Linda Evans was my best friend—like the sister I never had. We did everything together: piano lessons, movies, swimming, horseback riding.

　　When I was 13, my family moved away. Linda and I kept in touch through letters, and we saw each other on special time—like my wedding (婚礼) and Linda’s. Soon we were busy with children and moving to new homes, and we wrote less often. One day a card that I sent came back, stamped “Address (地址) Unknown. ” I had no idea how to find Linda.

　　Over the years, I missed Linda very much. I wanted to share (分享) happiness of my children and then grandchildren. And I needed to share my sadness when my brother and then mother died. There was an empty place in my heart that only a friend like Linda could fill.

　　One day I was reading a newspaper when I noticed a photo of a young woman who looked very much like Linda and whose last name was Wagman — Linda’s married name. “There must be thousands of Wagmans,” I thought, but J still wrote to her.

　　She called as soon as she got my letter. “Mrs Tobin!” she said excitedly, “Linda Evans Wagman is my mother. ”

　　Minutes later I heard a voice that I knew very much, even after 40 years, laughed and cried and caught up on each other’s lives. Now the empty place in my heart is filled. And there’s one thing that Linda and I know for sure: We won’t lose each other again!

根据以上短文内容，然后从每题所给的四个选项中选择最佳选项。

1. The writer went to piano lessons with Linda Evans _______.

A. at the age of 13                 

B. before she got married

C. after they moved to new homes   

D. before the writer’s family moved away

2.They didn’t often write to each other because they _______.

A. got married                   

B. had little time to do so

C. didn’t like writing letters        

D. could see each other on special time

3.There was an empty place in the writer’s heart be­cause she _______.

A. was in trouble               

B. didn’t know Linda’s address

C. received the card that she sent  

D. didn’t have a friend like Linda to share her happi­ness or sadness

4.The writer was happy when she _______.

A. read the newspaper         

B. heard Linda’s voice on the phone

C. met a young woman who looked a lot like Linda

D. wrote to the woman whose last name was Wagman

5.They haven’t kept in touch _______.

A. for about 40 years          

B. for about 27 years

C. since they got married      

D. since the writer’s family moved away

 

Tick, tick, tick! Good morning, Jim! It’s 6:30 now. It’s time   1  up. Do you know me? I’m your new friend. My name is Clock. Look   2  me. I have no feet,   3  I can walk with my hands. I have no mouth, but I   4  speak to you. Now please listen to   5 . Today is Monday. You have many things to do. Classes   6  at 8:00. You have four classes in the morning and two classes in the afternoon. After 3:40 you have a basketball match   7  Class Two. You come   8  at 5:40. You have supper at 6:00. You   9  CCTV news at 7:00. And you go to bed at 9:30. Now please get up quickly and have your breakfast or（否则）you will be   10 .

（  ）1. A. get            B. gets             C. to get           D. getting

（  ）2. A. at             B. for          C. after            D. like

（  ）3. A. and            B. but          C. so           D. or

（  ）4. A. can’t          B. mustn’t      C. must             D. can

（  ）5. A. I          B. my           C. mine         D. me

（  ）6. A. begin      B. begins           C. beginning        D. to begin

（  ）7. A. to             B. with         C. and          D. for

（  ）8. A. home       B. to home      C. your home        D. at home

（  ）9. A. watch         B. read         C. see          D. look at

（  ）10. A. early        B. happy            C. glad         D. late

 

People in different countries have different ways of doing things. Something　is  1  in one country, but  it may be quite impolite in another. In Britain, you mustn`t lift your bowl to your    2    when you are having some liquid(液体)food. But it’s     3   in China.  And  in  Japan you even needn`t worry  about making   4    while you are having it . It shows that you`re enjoying it . But people in Britain think it is bad manners . If you are a visitor in Mongolia ,what manners do they wish    5  to have ? They wish you to have a loud“burp”( 打嗝)     6     you finish eating .Burping shows that you like the food .

In  Britain , you should  try not   to   7  your  hands on  the table when you’re having a meal .But in Arab (阿拉伯)countries you must be very careful with your hands . You   8    eat with your left hand .Arabs consider (认为)it very    9   manners eating with left hands .So when you are in other countries ,   10    carefully and follow them .As a saying goes , “Do as the Romans do .”

1.	A．bad B．useful C．terrible D．polite

2.A.mouth            B…nose         C. ears              D. eyes

3.	A．same B．different C．important D．difficult

 

4.	A．faces B．noise C．nistakes D．friends

 

5.	A．then B．he C．you D．him

 

6.	A．after B．before C．if D．until

 

7.	A．give B．take C．bring D．put

 

8.	A．needn’t B．must not C．shouldn’t D．may not

 

9.	A．different B．inpertant C．good D．bad

 

10.	A．see B．look C．read D．watch

 

My parents ________ newspapers after supper.

A．both read

B．all read

C．read both

D．read all