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When I was a little girl, I found love in a box all because of a class assignment. On a Friday night I 1
at the dinner table, "My teacher said we have to bring a box, a special box, for our Valentines (情人节) on Monday."
Mother said, "We"ll see", and she continued eating.
What did "We"ll see" mean?I had to have that box 2 my second grade Valentine"s Day would be a
disaster. Maybe they didn"t love me enough to help me with my 3 .
All Saturday I waited 4 and with Sunday arriving, my concern increased, but I 5 an enquiry about
the box might 6 anger or loud voice, for in my house children only asked once. More than that 7
trouble.
Late Sunday afternoon, my father called me into the kitchen. The table was covered with colorful 8
of different kinds. A(n) 9 shoebox rested on top of it. 10 flooded through me when Daddy said,
"Let"s get started 11 your project."
In the next hour my father 12 the shoebox into an impressive valentine box. Colorful paper covered
the ugly cardboard with red hearts 13 to what I considered all the right places .He sang while he
worked. When he finished, he was so delighted that a 14 smile spread over his face. "What do you
think of that?" he asked.
I answered him with a hug.
But inside, 15 danced all the way to my heart. It was the first time that my father devoted so much
16 to me, for his wo
rld consisted of work only.The holiday party arrived, and my classmates put cards, and presents into the valentine boxes.
Laughter filled our classroom until dismissal time 17 .
On the way home, I held out my valentine box for the world to 18 .The love that filled it meant more
to me than all inside.
The valentine box became a symbol of his love that 19 through decades of other Valentine"s Days.
He gave me other gifts through the years, but none 20 compared with the love I felt within the limits of
the old, empty shoebox.
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| I don"t know how I became a writer, but I think it was because of a certain force in me that had to write and that finally burst through and found a channel. My people were of the working class of people. My father, a stonecutter, was a man with a great respect and veneration (崇敬) for literature. He had a tremendous(惊人的) memory, and he loved poetry, and the poetry that he loved best was naturally  ofthe rhetorical kind that such a man would like. Nevertheless it was good poetry, Hamlet"s Soliloquy, Macbeth, Mark Antony"s "Funeral Oration", Grey"s "Elegy", and all the rest of it. I heard it all as a child；I memorized and learned it all. He sent me to college to the state university. The desire to write, which had been strong during all my days in high school, grew stronger still. I was editor of the college paper, the college magazine, etc., and in my last year or two I was a member of a course in play writing which had just been established there. I wrote several little oneact plays, still thinking I would become a lawyer or a newspaper man, never daring to believe I could seriously become a writer. Then I went to Harvard, wrote some more plays there, became obsessed with (着迷于) the idea that I had to be a playwright, left Harvard, had my plays rejected, and finally in the autumn of 1926, how, why, or in what manner I have never exactly been able to determine. But probably because the force in me that had to write at length sought out its channel, I began to write my first book in London. I was living all alone at that time.I had two rooms-a bedroom and a sitting room-in a litter square in Chelsea in which all the houses had that familiar, smoked brick and creamyellowplaster look. 1. We may conclude, in regard to the author"s development as a writer, that his father________. A. made an important contribution B. insisted that he choose writing as a career C. opposed his becoming a writer D. insisted that he read Hamlet in order to learn how to be a writer 2. The author believes that he became a writer mostly because of________. A. his special talent B. his father"s teaching and encouragement C. his study at Harvard D. a hidden urge within him 3. The author________. A. began to think of becoming a writer at Harvard B. had always been successful in his writing career C. went to Harvard to learn to write plays D. wor  ked as a newspaper man before becoming a writer4. The author really started on his way to become a writer______. A. when he was in high school B. when  he was studying at HarvardC. when he lived in London D. after he entered college | |||||||
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I made a pledge(誓言) to myself on the way down to the vacation beach cott age. For two weeks I would try to be a loving husband and father. Totally loving. No ifs, ands or buts. The idea had come to me as I listened to a talk on my car radio. The speaker was quoting a Biblical (圣经的)passage about husbands being thoughtful of their wives. Then he went on to say, "Love is an act of will. A person can choose to love." To myself, I had to admit that I had been a selfish husband. Well, for two weeks that would change. And it did. Right from the moment I kissed Evelyn at the door and said, "That new yellow sweater(套头衫) looks great on you." "Oh, Tom, you noticed, "she said, surprised and pleased. Maybe a little puzzled. After the long drive, I wanted to sit and read. Evelyn suggested a walk on the beach. I started to refuse, but then I thought, "Evelyn"s been alone here with the kids all week and now she wants to be alone with me. "We walked on the beach while the children flew their kites. So it went. Two weeks of not calling the Wall Street firm where I am a director; a visit to the shell museum though I usually hate museums. Relaxed and happy, that"s how the whole vacation passed. I made a new pledge to keep on remembering to choose love. There was one thing that went wrong with my experiment, however. Evelyn and I still laugh about it today. On the last night at our cottage, preparing for bed, Evelyn stared at me with the saddest expression. "What"s the matter?" I asked her. "Tom," she said in a voice filled with distress(悲痛), "do you know something I don"t?" "What do you mean?" "Well…that checkup(体检) I had several weeks ago…our doctor…did he tell you something about me?Tom, you"ve been so good to me…am I dying?" It took a moment for it all to sink in. Then I burst out laughing. "No, honey," I said, wrapping her in my arms. "You"  re not dying; I"m just starting to live."1. From the story we may infer that Tom drove to the beach cottage ________. A. with his family B. with Evelyn C. alone D. with his children 2. During the two weeks on the beach, Tom showed more love to his wife because ____. A. she looked lovely in her new clothes B. he had made a lot of money in his Wall Street firm C. he was determined to be a good husband D. she was seriously ill 3. The author says, "There was one thing that  went wrong with my experiment. "What was the one thing that went wrong? A. He praised her sweater, which puzzled her. B. She insisted on visiting a museum, which he hated. C. He knew something about her illness but didn"t tell her. D. He was so good to her that she thought she must be dying. 4. By saying "I"m just starting to live," Tom means that ________. A. he is just beginning to understand the real meaning of life B. he is just beginning to enjoy life as a loving husband C. he lived an unhappy life before and is now starting to change D. he is beginning to feel regret for what he did to his wife before | |||||||
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| It was the golden season . I could see the yellow leaves 1 on the cool 2 . In such a season, I liked walking alone in the leaves, listening to the sound of them. Autumn is a 3 season and life is uninteresting. The free days always get me 4 . But one day, the sound of a violin 5 into my ears like a stream flowing in the mountains. I was so surprised that I jumped to see what it was. A young girl, standing in the wind, was 6 in playing her violin. I had 7 seen her before. The music was so attractive(有吸引力) that I listened quietly. Lost in the music, I didn"t realize that I had been 8 there for so long but my 9 did not seem to disturb(打扰) her. Leaves were still falling. Every day she played the violin in the corner of the building 10 I went downstairs to watch her performance. I was the only audience. The autumn seemed no longer lonely and life became 11 . 12 we didn"t know each other, I thought we were already good friends. I believed she also liked me . Autumn was nearly over. One day, when I was listening devotedly, the sound suddenly stopped. To my 13,the girl came over to me. " You must like violin," she said. "Yes. And you play very well. Why did you stop?" I asked. Suddenly, a 14 expression appeared on her face and I could feel something unusual. "I came here to see my grandmother, but now I must leave. I once played very badly. It was your listening every day that 15 me. " she said. "In fact, it was your playing 16 gave me a meaningful autumn." I answered. "Let us be friends." The girl smiled and I smiled. I never heard her play again in my life. I no longer went downstairs to listen like before. Only thick leaves were left behind. But I will always remember the fine figure of the girl. She is like a 17 ; so short, so bright, like a shooting star giving off so much light that it makes the autumn beautiful. There are many kinds of friends. Some are always 18 you, but don"t understand you. Some say only a few words to you, but are close to you. Many people will step in your life, but only 19 friends leave footprints(脚印). I shall always recall the autumn and the girl with the 20 . She will always bring back the friendship between us. I know she will always be my best friend. | |||||||
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