Traveler

My fifteen-year-old son has just returned from abroad with rolls of exposed film and a hundred dollars in uncashed traveler’s checks, and is asleep at the moment. His blue duffel(粗呢) bag lies on the floor where he dropped it. Obviously, he postponed as much sleep as he could: when he walked in and we hugged, his electrical system suddenly switched off, and he headed directly for the bed, where I imagine he beat his old record of sixteen hours.

It was his first trip overseas, so weeks before it, I pressed travel books on him, and a tape cassette of useful French phrases; drew up a list of people to visit; advised him on clothing and other things. At the luggage store where we went to buy him a suitcase, he headed for the duffels, saying that suitcases were more for old people.

During the trip, he called home three times: from London, Paris, and a village named Ullapool. Near Ullapool, he climbed a mountain in a rainstorm that almost blew him off. In the village, a man spoke to him in Gaelic, and, too polite to interrupt, my son listened to him for ten or fifteen minutes, trying to nod in the right places. The French he learned from the cassette didn’t hold water in Paris. The French he talked to shrugged and walked on.

When my son called, I sat down at the kitchen table and leaned forward and hung on every word. His voice came through clearly, though two of the calls were like ship-to-shore communication. When I interrupted him with a “Great!” or a “Really?”, I knocked a little hole in his communication. So I just sat and listened. I have never listened to a telephone so attentively and with so much pleasure. It was wonderful to hear news from him that was so new to me. In my book, he was the first man to land on the moon, and I knew that I had no advice to give him and that what I had already given was probably not much help.

The unused checks are certainly evidence of that. Youth travels light. No suitcase, not much luggage and a slim expense account, and yet he went to the scene, and came back safely. I sit here amazed. The night when your child returns with dust on his shoes from a country you’ve never seen is a night you would gladly turn into a week.

1. During the trip, the author’s son ______.

A. didn’t have enough sleep                              B. ran out of money

C. forgot to call his mother                                 D. failed to take good pictures

2. According to the passage, which of the following could best describe the author’s son?

A. Polite and careless.                                      B. Considerate and independent.

C. Creative and stubborn.                           D. Self-centered and adventurous.

3. What does the underlined word “that” in the last paragraph refer to?

   A. It is important to listen to your child’s story.

   B. It’s easy to interrupt the chat with your child.

   C. The author is proud of her son landing on the moon.

D. The son no longer needs much help from his mother.

4. What can we infer from the passage?

A. Good parents should protect their children from potential dangers.

B. The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page.

C. Communication between parents and children is extremely important.

   D. It’s a win-win choice to give a child space to experience and explore.

 The old man walked with a cane (拐杖) slowly into the restaurant. His poor jacket, patched (打补丁的) trousers, and worn-out shoes made him stand out from the usual Saturday morning breakfast crowd. Unforgettable were his pale blue eyes that sparkled like diamonds, large rosy cheeks, and thin lips that held a steady smile.

   He walked toward a table by the window. A young waitress watched him and ran over to him, saying, “Here, Sir. Let me give you a hand with that chair.”

   Without a word, he smiled and nodded a thank you. She pulled the chair away from the table. Supporting him with one arm, she helped him move in front of the chair, and get comfortably seated. Then she pushed the table up close to him, and leaned his cane against the table where he could reach it.

   In a soft, clear voice he said, “Thank you, Miss.”

   “You’re welcome, Sir.” She replied. “My name is Mary. I’ll be back in a moment. If you need anything, just wave at me.”

   After he had finished a hearty meal of pancakes, bacon, and hot lemon tea, Mary brought him the change, helping him up from his chair and out from behind the table. She handed him his cane, and walked with him to the front door. Holding the door open for him, she said, “Come back and see us, Sir!”

   He nodded a thank you and said softly with a smile, “You are very kind!”

   When Mary went to clean his table, she was shocked. Under his plate she found a business card and a note written on the napkin, under which was a $ 100 bill.

   The note on the napkin read, “Dear Mary, I respect you very much, and you respect yourself, too. It shows by the way you treat others. You have found the secret of happiness. Your kind gestures will shine through those who meet you.”

   The man she had served was the owner of the restaurant. This was the first time that she, or any of his employees, had seen him in person.

5. Mary ran over to the old man because _____.

   A. the old man was the boss of the restaurant

   B. she was worried that the old man might cause trouble to the restaurant

   C. the old man had asked her to wait on him

   D. she saw the old man had some difficulty moving and taking a seat

6. The words the man left on the napkin suggested that _____.

   A. respecting others means respecting oneself 

   B. serving others is a respectable job

   C. Mary would get a rise as a result of her kindness

   D. Mary’s kind service would bring in more money for her

7. Which of the following titles goes best with the story?                                   

   A. A kind- hearted Girl         B. Kindness Means Opportunities

C. Shining Kindness          D. A Special boss

 When I was a boy, every holiday that I had seemed wonderful. My   8   took me by train or by car to a hotel by the   9 . All day, I seem to remember, I   10   on the sands with strange   11   children. We made houses and gardens, and   12   the tide destroy them. When the tide went out, we   13   over the rocks and looked down at the fish in the rock-pools.
    In those days the   14   seemed to shine always brightly   15   the water was always warm. Sometimes we  16   beach and walked in the country, exploring(搜寻) ruined houses and dark woods and climbing trees. There were   17   in one’s pockets or good places where one could   18   ice creams. Each day seemed a life-time.
    Although I am now thirty-five years old, my idea of a good   19   is much the same as it was. I 20  like the sun and warm sand and the sound of   21   beating the rocks. I no longer wish to   22   any sand house or sand garden, and I dislike sweets.   23 , I love the sea and often feel sand running through my fingers.
    Sometimes I   24   what my ideal(理想的) holiday will be like when I am   25 . All I want to do then, perhaps, will be to lie in bed, reading books about   26   who make houses and gardens with sands, who watch the incoming tide, who make themselves   27   on too many ices creams.

8. A. teacher              B. parents                  C. nurse                   D. younger sister
9. A. sea                          B. lake              C. mountain               D. river
10. A. played              B. slept                     C. sat                      D. stood
11. A. moving             B. exciting           C. anxious                 D. nervous
12. A. made               B. brought                 C. watched                D. heard
13. A. collected                  B. jumped                 C. turned                   D. climbed
14. A. light                 B. yet                        C. but                 D. or
16. A. left                    B. came to                C. stood by               D. played by
17. A. sweets                     B. sand                     C. ice-creams      D. money
18. A. make                        B. sell                       C. buy                D. offer
19. A. house                      B. holiday                 C. garden            D. tide
20. A. hardly                      B. almost                  C. still               D. perhaps
21. A. waves                      B. tides                     C. hands            D. feet
22. A. destroy             B. fix                         C. use                 D. build
23. A. But                  B. However               C. Otherwise              D. Besides
24. A. wonder             B. feel                       C. understand             D. believe
25. A. strong              B. weak                     C. young                   D. old
26. A. children            B. boys                      C. girls               D. grown-ups
27. A. happy                      B. tired                      C. sad                 D. sick

One Sunday morning in August I went to a local music festival. I left it early because I had an appointment   56  (late) that day. My friends walked me to the bus stop and waited with me until the bus arrived. I got on the bus and   57  (find) a seat near the back, and then I noticed a man sitting at the front. He   58   (pretend) that a tiger toy was real and giving it a voice. He must be mentally disabled.

Behind him   59   (be) other people to   60  he was trying to talk, but after some minutes they walked away and sat near me,   61  (look) annoyed.

I didn’t want to be laughed at for talking to him but I didn’t like leaving him     62   his own either. After a while I   63   (rise) from my seat and walked to the front of the bus. I sat next to the man and introduced me. We had    64   amazing conversation. He got off the bus before me and I felt very happy the rest of the way home.

I’m glad I made a choice. It made    65  of us feel good.

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增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。

修改：在错的词下面画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

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    It is real a good chance to have met all of you here. We have spent several precious weekend in learning

in the English Club. Although we have been members for a short period of time,                       we have made a great progress. That is because we are all very much active                                     and the activities are not only enjoyable and also helpful. Besides, the foreign teachers here work hard and try his best make the activities lively and interested. I am very pleased to say that all of us greatly improved our spoken English so far. I am looking forward to see all of you again in the near future!