Ｍy second father

My father died when I was five. It was hard on us all. My brother, who is eight years older than me, began to __36____my mother and me. He made sure the trash was taken out and the yard mowed. He did this _37____ without being told to do so.

　 Because of my father’s death, my mother was __38___ to get a full time job. My brother, __39____ , would get me up for school and make me __40____ . On our way to school, he would play games with me. He made every__41___to make me happy and he succeeded __42____.

　 When we arrived home from school, we were__43____for about half an hour until mom was home from work. He would__44____something for supper, and have everything ready for mom __45___she could start cooking. After that, we would go outside and have some __46___. This was my brother’s time to be a(n)___47___ , enjoying himself in the games.

　 It was a Saturday in June a couple years later. My mother and I were at the store when I __48____ they had the Father’s Day cards out. Feeling __49___, I asked my mother why they hadn’t Brother’s Day cards. She smiled and said, “You’re right.___50___ your brother has been a father to you. Go and__51____ a card.”

　 So I did, and on Father’s Day, my mother and I _52__ my brother down and gave him the card.

　 As he read it, I saw the tears __53____ in his eyes. I heard my mom’s __54____　 trembling as she said, “Son, your father is proud of you, seeing that he___55___ a good man. We love you, and thank you.”

36. A. look out　 　　　　　　　　　　 B. watch over　　 　　 C. care about　 　　　　 D. depend on

37. A. carefully　　　　　　　　　 B. smoothly　　 　　　 C. quickly　 　　　　　　 D. willingly

38. A. prepared　　　　 　　 B. allowed　　 　 　　　 C. forced 　　 　　　　D. accepted

39. A. therefore 　　　　　　　　 B. though 　　 　　　　　 C. otherwise　 　　　　　 D. however

40. A. supper 　　　　　　　　　 B. meal　　　　 　　　 C. breakfast　　　　　　　　 D. lunch

41. A. method 　　　　　 B. effect　　　 　 　　　 C. way　　　　　 　 D. effort

42. A. as usual　 　　　　　　　　　　 B. every time　　 　　　 C. once again　 　　　　　 D. as well

43. A. independent　　 　　　 B. asleep 　　　 　　　　　 C. alone　 　 　　　　D. free

44. A. cut　　 　　 　　　　B. cook　 　　 　　　　　 C. find　　 　 　　　　D. wash

45. A. unless　 　　 　　　　B. before 　　 　　　　　 C. when 　　 　　　　D. so

46. A. rest　　 　　　　　　　　　 B. fun 　　　　　　　 C. adventure　 　　　　　 D. practice

47. A. kid　　　　　　 　 B. adult　 　　　 　　　 C. friend　 　 　　　　D. brother

48. A. heard　　　　　 　　 B. noticed 　　 　　　　　 C. felt　 　　 　　　　D. thought

49. A. interested　　 　 　　　 B. excited　　　 　　　 C. disappointed　 　　　 D. hurt

50. A. No wonder　 　　　　 B. In all　　　　 　　　 C. Above all　　 　　　　 D. Without doubt

51. A. take out B. pick out C. ask for　　 　　　　　 D. check out

52. A. led　　 　 　　　　B. signed 　　 　　　　　 C. sat　 　　 　　　　D. required

53. A. filling　　　　　 　　 B. forming　　 　 　　　 C. floating　　 　　　 D. piling

54. A. hand　 　　 　　　　B. laughter　　 　 　　　 C. body 　　 　　　　D. voice

55. A. raised　 　 　　　　B. turned 　　　 　　　 C. taught 　　　　　 D. promised

--- Can I help you?

--- Will you __________ my clothes while I have a swim?

A. watch over　　　 　　 B. watch out　　　　　 　 C. look over　　　　　 D. look out

_______ cars when you cross the busy street. Which of the following is not OK?

　 A. Watch out for 　　　B. Look out for 　　　C. Watch over　 　　 D. Be careful of

 A water bearer in India had two large pots;  each hung on the ends of a pole. The water bearer often  carried the pole __36__ his neck. One of the pots had a crack(裂缝) in it, __37__ the other pot was perfect and always delivered a full portion of water. At the end of the long walk from the stream to the house,  the cracked pot __38__ only half full. For a full two years,  this went on __39__，  with the bearer delivering only one and a half pots full of water to his house.

Of course,  the perfect pot was __40__ of its advantages. But the poor cracked pot was ashamed of its own imperfection,  and __41__ that it was able to __42__ only half of what it had been made to do.  __43__ two years of what  sensed to be a bitter __44__，  it spoke to the water bearer one day by the stream. “I am ashamed of myself,  and I want to __45__ to you. I have been able to  __46__ only half my load because this crack  in my side __47__ water to leak out all the way back to your house. Because of my __48__，  you have to do a lot of this work,  and you don't get full value from your __49__，”  the pot said.

 The bearer said to the pot,  “Did you __50__ that there were flowers only on your side of the path,  __51__ not on the other pot's side? That's because I have always __52__ your fault,  and I planted flower seeds on your side of the path,  and every day while we walk back,  you've __53__ them.

For two years I have been able to __54__ these  beautiful flowers to decorate the table. Without you being just the __55__ you are,  there would not be this beauty to grace the house.”

36．A.above　　  B．over　　　  C．across　　　  D．through

37．A.as                        B．while                  C．when                    D．so

38．A.arrived                 B．realized            C. made                 D．concluded

39．A.weekly          B．daily                        C．monthly                    D．yearly

40．A.ashamed                B．proud        C．happy              D．disappointed

41．A.sad                             B．pleased                   C．comfortable                D．safe

42．A.admit      B．achieve      C．reduce         D．attract

43．A.Before                  B. Since                      C．After                     D．By

44．A.failure                  B．success                 C．excitement            D．satisfaction

45．A.apologize                  B. talk                         C．admit                    D．apply

46．A.develop         B．permit     C．depend           D．deliver

47．A.takes                    B．causes                   C．makes                   D．reminds

48．A.fault              B．success                 C．kindness                D．sorrow

49．A.effects                 B．efforts                   C．operation                      D．attempt

50．A.look                            B．pay                       C．notice                   D．watch

51．A.but                             B．and                              C．since                     D．after

52. A．known about  B．told about C．worried about       D．come about

53．A.cared                   B．watered              C．planted                  D．pulled

54．A.pick     B．buy               C．sell         D．borrow

55．A.attitude                B．way                          C．measure            D．appearance

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项．

　　A doctor was once teaching a class of medical students at a famous hospital. An injured（受伤的）man was ___1___ and the doctor turned to one of the ___2___ and asked him：

　　“What's wrong with this man?”

　　“I don't know, sir,” the student answered.“___3___ I examine him and find out?”

　　“There's no ___4___ to examine him,” said the doctor. “You should ___5___ without asking questions. He has ___6___ his right leg.” “Didn't you ___7___ the way he walked? He hurt it by ____8___ it in the fire. You see his right leg is ___9___ away until the knee. This is Monday morning. Yesterday was ___10__, but on Saturday the roads were ___11___. The man's trousers are covered with dirt ___12___. The man fell down on ___13__ night.” The doctor then ___14___ the man and said, “You had your wages（工资）on Saturday and went to a public house and ___15___ too much. You got wet and ___16___ on the way home. You tried to dry your clothes ___17___ when you got home. ___18__ you had drunk too much, you ___19___ the fire and burnt your knee. Is that ___20___?”