A few weeks ago, I followed a friend into an art supply store．I found him picking out tubes of water-color paint, which 1 me because he's not an artist
"I 2 up for a water-color class, and it starts next week," he said．"I really don't have 3 for it, but it was on my list of 50 things to do before I die, so I 4 it．Every few months 1 look at the list and decide what to focus on next． 5 I had the list, I complained a lot about what I was 6 in my life．Now 1 just bury myself in doing these things．Write your own list．and you'll 7 what I mean．"
So that night．I did just that, and he was right．The list revealed(显露出)a whole lot about what was 8 to me．It also revealed how 9 behind I am at getting to the things I really want．
I filled up the first twenty 10 quickly, but then began to think carefully．
Eventually I 11 items I've thought about for years, and 12 I've carried with me since I was young．When I 13 the list later, some entries surprised me．
First, I want to 14 much more, particularly now that my children are 15 and can go with me-to see the world．I would like to take them to bike through Denmark and camp in the Canadian Rockies．
I'm also surprised to 16 some things on the list that need to be done soon．If I'm going to learn to roller-blade(轮滑), 17 , I'd better start before I turn 50．
Like my friend, I now have an alternative to 18 ．When I'm bored with life, I take out my list．
My friend told me the 19 was preparing the ground so that life could- work in mysterious ways．"If you want your ship to come in, you must build a dock(码头)," he said．
I ran into a stranger as he passed by．“I’m so sorry!” was my reply．Then he said, “Excuse me too…I wasn’t even watching for you．” We were very 1 , this stranger and I．Then we went on our way after 2 goodbye．
But at 3 , a different story is told．How we treat our loved ones, young and old．Later in the kitchen, as I 4 the meal, my daughter walked up to me, very still．When I turned, I nearly knocked her down．“Get out of the way!” I 5 with a frown(皱眉)．She stepped away silently, with her little heart 6 ．I didn’t realize how rude I had been．
That night, when I lay 7 in bed, God’s quiet voice spoke to me and said, “While 8 with a stranger, you are calm and polite, but with those you love, you are QUICK to excite…Go and look around on the 9 floor, you’ll find some flowers there by the door．Those are the flowers she brought for you．She picked 10 up－pink, yellow, and your favorite blue．She stood there quietly and you never saw the tears in her 11 ”．
By this time, I felt sad and my own tears began to fall．I quietly went and knelt(跪)by her 12 ．“Wake up, my sweetheart,” I said．“Are these the flowers you 13 for me?” She smiled, “I found them out by the tree, I wrapped them in a napkin(纸巾), just for you．I knew you’d like them, especially the 14 ．” I said, “I am so sorry that I missed them today…And I 15 have shouted at you that way…”
16 , she said in a soft voice, “Mommy, that’s OK…I still love you anyway．” I hugged her and said, “I love you, too and I LOVE the flowers．”
Do you know that：if you die tomorrow, the 17 you are working for could easily replace you in a matter of days．But the family you leave 18 will feel the loss for the rest of their lives．And come to think of it, we pour ourselves more into our 19 than into our families－an unwise investment(投资)indeed．
Remember that 20 ＝(F)ATHER＋(A)ND＋(M)OTHER＋(I)＋(L)OVE＋(Y)OU．
(1)
[ ]
A．
angry
B．
polite
C．
happy
D．
sorry
(2)
[ ]
A．
for
B．
in
C．
on
D．
to
(3)
[ ]
A．
school
B．
work
C．
home
D．
office
(4)
[ ]
A．
cooked
B．
had
C．
ate
D．
took
(5)
[ ]
A．
told
B．
talked
C．
smiled
D．
shouted
(6)
[ ]
A．
lost
B．
missed
C．
beaten
D．
broken
(7)
[ ]
A．
asleep
B．
awake
C．
afraid
D．
alive
(8)
[ ]
A．
dealing
B．
quarrelling
C．
going
D．
arguing
(9)
[ ]
A．
table
B．
kitchen
C．
window
D．
door
(10)
[ ]
A．
her
B．
it
C．
them
D．
that
(11)
[ ]
A．
eyes
B．
ears
C．
nose
D．
hands
(12)
[ ]
A．
desk
B．
bed
C．
body
D．
knees
(13)
[ ]
A．
picked up
B．
made up
C．
put up
D．
turned up
(14)
[ ]
A．
pink
B．
yellow
C．
blue
D．
black
(15)
[ ]
A．
needn’t
B．
shouldn’t
C．
mustn’t
D．
can’t
(16)
[ ]
A．
Therefore
B．
Besides
C．
Thus
D．
However
(17)
[ ]
A．
company
B．
country
C．
place
D．
state
(18)
[ ]
A．
for
B．
with
C．
behind
D．
to
(19)
[ ]
A．
books
B．
loss
C．
meal
D．
work
(20)
[ ]
A．
RESPECT
B．
WARMTH
C．
FAMILY
D．
FRIEND
完型填空
A boy was born to a couple after eleven years of marriage and became the 1 f the loving eyes．
When the boy was around two years old, one morning the husband saw a 2 bottle open．He was late for work so he asked the wife to cap the bottle and 3 it away in the cupboard．The mother, preoccupied in the kitchen, totally forgot the matter．
The boy saw the bottle and playfully went to the bottle and, 4 with its color, drank it all．It happened to be a 5 medicine meant for adults in small dosages．When the child 6 , 7 the mother hurried him to the hospital, where he died．The mother was stunned．She was terrified how to face her husband．
When the 8 and worried father came to the hospital and saw the dead child, he looked at his wife and uttered just four words．"I Love You Darling"
The husband's totally 9 reaction is proactive(积极的)behavior．The child is dead．He can never be brought back to life．There is no point in finding 10 with the mother．Besides, if only he have taken time to keep the bottle away, this will not have happened．No 11 in attaching blame．She had also lost her only 12 ．What she needed at that moment was consolation and 13 from the husband．That is what he gave her．
Sometimes we spend time asking who to 14 , whether in a relationship, in a job or with the people we know．We 15 out some warmth in human relationship in giving each other support． 16 , shouldn't forgiving someone we love be the easiest thing in the world to do? Treasure what you have．Don't multiply 18 , anguish and suffering by rejecting 19 ．
20 off al! your envies, jealousies, unwillingness to forgive, selfishness, and fears and you will find things are actually not as difficult as you think．
(1)
[ ]
A．
fruit
B．
treasure
C．
apple
D．
jewelry
(2)
[ ]
A．
water
B．
juice
C．
milk
D．
medicine
(3)
[ ]
A．
put
B．
pick
C．
keep
D．
take
(4)
[ ]
A．
interested
B．
fascinated
C．
puzzled
D．
frightened
(5)
[ ]
A．
helpful
B．
delicious
C．
poisonous
D．
sweet
(6)
[ ]
A．
cried
B．
slept
C．
spoke
D．
fell
(7)
[ ]
A．
confused
B．
careful
C．
terrified
D．
embarrassed
(8)
[ ]
A．
upset
B．
annoyed
C．
excited
D．
disappointed
(9)
[ ]
A．
unexpected
B．
unwanted
C．
untouched
D．
unorganized
(10)
[ ]
A．
mistake
B．
complain
C．
fault
D．
duty
(11)
[ ]
A．
point
B．
doubt
C．
wonder
D．
reason
(12)
[ ]
A．
love
B．
confidence
C．
child
D．
apple
(13)
[ ]
A．
blame
B．
comfort
C．
scold
D．
comments
(14)
[ ]
A．
charge
B．
blame
C．
encourage
D．
love
(15)
[ ]
A．
miss
B．
put
C．
run
D．
pick
(16)
[ ]
A．
Besides
B．
In short
C．
Above all
D．
After all
(17)
[ ]
A．
hardest
B．
easiest
C．
happie4st
D．
smallest
(18)
[ ]
A．
trouble
B．
pleasure
C．
pain
D．
anxiety
(19)
[ ]
A．
responsibility
B．
carefulness
C．
sacrifice
D．
forgiveness
(20)
[ ]
A．
Go
B．
Put
C．
Turn
D．
Take
完型填空
I was tired and hungry after a long day of work．When I walked into the living room, my 12-year-old son looked 1 at me and said, “I love you．” I didn’t know what to say． 2 several seconds all I could do was to stand there and 3 down at him．My first thought was that he must need 4 with his homework or he was trying to 5 me for some news．Finally I asked, “What was that all about?”
“Nothing．” He said, “My teacher said we should 6 our parents that we love them and see what they say．It’s a(n) 7 ．”
The next day I called his teacher to 8 more about this “experiment” and how the other parents had 9 ．
“Basically, most of the fathers had the 10 reaction as you did．” The teacher said, “When I first 11 we try this, I asked the children what they thought their parents would say．Some of them thought their parents would have heart trouble．” “The 12 is,” the teacher explained, “feeling loved is an important part of 13 ．It’s something all human beings 14 ．What I’m trying to tell the children is that it’s too 15 that we don’t all express those feelings．A boy should be 16 to tell his dad that he loves him．”
The teacher, a middle-aged man, understands how 17 it is for some of us to say the things that would be good for us to say．
When my son came to me that evening, I held on to him for 18 second．And just 19 he pulled away, I said in my deepest, most manly voice, “Hey, I love you, too．”
I don’t know if saying that made either of us healthier, but it did feel pretty good．Maybe next time if my child says “I love you”, it would not take me a whole day to think o f the right 20 ．
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