Ⅳ. 词汇运用（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

51. Tom's work at school is above the __________  . (平均)

52. His brave act            admiration. (应得)

53. There is no             that we will be successful. (怀疑)

54. I must            to you for being late. (道歉)

55. He            the house at $800,000 . (估价)

56. The memorial is            on a cliff overlooking the beach and the channel. (位于)

57. Many questions also            in the cloning of dinosaurs. (出现)

58. He has about the same            as his brother. (身材)

59. They            to meet again at 8 o’clock.. (约定)

60. He is always            from the regular meeting. (缺勤)

“Dad, I am coming back.” These five words changed my world.

My daughter, Amy, had left home seven years before to live in San Francisco shortly after her brother Matthew's suicide. Over the years, we had talked on the phone, written letters, and spent time together during her infrequent trips back East. Whenever she came home, however, there was always a tension between us. Because of my work, I had been under a great deal of pressure when she was growing up, and I would occasionally "pop my cork（拔瓶塞）." Amy was a little afraid of me.

It was late October when Amy arrived after driving across the United States. Almost immediately, we got into a conflict over some minor problem. I became worried that I might not be able to handle living with her. I had accepted an early retirement incentive and would be home a great deal. Amy would also be there working as a freelance writer for a publishing company in California.

Before Amy arrived, I had begun writing a book about my job experience. I knew the manuscript （手稿） needed much editing. Amy agreed to help me, and we set up a weekly meeting in which we went over her suggested changes. It was rough for me in the beginning because it was hard to accept that my work was far from perfect. Week after week, she skillfully helped me to improve my work.

Through my writing, she began to understand why I was under so much strain （压力） when she was little. Also, I was told she suffered from the pain of dealing with depression.

Amy said to me one morning, “Your book has saved my life. I was beginning to wonder if anything was worthwhile. Using my skills to help you with your manuscript has been my anchor （精神支柱） over the last six months.”

“Amy, you have inspired me with a great love of writing, and an even greater love of a fantastic editor, who just happens to be my daughter,” I answered.

1．As a little girl, Amy probably thought of her father as         .

      A．kind                    B．hard – working    C．irresponsible        D．bad – tempered

2．After Amy arrived, at first the writer         .

       A．quarreled a lot with her about his book

       B．decided to retire as quickly as possible

       C．thought he couldn’t get on well with her

       D．tried hard to stop her from staying at home

3．From what Amy said, we know that       .

       A．her father cared little for her

       B．her father’s book is of no value

       C．it took her father three years to finish his book

       D．she was pessimistic （悲观的） before helping her father

4．Which of the following words can best describe the ending of the story?

       A．Sad.         B．Happy.             C．Unpredictable.         D．Uncertain.

16．She has lost a lot of w________since she took exercise every day.

17．The story was so t________that many people who were listening to it cried.

18．How can you do things like that? Do you feel a________of your bad behavior?

19．I always feel e________when speaking in public.

20．He was late for the meeting because all the trains were delayed due to a power f________.

21．I want to buy a tie to m________my suit.

22．An earthquake hit that area last week and many houses were d________.

23．I think you should f________your parents’advice.

24．To keep healthy，you need enough sleep，regular exercise as well as a healthy d________.

25．To  our  great  disappointment，our  plan  didn’t w________at all.

We always celebrated my Dad’s November birthday on Thanksgiving Day, even after he entered a nursing home. As years went on, these events took on a(n)   21   meaning – a traditional birthday party for Dad, and a personal   22   for all that he had done for me in my life.

When we knew that it might be Dad’s   23   birthday, the whole family decided to come together for a huge birthday celebration at the nursing home. It was a crowded party __24_all of us sitting around him. Dad was a wonderful   25   , and here was a biggest audience he’d ever had.

During a quiet moment, I announced that it was now Dad’s turn to   26   stories from us. I wanted everyone to tell Dad what we loved about him.   27  , we told stories from our hearts,   28   Dad listened with wet, flashing blue eyes. We   29   all kinds of lost memories – stories about when we were little, stories about when Dad was young and stories that are shared as family   30  . Even the littlest grandchildren couldn’t   31   to tell their grandfather why they loved him. For a man who had been kind to so many people in his life, here was our   32   to honor him.

A few months later, at Dad’s memorial service, we fully realized what we had given Dad that night. Those were the stories people normally tell at a   33  . They are told, then, full of tears, with the hope that the departed will somehow hear the outpouring of love._34_ we had given those loving   35   to Dad when he was   36  , told through laughter, accompanied by hugs and joy. I’m sure the stories and memories   37   over in his mind during his last months and days.

Words do    38  , and they are enough. We need to say them, to speak them   39   to the ones we love, for everyone else to hear. That’s the way to   40   love, and our chance to honor a person in life.

21. A. double        B. original     C. complex       D. modern

22. A. congratulation     B. thanking    C. wish          D. apology   

23. A. late       B. last       C. living   D. lost

24. A. by         B. as    C. though    D. with

25. A. writer       B. listener     C. storyteller      D. reader

26. A. listen to        B. hear of      C. make up      D. talk about

27. A. Little by little     B. Now and then  

C. All at once       D. One after another

28. A. while           B. because          C. if          D. before

29. A. regretted    B. recorded    C. recalled  D. remembered

30. A. thoughts    B. possessions   C. tales        D. treasures

31. A. afford      B. wait      C. offer          D. help

32. A. task       B. duty       C. chance       D. decision

33. A. burial     B. party      C. meeting      D. wedding

34. A. Or        B. And        C. So            D. But

35. A. kindness     B. memories     C. care         D. hugs

36. A. healthy      B. old       C. young       D. alive

37. A. rolled   B. went C. flied    D. came

38. A. benefit      B. work        C. matter           D. mean

39. A. properly     B. publicly     C. clearly      D. correctly

40.   A. give back       B. search for   C. hand over        D. fall in