【题目】Mike had many bookmarks (书签). He had ______ them over the years. He was ______ and weak and would celebrate his 80th birthday.
Trying to figure out what to buy Mike was a(n)______ task as he desired very little. He loved to ______, and had many books. But, to buy him a book seemed impossible ______ I did not know what books he had. So, when I found a special custom bookmark, I thought it was ______; it might be different from what he had collected.
The custom bookmark had the following ______ written on it: To live is to function. When Mike opened the ______, he smiled. Then he told me it was ______ by Oliver Wendell Holmes. It was just part of Mr. Holmes’______. He then went and got a newspaper clipping (剪报) that had Mr. Holmes’ words written in his nineties.
I felt ______. At 80 years old he immediately ______ the author of the saying on the bookmark. To my greater ______, he even had the newspaper clipping. Mike then told me he read these ______ words by Mr. Holmes every year on his birthday. He said, “The words ______ me that no matter how old you are, there is a reason why you arc here. And, you need to have ______ no matter what your age.”
As I left Mike’s house, I thought how ______ those words are. I ______ some people who were much ______ than Mike but achieved so little. Mike was at 80, still setting his goals, still aiming to ______ himself and to help others! What a great man!
【1】A. collected B. sold C. examined D. made
【2】A. humorous B. successful C. old D. busy
【3】A. pleasant B. difficult C. simple D. important
【4】A. swim B. write C. talk D. read
【5】A. though B. and C. as D. but
【6】A. cheap B. perfect C. useful D. real
【7】A. saying B. story C. joke D. note
【8】A. book B. pocket C. door D. present
【9】A. discovered B. passed C. written D. appreciated
【10】A. life B. words C. roles D. advice
【11】A. amazed B. happy C. worried D. excited
【12】A. liked B. affected C. guessed D. recognized
【13】A. knowledge B. surprise C. delight D. mind
【14】A. soft B. secret C. great D. foreign
【15】A. tell B. promise C. warn D. ask
【16】A. abilities B. friends C. ideas D. goals
【17】A. clear B. native C. true D. short
【18】A. depended on B. thought of C. picked up D. played with
【19】A. younger B. older C. richer D. wiser
【20】A. express B. help C. improve D. follow