For 52 years my father got up every morning at 5:30 a.m., except Sunday, and went to work. I__41__saw my father home from work ill. He had no hobbies, __42__taking care of his family.

For 22 years, __43__I left home for college, my father__44__me every Sunday at 9:00 a.m.. He was always interested in my__45__,or how my family was doing, and I never once heard him__46__about his lot (生活状况) in life. The calls even came when he and my mother were in other states.

Nine years ago when I__47__my first house, my father, 67 years old, spent three days__48__my house. He would not__49__me to pay someone to have it done. All he __50__was a cup of tea, a paint brush and to talk to him. But I was too__51__.I had a law practice to run, and I could not take__52__to hold the brush, or talk to my father.__ 53__things happened several times later.

The morning on Sunday. January 16, 1996, my father telephoned me__54__,this time from my sister’s home in Florida. But the__55__came again at 4:40 p.m. that day. My father was in the__56__in Florida with an aneurysm (动脉瘤)．I got on an airplane__57__, and on the way, I__58__of all the times I had not taken the time to talk to my father. I determined that when I arrived, I would__59__for the lost time, and have a nice long talk with him.

I arrived in Florida at 11:30 p.m., my father had__ 60__at 9:12 p.m.. This time it was he who did not have time to talk, or to wait for me.

1..

．A. ever　           B．never            C．always         D．often

2..

．A. except           B．rather than        C．more than       D．or rather

3..

A. because          B．before            C．although       D．since

4..

．A. visited          B．praised           C．telephoned        D．met

5..

．A. work             B．life              C．study         D．plan

6..

．A. worry           B．care             C．talk            D．look

7..

．A. built            B．found            C．bought             D．sold

8..

．A. repairing        B．painting          C．cleaning          D．decorating

9..

．A. teach            B．order            C．force              D．allow

10..

A. asked            B．kept             C．ordered        D．served

11..

．A. smart　　        B．upset            C．busy           D．tired

12..

．A. practice             B．task             C．tea            D．time

13..

．A. Different            B．Similar          C．Funny          D．Strange

14..

．A. as usual         B．in pain          C．casually       D．finally

15..

A. call               B．moment         C．situation        D．scene

16..

．A. church          B．school          C．home             D．hospital

17..

．A. immediately      B．happily         C．gradually       D．carefully

18..

．A. heard            B．spoke           C．thought         D．demanded

19..

．A .take up          B．make up         C．turn up         D．put up

20..

．A. started out       B．given in         C．passed away  D．come back

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1－20每题所给的四个选项A、B、C、D中选出最佳选项。

　　In college I had a part-time job at a shop downtown that sold doughnuts (a kind of cake) and coffee. 　(1)　 on a block where a dozen buses stopped, it provided food to people who had a. few minutes to wait for their 　(2)　.

　　I 　(3)　 coffee in takeout cups and patiently waited on customers who'd point through the glass case and say, “No, not that one, the one two rows over.”

　　Every afternoon around four o'clock, a group of school children would 　(4)　 into the shop. Adults would glance in, see the crowd and 　(5)　 on. I didn't　(6)　 if the kids waited for the bus in the shop.

　　I came to know them pretty well. The older girls would tell me about their boyfriends; the younger ones would talk about school. The boys were more quiet, choosing not to 　(7)　 their secrets, but still, they'd wait every day in the store 　(8)　 their bus came.

　　Sometimes I'd hand out bus fare when a ticket went 　(9)　 －always repaid the next day. When it snowed, the kids and I would wait anxiously for a very 　(10)　 bus. They'd call their parents to let them know they were okay. At 　(11)　 time I'd lock the door, and the kids and I would wait in the warm store until their bus finally arrived.

　　I 　(12)　 a lot of doughnuts on snowy days. I enjoyed my pals(伙伴), but it never 　(13)　 to me that I played an important part in their lives－until one Saturday afternoon when a serious-looking man entered the store and asked if I was the girl who worked weekdays around four o'clock. I 　(14)　 it was true, and he introduced himself 　(15)　 the father of two of my favorites－a brother and sister team.

　　I want you to know I appreciate what you do for my children. I 　(16)　 about them having to take two buses to get home. It 　(17)　 a lot that they can wait here and you are keeping an eye on them.

　　I told him it wasn't a big 　(18)　, that I enjoyed the kids.

　　“No, you don't understand. When they're with the doughnuts lady, I know they're 　(19)　. It is a big deal. And I'm grateful.”

　　So I was the Doughnuts lady. I not only had received a 　(20)　, I had become a landmark.

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I was in a department store with my mom, aunt, and my sister a few days ago.  36 , I am one of those people who do not like to go shopping with my family. However, I decided this time to 37 them.

My aunt and I were 38 for some things to buy for our family when I noticed two 39 on the side. One of them had a little girl sitting on it with her 40 nearby and the other one was 41 . So, I decided to sit down. While I was 42  my own thing there, I 43 that the family were not in front of the  44  anymore. I saw the girl 45 and look around for her family. She came back and I saw her in 46, crying.

I knew that she 47 her family and was all by herself . Now, I am sure that almost everybody has been lost in a department store or 48 big before and we all know that feeling. 49 I went up to her and asked what was 50 and in between tears she told me she was lost. I 51 her a smile card I just bought. You should have seen the 52 on her face when she read it. Then I went up to customer service center and 53 them what happened. People there promised to 54 her. After I left, the little girl’s parents went there and I could see them looking around for the person who had found their daughter and given her the 55. Little did they know it was a regular teenager who did it.

A．Luckily                B．Usually                   C．Sadly                  D．Surprisingly

A．help             B．encourage           C．join                 D．support

A．answering         B．looking             C．preparing         D．calling

A．chairs            B．children             C．signs               D．toys

A．friends           B．book               C．family             D．bags

．A．clean           B．large               C．empty              D．beautiful

A．studying         B．carrying            C．buying             D．doing

A．noticed          B．believed            C．doubted           D．understood

A．shop             B．gift                C．girl                 D．lady

A．get up           B．come up            C．give up            D．make up

A．return           B．detail              C．vain                D．tears

A．hated            B．raised              C．lost                 D．lived

A．somewhere       B．something          C．everywhere      D．everything

A．If             B．As                 C．So                   D．Or

A．important        B．wrong              C．strange            D．different

A．lent              B．gave               C．sent                 D．posted

A．smile            B．hope              C．puzzle             D．worry

A．reminded             B．warned           C．asked              D．told

A．look out for          B．take care of             C．wait for           D．call up

A．courage          B．money            C．explanation      D．card

I was in a department store with my mom, aunt, and my sister a few days ago.  36 , I am one of those people who do not like to go shopping with my family. However, I decided this time to 37 them.

   My aunt and I were 38 for some things to buy for our family when I noticed two 39 on the side. One of them had a little girl sitting on it with her 40 nearby and the other one was 41 . So, I decided to sit down. While I was 42  my own thing there, I 43 that the family were not in front of the  44  anymore. I saw the girl 45 and look around for her family. She came back and I saw her in 46, crying.

   I knew that she 47 her family and was all by herself . Now, I am sure that almost everybody has been lost in a department store or 48 big before and we all know that feeling. 49 I went up to her and asked what was 50 and in between tears she told me she was lost. I 51 her a smile card I just bought. You should have seen the 52 on her face when she read it. Then I went up to customer service center and 53 them what happened. People there promised to 54 her. After I left, the little girl’s parents went there and I could see them looking around for the person who had found their daughter and given her the 55. Little did they know it was a regular teenager who did it.

1.A. Luckily       B. Usually          C. Sadly            D. Surprisingly

2.A. help          B. encourage        C. join             D. support

3.A. answering     B. looking          C. preparing        D. calling

4.A. chairs             B. children         C. signs            D. toys

5.A. friends            B. book             C. family           D. bags

6.A. clean          B. large            C. empty            D. beautiful

7.A. studying           B. carrying        C. buying           D. doing

8.A. noticed            B. believed         C. doubted          D. understood

9.A. shop          B. gift             C. girl             D. lady

10. A. get up           B. come up          C. give up         D. make up

11. A. return           B. detail          C. vain            D. tears

12.A. hated             B. raised           C. lost             D. lived

13.A. somewhere         B. something        C. everywhere      D. everything

14.A. If                B. As               C. So               D. Or

15.A. important         B. wrong            C. strange          D. different

16.A. lent              B. gave             C. sent             D. posted

17.A. smile             B. hope             C. puzzle           D. worry

18.A. reminded         B. warned           C. asked            D. told

19.A. look out for     B. take care of     C. wait for          D. call up

20.A. courage           B. money            C. explanation     D. card