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The pickle (咸菜) jar as far back as I can remember sat on the floor beside my parents’ bed. 1 he got ready for bed,Dad would empty his pockets and drop his 2 into the jar. When the jar was 3 ,Dad would sit at the kitchen table,4 the coins,then take them to the bank,and put the rolled coins on the 5 ,saying 6 ,“These are for my son’s college education. He’ll 7 work at the mill (磨坊) all his life like me. ”

The years passed,and I 8 college and took a job in another town. —9 ,while visiting my parents,I noticed that the jar was gone. It had served its purpose and had been 10 . My dad was a man of 11 words,and never lec tured me on the 12 of determination and faith. The jar had taught me far more than any 13 could have done.

When I married,I told my wife Susan about the important part the 14 had played in my life as a boy. In my mind,it showed,more than anything else,how much my dad 15 me. No matter how 16 things got at home,Dad continued to drop his coins into the jar.

The first Christmas after our daughter Jessica was born,we spent the holiday with my parents. After dinner,Susan carried the baby into my parents’ bedroom to feed her. Minutes later,Susan came back into the living room with a (n) 17 look. She took my hand and led me into the bedroom. “Look ,” she said 18 ,her eyes directing me to a spot on the floor beside the bed. To my 19 ,there,as if it had never been removed,stood the old pickle jar,the bottom already cov ered with coins. I walked over to the jar,dug down into 20 and pulled out a handful of coins. With the strong feelings choking (使...更咽) me,I dropped the coins into the jar.

( ) 1. A. Until B. Unless

C. Before D. If

( ) 2. A. coins B. pickle

C. money D. purse .

( ) 3. A. broken B. filled

C. removed D. locked

( ) 4. A. pile B. clean

C. roll D. pack

( ) 5. A. table B. bench

C. floor D. counter

( ) 6. A. seriously B. gently

C. proudly D. anxiously

( ) 7. A. still B. also

C. always D. never

( ) 8. A. finished B. started

C. entered D. dropped

( ) 9. A. Once B. Again

C. Besides D. However

( ) 10. A. removed B. stolen

C. sold D. broken

( ) 11. A. no B. many

C. few D. big

( ) 12. A. worth B. values

C. use D. differences

( ) 13. A. money B. words

C. books D. language

( ) 14. A. coins B. jar

C. determination D. faith

( ) 15. A. loved B. treated

C. supported D. encouraged

( ) 16. A. rough B. easy

C. smooth D. wrong

( ) 17. A. upset B. cold

C. worried D. strange

( ) 18. A. happily B. angrily

C. loudly D. softly

( ) 19. A. surprise B. delight

C. comfort D. satisfaction

( ) 20. A. the pillow B. the jar

C. my handbag D. my pocket

1. C此处before意为"在……之前"，即父亲在上床之前把口袋掏空。

2. A根据后文的提示可知，父亲把硬币放在坛子里。

3. B坛f满了的时候，父亲常常坐在厨房桌子旁边把钱卷好。

4. C把硬币卷成轴儿存进银行。根据后面的rolled coins可推知答案。

5. D把钱放在银行的柜台上。

6. C父亲自豪地说:"这是儿子上大学的学费……"。

7. D

8. A多年后，"我"大学毕业了并在另一个城市找了T.作。

9. A此处once意为"曾经，有一次"。有一次，"我"去看望

父母。

10. A坛子完成了它的使命，被移走了。

11. C根据后文never lectured me可知，父亲是个寡言少语的人。

12. B父亲从来不对"我"讲决心和信仰的价值。

13. B坛子所教给"我"的是语言所不能比的。

14. B根据文章中的提示可知选 B.

15. A坛子体现了父亲对"我"的爱。

16. A不管家里生活有多么艰难，父亲总是把硬币放进坛子。

17. D因为妻子不知道坛子的作用，所以当她看到它时，脸上露出了异样的神情。

18. D因为在父母家，所以妻子轻轻地说。

19. A因为上文提到坛子被移走，所以作者再次看到坛子时感到很吃惊。

20. D作者像父亲以前那样把硬币从口袋里掏出来，放到坛子里。

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