[填空题]Nancy Weiss and her daughter lived in ______.

[填空题]Nancy Weiss and her daughter lived in ______.

[单项选择]Passage Two Nancy Bright and her husband john had been working overtime and saving for a long time so that they could pay the advance for Nancy’s dream house. Today was the day that they had enough money in hand to make a down payment on the house, But the real estate (房地产）agent informed them that she had received another offer for the house. Although the other offer was slightly less than that of Nancy and john’s, that person with the new offer was willing to pay the whole amount at once. The owner, in urgent need of money, wanted to accept the second offer. Nancy and john looked at each other with disappointed looks. They walked back home feeling very low about having lost the house. Soon they recovered and involved themselves into their daily lives, though once in a while Nancy would sink into a mild depression over losing the house. One day Nancy woke up in the morning feeling even lower than usual. She kept feeling sick, even lost interest in her routine coffee. She
A. They couldn’t pay the whole amount for the house at once
B. Someone else offered move money for the house.
C. They couldn’t afford the advance for the house.
D. The house owner decided not to sell the house.

[填空题]Our mother lived her formative years in a social environment in which attitudes involving employment and education were the same as we have experienced.

[简答题]How does a daughter begin to thank her mother for life itself For the love, patience and just plain hard work that go into raising a child For running after a toddler, for understanding a moody teenager, for tolerating a college student who thinks she knows everything For waiting for the day when a daughter realizes bow wise her mother really is How does a grown woman thank a mother for continuing to be a mother For being ready with advice(when asked)or remaining silent when it is most appreciated For not saying, "I told you so" when she could have uttered these words dozens of times For being essentially herself—loving, thoughtful, patient, and forgiving I don’t know how, dear God, except to ask you to bless her as richly as she deserves and to help me live up to the example she has set. I pray that I will look as good in the eyes of my children as my mother looks in mine.

[单项选择]Mrs. Adams’ grandfather lived with her and her husband. Every morning he went for a walk in the park and came home at half past twelve for his lunch.
But one morning a police car stopped outside Mrs. Adams’ [louse at twelve o’clock, and two policemen helped her grandfather get out. “The poor old gentleman lost his way in the park and called us for help, so we sent a car to bring him home." Mrs. Adams was very surprised, but she thanked the policemen and they left.
"But, grandfather," she then said, "you’ve been to the park nearly every day for twenty years. How did you lose your way there’"
The old man smiled and said, “I didn’t lose my way. I just got tired and I didn’t want to walk home!/
Mrs. Adams’ grandfather got home on the police’s car.
[A] True. [B] False.

[单项选择]What does Nancy like best about her job
A. Meeting interesting people in the city.
B. Being able to enjoy the world of nature.
C. Driving in unsettled weather.
D. Taking long drives outside the city.

[单项选择]A. Visit Nancy at her new department. B. Give the secretary Nancy’s new phone number.
C. Call on Nancy at her medical school. D. Get information about Nancy from the secretary.

[填空题]If you want to help your daughter give up her drug addiction, you’d better call telephone number of ______ to seek help.

[单项选择]
Jill lived with her grandma. The old woman was strong enough that she could do everything herself at home.
As soon as Jill began to tidy the rooms or wash something, her grandma stopped her and told her to work hard at her lessons. Jill had to listen to her grandma and spent all her time on her study. So she went to college at last.
Now the girl has left college. She did well in all her subjects and easily found work in Mr. Brown’s company. She was sure Mr. Brown would put her in an important position(位置).
On the first day the boss gave her a broom and said, "Your first work is to sweep the offices. "
"What" the girl called out in surprise," I’m a college student, you know. "
"I’m sorry I don’t know that. Here, give me the broom and let me show you!/
______, so she was surprised.
A. Mr. Brown didn’t know Jill was a college student
B. Mr. Brown didn’t know Jill was good at her subjects
C. Mr. Brown didn’t like Jill at all
D. Mr. Brown told Jill to be a cleaner