[单项选择]When I was 13 my mother died. Through my own sorrow I was aware of the great loss this was to Pop. But he made only one reference to his own misery. He said, "To be happy every day is to be not happy at all." He was saying to his sons that happiness is not a state you achieve and keep, but something that must be won over and over, no matter what the defeats and losses.
Later that year I got a job as an entertainer in small clubs, and suddenly I knew this was the career I had been searching for. The world of the theater was far removed from the world of my father, yet I found myself returning to him time and again, for the same reason his friends did.
When I was 20 I got what every actor dreams of—a permanent job! At that time, at the depth of the depression, actors were out of work by the hundreds, yet I wanted to quit that job because I needed new experiences and challenges.
Pop heard me out, then said, "There are some people who always have to test themselves, to stret
A. the author to sing
B. the author’s big break in a major movie
C. Pop’s singing performance
D. some Hollywood film stars

[单项选择]When I was 13 my mother died. Through my own sorrow I was aware of the great loss this was to Pop. But he made only one reference to his own misery. He said, "To be happy every day is to be not happy at all." He was saying to his sons that happiness is not a state you achieve and keep, but something that must be won over and over, no matter what the defeats and losses.
Later that year I got a job as an entertainer in small clubs, and suddenly I knew this was the career I had been searching for. The world of the theater was far removed from the world of my father, yet I found myself returning to him time and again, for the same reason his friends did.
When I was 20 I got what every actor dreams of—a permanent job! At that time, at the depth of the depression, actors were out of work by the hundreds, yet I wanted to quit that job because I needed new experiences and challenges.
Pop heard me out, then said, "There are some people who always have to test themselves, to stret
A. one should not be happy every day
B. it is impossible for one to be happy every day
C. people should not pursue happy life alone
D. people should have a realistic attitude toward life

[单项选择]Where and when was my grandfather married
A. In Washington in 1885.
B. In Washington in 1860.
C. In Michigan in 1885.
D. In Michigan in 1860

[单项选择]Where and when was my grandfather married
a. In Washington in 1885.
b. In Washington in 1860.
c. In Michigan in 1885.
d. In Michigan in 1860.

[单项选择]When my grandpa became ill, my father ______ the doctor at once.
A. sent for
B. asked for
C. looked for

[填空题]When you use your own sentence with a meaning other than the conceptual, the meaning is sometimes referred to as speaker’s meaning, or contextual meaning.（）