– I rang you at about ten o’clock, but there was no reply.

   – Oh, that was probably ________ I was seeing the doctor.

   A. when          B. why         C. what        D. that

Not long before, my daughter's shoes were scratched with a knife．She burst into   36 ．I took them to the shoemaker to get them   37 ．

       The young apprentice （学徒） glanced at the opening and said, " 38   I can do except replace the upper．" His master looked at them and said to me, "If you   39   me, I will add more scratches on both of the shoes．" _O%

       I was   40   and asked why．

       He explained, "As if the openings were made   41   for the sake of special style and reuse．"

       Two days later I found there were indeed more scratches on   42   shoe, but all the openings were patched （打补丁） by soft red leather with edges sewed by thick thread,   43  more unique and interesting than ever．I couldn't help but   44   the master's skill．

       Another time, my wife's sister's white blouse had been torn, leaving a large opening on the back．My wife   45   the blouse carefully, and then said, "Let me take it   46 _ and mend it．"

       Seeing the blouse again, I was shocked: all the torn parts had been sewed up by thin and   47   thread and they   48   a look of ice crystal （冰晶 ） hanging from a winter's branch． 49   , she had attached a snowman and a cabin made of flowery cotton rags onto the shirt．I 50   with praise, "It's just as beautiful as a piece of   51   !"

       "I was inspired by that craftsman．Patches are supposed to be   52 , but a skillful craftsman can make it take on a kind of perfection," replied my wife．

       Her words inspired me even more: Perfection is   53   to achieve in everything; Patches are unavoidable, so is human's life．Since you can't   54   the existence of wound, you should not expect people's   55   by exposing the wound, which reveals nothing meaningful．

A．laughter       B．cheers       C．tears            D．speech

A．made         B．repaired    C．decorated      D．preserved

A．Anything      B．SomethingC．Everything       D．Nothing

A．trust          B．inform      C．appoint         D．convince

A．annoyed       B．confused   C．disappointed     D．discouraged

A．on purpose    B．by accidentC．in vain          D．beyond control

A．neither        B．any         C．every           D．each

A．remaining     B．growing    C．looking         D．feeling

A．appreciate     B．witness     C．praise           D．describe

A．delivered       B．checked    C．washed          D．ironed

A．outside       B．downtown C．home         D．abroad

A．red         B．white     C．pink            D．purple

A．took on        B．put on      C．decided on       D．focused on

A．Therefore      B．Otherwise C．Anyway        D．Besides

A．sighed         B．signed      C．greeted          D．paused

A．cake          B．art         C．furniture       D．jewellery

A．pretty        B．attractive  C．tough               D．ugly

A．easy           B．improper  C．likely               D．impossible

A．change        B．imagine    C．stand           D．prove

A．respect        B．friendship C．sympathy      D．apology

– I rang you at about ten o’clock, but there was no reply.

– Oh, that was probably ________ I was seeing the doctor.

Not long before, my daughter's shoes were scratched with a knife．She burst into   36 ．I took them to the shoemaker to get them   37 ．
The young apprentice （学徒） glanced at the opening and said, " 38  I can do except replace the upper．" His master looked at them and said to me, "If you   39  me, I will add more scratches on both of the shoes．" _K^S*5U.C#O%
I was   40  and asked why．
He explained, "As if the openings were made   41  for the sake of special style and reuse．"
Two days later I found there were indeed more scratches on   42  shoe, but all the openings were patched （打补丁） by soft red leather with edges sewed by thick thread,   43 more unique and interesting than ever．I couldn't help but   44  the master's skill．
Another time, my wife's sister's white blouse had been torn, leaving a large opening on the back．My wife   45  the blouse carefully, and then said, "Let me take it   46 _ and mend it．"
Seeing the blouse again, I was shocked: all the torn parts had been sewed up by thin and   47  thread and they   48  a look of ice crystal （冰晶） hanging from a winter's branch． 49  , she had attached a snowman and a cabin made of flowery cotton rags onto the shirt．I 50  with praise, "It's just as beautiful as a piece of   51  !"
"I was inspired by that craftsman．Patches are supposed to be   52 , but a skillful craftsman can make it take on a kind of perfection," replied my wife．
Her words inspired me even more: Perfection is   53  to achieve in everything; Patches are unavoidable, so is human's life．Since you can't   54  the existence of wound, you should not expect people's   55  by exposing the wound, which reveals nothing meaningful．

根据句意和所给首字母补全单词。（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

1.Mr Li is very kind and e___________.He always helps others when they are in trouble.

2.The job requires a good ___________（领悟）of Western culture.

3.You’d better give me a full _________（描述）of this plan.

4.It’s bad __________(行为)for a man to smoke in the public places where smoking is not allowed.

5.They were busy o__________a meeting for the company.

6.Jane is always very n________before an exam and can’t eat anything.

7.Even in his late years of life,the old man is still doing _________（科学的）research.

8.That school is very famous for its high standards of _________（纪律）.

9.Thank you very much.I really a_________your help.

10.The thief a______that he had stolen the money.

11.Seeing the teacher coming,Kate can’t help______(避免)talking to him.

12.A student, though i_______, must study hard.

13.Now it is very easy and quick to get i________from the Internet with just a computer.

14.With the support and_________（鼓励）from his friends,the young man was ready to try something new.

15.Before the final examination,we should do a lot of________(复习).