题目内容
I often read of incidents of misunderstanding or conflict. I’m left 11 . Why do these people create mistrust and problems, especially with those from other 12 ?
I was growing up in Kuala Lumpur in the early 1960s, 13 children from different races and religions played and studied 14 in harmony. At that time my family lived a stone’s 15 from Ismail’s. And no one was bothered that Ismail was a Malay Muslim and I was an Indian Hindu—we just 16 our differences. Perhaps, our elders had not filled our heads with unnecessary advice, well 17 or otherwise.
We were nine when we became friends. During the school holidays, we’d 18 the countryside on our bicycles, hoping to 19 the unexpected. At times Ismail would accompany my family as we made a rare shopping trip to town. We would be glad of his 20 .
When I was twelve, my family moved to Johor. Ismail’s family later returned to their village, and I 21 touch with him.
One spring afternoon in 1983, I stopped a taxi in Kuala Lumpur. I 22 my destination. The driver acknowledged my 23 but did not move off. Instead, he looked 24 at me. “Raddar?” he said, using my childhood nickname. I was astonished at being so 25 addressed (称呼). Unexpectedly! It was Ismail! Even after two 26 we still recognized each other. Grasping his shoulder, I felt a true affection, something 27 to describe.
If we can allow our children to be 28 without prejudice, they’ll build friendships with people, regardless of race or religion, who will be 29 their side through thick and thin. On such friendships are societies built and 30 we can truly be, as William Shakespeare once wrote,“we happy few, we band of brothers”.
11. A. interested B. pleased C. puzzled D. excited
12. A. parties B. cities C. villages D. races
13. A. why B. which C. how D. when
14. A. together B. around C. alone D. apart
15. A. drop B. throw C. move D. roll
16. A. refused B. made C. sought D. accepted
17. A. paid B. meant C. preserved D. treated
18. A. explore B. search C. discover D. desert
19. A. get through B. deal with C. come across D. take away
20. A. arrival B. choice C. effort D. company
21. A. lost B. gained C. developed D. missed
22. A. stated B. ordered C. decided D. chose
23. A. attempts B. instructions C. opinions D. arrangements
24. A. anxiously B. carelessly C. disappointedly D. fixedly
25. A. familiarly B. strangely C. fully D. coldly
26. A. departures B. months C. years D. decades。
27. A. possible B. funny C. hard D. clear
28. A. them B. themselves C. us D. ourselves
29. A. from B. by C. with D. against
30. A. still B. otherwise C. then D. instead
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