It was a warm evening and David Fajgenbaum, the 18-year-old freshman had just finished his first football practice at Georgetown University．He   1  his parents, letting them know how well things were going．   2  , in a soft voice, his father said, “Son, your mom has brain cancer．”

“I went from being happier than I’d ever been to total  3   ,” says David．Rushing home, he   4  he was dropping out of college to support his mother through her illness．But Anna Marie Fajgenbaum, just 52 years old,   5   her son return to Georgetown．

David threw himself into his studies and grew increasingly  6  , feeling he was the only person on campus with a  7   parent．One October evening when David was home visiting, Anna Marie woke up  8   ．She was anxiousabout David and his two sisters．

“Mom, I’m going to be   9  ,” David assured her．“And I’m going to help other kids cope with  10  ．” A smile spread   11  his mother’s face．He  12   a support group called Ailing Mothers and Fathers－based on his mom’ initials, AMF．

 13  Anna Marie died later that month, David started hearing from friends who’d never even known his mom was  14 ．Some had gone through the same experience．He invited five students who’d lost   15  or friends to his apartment to talk．They  16  to meet every other week and   17 what they were going through．They participated in the Ironman 10K for cancer research, walked to battle ALS, and ran to   18  lung cancer．

Now the support group has 2,000   19   on 23 campuses．“This organization,” says David, “is about one thing: being there for one another．  20   I see those initials, AMF, I see my mom．I know she would have liked that．”

1．A．called                B．visited             C．amazed        D．challenged

2．A．Firstly                B．Finally           C．Silently             D．Generally

3．A．failure             B．embarrassment  C．shock              D．awareness

4．A．demanded          B．concluded         C．promised        D．announced

5．A．insisted               B．suggested        C．recommended    D．preferred

6．A．annoyed           B．confused         C．isolated        D．pressed

7．A．sick              B．cruel            C．strict                D．single

8．A．laughing             B．weeping           C．lying                D．walking

9．A．crazy                B．upset                   C．curious           D．okay

10．A．loneliness           B．panic             C．loss                 D．puzzle

11．A．across             B．beyond          C．in                 D．from

12．A．tried on            B．decided on       C．carried on         D．acted on

13．A．Although           B．Until               C．Since              D．When

14．A．serious                B．anxious          C．ill                        D．awful

15．A．fathers            B．relatives          C．mothers             D．teachers

16．A．agreed              B．chose            C．refused            D．struggled

17．A．debate              B．share             C．consult              D．discover

18．A．predict              B．survive            C．defeat              D．prevent

19．A．assistants            B．candidates         C．applicants          D．participants 

20．A．By the time       B．Every time         C．Next time         D．The first time

    I grew up in a community called Estepona．I was 16 when one morning, Dad told me I could drive him into a  1     village called Mijas, on condition that I took the car in to be     2 at a nearby garage．I readily accepted．I drove Dad into Mijas, and  3    to pick him up at 4 pm, then dropped off  the car at the  4     ．With several hours to spare, l went to a theater．    5 , when the last movie finished, it was six．1 was two hours late!

   I knew Dad would be angry if he   6  I'd been watching movies．So I decided not to tell him the truth．When I    7   there I apologized for being late, and told him I'd   8   as quickly as I could, but that the car had needed a major repairs．I'll never forget the   9  he gave me．"I'm disappointed you   10    you have to lie to me, Jason．" Dad looked at me again．"When you didn't  ___11  , I called the garage to ask if there were any    12  , and they told me you hadn't yet picked up the car．" I felt    13    as I weakly told him the real reason．A    14  passed through Dad as he listened attentively．"I'm angry with   15    ．I realize I've failed as a father．I'm going to walk home now and think seriously about   16  ．I've gone wrong all these years．" "But Dad, it's 18 miles!" My protests and apologies were    17  ．Dad walked home that day．I drove behind him,   18    him all the way, but he walked silently．

    Seeing Dad in so much  19  and emotional pain was my most painful experience．However, it was    20    the most successful lesson．I have never lied since．

1．A．lonely               B．small             C．distant              D．familiar

2．A．kept                  B．washed          C．watched            D．serviced

3．A．agreed                 B．planned          C．determined         D．promised

4．A．village              B．community       C．garage            D．theater

5．A．However               B．Then                   C．Therefore            D．Still

6．A．realized                B．found out            C．thought               D．figured out

7．A．went              B．ran                   C．walked           D．hurried

8．A．started                 B．left                  C．arrived            D．come

9．A．word                   B．face             C．look               D．appearance

10．A．find                    B．decide           C．believe           D．feel

11．A．turn up                B．drive out         C．go away       D．come out

12．A．questions         B．problems             C．mistakes              D．faults

13．A．ashamed          B．frightened          C．nervous               D．surprised

14．A．nervousness       B．sadness          C．silence          D．thought

15．A．you               B．myself           C．me             D．yourself

16．A．where                B．how             C．why            D．when

17．A．meaningless       B．useless            C．helpless           D．worthless

18．A．asking             B．persuading         C．begging          D．following

19．A．physical           B．practical          C．personal          D．natural

20．A．indeed              B．always           C．also              D．almost

   I grew up in a community called Estepona．I was 16 when one morning, Dad told me I could drive him into a __1__ village called Mijas, on condition that I took the car in to be __2__ at a nearby garage. I readily accepted．I drove Dad into Mijas, and __3__ to pick him up at 4 p. m. then dropped off the car at the __4__. With several hours to spare, I went to a theater. __5__, when the last movie finished, it was six. I was two hours late!

    I knew Dad would be angry if he __6__ I’d been watching movies. So I decided not to tell him the truth. When I __7__ there I apologized for being late, and told him I’d __8__ as quickly as I could, but that the car had needed some major repairs. I’ll never forget the __9__ he gave me. “I’m disappointed you __10__ you have to lie to me, Jason.” Dad looked at me again. “When you didn’t __11__. I called the garage to ask if there were any __12__, and they told me you hadn’t yet picked up the car.” I felt __13__ as I weakly told him the real reason. A __14__ passed through Dad as he listened attentively. “I’m angry with __15__. I realize I've failed as a father. I’m going to walk home now and think seriously about __16__ I’ve gone wrong all these years. ” “But Dad, it’s 18 miles!” My protests and apologies were __17__ Dad walked home that day. I drove behind him __18__ him all the way, but he walked silently.

    Seeing Dad in so much __19__ and emotional pain was my most painful experience. However, it was __20__ the most successful lesson. I have never lied since.

    1.A．lonely　　　　  B．small　　　　  C．distant　　　　    D．familiar

    2.A．kept　　　　   B．washed　　　　 C．watched　　　　  D．serviced

    3.A．agreed　　　　 B．planned　　    C．determined　　　　 D．promised

    4.A．village　　　　 B．community　　  C．garage  　　　　  D．theater

    5.A．However　　   B．Then　　　　   C．therefore　　　　  D．Still

    6.A．realized　　    B．found out　　   C．thought　　　　   D．figured out

    7.A．went　　　　   B．ran　　　　   C．walked　　　　    D．hurried

    8.A．started　　     B．left　　　　    C．arrived　　　　   D．come

    9.A．word　　　　  B．face　　　　    C．look　　　　　　 D．appearance

    10.A．find　　　　  B．decide　　　　  C．believe　　　　   D．feel

    11.A．turn up　　   B．drive out　　    C．go away　　　　   D．come out

    12.A．questions　　 B．problems　　    C．mistakes　　　　   D．faults

    13.A．ashamed　　  B．frightened　　   C．nervous　　　　   D．surprised

    14.A．nervousness   B．sadness　　　　 C．silence　　　　    D．thought

    15.A．you　　　　  B．myself　　     C．me　　　　　　    D．yourself

    16.A．where　　    B．how　　　　   C．why　　　　　　   D．when

    17.A．meaningless   B．useless　　　　 C．helpless　　　　    D．worthless

    18.A．asking　　    B．persuading　　  C．begging　　　　    D．following

    19.A．physical　　  B．practical　　　　 C．personal　　　　   D．natural

    20.A．indeed　　    B．always　　　　  C．also　　　　　　  D．almost

    I knew Dad would be angry if he __6__ I’d been watching movies. So I decided not to tell him the truth. When I __7__ there I apologized for being late, and told him I’d __8__ as quickly as I could, but that the car had needed some major repairs. I’ll never forget the __9__ he gave me. “I’m disappointed you __10__ you have to lie to me, Jason.” Dad looked at me again. “When you didn’t __11__. I called the garage to ask if there were any __12__, and they told me you hadn’t yet picked up the car.” I felt __13__ as I weakly told him the real reason. A __14__ passed through Dad as he listened attentively. “I’m angry with __15__. I realize I've failed as a father. I’m going to walk home now and think seriously about __16__ I’ve gone wrong all these years. ” “But Dad, it’s 18 miles!” My protests and apologies were __17__ Dad walked home that day. I drove behind him __18__ him all the way, but he walked silently.

    Seeing Dad in so much __19__ and emotional pain was my most painful experience. However, it was __20__ the most successful lesson. I have never lied since.

    1.A．lonely　　　　  B．small　　　　  C．distant　　　　    D．familiar

    2.A．kept　　　　   B．washed　　　　 C．watched　　　　  D．serviced

    3.A．agreed　　　　 B．planned　　    C．determined　　　　 D．promised

    4.A．village　　　　 B．community　　  C．garage  　　　　  D．theater

    5.A．However　　   B．Then　　　　   C．therefore　　　　  D．Still

    6.A．realized　　    B．found out　　   C．thought　　　　   D．figured out

    7.A．went　　　　   B．ran　　　　   C．walked　　　　    D．hurried

    8.A．started　　     B．left　　　　    C．arrived　　　　   D．come

    9.A．word　　　　  B．face　　　　    C．look　　　　　　 D．appearance

    10.A．find　　　　  B．decide　　　　  C．believe　　　　   D．feel

    11.A．turn up　　   B．drive out　　    C．go away　　　　   D．come out

    12.A．questions　　 B．problems　　    C．mistakes　　　　   D．faults

    13.A．ashamed　　  B．frightened　　   C．nervous　　　　   D．surprised

    14.A．nervousness   B．sadness　　　　 C．silence　　　　    D．thought

    15.A．you　　　　  B．myself　　     C．me　　　　　　    D．yourself

    16.A．where　　    B．how　　　　   C．why　　　　　　   D．when

    17.A．meaningless   B．useless　　　　 C．helpless　　　　    D．worthless

    18.A．asking　　    B．persuading　　  C．begging　　　　    D．following

    19.A．physical　　  B．practical　　　　 C．personal　　　　   D．natural

    20.A．indeed　　    B．always　　　　  C．also　　　　　　  D．almost

An old woman went suddenly blind. She promised a doctor a lot of money if he could make her see again. “If you fail”, she said, “ you will get nothing,” The doctor agreed with her.The doctor soon discovered what was wrong with her, but he decided not to cure her right away. Instead, each time he visited, he secretly took some of her things. When he had taken everything that he wanted, he cured her blindness and sent her a large bill. Now when the old woman could see again she noticed that all her things had gone and she refused to pay the bill. So the doctor took her before a judge.
“What the doctor says is true.” she said to the judge. “But I say I’m not cured, because I still
can’t see any of the things in my house.”
The old woman won her case and the doctor went away unhappily without getting his pay.
【小题1】The doctor didn’t cure the old woman right away because __________.
A. He didn’t know how to cure her        B. He wanted to get a lot of money
C. He wanted to take the woman’s things          D The woman refused to pay him
【小题2】 The woman was _______ .