【题目】Dear brother,
I was five when you were born. Looking at pictures from that time, I look so happy with you. I am holding you, I am smiling, I look _______. But I do not remember that feeling.
I was a daddy’s girl, _______ you were the happy one, the joker, the one who _______ the rewards of all my battles won or lost. So I must have decided that we were enemies, competitors for the love and attention of our parents, and this feeling is in the center of all my early memories. All I remember is _______ you.
So, as long as I could, I made your life a _______. I teased you, tricked you and abused you. You tell me it’s not as bad as I remember, but I _______ a couple of times when you were left in tears. Our little sister was born when I was 11, and very soon you two bonded strongly and pushed me aside.
___________, you quickly grew tall and strong, and soon you were able to overcome me _______. By the time I was at university, you were a teenager and we competed for higher _______: money, the family car, parental pride.
It all came to a ________ stop when I moved abroad as an exchange student. Almost 20 years has passed, and the hate ________ me some long time ago, while I wasn’t watching. And at the same time,________ must have crept in (悄悄地进入), sneaking somewhere through the back of my mind.
Despite all the abuse during those years, you have turned into a happy, friendly, passionate, generous human being. You have implied that you’ve forgiven me, or even that there is ________ to forgive. But I preferto remember the hurt - I will always hurt in ________ when I look back. I aim to be now what I always should have been.
I am so proud of you, my heart ________ with love for you and your sister. I will be forever glad that I have the chance to love you both.
Your sister
【1】A. professional B. brave C. frustrated D. fascinated
【2】A. while B. when C. though D. unless
【3】A. appreciated B. reaped C. brought D. cheated
【4】A. adoring B. hating C. assisting D. envying
【5】A. mystery B. misery C. mistake D. mixture
【6】A. devote B. spend C. treasure D. recall
【7】A. Unfortunately B. Thankfully C. Instantly D. Automatically
【8】A. temporarily B. spiritually C. physically D. academically
【9】A. requirements B. resources C. positions D. purposes
【10】A. forced B. surprised C. controlled D. intended
【11】A. left B. accompanied C. affected D. bothered
【12】A. hatred B. love C. guilty D. regret
【13】A. nothing B. something C. anything D. everything
【14】A. shame B. sorrow C. disappointment D. confusion
【15】A. makes up B. wells up C. picks up D. puts up