—Have you found the problem with the computer ?

—Sorry. It ______ .

A．is checked

B．is being checked

C．has checked

D．was being checked

 

It was a Sunday morning, and I was in a terrible mood. Two of my friends had gone to the movies the night before and hadn’t invited me. I was in my room thinking of ways to make them sorry when my father came in. “Want to go for a ride, today, Beck? It’s a beautiful day.”

“No! Leave me alone!” Those were the last words I said to him that morning.

My friends called and invited me to go to the mall with them a few hours later. I forgot to be mad at them and went. I came home to find a note on the table. My mother put it where I would be sure to see it. “Dad has had an accident. Please meet us at Highland Park Hospital”.

When I reached the hospital, my mother came out and told me my father’s injuries were extensive. “Your father told the driver to leave him alone and just call 911, thank God! If he had moved Daddy, there’s no telling what might have happened. A broken rib (肋骨) might have pierced (穿透) a lung....”

My mother may have said more, but I didn’t hear. I didn’t hear anything except those terrible words: Leave me alone. My dad said them to save himself from being hurt more. How much had I hurt him when I hurled (愤慨地说出) those words at him earlier in the day?

It was several days later that he was finally able to have a conversation. I held his hand gently, afraid of hurting him.

“Daddy... I am so sorry....”

“It’s okay, sweetheart. I’ll be okay.”

“No,” I said, “I mean about what I said to you that day. You know, that morning?”

My father could no more tell a lie than he could fly. He looked at me and said, “Sweetheart, I don’t remember anything about that day, not before, during or after the accident. I remember kissing you goodnight the night before, though.” He managed a weak smile.

My English teacher once told me that words have immeasurable power. They can hurt or they can heal. And we all have the power to choose our words. I intend to do that very carefully from now on.

1.The author was in bad mood that morning because ________.

A. his father had a terrible accident

B. he couldn’t drive to the mall with his friends

C. his friends hadn’t invited him to the cinema

D. his father didn’t allow him to go out with his friends

2.Why did the author say sorry to his father in the hospital?

A. Because he didn’t go along with his father.

B. Because he was rude to his father that morning.

C. Because he failed to come earlier after the accident.

D. Because he couldn’t look after his father in the hospital.

3.The reason why the author’s father said he forgot everything about that day is that ________.

 A. he had a poor memory

B. he didn’t want to forgive his son

C. he just wanted to comfort his son

D. he lost his memory after the accident

4.What lesson did Beck learn from the matter?

A. Don’t treat your parents badly

B. Don’t hurt others with rude words

C. Don’t move the injured in an accident

D. Don’t be angry with friends at small things

 

---Have you finished the report?

--Sorry. It was so noisy in the office that I couldn’t________ down to write anything.

A. settle       B. put       C. sit       D. lie

 

     “I didn’t do anything!”  “Say you’re sorry!” “It’s not my fault!”

     Sound familiar? If so, you are like a lot of kids who sometimes ___36__ with their friends or family members. It’s not always easy to get ____ with others. Kids aren’t ___38__, so they sometimes do things that get them into ___39__. Saying “I’m sorry” can help.

     Saying you’re sorry is called apologizing. When you apologize, you’re telling someone that you’re sorry for the ___40__ you caused. When you apologize to someone, you stop to think  about the other person’s __41____, and you begin to feel sorry for your ___42__. You may even feel ___43__ or ashamed if you did something that you knew was ___44__ even if what happened was an accident or you didn’t do it ___45__. You would probably ___46__ feel sorry if you knew the other person’s feelings were hurt.

    Kids might need to apologize if they did something they knew was wrong. __47___ can apologize, too — to other grown-ups or even to ___48__. After all, grown-ups also make ___49__ sometimes. By apologizing when they are wrong, grown-ups can ___50_ a good example and show kids how to do the right thing and apologize when they ___51___.

Sometimes a heartfelt “I’m sorry” ___52___ everything right away. Other times, it might take a while for a person to feel friendly after you ___53__. You might need to give them   ___54___. Even after you say you’re sorry, you might still feel ___55___ for what you said or did, but you can feel good about apologizing and about making up your mind to do better.

36. A. discuss                       B. argue                       C. talk                          D. agree 

37. A. get along                   B. catch up                   C. go on                 D. keep on

38. A. good                         B. kind                         C. perfect                            D. successful

39. A. anger                B. difficulty          C. danger            D. trouble

40. A. damage                      B. injury                      C. hurt                         D. harm

41. A. feelings            B. opinions           C. dreams            D. memories

42. A. idea                           B. fighting                    C. manner                    D. fault

43. A. embarrassed               B. happy                      C. disappointed             D. serious

44. A. unfair                        B. wrong                      C. right                        D. reasonable

45. A. under way              B. in need                  C. by chance                 D. on purpose

46. A. sometimes                  B. never                       C. hardly                      D. still

47. A. Children           B. Grown-ups         C. Friends            D. Citizens

48. A. parents                      B. workmates                C. kids                         D. managers

49. A. money                       B. mistakes                   C. differences               D. changes

50. A. set                             B. take                         C. follow                      D. stand

51. A. want                          B. need                        C. expect                      D. like

52. A. removes                  B. ends                   C. fixes                        D. changes

53. A. excuse                      B. apologize                   C. decide                   D. regret

54. A. energy                    B. space                       C. help                         D. time

55. A. bad                           B. relaxed                     C. awake                   D. hurt

It was a Sunday morning, and I was in a terrible mood. Two of my friends had gone to the movies the night before and hadn’t invited me．I was in my room thinking of ways to make them sorry when my father came in. “Want to go for a ride，today，Beck? It’s a beautiful day.”

         “No ! Leave me alone!”Those were the last words I said to him that morning．

         My friends called and invited me to go to the mall with them a few hours later．I forgot to be mad at them and went. I came home to find a note on the table. My mother put it where I would be sure to see it. “Dad has had an accident. Please meet us at Highland Park Hospital”．

    When I reached the hospital，my mother came out and told me my father’s injuries were extensive（大量）. “Your father told the driver to leave him alone and just call 911，thank God! If he had moved Daddy，there’s no telling what might have happened．A broken rib（肋骨）might have pierced（穿透）a lung….”

         My mother may have said more，but I didn’t hear．I didn’t hear anything except those terrible

words：Leave me alone．My dad said them to save himself from being hurt more．How much had I hurt him when I hurled(猛投) those words at him earlier in the day?

    It was several days later that he was finally able to have a conversation．I held his hand gently, afraid of hurting him．

         “Daddy… I am so sorry….”

         “It’s okay，sweetheart．I'll be okay．”

         “No，”I said，“I mean about what I said to you that day．You know, that morning?”

         My father could no more tell a lie than he could fly．He looked at me and said．“Sweetheart,

I don’t remember anything about that day， not before，during or after the accident.I remember kissing you good night the night before，though．”He managed a weak smile．

    My English teacher once told me that words have immeasurable power．They can hurt or they

can heal．And we all have the power to choose our words. I intend to do that very carefully from now on.

1.The author was in bad mood that morning because ________.

    A．his father had a terrible accident

    B．he couldn’t drive to the mall with his friends

    C．his friends hadn’t invited him to the cinema

    D．his father didn’t allow him to go out with his friends

2.Why did the author say sorry to his father in the hospital?

         A．Because he didn’t go along with his father．

         B．Because he was rude to his father that morning．

         C．Because he failed to come earlier after the accident．

         D．Because he couldn’t look after his father in the hospital

3.The reason why the author’s father said he forgot everything about that day is that ________.

         A．he had a poor memory

         B．he didn’t want to comfort his son

         C．he just wanted to comfort his son

         D．he lost his memory after the accident

4.What lesson did Beck learn from the matter?

         A．Don’t treat your parents badly．

         B．Don’t hurt others with rude words．

         C．Don’t move the injured in an accident．

         D．Don’t be angry with friends at small things