Lewis Lawes became the warden(典狱长)at Sing Sing Prison, which is the toughest one during that time．But when Warden Lawes retired 20 years later, that prison had 1 humanitarian(人道主义) institution．When he was praised for this, he said：“I 2 it all to my wonderful wife, Catherine, who is buried outside the prison walls．”
Catherine Lawes was a young mother with three small children 3 her husband became the warden．Everybody warned her that she should never 4 foot inside the prison walls, 5 that didn't stop Catherine! When the first prison basketball game was held, she went into the gym with her three 6 and she sat in the stands with the prisoners．Her attitude was：“My husband is going to take care of these men and I believe they will take care of me! I needn't 7 !”
She 8 on getting acquainted with them and their records．She discovered one murderer was 9 so she paid him a visit． 10 his hand in hers she said, “Do you read Braille (盲文)?” “What's Braille?” he asked．Then she taught him how to read． 11 , Catherine found a deaf-mute (聋哑人)in prison．She went to school to learn how to use 12 language．Many said that Catherine was the body of Jesus that came 13 again．
Then, she was killed in an accident．The next morning Lewis Lawes didn't come to work, so the acting (代理的)warden took his place． 14 seemed almost instantly that the prison knew something was wrong．The following day, her body was 15 in her home, three-quarters of a mile from the prison． 16 the acting warden took his early morning walk, he was shocked to see a large crowd of 17 gathered like a herd of animals at the main gate．He came closer and 18 tears of grief and sadness．He knew how much they loved Catherine．He turned and faced the men, “All right, men, you can go．Just be sure and 19 in tonight!” then he opened the gate and a parade of criminals walked, without a guard, the three-quarters of a mile to pay their final respects 20 Catherine Lawes．And every one of them checked back in．Every one!
As my wife greeted me one evening, her voice came through the door,“Guess what?”
I always take a deep 1 on this very leading question．“What?”I asked．
“I just won a sales contest at work and the 2 is dinner for two at the new fancy restaurant down by the river-front!”
She was so 3 ．We knew the restaurant was extremely good．“See?I told you there would be a 4 for me to wear my new spring outfit,”she shyly reminded me．
“ 5 can play at that game,”I responded．“I will wear my gray suit, my Borsalino imported straw hat and a new silk tie．We will be well 6 ．”
It was early 7 and nearing dusk as the waiter took us to a table by a window, with a(n) 8 of the river．And the table was 9 set, with a smoke-gray tablecloth and bright colored napkins．
A delicious meal 10 in such an atmosphere should be remembered a long time．As it 11 , this will probably never be forgotten．
As the shadows lengthened, the 12 rocking by the riverbank, I murmured,“Why not take a walk?”
Hand in hand, we walked by the stores．People smiled and nodded．“I 13 realized there were so many 14 people as we have seen this evening, dear,”I observed．
“Probably your new straw hat or your 15 ,”she said．
After receiving many smiles, we 16 ourselves back at the restaurant, looking at ourselves in the 17 ．It was then that I saw the 18 for all the smiles．
Caught in the fly of my trousers and 19 down for all to see was a bright red 20 from the restaurant!
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sigh
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breath
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surprise
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thought
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chance
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choice
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praise
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prize
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nervous
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interested
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excited
D．
serious
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restaurant
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place
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time
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condition
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Two
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Four
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Everyone
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Nobody
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mannered
B．
built
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dressed
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fed
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spring
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summer
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autumn
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winter
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appearance
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expression
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picture
D．
view
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orderly
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strictly
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beautifully
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cleanly
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tasted
B．
enjoyed
C．
served
D．
prepared
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turned out
B．
worked out
C．
came out
D．
figured out
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lights
B．
chairs
C．
trees
D．
boats
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almost
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surely
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never
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seldom
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humorous
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joking
C．
funny
D．
friendly
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kindness
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handsomeness
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strangeness
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carelessness
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found
B．
saw
C．
took
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slowed
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glasses
B．
plates
C．
picture
D．
window
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answer
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expression
C．
reason
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effect
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running
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hanging
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looking
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falling
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napkin
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tablecloth
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cup
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fork
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In my third year as a high school athletics coach, I gave a speech telling students and parents about the benefits of football．I gave the same 1 each year, aimin g at recruiting(招收)new team members．I talked about 2 football wasn't just for 3 athletes and how everyone could 4 from it．This year, a 5 looking couple approached me after my speech．They said their son really wanted to play football．They had tried to 6 him out of it, but he had his heart 7 on joining the team．
When they told me his name, my heart sank．Michael was five feet and ten inches tall and weighed about 108 pounds．He was a 8 boy, the constant target of other kids' jokes, and as far as I knew he had never 9 sports．I knew he would never 10 it through football practice, let 11 as a player．But we told them we could give it a try．
On the opening day of practice, Michael was the first player on the field, we did 30 minutes of warming-up 12 starting a one-mile jog around the track．I 13 my eye on Michael．At 50 yards he fell, and I helped him to his feet．“Michael,”I said,“Why don't you just 14 the mile?”He said in tears that he wanted to run with the others, so I let him go on． 15 he fell, but each time 16 himself up．
The same thing happened every day for weeks, and Michael gained strength both 17 and physically．By the last week of practice, Michael could run the mile without falling, we had 18 only one game that season, 19 the team cheered louder for Michael's run than the victory they had, Afterward, Michael approached me, and I told him how 20 I was of him．
