完形填空(共20小题;每小题1分,满分20分)
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A Woman
and a Fork
There was a young woman was
diagnosed with a terminal illness and could only live three months. So as she
was getting her things "in order," she 36 her
Rabbi (法师)and
had him come to her house to 37 certain
aspects of her final wishes.
She told him which songs she
wanted sung at the 38 , what scriptures she would like
read, and what outfit she wanted to be buried in.
Everything was in order and the
Rabbi was preparing to leave 39 the young woman
suddenly remembered something very important to her.
"There's one more
thing," she said 40 . "What' that?"
"This is very important, I want to be buried with a fork in my right
hand."
The Rabbi stood looking at the
young woman, not knowing quite what to say.
“That surprises you, doesn't it?”
the young woman asked. "Well, to be honest, I'm 41 by
the request," said the Rabbi.
The young woman 42
. “My grandmother once told me this story, and from then on, I have always
done so. I have also, always tried to pass along its message to those I love
and those who are in need of 43 .
In all my years of attending
socials and dinners, I always remember that when the dishes of the main 44
were being cleared, someone would inevitably lean over and say, 'Keep your
fork.' It was my favorite part 45 I knew that
something better was coming...like velvety chocolate cake or deep-dish apple
pie…”
So, I just want people to see me
there in that casket(棺材)with a fork in my hand and I want them to 46 "What's
with the fork?" 47 I want you to tell them:
"Keep your fork…the best is yet to come."
The Rabbi's eyes were 48
up with tears of joy as he hugged the young woman good-bye. He knew
this would be one of the last times he would see her before her death. But he
also knew that the young woman had a better grasp of 49 than
he did. She had a better grasp of 50 heaven would be
like than many people twice her age, with twice as much experience and
knowledge.
She knew that something better
was coming. At the funeral people were walking by the young woman's casket and
they saw the cloak she was wearing and the fork 51 in
her right hand. Over and over, the Rabbi heard the question "What's
with the fork?" And over and over he 52 .
During his message, the Rabbi
told the people of the 53 he had with the young
woman shortly before she died. He also told them about the fork and what it
symbolized to 54 . The Rabbi told the people how he
could not stop thinking about the 55 and told
them that they probably would not be able to stop thinking about it either.
He was right. So the next time
you reach down for your fork, let it remind you ever so gently, that the best
is yet to come.
1.. A. contracted B. contacted C.
attracted D.
attached
2. A. talk B.
identify C. recognize D.
discuss
3. A. assembly B. party C.
conference D.
service
4. A. before B.
as C.
when D.
then
5.A. excitedly B. regretfully C.
angrily D.
breathlessly
6. A. surprised B. astonished C.
depressed D. puzzled
7. A. explained B.
introduced C.
admitted D. hesitated
8.A. praise B. honor C.
encouragement D. comfort
9. A. meal B. course
C. food D.
cause
10. A. so B.
and C.
yet D.
because
11. A. wonder B. question C.
enquire D. say
12. A. Later B.
Afterwards C.
Finally D. Then
13. A. full B. filled
C.
fed D.
flowed
14.A. life B.
funeral C.
fork D.
heaven
15.A. how B.
where C.
what D.
which
16.A. placed B.
grasped C. held D.
caught
17.A. sobbed B.
cried C.
smiled D. laughed
18. A. agreement B.
conclusion C. argument D.
conversation
19. A. her B. him C.
them D.
people
20. A. woman B.
funeral C.
incident D. fork