When I was 18 years old, one morning, my father told me to drive him into a town, about 40 miles away. I had just learned to 36 ，so I agreed with pleasure. When we came to the town, something was wrong with the car. Then I took the car to a nearby garage to have it  37  and promised to pick Dad up at 4 pm. Because I had a few hours to spend, I decided to go to the  38 .However I became   39  interested in the film that I forgot the time. When the last film finished, it was 6 o’clock.

I was afraid Dad would be  40 and never let me drive again, so I drove back quickly to meet Dad and made an excuse(借口) 41  my being late. I’ll never forget the cry he gave me: “I’m disappointed that I feel you have to tell a lie to me, Jack. I’m angry, not with  42  but with myself. I have failed  43  I’ve brought up a son who can not even tell the truth to his own father. I’m going to walk home now and think seriously about  44  I have done wrong all these years.”

Dad began  45  along the road. I begged(乞求)all the way, telling him how I drove behind him for 40 miles, at a speed of 5 miles an hour. It was the most unforgettable lesson. I have never told a lie to him ever since.

36. A. drive        B. work             C. live             D. travel

37. A. made         B. repaired         C. waited       D. parked

38. A. concert B. bookstore        C. shop             D. cinema

39. A. very         B. too              C. so           D. fairly

40. A. excited B. angry            C. disappointed     D. sad

41. A. at           B. to           C. for          D. with

42. A. me       B. it           C. you          D. him

43. A. so       B. because      C. after            D. before

44. A. where        B. when             C. why          D. how

45. A. running B. driving      C. crying       D. walking

When I was 18 years old, one morning, my father told me to drive him into a town, about 40 miles away. I had just learned to 36 ，so I agreed with pleasure. When we came to the town, something was wrong with the car. Then I took the car to a nearby garage to have it  37 and promised to pick Dad up at 4 pm. Because I had a few hours to spend, I decided to go to the  38 .However I became   39 interested in the film that I forgot the time. When the last film finished, it was 6 o’clock.

I was afraid Dad would be  40 and never let me drive again, so I drove back quickly to meet Dad and made an excuse(借口) 41 my being late. I’ll never forget the cry he gave me: “I’m disappointed that I feel you have to tell a lie to me, Jack. I’m angry, not with  42 but with myself. I have failed  43 I’ve brought up a son who can not even tell the truth to his own father. I’m going to walk home now and think seriously about  44 I have done wrong all these years.” 

Dad began  45 along the road. I begged(乞求)all the way, telling him how I drove behind him for 40 miles, at a speed of 5 miles an hour. It was the most unforgettable lesson. I have never told a lie to him ever since.

1.A. drive      B. work             C. live             D. travel

2.A. made       B. repaired         C. waited       D. parked

3.A. concert    B. bookstore        C. shop             D. cinema

4.A. very       B. too              C. so           D. fairly

5.A. excited    B. angry            C. disappointed     D. sad

6.A. at             B. to           C. for          D. with

7.A. me             B. it           C. you          D. him

8.A. so             B. because      C. after            D. before

9.A. where      B. when             C. why          D. how

10.A. running   B. driving      C. crying       D. walking

　　One afternoon just before Christmas an old man was walking through the city center. The __1__ were all filled with good things and crowded with __2__ shoppers. Suddenly he saw a dirty boy sitting on the ground crying bitterly（悲痛地）. When the kind old man asked him why he was crying, the little boy told him that he had __3__ the ten penny piece that his uncle had __4__ him. At once the old man took out a handful of __5__. He __6__ out a shiny new ten penny pence and handed it to the child.“Thank you very much,”said the little boy, drying his __7__ He cheered up at once.

　　An hour or so __8__ the old man was __9__ his way back home by the same road. To his surprise he saw the dirty little boy in the same place, crying bitterly as before. He went up to the boy and asked him if he had also lost the ten penny pence he had just given him. The boy told him that he had not lost the second coin __10__ he still couldn't find the first one.“If I could find my own pence,”he said sadly,”I would have twenty pence now.”