:英语周测试题
阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)
第一节 (共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
A
The flowers are blooming and the birds are singing as Melinda sits in the rose garden of the nursing home. She is recalling old times as she waits for her familys arrival. The nursing home has been Melindas new settlement ever since Thomas passed away a week ago. Thomas had fought a long and hard battle against lung cancer for three years. Unfortunately, he has broken the promise that he and Melinda had made: to be with each other for every birthday. Melinda knew this was unrealistic (不现实的 ) but agreed to the promise for Thomass sake.
Thomas, you are completely a dreamer Melinda shouted to Thomas as he dragged on about living on an island with his beautiful wife. Thats what she loved about him most-he had a vivid imagination. They got married at age eighteen and began having children right away. Mary came within the