3. A. start　　　　　　　　　 B. part　　　　　　　　 C. signal　　　　　　　 D. mark

2. A. seeing　　　　　　　　 B. hearing　　　　　　 C. watching　　　　 D. looking

1. A. time　　　　　　　　　 B. possibility　　　 C. problem　 　　　 D. pleasure

10. C　 只有我们把不必要的负疚的包袱放掉，才能更好地体验(experience)生活。

(十)----夹叙夹议

In the dinning room of my grandfather’s house stood a heavy grandfather’s clock. Meals in the dinning room were a (1)______ for our four generations to become one. The grandfather’s clock always stood like a trusted old family friend, (2)______ us playing jokes and telling stories, which was already a (3)______ of our life.

As a child, the old clock interested me. I watched and listened to it during (4)______. I was surprised how at (5)______ times of the day, the clock would strike three times, six times or more, with a wonderful great (6)______ that echoed throughout the house. The clock chimed year after year, a part of my (7)______, a part of my heart.

Even more (8)______ to me was my grandfather’s special action each day. He meticulously (9)______ the clock with a special key each day. The key was magic to me. It (10)______ our family’s magnificent clock ticking and striking all year round.

9. D　 我们把过去的痛苦忘掉，才能生活得精彩、充实(full)。

8. B　 这个问题恰恰也是值得我们思考的问题，需要回答的问题通常用question表示。

7. A　 “要活命就得放弃死去的部分。”因此这个死去的部分就成了累赘，loss这里带有放弃的意思。miss“错过”，cut“切下”，place“放置”，均与句子意思不符。

6. C　 与前文相呼应，这个虫子拖着(pulling)死去的身体部分在爬行。

5. A　 老师在观察这个现象，这个观察带有一定的研究(study)性。

4. D　 虫的后半个部位已经死了，干了，依附在它身体的前部(front)。