Elizabeth and I are 18 now, and about to graduate. I think about our elementary-school friendship, but
some memories have blurred (模糊).What happened that day in the fifth grade when Beth suddenly stopped
speaking to me? Does she know that I"ve been thinking about her for seven years? If only we could go back,
and discover what ended our relationship.
I have to speak with Beth. I see her sometimes, and find out school is"fine". It"s not the same. It never
will be. Someone says that she"s Liz now. What happened to Beth?
I can"t call her. Should I write? What if she doesn"t answer me?
How will I know what she"s thinking?
Yes, I"ll write her a letter. These things are easier to express in writing." Be-," no," Li-," no," Elizabeth,"
I begin. The words flow freely, as seven year old memories are reborn. I ask her all the questions that have
been left unanswered in my mind, and pray she will answer. I seal my thoughts in the perfect white envelope,
and imagine Beth looking into her mailbox. Will she know why I"m writing? Maybe she once thought of writing
the same letter.
As the mailman takes my envelope from me forever, I wonder if I"ve made the right decision. Do I have the
right to force myself into Beth"s life again? Am I simply part of the past? I have taken the first step. Beth has
control of the situation now.
One day has passed. Are my words lying on the bottom of the post office floor?
Two days are gone. I"m lost in thought and don"t even hear the phone ting.
"Hello? It"s Elizabeth."
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| For years I wanted a flower garden, but with five children I was too busy to have one. Money was limited, and so was time. Often one of the children would want something that cost too much, and I would say, "Do you see a money tree outside? Money doesn"t grow on trees, you know. "Finally, when all five had gotten through high school and college, and had started having their own families, I started thinking again about having a garden. However, I knew gardens cost money. Then, one spring morning on Mother"s Day, as I was working in my kitchen, I heard cars drive by and looked out of the window to see a new tree planted in my yard. I couldn"t believe my eyes: it was a money tree! Dollar bills were stuck all over that tree, and there was a note which read: "I owe you eight hours of digging time. Love, Marvin." Marvin, my first son, kept his promise. He dug up a nice ten-by-fifteen-foot bed (花坛,花圃) for me. My other children bought me tools, a sunflower stepping stone (踏脚石) and gardening books. We built a garden together. That was three years ago. My garden is now very pretty, and just what I"d always wanted. When I go out to weed or tend my flowers, I don"t seem to miss my children as much as I once did. It feels as if they were right there with me. When I think about what my children have done for me, I get tears in my eyes every time. I"m still not sure whether money grows on trees. But I know love does! | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1. Why had the author never had a flower garden before? | |||||||||||||||||||
| A. Because she had five children to take care of. B. Because she didn"t have enough time and money. C. Because her children wanted expensive things. D. Because her children were going to high school and college. | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2. Who helped the author build the garden at last? | |||||||||||||||||||
| A. Her neighbor. B. Her first son. C. Her husband. D. Her five children. | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3. Why doesn"t she miss her children as much as she once did? | |||||||||||||||||||
| A. Because she has a big money tree. B. Because she has a very pretty garden. C. Because she feels the love of her children in the garden. D. Because she is busy weeding or tending her flowers. | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4. Which of the flowing statements is correct, based on the passage? | |||||||||||||||||||
| A. Money grows on trees only if you plant them with love. B. The author built a pretty garden after her children had graduated from school. C. The author actually wanted to have money grow on trees. D.The children loved their mother so much that they helped her realize her dream. | |||||||||||||||||||
| 5. The purpose of this passage is to tell us_________. | |||||||||||||||||||
| A. how to grow you own money tree B. the story of pretty garden C. the story of a money tree D. a story of the love between a mother and her children | |||||||||||||||||||
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| "This Friday we"ll have the yearly Egg Drop Challenge," said our science teacher, Mr. baker. "You can work alone or with a partner." My friend, Cassie, and I smiled at each other. We always worked on projets 1 . The 2 of the challenge was simple-to build a protective container to keep an egg from breaking when 3 the stadium wall. I made my sandwich that afternoon while waiting for Cassie. 4 the butter-cream gave me an idea. "I have a brilliant design for our 5 container!"I said when Cassie arrived."We can 6 the egg with some butter-cream." "Why not pit the egg in a basket with a parachute (降落伞) 7 ?" Cassie rolled her eyes. "The parachute is better than that stupid idea." I couldn"t believe it, Of course we"d had our little 8 in the past, but she"d never called any of my ideas" 9 " before. "Then I"ll build mine and you build yours!" 10 words had been out, our friendship was challenged. When Friday finally arrived, I had to 11 Cassie"s Egg Force One looked pretty good. 12 , my Egg-cellent Egg Cream didn"t look quite scientific. We kids carried our containers up three stadium steps and dropped them over the side wall. Those whose eggs broke were out; those whose eggs survived 13 three more steps and dropped them again. This would go on till the last egg broke. After four rounds, only Cassie and I were 14 . I let go of my box. I heard someone say"ew" after seconds. Had my egg broken? I raced down the 15 . The side walk was dotted with egg shells (蛋壳) from those 16 drops. Finally I found my little Egg-cellent Egg Cream. "That looks like egg drop soup, Laura,"Cassie said. She was holding her Egg Force One. My 17 raced. Had she won? I looked at her basket. 18 . "My egg bounced 19 ,"she explained, pointing to a broken shell. "A tie (平局),"Mr. Baker said. Cassie looked at me, and her glare 20 . I laughed. She smiled… | |||||||||||||||||||
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