Yesterday, after telling my brother, Rhys, and me to stop playing like wild animals, Mom went to take a bath. We were having a pillow fight when 　36 one hit a vase. Mom 　37 the loud crash. Wasting no time, she came 　38 into the room. I was sure that she was going to shout at us, but instead she just knelt by the 39 and began to cry.

　 This made Rhys and me feel pretty 　40 . We went over and put our arms around her, and she explained to us why she was so upset. In the pieces 　41 a broken glass rose, one petal (花瓣)gone, which was given by Dad on their first wedding anniversary. Dad had said that if he ever forgot to bring flowers home 　42 an anniversary in the future, Mom was to look at that one. It was like their love—it would last a 　43 .

　 We began crying, and 　44 to glue it. But Mom said that wouldn’t really fix it. 　45 it had been broken, the 　46 of the “limited edition” had reduced. As Mom 　47 began to pick up the mess, we tried everything we could think of to　 48 her up, but even our best funny faces didn’t 　49 . Tears kept coming down her cheeks. Everything was picked up. Seeing Mom going back to the bath, I 　50 her and put both hands on her shoulders, saying, “All things can be 　51 ，Mom. The only thing that cannot be broken is our 　52 . It’s the only thing that can never be broken. ”

　 Mom hugged me very tightly and 　53 smiled. After dinner that night, Mom glued the petal back onto the rose. Then she softly said, “My rose is truly unique. Its tiny damage reminds me of 　54 more important：the realization that love 　55　 forever. ”

36. A. gradually　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. suddenly

C. surprisingly　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. immediately

37. A. caused　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. witnessed

C. heard　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. ignored

38. A. dressing　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. shouting

C. flying　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. crying

39. A. pieces　　　　　　　　 B. vase　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. pillow　　　　　　　 D. ground

40. A. disappointed　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. angry

C. awful　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. sensitive

41. A. grew　　　　　　　　 B. lay　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. stood　　　　　　　 D. existed

42. A. for　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. in　　　　　　　　　　 C. from　　　　　　　　 D. by

43. A. decade　　　　　　　 B. year　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. season　　　　　　　　　　 D. lifetime

44. A. offered　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. supported

C. pretended　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. agreed

45. A. Just as　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. In case

C. Now that　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Even though

46. A. price　　　　　　　　　 B. wealth　　　　　　　 C. value　　　　　　　　 D. treasure

47. A. skillfully　　　　　　 B. hopefully　　　　　 C. kindly　　　　　　　 D. slowly

48. A. cheer　　　　　　　　 B. make　　　　　　　　 C. light　　　　　　　　 D. get

49. A. smile　　　　　　　　 B. work　　　　　　　　 C. show　　　　　　　 D. say

50. A. prevented　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. stopped

C. kept　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. followed

51. A. destroyed　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. mended

C. improved　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. broken

52. A. friendship　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　 B. honesty

C. love　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. happiness

53. A. finally　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. quickly

C. confidently　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. immediately

54. A. anything　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. something

C. nothing　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. everything

55. A. changes　　　　　　　　　　 B. appears　　　　　　　　　 C. lasts　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. keeps

The Japanese pay much attention to the luck of telephone numbers. The bath houses, for example, like to use 4626, because when   1   in Japanese, it has the   2   pronunciation as “have a good bath”.   3   the clothes shops and the butcher’s like 4129 better than   4  number because this number can either be read as “good dress”   5    “good meat”.

Since these numbers are   6   with something   7  , people can remember them very  8  , so they have   9   advertisements for shops.

On the other hand,   10   are also telephone numbers which are regarded as forbidden   11   the Japanese people. 1564, for example, has the sound of “kill people”   12   the number 4219 has   13   of “people die”.

At   14  , there are about forty-four million   15   in Japan, yet it is almost   16   for everyone to get a lucky telephone number. So these   17   have become commodities (商品) and can be   18   as goods. The   19   can reach as   20   as 222 thousand Japanese yen (日元).

1.A. read　　　　　　　　　　  B. listen 　　　　　　　　　　  C. hear　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. look

2.A. English　　　　　　　　  B. strange　　　　　　　　　　　　    C. different　　　　　　　　   D. same

3.A. For　　　　　　　　　　   B. Neither　　　　　　　　　　　　    C. Either　　　　　　　　　　   D. Both

4.A.any　　　　　　　　　　    B.rest　　　　　　　　　　　　   C.other　　　　　　　　　　　　 D.any other

5.A.but　　　　　　　　　　　　 B.or　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C.as　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D.and

6.A.joined　　　　　　　　　　 B.connected　　　　　　　　  C.fixed　　　　　　　　　　　　 D.mixed

7.A.to do　　　　　　　　　　  B.useful　　　　　　　　　　    C.nice　　　　　　　　　　　　  D.important

8.A.hard　　　　　　　　　　   B.slowly　　　　　　　　　　   C.much　　　　　　　　　　    D.easily

9.A.become　　　　　　　　  B.been　　　　　　　　　　　　  C.had　　　　　　　　　　　　   D.made

10.A.these　　　　　　　　    B.they　　　　　　　　　　　　  C.those　　　　　　　　　　    D.there

11.A.for　　　　　　　　　　   B.by　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C.with　　　　　　　　　　　　  D.to

12.A.but　　　　　　　　　　   B.because　　　　　　　　　　 C.as　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D.while

13.A.sound　　　　　　　　   B.meaning　　　　　　　　    C.that　　　　　　　　　　　　   D.this

14.A.times　　　　　　　　    B.present　　　　　　　　　　  C.last　　　　　　　　　　　　   D.first

15.A.shops　　　　　　　　   B.Japanese　　　　　　　　    C.telephones　　　　  　　   D.numbers

16.A.possible　　　　　　    B.impossible　　　　　　　　 C.easy　　　　　　　　　　　　  D.necessary

17.A.telephones　　　　　　 B.goods　　　　　　　　　　    C.shops　　　　　　　　　　    D.numbers

18.A.used　　　　　　　　　　 B.made　　　　　　　　　　　　 C.sold　　　　　　　　　　　　  D.stored

19.A.yen　　　　　　　　　　  B.money　　　　　　　　　　   C.telephone　　　　　　　　   D.prices

20.A.valuable　　　　　　    B.big　　　　　　　　　　　　    C.high　　　　　　　　　　　　  D.large

 

Miss Gogers taught physics in a New York school. Last month she explained to one of her classes about sound, and she decided to test them to see how successful she had been in her explanation. She said to them, “Now I have a brother in Los Angeles. If I was calling him on the phone and at the same time you were 75 feet away, listening to me from across the street, which of you would hear what I said earlier, my brother or you and for what reason?”

Tom at once answered, “Your brother. Because electricity travels faster than sound waves.” “That's every good,” Miss Gogers answered; but then one of the girls raised her hand, and Miss Gogers said. “Yes, Kate.”

“I disagree,” Kate said. “Your brother would hear you earlier because when it's 11 o'clock here it's only 8 o'clock in Los Angeles.”

1. Miss Gogers was teaching her class_________.

A. how to telephone 　                 B. about electricity 　

C. about time zone(时区) 　             D. about sound

2.Miss Gogers raised this question because she wanted to know whether______.

A. it was easy to phone to Los Angeles 　   B. her student could hear her from 75 feet away

C. her students had grasped（理解）her lesson .D. sound waves were slower than electricity

3.Tom thought that electricity was _________.

A. slower than sound waves　　         B. faster than sound waves

C. not so fast as sound waves 　　       D. as fast as sound waves

4.Kate thought Tom was wrong because _______.

A. clocks in Los Angeles showed a different time from those in New York

B. electricity was slower than sound waves

C. Tom was not good at physics at all

D. Tom's answer had nothing to do with sound waves

5.Whose answer do you think is correct according to the law of physics?

A. Tom's 　　B. Kate's 　　C. Bath A and B 　　D. Neither A nor B

 

Miss Gogers taught physics in a New York school. Last month she explained to one of her classes about sound, and she decided to test them to see how successful she had been in her explanation. She said to them,“Now I have a brother in Los Angeles. If I was calling him on the phone and at the same time you were 75 feet away, listening to me from across the street, which of you would hear what I said earlier, my brother or you and for what reason?”

　Tom at once answered,“Your brother. Because electricity travaels faster than sound waves.”“That’s every good,”Miss Gogers answered; but then one of the girls raised her hand, and Miss Gogers said.“Yes, Kate.”

　“I disagree,”Kate said.“Your brother would hear you earlier because when it’s 11 o’clock here it’s only 8 o’clock in Los Angeles.”

Miss Gogers was teaching her class_________.

A.how to telephone 　    B.about electricity 　 C.about time zone 　  D.about sound

Miss Gogers raised this question because she wanted to know whether______.

　A.it was easy to phone to Los Angeles

　B.her student could hear her from 75 feet away

　C.her students had a good command of her lesson about sound

　D.sound waves were slower than electricity

Tom thought that electricity was _________.

　A.slower than sound waves   　B.faster than sound waves

　C.not so fast as sound waves  　D.as fast as sound waves

Kate thought Tom was wrong because _______.

　A.clocks in Los Angeles showed a different time from those in New York

　B.electricity was slower than sound waves

　C.Tom was not good at physics at all

　D.Tom’s answer had nothing to do with sound waves

Whose answer do you think is correct according to the law of physics?

　A. Tom’s 　     　B. Kate’s 　　C. Bath A and B 　　D. Neither A nor B