My grandfather had a small farm and also worked as a factory laborer. He was well respected for honoring his 　16　 . That’s what made it so hard one autumn when difficult 　17　 　closed in on him.

When harvest time came, he’d 　18　 　together his old one-row corn picker (玉米收割机) for the season. He had 　19　 　to harvest a few ribbons of corn on a friend’s farm, 　20　 　after harvesting his own corn, my grandpa’s little corn picker broke 　21　 . Then the chance of being able to help out his friend got even smaller; the factory where my grandpa worked began to 　22　 　overtime. In order to keep his job there he had to leave the farm before dawn and didn’t get home until well after 　23　 .

One autumn night, he and his wife sat at the kitchen table drinking black coffee, trying to 　24　 　out a way.

“There’s 　25　 　you can do,” said my grandma. “You’ll just have to tell him that you can’t 　26　 　with the corn this year.”

“Well, that just doesn’t seem 　27　 　for me,” said my grandpa. “My friend is 　　28　 　on me. I can’t exactly let my friend’s harvest rot in the field, can I?”

“If you don’t have the 　29　 , you just can’t do it,” she said.

“Well, I could do it the 　30　 　we used to do it. I could harvest it by hand,” he said.

“When do you think you’d have 　31　 　to do it?” she asked. “With the over-time you’ve been working you’d be up all night...besides it’d be too 　32　 .”

“I know one night could do it,” he said. “There’s still one more full moon in October.” As it 　33　 , the harvest moon had yet to pass. It’s called the harvest moon 　34　 　it gives farmers more light and more time to collect their crops.

So a few days later, after a long shift (轮班) at the factory, my grandpa made his way to the field. The weather was cold but clear, and the moon was brilliant. He 　35　 　through the night to keep his word.

16. A. field 　　　　　 B. wife　　 　　 　　　 C. job　　 　　 　　 D. word

17. A. situations　　 B. friends　　 　　 C. results　　 　　　 D. neighbors

18. A. mix 　　　　　 B. add 　 　　　　　 C. piece　 　　　　　 D. work

19. A. advised 　　　 B. insisted　　 　　　 C. promised　　 　　 D. refused

20. A. and 　　　　　 B. but 　　 　　　　　 C. so 　　 　　　　　 D. or

21. A. down 　　　　 B. up 　　 　　　　　 C. out 　　 　　　　　 D. in

22. A. consider 　　 B. cancel　　 　　　 C. reduce　　 　　　 D. require

23. A. midnight 　　 B. lunch　　　 　　　 C. sunset　　 　　　 D. sunrise

24. A. figure 　　　　 B. give　　 　　 　　 C. turn 　 　　　　　 D. put

25. A. something　　 B. nothing　　 　　 C. anything　　 　　 D. everything

26. A. compete 　　 B. agree 　　　　　 C. deal 　 　　　　　 D. help

27. A. special　　　　 B. suitable　　 　　　 C. strange　　 　　　 D. natural

28. A. living 　　　　 B. looking　　 　　　 C. depending　 　　 D. focusing

29. A. instruction　 B. information 　　 C. equipment　 　　 D. permission

30. A. way　　　　　　 B. idea 　 　　　　　 C. thought　　 　　　 D. spirit

31. A. mind 　　　　 B. trouble　　 　　 C. time　　 　　　　 D. courage

32. A. expensive　　 B. dark 　 　　　　　 C. late 　 　　　　　 D. cold

33. A. believed 　　 B. happened　 　　 C. seemed　　 　　 D. concluded

34. A. where 　　　　 B. when 　　　　　 C. though　　 　　 D. because

35. A. worked 　　　 B. slept 　 　　　　　 C. walked　　 　　 D. drove

15. - 　　　　You seem unhappy today, Jane.

　　 - I lost my new bike yesterday.

　　 A. How’s that?　　 　　　　　　　　 　　　　 B. What’s on?　　

　　 C. What a pity!　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Did you sleep well last night?

14. 　　　　Henry, the most careful man on the earth, failed the test?

　 　 A. The news is not a surprise.　　　 　　 B. I agree with you!　　　　

　　 C. You can’t be serious!　　　　　 　　　 D. Two heads are better than one.

13. I really 　　　　your telling me about that good news ahead of time.

　 　 A. dislike　　　　 B. appreciate　　 C. consider　　　 　 D. imagine

12. Jack, remember 　　　　all the lights when you leave the classroom.

　 　 A. turned off　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. to have turned off　　

　　 C. turning off　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. to turn off

11. Susan suggested 　　　　to the New Zealand for the coming summer vacation.

　 　 A. to go 　　　　　　　　 B. going　　 　　　　 C. went　　　 　　 D. go

10. It is no use 　　over the spilt milk. I think what you need do now is to make an apology to her.

　 　 A. cried 　　　　　　　　 B. cry　　　 　　　　 C. to cry　　　 　　 D. crying