It was a bleak, rainy day, and I had no desire to drive up the winding mountain road to my daughter Carolyn’s house. But she had insisted that I come to see something at the top of the mountain.
Turning down a narrow track, we parked the car and got out. We walked along a path that was thick with old pine needles. Huge blackgreen evergreens towered over. Gradually the peace and silence of the place began to fill my mind. Then we turned a corner-and I stopped and gasped in amazement.

问答题这一套批评挑剔的做法是行不通的。我相信“互相容忍”的原则。

问答题出错者若处事果断，仍可意外取得成功；才干出众者若优柔寡断，必然屡屡失误。

问答题这小孩太调皮，使得他那忙于工作的父母常常心烦意乱。

单项选择题What do we learn from the passage about solar wind activity（）

A. It affects the growth of trees.
B. It has been increasing since the Ice Age.
C. It is determined by the chemicals in the air.
D. It follows a certain cycle.

单项选择题According to the passage,（） is a necessary part to stop you from putting in weight.

A. vegetables
B. water
C. salad
D. taking exercise

单项选择题The underlined phrase throw off probably means（）.

A. give away
B. cast
C. send for
D. get rid of

问答题那就让这事再骗他们一会儿吧，无论怎样骗他们都不算过分。

单项选择题第（2）空应选择（）

A. business    
B. responsibility   
C. excuse      
D. fault

单项选择题Enjoy your holidays without putting on weight, and you’d better（）.

A. drink much water and have vegetables only
B. not eat much food in high fat
C. not take part in the parties
D. turn away from delicious foods

单项选择题When the sun burn fiercely, （） carbon-14 is produced.

A. less
B. more
C. no
D. much