13.When I was a small boy my family was very poor.My father always used his savings to (21)C my mother to visit her parents who lived far away.There was just my younger brother and myself in the house.One evening Dad came home from (22)Band there was no food in the house,not (23)D a piece of bread.Although we were (24)B,my brother and I went to bed without eating anything.
My father had no money,but I knew from the(25)Aon his face that he could not let us have an empty stomach.He (26)Cthe house and about two hours later returned and quickly (27)Dus up.He had in his hand two small potato pies,which he gave us to eat.I don't know where he got the (28)Bbut somehow he (29)Ato get us something to eat.
My father had not eaten and had worked all day (30)Che sat there with great satisfaction watching us eat.This has (31)Bstayed in my mind and left more of an impression than any amount of(32)Dhe may ever have given me.
At that moment,I felt happy knowing that he was there and would not let us (33)A.
I guess the (34)C I am trying to make is that in difficult times it is (35)B not to show weakness but strength and character.If a (36)D is the cement (粘合剂) that holds a family together,then the father is (37)A that strengthens that cement.
It is his values and (38)Cand memories that have carried me forward and helped me to(39)Amy own problems in life.In my own (40)DI have learned that it is the valuable time you spend with your children and the values you give to them that will remain with them always.
My father had no money,but I knew from the(25)Aon his face that he could not let us have an empty stomach.He (26)Cthe house and about two hours later returned and quickly (27)Dus up.He had in his hand two small potato pies,which he gave us to eat.I don't know where he got the (28)Bbut somehow he (29)Ato get us something to eat.
My father had not eaten and had worked all day (30)Che sat there with great satisfaction watching us eat.This has (31)Bstayed in my mind and left more of an impression than any amount of(32)Dhe may ever have given me.
At that moment,I felt happy knowing that he was there and would not let us (33)A.
I guess the (34)C I am trying to make is that in difficult times it is (35)B not to show weakness but strength and character.If a (36)D is the cement (粘合剂) that holds a family together,then the father is (37)A that strengthens that cement.
It is his values and (38)Cand memories that have carried me forward and helped me to(39)Amy own problems in life.In my own (40)DI have learned that it is the valuable time you spend with your children and the values you give to them that will remain with them always.
21.A.force | B.encourage | C.send | D.teach |
22.A.hospital | B.work | C.school | D.shop |
23.A.quite | B.just | C.only | D.even |
24.A.nervous | B.hungry | C.sleepy | D.busy |
25.A.worry | B.pleasure | C.disappointment | D.surprise |
26.A.cleaned | B.observed | C.left | D.searched |
27.A.brought | B.put | C.called | D.woke |
28.A.chance | B.food | C.support | D.recipe |
29.A.managed | B.decided | C.agreed | D.waited |
30.A.so | B.or | C.but | D.and |
31.A.normally | B.always | C.shortly | D.softly |
32.A.cost | B.time | C.salary | D.money |
33.A.suffer | B.know | C.leave | D.cry |
34.A.decision | B.promise | C.point | D.apology |
35.A.strange | B.important | C.difficult | D.common |
36.A.father | B.brother | C.sister | D.mother |
37.A.something | B.anything | C.everything | D.nothing |
38.A.words | B.records | C.actions | D.failures |
39.A.work out | B.carry out | C.run into | D.look into |
40.A.opinion | B.home | C.order | D.turn |
10.My wife and I moved into our home two years ago.We had a yard with a lot of(41)C.Very often when we have flowers,Denise or I would plant some between the rocks,just to add some(42)Ato the area.
Last summer,I found a tiny little(43)Din the yard that I could not immediately identify.I knew I didn't plant it and Denise said she didn't either.We decided to let it(44)Bgrowing until we could find out what it was.
Weeks passed and as I made my way back to the(45)Cplant,it appeared to be a sunflower.I decided to(46)Athe weeds around it.As I pulled rocks from the area to get to the weeds,I noticed something(47)D.The sunflower had not(48)Bwhere I saw it begin.It actually had begun under a big(49)Cand grown under and around it to reach the(50)C.
That's when I(51)Athat if a tiny little sunflower didn't let a big rock stand in its(52)Bof developing,we too have the ability of doing the same thing.If we(53)Dourselves like that little sunflower,we can reach where we(54)Cto go and get what we need for growth.)
We need to believe in ourselves knowing we have the(55)A to achieve our goals.Like the(56)B,it knew it had the ability to get over the rocks because it had(57)Din itself that it would succeed.Stand tall like the sunflower and be(58)Cwho and what we are,then the environment will begin to(59)Aus.We will find a way to go under or(60)Bany"rocks"in order to reach our goals.
Last summer,I found a tiny little(43)Din the yard that I could not immediately identify.I knew I didn't plant it and Denise said she didn't either.We decided to let it(44)Bgrowing until we could find out what it was.
Weeks passed and as I made my way back to the(45)Cplant,it appeared to be a sunflower.I decided to(46)Athe weeds around it.As I pulled rocks from the area to get to the weeds,I noticed something(47)D.The sunflower had not(48)Bwhere I saw it begin.It actually had begun under a big(49)Cand grown under and around it to reach the(50)C.
That's when I(51)Athat if a tiny little sunflower didn't let a big rock stand in its(52)Bof developing,we too have the ability of doing the same thing.If we(53)Dourselves like that little sunflower,we can reach where we(54)Cto go and get what we need for growth.)
We need to believe in ourselves knowing we have the(55)A to achieve our goals.Like the(56)B,it knew it had the ability to get over the rocks because it had(57)Din itself that it would succeed.Stand tall like the sunflower and be(58)Cwho and what we are,then the environment will begin to(59)Aus.We will find a way to go under or(60)Bany"rocks"in order to reach our goals.
41.A.flowers | B.insects | C.rocks | D.vegetables |
42.A.color | B.water | C.fertilizer | D.shape |
43.A.weed | B.seed | C.rock | D.plant |
44.A.stop | B.continue | C.improve | D.escape |
45.A.weak | B.lonely | C.strange | D.pretty |
46.A.remove | B.tend | C.watch | D.collect |
47.A.wonderful | B.terrible | C.valuable | D.unusual |
48.A.passed | B.started | C.left | D.died |
49.A.tree | B.table | C.rock | D.wall |
50.A.air | B.top | C.sun | D.house |
51.A.realized | B.doubted | C.regretted | D.hoped |
52.A.place | B.way | C.course | D.process |
53.A.fill in | B.put in | C.worry about | D.believe in |
54.A.forget | B.hate | C.aim | D.wait |
55.A.ability | B.wish | C.plan | D.idea |
56.A.yard | B.sunflower | C.home | D.summer |
57.A.energy | B.virtue | C.courage | D.faith |
58.A.aware of | B.afraid of | C.proud of | D.tired of |
59.A.support | B.affect | C.upset | D.forgive |
60.A.into | B.around | C.through | D.from. |
7.Every night,my mother would come to my room,lean down and push my long hair out of the way,then kiss my forehead.
I don't remember when it first started (16)C me---her hands pushing my hair that way.But it did make me annoyed,for they felt work-worn and(17)Aagainst my young skin.Finally,one night,I shouted at her:"Don't do that any more-your (18)D are too rough!"She didn't say anything in (19)C.But never again did my mother close out my day with that(20)Bexpression of her love.
Time after time,with the(21)Dyears,my thoughts returned to that night.I'm not a little girl any more.Mom is in her mid-seventies,and those hands I (22)D thought to be so rough are still doing things for me and my (23)A.
Now,my own children are(24)B.Mom no longer has Dad.It was late on that Thanksgiving Eve,as I went to sleep in the bedroom of my youth,a familiar hand (25)B before stealing across my face to brush the (26)Afrom my forehead.Then a kiss(27)C touched my brow.In my (28)A,thousands of times,I(29)Dthe night my young voice complained.(30)CMom's hand in my hand,I said how(31)BI was for that night.I thought she'd remember,as I did,(32)DMom didn't know what I was talking about.She had forgotten-and (33)C-long ago.
That night,I fell asleep with a new (34)Bfor my gentle mother and her caring hands.And the(35)A I had carried around for so long was nowhere to be found.
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I don't remember when it first started (16)C me---her hands pushing my hair that way.But it did make me annoyed,for they felt work-worn and(17)Aagainst my young skin.Finally,one night,I shouted at her:"Don't do that any more-your (18)D are too rough!"She didn't say anything in (19)C.But never again did my mother close out my day with that(20)Bexpression of her love.
Time after time,with the(21)Dyears,my thoughts returned to that night.I'm not a little girl any more.Mom is in her mid-seventies,and those hands I (22)D thought to be so rough are still doing things for me and my (23)A.
Now,my own children are(24)B.Mom no longer has Dad.It was late on that Thanksgiving Eve,as I went to sleep in the bedroom of my youth,a familiar hand (25)B before stealing across my face to brush the (26)Afrom my forehead.Then a kiss(27)C touched my brow.In my (28)A,thousands of times,I(29)Dthe night my young voice complained.(30)CMom's hand in my hand,I said how(31)BI was for that night.I thought she'd remember,as I did,(32)DMom didn't know what I was talking about.She had forgotten-and (33)C-long ago.
That night,I fell asleep with a new (34)Bfor my gentle mother and her caring hands.And the(35)A I had carried around for so long was nowhere to be found.
16.A.surprising | B.hurting | C.annoying | D.amazing |
17.A.rough | B.gentle | C.smooth | D.strong |
18.A.noises | B.words | C.feelings | D.hands |
19.A.anger | B.silence | C.reply | D.fear |
20.A.healthy | B.familiar | C.popular | D.perfect |
21.A.coming | B.remaining | C.approaching | D.passing |
22.A.often | B.even | C.never | D.once |
23.A.family | B.neighbor | C.husband | D.home |
24.A.developed | B.grown | C.moved | D.forgotten |
25.A.imagined | B.hesitated | C.regretted | D.trembled |
26.A.hair | B.tears | C.dirt | D.kisses |
27.A.quickly | B.roughly | C.gently | D.slowly |
28.A.memory | B.opinion | C.history | D.diary |
29.A.chanced | B.missed | C.hated | D.recalled |
30.A.Beating | B.Picking | C.Catching | D.Stopping |
31.A.happy | B.sorry | C.annoyed | D.amused |
32.A.and | B.while | C.because | D.but |
33.A.remembered | B.faded | C.forgiven | D.apologized |
34.A.hope | B.appreciation | C.thought | D.approval |
35.A.guilt | B.pride | C.sorrow | D.failure. |