My father died when I was a few months old． After his death, my mother moved back to Louisville, Kentucky, where __1__ had grown up． We lived in a small house with her older sister, Marion, and their mother． This was a time when being a single __2___ was still considered unusual．

When I was small, there was a children’s book called The Happy Family, and it was a real piece of work． Dad worked all day log at the office, Mom cooked in the kitchen, and brother and sister always had friends sleeping over． The image of the family in this book was typical （典型的） of the time． It looked __3___ like my family, but luckily that wasn’t the way I heard it． The way my Aunt Marion read it to me made the story really __4__．

Kind-hearted and open-minded, my aunt was the one who played baseball with me, who took me horseback riding, who took me to the father-son dinners and who gave me lessons on how to drive． Believing that anything __5__ was probably good for, she __6__ to get a loan （贷款） so that I could go to Africa to work as a volunteer, which was my most important experience．

As a young girl, Aunt Marion always planned to have a large number of children of her own, but she never got married．This __7__ that she was free to spend all her time taking care of me．Many people say we have a lot in common．She always __8__ me to do my best． She never __9__ to make me believe that I could do anything with my life that I wanted, if I only tried hard enough．

For more than sixty years, Aunt Marion didn’t and still don’t think of herself． __10__ she is forced to come up to the front, my aunt will stand in the back in family photos, and she doesn’t think that her efforts have made much __11___．I honor my aunt, who taught me the things my __12___ couldn’t．So every June for the past 40 years, in growing thankfulness to my Aunt Marion, I’ve sent her a Father’s Day card．

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

2． A． man                   B． family                  C． parent                 D． child

3． A． nothing               B． anything              C． everything           D． something

4． A． surprising            B． boring                 C． sad                     D． funny

5． A． interesting         B． pleasant               C． impossible   D． unusual

6． A． decided               B． afforded              C． offered               D． prepared

7． A． said                    B． meant                 C． proved                D． showed

8． A． allowed               B． afforded              C． offered               D． forced

9． A． hoped                 B． agreed                C． stopped              D． tailed

10． A． Unless              B． Although             C． Since                  D． Before

11． A． difference          B． progress             C． trouble                       D． sense

12． A． Teachers            B． mother                       C． father                        D． friends

    Recently, a book written by former President Clinton has gone on sale in the United States and Europe．Experts say it had record sales for a nonfiction book．  1  ，the book My Life has  sold one million copies．

    2  took Bill Clinton almost two years to write more than 900-page book．The book’s publisher reportedly  3  Mr. Clinton 10 million dollars to write My Life．The book begins with  his birth and ends with die present day．

    In the book，Bill Clinton tells  4  his parents，Virginia Kelly and William Blythe．His father died before he was born．He describes his family life in the southern state of Arkansas with  his mother  5  grandparents．He tells about his stepfather，Roger Clinton，and his younger  brother．Roger．He tells about his friends and the schools he  6  ．

    Bill Clinton describes his college and law school days，meeting and marrying Hillary Rodham and the  7  of their daughter，Chelsea．He goes on to describe his  8  in Arkansas politics．his terms as governor，his presidential campaigns and his two administrations．He writes about his unusual relationship with a young White House worker，Monica Lewinsky，and his    9  of regret that it ever happened．

    He tells about his marriage and his daughter，Chelsea．He describes his  10  and failures  as President. And he writes about what he feels for becoming President.

    Critics have not been kind to Mr. Clinton’s writing abilities．They have called the book uninteresting and poorly   11  ．But the American people do not seem to care what the crities say. They want to read   12   Bill Clinton has written．

    Many people waited in line at stores to buy the book and have Mr. Clinton  13  ．They say  they want to read it to better understand the former president and his effect on the country．And  they want to know how Mr. Clinton feels about  14  that happened during his presidency．One  bookstore official said，“People are buying the book  15  ．they want to know what Bill Clinton  has to say，not how he says it．”

1．A．So far    B．In the past    C．At times          D．Long ago

2．A．That        B．It                 C．This                      D．Those

3．A．give        B．sends            C．paid               D．took

4．A．on           B．around          C．about              D．with

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

6．A．attended     B．joined           C．learned            D．studied

7．A．come      B．birth             C．fall                 D．arrive

8．A．rise         B．improve         C．high               D．better

9．A．idea         B．way              C．plan               D．feelings

10．A．successes B．progress         C．fight               D．hard work

11．A．thought  B．written          C．describe          D．makes

12．A．what    B．where           C．which             D．why

13．A．draw    B．signature        C．sign               D．write

14．A．some    B．all                 C．any                 D．what

15．A．if          B．before           C．unless             D．because

Johnny lived with his mother and father in a small town in the mountains
One day there was an earthquake near the town. Many houses were damaged(被损坏的). Everyone thought that there would soon be another earthquake.
They were worried that the second earthquake would be worse than the first.
“We must send Johnny to a safe place,” Johnny’s mother said to her husband. “Many of our friends are sending their children to relatives（亲戚） in other towns,’
“We’ll send him to my brother, Peter,” Johnny’s father said. “He lives a long way away. Johnny will be safe with him.’
He telephoned Johnny’s Uncle Peter and asked him if he would let Johnny live with him.
“He’s a good boy,” he said. “He won’t give you any trouble.’
“All right,’ Johnny’s Uncle Peter said, “but I’m not used to children. I live a very quiet and peaceful life.”
“You won’t know Johnny’s in the house,” his father told him.
So Johnny, who was five, went to live with his uncle.
Two days later, his mother and father received a telegram（电报）from Peter.
It said: “I am returning the child. Please send an earthquake.”
【小题1】Where did Johnny and his parents live?

 Johnny lived with his mother and father in a small town in the mountains

One day there was an earthquake near the town. Many houses were damaged(被损坏的). Everyone thought that there would soon be another earthquake.

They were worried that the second earthquake would be worse than the first.

“We must send Johnny to a safe place,” Johnny’s mother said to her husband. “Many of our friends are sending their children to relatives（亲戚） in other towns,’

“We’ll send him to my brother, Peter,” Johnny’s father said. “He lives a long way away. Johnny will be safe with him.’

He telephoned Johnny’s Uncle Peter and asked him if he would let Johnny live with him.

“He’s a good boy,” he said. “He won’t give you any trouble.’

“All right,’ Johnny’s Uncle Peter said, “but I’m not used to children. I live a very quiet and peaceful life.”

“You won’t know Johnny’s in the house,” his father told him.

So Johnny, who was five, went to live with his uncle.

Two days later, his mother and father received a telegram（电报）from Peter.

It said: “I am returning the child. Please send an earthquake.”

1.Where did Johnny and his parents live?

A．in a big town       B．near the sea       C．in the mountains    D．with his Uncle Peter

2.Why did Johnny‘s parents send him away?

A．He was a naughty (顽皮的) boy.             B．Their house was damaged.

C．They did not want him to get hurt.           D．His uncle wanted to see him.

3.Why was Uncle Peter worried about Jonny coming to live with him?

A．He was not used to children.

B．He was an old man.

C．He lived a long way from the mountains.

D．He had never met Jonny before.

4.Why did Uncle Peter send Johnny back home?

A．There was an earthquake in his town.

B．The boy was more trouble than an earthquake.

C．Johnny was not happy with him.

D．His parents wanted him back.