________ away until I ________ back.

1. A.
   Not to go; come
2. B.
   To go; will come
3. C.
   Don't go; will come
4. D.
   Don't go; come

The House with Golden Windows

    Mary lived in a small, poor house on a hill. When she was young,   1   would play in the small garden. There she was able to  2   a wonderful house high on the other hill – and this house had golden windows, so shining that the little girl would  3   of how fantastic it would be to live in a house with golden windows instead of a common house   4   hers. Though she loved her parents, she still dreamed all day about how exciting it   5 feel to live there.

    One day, she asked her mother if she could go for a bike ride outside. Her mother finally   6   her to go. The day was beautiful and she knew exactly   7   she was going! She rode her bike until she got near to the gate of the golden house across on the other hill. She was so   8   as she saw all the windows were simple and rather dirty, showing that the house stood derelict（遗弃）.

    So sad she didn’t go any further and turned,   9   broken as she rode on her bike. As she went back she was surprised to see a little house with golden windows as the sun shone on her own   10  .

    She realized that she had been living in her golden house and all the  11   she found there was what made her home the ‘golden house’. Everything she dreamed was  12   there in front of her nose!

1. A. she                B. he              C. you                   D. I

 2. A. buy                 B. build          C. see                   D. make

 3. A. talk                 B. think          C. hear                  D. dream

   4. A. of                   B. as              C. like                   D. with

 5. A. might              B. must          C. may                  D. could

   6. A. invited             B. agreed        C. let                     D. allowed

7. A. what               B. where        C. why                  D. how

   8. A. disappointed     B. excited       C. surprised           D. tired

   9. A. heart               B. life             C. way                  D. wish

   10. A. bike               B. mom          C. home                D. family

   11. A. fun                B. love           C. hope                 D. change

   12. A. once                     B. not             C. also                  D. right

Ever since I was a child, my mouth has caused me trouble. I’m not a bad person; I have just had a hard time learning when to keep my mouth closed.

  My mom has told me again and again, “Robert, your constant bad words are hurting me. If you continue to be this rude, you will get into big trouble.”

  It’s been a problem at school several times, too, when teachers have told me something I didn’t want to hear. I used to feel it was my duty to stand up for myself and tell them off.

  One day in English class I began working on my homework until I heard a classmate talking behind me. It was Nathaniel, talking to himself as usual.

  I said ever so nicely, “Nathaniel, would you be quiet?”

  Nathaniel continued talking to himself. I quickly shouted, “Nathaniel, shut up!”

  For the next five minutes, we threw hurtful words back and forth at each other.

  “At least I don’t have an ugly lazy eye like you!” I shouted.

  I knew this would bother him deep inside. It would hurt his feelings and shut him up.

  What I said filled him with anger. He tried to reach over my seat and grab (抓住) me as he shouted, “That’s it! That’s it!”

　Surprised at his reaction, I sat back in seat. Never had I seen Nathaniel act like this before.

  Later on, we were taken to the principal’s (校长) office.

  There, the principal told us to discuss the matter. It wasn’t until then that I finally found that when I hurt someone physically, the wounds (伤口) eventually heal(痊愈). But when I hurt them with my words, sometimes the pain never goes away.

  At the end of the discussion, I said sorry to Nathaniel.

  When I headed back to my room, I spent some time praying (祈祷). I began to think about how often what I said hurt others. But I believe that as I keep praying and asking God to help me, He’ll tell me when to keep my mouth closed.