　　 English．” The student said．“And all the signs were in English．All the newspapers and magazines and all the TV programs were in English．”

　　“Oh, that's 　　13　　!” said Pat．“What did all the people say to you?”

　　“I'm sorry, Miss Jones．That is 　　14　　 I slept so badly．I didn't 　　15　　 a word they said．It was a nightmare(噩梦)!”

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阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

　　My father enjoys bike riding．Ever since I was little, I’ve always loved going biking with my dad．　　1　　, as I became a teenager, other things began to draw my 　　2　　．Suddenenly, It was important to do things with 　　3　　．I saw my dad every evening at home．Why did I have to 　　4　　 my Sundays to all－day bike trips with him, too? If my indifference(冷漠)hurt him, my father kept 　　5　　, but he would always let me know when he was planning a bike trip 　　6　　 I wanted to come．

　　It was a Sunday morning, and I was in low 　　7　　．Two of my friends had gone to the movies without inviting me．Just then my father 　　8　　 my room．“It's a beautiful day．Want to go for a 　　9　　 today, Beck?” “Leave me alone!” I impatiently　　10　　．Those were the last words I said to him before he left the house that　　11　　．

　　Several hours later, the police called us, 　　12　　 us that Dad had a traffic accident．My father's injuries were serious．It took several days before he could 　　13　　 speak．Beside his bed I held his hand gently, 　　14　　 of hurting him．

　　“Daddy … I'm sorry …”

　　“It's OK, sweetheart．I'll be OK．”

　　“No,” I said, “I 　　15　　 what I said to you that day．You know, that morning?”

　　“Sweetheart, I don't 　　16　　 anything about that day, not before, during or after the accident．I remember kissing you goodnight the night before, though．” He 　　17　　 a weak smile．

　　I felt regretful for my 　　18　　 words, for I never wanted him to leave me alone．My teacher once told me that 　　19　　 have immeasurable power．They can hurt or they can heal．And we all have the 　　20　　 to choose our words．I intend to do that very carefully from now on．

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　　I became a gardener when I was twelve．My early 　　1　　 of gardening may not have originat from my love for nature．It was to 　　2　　 my parents．

　　At that time, we had a big yard in which a beautiful maple tree stood．But my mother often looked with 　　3　　 at this work of natural art．Those golden leaves seemed like tons of rubbish her,“something else to 　　4　　!”Seeing the neighbors busy with gardening, my father ever thougth it a waste of time．

　　At that age, I always did something 　　5　　 to whatever my parents did! If gardening were something they found 　　6　　, I would plant a garden!

　　I planted some lily(百合花)seeds in the yard．But they failed to 　　7　　．I continued to sunflower seeds and roses, Wild 　　8　　 joy, I found the first rose bloom(开花)．One by one, the flowers bloomed their heads off．　　9　　, I was touched by this land of wonder．

　　　　10　　, my parents showed no interest in my garden．My father even 　　11　　 at me because found it was 　　12　　 to move around my garden to the driveway．To my mother's 　　13　　, I put her vase my real roses which, in her eyes, were simply weeds 　　14　　 flowers．

　　Regardless of their 　　15　　, I kept on planting my garden and 　　16　　 to enjoy the pleasure gardening．Plants make such good companions：they breathe, they bloom, they 　　17　　 to care and love．

　　It has been many years since I made my first garden out of my desire to 　　18　　 my parent．Today I become known as Mrs．Greenthumbs, teaching gardening and hosting a gardening show which makes my parents feel very 　　19　　．And now I could say it is my affection for 　　20　　 they makes me a real gardener．

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