The old lady lives alone; some of his nephews ___________ to see her occasionally.

d (房东)also lives there，and usually all the tenants(房客)get along fairly well with one another. Recently，however, there has been a change in their relations.

A nice, quiet old couple used to live there, too. The old lady would sometimes bring some small cakes she made to Biir s mother,who in return would give her some meat or help her with shopping.Unfortunately,the old lady died last month. As her husband couldn’ t live alone,his grandson moved in.

The grandson, a youth of about twenty, has become a problem to Bill’ s family because he is so noisy. Biir s family members were used to peace and quiet,but the youth likes to listen to his radio late at night. Sometimes his friends came for a visit,and they also made a lot of noise. Everyone in Bill’ s family has been bothered by the new comer and getting angry.

Bill’ s mother once politely asked the old man if he was able to sleep well at night, but it seemed that he didn’ t understand what she meant and so never spoke to his grandson about it. If he did,the grandson apparently didn’ t listen, since things have not changed any. Everyone in Bill’ s family agrees that something has to be done, but no one wants to hurt the old man’ s feelings or cause him any problems. What do you think should be done？ Bill’ s family got angry with their neighbor because

A.the old lady died

B.a young man moved in

C.the grandson made a lot of noise

D.the young man could not live alone

In the sentence “Every one in Bill’s family has been bothered by the new comer”，“bother” means____.A.scare

B.cause trouble to

C.worry

D.make sorry

The grandson makes a lot of noise asA.he never cares whether the neighbors might want to live in peace and quiet

B.the walls of the building are thin

C.he likes to listen to his radio early iji the morning

D.friends come to visit him

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Often heard people complain about， why not my face， why so bad weather today， why do I livein such a poor family， why God told me ... why should we complain about it complained that it？Life was not all the best， life was not perfect， on the contrary， the ups and downs， is the routine. Do not complain， evervone"s life will not be easy， but precisely because of these twists and turns infolding wave， acquired a colourful life.

If we can often look at the issue from another angle， you might easily find the life is still veryexciting. You can"t change the face， smile， why don"t you think about indulgence; you can"tchange the weather， why don"t you change the mood？ As the saying goes: after the storm. The sameis true of life， after training can often make life wonderful.

China， a writer came to the United States， he saw a flower of the old lady is always veryhappy， very strange. He would pick a flower asked:"Why are you always so happy？" Replied theold lady. And it made the writer stand in amazement."That Jesus was crucified is the world"sdarkest day， three days later to Easter. All the trouble to wait for three days as long as the right notto vanish into thin air？" Writer for the old lady answered and moved an old lady could look at thisfree and easy life， could see so thoroughly to life. King inventors——Edison filament do in order tofind the best materials have been done a 1，000 experiment many times and failed. Have a laugh athis neighbour， "Do you know to do 1，000 experiments have failed many times？" Edison said， "I amnot found more than 1，000 kinds of inappropriate material filament so it？" Edison failed to look atfrom another angle， he is quite sure that it can be the most suitable materials， is precisely becauseof this self-confidence， they are able to make unremitting efforts， finally successful.

People to love life， love life， to have self-confidence， it is necessary to make unremitting effortstowards the target， like Ai Qing said， "Even if we are a candle， wax should be dry before the torchashes tears; even though we are a match should be at the crucial moment there is a ray of light，" ifso， will the meaning of our lives， our lives will be able to issue a strange glory. Finally， I had toremind you that in the face of setbacks， do not complain about it complained that the old， and tolearn how to transform. the issue of perspective， so that life is not susceptible to "rain" by knockout.

What is the main idea of the first paragraph？ 查看材料

A.People are accustomed to complaining life.

B.People are not satisfied with their lives.

C.Life is not perfect and don"t complain.

D.The life of everybody is miserable.

阅读理解“Are you going to 181st Street？” asked an old woman.

The younger woman leaving the supermarket was in a hurry, but she stopped and turned to look. She saw an old lady with a small bag of groceries at her feet. She was breathing hard.

“If you’re going toward 181st street, could you carry my bag for me？”

“I don’t have the time for this,” the younger woman thought. But when she saw the old woman, who looked very tired, she said,” Of course.”

The old woman took hold of the younger woman’s arm and they walked together slowly and talked. They were neighbors but they didn’t know each other. The old woman lived alone and the younger woman lived with her family. They talked about the difficulty of living in a big city: the younger woman talked about the cost of food and the problems of raising children, the older about loneliness.

They finally reached the old woman’s apartment house. She seemed reluctant(迟疑的) to go in. she reached into her purse. “Let me give you a dollar for your trouble,” she said.

“Oh, no. It was no trouble.”

“Well, we’re neighbors,” the old woman said. “We’ll see each other again.”

“I hope so.”

The old woman took her bag and started to go in. Then she turned and said sadly, “But then, perhaps we’ll never see each other again.”

1. Where did the two women meet？

A. On a bus.

B. In a supermarket.

C. Along the street.

D. In the neighborhood.

2. What can we learn about the old woman？

A. She knew the younger woman before.

B. She lives with her family.

C. She lives on 181st Street.

D. She lives in the countryside.

3. Why did the young woman hesitate(犹豫) when the old woman asked for help？

A. Because she was in a hurry.

B. Because she had a lot of groceries herself.

C. Because she was very tired.

D. Because she did not know the old woman.

4. What did the old woman talk about on her way back home？

A. the cost of food

B. loneliness

C. difficulty of raising children

D. the past of her life

5. Why did the old woman stop before she entered her apartment house？

A. She wanted to pay the young woman for her help.

B. She wanted to invite the young woman in for dinner.

C. She wanted to borrow some money from the young woman.

D. She wanted to spend more time talking with the young woman.

6. What can we learn from the last paragraph？

A. Both women in the story are quite busy.

B. The old woman knows she is going to die soon.

C. The two women in the story live far from each other.

D. People seldom communicate in that neighborhood.

A、A young lady

B、An old lady

C、A young man

D、An old man

We tried to ______ the nervous old lady that flying was safe.

A．secure

B．ensure

C．assure

D．certify

The old lady has______two wars and revolutions.

A．lived on

B．lived through

C．lived up

D．lived with