题目内容
My father was a self-taught mandolin player. He was one of the best string instrument players in our town. He could not __________ music, but if he heard a tune a few times, he could play it. I loved. to sing, but I never learned how to __________ the mandolin. This is something I __________ to this day.
Dad loved to play the mandolin for his __________, as he knew we enjoyed singing, and hearing him play. He was always there, __________ .his time and efforts to see that his family had enough in their life. I had to mature into a man and have children of my own __________ I realized how much he had sacrificed. __________ played the mandolin like my father. He could __________ your soul. with the tones. He seemed to shine when he was playing. You could see his __________ in his ability to play so well for his family.
One day, he was involved in an __________. On this particular day, Dad got the first finger of his left hand __________ by the machine. The doctor who operated on the finger could not __________ it, which did affect his __________ to play the mandolin.
After the accident, Dad felt that he could not play __________. When I came home and asked him to play, he would make __________ for why he couldn't play.
In August of 1993 my father was diagnosed with __________ lung cancer. About a week before his death, we asked Dad if he would play the mandolin for us. He said "__________". He knew it would probably be the last time he could play for us. When I looked around, there was not a __________ eye in the family. We saw before us a quiet man with an inner __________. Dad was always doing something he had done all his life, __________.
1.A. recognize B. appreciate C. read D. write
2.A. study B. play C. make D. observe
3.A. abandon B. discuss C. advocate D. regret
4.A. family B. colleagues C. audience D. friends
5.A. wasting B. saving C. valuing D. sacrificing
6.A. when B. before C. until D. once
7.A. Nobody B. Everybody C. Somebody D. Anybody
8.A. see B. feel C. touch D. contact
9.A. performance B. modesty C. preference D. pride
10.A. activity B. entertainment C. accident D. organization
11.A. broken B. held C. dirtied D. hurt
12.A. discover B. save C. understand D. examine
13.A. skill B. talent C. interest D. ability
14.A. once more B. for ever C. as well D. so far
15.A. preparations B. excuses C. mistakes D. commitments
16.A. inoperable B. curable C. cute D. irrelevant
17.A. absolutely not B. impossible C. never mind D. okay
18.A. bright B. dewy C. dry D. glazed
19.A. weakness B. strength C. dream D. motivation
20.A. giving B. seeking C. completing D. entertaining