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     Life is like potato salad; when it's shared it becomes a picnic.
     When my three children were young, my husband, Roy, and I were very   1  .
     "Can we go on a picnic, Mom?" my six-year-old daughter, Becky   2  . "Please".
     I had said no so many times in the   3   months, and I decided the usual Saturday morning chores (日常工
作) could wait. To her   4  , I agreed.
     I prepared a few sandwiches and   5   a cooler with ice and drinks and called Roy   6  . My eleven-year-old
twin sons put the cooler and the picnic basket in the trunk and off we went to spend some   7   time together
as a family.
     About the time I got the lunch   8   out on the table, Roy arrived on the   9  .
     That was one of the happiest meals we ever shared together. The meal was filled with  10 . We felt a
closeness that hadbeen hidden by work and school  11  for so many months. Roy and the boys  12  rocks
into the lake. Becky fed the ducks and I sat quietly on the picnic table,  13  God for blessing me with such
a wonderful family.
     That night as our  14  went to bed, I kissed their cheeks and realized what a wonderful life I had.
     As I walked out of the room it dawned on me that even the busiest  15  could become a picnic when it's
shared with the ones you  16 .
     Even though the kids have now grown up and  17  from home, I can still remember how I felt that day
while sitting at the picnic table.
     Maybe today would be a good time to  18  potato salad, call all of my grown kids, feed some hungry  19  
and skipped a few rocks into the lake. Since life is like potato salad, let's make it a  20 .
( )1.A. old        
( )2.A. begged     
( )3.A. coming     
( )4.A. doubt      
( )5.A. supplied   
( )6.A. off work   
( )7.A. unhappy    
( )8.A. spread     
( )9.A. scene      
( )10.A. sadness    
( )11.A. orders     
( ) 12.A. missed     
( )13.A. praying    
( )14.A. family     
( )15.A. lifestyle   
( )16.A. enjoy      
( )17.A. left alone 
( )18.A. supply     
( )19.A. ducks      
( )20.A. salad      
B. poor           
B. asked          
B. recent         
B. disappointment
B. provided       
B. at home        
B. quality        
B. taken          
B. view           
B. expectation    
B. charges        
B. took           
B. praising       
B. children       
B. time           
B. own            
B. pass away      
B. cook           
B. children       
B. life           
C. busy        
C. doubted    
C. following  
C. sadness     
C. combined   
C. at work     
C. quantity   
C. made        
C. event       
C. hope        
C. activity    
C. skipped     
C. thanking        
C. friends     
C. world      
C. have         
C. ran away    
C. watch       
C. family       
C. picnic      
D. miserable        
D. wondered         
D. later             
D. surprise         
D. filled           
D. on business      
D. sad               
D. cooked           
D. landscape         
D. laughter          
D. responsibilities    
D. left              
D. trusting          
D. parents          
D. family           
D. love              
D. moved away       
D. plant             
D. people           
D. hope             
答案

1-5: CABDD    6-10: CBAAD   11-15: DCCBB   16-20: DDBAC

阅读理解

“What is success?” Mr Gruber asked his 6th grade business class. It was his opening conversation for the first class of the term.

“Success is riding in a sweet car, watching an 80-inch TV, and living in a place with at least twelve rooms.” One student answered, earning laughs from all the students.

Mr Gruber smiled, but shook his head. “Tom, that is excess(过量). That is not success.”

“How about being able to provide for your family?” A blonde girl named Sandy in the front suggested as an answer.

“Now we’re getting closer,” Mr Gruber smiled, “but try thinking about what you need and what you want.”

“Getting everything you want.” Tom shouted out an answer again, trying for more laughs.

Mr Gruber sighed. “ I believe we’ve already talked about excess versus(与…比较) success.”

“Getting everything you need, but some of what you want?” James, sitting in the back wondered aloud.

“Quite right!” Mr Gruber clapped. “Success is getting everything you need and some of what you want. The more you get that you want, the more successful you are. You do reach a point where you are living in excess, though.”

“What does this have to do with business?” Tom asked. It seemed if it wasn’t funny, he wasn’t happy.

“Well, Tom, think of it this way: the point of business is to make a living to support your family. Once you have properly seen to (确保) their needs, you can then see to getting the extras that you want.”

“What if I don’t have a family?” he continued to be difficult.

“Then you have to provide for yourself, a family of one.”

“He has goldfish to think about!” Peter, Tom’s friend, shouted out.

“Then he needs to provide for a family of one with a fishbowl.” Mr. Gruber corrected himself.

Tom nodded, satisfied with that answer.

“So in the next nine weeks, we’re going to study basic business situations, like having a checking account and understanding credit cards.”

Tom rubbed his hands together excitedly. “When do we get to start spending?”

“You already are, Tom. You’re spending time with us!” Mr. Gruber laughed. “Now, let’s see what you guys know about credit cards…”

小题1:What class did Mr Gruber teach?

A.History

B.Science

C.Maths

D.Business小题2:Which student didn’t seem to be taking the class seriously?

A.Tom

B.James

C.Peter

D.Sandy小题3:How did Mr Gruber make his class lively and interesting?

A.He himself kept talking’

B.He just read from a textbook.

C.He showed a movie to his students.

D.He got his students to take part in a discussion.小题4:What do you think of Mr Gruber according to the passage?

A.Strange

B.Patient

C.Shy

D.Proud小题5:What can be the best title of this passage?

A.Get What You Want

B.Needs and Wants

C.Try to Get More Money

D.How to Live Well

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