Question

  For several years, we lived at the end of a long Texas country road. Every evening when I was away from home on business, my little boy would ask permission of his mother to take his black   21   and his daddy’s walking stick, to make the half-mile   22   from the house to the fence which   23   the beginning of the dirt driveway.

   One day, I was busy with my business and was   24   for about an hour, completely forgetting about the   25   little boy down the road who might be   26   for his daddy.

   On my way home, the rain was so thick that I could not   27   ten feet in front of me. All I could   28   was finishing my journey and getting out of the rain.   29   , the downpour began to abate(减弱). It was only a drizzle(细雨) by the time my car turned the last   30   and approached the final street between me and a warm home and nice meal.

     31  , I  caught sight of my little boy, who was   32   an umbrella in one hand, a walking stick in the other, and was wearing the biggest and most beautiful smile ever to lighten the   33   of a little boy.

   As I stopped the car and   34   the door, he ran into my arms and held me long and hard. He was wet and   35   with cold, but he never   36  the rain, nor the hour-long wait. He simply said, “Daddy, I missed you. I am so glad you are home.”

   Last year, we   37   to a wonderful new home provided for a special season in our lives. We no longer have a long country road.   38   , I have never forgotten the rainy day and the little boy and his dog. Often, perhaps a thousand times, that   39   has occurred in my mind.  40   all events in our lives, it happens once, and must be treasured.

21. A. bag                            B. dog                          C. umbrella                   D. toy

22. A. journey                      B. flight                        C. effort                       D. ride

23. A. discovered                 B. explained                  C. marked                    D. described

24. A. controlled                   B. trained                      C. delayed                    D. bothered

25. A. hopeful                      B. grateful                    C. careful                     D. faithful

26. A. waiting                      B. sending                    C. searching                 D. calling

27. A. drive                          B. see                           C. feel                          D. hear

28. A. stick to                      B. think of                    C. pick up                    D. hold on

29. A. In fact                       B. In surprise                C. At once                   D. At last

30. A. moment                     B. corner                      C. street                       D. way

31. A. All of a sudden            B. Believe it or not         C. To my pleasure         D. For seconds

32. A. holding                      B. taking                       C. folding                     D. carrying

33. A. body                          B. head                         C. face                         D. hand

34. A. closed                        B. locked                      C. knocked                   D. opened

35. A. worrying                    B. nervous                    C. trembling                 D. anxious

36. A. noticed                      B. doubted                    C. judged                     D. mentioned

37. A. moved                       B. turned                      C. returned                   D. traveled

38. A. Therefore                   B. Besides                     C. Otherwise                D. However

39. A. time                           B. scene                       C. act                          D. sight

40. A. With                          B. For                          C. Like                         D. Among

Answer 1

21---25  BACCD        26---30  ABBDB    31---35  AACDC    36---40 DADBC