A few weeks after my first wife, Georgia, was called to heaven, I was cooking dinner for my son and myself. For a 　31 , I had decided on frozen peas. As I was cutting open the bag, it 32 from my hand and crashed to the floor. The peas, like marbles (弹珠), 　33 everywhere. I tried to use a broom (扫帚), 　34 with each swipe they just rolled across the kitchen.

For the next week, every time I was in the 　35 , I found a pea — in a corner, or behind a table leg. They kept 　36 . Eight months later I pulled out the refrigerator to clean behind it, and 37 twelve frozen peas hidden underneath (在底下)．

At the time I found those few remaining 　38 , I was in a new relationship with a wonderful 　39 I’d met in a support group. After we married, I was reminded of those peas 40 the refrigerator, and realized that my 　41 had been like that bag of frozen peas. It had shattered (破碎). My wife had died; I was in a new city with a busy job, and with a son having trouble 　42 his new surroundings and the 　43 of his mother. I was a bag of spilled frozen peas; my life had come apart and scattered (散开)．

When life gets you 　44 , when everything you know comes apart, and when you think you’ll never make it, 　45 that it’s just a bag of scattered frozen peas. The peas can be 46 , and life will move on. You’ll find all the peas eventually, including the ones that are hardest to 　47 . And when you’ve got them 　48 , you’ll start to feel whole again.

The life you know can break apart at any time. But you’ll have to 　49 , and how fast you collect your peas depends on you. Will you keep scattering them around with a broom, 50 will you pick them up one by one and put your life back together?

31. A. vegetable　　　　　 B. fruit　　　　　　　　 C. drink　　　　　　　　 D. meat

32. A. moved　　　　　　　 B. walked　　　　　　 C. ran　　　　　　　　　 D. slipped

33. A. rubbed　　　　　　　 B. rolled　　　　　　　 C. grew　　　　　　　　 D. existed

34. A. but　　　　　　　　　　 B. and　　　　　　　　　 C. although　　　　　 D. so

35. A. bedroom　　　　　　 B. living room　　　 C. kitchen　　　　　　 D. storeroom

36. A. getting up　　　　　 B. turning up　　　　 C. taking up　　　　　 D. using up

37. A. found　　　　　　　　 B. ate　　　　　　　　　 C. left　　　　　　　　　 D. planted

38. A. presents　　　　　　　　　　 B. cans　　　　　　　　 C. vegetables　　　　 D. peas

39. A. man　　　　　　　　　 B. child　　　　　　　　 C. woman　　　　　　 D. boy

40. A. under　　　　　　　　 B. above　　　　　　　 C. for　　　　　　　　　 D. beside

41. A. wife　　 　　　　　 B. life　　　　　　　　　 C. son　　　　　　　　　 D. friend

42. A. turning to　　　　　 B. leading to　　　　　 C. getting used to　 D. adding to

43. A. thank　　　　　　　　 B. love　　　　　　　　 C. help　　　　　　　　 D. loss

44. A. down　　　　　　　　 B. near　　　　　　　　 C. close 　　　　　　 D. wide

45. A. realize　　　　　　　　 B. remember　　　　 C. regret　　　　　　　 D. hope

46. A. grew　　　　　　　　 B. bought　　　　　　　　　　 C. collected　　　　　 D. frozen

47. A. find　　　　　　　　　 B. eat　　　　　　　　　 C. cook　　　　　　　　 D. get

48. A. both　　　　　　　　　 B. all　　　　　　　　　　 C. either 　　　　　　 D. each

49. A. call on　　　　　　　 B. move on　　　　　 C. bring on　　　　　 D. put on

50. A. while　　　　　　　　 B. because　　　　　　 C. since　　　　　　　　 D. or

Language learning begins with listening. Children are greatly different in the amount of listening they do before they start speaking, and later starters are often long listeners. Most children will “obey” spoken instructions some time before they can speak, though the word “obey” is hardly accurate as a description of the eager and delighted cooperation usually shown by the child. Before they can speak, many children will also ask questions by gesture and by making questioning noises. Any attempt to study the development from the noises babies make to their first spoken words leads to considerable difficulties. It is agreed that they enjoy making noises, and that during the first few months one or two noises sort themselves as particularly expressive as delight, pain, friendliness, and so on. But since these can’t be said to show the baby’s intention to communicate, they can hardly be regarded as early forms of language. It is agreed, too, that from about three months they play with sounds for enjoyment, and that by six months they are able to add new words to their store. This self-imitation（模仿）leads on to deliberate（有意的）imitation of sounds made or words spoken to them by other people. The problem then arises as to the point at which one can say that these imitations can be considered as speech. It is a problem we need to get out. The meaning of a word depends on what a particular person means by it in a particular situation and it is clear that what a child means by a word will change as he gains more experience of the world .Thus the use at seven months of “mama” as a greeting for his mother cannot be dismissed as a meaningless sound simply because he also uses it at other times for his father, his dog, or anything else he likes. Playful and meaningless imitation of what other people say continues after the child has begun to speak for himself, I doubt, however whether anything is gained when parents take advantage of this ability in an attempt to teach new sounds.

1．. Before children start speaking，what is greatly different?________.

A. the amount of listening     

B. a number of listening

C. the sound of listening

D. the meaning of listening

2. starters are often long listeners, the sentence means one can ________.

A. be hard to speak fluently

B. begin to speak quickly

C. start with listening

D. often take a long time in learning to listen properly

3. these can not be said to show a baby’s intention to speak, these refer to  ________.

A. pain　　 

B. happiness

C. kindness

D. above of all

4. according to the writer, we can draw a conclusion that  ________.

A. children are fond of imitating

B. these imitation can be considered as speech

C. children get more experience of the world

D. children’s use  of  words are often meaningless when a child is six months, he

5. When a child is six months, he can  ________.

A. call his mama

B. imitate many languages

C. store new words

D. play with sounds

Making friends is a skill. Like most skills, it improves with    1   . If you want to meet people and make friends, you must be able to take    2   . You must first go    3    there are people. You won't make friends staying home alone.

       4    a club or a group, for talking with those who    5    the same interests as you do is easier.    6    join someone in some activity.

    Many people are    7    when talking to people.    8    meeting strangers means facing the unknown. And it's human    9    to feel a bit uncomfortable about the unknown.

    Most of our fears about dealing with new people come from    10    about ourselves. We 11    other people are judging us, find us too small or too short, too this or too that.    12  don't forget that they must be feeling the same way. Try to accept yourself    13    you are, and try to put the other person at ease. You'll never feel more    14   .

    Try to act self-confident even if you don't feel that way when you enter a room full of    15 such as a new classroom, walk tall and straight, look    16    at other people and smile. If you see someone you'd like to speak, to    17    something to, don't wait for the other person to start a conversation.

    Just meeting someone    18    doesn't mean that you will make friends with that person—friendship is    19    on mutual liking and “give and take”. They take time and    20    to develop. And there are things that keep a new friendship from growing.

    1．

A. age　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. practice

C. skill　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. everything

    2．

A. photos　　　　　　　　　　    B. actions

C. place　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. troubles

    3．

A. where　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. that

C. which　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. when

    4．

A. Form　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. Buy

C. Use　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. Join

    5．

A. have　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. share

C. keep　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. like

    6．

A. So　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. Or

C. However　　　　　　　　　　 D. But

    7．

A. afraid　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. fearful

C. nervous　　　　　　　　　　  D. familiar

    8．

A. Above all　　　　　　　　　　 B. In all

C. To all　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. After all

    9．

A. nature　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. need

C. habit　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. custom

    10．

A. facts 　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. doubts

C. wonders　　　　　　　　　　 D. beliefs

    11．

A. suggest　　　　　　　　　　   B. consider

C. doubt　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. imagine

    12．

A. And　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. Therefore

C. But　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. So

    13．

A. what　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. who

C. that　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. as

    14．

A. dangerous　　　　　　　　   B. useful

C. familiar　　　　　　　　　　   D. comfortable

    15．

A. strangers　　　　　　　　    B. people

C. classmates　　　　　　　　  D. students

    16．

A. anxiously　　　　　　　　    B. friendly

C. curiously　　　　　　　　    D. directly

    17．

A. speak　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. talk

C. say　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. tell

    18．

A. strange　　　　　　　　　　   B. new

C. familiar　　　　　　　　　　   D. tiresome

    19．

A. depended　　　　　　　　    B. laid

C. taken　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. based

    20．

A. money　　　　　　　　　　    B. energy

C. effort　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. trouble

       4    a club or a group, for talking with those who    5    the same interests as you do is easier.    6    join someone in some activity.

    Many people are    7    when talking to people.    8    meeting strangers means facing the unknown. And it's human    9    to feel a bit uncomfortable about the unknown.

    Most of our fears about dealing with new people come from    10    about ourselves. We 11    other people are judging us, find us too small or too short, too this or too that.    12  don't forget that they must be feeling the same way. Try to accept yourself    13    you are, and try to put the other person at ease. You'll never feel more    14   .

    Try to act self-confident even if you don't feel that way when you enter a room full of    15 such as a new classroom, walk tall and straight, look    16    at other people and smile. If you see someone you'd like to speak, to    17    something to, don't wait for the other person to start a conversation.

    Just meeting someone    18    doesn't mean that you will make friends with that person—friendship is    19    on mutual liking and “give and take”. They take time and    20    to develop. And there are things that keep a new friendship from growing.

    1．

A. age　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. practice

C. skill　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. everything

    2．

A. photos　　　　　　　　　　    B. actions

C. place　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. troubles

    3．

A. where　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. that

C. which　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. when

    4．

A. Form　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. Buy

C. Use　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. Join

    5．

A. have　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. share

C. keep　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. like

    6．

A. So　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. Or

C. However　　　　　　　　　　 D. But

    7．

A. afraid　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. fearful

C. nervous　　　　　　　　　　  D. familiar

    8．

A. Above all　　　　　　　　　　 B. In all

C. To all　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. After all

    9．

A. nature　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. need

C. habit　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. custom

    10．

A. facts 　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. doubts

C. wonders　　　　　　　　　　 D. beliefs

    11．

A. suggest　　　　　　　　　　   B. consider

C. doubt　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. imagine

    12．

A. And　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. Therefore

C. But　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. So

    13．

A. what　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. who

C. that　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. as

    14．

A. dangerous　　　　　　　　   B. useful

C. familiar　　　　　　　　　　   D. comfortable

    15．

A. strangers　　　　　　　　    B. people

C. classmates　　　　　　　　  D. students

    16．

A. anxiously　　　　　　　　    B. friendly

C. curiously　　　　　　　　    D. directly

    17．

A. speak　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. talk

C. say　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. tell

    18．

A. strange　　　　　　　　　　   B. new

C. familiar　　　　　　　　　　   D. tiresome

    19．

A. depended　　  &
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C. taken　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. based

    20．

A. money　　　　　　　　　　    B. energy

C. effort　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. trouble