It was a normal summer night. Humidity (湿气)hung in the thick air.
I couldn’t go to sleep, partly because of my cold and partly because of my expectations for the next day. My mum had said that tomorrow- was going to be a surprise.
Sweat stuck to my aching body. Finally, I gathered enough strength to sit up. I looked out of my small window into the night. There was a big bright moon hanging in the sky, giving off a magic light.
I couldn’t stand the pressure anymore, So I did what I always do to make myself feel better. I went to the bathroom and picked up my toothbrush and toothpaste. I cleaned my teeth as if there was no tomorrow-. Back and forth, up and down.
Then I walked downstairs to look for some signs of movement, some life. Gladiator, my cat frightened me as he meowed(喵喵地唱出)his sad song. He was on the Old orange couch(长沙发), sitting up on his front legs, waiting for something to happen. He looked at me as if to s
"I’m lonely, pet me. I need a good hug(紧抱). " Even the couch begged me to sit on it.
In one movement I settled down onto the soft couch. This couch represented my parents’ marriage, my birth, and hundreds of other little events.
As I held Gladiator, my heart started beating heavily. My mind was flooded with questions: What’s life Am I really alive Are you listening to me Every time I moved my hand down Gladiator’s body, I had a new- thought; each touch sang a different song.
I forget all about the heat and the next day’s surprise. The atmosphere was so full of warmth and silence that I sank into its alms. Falling asleep with the big cat in my arms. I felt all my worries slowly move away.

The author brushed his teeth over and over （　）.

A:to relieve himself of the pressure. B:to ease his toothache. C:to shake off the cold. D:to remove the dirt

Sleepless at Night
It was a normal summer night. Humidity (湿气) hung in the thick air. I couldn’t go to sleep, partly because of my cold and partly because of my expectations for the next day. My mum had said that tomorrow was going to be a surprise.
Sweat stuck to my aching body. Finally, I gathered enough strength to sit up. I looked out of my small window into the night. There was a big bright moon hanging in the sky, giving off a magic light.
I couldn’t stand the pressure anymore, so I did what I always do to make myself feel better. I went to the bathroom and picked up my toothbrush and toothpaste. I cleaned my teeth as if there was no tomorrow. Back and forth, up and down.
Then I walked downstairs to look for some signs of movement, some life. Gladiator, my cat frightened me as he meowed (喵喵地唱出) his sad song. He was on the old orange couch (长沙发), sitting up on his front legs, waiting for something to happen. He looked at me as if to show "I’m lonely, pet me. I need a good hug (紧抱) ." Even the couch begged me to sit on it.
In one movement I settled down onto the soft couch. This couch represented my parents’ marriage, my birth, and hundreds of other little events.
As I held Gladiator, my heart started beating heavily. My mind was flooded with questions: What’s life Am I really alive Are you listening to me Every time I moved my hand down Gladiator’s body, I had a new thought; each touch sang a different song.
I forgot all about the heat and the next day’s surprise. The atmosphere was so full of warmth and silence that I sank into its arms. Falling asleep with the big cat in my arms, I felt all my worries slowly move away.

The author brushed his teeth over and over （　）.

A:to relieve himself of the pressure B:to ease his toothache C:to shake off the cold D:to remove the dirt

Sleepless at Night
It was a normal summer night. Humidity (湿气) hung in the thick air. I couldn’t go to sleep, partly because of my cold and partly because of my expectations for the next day. My mum had said that tomorrow was going to be a surprise.
Sweat stuck to my aching body. Finally, I gathered enough strength to sit up. I looked out of my small window into the night. There was a big bright moon hanging in the sky, giving off a magic light.
I couldn’t stand the pressure anymore, so I did what I always do to make myself feel better. I went to the bathroom and picked up my toothbrush and toothpaste. I cleaned my teeth as if there was no tomorrow. Back and forth, up and down.
Then I walked downstairs to look for some signs of movement, some life. Gladiator, my cat frightened me as he meowed (喵喵地唱出) his sad song. He was on the old orange couch (长沙发), sitting up on his front legs, waiting for something to happen. He looked at me as if to show "I’m lonely, pet me. I need a good hug (紧抱) ." Even the couch begged me to sit on it.
In one movement I settled down onto the soft couch. This couch represented my parents’ marriage, my birth, and hundreds of other little events.
As I held Gladiator, my heart started beating heavily. My mind was flooded with questions: What’s life Am I really alive Are you listening to me Every time I moved my hand down Gladiator’s body, I had a new thought; each touch sang a different song.
I forgot all about the heat and the next day’s surprise. The atmosphere was so full of warmth and silence that I sank into its arms. Falling asleep with the big cat in my arms, I felt all my worries slowly move away.
The author brushed his teeth over and over ______.

A:to relieve himself of the pressure B:to ease his toothache C:to shake off the cold D:to remove the dirt

When Patricia Rochester decided to go back to school after ten years as a staff nurse at Toronto Western Hospital, her employer not only cheered her on, but also paid her tuition and gave her a day off with pay every week to study. Throughout her years at the hospital, Rochester has also taken workshops on everything from coaching peers to career development-courses that she believes have helped her advance at work. "I’m now head of the mentoring (指导) program for new hires, students and staff nurses," she says. "There’s a lot of room for personal improvement here."
Perhaps as important, Rochester says her employer supports and values her work. "If you put in overtime," the nurse points out, "you get your meals-they’ll order in pizza or Greek food or Chinese. " And if staffers feel stiff and stressed from too many hours on the ward, they can call for a free 15-minute shoulder-and-neck massage (按摩) or even sign up for an eight-week evening course on meditation skills and stress-relief. If that’s not enough, employees can take advantage of five family days a year that can be used if the kids come down with the flu or an aging parent needs ferrying to an important doctor’s appointment. And they have access to a range of perks (好处) such as special rates on hotel rooms, drugstore purchases, and scholarships for employees’ children.
You might wonder how an organization can provide such resources and still survive. But University Health Network is one of a number of progressive employers in Canada that have discovered that investing in staff is good business.
If such initiatives help companies cut down on turnover (人员更替) alone, they’re well worthwhile, says Prem Benimadhu, a vice-president at the Conference Board of Canada. It costs anywhere from $3, 300 to rehire support staff, an average $13, 300 for technical staff and a whopping (巨资) $43, 000 for an executive position, according to one study of Conference Board members.
Innovative initiatives help companies attract talented employees, cut down on sick days (which cost Canadian businesses an estimated $17 billion a year. or an average of $3, 550 per employee) and keep employees more interested in their work. With the substantial talent shortage that already exists in Canada and the prospect of mass retirement over the next five years-as many as 50 or 60 per cent in some sectors-Benimadhu says that intelligent employers are putting a renewed focus on the people who work for them.
In paragraph 2, the phrase "come down with " could be best replaced by

A:"shake off". B:"get rid of". C:"get". D:"cure".

It was a normal summer night. Humidity (湿气) hung in the thick air. I couldn’t go to sleep, partly because of my cold and partly because of my expectations for the next day. My mum had said that tomorrow was going to be a surprise.
Sweat stuck to my aching body. Finally, I gathered enough strength to sit up. I looked out of my small window into the night. There was a big bright moon hanging in the sky, giving off a magic light.
I couldn’t stand the pressure anymore, so I did what I always do to make myself feel better. I went to the bathroom and picked up my toothbrush and toothpaste. I cleaned my teeth as if there was no tomorrow. Back and forth, up and down.
Then I walked downstairs to look for some signs of movement, some life. Gladiator, my cat frightened me as he meowed (喵喵地唱出) his sad song. He was on the old orange couch (长沙发) , sitting up on his front legs, waiting for something to happen. He looked at me as if to show "I’m lonely, pet me. I need a good hug (紧抱) ." Even the couch begged me to sit on it.
In one movement I settled down onto the soft couch. This couch represented my parents’ marriage, my birth, and hundreds of other little events.
As I held Gladiator, my heart started beating heavily. My mind was flooded with questions: What’s life Am I really alive Are you listening to me Every time I moved my hand down Gladiator’s body, I had a new thought; each touch sang a different song.
I forgot all about the heat and the next day’s surprise. The atmosphere was so full of warmth and silence that I sank into its arms. Falling asleep with the big cat in my arms, I felt all my worries slowly move away.
The author brushed his teeth over and over______.

A:to relieve himself of the pressure B:to ease his toothache C:to shake off the cold D:to remove the dirt

When Patricia Rochester decided to go back to school after ten years as a staff nurse at Toronto Western Hospital, her employer not only cheered her on but also paid her tuition and gave her a day off with pay every week to study. Throughout her years at the hospital, Rochester has also taken workshops on everything from coaching peers to career development courses that she believes have helped her advance at work. "I’m now head of the mentoring program for new hires, students and staff nurses, "she says, "There’s a lot of room for personal improvement here."
Perhaps as important, Rochester says her employer supports and values her work, "If you put in overtime, "the nurse points out, "you get your meals they’ll order in pizza or Greek food or Chinese." And if staffers feel stiff and stressed from too many hours on the ward, they can call for a flee 15-minute shoulder-and-neck massage or even sign up for an eight-week evening course on meditation skills and stress relief. If that’s not enough, employees can take advantage of five family days a year that can be used if the kids come down with the flu or an aging parent needs ferrying to an important doctor’s appointment. And they have access to a range of perks (好处) such as special rates on hotel rooms, drugstore purchases, and scholarships for employees’ children.
You might wonder how an organization can provide such resources and still survive. But University Health Network is one of a number of progressive employers in Canada that have discovered that investing in staff is good business.
"If such initiatives help companies cut down on turnover (人员更替) alone, they’re well worthwhile", says Prem Benimadhu, a vice-president at the Conference Board of Canada, "it costs anywhere from $3,300 to rehire support staff, an average $13,300 for technical staff and a whopping (巨资) $43,000 for an executive position, according to one study of Conference Board members."
Innovative initiatives help companies attract talented employees cut down on sick days (which cost Canadian businesses an estimated $17 billion a year, or an average of $3,550 per Employee) and keep employees more interested in their work. With the substantial talent shortage that already exists in Canada and the prospect of mass retirement over the next five years, as many as 50 or 60 percent in some sectors, Benimadhu says that intelligent employers are putting a renewed focus on the people who work for them.
In paragraph 2, the phrase "come down with" could be best replaced by ______.

A:"shake off". B:"get rid of". C:"get". D:"cure".

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In paragraph 2, the phrase "come down with" could be best replaced by

A:"shake off". B:"get rid of". C:"get". D:"cure".

第三篇 More Than Just Money When Patricia Rochester decided to go back to school after ten years as a staff nurse at Toronto Western Hospital．her employer not only cheered her on．but also Paid her tuition and gave her a day off with pay every week to study．Throughout her years at the hospital，Rochester has also taken workshops on everything from coaching peers to career development——courses that she believes have helped her advance at work．“I’m now head of the mentoring(指导)program for new hires．students and staff nurses．”she says．“There’s a lot of room for personal improvement here．” Perhaps as important，Rochester says her employer supports and values her work．‘‘If you put in overtime．”the nurse points Out．“you get your meals—they’11 order in pizza or Greek food or Chinese．”And if staffers feel stiff and stressed from too many hours on the ward．they can call for a flee 15-minute shoulder-and-neck massage(按摩)or even sign up for an eight-week evening course on meditation skills and stress-relief．If that’s not enough，employees can take advantage of five family days a year that can be used if the kids come down with the flu or an aging parent needs ferrying to an important doctor’s appointment And they have access to a range of perks(好处)such as special rates on hotel rooms，drugstore purchases，and scholarships for employees’children． You might wonder how an organization can provide such resources and still survive．But University Health Network is one of a number of progressive employers in Canada that have discovered that investing in staff is good business． If such initiatives help companies cut down on turnover(人员更替)alone，they’re well worthwhile．says Prem Benimadhu，a vice—president at the Conference Board of Canada．It costs anywhere frmn$3．300 to rehire support staff，an average$13，300 for technical staff and a whopping(巨资)$43，000 for an executive position，according to one study of Conference Board members Innovative initiatives help companies attract talented employees，cut down on sick days(which cost Canadian businesses an estimated$17 billion a year,or an average of$3，550 per Employee)and keep employees more interested in their work．With the substantial talent shortage that already exists in Canada and the prospect of mass retirement over the next five years—as many as 50 or 60 percent in some sectors—Benimadhu says that intelligent employers are putting a renewed focus on the people who work for them． In paragraph 2，the phrase“come down with’’could be best replaced by

A:“shake off’ B:“get rid of’’． C:“get”． D:‘‘cure”．

第三篇 Sleepless at Night It was a normal summer night．Humidity(湿气)hung in the thick air． I couldn’t go to sleep，partly because of my cold and partly because of my expectations for the next day．My mum had said that tomorrow was going to be a surprise． Sweat stuck to my aching body．Finally, gathered enough strength to sit up．I looked out of my small window into the night．There was a big bright moon hanging in the sky, giving off a magic light． I couldn’t stand the pressure anymore，SO I did what I always do to make myself feel better．I went to the bathroom and picked up my toothbrush and toothpaste．I cleaned my teeth as if there was no tomorrow．Back and forth，up and down． Then I walked downstairs to look for some signs of movement，some life．Gladiator, my cat, frightened me as he meowed(喵喵地唱出)his sad song．He was on t11e old orange couch(长沙发)，sitting up on his front legs，waiting for something to happen．He looked at me as if to say I“I’m lonely, pet me．I need a good hug(紧抱)．”Even the couch begged me to sit on it． In one movement I settled down onto the soft couch．This couch represented my parents’marriage，my birth，and hundreds of other little events． As I held Gladiator, my heart started beating heavily．My mind was flooded with questions：What’s life? Am I really alive? Are you listening to me? Every time I moved my hand down Gladiator’s body，I had a new thought；each touch sang a different song． I forgot all about the heat and the next day’s surprise．The atmosphere was SO full of warmth and silence that I sank into its alms．Falling asleep with the big cat in my arms，I felt all my worries slowly move away． The author brushed his teeth over and over

A:to relieve himself of the pressure． B:to ease his toothache． C:to shake off the cold． D:to remove the dirt．