The writer’s father took her to the top of a church tower to

The writer\'s experiment shows that downshifting _______ .

A enables her to realize her dream

B helps her mold a new philosophy of life

C prompts her to abandon her high social status

D leads her to accept the doctrine of She magazine

A、so more careful as her father

B、so careful as that of his father’s

C、so careful as her father’s

D、so careful as her father

Lily’s father scolded her and made her promise __________ again.

(A) never to do that

(B) never to do what

(C) never doing that

(D) never doing what

Why was the young woman who had lost her wallet invited to dinner?

A．She was familiar with the writer"s aunt.

B．She was familiar with the writer"s uncle.

C．She happened to be invited so as to amount to 4 persons for dinner.

D．She was friend of writer"s uncle and aunt.

The marriage ______ took place in the church.

A: meeting

B: form

C: ceremony

D: activity

A.the house of her father

B.hers father's house

C.the house's her father

D.her father's house

()father took part in the charity activity in the neighborhood yesterday?

Peter's.

A. Whose

B. What

C. Which

A.the writer and his son’s camping experience on the lake

B.the great changes that took place on the lake

C.the natural beauty of the lake

D.the writer’s pilgrimage back to a lakefront resort he visited as a child

Mary Cochran went out of therooms she lived with her father, Doctor Lester Cochran, at seven o' clock on aSunday evening. It was June of the year nineteen hundred and eight, and Marywas eighteen years old. She walked along Tremont to Main Street and across the railroadtracks toUpper Main, lined with small shopsand shabby houses, a rather quiet cheerless place on Sunday when there were fewpeople about. She had toldher father she was going to church but did notintend anything of the kind. She did not know what she wanted todo. "T' II get offby myself andthink," she told herself as she walked slowly along. The night,she thought, promised to be too fine to be spent sitting in a church andhearing aman talk of things that had apparently nothing to do with her ownproblem. Her own affairs were approaching a crisis, and it was time for hertobegin thinking seriously of her future.The thoughtful serious stateof mind in which Mary found herself had been induced in her by a conversationshe had with her father on the eveningbefore. Without any preliminary talk andquite suddenly and abruptly, he had told her that he was a victim of heartdisease and might die at anymoment. He had made the announcement as they stoodtogether in his office, behind which were the rooms in which the father anddaughter lived.

45. What did she intend to do that night?

A. She decided to go to church.

B. She decided not to think aboutthe problem.

C. She decided to talk over theproblem with her father.

D. She had no intention of goingto church.

46. What was the cause of Mary' S seriousstate of mind?

A. Concern about her future.

B. Her talk with her father.

C. Worry about her sudden heart attack.

D. Going to church made her worry.

47. Where did Mary live?

A. In the same building as herfather' s office.

B. Near the church.

C. In a shabby house as her father' soffice.

D. She lived in a small shop.

48. What was Dr. Cochran' S condition?

A. He had a serious heartbreak.

B. He had light heart trouble.

C. He had a fatal heart disease.

D. He had a bad cold.

Which of the following is TRUE?

A. The writer's family is the poorest one on that street.

B. Watching the rich girl eating cookies, those hungry children cried.

C. The writer wants to move out of that district.

D. The writer hopes that her children will become teachers.