Linda Evans was my best friend—like the sister I never had. We did everything together: piano lessons, movies, swimming, horseback riding.

When I was 13, my family moved away. Linda and I kept in touch through letters, and we saw each other on special time—like my wedding and Linda’s. Soon we were busy with children and moving to new homes, and we wrote less often. One day a card that I sent came back, stamped “Address Unknown. ” I had no idea how to find Linda.

Over the years, I missed Linda very well. I wanted to share happiness of my children and then grandchildren. And I needed to share my sadness when my brother and then mother died. There was an empty place in my heart that only a friend like Linda could fill.

One day I was reading a newspaper when I noticed a photo of a young woman who looked very much like Linda and whose last name was Wagman — Linda’s married name. “There must be thousands of Wagmans,” I thought, but J still wrote to her.

She called as soon as she got my letter. “Mrs Tobin!” she said excitedly, “Linda Evans Wagman is my mother. ”

Minutes later I heard a voice that I knew very much, even after 40 years, laughed and cried and caught up on each other’s lives. Now the empty place in my heart is filled. And there’s one thing that Linda and I know for sure: We won’t lose each other again!

根據(jù)以上短文內(nèi)容，然后從每題所給的四個選項中選擇最佳選項。

1.The writer went to piano lessons with Linda Evans _______.

A. at the age of 13

B. before she got married

C. after they moved to new homes

D. before the writer’s family moved away

2.They didn’t often write to each other because they _______.

A. got married

B. had little time to do so

C. didn’ t like writing letters

D. could see each other on special time

3.There was an empty place in the writer’s heart be­cause she _______.

A. was in trouble

B. didn’t know Linda’s address

C. received the card that she sent

D. didn’t have a friend like Linda to share her happi­ness or sadness

4. The writer was happy when she _______.

A. read the newspaper

B. heard Linda’s voice on the phone

C. met a young woman who looked a lot like Linda

D. wrote to the woman whose last name was Wagman

5.They haven’t kept in touch _______.

A. for about 40 years

B. for about 27 years

C. since they got married

D. since the writer’s family moved away

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It began with one red paper clip (回形針) and ended with a house. Kyle MacDonald, a 26-year-old Canadian, got a three-bedroomed house through 14 trades (交換) that started with a single red paper clip.

Encouraged by Kyle's successful experience, now more and more young people around the world are starting their own trading activities. They set up websites where people can trade things they do not usually use with other people. A website called Peerflix allows people to trade their used DVDs. These traders usually prefer face-to-face tracing, which means they don't have to worry about who is going to pay for the delivery (遞送).

Last year, a young girl in Beijing decided to follow the example of Kyle. She started with a paper clip and hoped to get a house in the end. After several trades she now has a piano which is worth more than 10,000 yuan. But she may still have a long way to go.

You may be puzzled about why people are doing this. In fact, everyone in the trade activities gets things that are useful to them. Just as Kyle said, "What's more important to a man dying of thirst in the desert--one million dollars or a glass of water?" Kyle's words probably show why these trades are popular among young people.

1.What did Kyle get in the end through 14 trades?

__________________________________________________________

2.Where can people trade things they do not usually use?

__________________________________________________________

3.Why do these traders usually prefer face-to-face trading?

__________________________________________________________

4.How can the Chinese girl's dream come true?

__________________________________________________________

5.Why are the trade activities popular among young people?

__________________________________________________________

_____ amazing news！_____ one-year-old child can draw such a beautiful picture.

A. What, A B. How an, An C. How, A D. What an, An

—Don't forget to come to our school assembly(集會)tomorrow morning.

—I won't. I was___________ just now.

A. reminded B. promised

C. allowed D. required

—To achieve a bright future, we should______ study hard____ keep in good health.

—I agree with you.

A. not; but B. not only; but also

C. neither; nor D. either; or

– We can invite our teachers to the farewell party next Saturday.

-- Yes, ______? I’ll call them at once.

A. what for B. what C. why not D. why

Today the word friendship has been used so often that it has lost its meaning. Some jokingly or seriously say that friends are made to be used. It makes me very sad.

True friendship doesn’t mean that when you need your friend’s help，you will treat him to dinner，and when you have to protect yourself，you will put your friends in a difficult situation.

In fact，true friendship is the communication and understanding of the hearts（心）.

True friendship is like water. Compared wish decent wine，water is tasteless，but is of great help when we are thirsty. True friends don’t need to be with each other every day，but are connected in heart every minute.

True friendship is like medicine. Though it is bitter，it cures your illness. True friends give you some suggestions even if they know you would not take. They criticize you when others have a good word for you，not because of envy but worrying that you may lose your cool head.

True friendship has nothing to do with fame，power or money. True friends would often watch you silently far away when you are influential，but come to you whenever you need their help. You’re not his stepping-stone to success，but are his crutch to live through difficulties.

True friends make you complete. Many persons go along with you through your life─your parents，your spouse，and your children，who take care of you and make your life happy. However，you still need someone who understands your thoughts and souls. Without them，you are likely to be unhealthy in spirit.

True friends stay in your heart，rather than at your side；they know you more than yourself，and try to better you.

Once you have found such a true friend，do treasure（珍惜）him. If your true friend disappears，how can you make the sound of your heart understood？

1.The writer feels sad because some people ___________.

A. don’t understand friendship B. make wrong friends

C. don’t treasure friendship D. blame their friends

2.The writer speaks of water because __________.

A. it has no taste B.it is important to our life

C. it is easy to get D.it stays with us every day

3.The underlined word“influential” in Paragraph 5 means“ ____________”.

A.busy B.quiet C.helpful D.powerful

4.According to the passage，true friends may help you _________.

A. enjoy mental health B. achieve success

C.understand them better D. live a happy life

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Do you remember how you get your English name? Your English teacher gave it to you or you looked up the d 1. to get it? Have you ever thought w2. your English name will bring you good luck or bad luck?

A new study found a name that others felt difficult to pronounce might i 3. a person’s future The study shows that the e 4. your name is to pronounce, the more trustworthy（值 得信賴的）people will think you are.. The research also shows that people with more familiar（熟 悉的）names are probably to hold higher positions in s 5. . In other words, a weird（古怪的）name may prevent someone from going to be a 1 6. or a boss. You may think about your `'name again. If your first name sounds strange and you can't c 7. it, you can do as the following s8. .Try using a middle name if it's not hard to pronounce If you don't have a middle name, you can use a nickname（綽號）And when you get to the interview, you can e 9. that you often use a nickname because people find your r10. name difficult to pronounce.

Your name may mean more than you think.

—Would you like to climb mountains with me this Sunday?

—I’d love to. But I _______ play table tennis against Class Three.

A. am going B. am going to C. going to

There _______ a football match next week. Shall we go and watch it?

A. will have B. has C. will be