【题目】As a young man, Al was a skilled artist, with a wife and two fine sons. One night, his older son developed a severe stomachache. Thinking it was only some common intestinal(肠的)disorder, neither Al nor his wife took the condition very . But the boy suddenly that night.

Knowing the death could have been avoided if he had only realized the seriousness of the situation, he always felt he was . To make matters worse, his wife left him a short time later, leaving him alone with his six-year-old younger son. The hurt and pain of the two situations were more than Al could , and he turned to alcohol for help. In time Al became a(n) .

As the alcoholism progressed, AL began to everything he possessed his land, house, etc. Finally Al died alone in a small bar. Hearing of Al's death, I thought, "What a totally life! What a complete failure! "

As time went by, I began to my earlier rough judgment. I knew Al's now adult son, Ernie. He is one of the kindest, most caring, most loving men I have ever known. I saw the love between Ernie and his children, thinking that kindness and caring had to come from somewhere.

I hadn’t heard Ernie talk much about his . One day, I worked up my to ask him what on earth his father had done so that he became such a special person. Ernie said quietly, “As a child until I left home at 18, Al came into my room every night, gave me a kiss and said, ‘love you, son.’”

Tears came to my eyes as I realized that I had been a to judge Al as a failure. He had not left any material possessions behind. But he had been a kind loving father, and his best love.

【1】A. angrily B. seriously C. easily D. happily

2】A. recovered B. laughed C. died D. cried

3】A. guilty B. happy C. experienced D. curious

4】A. expect B. see C. hear D. stand

5】A. beggar B. smoker C. worker D. alcoholic

6】A. lose B. donate C. spend D. save

7】A. successful B. limited C. satisfactory D. wasted

8】A. reuse B. revalue C. repeat D. recognize

9】A. mother B. brother C. father D. son

【10】A. laughter B. courage C. shyness D. belief

【11A. fool B. winner C. wiser D. angel

【12】A. left out B. take away C. left behind D. take out

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