题目内容
A good heart to lean on
When I was growing up, I was_______to be seen with my father. He was severely crippled(瘸) and very short, and when we walked together, his hand to my arm for balance, people would stare. I would inwardly(内心)feel uncomfortable at the unwanted ______, he never______ on.
I was difficult to coordinate(协调) our _____---his halting(蹒跚),mine impatient-- -and because of that, we didn’t ____much as we went along. But as we started out, he always said, “you set the pace. I will try to ____ you.”
Our_______walk was to or from the subway, which was______he got to work. He went to work sick, and despite nasty weather. He almost never missed a day, and would _____it to the office even if others could not.
He never talked about himself as an ____of pity, nor did he show any envy of the more ____or able. What he looked for ____ others was a “good heart”.
Now that I am older, I believe that is a proper ____by which to judge people, even though I don’t know precisely what a “ good heart” is. But I know the times I don’t have one myself.
He has been ____ many years now, but I think of him often. I wonder if he _____ my reluctance(unwillingness) to be seen with him during our _____.If he did, I am sorry I never told him how sorry I was, how I _____ it. I think of him ____I complain about trifles(轻视), when I am envious of another’s good fortune, when I don’t have a “good heart”.
At such ties I put my hand on his arm to ____ my balance ,and say, “You ____ the pace, I will try to adjust to you.”
1.A. embarrassing B. willing C. embarrassed D. surprised
2.A. care B. situation C. friendship D. attention
3.A. liked B. let C. found D. showed
4.A. bodies B. steps C. minds D. eyes
5.A. see B. walk C. say D. pay
6.A. follow B. keep C. catch D. adjust
7.A. ordinary B. often C. usual D. common
8.A. when B. how C. why D. where
9.A. get B. take C. walk D. make
10.A. aim B. person C. object D. purpose
11.A. fortunate B. successful C. hardworking D. rich
12.A. at B. with C. in D. on
13.A. method B. standard C. value D. level
14.A. gone B. missing C. loss D. died
15.A. agreed B. sensed C. smelled D. recognized
16.A. walks B. talks C. visits D. stays
17.A. thought B. regretted C. annoy D. recall
18.A. though B. that C. since D. when
19.A. fill. B. keep C. regain D. find
20.A. take B. set C. put D. run