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When I was about 13, my father would take me on short outings on Saturdays. On the way home, Dad _36_ stopped at the Dairy Queen for 10-cent ice creams. I couldn’t _37_ it, but I could pray from the _38_ we started heading home to that corner where we would either go straight for the ice cream or _39_ and go home empty-handed. That corner _40_ either mouth-watering excitement or _41_.

On one special day, we were heading home, and again I was praying for the _42_ sound of his offer. It _43_. “Would you like an ice cream today?” “That sounds great, Dad!” But then he said, “How would you like to _44_ today?”

Twenty cents! My mind reeled(震惊). I could afford it. I got a weekly allowance of 25 cents, plus some _45_ for odd jobs(零活). But _46_ it was my money, ice cream wasn’t a good use of it. In a fit of _47_, I said, “Well, in that case, I guess I’ll _48_.” My father just said, “Okay, Son.”

But as we headed home, I realized how wrong I was and begged him to _49_. But he just said, “That’s okay, we don’t really need one.” I felt _50_ for my selfishness and ungratefulness. He didn’t mind, or _51_ act disappointed.

I _52_ that generosity（慷慨）goes two ways and gratefulness sometimes costs more than “thank you”. On that day gratefulness would have cost 20 cents and it would have been the _53_ ice cream I’d ever had.

I’ll tell you one more thing. We _54_ another trip the next week. As we _55_ the corner, I said, “Dad, would you like an ice cream today? My treat.”

It was in the hospital that I first saw Tommy.

He must have been crying a lot __21_  his chest was still heaving（起伏）as I __22_  the bed. I knew he was trying to __23_  his tears. I felt helpless, unable to __24_  the pain from the little boy. Suddenly an idea hit me. I wanted to __25_  him the ancient Hawaiian wisdom. __26_  over, I whispered, “Tommy , did you know our Hawaiian Lizards（蜥蜴）grow their tails back and little boys can grow their  __27_  back too?” Tommy’s eyes grew wide with  __28_  .

“They can?” he asked, obviously  __29_  .

“Yes!” I answered with  __30_ . “Close your eyes,” I said. He nodded with his eyes closed  __31_  .

“Tell your finger every day how much you love it and you need it to  __32_  the phone and to write your homework in school.” I paused, __33_  his little face focused in deep __34_  . “Now say, grow for me, finger. I love you. I need you so much.” __35_  later, Tommy opened his eyes. I told him, “Your finger will be perfectly fine. Let’s __36_  until it completely recovers.”

A year later, Tommy came to say good-bye to me. His broken finger was just the same as any other finger should be. Only a(n) __37_   scar（伤疤）remained.

Tommy remains forever in my heart and  __38_   me of the possibility of miracle（奇迹）. From him, I have learnt to _39_  failure. He inspires me to improve myself and to remember the ancient __40_  : Everything is possible if you truly believe.

1.

A. so                B. but             C. because         D. or

2.

A. left             B. approached       C. touched          D. saw

3.

A. flow out         B. wipe out         C. hold up          D. hold back

4.  

A. remove           B. move             C. stand            D. suffer

5.  

A. amuse            B. teach            C. inspire          D. treat

6.

A. Turning          B. Watching         C. Looking          D. Bending

7..

 A. hands           B. arms             C. fingers          D. feet

8.

 A. ease            B. excitement       C. fright       D. disappointment

9.

 A. tired           B. confident        C. astonished       D. worried

10.

 A. certainty       B. pride            C. honesty          D. pleasure

11.  

A. slightly        B. firmly           C. loosely          D. straight

12.

 A. call            B. answer           C. dial             D. receive

13.

 A. changing   B. noticing             C. washing          D. covering

14.  

A. sadness         B. fantasy          C. regret           D. attention

15.  

A. Years           B. Weeks            C. Minutes          D. Hours

16.  

A. stay            B. stop             C. wait             D. rest

17.

 A. fine            B. ugly             C. terrible         D. big

18.  

A. warns           B. reminds          C. educates         D. shows

19.

A. forget          B. accept           C. refuse           D. challenge

20.

A. game        B. lesson               C. wisdom           D. truth

It was in the hospital that I first saw Tommy.

He must have been crying a lot __31_  his chest was still heaving（起伏）as I __32_  the bed. I knew he was trying to __33_  his tears. I felt helpless, unable to __34_  the pain from the little boy. Suddenly an idea hit me. I wanted to __35_  him the ancient Hawaiian wisdom. __36_  over, I whispered, “Tommy , did you know our Hawaiian Lizards（蜥蜴）grow their tails back and little boys can grow their  __37_  back too?” Tommy’s eyes grew wide with  __38_  .

“They can?” he asked, obviously  __39_  .

“Yes!” I answered with  __40_ . “Close your eyes,” I said. He nodded with his eyes closed  __41_  .

“Tell your finger every day how much you love it and you need it to  __42_  the phone and to write your homework in school.” I paused, __43_  his little face focused in deep __44_  . “Now say, grow for me, finger. I love you. I need you so much.” __45_  later, Tommy opened his eyes. I told him, “Your finger will be perfectly fine. Let’s __46_  until it completely recovers.”

A year later, Tommy came to say good-bye to me. His broken finger was just the same as any other finger should be. Only a(n) __47_   scar（伤疤）remained.

Tommy remains forever in my heart and  __48_   me of the possibility of miracle（奇迹）. From him, I have learnt to __49_  failure. He inspires me to improve myself and to remember the ancient __50_  : Everything is possible if you truly believe.

31. A. so                   B. but                  C. because                    D. or

32. A. left                     B. approached             C. touched                 D. saw

33. A. flow out           B. wipe out                C. hold up                  D. hold back

34. A. remove             B. move                    C. stand                     D. suffer

35. A. amuse              B. teach                     C. inspire                  D. treat

36. A. Turning            B. Watching               C. Looking                D. Bending

37. A. hands               B. arms                      C. fingers                   D. feet

38. A. ease                        B. excitement             C. fright                     D. disappointment

39. A. tired                 B. confident               C. astonished              D. worried

40. A. certainty   B. pride                     C. honesty                 D. pleasure

41. A. slightly             B. firmly                    C. loosely                   D. straight

42. A. call                  B. answer                   C. dial                       D. receive

43. A. changing          B. noticing                 C. washing                 D. covering

44. A. sadness             B. fantasy                   C. regret                    D. attention

45. A. Years                B. Weeks                    C. Minutes                 D. Hours

46. A. stay                  B. stop                       C. wait                       D. rest

47. A. fine                  B. ugly                      C. terrible                  D. big

48. A. warns               B. reminds                 C. educates                 D. shows

49. A. forget               B. accept                    C. refuse                    D. challenge

50. A. game                B. lesson                    C. wisdom           D. truth

A young man was getting ready to graduate from college. For many months he had  36  a beautiful sports car in a show room, and knowing his father could well   37  it, he told him that was all he wanted.

As Graduation Day came near, the young man awaited 38_  that his father had bought the car.  39  , on the morning of his graduation, his father called him into his   40   study room. His father told him how  41  he was to have such a fine son, and told him how  42  he loved him. He handed his son a beautifully  43 gift box.          

Curious, and somewhat disappointed, the young man opened the box and   44  a lovely, leather- bound (皮纸封面) Bible(圣经),  45  the young man's name pressed in gold.   46  , he raised his voice to his father, and said "With 47  your money, you give me a Bible?" and stormed out of the house.

Many years passed and the young man was very successful in   48  . He had a beautiful home and wonderful family, but realized his father was very   49 , and thought perhaps he should go to him. He had not seen him  50   that graduation day.

Before he could make arrangements, he received a telegram（电报）  51   him his father had passed away, and willed（立遗嘱） all his possessions to his son. He needed to come home immediately and  52_ things.

When he arrived at his father's house, sudden   53 and regret filled his heart. He began to search through his father's important papers and saw the still gift - wrapped Bible _54__as he had left it years ago. With tears, he opened the Bible and began to turn the pages.

Suddenly, a car key dropped from the back of the  55   . It had a tag (标签) with the date of his graduation on it, and the words PAID IN FULL.

36、A.noticed         B.admired          C.watched           D.seen

37、A.supply          B.offer            C.afford            D.serve

38、A.promise         B.mark             C.support           D.signs

39、A.Shortly         B.Finally          C.Instead           D.So

40、A.public          B.hard             C.private           D.lazy

41、A.proud           B.sad              C.upset             D.puzzled

42、A.many            B.much             C.far               D.often

43、A.wrapped         B.typed            C.written           D.painted

44、A.looked          B.reached          C.found             D.showed

45、A.with            B.while            C.after             D.when

46、A.Angry           B.Pleased          C.Interested        D.Disappoint

47、A.none            B.all              C.little            D.bit

48、A.home            B.study            C.city              D.business

49、A.healthy         B.strong           C.old               D.young

50、A.on              B.until            C.since             D.after

51、A.telling         B.showing          C.saying            D.talking

52、A.look for        B.take care of     C.care              D.mind

53、A.excitement      B.disappointment   C.surprise          D.sadness

54、A.but             B.right            C.just              D.only

55、A.door            B.bed              C.desk              D.Bible

When I was about 13, my father would take me on short outings on Saturdays. On the way home, Dad   36  stopped at the Dairy Queen for 10-cent ice creams. I couldn’t  37 it, but I could pray from the   38  we started heading home to that corner where we would either go straight for the ice cream or  39  and go home empty-handed. That corner  40  either mouth-watering excitement or  41  .

 On one special day, we were heading home, and again I was praying for the  42  sound of his offer. It   43 . “Would you like an ice cream today?” “That sounds great, Dad!” But then he said, “How would you like to  44   today?”

Twenty cents! My mind reeled（震惊）. I could afford it. I got a weekly allowance of 25 cents, plus some  45   for odd jobs（零活）. But  46  it was my money, ice cream wasn’t a good use of it. In a fit of   47  , I said, “Well, in that case, I guess I’ll   48  .”My father just said, “Okay, Son.”

But as we headed home, I realized how wrong I was and begged him to  49 . But he just said, “That’s okay, we don’t really need one.” I felt  50  for my selfishness and ungratefulness. He didn’t mind, or   51  act disappointed.

I   52 that generosity（慷慨）goes two ways and gratefulness sometimes costs more than “thank you”. On that day gratefulness would have cost 20 cents and it would have been the  53   ice cream I’d ever had.

I’ll tell you one more thing. We  54 another trip the next week. As we  55  the corner, I said, “Dad, would you like an ice cream today? My treat.”

1. A. never          B. hardly      C. frequently          D. strangely

2. A. expect       B. mention     C. wait                      D. get

3. A. month        B. day         C. weekend                   D. moment

4. A. finish       B. drive      C. turn                       D. return

5. A. indicated    B. meant      C. suggested          D. instructed

6. A. anger        B. shame       C. happiness       D. disappointment

7. A. funny       B. surprising     C. interesting         D. beautiful

8. A. came         B. spoke               C. went              D. flew

9. A. serve        B. treat       C. buy                        D. provide

10. A. extra        B. limited     C. little                    D. easy

11. A. after        B. while       C. when                      D. although

12. A. sadness      B. regret      C. curiosity               D. selfishness

13. A. accept       B. pay          C. pass                     D. eat

14. A. turn back    B. keep up      C. stop by                  D. give in

15. A. unsatisfied  B. embarrassed  C. frightened     D. crazy

16. A. even         B. never        C. only                     D. somehow

17. A. knew          B. learned     C. acknowledged（承认） D. found

18. A. dearest       B. worst        C. cheapest                D. best

19. A. made out      B. prepared for   C. went on               D. took up

20. A. crossed       B. left         C. came                  D. approached