I hired a carpenter to help me restore an old farmhouse. After he had just finished a rough first day on the job, a   1   tire made him lose an hour of work, his electric saw   2   and now his ancient pickup truck refused to   3  . While I drove him home, he sat in stony silence.   4  arriving, he invited me in to meet his family.

As we walked toward the front door, he paused   5   at a small tree, touching tips of the  6   with his hands.

When opening the door, he   7  an amusing transformation. His brown face was covered with   8   and he hugged his two small children and gave his wife a kiss.

After leaving the   9   family, I passed the tree and my curiosity got the  10   of me. I asked him, who  11   me to the car, “Before we went in,  12   did you stop by the tree earlier”

“Oh, that’s my trouble tree,” he replied, “I know I can’t help having   13   on the job and in my life, but those troubles don’t   14   in the house with my wife and children. I know I can control one thing for   15  . I can hang them up on the tree every night  16   I come home. Then in the morning I pick them up again before I   17   for work.”

“  18   thing is,” he smiled, “when I come out in the morning to pick them up, there aren’t nearly as   19   as I remember   20   up the night before.”

1．A．broken                  B．terrible                C．flat                     D．fantastic

2．A．quit                      B．deleted                C．declined              D．reduced

3．A．ride                      B．increase               C．perform              D．start

4．A．Before                  B．On                      C．Immediately         D．Directly

6．A．trucks                   B．leaves                  C．branches             D．shoots

7．A．went by                B．went over            C．went off              D．went through

8．A．smiles                   B．sorrow                C．confidence          D．doubts

9．A．happy                   B．large                   C．complex              D．modern

10．A．worse                 B．better                  C．more                   D．less

11．A．drove                  B．sent                    C．instructed            D．walked

12．A．how                    B．who                    C．why                    D．where

13．A．matters               B．troubles               C．questions             D．worries

14．A．belong                 B．insert                  C．include                D．provide

15．A．instance              B．ages                    C．purpose               D．sure

16．A．when                  B．since                   C．because               D．if

17．A．ask                     B．come                  C．leave                   D．look

18．A．Frightful              B．Funny                 C．Strange               D．Accessible

19．A．much                  B．few                     C．little                    D．many

20．A．picking                B．holding                C．hanging               D．giving

    I grew up in a community called Estepona．I was 16 when one morning, Dad told me I could drive him into a  1     village called Mijas, on condition that I took the car in to be     2 at a nearby garage．I readily accepted．I drove Dad into Mijas, and  3    to pick him up at 4 pm, then dropped off  the car at the  4     ．With several hours to spare, l went to a theater．    5 , when the last movie finished, it was six．1 was two hours late!

   I knew Dad would be angry if he   6  I'd been watching movies．So I decided not to tell him the truth．When I    7   there I apologized for being late, and told him I'd   8   as quickly as I could, but that the car had needed a major repairs．I'll never forget the   9  he gave me．"I'm disappointed you   10    you have to lie to me, Jason．" Dad looked at me again．"When you didn't  ___11  , I called the garage to ask if there were any    12  , and they told me you hadn't yet picked up the car．" I felt    13    as I weakly told him the real reason．A    14  passed through Dad as he listened attentively．"I'm angry with   15    ．I realize I've failed as a father．I'm going to walk home now and think seriously about   16  ．I've gone wrong all these years．" "But Dad, it's 18 miles!" My protests and apologies were    17  ．Dad walked home that day．I drove behind him,   18    him all the way, but he walked silently．

    Seeing Dad in so much  19  and emotional pain was my most painful experience．However, it was    20    the most successful lesson．I have never lied since．

1．A．lonely               B．small             C．distant              D．familiar

2．A．kept                  B．washed          C．watched            D．serviced

3．A．agreed                 B．planned          C．determined         D．promised

4．A．village              B．community       C．garage            D．theater

5．A．However               B．Then                   C．Therefore            D．Still

6．A．realized                B．found out            C．thought               D．figured out

7．A．went              B．ran                   C．walked           D．hurried

8．A．started                 B．left                  C．arrived            D．come

9．A．word                   B．face             C．look               D．appearance

10．A．find                    B．decide           C．believe           D．feel

11．A．turn up                B．drive out         C．go away       D．come out

12．A．questions         B．problems             C．mistakes              D．faults

13．A．ashamed          B．frightened          C．nervous               D．surprised

14．A．nervousness       B．sadness          C．silence          D．thought

15．A．you               B．myself           C．me             D．yourself

16．A．where                B．how             C．why            D．when

17．A．meaningless       B．useless            C．helpless           D．worthless

18．A．asking             B．persuading         C．begging          D．following

19．A．physical           B．practical          C．personal          D．natural

20．A．indeed              B．always           C．also              D．almost

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　　I grew up in a community called Estepona. I was 16 when one morning, Dad told me I could drive him into a 1 village called Mijas, on condition that I took the car in to be 2 at a nearby garage. I readily accepted. I drove Dad into Mijas, and 3 to pick him up at 4 p. m., then dropped off the car at the 4 . With several hours to spare, I went to a theater. 5 , when the last movie finished, it was six. I was two hours late!

　　I knew Dad would be angry if he 6 I'd been watching movies. So I decided not to tell him the truth. When I 7 there I apologized for being late, and told him I'd 8 as quickly as I could, but that the car had needed some major repair. I'll never forget the 9 he gave me. “I'm disappointed you 10 you have to lie to me, Jason.”Dad looked at me again. “When you didn't 11 , I called the garage to ask if there were any 12 , and they told me you hadn't yet picked up the car.” I felt 13 as I weakly told him the real reason. A 14 passed through Dad as he listened attentively. “I'm angry with 15 . I realize I've failed as a father. I'm going to walk home now and think seriously about 16 I've gone wrong all these years. ”“But Dad, it's 18 miles!”My protests and apologies were 17 . Dad walked home that day. I drove behind him, 18 him all the way, but he walked silently.

　　Seeing Dad in so much 19 and emotional pain was my most painful experience. However, it was 20 the most successful lesson. I have never lied since.

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　　I grew up in a community called Estepona. I was 16 when one morning, Dad told me I could drive him into a 1 village called Mijas, on condition that I took the car in to be 2 at a nearby garage. I readily accepted. I drove Dad into Mijas, and 3 to pick him up at 4 p.m., then dropped off the car at the 4 . With several hours to spare, I went to a theater. 5 , when the last movie finished, it was six. I was two hours late!

　　I knew Dad would be angry if he 6 I'd been watching movies. So I decided not to tell him the truth. When I 7 there I apologized for being late, and told him I'd 8 as quickly as I could, but that the car had needed some major repairs. I'll never forget the 9 he gave me. “I'm disappointed you 10 you have to lie to me, Jason.” Dad looked at me again. “When you didn't 11 , I called the garage to ask if there were any 12 , and they told me you hadn't yet picked up the ear.” I felt 13 as I weakly told him the real reason. A 14 passed through Dad as he listened attentively. “I'm angry with. 15 . I realize I've failed as a father. I'm going to walk home now and think seriously about 16 I've gone wrong all these years.” “But Dad, it's 18 miles!” My protests and apologizes were 17 . Dad walked home that day. I drove behind him, 18 him all the way, but he walked silently.

　　Seeing Dad in so much 19 and emotional pain was my most painful experience. However, it was 20 the most successful lesson. I have never lied since.