AFTER READING (1)Passage AA. For hours B. Besides C. laughing at D. happened to E. watchingMy dream ended when I was born. Although I never knew it then, I just held on to something that would never come to pass. Dreams really do exist. But in the morning when you wake up, they are remembered just as a dream. That is what 1 me. I always had the dream to dance like a beautiful ballerina turning around and around and hearing people applaud for me. When I was young, I would turn around and around in the fields of wildflowers that grew in my backyard. 2 , I would dance as if people were 3 me. I would dance so that I would forget where I was, until I would hear sounds that reminded me of where I really was. I thought that if I twirled faster, everything would disappear and I would wake up in a new place. Reality woke me up when I heard a voice saying, "I don't know why you bother trying to dance. Ballerinas are pretty, slender little girls. 4 , you don't have the talent to even be a ballerina." I remember how those words paralyzed every feeling in my body. I fell to the ground and wept for hours. (2)A. run B. different C. perfect D. wiser E. lieWe lived in the country by a nearby lake. I did not like to be at home. When my parents were home, my mother just yelled and criticized because nothing was ever 1 in her life. She dreamed of a different life but she ended up living in the country far from the city where she believed her dreams would have come true.I enjoyed hanging out by the water. I would sit there for hours and stare at my reflection. There I was, looking nothing like a pretty ballerina dancer. Reflections don't 2 . Once the waves would come, my reflection was gone. Washed away just like my dream to dance. I sat there staring at the water, hoping that my reflection would reappear and be 3 .As I grew older, I began to realize that the reason my dream was even born, in the first place, was because it was something that was inside of me. When I finally woke up from many years of dreaming, I realized that you can't settle for dancing in the wildflowers, you have to move on to the platform. I still go to the lake sometimes and sit there. Looking at my reflection is different now too. When I was young, I looked at how others saw me; now that I am older and 4 , I look at how God sees me. （SB） (3)Passage BA. Understanding B. accept C. Showing D. advice E. think F. care G. tipsSome people think only school children do not agree with their parents, however, it is not true. Communication is a problem for parents and children of all ages. If it's hard for you to communicate with your parents, don't worry about it. Here are some 1 for you to bridge the generation gap.Don't argue with your parents. Don't get to your parents when you are angry. Your parents probably won't consider your ideas if you are shouting at them. And you can't express yourself well if you are angry. Go someplace to cool off. Make sure you understand why you are unhappy. Then 2 about what you want to say to your parents. If you don't think you can speak to them at the moment, try writing a letter.Try to reach a compromise （和解）. Perhaps you and your parents disagree on something. You can keep your disagreement and try your best to 3 each other. Michael's mother didn't agree with him about buying a motorcycle. They argued over it. But they finally came to a compromise. Michael bought the motorcycle, but only drove it on certain days. Of course, your parents might refuse to compromise on something. In these situations, it is especially important to show love and respect to them. 4 respect will keep your relationship strong. Talk about your values. The values of your parents are probably different from those of your own. Tell your parents what you 5 about, and why. 6 your values might help them see your purposes in life. A good relationship with your parents can make you a better and happier person. It is worth having a try! （HY） (4)Passage CInterruptions are one of the worst things to deal with while you're trying to get work done. 1 , there are several ways to handle things. Let's take a look at them now. 2 . Tell the person you're sorry and explain that you have a million things to do and then ask if the two of you can talk at a different time.When people try to interrupt you, have set hours planned and let them know to come back during that time or that you'll find them then. 3 . It can help to eliminate （消除） future interruptions.When you need to talk to someone, don't do it in your own office. 4 , it's much easier to excuse yourself to get back to your work than if you try to get someone out of your space even after explaining how busy you are.If you have a door to your office, make good use of it. 5 . If someone knocks and it's not an important matter, excuse yourself and let the person know you're busy so they can get the hint that when the door is closed, you're not to be disturbed.A. If you're busy, don't feel bad about saying noB. When you want to avoid interruptions at workC. Set boundaries for yourself as far as your time goesD. If you're in the other person's office or in a pubic areaE. It's important that you let them know when you'll be availableF. It might seem unkind to cut people short when they interrupt youG. Leave it open when you're available to talk and close it when you're not (5)Passage DFill in the blanks with the proper forms of the given words.brave confident encourage discover friendly grow relief Eight-year-old Eric grew out his blonde hair for more than two years so he could donate it to the kids who have lost theirs. The task ended with success last week after a haircut. His mom Cathy is still surprised by his 1 ."Eric has such a huge heart, " she said, "It's inspiring to see kids starting so young with wanting to help and doing something good."It all started during Christmas of 2016 when Eric saw an ad which pictured young cancer patients and called on people to donate hair for them. Those patients were examined to have cancer and lost their hair due to chemotherapy （化疗）. When Eric 2 set his mind to something, he didn't let anything weaken his goals. By the time his hair got below his chin （下巴）, something bad had started. People laughed at him a lot.While he was playing with boys, he gave a simple explanation for his long hair. Some kids who couldn't understand him made fun of him, but their words didn't 3 him. He held his head high and he never once said that he wanted to cut it off ever. After Eric had been greeted with the 4 words such as "hey beautiful girl", Eric coolly replied, "I'm a boy."By the end of last Wednesday, his hair 5 to 40 inch long. The big haircut day finally came. As the family got together in Eric's room, his mom took scissors into her hands. "My hands were shaking at that time. My heart felt like it was going to explode, " Cathy said about the haircut. "It was unbelievable." As for Eric, he said it felt good to have short hair again. Somewhere, another child would be feeling good, too, because of Eric.