My dad always collected coins. He would walk to his long-time bankers and______they put at least some new coins aside for him______coins were issued. He gave them to every______member. It gradually became a special family______to get coins from Dad.
When my dad died, I felt a sense of______. My father and I had been so close. I was lost without his______ and support. I wondered if I would ______feel my dad around me again, watching over me. It was right after Hurricane Katrina. At the end of a motivational meeting, I felt so ______as I looked at these devoted volunteers. To my surprise, when I glanced at the ______, I saw a coin from the state where my dad was_____ and raised.
Later, I went to the bank to ______ a check. The bank manager, who had known me, called me into her office, showing me the coins for all the states my dad had ______.
Ever since that time, I have always______coins at the most extraordinary times, when I needed support the most.______, nowadays when I need emotional support during a tough time, a coin will always ______in a strange place.
Now every time a coin appears in our house, one of my______ says, “Oh, it’s Grandpa! ”We all feel a sense of ______ every time a single coin turns up in a (n) ______ place. We have all accepted it as a ______ of love, guidance and support from Dad — and ______ coin makes us smile.
1.A. point out B. make sure C. look at D. talk about
2.A. because B. until C. since D. when
3.A. club B. bank C. family D. team
4.A. rule B. memory C. discovery D. tradition
5.A. relief B. duty C. guilt D. emptiness
6.A. promise B. belief C. guidance D. expectation
7.A. ever B. just C. already D. even
8.A. nervous B. grateful C. disappointed D. anxious
9.A. ceiling B. wall C. playground D. floor
10.A. played B. saved C. born D. chosen
11.A. write B. post C. cash D. print
12.A. shared B. ordered C. received D. collected
13.A. counted B. found C. dropped D. collected
14.A. Unluckily B. Gradually C. Amazingly D. Obviously
The food culture is deep rooted in China's history. As a visitor or guest in either a Chinese home or restaurant, you will find that manners are important,1.add to the enjoyment of your meals and keep you in high2.(spirit).
Chinese people stress3.(devote) to the elderly. The practice of presenting the best or fine food first to the senior members of the family4.(observe) for generations. In addition, Chinese people always show respect for the guests. When hosts place dishes on the table, they5.(arrange) the main courses at the center with the supporting dishes6.(place) around them. When the main dishes are laid7.a decorative form, they will be placed8.(face) the major guests at the table. Although the hosts in China are all friendly, guests should also show them respect. Before starting to eat dinner, the host may offer some words of greeting. Guests should not start to eat9.the host says, "Please enjoy yourself" or something like that, or it suggests disrespect and causes displeasure. It is really an admirable custom to respect others at the table, including the aged, guests and hosts, which reflects10.(tradition) Chinese virtue.
It is known to us all, different people have different hobby. For me, what we enjoy most is painting.
When I was very young, I began to show my great interest in painting. My parents sent me learn from a famous painter. With a help of the painter, my painting skills improved quickly and a lot. By the age of 17, I took part in a painting competition in our city and win the first prize.
Since then, I have taken part in all kinds of competitions and won many prizes. I have become a well-known figure out in our city. What’s more, it is these competitions which have make me more confidently in overcoming the difficulties in my life.
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There are many dying languages. But at least one has recently been born, created by children living in a remote village in northern Australia, according to Carmel O’shannessy, a linguist at the University of Michigan.
The language, called Light Warlpiri, is spoken only by people under 35 in Lajamanu, a village of about 700 people in northern Australia. In all, about 350 people speak the language as their native tongue.
Since many of the first speakers of this language are still alive, Dr. O’shannessy has been able to document a “new” language in the very early period of its existence.
Everyone in Lajamanu speaks “strong” Warlpiri, an aboriginal(澳大利亞土著的)language unrelated to English and shared with about 4,000 people in several Australian villages. Many also speak Kriol, an English-based creole(混合語) that is widely spoken in northern Australia among aboriginal people of many native languages.
Many words in Light Warlpiri originate from English or Kriol. But light Warlpiri is not simply a combination of words from different languages.
Dr. O’shannessy offers this example: Nganimpa-ng gen wi-m si-m worm mai naus-ria. (We also saw worms at my house.)
It is easy to see nouns come from English. But the -ria ending on aus (house) means “in” or “at,” and it comes from Warlpiri. The -m ending on the verb “si” (see) indicated that event is wither happening now or has happened, a “present or past but not future” tense that does not exist in English or Warlpiri. This is a way of talking so different from either Warlpiri or Kriol that it is considered a new language.
The development of the language, Dr. O’shannessy says, began with parents using baby talk with their children in a combination of the three languages. But the children took that language as their native tongue by adding some changes, especially in the use of verb structures, which are not present in any of the source languages. “After children created the new system, it has since become a marker of their identity as being young Warlpiri from the Lajamanu Community,” Dr. O’shannessy says.
1.What is Dr. O’shannessy’s main contribution?
A. She has preserved aboriginal languages.
B. She has worked hard to save dying languages.
C. She has helped to popularize English in Australia.
D. She has recorded the development of Light Warlpiri.
2.What is the common language in Lajamanu?
A. Kriol. B. Warlpiri.
C. English. D. Light Warlpiri.
3.What makes Light Warlpiri a new language?
A. The spelling. B. The grammar.
C. The Vocabulary. D. The pronunciation.
4.According to Dr. O’shannessy, Light Warlpiri is helpful in______.
When I visit Merle, I always head straight to the kitchen. I play with her dog, and get settled at the table while Merle makes cups of tea for us.
We talk about anything we can think of: politics, dogs, the weather, and work. It’s a ritual that I look forward to days in advance.
To an outsider, my visit appears to be simply the typical act of a granddaughter visiting her grandmother. But Merle and I are not related. She is my surrogate grandmother(代理外祖母).
I didn’t even realize I was in the market for a new grandparent until I gradually found that the relationship between Merle and I was exactly what I had with my maternal(母性的) grandparents—safe and comfortable.
While our relationship developed organically, there are plenty of people who have gone out searching for a grandparent-grandchild relationship.
Sydney-based Cate Kloos started “Find a Grandparent” in May 2012, after moving to Australia from Germany. While she enjoyed a close relationship with her grandparents in her native country, she realized her own children would be without their extended family(大家庭). She wanted them to benefit in the same way that she had. Grandparents, she says, offer a different but essential kind of support.
“Find a Grandparent” works much like a match-mating service, where young families or individuals can ask for someone to act as a grandparent figure in their life. So far, several hundred families have made connections and spend time doing typical activities—lunch, going to movies and sharing stories.
“It is very important to have another person to turn to when they have problems; often grandparents have a different approach to life,” said Kloos.
1.How does the author feel about her visit to Merle?
A. It is very formal.
B. It makes her nervous.
C. It gives her great pleasure.
D. It is a source of inspiration for her.
2.Why did Kloos decide to start “Find a Parent”?
A. To honor her grandparents.
B. To make people closer to each other.
C. To bring warmth to elderly people.
D. To enable her kids to get more emotional support.
My husband and I are saving thousands of dollars every year by growing our own vegetables in our backyard. We learn something new every year and this website has been made to share tips with other people that would like to grow some of their own food.
It’s true that if you are starting from fresh, it will cost a little bit of money to get started. However, once everything is set up, the cost is very small and the rewards are huge. The size of your family and how many vegetables you eat determine exactly how much money you can save every year. We do a lot of juicing, so we are saving thousands of dollars by growing some carefully selected greens.
There is an amazing sense of accomplishment when you grow your own vegetables. Vegetables out of your vegetable garden don’t get any fresher, tastier or more satisfying. The whole family can get involved in this hobby and kids will learn where food comes from and appreciate nature even more.
Our approach to vegetable gardening is completely different from the normal one. We are doing it in the lazy way with zero digging and fertilizing(施肥). The way we grow our vegetables is to emulate natural ecosystems. No rows of carrots can be found in our garden beds. Rain forests seem to do just fine without human interference(干預(yù)) or having plants sown in rows, so we have applied the same principle to our vegetable garden and we care producing more vegetables than ever.
By copying nature we spend little time working in the vegetable garden but get a much better crop than previous years when we followed the rules. What can I say? We’re such rebels.(叛逆者)
1.What does the author think about people growing their own vegetables?
A. It is a rewarding activity. B. It is costly in the beginning.
C. People should devote many efforts. D. People should share their tips.
2.What does the underlined word “emulate” in paragraph 4 mean?
A. Create. B. Imitate(模仿).
C. Protect D. Improve.
3.Why does the author call her and her husband “rebels”?
A. They use unconventional ways to grow vegetables.
B. They don’t buy vegetables from the market.
C. They even try to grow vegetables in the rain forests.
D. They don’t grow ordinary vegetables.
4.Which of the following shows the structure of the text? (P: Paragraph)