完形填空,阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C 和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。

John’s parents acquired the washer when he was a small boy. It happened during World War II.

His family never ________ a washing machine and, since gasoline was expensive, they could not ________ trips to the laundry(洗衣店) several miles away. Keeping clothe________ became a problem for young John’s household.

A family friend joined the army, and his wife ________ to go with him. John’s family________ to store their furniture while they were away. To the family’s________ , the friends suggested they use their Bendix. So this is how they ________ the washer.

Young John helped with the washing, and across the years he ________ a love for the old, green Bendix. But ________ the war ended. When the friends came to take it back, John grew terribly ________ . His mother ________ him and said, “You must remember, that machine________ belonged to us in the first place. That we ever got to use it at all was a gift. So, instead of being mad at it being taken ________ , let’s use this ________ to be grateful that we had it at all.”

The lesson turned out ________ .Years later, John watched his eight-year-old daughter die a slow and painful death of leukemia(白血病). Though he ________ for months with her death, John could not begin getting over from the ________ until he remembered the old Bendix.

His daughter was a ________ . When he realized that simple fact, everything changed. He could now begin recovering from the death of his daughter. He started to see her as a marvelous gift that he was fortunate enough to ________ for a time. He felt________ . He found strength and recovery. He knew he could get through the valley of loss.

1.A. required B. owned C. repaired D. saw

2.A. take B. have C. afford D. ride

3.A. clean B. warm C. nice D. good

4.A. agreed B. managed C. desired D. prepared

5.A. offered B. decided C. expected D. promised

6.A. disappointment B. astonishment C. sadness D. regret

7.A. bought B. got C. borrowed D. used

8.A. achieved B. produced C. developed D. reduced

9.A. finally B. obviously C. immediately D. peacefully

10.A. frightened B. upset C. hopeless D. confused

11.A. explained B. encouraged C. comforted D. taught

12.A. once B. already C. hardly D. never

13.A. out B. down C. away D. up

14.A. chance B. success C. event D. treasure

15.A. important B. necessary C. reasonable D. invaluable

16.A. thought B. missed C. struggled D. forgot

17.A. lesson B. loss C. illness D. difficulty

18.A. death B. washer C. gift D. loser

19.A. share B. spend C. live D. earn

20.A. grateful B. energetic C. relaxed D. happy

Directions:After reading the passages below, fill in the blanks to make the passages coherent and grammatically correct.For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.

A Night Out

Michelle walked out the theater humming(哼唱) a tune.She’d just seen a wonderful musical at the beautiful Paramount Theater.1.she closed her eyes, she could still see the beautiful costumes and stage sets.It was now after 11 p.m., and she really didn’t like being out late by 2..Since no one else had wanted to go to the show, she 3.go alone.She headed down the dark Seattle Street toward her car.No car.The parking space was empty.‘That’s odd,’ she thought.‘Am I on the wrong street?’ She checked the street signs.No, she was on Pine Street.And she was sure that this was 4.she’d left her car.But her car was nowhere to be seen.She began to feel nervous.Someone had stolen her car! What was she going to do?
Should she call the police or call someone to give her a ride? She decided to call someone.She took out her cell phone only 5.(find) that her battery was dead! Now what? Maybe she could take a cab.She only had $1 in cash 6.she checked every corner of her wallet.And to her horror, her credit card was missing! Then she remembered.She’d ordered something on the Internet and left the card by her computer.She headed back toward the theater and the lights on Pike Street.Then she saw something familiar.Her car! She realized she 7. (park) on Pike Street not Pine Street! Once again 8. (sing) a song from the show, she got into her car and headed home.

Have you ever used Facebook? Many people are being lured (引诱) onto it with the promise of a fun,free service without realizing they're paying for it by giving up large amounts of personal information.Facebook then attempts to make money by selling their data to advertisers that want to send targeted messages.

Most Facebook users don't realize this is happening.Even if they know what the company is up to,they still have no idea what they're paying for Facebook because people don't really know what their personal data is worth.

The biggest problem,however,is that the company keeps changing the rules.Early on,you keep everything private.That was the great thing about Facebook — you could create your own little private network.Last year,the company changed its privacy rules so that many things — your city,your photo,your friends' names—were set,by default (默认) to be shared with everyone on the Internet.

According to Facebook's vice-president Elliot Schrage,the company is simply making changes to improve its service,and if people don't share information,they have a “less satisfying experience”.

Some critics think this is more about Facebook looking to make more money.Its original business model,which involved selling ads and putting them at the side of the page,totally failed.Who wants to look at ads when they're online connecting with their friends?

The privacy issue has already landed Facebook in hot water in Washington.In April,Senator(议员) Charles Schumer called on Facebook to change its privacy policy.He also urged the Federal Trade Commission to set guidelines for social-networking sites.“I think the senator rightly communicated that we had not been clear about what the new products were and how people could choose to use them or not to use them,” Schrage admits.

I suspect that whatever Facebook has done so far to invade our privacy is only the beginning,which is why I'm considering deactivating(撤销) my account.Facebook is a handy site,but I'm upset by the idea that my information is in the hands of people I don't know.That's too high a price to pay.

1.What do we learn about Facebook from the first paragraph?

A. It is a website that sends messages to targeted users.

B. It makes money by putting on advertisements.

C. It profits by selling its users'personal data.

D. It provides loads of information to its users.

2.What does the author say about most Facebook users?

A. They are reluctant to give up their personal information.

B. They don't know their personal data enriches Facebook.

C. They don't identify themselves when using the website.

D. They care very little about their personal information.

3.Why does Facebook make changes to its rules according to Elliot Schrage?

A. To provide better service to its users.

B. To follow the Federal guidelines.

C. To improve its users'connectivity.

D. To expand its scope of business.

4.Why does the author plan to cancel his Facebook account?

A. He is dissatisfied with its current service.

B. He finds many of its users untrustworthy.

C. He doesn't want his personal data abused.

D. He is upset by its frequent rule changes.

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