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北京市101中学2018-2019学年高一上学期英语期中考试试卷
It was Mother's Day and I was shopping at the local supermarket with my five-year-old son, Tenyson. As we were1, we realized that only minutes earlier an 2woman had fallen over at the entrance and hit her head on the ground.3was with her, but there was blood everywhere and the woman was embarrassed and clearly in shock.4, a lot of people stopped to help out.
5we were walking towards the scene, Tenyson became very6about what had happened to the elderly couple. He7to me," Mom, it's not much fun falling over in front of 8."Seeing that there was a flower stall (摊位) at the front of the supermarket, he added, "Why shouldn't we9the lady a flower? It will make her feel better." I was10that he'd come up with this11 idea. So we went over and told the flower seller12we wanted. "Just take it," she replied. "I13take your money for such a wonderful14."
By now medical staff had arrived, and were15the injured woman. We gave the flower to the woman's husband and I told him it was16my son. At that, the old man started crying and said, "Thank you very much." He then turned to me, "You have a 17son. Happy Mother's Day to you."
The man bent down and gave his wife the flower, telling her who it was from.18being badly hurt, the old lady looked up at Tenyson with19in her eyes and gave him a little20.
Following My Dream
I grew up in a poor family with six brothers, three sisters, my father and mother. We had little money and few goods, but plenty of love and attention. I was happy and energetic. I understood that no matter how poor a person was, he could still afford a dream.
My dream was athletics. By the time I was sixteen, I could throw a ninety-mile-per-hour fastball and hit anything moving on the football field. And I was so lucky that my high-school coach was Ollie Jarvis, who not only believed in me, but often told me "The dream is priceless." However, when I was about to get off the ground, one particular thing happened, which almost ruined (毁坏)my long-held dream.
It was the summer holiday in Senior Two and a friend recommended me for a summer job. I was offered $12.25 per hour. Compared with the average $3.5, that was a big sum. I was so excited, because this meant a chance for money in my pocket, certainly, money for a new bike and new clothes, and the start of savings for a house for my mother. The prospect (前景)of the job was inviting, and I wanted to jump at the opportunity.
Then I realized I would have to give up summer baseball training to handle the work schedule. I didn't dare to tell my coach. I thought of the advice my mother often gave me when I lacked courage, "If you make your bed, you have to lie in it." I decided to talk to my coach by myself. After all, my dream of buying my mom a house and having money in my pocket was worth facing his disappointment to me. I gathered my courage and knocked at his door…
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Following My Dream | ||
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Why did the author want to give up summer baseball training? {#blank#}12{#/blank#}
What is the coach's attitude towards the author's dream? How do you know that? {#blank#}13{#/blank#}
What would happen when the author knocked at his coach's door? {#blank#}14{#/blank#}
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