Feeling exhausted and hopeless, I began walking to my car. Every step seemed tiring, and every step was another to survive. As I looked up into the sky I thought about how my grandmother had left me, and my anger began to return. I was annoyed by the loss, and my belief in God was beginning to fade. I couldn’t understand why these things happened. So as I stood in a public parking lot a million questions formed in my mind. Why did this happen to me? Aren’t we supposed to get signs from the people that pass on? Why did I not feel her presence anymore? Is there a heaven?

         Suddenly, a woman driving right by my side rolled down her window and distracted my unanswered thoughts. “Excuse me, excuse me, excuse me,” she said loudly. Thinking she was going to ask for my parking spot, I simply pointed to my car. The thought of having to say where my car was seemed like too much to bear. “No, excuse me,” she said again.

         At this point, I felt I had no choice but to see what this annoying lady wanted. As I got closer, I was startled—was this my grandmother’s nurse, Adu, who lived with her during her final months? I soon realized that she wasn’t, although the resemblance was unusual. Then, I realized that this Adu was searching for something in her bag. Surprisingly, I was overcome by a sense of relief that led me to be patient the entire time the lady was searching. Others would be nervous by a stranger reaching in their bag, but I wasn’t. She finally reached to the very bottom of her bag and handed me a three-page booklet. “It looks like you need this,” she said calmly with a warm smile on her face.

         I looked down at the mysterious and obviously used booklet and on the front cover in big bold letters read “What Hope for Dead Loved Ones?”

         It took me only a few seconds to comprehend the exchange with this woman, but by the time I looked up, she was gone.

         I walked slowly into my car holding the tiny little book that was given to me with fear that it would fly away in the wind. I didn’t know what it was exactly, but I knew that if my grandmother had anything to do with that I didn’t want to let it go.

         I felt a sense of relaxation as I opened the first page. It explained how people pass on, but their spirit remains with us. This was the first time since my grandma had passed that I felt her with me, just like I had wanted. I didn’t know whether to laugh or cry, but I did know that I finally felt happiness from the surprising change in events.

         I couldn’t, and still can’t, believe what had happened to me on that day. I don’t remember the specific details that you usually hear about like what the person was wearing, the time of day, or even the weather, but it doesn’t matter. It was a random day in November when my life turned back around and I began to feel hope again. It was real. It was a miracle. And, I’ll remember it for the rest of my life.

1.The author refused to say anything to the woman but just pointed to her own car at first mainly because ______.

A. the author did not know the woman

B. the woman interrupted the author’s thoughts

C. the author thought she wanted to use the vacant parking space

D. the author was too weak to say anything

2.What can we learn about the author’s grandmother?

A. She often made the author angry.  B. She left nothing to the author.

C. She was kind to the author.         D. She lost faith in God.

3.What can be inferred from the passage?

A. The author and the woman became good friends later.

B. The woman turned out to be the author’s grandmother’s nurse.

C. The author knows the specific details about this experience.

D. The author was very grateful to the unknown woman.

4.What would be the best title for the passage?

A. Miracle at the Parking Lot       B. What Hope for Dead Loved Ones?

C. True Love for My Grandmother   D. Adu, My Grandmother’s Nurse

Feeling tired lately? Has the doctor said he can’t find anything wrong with you? Perhaps he sent you to a hospital, but all the advanced equipment there shows that there is nothing wrong.

Then consider this, you might be in a state of subhealth（亚健康）.

Subhealth, also called the third state or grey state, is explained as an indefinate state between health and disease. According to an investigation by the National Health Organization, over 45 per cent of subhealthy people are middle-aged or elderly. The percentage is even higher among people who work in management position as well as students around exam.

Symptoms（症状）include a lack of energy, depression, slow reactions, insomnia（失眠）,Worries and poor memory. Others symptoms include shortness of breath, sweating and aching in the waist and legs.

The key to preventing and recovering from subhealth, according to some medical experts, is to form good living habits, alternate work with rest, exercise regularly, and take part in open-air activities.

As for meals, people are advised to eat less salt and sugar. They should eat more fresh vegetables, fruits and fish, because they are rich in nutritional（营养的）elements—vitamins and tiny elements—that are important to the body.

Nutrition experts point out that it is not good to eat too much at one meal because it may cause unhealthy changes in the digestive tract. They also say that a balanced diet is very helpful in avoiding subhealth.

1.According to this passage, when you are in a state of subhealth, you should       .

2.Middle-aged people may feel subhealthy, because they       .

3.As for food, experts suggest that we should        .

4.The underlined word “alternate” in this passage means        .

Feeling tired lately? Has the doctor said he cannot find anything wrong with you? Perhaps he sent you to a hospital, but all the advanced equipments there shows that there is nothing wrong.

Then consider this, you might be in a state of sub-health(亚健康).

Sub-health, also called the third state or gray state, is explained as a borderline(不明确的)state between health and disease. According to an investigation by the National Health organization, over 45 per cent of sub-healthy people are middle-aged or elderly. The percentage is even higher among people who work in management positions as well as students around exam time.

Symptoms(症状)include a lack of energy, depression, slow reactions, insomnia(失眠), agitation(忧虑), and poor memory. Other symptoms include shortness of breath, sweating and aching in the waist and legs.

The key to preventing and recovering from sub-health, according to some medical experts, is to form good living habits, alternate work with rest, exercise regularly, and take part in open-air activities.

As for meals, people are advised to eat less salt and sugar. They should also eat more fresh vegetables, fruits, fish because they are rich in nutritional(营养的)elements—vitamins and trace elements(微量元素)—that are important to the body.

Nutrition experts point out that it is not good to eat too much at one meal because it may cause unhealthy changes in the digestive tract(消化道). They also say that a balanced diet is very helpful in avoiding sub-health.

1. Middle-aged people may feel sub-healthy, because____.

　 A. they have used up their energy

　 B. they have lost their living hopes

　 C. they have more pressure in life and work

　 D. they begin to get older

2. As for food, experts suggest that ____.

　 A. we should never eat meat

　 B. we should have meals with less salt and sugar

　 C. we should eat less

　 D. we should have meals without salt or sugar

3. The underlined word “alternate” in this passage means ____.

　 A. arrange by turns　　　　　　　 B. cause to take place

　 C. keep up　　　　　　　　 D. take up

You feel happiest when you create a healthy balance between giving and receiving. If you give and give without making time to fill your own needs, then it’s likely you will burn out, or feel upset .When you take and take without giving anything back, you never feel fulfilled, so you are always searching for ways to fill the void in your life.

       The way to create a healthy balance between giving and receiving is to know and then live by your values. I break values up into two groups which I call being and having values. Your being values are the character traits of the ideal person you would like to be. I suggest to my clients that they choose three being values that they are willing to make a commitment to live by. An example of some being values are: kind, loving, generous, inspirational, peaceful, wise and even powerful. By acting on these values you give to others through your actions and you inspire others by being a positive role model. Mastering being these character traits becomes your life purpose.

       Your having values are the feelings you need to create in order to be happy. These could be companionship, achievement, support, being valued or financial security. This is what you receive. You take responsibility for filling your own needs by taking steps to create these feelings and conditions in your life.

       When you make a commitment to live by your being values, it becomes easier to make conscious choices rather than reactionary ones. If your usual pattern is to talk about your problems, you could choose to think and act like a calm person. A calm person might go for a walk, meditate, or set a time limit before responding. If your usual pattern is to worry, you could choose to act like a responsible or wise person. In other words, you would act like the person you choose to be—this is the key to personal power.

       When you choose to act on your values, you not only feel good about yourself, you reinforce your chosen beliefs. Over time acting in this way changes how you see the world, and in turn the way other people think of you.

The main purpose of this passage is to     .

       A. persuade the readers to make a commitment

       B. explain to the readers what personal values are

       C. inform the readers how to be truly happy

       D. instruct the readers how to make wise choices

According to the text, living by your being values, you would     .

       A. gain a lot of power        B. form positive personality

       C. seek all human virtues      D. fill your own needs

The underlined word “void” in Paragraph 1 means     .

       A. a feeling of emptiness       B. an absence of one’s mind

       C. a break of continuity      D. a state of confusion

What can be inferred from the text?

       A. Having values are better than being values.

       B. A calm person does not choose to complain.

       C. The way other people think of you decides who you are.

       D. A responsible person does not care about financial security.