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Dear Laura,

　　I just heard you told an old story of gift giving and unselfish love in your program. You doubted that such unselfish love would happen in today's world. Well, I'm here to give you ____1____.

　　I wanted to do something very ____2____ for my fifteen-year-old son, who has always been the perfect child. He ____3____ all summer to earn enough money to buy a used motorcycle．Then, he spent hours and hours on it ____4____ it looked almost new. I was so ____5____ of him that I bought him the shiniest helmet and a riding outfit.

　　I could ____6____ wait for him to open up his gift. In fact, I barely slept the night before. Upon awakening, I went to the kitchen to ____7____ the coffee, tea, and morning goodies. In the living room was a beautiful keyboard with a ____8____:“To my wonderful mother, all my love, your son.”

　　I was so ____9____. It had been a long-standing joke in our family that I wanted a piano so that I could ____10____ lessons. “Learn to play the piano, and I'll get you one.” was my husband's ____11____.

　　I stood there shocked, crying a river, asking myself how my son could ____12____ this expensive gift.

　　Of course, the ____13____ awoke, and my son was thrilled（激动）with my reaction. Many kisses were ____14____ , and I immediately wanted him to ____15____ my gift.

　　As he saw the helmet and outfit, the look on his face was not ____16____ what I was expecting. Then I ____17____ that he had sold the motorcycle to get me the keyboard.

　　Of course I was the proudest mother ____18____ on that day, and my feet never hit the ground for a month.

　　So I wanted you to know, that kind of love still ____19____ and lives even in the ever-changing world of me, me, me!

　　I thought you'd love to ____20____ this story.

Yours,

Hilary

　　P. S. The next day, my husband and I bought him a new “used”already shiny motorcycle.

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I had just finished high school when a disaster hit our family. It was October 1962, and    36    was out of the question. So I found a job. In 1971, my employer announced only graduates would get  37   . My job seemed at a dead end unless I    38    further. And to graduate, I had to pass the higher secondary examination first.

       I   39    an admission form and rode to the Human Resource Management office. On arriving there, I was    40    ---I couldn’t find the form. It was the last day to    41    the form, and no blank forms were   42    at the office. I was standing there, disappointed,    43    an elderly gentleman asked me why I looked so   44   . I told him what happened,    45   , “Now I’ll have to wait another year.”

       “Well,” he said, “if you’re really serious about studying further, come with me. I have a    46    blank form at home.”

       It was 12:30 pm. The counter would    47    at 2 pm. His home was 10 km away and I had a slight   48  of going somewhere with a stranger. Anyway, this was my last chance. We reached his house on my bike. He advised me to remain   49   , and gave me a pen and the form. When it was    50   , he told me to rush back and     51    carefully. I reached the office at 1:58 pm. There were two people in line, waiting for their  52    . Just then, the counter official announced that no more forms would be    53    after mine. I breathed a sigh of    54    .

       I passed the exam and later got a bachelor’s degree. I also got the promotions. I     55    it all to the timely help from a true gentleman whose name I forgot to ask.

36. A. Education     B. competition        C. college              D. employment

37. A. attention              B. promotions        C. prizes         D. approval

38. A. Attempted    B. explained           C. studied              D. worked

39. A. filled in        B. stepped onto             C. put down          D. looked at

40. A. ashamed             B. frightened          C. embarrassed      D. shocked

41. A. review         B. submit               C. find                  D. revise

42. A. appropriate   B. available                C. practical            D. helpful

43. A. when                  B. before               C. unless        D. until

44. A. serious         B. angry                C. troubled            D. tired

45. A. agreeing              B. suggesting         C. responding D. adding

46. A. special         B. similar               C. private              D. spare

47. A. close                  B. move                       C. change              D. reset

48. A. regret          B. fear                          C. sadness             D. puzzle

49. A. quiet                   B. slow                        C. calm                 D. polite

50. A. rewritten             B. done                        C. corrected          D. read

51. A. follow          B. walk                        C. ride                   D. answer

52. A. form                   B. role                          C. luck                  D. turn

53. A. accepted             B. chosen          C. recommended D. recognized

54. A. relief                   B. confidence         C. tension              D. anxiety

55. A. devote         B. apply                 C. owe                  D. connect

I had just finished high school when a disaster hit our family. It was October 1962, and    36    was out of the question. So I found a job. In 1971, my employer announced only graduates would get  37   . My job seemed at a dead end unless I    38    further. And to graduate, I had to pass the higher secondary examination first.

       I   39    an admission form and rode to the Human Resource Management office. On arriving there, I was    40    ---I couldn’t find the form. It was the last day to    41    the form, and no blank forms were   42    at the office. I was standing there, disappointed,    43    an elderly gentleman asked me why I looked so   44   . I told him what happened,    45   , “Now I’ll have to wait another year.”

       “Well,” he said, “if you’re really serious about studying further, come with me. I have a    46    blank form at home.”

       It was 12:30 pm. The counter would    47    at 2 pm. His home was 10 km away and I had a slight   48  of going somewhere with a stranger. Anyway, this was my last chance. We reached his house on my bike. He advised me to remain   49   , and gave me a pen and the form. When it was    50   , he told me to rush back and     51    carefully. I reached the office at 1:58 pm. There were two people in line, waiting for their  52    . Just then, the counter official announced that no more forms would be    53    after mine. I breathed a sigh of    54    .

       I passed the exam and later got a bachelor’s degree. I also got the promotions. I     55    it all to the timely help from a true gentleman whose name I forgot to ask.

36. A. Education     B. competition        C. college              D. employment

37. A. attention              B. promotions        C. prizes         D. approval

38. A. Attempted    B. explained           C. studied              D. worked

39. A. filled in        B. stepped onto             C. put down          D. looked at

40. A. ashamed             B. frightened          C. embarrassed      D. shocked

41. A. review         B. submit               C. find                  D. revise

42. A. appropriate   B. available                C. practical            D. helpful

43. A. when                  B. before               C. unless        D. until

44. A. serious         B. angry                C. troubled            D. tired

45. A. agreeing              B. suggesting         C. responding D. adding

46. A. special         B. similar               C. private              D. spare

47. A. close                  B. move                       C. change              D. reset

48. A. regret          B. fear                          C. sadness             D. puzzle

49. A. quiet                   B. slow                        C. calm                 D. polite

50. A. rewritten             B. done                        C. corrected          D. read

51. A. follow          B. walk                        C. ride                   D. answer

52. A. form                   B. role                          C. luck                  D. turn

53. A. accepted             B. chosen          C. recommended D. recognized

54. A. relief                   B. confidence         C. tension              D. anxiety

55. A. devote         B. apply                 C. owe                  D. connect

I had just finished high school when a disaster hit our family. It was October 1962, and    21    was out of the question. So I found a job. In 1971, my employer announced only graduates(大学毕业生) would get   22   . My job seemed at a dead end unless I    23    further. And to graduate, I had to pass the higher secondary examination first.

       I    24    an admission form（表格） and rode to the Human Resource（人力资源） Management office. On arriving there, I was    25    ---I couldn’t find the form. It was the last day to    26    the form, and no blank forms were   27    at the office. I was standing there, disappointed,    28    an elderly gentleman asked me why I looked so    29   . I told him what happened,    30   , “Now I’ll have to wait another year.”

       “Well,” he said, “if you’re really serious about studying further, come with me. I have a    31    blank form at home.”

       It was 12:30 pm. The counter（柜台） would    32    at 2 pm. His home was 10 km away and I had a slight   33  of going somewhere with a stranger. Anyway, this was my last chance. We reached his house on my bike. He advised me to remain    34   , and gave me a pen and the form. When it was    35   , he told me to rush back and     36    carefully. I reached the office at 1:58 pm. There were two people in line, waiting for their   37    . Just then, the counter official announced that no more forms would be    38    after mine. I breathed a sigh of    39    .

       I passed the exam and later got a bachelor’s degree. I also got the promotions. I     40    it all to the timely help from a true gentleman whose name I forgot to ask.

21. A. education            B. competition               C. college                     D. employment

22. A. attention              B. promotions               C. prizes                       D. approval

23. A. attempted            B. explained                  C. studied                     D. worked

24. A. filled in               B. stepped onto             C. put down                 D. looked at

25. A. ashamed             B. frightened                 C. embarrassed             D. shocked

26. A. review                B. submit                   C. find                         D. revise

27. A. appropriate          B. available                C. practical                   D. helpful

28. A. when                  B. before                   C. unless                      D. until

29. A. serious             B. angry                    C. troubled                   D. tired

30. A. agreeing              B. suggesting             C. responding               D. adding

31. A. special                B. similar                   C. private                            D. spare

32. A. close                  B. move                       C. change                            D. reset

33. A. regret                 B. fear                          C. sadness                    D. puzzle

34. A. quiet                   B. slow                        C. calm                        D. polite

35. A. rewritten             B. done                        C. corrected                 D. read

36. A. follow                 B. walk                        C. drive                        D. answer

37. A. form                   B. role                          C. luck                         D. turn

38. A. accepted             B. chosen                            C. recommended           D. recognized

39. A. relief                   B. confidence                C. tension                     D. anxiety

40. A. devote                B. apply                        C. owe                         D. connect