My father was raised in a fatherless home at a time when the family of five struggled to survive, which caused my father to be extremely tightfisted(吝啬) with money.
When we children became    16  that other children got pocket money from their parents, we made a(n)   17  to ask our father from some. Immediately his face turned stone-cold, and he said, “If you’re old enough to ask, you’re old enough to    18 .” And we had to seek odd jobs about the neighborhood.
He didn’t    19  his attitude as we grew into adulthood. There was a time when    20  of us had a car, so we had to ride a    21  whenever we came home. Though the bus stopped about two miles from home, Dad never met us, 22  in bad weather. If someone    23  (and my brothers did a lot), he’d say in his    24  father-voice. “That’s what your legs are    25  !”
One spring morning I was on the bus home from    26 . Tests and long hours in labs had    27  me exhausted. As other students were    28  at their stops. I looked silently out of the window. Finally, the bus came to a    29  at my destination, and I    30 , carrying my suitcase to begin the long journey home.
The row of privet hedge(树篱) came into    31 , which lined the driveway that climbed the hill to our house. I stopped to put a book in the suitcase. When I stood up, I saw something gray    32  along the top of the hedge toward the house.
It was the top of my father’s head. I    33  then, each time I came home, he would stand behind the hedge, watching,    34  he knew I had arrived safely. I held back my tears. He did care,   35 .
Upon reaching home, I found my father innocently in his chair. “So! It’s you!” he said, his face lengthening into surprise.

My father was raised in a fatherless home at a time when the family of five struggled to survive, which caused my father to be extremely tightfisted(吝啬) with money.

When we children became    16  that other children got pocket money from their parents, we made a(n)   17  to ask our father from some. Immediately his face turned stone-cold, and he said, “If you’re old enough to ask, you’re old enough to    18 .” And we had to seek odd jobs about the neighborhood.

He didn’t    19  his attitude as we grew into adulthood. There was a time when    20  of us had a car, so we had to ride a    21  whenever we came home. Though the bus stopped about two miles from home, Dad never met us, 22  in bad weather. If someone    23  (and my brothers did a lot), he’d say in his    24  father-voice. “That’s what your legs are    25  !”

One spring morning I was on the bus home from    26 . Tests and long hours in labs had    27  me exhausted. As other students were    28  at their stops. I looked silently out of the window. Finally, the bus came to a    29  at my destination, and I    30 , carrying my suitcase to begin the long journey home.

The row of privet hedge(树篱) came into    31 , which lined the driveway that climbed the hill to our house. I stopped to put a book in the suitcase. When I stood up, I saw something gray    32  along the top of the hedge toward the house.

It was the top of my father’s head. I    33  then, each time I came home, he would stand behind the hedge, watching,    34  he knew I had arrived safely. I held back my tears. He did care,   35 .

Upon reaching home, I found my father innocently in his chair. “So! It’s you!” he said, his face lengthening into surprise.

1.                A．aware          B．certain         C．surprised D．excited

2.                A．attempt         B．suggestion       C．trouble   D．plan

3.                A．spend          B．earn           C．survive   D．raise

4.                A．strengthen      B．soften          C．take D．show

5.                A．neither         B．each           C．all   D．none

6.                A．bicycle         B．car            C．train     D．bus

7.                A．especially       B．only           C．even D．once

8.                A．refused        B．complained      C．cried D．intended

9.                A．strangest       B．lowest          C．softest   D．scariest

10.               A．on            B．in             C．by   D．for

11.               A．work          B．home          C．town D．college

12.               A．led            B．made          C．found D．proved

13.               A．treated         B．received        C．met  D．greeted

14.               A．stop           B．house          C．street D．corner

15.               A．stepped off     B．went off        C．jumped on D．climbed on

16.               A．mind          B．view           C．flower D．leaf

17.               A．shining         B．flying          C．failing D．moving

18.               A．understood     B．thought        C．imagined  D．realized

19.               A．since          B．after           C．until D．though

20.               A．after all        B．above all        C．in advance D．in total

My father was raised in a fatherless home at a time when the family of five struggled to survive, which caused my father to be extremely tightfisted(吝啬) with money.

When we children became 　 16 that other children got pocket money from their parents, we made a(n)　 17 to ask our father from some. Immediately his face turned stone-cold, and he said, “If you’re old enough to ask, you’re old enough to 　 18 .” And we had to seek odd jobs about the neighborhood.

He didn’t 　 19 his attitude as we grew into adulthood. There was a time when 　 20 of us had a car, so we had to ride a 　 21 whenever we came home. Though the bus stopped about two miles from home, Dad never met us,　 22 in bad weather. If someone 　23 (and my brothers did a lot), he’d say in his 　 24 father-voice. “That’s what your legs are 　 25 !”

One spring morning I was on the bus home from 　 26 . Tests and long hours in labs had 　 27 me exhausted. As other students were 　 28 at their stops. I looked silently out of the window. Finally, the bus came to a 　 29 at my destination, and I 　 30 , carrying my suitcase to begin the long journey home.

The row of privet hedge(树篱) came into 　 31 , which lined the driveway that climbed the hill to our house. I stopped to put a book in the suitcase. When I stood up, I saw something gray

　 32 along the top of the hedge toward the house.

It was the top of my father’s head. I 　 33 then, each time I came home, he would stand behind the hedge, watching,　 34 he knew I had arrived safely. I held back my tears. He did care,　 35 .

Upon reaching home, I found my father innocently in his chair. “So! It’s you!” he said, his face lengthening into surprise.

16. A. aware 　　　　　　　 B. certain 　　　　　　　　　 C. surprised 　　　　　　　 D. excited

17. A. attempt 　　　　　　 B. suggestion　　　　　　　 C. trouble　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. plan

18. A. spend　　　　　　　　 B. earn　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. survive　　　　　　　　　　 D. raise

19. A. strengthen　　　　　 B. soften　　　　　　　　　　 C. take　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. show

20. A. neither 　　　　　　 B. each　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. all　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. none

21. A. bicycle　　　　　　　 B. car 　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. train 　　　　　　　　　　　 D. bus

22. A. especially 　　　　 B. only　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. even　　　　　　　　　　　 D. once

23. A. refused　　　　　　　 B. complained　　　　　　　 C. cried　　　　　　　　　　　 D. intended

24. A. strangest　　　　　　 B. lowest　　　　　　　　　　 C. softest　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. scariest

25. A. on 　　　　　　　　　　 B. in　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. by　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. for

26. A. work　　　　　　　　 B. home　　　　　　　　　　　 C. town　　　　　　　　　　　 D. college

27. A. led　　　　　　　　　　 B. made　　　　　　　　　　　 C. found　　　　　　　　　　　 D. proved

28. A. treated　　　　　　　 B. received　　　　　　　　　 C. met　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. greeted

29. A. stop　　　　　　　　　 B. house　　　　　　　　　　　 C. street　　　　　　　　　　　 D. corner

30. A. stepped off　　　　 B. went off　　 　　　　　　 C. jumped on　　　　　　　 D. climbed on

31. A. mind　　　　　　　　　 B. view　　　　　　　　　　　 C. flower　　　　　　　　　　 D. leaf

32. A. shining　　　　　　　 B. flying　　　　　　　　　　　 C. failing　　　　　　　　　　 D. moving

33. A. understood　　　　 B. thought　　　　　　　　　 C. imagined　　　　　　　　 D. realized

34. A. since　　　　　　　　 B. after　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. until 　　　　　　　　　　　 D. though

35. A. after all 　　　　　　 B. above all　　　　　　　　　 C. in advance　　　　　　　 D. in total

My father was raised in a fatherless home at a time when the family of five struggled to survive, which caused my father to be extremely tightfisted(吝啬) with money.

When we children became 　 1 that other children got pocket money from their parents, we made a(n)　 2 to ask our father from some. Immediately his face turned stone-cold, and he said, “If you’re old enough to ask, you’re old enough to 　 3 .” And we had to seek odd jobs about the neighbourhood.

He didn’t 　 4 his attitude as we grew into adulthood. There was a time when 　 5 of us had a car, so we had to ride a 　 6 whenever we came home. Though the bus stopped about two miles from home. Dad never met us, 7 in bad weather. If someone 　8 (and my brothers did a lot), he’d say in his 　 9 father-voice. “That’s what your legs are 　 10 !”

One spring morning I was on the bus home from 　 11 . Tests and long hours in labs had 　 12 me exhausted. As other students were 　 13 at their stops. I looked silently out of the window. Finally, the bus came to a 　 14 at my destination, and I 　 15 , carrying my suitcase to begin the long journey home.

The row of privet hedge(树篱) came into 　 16 , which lined the driveway that climbed the hill to our house. I stopped to put a book in the suitcase. When I stood up, I saw something gray

　 17 along the top of the hedge toward the house.

It was the top of my father’s head. I 　 18 . Then, each time I came home, he would stand behind the hedge, watching,　 19 he knew I had arrived safely. I held back my tears. He did care,　 20 .

Upon reaching home, I found my father innocently in his chair. “So! It’s you!” he said, his face lengthening into surprise.

1. A. aware 　　　　　　　　 B. certain 　　　　　　　　　 C. surprised 　　　　　　　 D. excited

2. A. attempt 　　　 B. suggestion　　　　　　　 C. trouble　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. plan

3. A. spend　　　　　　　　　 B. earn　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. survive　　　　　　　　　　 D. raise

4. A. strengthen　　　　　　 B. soften　　　　　　　　　　 C. take　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. show

5. A. neither 　　　　　　　 B. each　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. all　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. none

6. A. bicycle　　　　　　　　 B. car 　　　　　　　　　　　　 C.train 　　　　　　　　　　　 D. bus

7. A. especially 　　　　　 B. only　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. even　　　　　　　　　　　 D. once

8. A. refused　　　　　　　　 B. complained　　　 C. cried　　　　 D. intended

9. A. strangest　　　 B. lowest　　　　　　　 C. softest　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. scariest

10. A. on　　　　　　　　　　 B. in　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. by　　　　　　 　　　　　　 D. for

11. A. work　　　　　　　　 B. home　　　　　　　　　　　 C. town　　　　　　　　　　　 D. college

12. A. led　　　 B. made　　　　　　　　　　　 C. found　　　　　　　　　　　 D. proved

13. A. treated　　　　　　　 B. received　　　　　　　　　 C. met　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. greeted

14. A. stop　　　　　　　　　 B. house　　　　　　　　　　　 C. street　　　　　　　　　　　 D. corner

15. A. stepped off　　　　 B. went off　　　　　　　　　 C. jumped on　　　　 D. climbed on

16. A. mind　　　　　　　　　 B. view　　　　　　　　　　　 C. flower　　　　　　　　　　 D. leaf

17. A. shining　　　　　　　 B. flying　　　　　　　　　　　 C. failing　　　　　　　 D. moving

18. A. understood　　　　 B. thought　　　　　　　　　 C. imagined　　　　　　　　 D. realised

19. A. since　　　　　　　　 B. after　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. until 　　　　　　　　　　　 D. though

20. A. after all　　　　　　　 B. above all　　　　　　　　　 C. in advance　　　　　　　 D. in total