题目内容
Derek knew they were talking about him, but he couldn’t ___________ what they were saying because it was too noisy there.
A．make out B．listen to C．hear of D．learn of
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I was deep in thought at my office, preparing a lecture to be given that evening at a college across town, when the phone rang. A woman I had 36 met introduced herself and said that she was the mother of a seven year old boy and that she was 37 . She said that her doctor had advised her that discussing her coming death with her son would be too 38 for him, but somehow that didn’t feel right to her.
39 that I worked with sad children, she asked for my advice. I told her that our heart was often smarter than our brain and that I thought she knew what would be best for her son. I also 40 her to attend the lecture that night since I was speaking about how children deal successfully with 41 . She said she would be there.
I wondered later if I would 42 her at the lecture, but my question was answered when I saw a 43 woman being half carried into the room by two adults. I talked about the fact that children usually 44 the truth long before they are told and that they often wait until they feel adults are 45 to talk about it before sharing their concerns and questions. I said that it is better to tell children the truth about bad things 46 pretend they don’t happen. I said that respecting children meant 47 them in the family sadness, not shutting them out.
She had heard enough. At the break, she hobbled (跛行) to me and 48 tears she said, “I knew it in my heart. I just knew I should tell him.” She said that she 49 tell him that night.
The next morning I received another phone call from her. She could hardly talk, but I managed to 50 the story through her choked voice. She had awakened him when they got home the night before and 51 said, “Derek, I have something to tell you.” He quickly interrupted her, saying, “Oh, Mommy, is it now that you are going to 52 me that you are dying?”
She 53 him close, and they both sobbed while she said, “Yes.”
After a few minutes, the little boy wanted down. He said that he had 54 for her that he had been saving. In the back of one of his drawers was a dirty pencil box. Inside the box was a letter 55 in simple untidy handwriting. It said, “Good bye, Mom. I will always love you.”
How long he had been waiting to hear the truth, I don’t know. I do know that two days later the young mother died. In her coffin was placed a dirty pencil box and a letter.
36．A．often | B．never | C．once | D．already |
37．A．ill | B．sad | C．dying | D．better |
38．A．early | B．late | C．meaningless | D．cruel |
39．A．Knowing | B．Realizing | C．Considering | D．Finding |
40．A．allowed | B．promised | C．invited | D．advised |
41．A．death | B．difficulty | C．hardship | D．trouble |
42．A．interest | B．recognize | C．find | D．help |
43．A．tall | B．strong | C．poor | D．weak |
44．A．know | B．sense | C．tell | D．get |
45．A．anxious | B．glad | C．ready | D．due |
46．A．rather than | B．other than | C．more than | D．except |
47．A．inviting | B．letting | C．shutting | D．including |
48．A．through | B．with | C．in | D．after |
49．A．could | B．would | C．had | D．should |
50．A．hear | B．finish | C．write | D．tell |
51．A．sadly | B．quickly | C．slowly | D．quietly |
52．A．warn | B．frighten | C．tell | D．worry |
53．A．held | B．dragged | C．pulled | D．watched |
54．A．love | B．something | C．nothing | D．pity |
55．A．drawn | B．written | C．explained | D．painted |