“what’s the matter, mum?” As soon as I enter the door, I find that my mother is      . It’s unusual —she usually       the door and welcomes me with a smile!

“She's dying,” mum says sadly. I       what she says. The tulip (郁金香), mother’s        is dying.

A month ago, we moved       our new house and mum bought a very beautiful tulip. Mum liked it very much.      . she was free, she would sit       her armchair beside the tulip and enjoys its beautiful colour       sweet smell.

She treated it like a baby and looked after it      . She put the tulip by window and moved it from one place to       to give the tulip enough sunshine. The first thing she did when she       every morning was       the tulip, Mum also fertilized (施肥) it many times.

She hoped that with great care, the tulip would become more and more beautiful and      , But the tulip was dying       too much sunshine, water and fertilizer.

It's true that mother loved the tulip. But this kind of love       be harmful. Love can sometimes kill what you love.

1.A. happy                   B. unhappy                 C. pleased                 D. pleasure

2.A. closes                   B. opens         C. keeps                  D. takes

3.A. know                     B. love                     C. think                    D. find

4.A. favourite            B. hate                   C. unlike                   D. like

5.A. into                 B. around                C. across                   D. with

6.A. Though              B. Because               C. After                    D. When

7.A. at                        B. in                       C. on                      D. under

8.A. but                      B. and           C. for                      D. or

9.A. happily                  B. brightly                  C. carefully               D. usually

10.A. other              B. place        C. two places             D. another

11.A. got up                 B. made the bed       C. played the piano D. washed her face

12.A. to take             B. to cut                     C. to water                D. to pull

13.A. dry                B. strong       C. wet             D. old

14.A. because                   B. for                      C. since            D. because of

15.A. must              B. should                 C. may             D. need

 

“What’s the matter, mum?” As soon as I enter the door, I find that my mother is   26  . It’s unusual, she usually    27  the door and welcomes me with a smile!

“She’s dying,” mum says sadly. I   28  what she says. The tulip (郁金香), mother’s   29 is dying.

A month ago, we moved   30  our new house and mum bought a very beautiful tulip. Mum liked it very much.   31  she was free, she would sit   32  her armchair beside the tulip and enjoys its beautiful colour   33  inviting smell.

She treated it like a baby and looked after it   34 . She put the tulip by window and moved it from one place to   35 to give the tulip enough sunshine. The first thing she did when she   36  every morning was   37 the tulip, Mum also fertilized (施肥) it many times.

She hoped that with great care, the tulip would become more and more beautiful and   38  . But the tulip was dying   39  too much sunshine, water and fertilizer.

It’s true that mother loved the tulip. But this kind of love can be ___40___.Love can sometimes kill what you love.

1.A. happy      B. unhappy          C. pleased          D. pleasure

2.A. closes     B. opens            C. keeps            D. takes

3.A. know       B. love             C. think            D. find

4.A. favourite  B. hate             C. unlike           D. like

5.A. into       B. around           C. across           D. with

6.A. Though     B. Because          C. After            D. Whenever

7.A. at         B. in               C. on               D. under

8.A. but            B. and              C. for              D. or

9.A. happily        B. brightly         C. carefully        D. usually

10.A. other     B. place            C. two places       D. another

11.A. got up        B. made the bed     C. played piano     D. washed her face

12.A. to take       B. to cut           C. to water         D. to pull

13.A. dry           B. strong           C. wet              D. old

14.A. because       B. for              C. since            D. because of

15.A. helpful    B.useful           C. harmful           D.hopeful

 

“What’s the matter, mum?”

   As soon as I entered the door, I found that my mother was unhappy. It was 16_______ –she usually opens the door and welcomes me with a smile!

  “She’s dying,” mum said 17________. I knew what she said. The 18________，mother’s favorite is dying.

  A month ago, we moved into our new house and mum bought a very beautiful tulip. Mum liked it very much. 19_______ she was free, she would sit in her armchair beside the tulip and enjoyed its beautiful color and nice smell.

  She regarded it as a baby and 20_______ it carefully. She put the tulip by window and moved it from one place to another to give the tulip enough sunshine. The first thing she did after she got up every morning was 21_________ the tulip, Mum also fertilized(施肥)it many times.

  She hoped that 22________ great care, the tulip would become more and more beautiful. But the tulip was dying 23 ________ too much sunshine, water and fertilizer.

It’s true that mother loved the tulip. But this kind of love 24________be harmful.

Love can sometimes 25________ what you love.

(   )16 .A. usual           B. unusual            C. sure              D. unfair

(   )17. A. happily         B. quickly            C. sadly                 D. loudly

(   )18. A. bird         B. dog          C. tulip          D. cat

(   )19. A. Whenever           B. Although         C. Unless           D. with

(   )20. A. looked out           B. looked over    C. looked up         D. looked after

(   )21. A. to water     B. watered       C. water          D. waters

(   )22. A. under                  B. with              C. in                       D. for

(   )23. A. because           B. for             C. since               D. because of

(   )24. A. must         B. should              C. can                D. need

(   )25. A. help         B. love        C. kill           D. protect

Will it matter if you don’t take your breakfast? A short time ago, a test was given in the United States. People of different ages, from 12 to 83, were asked to have a test. During the test, these people were given all kinds of breakfasts, and sometimes they got no breakfast at all. Scientists wanted to see how well their bodies worked when they had eaten different kinds of breakfasts.
The results show that if a person eats a right breakfast, he or she will work better than if he or she has no breakfast. If a student has fruit, egg, bread and milk before going to school, he will learn more quickly and listen more carefully.
The result is opposite to what some people think. Having no breakfast will not help you lose weight. This is because people become so hungry at noon that they eat too much for lunch. They will gain weight(增加体重) instead of losing it. You will lose more weight if you reduce your other meals.
【小题1】During the test, the people were given ________.

A．no breakfast at all

B．different foods or nothing

C．very rich breakfast

D．little food for breakfast

【小题2】The results show that ___________.

A．breakfast has great effect (影响) on work and studies

B．breakfast has little to do with a person’s work

C．a person will work better if he only has fruit and milk

D．girl students should have little for breakfast

【小题3】According to the passage, some people think that if you don’t have breakfast you will _____________.

A．be healthier

B．work better

C．lose weight

D．lose your way

【小题4】The word “reduce” in the last sentence means _______.

A．增加

B．减少

C．放弃

D．享用

【小题5】 Which of the following is not right?

A．It is bad for your health to have no breakfast.

B．Too little for breakfast and too much for lunch may make you fatter.

C．If you don’t eat much for lunch and supper, you may lose weight.

D．The more breakfast you have, the more quickly you’ll learn in class