When Lily came home at 5 p.m. yesterday, her mother () dinner in the kitchen.
A.cooked
B.was cooking
C.cooks
D.had cooked
A.cooked
B.was cooking
C.cooks
D.had cooked
A.when his son had come home
B.when his son has come home
C.when did hls son come home
D.when his son came home
A.Relevance.
B.Accuracy.
C.Guidance.
D.Timeliness.
D
When my first wartime Christmas came, I was in basic training in New Jersey and not sure if I could make it home for the holidays. Only on the afternoon of December 23 was the list of men who would have three-day passes posted.l was one of the lucky soldiers. It was Christmas Eve when I arrived home, and a light snow had fallen. Mother opened the front door. I could see be- yond her, into the corner of the living room where the tree had always stood. There were lights, all colors, and ornaments(装饰物) shining against the green of a pine. "Where did it come from?" I asked.
"I asked the Gates boy to cut it," my mother said. "I wouldn't have had one just for myself, but when called-oh, such a rush ! He just brought it in this afternoon... " The pine reached to the
proper height, almost to the ceiling, and the Tree Top Krystal Star was in its place. A few green
branches reached about a little awkwardly(不够美观地) at the side, I thought,and there was a bit of bare trunk showing in the middle. But the tree filled the room with warm light and the whole house with the pleasant smell of Christmas. "It's not like the ones you used to find," my mother went on. "Yours were always in good shape,l suppose the Gates boy didn't know where to look. But I couldn't be fussy(挑剔的) . "
"Don't worry," I told her. "It's perfect. " It wasn't, of course, but at the moment I realized
something for the first time: all Christmas trees are perfect.
69. From the passage, we can infer that_________
[A] the writer spent his first Christmas during the war
[B] soldiers did not all go home for Christmas during the war
[C] all the soldiers had three-day passes
[D] the writer could not go home for Christmas
Several minutes later, the ambulance came and George was sent to a hospital. He is now home, and should have a complete recovery over the next few months.
When did the accident happen?
A.On February 24.
B.On February 25.
C.On January 24.
What I remember now about VE Day was the afternoon and the evening. It was a fine May day. I remember coming home at about five o'clock. My father and mother came in about an hour later. After dinner I said I wanted to see the bonfire (篝火), so when it got dark my father took me to the end of the street. The bonfire was very high, and some peo-ple had collected some old clothes to dress the unmistakable figure with the moustache (小胡子) they had put on top of it. Just as we arrived, they set light to it. The flames rose and soon covered the "guy." Everyone was cheering and shouting, and an old woman came out of her house with two chairs and threw them on the fire to keep the fire going.
I stood beside my father until the fire started to go down, not knowing what to say. He said nothing either. He had fought in the First World War and may have been remem-bering the end of that. At last he said, "Well, that's it, son. Let's hope that this time it really will be the last one. "
Where did the narrator live before the Second World War?
A.In a small city.
B.In London.
C.In Europe.
D.In the countryside.
Mary began playing the violin when she was only six. Her father came across a really old instrument at his aunt’ s house, and he brought it back home with him. Mary loved it and immediately tried to play it.After a few months she began to have lessons. She got on very well with the violin. When she was about eleven, she really needed a better violin.One day she took part in a concert, and a man went up to her parents and talked to them about her. He said that she had real talent and pointed out that she needed a better violin. When he found out that they couldn’ t afford one, he offered to buy one for her. Later, when she was about 16, she set up her own group. She named it after the man who gaveher the violin----she called it the Erio Sound.
(1)Mary’ s father ____.
A.bought the violin from a shop
B.borrowed the violin from a friend
C.got the violin from his aunt
It was Christmas Eve when I arrived, and a light snow had fallen. Mother opened the front door. I could see beyond her, into the corner of the living room where the tree had always stood. There were lights, all colors, shining against the green of a pine.
"Where did it come from?" I asked.
"I asked the gate boy to cut it ," my mother said, "I wouldn't have one just for myself, but when called--oh, such a rush ! He just brought it in this afternoon." Krysal Star was in its place. A few green branches reached about a little disorderly at the side, I thought, and there was a bit of bare trunk showing in the middle. But the tree filled the room with warm light and the whole house with the pleasant smell of Christmas.
"It's not like the one you used to find," my mother went on, "Yours were always in good shape. I suppose the gate boy didn't know where to look . But I couldn't be critical."
"Don’t worry," I told him, "It’s perfect."
It wasn't of course, but at the moment I realized for the first time: all Christmas tree are perfect.
From the passage we can infer that ______.
A.the writer spent his first Christmas during the war
B.all the soldiers did not go home for Christmas during the war
C.all the soldiers had three-day passes
D.the writer did not want to go home for Christmas at first
W: From what is written here I can see that you have a very bad cold three years ago and that you also had a small operation last year. Did you have any bad effect after that?
M: Well, I don't remember.
W: For example, how long did you stay at home each time you are ill?
M: Just a couple of days, but about six months ago I was home for about two weeks with a cold for cold or something.
W: Did you see a doctor at that time, or did you just stay at home?
M: No, I didn't see a doctor. When I began to feel better, I returned to work.
W: And when did you start feeling so tired again?
M: It must have been about ten days ago. When I came home from work one night, there just didn't seem to be any reason to go back the next day.
W: Well, it sounds as if your problem may be the kind of work you do. The test ! just made doesn't show anything really wrong. But I would like to make some further tests in the hospital.
M: That's fine with me.
W: All right, you can check tonight and I'll make the tests tomorrow morning.
Why is the patient seeing the doctor?
A.Because his wife told him to.
B.Because he feels tired.
C.Because his wife feels tired.
听力原文:W: The Americans came from America. That's easy, isn't it?
M: I'm sorry to say you are wrong! The Americans came from almost every part of the world. That's to say, mare than 230 million people now call America home, but most of them can trace their families back to other parts of the world. That's why America has long been known as a "melting pot". It is believed that the first to arrive were the American Indians. They came titan Asia in very ancient times, more than 10,000 years ago. There used to be millions of them, but today they only number about 850,000. Half of them live on special land of their own in 31 states, while the others have "melted" in with the rest of America's 230 million people.
W: Do the American Indians have anything to do with the Indians of India?
M: No, nothing. As a matter of fact, the American Indiana came from Siberia.
W: Then, why do people call them Indians?
M: Because when Christopher Columbus made his historic voyage in 1492, he expected to reach India. So he called the people of the New World "Indians" and Indian is the name that has remained till now.
(26)
A.Because Americans love melting pot.
B.Because Americans came from almost every part of the world.
C.Because America is famous for melting pot.
D.Because America contains a large number of people.