I shall never forget the night,a few years ago,when Marion J. Douglas was a student in one of my
adulteducation classes.He told us how tragedy had struck at his home,not once,but twice.The first time
he had lost his fiveyearold daughter.He and his wife thought they couldn't bear that first loss; but,as he
said,"Ten months later,God gave us another little girl and she died in five days."
     This double bereavement was almost too much to bear."I couldn't take it," this father told us"I couldn't
sleep,eat,rest or relax.My nerves were entirely shaken and my confidence gone."At last he went to
doctors; one recommended sleeping pills and another recommended a trip,but neither helped.He said,
"My body felt as if it was surrounded in a vice (大鉗子),and the jaws of the vice were being drawn tighter and tighter." The tension of grief (悲傷)-if you have ever been paralyzed (使癱瘓) by sorrow,you know
what he meant.
     "But thank God,I had one child left-a fouryearold son.He gave me the solution to my problem.One
afternoon as I sat around feeling sorry for myself,he asked,'Daddy,will you build a boat for me?' I was in
no mood to build a boat; in fact,I was in no mood to do anything.But my son is a persistent little fellow!I
had to give in.Building that toy boat took me about three hours.By the time it was finished,I realized that
those three hours spent building that boat were first hours of mental relaxation and peace that I had had in months!I realized that it is difficult to worry while you are busy doing something that requires planning and
thinking.In my case,building the boat had knocked worry out of the ring.So I determined to keep busy."
     "The following night,I made a list of jobs that ought to be done.Scores of items needed to be repaired.Amazingly,I had made a list of 242 items that needed attention.During the last two years I have completed most of them.I am busy so that I have no time for worry."
      No time for worry!That is exactly what Winston Churchill said when he was working eighteen hour's
a day at the height of the war.When he was asked if he worried about his huge responsibilities,he said,"I
am too busy.I have no time for worry."

1. The underlined word "bereavement" in the second paragraph refers to________.

A. having lost a loved one
B. having lost a valuable article
C. having lost a profitmaking business
D. having lost a wellpaid job

2. Marion felt his body as if it was caught in a vice because________.

A. he couldn't earn enough money to support his family
B. he was suffering from sleeplessness disease
C. he couldn't get out of mental pressure
D. he felt tired of adulteducation classes

3. Marion made a list of over 200 items that needed to be repaired because________.

A. he hadn't been able to spare time to mend them
B. he wanted to kill his free time by repairing them
C. the items had actually been broken and needed attention
D. repairing the items helped crowd worry out of his mind

4. At the end of the passage,the author wrote about Winston Churchill in order to________.

A. prove that he followed Churchill's example
B. support his student's solution to his problem
C. show that he was successful in his career
D. clarify how his conclusion was reached

     In 1970, tragedy struck the Gerstman family when Harvey and Carol Gerstman's daughter, Lisa
Beth, was killed in a summer camp bus accident.Because camp had been such a joy in Lisa Beth's life,
the Gerstmans wanted to start a foundation in her name.They wanted to bring that same summer camp
joy Lisa Beth felt to other children.When Lisa Beth's brother, Dan, heard the Cross Island YMCA
(CIYMCA) was looking for funds to help send physically disabled children to summer camp, he knew
it was the perfect way to keep Lisa Beth's memory alive.
     Dan soon learned that many disabled children spent the summer indoors while their ablebodied peers
enjoyed camp.The added costs of onetoone care and specialized busing for the disabled children
prevented them from being able to join in summer camp.The Gerstman family responded to this need by
setting up the Lisa Beth Gerstman Foundation in 2003.Its mission (使命) is to provide children with
physical disabilities the opportunity to attend camps in an integrated (綜合的) setting.
    During its first summer, the foundation teamed up with CIYMCA and funded 20 physically disabled
kids with varying degrees of disabilities.The children were given the opportunity to experience the joys
of summer camp, build lasting friendships and develop their selfconfidence.
      Over the last five years, the Lisa Beth Gerstman Foundation has been partnering with camps that are
willing to launch (發(fā)起) integrated programs that include wheelchair accessible transportation, onetoone
swimming instruction, adaptive physical education equipment and training, all in a caring environment
where the children join in all regular camp activities.Last summer, the foundation partnered with six
camps, which allowed a total of 150 physically disabled children to experience summer camp.

1. What stopped disabled kids from joining in summer camp according to the passage?

A. Some extra costs for it.
B. Lack of enough time
C. No permission from parents.
D. Lack of selfconfidence.

2. What's the purpose of setting up the Lisa Beth Gerstman Foundation?

A. To develop children's confidence.
B. To raise money for disabled children.
C. To organize summer camp for different people.
D. To make it possible for disabled children to attend camps.

3. According to the passage, the Lisa Beth Gerstman Foundation ________.

A. is in the charge of CIYMCA
B. has a history of over 30 years
C. has gained support from camps
D. funded 150 disabled kids during its first summer

     It was Molly's job to hand her father his brown paper lunch bag each morning before he headed off to work.
     One morning, in addition to his usual lunch bag, Molly handed him a second paper bag. This one was worn and held together with staples (書(shū)釘).
     "Why two bags?" her father asked."The other is something else, " Molly answered."What's in it? ""Just some stuff (東西). Take it with you."
     Not wanting to discuss the matter, he put both sacks into his briefcase, kissed Molly and rushed off.
At midday he opened Molly's bag and took out the contents:two hair ribbons (絲帶), three small stones,
a plastic dinosaur, a tiny sea shell, a small doll, and 13 pennies...The busy father smiled, finished eating,
and swept the desk clean into the wastebasket, Molly's stuff included.
     That evening, Molly ran up behind him as he read the paper."Where's my bag? " "What bag?" "The
one I gave you this morning." "I left it at the office, my dear." "I forgot to put this note in it," she said.
"And, besides, Daddy, the things in the sack are the things I really like. I thought you might like to play
with them. You didn't lose the bag, did you, Daddy?" "Oh, no," he said, lying. "I just forgot to bring it
home. I'll bring it tomorrow."While Molly hugged her father's neck, he unfolded the note that read, "I
love you, Daddy." Molly had given him her treasures-all that a 7yearold held dear.
     Love was in a paper bag, and he missed it-not only missed it, but had thrown it in the wastebasket.
So he went back to the office. Just ahead of the night janitor (看門人), he picked up the bag from the
wastebasket. He put the treasures inside and carried it home carefully. The bag didn't look so good, but
the stuff was all there and that's what counted.
     After dinner, he asked Molly to tell him about the stuff in the sack. It took a long time to tell.
     Everything had a story or a memory.
     "Sometimes I think of all the great times in this sweet life." he thought. We should all remember that
it's not the destination that counts in life, but the journey. That journey with the people we love is all that
really matters. It is such a simple truth but it is so easily forgotten.

1. Why did Molly give her father a second bag?

A. She didn't want to keep the things in the Bag.
B. She hoped those things would bring happiness to her father.
C. She wanted to remind her father of the stories behind the things.
D. She enjoyed playing with her father.

2. How did Father deal with the bag after he opened it?

A. He kept it in the drawer.
B. He took it back home.
C. He threw it into the wastebasket.
D. He put it on his table.

3. After Father heard what his daughter said, he felt________.

A. regretful  
B. surprised
C. sad  
D. satisfied

4. Which of the following is the most suitable title of the passage?

A. An Important Journey  
B. Two Bags
C. Father and Daughter  
D. Love in a Paper Bag

     Both my parents came from towns in Mexico.Then I was born in El Paso, Texas, and when I was
four, my family moved to a housing project in East Los Angeles.
     Even though we struggled to make ends meet, my parents stressed to me and my four brothers and
sisters how fortunate we were to live in a great country with limitless opportunities.They influenced us
with the concepts of family, faith and nationalism.
     I got my first real job when I was ten.My dad injured his back working in a cardboardbox factory
and was retrained as a hairstylist.He rented space in a little shopping mall and gave his shop the fancy
name of Mr Ben's Coiffure.
     The owner of the shopping center gave Dad a discount on his rent for cleaning the parking lot three
nights a week, which meant getting up at 3 a. m..To pick up rubbish, Dad used a little machine that
looked like a lawn mower.Mom and I emptied garbage cans and picked up litter by hand.It took two
to three hours to clean the lot.I'd sleep in the car on the way home.
     I did this for two years, but the lessons I learned have lasted a lifetime.I acquired discipline and a
strong work ethic (道德), and learned at an early age the importance of balancing life's competing
interests-in my case, school, homework and a job.This really helped during my senior year of a high
school, when I worked 40 hours a week flipping burgers at a fastfood joint while taking a full load of
college preparation courses.
     The hard work paid off.I attended the US Military Academy and went on to receive graduate degrees
in law and business from Harvard.Later, I joined a big Los Angeles law firm and was elected to the
California State Assembly (州議會(huì)). In these jobs and in everything else I've done, I have never
forgotten those nights in the parking lot.Theexperience taught me that there is dignity in all work and that
if people are working to provide for themselves and their families that is something we should honor.

1. Before my father got injured, we________.

A. didn't like living in the USA
B. lived a poor but happy life
C. were lucky to move to the USA
D. had many ways to make money

2. When he recovered, to make a living my father________.

A. ran a small shopping mall
B. did a parttime job
C. worked as a barber
D. became a street cleaner

3. Working in the parking lot for two years had taught me________.

A. how to obey school discipline
B. how to do two things well at a time
C. that discipline and work were of equal value
D. that I must do as many things as possible at a time

4. The author tells us in the last paragraph that we should be proud of those who________.

A. have done all kinds of jobs
B. are cleaning the parking lot
C. have achieved a lot in their lives
D. are bearing their responsibilities