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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
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I live in Hollywood. You may think people in such an attractive, fun-filled place are _________ than others. If so, you have some ________ ideas about the nature of happiness.
Many intelligent people still equate(同等看待) happiness with ________. The _______ is that fun and happiness have ______ or nothing in common. Fun is what we experience during an act. Happiness is ________ we experience after an act. It is a deeper, more lasting emotion.www.zxxk.com
Going to an amusement park or ball game, watching a movie or television, are fun ______ that help us relax, ________ forget our problems and maybe even ________. But they do not bring happiness, because their _______ effects end when the fun ______.
I have often thought that ______ Hollywood stars have a role to ________, it is to teach us that happiness has nothing to do with fun. These rich, beautiful individuals have constant _________ to glamorous parties, fancy cars, expensive homes, everything that spells “happiness”.
But celebrities reveal(揭露) the ________hidden beneath all their fun: depression, alcoholism, drug addiction, broken marriages, troubled children and profound loneliness.
The way people stick to the _______ that a fun-filled, pain-free life equates happiness actually _____ their chances of ever obtaining real happiness. If fun and pleasure are equated with happiness, then pain ______ be equated with unhappiness. But, _______, the opposite is true: More times than not, things that lead to happiness _______ some pain.
As a result, many people avoid the very efforts that are the source of true happiness. They fear the pain inevitably brought by such things as marriage, raising children, professional achievement, religious commitment, civic or charitable work, and self-improvement.www.zxxk.com
1.A. luckier B. happier C. richer D. tougher
2.A. mistaken B. right C. desperate D. shallow
3.A. wealth B. fame C. fun D. pleasure
4.A. state B. belief C. tendency D. truth
5.A. a little B. some C. little D. much
6.A. which B. that C. what D. as
7.A. activities B. occasions C. periods D. games
8.A. gradually B. temporarily C. consequently D. thoroughly
9.A. change B. enjoy C. refresh D. laugh
10.A. special B. deep C. strong D. positive
11.A. comes B. ends C. lasts D. returns
12.A. when B. as C. once D. if
13.A. play B. make C. reach D. expect
14.A. signature B. participation C. access D. appearance
15.A. secrets B. unhappiness C. presentation D. disagreement
16.A. prejudice B. sense C. theory D. belief
17.A. reduces B. robs C. consumes D. increases
18.A. may B. must C. can D. will
19.A. as usual B. as a result C. in fact D. in a word
20.A. abuse B. involve C. cause D. equal
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When I was young, my father used to grow carnations (康乃馨).His carnations were red, pink and white. Everyone who saw them admired them for their beauty.
He took care of them with so much love and 36 . Every day he came home from work, he went straight to see them. He 37 watching them every day. We the kids did too. But he used to tell us, “No one should touch my flowers.”
One day my younger sister, who loved my dad very much, had wanted to help him and she 38 the carnations from their stems (枝干) one by one and arranged them 39 . She believed that he would be very 40 to see them that way.
When mom and I realized what my sister had done, we became completely hopeless. However, my sister had no idea why no one showed her any appreciation. When my dad arrived he went, 41 , straight to see the flowers. When he saw his flowers lying on the floor like dead animals, he was 42 at first. He looked towards the street, to see if it was any of the 43 children who could have done it. Then he entered the living room and looked at mom in silence.
Finally mom, who always taught us to 44 no matter what, looked at dad and said: “We have no bad neighbors in our area”. Then with a nice tone she continued: “No outsider did this great job, only your lovely daughter Clémence.” My dad’s face changed into 45 and then he said: “Do I have a better 46 than my lovely daughter?” My younger sister smiled and 47 dad tightly.
1.A. devotion B. spirits C. gratitude D. expectation
2.A. hated B. approved C. enjoyed D. committed
3.A. divided B. watered C. cut D. cleaned
4.A. by the window B. in the vase C. on the desk D. on the floor
5.A. surprised B. pleased C. disappointed D. worried
6.A. as usual B. at first C. as well D. at last
7.A. frightened B. relieved C. disappointed D. shocked
8.A. enemies’ B. friends’ C. families’ D. neighbors’
9.A. say the truth B. behave ourselves C. follow the rules D. keep secret
10.A. sadness B. smiles C. anger D. depression
11.A. kid B. flower C. helper D. gift
12.A. hugged B. kissed C. grasped D. patted
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When I was young, my father used to grow carnations (康乃馨).His carnations were red, pink and white. Everyone who saw them admired them for their beauty.
He took care of them with so much love and 36 . Every day he came home from work, he went straight to see them. He 37 watching them every day. We the kids did too. But he used to tell us, “No one should touch my flowers.”
One day my younger sister, who loved my dad very much, had wanted to help him and she 38 the carnations from their stems (枝干) one by one and arranged them 39 . She believed that he would be very 40 to see them that way.
When mom and I realized what my sister had done, we became completely hopeless. However, my sister had no idea why no one showed her any appreciation. When my dad arrived he went, 41 , straight to see the flowers. When he saw his flowers lying on the floor like dead animals, he was 42 at first. He looked towards the street, to see if it was any of the 43 children who could have done it. Then he entered the living room and looked at mom in silence.
Finally mom, who always taught us to 44 no matter what, looked at dad and said: “We have no bad neighbors in our area”. Then with a nice tone she continued: “No outsider did this great job, only your lovely daughter Clémence.” My dad’s face changed into 45 and then he said: “Do I have a better 46 than my lovely daughter?” My younger sister smiled and 47 dad tightly.
A. devotion B. spirits C. gratitude D. expectation
A. hated B. approved C. enjoyed D. committed
A. divided B. watered C. cut D. cleaned
A. by the window B. in the vase C. on the desk D. on the floor
A. surprised B. pleased C. disappointed D. worried
A. as usual B. at first C. as well D. at last
A. frightened B. relieved C. disappointed D. shocked
A. enemies’ B. friends’ C. families’ D. neighbors’
A. say the truth B. behave ourselves C. follow the rules D. keep secret
A. sadness B. smiles C. anger D. depression
A. kid B. flower C. helper D. gift
A. hugged B. kissed C. grasped D. patted
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