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As a young man, Al was a skilled artist, a potter with a wife and two fine sons. One night, his older son 1 a severe stomachache. Thinking it was only some 2 intestinal(肠道) disorder, neither I nor his wife took the condition very 3 . But the boy died suddenly that night.
Knowing the death 4 if he had only realized the seriousness of the situation, he always felt he was guilty. 5 his wife left him a short time later, leaving him 6 with his six-year-old younger son. The hurt and pain of the two situations were 7 Al could stand, and he turned to alcohol for help. 8 Al became an alcoholic.
As the alcoholism progressed, Al began to lose 9 he possessed--his land, house, etc. Finally Al 11 alone in a small bar. Hearing of Al’s death, I thought, “What a totally 11 life! What a complete failure!”
As time 12 , I began to re-value my earlier rough 13 . I knew Al’s now adult son, Ernie. He is one of the kindest, 14 and 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 15 .
I hadn’t heard Ernie talked much about his father .One day, I 16 my courage to ask him what on earth his father had done 17 he became such a special person. Ernie said quietly, “As a child until I left home at 18, AI came into my room every night, gave me 18 and said, ‘I love you, son.’ ”
Tears came to my eyes as I realized what 19 I had been to judge Al as a failure. He had not left any 20 behind. But he had been a kind loving father, and left behind his best love.
1. A. produced B. developed C. discovered D. explored
2. A. common B. strange C. unusual D. unknown
3. A. for granted B. regularly C. particularly D. seriously
4. A. could have been prevented B. should have taken place
C. must have been stopped D. would be avoided
5. A. To tell the truth B. To begin with C. To make matters worse D. To be exact
6. A. along B. alone C. lonely D. single
7. A. rather B. other than C. more than D. less than
8. A. For a time B. In time C. By the time D. In no time
9. A. something B. nothing C. everything D. some thing
10. A. got drunk B. gave up drinking C. regretted his drinking D. died
11. A. honored B. disappointed C. suffered D. wasted
12. A. went on B. went by C. went away D. went down
13. A. idea B. opinion C. thinking D. judgment
14. A. most clever B. most caring C. very fine D. most special
15. A. somewhere B. everywhere C. anywhere D. nowhere
16. A. held up B. broke up C. worked up D. joined up
17. A. in order that B. so that C. now that D. on condition that
18. A. a kiss B. a gift C. a story D. a suggestion
19. A. a cheat B. a wise man C. a lie teller D. a fool
20. A. spiritual wealth B. material possessions C. debts D. good things
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Social customs and ways are changing. Things which were considered 1 many years ago are now good. Just a few years 2 , it was considered impolite for a man 3 in the street. No man who thought 4 himself as being a gentleman would make a fool of himself smoking 5 a lady was in the room.
Customs 6 change from country to country. Does a man walk 7 the left or the right of a lady in your country? Or doesn't it 8 ? What 9 table manners? Should you use 10 hands when you eat? —Should you leave 11 in your lap（人坐着时自腰以下至膝为止的大腿部） 12 on the table?
The important thing 13 about social customs is not to do 14 that might make other people 15 uncomfortable, especially if they are your guests. There is 16 old story about a rich nobleman who gave formal（正式的）dinner party. When the food 17 , one of the guests started to eat his peas 18 a knife. The other guests were surprised, but the nobleman calmly picked up his knife and began to eat 19 . It would have been bad manners to make the guest feel 20 .
| (1)A.polite | B.impolite | C.formal | D.informal | ||||
| (2)A.late | B.later | C.before | D.ago | ||||
| (3)A.smokes | B.to smoke | C.smoking | D.to smoked | ||||
| (4)A.of | B.for | C.about | D.over | ||||
| (5)A.before | B.when | C.after | D.with | ||||
| (6)A.too | B.already | C.also | D.almost | ||||
| (7)A.at | B.by | C.in | D.on | ||||
| (8)A.matter | B.work | C.care | D.mean | ||||
| (9)A.on | B.about | C.for | D.to | ||||
| (10)A.neither | B.either | C.both | D.any | ||||
| (11)A.one | B.two | C.none | D.both | ||||
| (12)A.but | B.and | C.or | D.otherwise | ||||
| (13)A.to remember | B.remembering | ||||||
| C.remembered | D.remembers | ||||||
| (14)A.something | B.anything | C.one thing | D.nothing | ||||
| (15)A.to feel | B.feeling | C.feel | D.felt | ||||
| (16)A.a | B.an | C.one | D.the | ||||
| (17)A.served | B.was served | C.is served | D.serves | ||||
| (18)A.in | B.by | C.with | D.use | ||||
| (19)A.as the same way | B.in the same | ||||||
| C.in the same way | D.on the same way | ||||||
| (20)A.fool | B.foolish | C.foolery | D.foolishly | ||||
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完形填空:阅读下面短文, 掌握其大意, 然后从1—25各题所给的四个选项中, 选出一个 最佳答案。
All Fool's Day falls on 1st of April. People 1 forget the significance (意义) of the day. In March 1980, I was 2 at Durham University with 3 Chinese students. I had 4 to go to 5 university after graduation and had 6 application forms (申请表) to several 7. Every morning I arrived at the porter's office (传达室) and waited my fate. But no 8 came.
On April 1st, as I was eating my 9, Huang came in, with a toothbrush 10 in his hand. 11 fearing that he might forget the important news, he passed me the 12. "Morning, Wu," he said, "I saw Mr. Gao this morning. He told me that a letter 13 in his office for you from Manchester University, and asked you to go and get it 14 possible." I jumped with 15.
I even didn't 16 my breakfast and rushed 17 Mr. Gao's office but he wasn't 18. I then went to the secretary's room and 19 everything to her. She opened Mr. Gao's room. I looked at everything. There didn't seem to be a letter for me. "If he had asked you to pick it up from here," said the secretary, "he 20 it in 21 or simply 22 it to me."
Greatly 23, I walked out of the room and 24 the secretary lock it. 25 the secretary's eyes brightened. "Sorry," she said. "It's April Fool's Day."
(1) A. sometimes B. never C. always D. seldom
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(2) A. staying B. working C. visiting D. studying
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(3) A. other seven B. another seven C. seven other D. the other seven
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(4) A. continued B. planned C. managed D. remembered
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(5) A. other B. another C. the other D. the others
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(6) A. returned B. taken C. handed D. sent
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(7) A. people B. colleges C. cities D. offices
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(8) A. application B. reply C. report D. chance
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(9) A. dinner B. lunch C. supper D. breakfast
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(10) A. still B. even C. yet D. already
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(11) A. Because of B. As if C. After D. While
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(12) A. message B. sign C. letter D. notice
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(13) A. had reached B. arrived C. had arrived D. reached
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(14) A. if B. as soon as C. when D. as fast as
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(15) A. the news B. the letter C. joy D. luck
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(16) A. take B. finish C. complete D. have
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(17) A. to B. into C. in D.out
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(18) A. anywhere B. in C. out D. away
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(19) A. asked B. told C. explained D. answered
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(20) A. would put B. must put C. might put D. would have put
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(21) A. the office B. his desk C. the room D. an obvious place
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(22) A. passed B. gave C. took D. left
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(23) A. disappoint B. disappointed
C. disappointing D. disappointment
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(24) A. watched B. made C. saw D. let
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(25) A. Quickly B. Strangely C. Finally D. Suddenly
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