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The sound of Martha's voice on the other end of the telephone always brought a smile to Pastor (牧师) Jim's face. This time,1 ，there seemed to be an unusual tone. He decided to 2 her. When he got to her room,Martha,sick in bed,shared the 3 that her doctor had just told her.

"He says that I 4 have only six months to live. " Martha's words were naturally serious,yet there was a definite 5 . "I have lived a long life and I'm 6 to go,but I do want to 7 with you about my funeral and about something I want."Martha 8 at Jim with a twinkle in her eye,and then added , " When they 9 me,I want my old Bible in one 10 and a fork in the other."

"A fork?" Jim was sure that he had heard everything. But this caught him by 11 - "Why?"

"I have had so many church 12 these years”，she explained , " but one thing 13 in my mind. At those really 14 gettogether,when the meal was almost finished,a server would come by to 15 the dirty dishes. Somebody 16 always whisper in my ear, 'You can keep your 17 . ，Do you know what that meant? Dessert was 18 !It didn't mean a cup of coffee or something else,because you don't need a fork for that. It meant the good things,like chocolate cake!When they told me I could keep my fork,I knew the 19 was yet to come!At my funeral,people will see the fork and ask why it is in my hand. That's 20 I want you to say. I kept my fork because the best is yet to come!"

( ) 1. A. therefore B. however C. while D. moreover

( ) 2. A. ask B. find C. examine D. visit

( ) 3. A. news B. story C. privacy D. experience

( ) 4. A. hardly B. mostly C. probably D. surely

( ) 5. A. calm B. fear C. sorrow D. sadness

( ) 6. A. eager B. certain C. ready D. afraid

( ) 7. A. deal B. agree C. argue D. talk

( ) 8. A. looked out B. looked up C. looked over D. looked ahead

( ) 9. A. visit B. bury C. treat D. carry

( ) 10. A. hand B. pocket C. end D. side

( ) 11. A. excitement B. happiness

C. disappointment D. surprise

( ) 12. A. discussions B. dances C. dinners D. parties

( ) 13. A. sticks B. occurs C. loses D. puts

( ) 14. A. ordinary B. special C. nice D. rare

( ) 15. A. collect B. check C. find D. wash

( ) 16. A. might B. could C. should D. would

( ) 17. A. dish B. fork C. knife D. bowl

( ) 18. A. serving B. coming C. ordering D. missing

( ) 19. A. best B. worst C. last . D. first

( ) 20. A. why B. which C. what D. where

1. B把上文的always brought a smile和下文的there seemed to be an unusual tone对比发现,此处应为转折,所以用however。

2. D作为牧师他应该是去探望有问题的教徒，所以用visit。

3. A当牧师到Martha家的时候，发现她病在床上。她想与牧师share的是她刚从大夫那里获得的消息，所以用news。

4. C大夫说她还有六个月的时间，生命就要结束了，但具体时间只能是大概，所以用

probably „

5. A她说这些话的时候很严肃，从"yet"—词来看，下一句应该是转折,而且通过下文看出她把死亡看作一件好事,没有任何恐県，所以用"镇定"。

6. C从上文的I have lived a long life来看，她对自己能活到现在已经很满意了，所以她也准备好离开这个世界了。

7. D她是想把自己的想法告诉牧师,所以是想要与牧师交谈。

8. B look up表示"仰望"，带有尊敬的意思。此处表达一种期望。9- B因为是安排葬礼的事情，所以此处用"埋葬"。

10. A把《圣经》和自己最喜欢的东西放在手里，也代表对未来的把握。从最后的ask why it is in my hand也可以看出，是放在手里的。

11. D从后面的why来看,牧师听到她要带着一个fork ,应该感到很惊讶，因为这是很少见的选择，所以对于牧师来说不是兴奋、高兴等感觉。

12. C从后面的描述来看，都是关于与大家聚在一起吃饭的内容,所以这里选dinners。

13. A从"but one thing"来看，这件事情记忆深刻。stick有"黏住，粘贴"的意思，此处表示

"牢记"。

14. C用nice代表她对每次教堂里的宴会给予好的评价,其他不符合逻辑。

15. A此处表示用完主餐后教堂里的工作人员来清理餐具，所以用collect (收集，集中) ，而不是检查谁的脏,更不可能当场就洗。

16. D would表过去的"总是"，强调过去经常，其他情态动词不符合语境。

17. B从上文她提到自己要带一个餐叉走，以及下文说到要用餐叉吃甜点等来看，这里是想要保留好餐叉。在她看来，这是很美好的事情，因为还有像chocolate cake这样的好东西。

18. B was coming代表将要来到。其他都要用被动语态。

19. A The best is yet to come是全文的主题，表示"最好的就要来到了"。此处表达她面对死亡的乐观态度。

20. C what引导表语从句，在从句中作宾语。

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We were good children,even if daddy couldn't see it. Part of this was because we 3 not do anything. We were 4 especially when daddy was home.

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Off we ran to find a place to 11 Soon we heard the frightened voices of mom and our neighbors calling out to us. Still we did not 12 . They were afraid we had run away or 13 in the pond nearby.

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( ) 1. A. Even B. Still C. Also D. Never

( ) 2. A. suggested B. placed C. planned D. permitted

( ) 3. A. could B. should C. would D. dare

( ) 4. A. quiet B. annoyed C. painful D. happy

( ) 5. A. absurd B. new C. exciting D. fun

( ) 6. A. pens B. chalk C. brushes D. sticks

( ) 7. A. flowers B. pictures C. girls D. animals

( ) 8. A. respect B. admire C. praise D. envy

( ) 9. A. seeing B. treasuring C. exposing D. displaying

( ) 10. A. dry B. clean C. clear D. take

( ) 11. A. stay B. escape C. lie D. hide

( ) 12. A. move B. shout C. cry D. return

( ) 13. A. swam B. played C. drowned D. wandered

( ) 14. A. hugged B. hid C. grabbed D. held

( ) 15. A. never B. ever C. always D. often

( ) 16. A. reminding B. promising C. telling D. mentioning

( ) 17. A. went B. ran C. rushed D. flew

( ) 18. A. moved B. drove C. forced D. sent

( ) 19. A. changed B. exchange C. chose D. replaced

( ) 20. A. kindness B. miracles C. strength D. love

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( ) 5. The first paragraph is intended to .

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B. give the readers an idea of the different sceneries of Australia

C. draw the readers' attention to the topic of this article

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( ) 6. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

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