The day before Father’s Day, Mrs. Berry asked her students to make a card for their fathers. She passed out paper and pieces of cloth.

Elizabeth looked for a while at the blue cloth and began to cut it. Then she   36   her paper in half and began writing. When Elizabeth finally looked at the message the teacher gave on the paper, she noticed something else. She felt her   37   grow hot — she hadn’t heard that anyone who didn’t have a father could make one for a grandfather or an uncle.

As her teacher walked to her, Elizabeth tried   38   her card with her arm, but Mrs. Berry gently   39   it so that she could read it. Elizabeth sat   40  , waiting for her to say something, but she saw a   41   roll down Mrs. Berry’s face. She had never made Mrs. Berry so upset.

When school was over, Elizabeth   42   until all the other kids left so that she could

43  . “I’m sorry for not listening. I’ll make another card   44   you want. I’ll do it   45   and bring it tomorrow.” “  46   are you talking about?” asked Mrs. Berry.

“My Father’s Day card. I know you’re upset because I didn’t do it   47  .”

“Elizabeth, that was the __48   card in the whole class. It was so   49   that it made me cry.”

Elizabeth was so   50   that she ran out of the classroom.

When her mom came home from work that night, Elizabeth   51   to give her the card early. On the front of the card was a   52   of Elizabeth’s mom, with a blue piece of cloth cut like her hair. Inside the card she had written:

Dear Mom,

I know you work really hard to be both a mommy and a(n)   53  . I want to thank you and  54   you a happy Father’s Day!

                                                        Love,

                                                       Elizabeth

When her mom read the card she started   55  , just like Mrs. Berry did.

A. cut                        B. tore                  C. spread               D. folded

A. heart                         B. face                  C. hands                       D. body

A. covering             B. holding             C. doing                       D. making

A. caught                   B. left                   C. lifted                       D. placed

A. alone                     B. still                   C. up                           D. down

A. tear                    B. smile                C. hair                         D. sweat

A. worked                  B. waited            C. stood                       D. sat

A. apologize            B. stop                  C. understand             D. stay

A. because               B. until                 C. unless                   D. if

A. just here             B. at once           C. at home              D. at school

A. Who                         B. Whose                  C. Which                   D. What

A. carefully             B. quickly             C. wrong                      D. right

A. worst                    B. best                  C. favorite                    D. simplest

A. wild                   B. useful               C. sweet                       D. hard

A. happy                    B. regretful            C. brave                       D. rude

A. seemed                 B. decided             C. refused                     D. promised

A. recording            B. discovery          C. drawing                   D. writing

A. teacher                  B. sister                 C. daddy                      D. aunt

A. wish                   B. hope                 C. want                        D. congratulate

A. laughing             B. joking               C. worrying                  D. crying

I’d like to _______ you on your good work in these two years.

    A. congratulate    B. celebrate    C. wish        D. hope  

The day before Father’s Day, Mrs. Berry asked her students to make a card for their fathers. She passed out paper and pieces of cloth.

Elizabeth looked for a while at the blue cloth and began to cut it. Then she   36   her paper in half and began writing. When Elizabeth finally looked at the message the teacher gave on the paper, she noticed something else. She felt her   37   grow hot — she hadn’t heard that anyone who didn’t have a father could make one for a grandfather or an uncle.

As her teacher walked to her, Elizabeth tried   38   her card with her arm, but Mrs. Berry gently   39   it so that she could read it. Elizabeth sat   40  , waiting for her to say something, but she saw a   41   roll down Mrs. Berry’s face. She had never made Mrs. Berry so upset.

When school was over, Elizabeth   42   until all the other kids left so that she could

43  . “I’m sorry for not listening. I’ll make another card   44   you want. I’ll do it   45   and bring it tomorrow.” “  46   are you talking about?” asked Mrs. Berry.

“My Father’s Day card. I know you’re upset because I didn’t do it   47  .”

“Elizabeth, that was the __48   card in the whole class. It was so   49   that it made me cry.”

Elizabeth was so   50   that she ran out of the classroom.

When her mom came home from work that night, Elizabeth   51   to give her the card early. On the front of the card was a   52   of Elizabeth’s mom, with a blue piece of cloth cut like her hair. Inside the card she had written:

Dear Mom,

I know you work really hard to be both a mommy and a(n)   53  . I want to thank you and  54   you a happy Father’s Day!

                                                        Love,

                                                       Elizabeth

When her mom read the card she started   55  , just like Mrs. Berry did.

1.A. cut                        B. tore                  C. spread               D. folded

2.A. heart                         B. face                  C. hands                       D. body

3.A. covering             B. holding             C. doing                       D. making

4.A. caught                   B. left                   C. lifted                       D. placed

5.A. alone                    B. still                   C. up                           D. down

6.A. tear                    B. smile                C. hair                         D. sweat

7.A. worked                 B. waited            C. stood                       D. sat

8.A. apologize                  B. stop                  C. understand             D. stay

9.A. because               B. until                 C. unless                   D. if

10.A. just here                  B. at once           C. at home                 D. at school

11.A. Who                        B. Whose                  C. Which                   D. What

12.A. carefully                  B. quickly             C. wrong                      D. right

13.A. worst                  B. best                  C. favorite                    D. simplest

14.A. wild                        B. useful               C. sweet                       D. hard

15.A. happy                  B. regretful            C. brave                       D. rude

16.A. seemed                B. decided             C. refused                     D. promised

17.A. recording                 B. discovery          C. drawing                   D. writing

18.A. teacher                B. sister                 C. daddy                      D. aunt

19.A. wish                        B. hope                 C. want                        D. congratulate

20.A. laughing                  B. joking               C. worrying                  D. crying

A boy, about 10 years old, got to my clinic with his sick cat for cure. Thc cat was a tiny beautiful thing, about the boy's own  36  . I could see she was  37   very strong and lovely with the fur of a 38   and Tigress was her name. She  39  me with a friendly nub against my hand.
I  40   her and found a tumor(肿瘤). She had no 41  of recovery. I looked at the fresh-faced boy and back at Tigress. I began to 42  pity on the boy. At such a young age, he had to face to part with his beloved one.
I told him as 43 as I could what I had found, and what it meant. The boy's face twisted (扭曲) and turned away. I sat down and 44  Tigress to give the boy some time to recover. I felt Tigress's old beautiful fur 45  we discussed the possible choice with him: I could give her an operation, which would be very  46   and would not make her live longer than a month, or an  injection and put her to sleep.
After some time, the boy accepted the reality.  "I've seen her 47 recently, so I'd like her to die peacefully." I could see  how  48   it was costing him in making such a 49  .
I asked if he wanted to take her home overnight to say goodbye. He said he just wanted to be 50  with her for a few minutes. I went to get the 51 which I would use to put her to sleep. I could not control the  52  streaming down my face.
She fell asleep, her head  53   in his hand, lovely and quiet, but her owner now had all the 54 . "This is the finest  55   you could give. You bear the pain so that the loved one might rest." The boy nodded and he understood.

A boy, about 10 years old, got to my clinic with his sick cat for cure. Thc cat was a tiny beautiful thing, about the boy's own   36  . I could see she was   37   very strong and lovely with the fur of a  38   and Tigress was her name. She  39  me with a friendly nub against my hand.

    I   40   her and found a tumor(????). She had no  41  of recovery. I looked at the fresh-faced boy and back at Tigress. I began to 42  pity on the boy. At such a young age, he had to face to part with his beloved one.

    I told him as 43 as I could what I had found, and what it meant. The boy's face twisted (???) and turned away. I sat down and 44  Tigress to give the boy some time to recover. I felt Tigress's old beautiful fur  45  we discussed the possible choice with him: I could give her an operation, which would be very   46   and would not make her live longer than a month, or an  injection and put her to sleep.

    After some time, the boy accepted the reality.  "I've seen her 47 recently, so I'd like her to die peacefully." I could see  how  48   it was costing him in making such a  49  .

    I asked if he wanted to take her home overnight to say goodbye. He said he just wanted to be 50   with her for a few minutes. I went to get the 51 which I would use to put her to sleep. I could not control the   52  streaming down my face.

     She fell asleep, her head   53   in his hand, lovely and quiet, but her owner now had all the  54  . "This is the finest   55   you could give. You bear the pain so that the loved one might rest." The boy nodded and he understood.

1. A. age           B. child            C. baby            D. size

2.A. always         B. now              C. once            D. often

3. A. tiger        B. animal           C. cat        D. dog

4.A. nodded         B. greeted          C. looked at      D. saw

5. A. saw           B. felt             C. rubbed          D. examined

6.A. desire         B wish              C. hope            D .choice

7.A. give           B. want             C. feel            D. take

8.A. possible       B. gently           C. long            D. soon

9.A. turned away    B. turned to        C. turned down     D. turned in

10.A. after         B. before           C. while           D. because

11.A. expensive     B. simple           C. cheap           D. quick

12.A. starve        B. change           C. play            D. suffer

13.A. long          B. often            C. much            D. soon

14.A. way           B. effort           C. leap            D. decision

15.A. lonely        B. alone            C. sad             D. glad

16.A. gift         B. knife            C. medicine        D. operation

17.A. tears         B. heart            C. feeling         D. emotion

18.A. shaking        B. nodding         C. turning          D. lying

19.A. relief         B. suffering       C. sleep            D. fun

20.A. gift              B. injection        C. examination      D. treatment