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  “Mom, I have cancer.”These four words catapulted my son and me on a journey that lasted two years.On that dat I felt a wave of paralyzing fear.

  Scott was the oldest of my four children.He was 33 years old and a successful assistant principal at SamRayburn Hifht School in Pasadena, Texas.He and his wife Carolyn were busy raising four active children.Scott was 6'2'', weighed 200 pounds and had never been sick a day in his life.

  A few month earlier a mole(痣)on his neck had changed color.“Dr.Warner called,” Scott said that spring morning.“It's melanoma.(黑素瘤)” I tried to comfort him, naming all the people I knew who had survived skin cancer.Yet, I felt small tentacles of fear begin to wrap around my chest.

  Our next stop was MDAnderson, the famous cancer hospital in Houston.Scott had surgery at the end of May and was scheduled for radiation treatments over the summmer recess.“There is an 80 percent chance it won't reoccur,” the doctors said.At the end of summer, all his tests came back negative and Scott was back at school in the fall.However, in December, Scott discovered a lump on his neck.It was examined and the result came back “malignant.(惡性的)” We now relized that Scott fell into the 20 percent category.I could feel the tentacles tightening around my chest.He entered the hospital for an aggressive treatment, a combination of interferon and interleukin.

  After five months of treatment, he had radical surgery on his neck.The test results were encourging, only three of the 33 lymph nodes(淋巴結)removed were malignant.We were very hopefull.

  For the next six months, Scott's follow-up visits went well.Then in October, X-ray revealed a spot on his lung.The spot was removed during surgery and the doctors tried to be optimistic.It was a daily battle to control the fear and panic each setback brought.

  In January, he was diagnosed as having had a “disease explosion.” The cancer had spread to his lungs, spine and liver and he was given three to six months to live.There were times during this period when I felt like I was having a heart attack.The bands constricting my chest made breathing difficult.

  When you watch your child battle cancer, you experience a roller coaster of emotions.There are moments of hope and optimism but a bad test result or even an unusual pain can bring on dread and panic.

  Scott was readmitted to the hospital for one last try with chemotherapy.He died, quite suddenly, just six weeks after his last diagnosis.I was completely destroyed.I had counted on those last few months.

  The next morning I was busy notifying people and making funeral arrangements.I remember having this nagging feeling that something was physically wrong with me.It took a moment to realize that the crushing sensation in my chest was gone.The thing every parent fears the most had happened.My son was gone.Of course, the fear had been replaced by unbearable sorrow.

  After you lose a child, it is so difficult to go on.The most minimal tasks, combing your hair or taking a shower, becoming monumental.For months I just sat and stared into space.That spring, the trees began to bloom; flowers began to pop up in my garden.Friendswood was coming back to life but I was dead inside.

  During those last weeks, Scott and I often spoke about life and death.Fragments of those conversations kept playing over and over in my mind.

  “Don't let this ruin your life, Mom.”

  “Make sure Dad re models his workshop.”

  “Please, take care of my family.”

  I remember wishing I could have just one more conversation with him.I knew what I would say, but what would Scott say? “I know how much you love me, Mom.So just sit on the couch and cry.” No, I knew him better than that.Scott loved life and knew how precious it is.I could almost hear his voice saying, “Get up Mom, Get on with your life.It's too valuable to waste.”

  That was the day I began to move forward.I signed up for a cake decorating class.Soon I was making cakes for holidays and birthdays.My daughter-in-law told me about a writing class in Houston.I hadn't written in years, but since I was retired I decided it be time to start again.The local college advertised a Life Story Writing class that I joined.There I met women who had also lost their children.The Poet Laureate of Texas was scheduled to speak at our local Barnes and Noble.I attended and joined our local poetry society.I never dreamed that writing essays and poems about Scott could be so therapeutic.Several of those poems have ever been published.In addition, each group brought more and more people into my life..

  I don't believe you ever recover from the loss of a child.Scott is in my heart and mind every day.However, I do believe you can survive.

  Scott fought so bravery to live and he never gave up.He taught me that life is a gift that should be cherished, not wasted.It has taken years to become the person I am today.The journey has been a difficult , painful process but certainly worth the effort and I know that my son would be proud.

(1)

What might be the best title of the passage?

[  ]

A.

Life is valuable

B.

Grieving and Recovery

C.

Love and sorrow

D.

Alive or dead

(2)

How old was Scott probably when he died?

[  ]

A.

33

B.

35

C.

37

D.

40

(3)

What does the underlined sentence “ The bands constricting my chest made breathing difficult” probably imply?

[  ]

A.

It implies that Scott's mother was likely to have a heart attack.

B.

It implies that there was something wrong with Scott's mother's chest.

C.

It implies that Scott's mother was very upset and panic because of Scott's severe illness.

D.

It implies that the cancer had spread to her chest just like her son.

(4)

Which of the following statements best shows the author's feeling about Scott's dath?

[  ]

A.

It was a daily battle to control the fear and panic each setback brought.

B.

She felt a wave of fear.

C.

She felt a feeling of fear begin to wrap around her chest.

D.

The fear had been replaced by unbearable sorrow.

(5)

From Scott and his mother's conversation, we can know that Scott is ________.

[  ]

A.

considerable

B.

humorous

C.

determined

D.

sensitive

(6)

The author intends to tell us that ________.

[  ]

A.

it takes a long time to make a person recover from the shock of losing a child

B.

Scott is proud of his mother

C.

life is full of happiness and sorrow.

D.

We'd better make our life count instead of counting your days.

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  One afternoon, many years ago, I went to pick up my mother from work.I got there a little early so I   1   the car by the roadside, across the street from where she worked, and   2   for her.

  As I   3   outside the car window, to my fight there was a small park where I saw a little boy around two years old.He was running freely on the   4   as his mother watched him from a short distance.The boy had a big   5   on his face as if he had just been set   6   from some sort of prison.The boy would then fail to the grass, get up, and without looking back at his mother, run as   7   as he could again, still with a smile on his face, as if   8   had happened.

  When kids, especially at an early age, fall down, they don’t see their falling down as a   9  , but instead, they treat it as a   10   experience.They have the desire to try and try again   11   they succeed~The answer must be that they have not   12  "falling down” with the word "failure" yet.Thus they don't know   13   to feel the state which accompanies failure.What’s more, they probably think that it’s perfectly Okay to fall down, and that it's not   14   to do So.In other words, they give themselves   15   to make mistakes subconsciously(潛意識地).Thus they  16   encouraged.

  While I was touched by the boy’s persistence, I was   17   touched by the manner in which he ran.With each   18  , he looked so confident, so natural.No   19   of fear, of nervousness, or of being discouraged-as if he didn’t have a   20   about the world around him.I learned a lot from that observation and experience, and have successfully brought that lesson with me in my many pursuits in life.

(1)

[  ]

A.

found

B.

parked

C.

watched

D.

cleaned

(2)

[  ]

A.

sent

B.

called

C.

waited

D.

searched

(3)

[  ]

A.

looked

B.

jumped

C.

stood

D.

left

(4)

[  ]

A.

road

B.

ground

C.

path

D.

grass

(5)

[  ]

A.

smile

B.

scar

C.

tear

D.

sweat

(6)

[  ]

A.

aside

B.

apart

C.

free

D.

right

(7)

[  ]

A.

slowly

B.

fast

C.

beautifully

D.

stably

(8)

[  ]

A.

something

B.

nothing

C.

everything

D.

anything

(9)

[  ]

A.

trouble

B.

difficulty

C.

fear"

D.

failure

(10)

[  ]

A.

learning

B.

falling

C.

walking

D.

nursing

(11)

[  ]

A.

unless

B.

after

C.

until

D.

when

(12)

[  ]

A.

communicated

B.

associated

C.

mixed

D.

dealt

(13)

[  ]

A.

where

B.

when

C.

what

D.

how

(14)

[  ]

A.

good

B.

interesting

C.

fight

D.

wrong

(15)

[  ]

A.

permission

B.

choice

C.

situation

D.

condition

(16)

[  ]

A.

grow

B.

remain

C.

escape

D.

turn

(17)

[  ]

A.

simply

B.

usually

C.

equally

D.

hardly

(18)

[  ]

A.

pain

B.

success

C.

attempt

D.

support

(19)

[  ]

A.

scenes

B.

marks

C.

signals

D.

signs

(20)

[  ]

A.

care

B.

look

C.

life

D.

chance

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My earliest bee experience took place at a summer camp. One day our teacher told us to head up the hill nearby. We all began to   31  our destination. The girls took the concrete stairs, but the boys ran   32  up the grassy hill, at the top of which sat a long wooden fence(圍欄). Without   33  the boys ahead of me vaulted(躍過) over the fence bravely.

What should I do? Take the stairs and   34  a girl, or jump over the fence and look   35  ? Then I took my chance with the fence. I placed both   36  on the top and jumped, feeling uneasy. I didn’t   37   it. As I tried, my foot   38  on the top of the fence. Down I went! I landed on my backside. I tried to  39   off the accident, but then I felt something moving   40  me. Just then I saw  41  seemed like hundreds of bees flying toward me. I had landed on a beehive(蜂窩)!  I  42  up and rushed as fast as I could. But the bees flew faster. What a/an  43  situation I was in!

My clothes were covered with   44 . I parked myself in the camp and I was at a loss.  45  this, my teacher quickly took off all my clothes but underwear. Bees flew out of my clothes and  46  out of my mouth!

I had gained the  47  of all the campers, but I didn’t feel cool. I had been  48 almost 40 bees stings(蟄) all over my body. I learned a most   49   lesson that day. When we are led by the   50   to show off(炫耀), we might find ourselves sitting on a beehive.

1.

A.race

B.walk

C.set

D.get

 

2.

A.a(chǎn)lready

B.happily

C.fast

D.straight

 

3.

A.fun

B.fear

C.help

D.luck

 

4.

A.feel like

B.care about

C.look like

D.wait for

 

5.

A.cool

B.worried

C.strong

D.excited

 

6.

A.feet

B.hands

C.a(chǎn)rms

D.legs

 

7.

A.do

B.climb

C.succeed

D.make

 

8.

A.a(chǎn)rrived

B.got

C.stepped

D.caught

 

9.

A.fall

B.put

C.laugh

D.look

10.A. inside   B. under          C. up             B. beside

11.

A.that

B.which

C.what

D.if

 

12.

A.jumped

B.stood

C.picked

D.sat

 

13.

A.embarrassing(尷尬)

B.hopeless

C.difficult

D.pleasing

 

14.

A.tears

B.grass

C.dust

D.bees

 

15.

A.For

B.At

C.In

D.With

 

16.

A.a(chǎn)lmost

B.a(chǎn)gain

C.still

D.even

 

17.

A.experience

B.a(chǎn)ttention

C.knowledge

D.respect

 

18.

A.got

B.found

C.given

D.put

 

19.

A.valuable

B.deepest

C.difficult

D.successful

 

20.

A.courage

B.leader

C.desire(欲望)

D.teacher

 

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Dear Daughter,

As we drove off from Columbia, I wanted to write a letter to you to tell you all that is on my mind.

First, I want to tell you how proud we are.Getting into Columbia is a real testament of what a great well-rounded student you are.It is in college that you will truly discover what learning is about.I encourage you to be curious, but I also want to tell you “Education is what you have left after all that is taught is forgotten”.That is really what learning in college is about–this will be the period where you go from teacher-taught to master-inspired, after which you must become self-learner.So do take each subject seriously, and even if what you learn isn’t critical for your life, the skills of learning will be something you cherish forever.

There is no single simple answer to any question.Remember during your high school debate class, I always asked you to take on the side that you don’t believe in? I did that for a reason– things rarely “black and white”, and there are always many ways to look at a problem.You will become a better problem solver if you recognize that.This is called “critical thinking”, and it is the most important thinking skill you need for your life.This also means you need to become tolerant and supportive of others.I will always remember when I went to my Ph.D.a(chǎn)dvisor and proposed a new thesis topic.He said “I don’t agree with you, but I’ll support you.”

Do your best in classes, but don’t let pressure get to you.Your mother and I have no expectations for your grades.If you graduate and learn something in your four years, we would feel happy.Please don’t be worried.The only thing that matters is that you learned.The only metric you should use is that you tried.Grades are just silly letters that give the vain people something to brag, and the lazy people something to fear.You are too good to be either.

College is the four years where you have:·the greatest amount of free time.·the first chance to be independent.·the most flexibility to change.·the lowest risk for making mistakes.

So please treasure your college years.

Love,

Dad (& Mom)

(A letter from Kaifu Lee)

1.According to Kaifu Lee, the underlined sentence in the second paragraph means_________.

A.you should learn by yourself instead of learning from your teachers.

B.the knowledge isn’t as important as the ability to learn.

C.the knowledge from college is of less worth than that acquired after college.

D.education is nothing but what you have remembered.

2.Kaifu Lee expects his daughter to _________.

A.a(chǎn)gree with those who hold the opposite opinions.

B.find out the difference between ‘right and wrong’.

C.think of more ways to solve a problem critically.

D.step into others’ shoes and think from others’ positions.

3.Based on the letter, it can be inferred that ________.

A.high grades are not important for people.

B.Kaifu Lee and his wife don’t care about their daughter’s grades or college life.

C.Kaifu Lee doesn’t expect her daughter to make any mistakes in her life.

D.Kaifu Lee’s daughter is a freshman in Columbia University.

4.We can conclude that Kaifu Lee’s daughter is _________.

A.dependent and curious                         B.tolerant and supportive

C.well-rounded and worried                         D.excellent and hard-working 

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Dear Daughter,

  As we drove off from Columbia, I wanted to write a letter to you to tell you all that is on my mind.

First, I want to tell you how proud we are.Getting into Columbia is a real testament of what a great well-rounded student you are.It is in college that you will truly discover what learning is about.I encourage you to be curious, but I also want to tell you “Education is what you have left after all that is taught is forgotten”.That is really what learning in college is about–this will be the period where you go from teacher-taught to master-inspired, after which you must become self-learner.So do take each subject seriously, and even if what you learn isn’t critical for your life, the skills of learning will be something you cherish forever.

There is no single simple answer to any question.Remember during your high school debate class, I always asked you to take on the side that you don’t believe in? I did that for a reason– things rarely “black and white”, and there are always many ways to look at a problem.You will become a better problem solver if you recognize that.This is called “critical thinking”, and it is the most important thinking skill you need for your life.This also means you need to become tolerant and supportive of others.I will always remember when I went to my Ph.D.a(chǎn)dvisor and proposed a new thesis topic.He said “I don’t agree with you, but I’ll support you.”

Do your best in classes, but don’t let pressure get to you.Your mother and I have no expectations for your grades.If you graduate and learn something in your four years, we would feel happy.Please don’t be worried.The only thing that matters is that you learned.The only metric you should use is that you tried.Grades are just silly letters that give the vain people something to brag, and the lazy people something to fear.You are too good to be either.

College is the four years where you have:·the greatest amount of free time.·the first chance to be independent.·the most flexibility to change.·the lowest risk for making mistakes.

So please treasure your college years.

Love,

Dad (& Mom)

(A letter from Kaifu Lee)

1.According to Kaifu Lee, the underlined sentence in the second paragraph means_________.

A.you should learn by yourself instead of learning from your teachers.

B.the knowledge isn’t as important as the ability to learn.

C.the knowledge from college is of less worth than that acquired after college.

D.education is nothing but what you have remembered.

2.Kaifu Lee expects his daughter to _________.

A.a(chǎn)gree with those who hold the opposite opinions.

B.find out the difference between ‘right and wrong’.

C.think of more ways to solve a problem critically.

D.step into others’ shoes and think from others’ positions.

3.Based on the letter, it can be inferred that ________.

A.high grades are not important for people.

B.Kaifu Lee and his wife don’t care about their daughter’s grades or college life.

C.Kaifu Lee doesn’t expect her daughter to make any mistakes in her life.

D.Kaifu Lee’s daughter is a freshman in Columbia University.

4.We can conclude that Kaifu Lee’s daughter is _________.

A.dependent and curious                     B.tolerant and supportive

C.well-rounded and worried                         D.excellent and hard-working 

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