[单项选择]My mother arrived ______ Beijing two days ago.
A. in
B. at
C. on

[填空题]My mother spends about two hours every morning (clean) ______ the house.

[填空题]My mother spends about two hours every morning(clean)______the house.

[单项选择]People thank their parents with two days :Mother’s Day, on the second Sunday in May, and Father’s Day, on the third Sunday in June. These days are to show love for parents. They raise their children and educate them to be good people. They give them love and care.
The two days are celebrated(庆祝) in many different ways. On Mother’s Day, people wear carnations. Wearing a red one means having a living mother, while a white one shows that the mother is dead. It’s also a day when people whose parents are dead visit the cemetery. On these days families get together at homes as well as in restaurants. They often have outdoor barbecues(烧烤聚会) for Father’s Day. These are days of fun and good feelings.
Another tradition(传统) is to give cards and gifts. Children make them in school. Many people make their own presents. These are more valued(宝贵的) than those bought in shops. It’s not the value of the gift that is important, but the love for the parents. Card shops, florists, candy makers,
A. Parents love and take care of children.
B. Parents pass away before children grow up.
C. Parents give education to children.

[单项选择]

D
Two things changed my life:  my mother and a white plastic bike basket. I have thought long and hard about it and it’s true. I would be a different person if my mom hadn’t turned a silly bicycle accessory into a life lesson I carry with me today.
My mother and father were united in their way of raising children, but it mostly fell to my mother to actually carry it out. Looking back, I honestly don’t know how she did it. Managing the family budget must have been a very hard task., but she made it look effortless. If we complained about not having what another kid did, we’d hear something like, “I don’t care what so –and –so got for his birthday, you are not getting a TV in your room a car for your birthday a lsvish sweet 16 party.” We had to earn our allowance by doing chores around the house. I can stil l remember how long it took to polish the legs of our coffee table.My brothers can no doubt remember h
A. The children enjoyed doing housework
B. The author came from s well-off family
C. The mother raised her children in an unusual way
D. The children were fond of the US president’s daughters

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M: I see you are a mother of two. Do you think you can manage to study here
W: Yes. My children are quite grown up now. They don’t demand much of my time.
M: Really Are they still in school
W: Well, the boy is at college, and the girl is in high school. They both work hard and behave quite well.
M: So I see you have plenty of time now.
W: It’s not only that. I want to learn more. I’ve always wanted to have a degree in education.
M: I see. So have you taken any courses before I mean, as you are so fond of learning.
W: Yeah. In fact I had taken a two-year course before I got married. You think I’m too old to learn
M: Oh, I don’t mean that. No one is too old to learn. We do have some students of your age in our school. We will be very glad to have you.
W: Thanks a lot.

Why does the woman want to study in college （）
A. Because she wants to kill time.
B. Because she wants to help her children with their study.
C. Because she wants to realize her dream.
D. Because she has never had any education at all.