I looked carefully at the face of my 23-year-old son, Daniel. In a few hours he would be 　 41 to France. He would be staying there for at least a year to learn another language and experience another style of 　42 in a different country far from the USA.

It was a(n) 　43 time in Daniel life, a step from college into the adult world. I wanted to 44 him some meaningful words. But 　45 　came from my lips(嘴边). I stood quietly, looking into the searching eyes of my son.

It was 　46　 to say something to my son. I knew this was not the first time I had let such a moment 47 . When Daniel was five, I took him to the bus stop on his first day of kindergarten. I felt he was very 　48 as the bus turned the corner. I saw his face turned red as the bus 49 . He looked at me-as he did now.

My father and I loved each other. Yet, I always regretted(后悔)never hearing him put his feelings into words and 　50 having the memory of that moment. Why is it so hard to tell a 　　51 something from his heart? My mouth turned 52 , and I knew I would be able to get out only a few words clearly.

“Daniel,” I said, “If I could have picked, I would have picked you.”

I wasn’t sure whether he understood 　53 I meant. Then he came toward me and threw his 54 around me. For a moment, the world and all the people 55 , and there was just Daniel and me in our home by the sea.

(　 )41. A. flying　　　 　 B. shipping　　 　　 C. riding　　　　　　 D. driving

(　 )42. A. study 　　　 B. life　　　　　　　　　 C. art　　　　　　　　 D. fashion

(　 )43. A. easy　 　　　 　 B. comfortable　　　 　　 C. boring　　　　　　 D. important

(　 )44. A. record　　　 　　　 B. leave　 　　　　 C. take　　　　　　　 D. write

(　 )45. A. something 　 B. everything 　　 C. nothing　　 　 D. anything

(　 )46. A. difficult　　 　 B. easy　 　　　　 C. surprised　 　 D. rare

(　 )47. A. remember 　 B. pass　 　　　　 C. forget　　　 　 D. waste

(　 )48. A. gentle　　　　　　　 B. famous　　　 　 　C. happy　　　 　 D. nervous

(　 )49. A. stopped　　　　　 B. opened　　　　 C. shook　　　　　　 D. drove

(　 )50. A. always　　　　　　 B. seldom　　　 　　 C. usually　　　　　 D. never

(　 )51. A. father 　　　 B. mother　　　　　　　　　　 C. daughter　　　　 D. son

(　 )52. A. wet　　　　　　　　 B. sour　　　　　　　　 C. dry　　　　　　　　 D. sweet

(　 )53. A. what 　　　 B. which　　　　　　　 C. where　　　　　　 D. that

(　 )54. A. legs　　　　　　　　 B. hands　　　　　　　 C. arms　　　 　 D. feet

(　 )55. A. cheered　　　　　 B. disappeared　　　 C. laughed　 　 D. cried

I looked closely at the face of my 23-year-old son, Daniel. In a few hours he would be 16 to France. He would be staying there for at least a year to learn another language and experience another style of 17 in a different country far from the USA.

It was a(n)18 time in Daniel life, a step from college into the adult world. I wanted to 19 him some words that would have some meaning. But 20 came from my lips. I stood-frozen and quiet, looking into the searching eyes of my son.

What 21 it more difficult was that I knew this was not the first time I had let such a moment 22. When Daniel was five, I took him to the bus stop on his first day of kindergarten. I felt the tension(紧张)in his hand 23 mine as the bus turned the corner. I saw his face turned red as the bus 24. He looked at me-as he did now.

My father and I loved each other. Yet, I always regretted(后悔)never hearing him put his feelings into words and 25 having the memory of that moment. Why is it so hard to tell a 26 something from his heart? My mouth turned 27, and I knew I would be able to get out only a few words clearly.

“Daniel,” I said, “If I could have picked, I would have picked you.”

I wasn’t sure whether he understood 28 I meant. Then he came toward me and threw his 29 around me. For a moment, the world and all the people 30, and there was just Daniel and me in our home by the sea.

（   ）16. A. flying                          B. shipping            C. riding              D. driving

（   ）17. A. study                           B. life                    C. art                  D. fashion

（   ）18. A. easy                            B. comfortable       C. boring        D. important

（   ）19. A. record                     B. leave                   C. take                  D. write

（   ）20. A. something                    B. everything  C. nothing          D. anything

（   ）21. A. made                           B. caused              C. developed   D. improved

（   ）22. A. remember                    B. pass                  C. forget        D. waste

（   ）23. A. shaking                 B. catching         C. clapping         D. holding

（   ）24. A. stopped                B. opened                 C. shook          D. drove

（   ）25. A. always                  B. seldom                     C. usually              D. never

（   ）26. A. father                      B. mother                C. daughter            D. son

（   ）27. A. wet                      B. sour                         C. dry                   D. sweet

（   ）28. A. what                       B. which                        C. where        D. that

（   ）29. A. legs                      B. hands                C. arms              D. feet

（   ）30. A. cheered                B. disappeared        C. laughed          D. cried

I find it’s ___ hard ___ understand the English movies.

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Many books have been written about “the art of giving”. But what about the art of r  1  ? Sometimes, receiving a gift can be difficult, especially when someone buys you a gift you don’t want!

“I remember when I was about twelve years old, my parents b  2  me a purple purse,” laughs Guo Xiaojing. “It really made me feel embarrassed(尴尬), because I thought the purse was really ugly！Still, I pretended (假装)that I liked it b  3  I knew it would make my parents happy!”

Han Ling agrees. “That sounds like my grandparents！A few years ago, my grandparents gave me an orange sweater f  4  my birthday. I used to wear it every time I visited them, but when I left their house, I took it off! Of course, this made me feel g  5  . It was a very nice thought, but my grandparents have different taste from me! I think it’s hard to buy clothes or other personal things for people.”

To make things easier, some people would rather just give money. In some cultures, h  6   , receiving money can make people uncomfortable. “When someone gives me money, it j   7    makes me think they’re being lazy,” says John Wilson. “In England, we have a saying: It’s the thought that counts. When s   8   gives me money, I feel they don’t think at all. I prefer to receive a gift that has some thought behind it. I don’t mind if it’s something I don’t need. If someone has thought about a g   9   for me, it always makes me happy.”

Different people have very different thoughts on this subject! So maybe the art of receiving is e 10   more difficult than the art of giving! What do you think?

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I first had physics lessons when I was in Grade Eight some years ago. In class, I   1   that there wasn’t a Nobel (诺贝尔) Prize winner from China. That made me sad, and I decided to change (改变) it.   2   after that, I got up early in the morning. I turned on the light and took out a physics book. Then I started   3   quietly. I worked so hard because I had a great   4   — one day, I would be the first   5   person to win the Nobel Prize in physics. Later on, I found physics at school too easy for me. I wanted to learn   6  , so I made a reading plan and started to find answers to more difficult problems.

Now I am a top student in physics. I won the first prize in the national physics competition  last month. And I am happy to be closer to my dream after a few   7   hard work. Of course,   8   I have some problems. My classmates always   9   me when they are talking about fashion (时尚) or pop stars, because I know   10   about them. “Well, that doesn’t matter too much,” I tell myself. “They don’t know much about physics , but I won’t laugh at them.”

1.A. joined           B. heard                 C. studied

2.A. So               B. But                       C. And

3.A. writing             B. reading                C. thinking

4.A. dream           B. idea                   C. plan

5.A. Chinese         B. Canada                 C. American

6.A. much            B. more                   C. most

7.A. weeks’          B. months’                C. years’

8.A. usually             B. always                 C. sometimes

9.A. depend on      B. look at                C. laugh at

10.A. anything       B. nothing                C. everything