Question

All you will leave behind for the world to remember is your legacy（遗产）, but what legacy will you leave?

I had a philosophy（哲学）professor, whose untidy appearance was highlighted（突出）by a _______sport coat and poor-fitting thick glasses, which often _______on the tip of his nose. Every now and then, as most philosophy professors do, he would go off on one of those hard-to-understand “what’s the meaning of _______” discussions. Many of those discussions went_______, but there were a few that really hit home（切中要害）. This was one of them.

“_______to the following questions by a _______of hands,” my professor instructed.

“How many of you can tell me something about your parents” Everyone’s hand _______.

“How many of you can tell me something about your grandparents” About three-fourths put up their hands.

“How many of you can tell me something about your great-grandparents” Two out of sixty students _______their hands.

“Look around the room,” he said, “In just two short generations _______any of us even know ________our own great-grandparents were. Oh sure, maybe we have an old photograph in a musty（发霉的）cigar box. ________ maybe we know the classic family________about how one of them walked five miles to school barefoot. But how many of us __________know who they were, what they thought, what they took pride in, what they were afraid of, or what they dreamed about? Think about that. Within three generations our ancestors are all but forgotten. Will this __________to you?”

“Here’s a better question. Look __________three generations. You are long ________. Instead of you sitting in this room, now it’s your great-grandchildren. What will they have to say __________you? Will they know about you or will you be ________, too?”

“Is your life going to be a ________or an example? What legacy will you leave? The__________is yours. Class dismissed.”

Nobody rose from their seats for five minutes.

1.A. well-designed B. well-worn C. well-ironed D. well-cut

2.A. ran B. stood C. rested D. lay

3.A. life B. family C. work D. study

4.A. somewhere B. anywhere C. everywhere D. nowhere

5.A. Answer B. Respond C. Contribute D. Relate

6.A. show B. clap C. touch D. rub

7.A. went down B. went up C. went around D. went forward

8.A. rose B. arose C. raised D. aroused

9.A. almost B. nearly C. no D. hardly

10.A. what B. where C. which D. who

11.A. Or B. And C. But D. So

12.A. history B. story C. tree D. song

13.A. simply B. roughly C. generally D. really

14.A. happen B. belong C. refer D. pass

15.A. back B. ahead C. for D. around

16.A. ready B. alive C. gone D. lost

17.A. to B. for C. behind D. about

18.A. forgotten B. remembered C. respected D. scolded

19.A. learning B. meaning C. warning D. turning

20.A. way B. reason C. explanation D. choice

Answer 1