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

Katy and I have been friends since college, for more than thirty years. Our friendship has 　1 constant（不变的）. We have seen each other through all the times when we really need a friend. In 　2 of our friendship, Katy and I took our first 　3 trip together.

The first day of our trip ended in Santa Fe, New Mexico. 　4 with the long drive, we decided to go to the restaurant for dinner. We sat down and 　5 our meal. As we talked, I noticed a（n） 6 couple sitting a short distance away from us. The look of 　7 on the woman’s face attracted me.. She stared into the face of the man as he talked, 　8 me of a teenager in love!

I called Katy’s 9 to the couple. As we watched, the man reached 　10 to place a gentle kiss on the woman’s cheek. She 　11 . “Now that’s what I call real love! I imagine they’ve been married for a long time.” I said. “ 12 maybe,” remarked Katy, “They haven’t been together long.” “Well, whatever the case, it’s 　13 they care much for each other,” I said.

Katy and I watched and listened 14 to their conversation. She smiled and 15 whatever he said. We were touched by the warm scene we were witnessing（看到）. Then the 16 changed. The woman’s wrinkled but beautiful face was suddenly covered with a 　17 look. She asked the man in a sweet voice, “Do I know you? What is this place?” “You know me. I’m Ralph, your husband. We’re in Santa Fe,” the man said. “Oh, I 　18 to have forgotten. I’m not sure,” she said. “That’s okay, sweetheart. You’ll be all right,” he 　19 her, kissing her cheek again. Tears coursed down our cheeks as Katy and I looked at each other. “We were right,” she said 　20 . “It is the real thing. That is love.”

1. A. become 　　B. grown 　　 C. remained　　　 D. developed

2. A. congratulation B. terms　　 　 C. favor　 　　　 D. celebration

3. A. air 　　　 B. car　　　 C. boat　　　　　 D. train

4. A. Bored　　　 　 B. Suffered　　　 C. Tired　　 　 D. Excited

5. A. cooked 　　 B. ordered　 C. prepared　　　 D. finished

6. A. young　　　　 B. elderly 　　　 C. friendly　　　 D. rich

7. A. hope　　　 B. doubt　　　　 C. adoration　　 D. envy

8. A. showing　　 B. reminding　　 C. telling　 D. introducing

9. A. attention　　 B. intention　　 C. time　　　　　 D. idea

10. A. away　　　　 B. off　　　 C. around　　 　 D. over

11. A. smiled　　　 B. disagreed　　 C. angered　 D. moved

12. A. Or 　 　　　 B. Though　　 C. Therefore　　 D. Otherwise

13. A. natural　　　　　 B. obvious　 C. important　　 D. moving

14. A. madly　　　　 B. silently　 　 C. unashamedly　 D. carefully

15. A. picked up　　 B. stuck to　　　 C. agreed with　 D. questioned on

16. A. place　　　　 B. scene　　　　 C. topic　　　　 D. sense

17. A. frightened　 B. surprised　　 C. disappointed D. confused

18. A. need　　　　 B. feel　　　　　 C. seem　　　　　 D. use

19. A. told　　　　 B. answered　　　 C. comforted　　 D. encouraged

20. A. quickly　 　 　 B. eagerly　 C. cheerfully　　 D. thoughtfully

After years of searching, a truth seeker was told to go to a cave, in which he would find a well. “Ask the well what is 　36 , ” he was advised, “and the well reveal (告诉，揭露) it to you.” Having found the well, the seeker asked that most basic and important 　37 . And from the depths came the answer: “Go to the village crossroad, and there you shall find what you are seeking.”

Full of 　38 the man ran to the crossroad to 　39 only three rather uninteresting shops. One shop was selling pieces of metal, another sold 　40 , and thin wires were for sale in the third. Nothing and no one there seemed to 　41 much to do with the revelation of truth.

Disappointed, the seeker returned to the well to demand an 　42 , but he was told only: “You will 　43 　in the future.”

As years went by, the 　44 of his experience at the well gradually 　45 until one night, while he was walking, the sound of sitar (西塔琴) music 　46 his attention. It was wonderful and it was 　47 with great skill and inspiration.

Deeply 48 , the truth seeker felt drawn towards the 　49 . He looked at the fingers dancing over the strings. And then suddenly he let out a cry of joyful 　50 : the sitar was made out of wires and pieces of metal and wood just like 　51 he had once seen in the three stores.

At last he understood the 　52 of the well: we have already been given everything we need; our 　53 is to assemble (聚集) and use them in the proper way. Nothing is 　54 so long as we recognize only fragments (碎片). But as soon as the pieces are put together, something new appears, whose nature we could not have 　55 by considering the fragments alone.

21． A. truth　　　　　　　　　　 B. hope　　　　　　　　　 C. future　　　　　　　　　 D. music

22． A. fact　　　　　　　　　　　 B. reason　　　　　　　　 C. question　　　　　　　　 D. well

23． A. energy　　　　　　　　　 B. hope　　　　　　　　　 C. mystery　　　　　　　　 D. surprise

24． A. get　　　　　　　　　　　 B. count　　　　　　　　　 C. find　　　　　　　　　　　 D. open

25． A. instruments　　　　　 B. clothing　　　　　　　 C. food　　　　　　　　　　 D. wood

26． A. connect　　　　　　　　 B. have　　　　　　　　　 C. prepare　　　　　　　　 D. offer

27． A. explanation　　　　　 B. advice　　　　　　　　 C. excuse　　　　　　　　　 D. opportunity

28． A. succeed　　　　　　　　 B. discover　　　　　　　 C. pay　　　　　　　　　　　 D. understand

29． A. bitterness　　　　　　　 B. failure　　　　　　　　 C. memory　　　　　　　　 D. secret

30． A. doubled　　　　　　　　 B. forgot　　　　　　　　 C. disappeared　　　　　 D. recovered

31． A. paid　　　　　　　　　　 B. lost　　　　　　　　　　 C. split　　　　　　　　　　　 D. caught

32． A. played　　　　　　　　　 B. broadcast　　　　　　 C. enjoyed　　　　　　　　 D. conducted

33． A. annoyed　　　　　　　 B. moved　　　　　　　　 C. confused　　　　　　　 D. frightened

34． A. adviser　　　　　　　　 B. director　　　　　　　 C. composer　　　　　　　 D. player

35． A. admiration　　　　　　 B. distinction　　　　　 C. recognition　　　　　　 D. imagination

36． A. those　　　　　　　　　　 B. that　　　　　　　　　　 C. it　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. them

37． A. secret　　　　　　　　　 B. message　　　　　　　 C. theory　　　　　　　　　 D. benefit

38． A. target　　　　　　　　　 B. difficulty　　　　　　 C. task　　　　　　　　　　　 D. shortcoming

39． A. interesting　　　　　　 B. meaningful　　　　　 C. accessible　　　　　　　 D. successful

40． A. foreseen(预见)　　　 B. decided　　　　　　　 C. judged　　　　　　　　　 D. formed

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