It was pouring outside. We all stood there  16 , some patiently, others annoyed  17  nature messed up their hurried day. I got lost in the sound and sight of the heavens  18  away the dirt and dust of the world.
“Mom, let’s run through the rain.” a girl’s voice  19 me.
“No, honey. We’ll wait until it  20  down a bit.” Mom replied.
The young girl waited about another minute and  21 : “Mom, let’s run through the rain.”
“We’ll get wet if we do,” Mom said.
“No. we won’t, Mom. That’s not what you said this morning,” the young girl said as she  22  her Mom’s arm.
“This morning？  23 __ did I say we could run through the rain and not get wet？”
“Don’t you remember？ When you were talking to Daddy about his cancer, you said, ‘If God can get us through this, he can get us through  24 .’”
The entire crowd turned  25 . Mom paused and thought for a moment about  26  she would say.
Now some would laugh it off and scold her for being  27 . But then we heard, “Honey, you are  28 . Let’s run through the rain. If we get wet, maybe we just need washing,” Mom said. Then  29  they ran.
We all stood  30__ , smiling and laughing as they ran past the cars. Yes, they got wet. But they were  31  by a few who screamed and laughed like children all the  32  to their cars. Circumstances or people can take away your material possessions, and they can even take away your  33  . But no one can ever take away your precious  34 . So, don’t forget to make time and take the  35  to make memories every day! I hope you still take the time to run though the rain.

A. talking          B. waiting        C. complaining      D. expecting
A. as if         B. even if       C. because       D. when
A. taking        B. putting      C. driving       D. washing
A. caught       B. annoyed      C. impressed      D. called
A. slows        B. comes        C. pushes       D. stops
A. asked        B. repeated       C. required      D. added
A. pulled        B. touched      C. waved       D. felt
A. Why        B. How        C. When       D. Where
A. the rain       B. the disease    C. anything      D. something
A. still         B. silent       C. serious       D. angry
A. what        B. how            C. whether       D. if
A. dishonest      B. silly            C. daring       D. forgetful
A. right        B. wrong       C. stupid       D. clever
A. off         B. along       C. on         D. over
A. sighing       B. joking        C. discussing     D. watching
A. followed      B. guided         C. respected      D. praised
A. time           B. way         C. same        D. best
A. house        B. money       C. health       D. time
A. children       B. memories     C. courage      D. experience
A. possibilities     B. opportunities  C. risk        D. challenge

Some time people call each other “scared-cat”,but have you ever thought about this expression？ When a cat is frightened,its heart starts beating faster,its muscles get tense,and there are changes in the chemicals in its bloodstream.Although the cat doesn't realize this,its body is getting ready for action.If the danger continues,the animal will do one of two things:It will defend itself,or it will run away as fast as it can. Something like this also happens to people.When we are excited,angry,scared,or aroused by other emotions （feelings),our bodied go through many physical changes.Out hearts beat faster,and our muscled get tense.All of these changes make us more alert and ready to react.We,too get ready to defend ourselves or run. Human beings,however,have a problem that animals never face.If we give way to our feelings and let them take over,we can get into trouble.Have you ever said something in anger—or hit somebody—and regretted it later？ Have you ever shouted at a teacher,told somebody you were lonely,or said you were in love,and then wished later you had kept your mouth shut？ It isn't always wise to express your feelings freely. Does this mean that it's smarter always to hide our feelings？ No! If you keep feelings of anger,sadness,and bitterness hidden away or bottled up inside,your body stays tense.Physical illness can develop,and you can feel churned up inside.It can actually be bad for your health.（It isn't good to keep pleasant feelings inside either;all feelings need to be expressed.) Feelings that you keep all bottled up inside don't just go away.It's as if you bought some bananas and stuck them in a cupboard.You might not be able to see them,but before long you'd smell them.And if you opened the cupboard,chances are you'd see little fruit flies hovering all over them.They'd be rotten. You can try to treat emotions as if they were bananas in the cupboard.You can hide them and you can pretend they don't exist,but they'll still be around.And at last you'll have to deal with them,just like those bananas. 小题1:The best title for this article is _____.

A．Emotions Affect Our Bodies

B．What Happens to a Frightened Cat

C．What Happens to An Excited Person

D．Feelings that People Have小题2:The underlined words “churned up” in the fourth paragraph mean _____.

A．gradually they'll disappear

B．they won't exist any more

C．they will hover all over

D．your body stays tense小题3:The author wrote this article in order to _____.

A．tell us that it isn't good to keep feelings inside

B．give us some advice on how to express our feelings

C．make us face the problem that we have to deal with feelings

D．make us know that it isn't always wise to express our feelings freely

Life on-line can be a much richer experience when you aren’t restricted to just written words and still pictures.Even if you’re new to the Net,you’ve probably heard about multimedia on-line—listening to audio,watching animations and videos,even playing in three-dimensional space.Sound and movement make information come alive. To experience it,you’ll need special pieces of software called plug-ins.The term “plug-in” refers to a small,add-on piece of software which extends the capabilities of your web browser,like Netscape Navigator or Microsoft Explorer,turning your computer into a radio or TV. When you arrive at a web page which contains a file requiring a plug-in which you don’t have,you will usually receive a message asking if you want to get it by downloading it and installing it into your computer.Most of the time,the installation will be automatic. Occasionally,you’ll run into a downloaded file which needs to be decompressed or un-zipped before installation.Once installed,plug-ins run automatically,without you having to do anything. Many multimedia controls still need to be obtained from the developer but are installed automatically. Shockwave is a good example of this.All you need to do is go to the Macromedia site and click on the link to install the ActiveX control.The rest happens automatically.The next time you go to a “Shocked” website,the Shockwave control loads and plays the movie. Most plug-ins and controls can be downloaded for free on the Internet,although not all will work with every system.Some of them,for instance,only work with Windows 95. 小题1:Plug-ins can help us to do all of the following except _____.

A．listening to music

B．watching animations and videos

C．playing three-dimensioned games

D．searching for information on the net小题2:The correct explanation about “plug-in” is _____.

A．a radio or TV connected with a computer

B．a small,add-on piece of hardware which improves your web browser

C．a small,add-on piece of software which can turn your computer into a radio or TV

D．a small,add-on piece of software like Netscape Navigator or Microsoft Explorer小题3:When we go to a “shocked” website a second time,_____.

A．we should go to the Macromedia site and click on the link to install the Active X control

B．the shockwave control loads itself and plays the movie for us

C．we will be asked whether to download the shockwave control or not

D．we have to buy the shockwave control and load it小题4:Most of the time,how can we get a plug-in before automatic installation？

A．We have to buy it from the developer.

B．We have to borrow it from the developer.

C．We have to rent it from the developer.

D．We can obtain from the developer without paying.

Lose-Win is weak. It’s easy to get stepped on. It’s easy to be the nice guy. It’s easy to give in, all in the name of being a peacemaker.
A girl named Jenny once told me about her  16  in the world of Lose-Win during her eighth-grade year before she finally broke  17 :
My  18  with my mom all started one day  19  she said to me sarcastically （讽刺地) “Wow, you’re surely lively today.” I  20  it so literally （字面地) that then and there I decided to close off from her and never  21  back to her. So every time she would say something  22  I disagreed with her I would just say. “Okay, 23 you want, Mom.” But I really got cold quickly. And my 24 began to build. One night I talked to my mom about the school homework and she said, “Oh, that’s  25 ” and then went back to mop the floor.
“Don’t you ever  26 ？” I thought. But I didn’t say anything and stormed off. She had no idea I was  27 upset. She would have been willing to talk to me had I  28  her bow important it was to me.
At last I just blew up. “Mom, this has got to  29 . You tell me everything you want me to do and I just do it because it’s  30  than if fighting. Well, I’m sick of it.” This all came as a  31  to her.
After my blow up, we felt like we were  32  all over in our relationship. But it’s getting better all the lime. We discuss things now and I always  33  my feelings with her.
If you adopt Lose-Win as your basic  34  toward life, then people will wipe their dirty feet on you. You’ll also be  35  your true feelings deep inside. And that’s not healthy.

Along a long path we came to a deep valley, on the far side of which the path led into some very thick bushes. Rather than push through up again and rejoin the path on the far side of the bushes. As I climbed down into the valley a bird flew off h rock on which I had put my hand. On looking at the spot from which the bird had risen, I saw two eggs. They were the kind that I did not have in my collection, so I placed them carefully in my bag, wrapped in a little dry grass. As we went further down the valley the sides became steeper and not far from where I had entered. It came to drop of about twelve to fourteen feet. The water that rushed down all these small valleys in the rainy season had worn the rock as glass. As it was too deep to climb down, I handed my gun to one of the men and slid down it. My feet had hardly touched the sandy bottom when the two men jumped down, one on each side of me. They quickly gave me the gun and asked me if I had heard the tiger. In fact, I had heard nothing; possibly because of the noise I made sliding down the rock. The men said they had heard a tiger growling somewhere nearby, but they did not know from which direction the noise had come. 小题1:According to the text we know that ______.

A．the writer decided to push through the thick bushes

B．the writer decided to walk along the valley

C．the writer wanted to stop climbing

D．the writer tried to find two eggs小题2:When the writer found the eggs, he ________.

A．wrapped them in dry grass and put them aside

B．wrapped them in dry grass and took them with him

C．tried to find the bird

D．made the bird fly off小题3:At the end of the story, the writer knew that ________.

A．a tiger had run away

B．a tiger was close to them

C．the men had seen a tiger

D．a tiger had seen them小题4:Which of the following orders is RIGHT about what happened in their travel？

A．hear the sound of tiger→find eggs→push through the bushes→climb down into the valley

B．climb down into the valley→push through the bushes→hear the sound of tiger→find eggs

C．push through the bushes→climb down into the valley→find eggs→hear the sound of tiger

D．find eggs→climb down into the valley→hear the sound of tiger→push through the bushes

Interview With God I dreamed I had an interview with God.“So you would like to interview me？”God asked.“If you have the time,”I said.“My time is eternity.”God smiled,“what questions do you have in mind for me？”“What surprises you most about humankind？”God answered,“That they get bored with childhood,they rush to grow up,and then long to be children again.That they lose their health to make money... and then lose their money to restore their health.That by thinking anxiously about the future,they forget the present,such that they live in neither the present nor the future.That they live as if they will never die,and die as though they had never lived.”God’s hand took mine and we were silent for a while.And then I asked,“As a parent,what are some of life’s lessons you want your children to learn？To learn they cannot make anyone love them.All they can do is to let themselves be loved.To learn that it is not good to compare themselves to others.To learn to forgive by practicing forgiveness.To learn that it only takes a few seconds to open profound wounds in those they love,and it can take many years to heal them.To learn that a rich person is not one who has the most,but is one who needs the least.To learn that there are people who love them dearly,but simply have not yet learned how to express or show their feelings.To learn that two people can look at the same thing and see it differently.To learn that it is not enough that they forgive one another,but they must also forgive themselves.”“Thank you for your time,”I said humbly.“Is there anything else you would like your children to know？”God smiled and said;“Just know that I am here always.” 小题1:.In answering how many questions did God give “me” his opinion？

A．One.

B．Two.

C．Three.

D．Four.小题2:To God’s eye,a rich man is one who _____.

A．lives a simple life

B．is content with little

C．doesn’t want to be rich

D．gives others a lot小题3:Which of the following is best supported by the text？

A．God does exist in the world.

B．He who loves others is sure to be loved by others.

C．When one makes a mistake,he should try to find an excuse to forgive himself.

D．It is easier to lost a friend than to make a friend.