[单项选择]It was ______ my mom’s funeral, watching my dad and sister cling to each other and weep, that I got a hint of their long painful experience and how badly I’d behaved.
A. not till
B. not until
C. till
D. until

[单项选择] When Mom and Dad Grow Old
The prospect of talking to increasingly fragile parents about their future can be "one of the most difficult challenges adult children will ever face," says Clarissa Green, a Vancouver therapist. "People often tell me they don’t want to raise sensitive issues with their parents about bringing in caregivers or moving," she says. "They’ll say, ’I don’t want to see Dad cry.’" But Green usually responds, "What’s wrong with that " Adult children, she says, need to try to join their parents in grieving their decline, acknowledge their living arrangements may on longer work and, if necessary, help them say goodbye to their beloved home. "It’s sad. And it’s supposed to be. It’s about death itself."
There are almost four million men and women over age 65 in Canad

• a. Nearly two thirds of them manage to patch together enough support—from family, friends, private anti government ser vices-to live independently until virt
  A. move to their children’s place
  B. live independently until they die
  C. join meaningful privately-sponsored activities
  D. become the responsibility of the government
  

[单项选择]Lily: I’m really mad at Mom and Dad. Ann: Why What have they done Lily: I asked them for a leather jacket for my birthday and they just got me this stupid raincoat. Ann: Oh, __________! It’s a beautiful coat.
A. don’t worry
B. it doesn’t matter
C. don’t complain
D. come on

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My parents taught me not to waste food. My mom always found ways to make leftovers taste good. I went to Ilan to learn about some of their special food. As I was there, I learned about the food and the history of the area. I learned that they don’t waste food, either, and they use leftovers!
Many years ago, there was not enough food for everyone. People learned to cook and eat almost everything. They had to think of ways to make special dishes. One of these dishes is kao zha. It’s made with leftovers like meat; soup, oil and fat. That might not sound very good, but it does taste good. Today, kao zha is a special dish at big banquets.
Another famous dish is called zao bing. It’s made with fruit, meat and other things. I really liked it! But I didn’t want to eat too much. It has a lot of fat in it.
I smelled something burning and I saw smoke, so I found another special food of the Ilan area—duck meat. The duck meat is put in a b
A. not to eat leftovers
B. to eat good food
C. not to waste food
D. to make good food

[单项选择]One day before my final exam, my dad gave me a gift. It completely (41) my life.
On that day I had a (42) with my friends and it was a difficult time with my studies, too. I was (43) . Then I noticed the gift, I opened it and saw a DVD inside. Its name was "THE SECRET". (44) , I was in no mood to watch it. I sat down to study, but the (45) in my life—the fight, the sleepless nights and my poor health...everything came to my mind. I wanted an (46) but I wondered if there was any. Just then, I saw the DVD again. Maybe it would be helpful. I turned on my DVD player. I had no words to (47) the feelings. I experienced while watching it. The moving stories of human beings made me so moved that I (48) not forget any of them.
Thanks to my father’s gift" THE SECRET", I discovered myself. Everybody has difficulties in their lives. The important thing is that you should be (49) enough to face them. Now I have