During the month of September, a dear friend of mine lost her husband suddenly in an accident. The tragedy was a  1  to everyone. When I got the news, I drove home  2  that we just don’t know when a loved one is  3  going to be with us. We sometimes take our loved ones  4 , and we expect that they will be with us forever.  5 , as we all know, life does not work that  6  and sometimes we get a wake up call that shocks us and makes us  7  and realize how short life is.

In comforting her at the funeral, I tried to imagine if I was in her  8  how would I feel.

As I was leaving the  9 , I ran into a Marilyn, who has been a true friend to me over the years. When she asked me how my job was, I started  10  things through. I was having a  11  week with my job and I was telling her how I was feeling. She listened to me as I was shouting my 12 , then without saying a word, she took her hands and  13  them on my face, and said to me, “But at least you had a day.”

The  14  of her hands on my cheeks, the  15  in her voice, and the words she spoke, “BUT AT LEAST YOU HAD A DAY”, hit me like a ton of  16 . All the frustrations, all the stress that was  17  inside me - came to a complete  18 .

Since that day, when I start feeling  19 , I remind myself of Marilyn's words - but at least I had a day! Things could be a lot  20 , but I am alive and I have a lot to be thankful for.

1．A．symbol                B．punishment        C．shock               D．warning

2．A．knowing               B．imagining          C．admiring            D．realizing

4．A．for granted          B．for mistake        C．for instance        D．for example

5．A．Therefore           B．Anyhow            C．Meanwhile         D．However

6．A．way                   B．manner             C．method             D．direction

7．A．stand up               B．stand by             C．stand out           D．stand back  

8．A．clothes               B．shoes                C．dresses             D．trousers

9．A．meeting               B．funeral               C．reception           D．gathering

10．A．cutting               B．breaking            C．talking             D．putting

11．A．stressful             B．wonderful         C．inspiring            D．rewarding

12．A．successes        B．happiness           C．frustrations         D．emotions

13．A．turned             B．placed                C．attached             D．flashed

14．A．touch               B．light                 C．sense                D．smell

15．A．blame              B．coldness            C．calmness            D．pleasure

16．A．feathers              B．clothes              C．grains                D．bricks 

17．A．building up        B．breaking up        C．opening up         D．bringing up

18．A．conclusion         B．surprise             C．stop                  D．explosion

19.A．annoyed               B．proud                C．pleased              D．stressed

20．A．better                B．worse                 C．lighter                D．heavier

阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中,选出最佳选项。

During the month of September, a dear friend of mine lost her husband suddenly in an accident．The tragedy was a  36  to everyone. When I got the news，I drove home  37  that we just don’t know when a loved one is   38  going to be with us. We sometimes take our loved ones  39 ，and we expect that they will be with us forever. __40 , as we all know, life does not work that  41  and sometimes we get a wake-up call that shocks us and makes us realize how  42  life is.

    In comforting her at the funeral, I tried to imagine if I were in her  43    ，how I would feel.

    As I was leaving the  44 , I ran into Marilyn, who has been a true friend to me over the years. When she asked me how my job was, I started  45   things through. I was having a  46  week with my job and I was telling her how I was feeling. She listened to me as I was shouting my  47 , then without saying a word, she took her hands and  48  them on my face, and said to me, “But at least you had a day.”

    The  49  of her hands on my cheeks, the  50   in her voice, and the words she spoke, “BUT AT LEAST YOU HAD A DAY”, hit me like a ton of  51  . All the frustrations, all the stress that was _52  inside me came to a complete  53 .

    Since that day，when I start feeling  54 . I remind myself of Marilyn's words--but at least I had a day! Things could be a lot  55  sometimes, but I am alive and I have a lot to be thankful for.

第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）
阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中,选出最佳选项。
During the month of September, a dear friend of mine lost her husband suddenly in an accident．The tragedy was a  36  to everyone. When I got the news，I drove home  37  that we just don’t know when a loved one is   38  going to be with us. We sometimes take our loved ones  39 ，and we expect that they will be with us forever. __40 , as we all know, life does not work that  41  and sometimes we get a wake-up call that shocks us and makes us realize how  42  life is.
In comforting her at the funeral, I tried to imagine if I were in her  43   ，how I would feel.
As I was leaving the  44 , I ran into Marilyn, who has been a true friend to me over the years. When she asked me how my job was, I started  45  things through. I was having a  46  week with my job and I was telling her how I was feeling. She listened to me as I was shouting my  47 , then without saying a word, she took her hands and  48  them on my face, and said to me, “But at least you had a day.”
The  49  of her hands on my cheeks, the  50  in her voice, and the words she spoke, “BUT AT LEAST YOU HAD A DAY”, hit me like a ton of  51  . All the frustrations, all the stress that was _52  inside me came to a complete  53 .
Since that day，when I start feeling  54 . I remind myself of Marilyn's words--but at least I had a day! Things could be a lot  55  sometimes, but I am alive and I have a lot to be thankful for.
36.      A.symbol                  B.punishment       C.shock               D.morning
37.      A.knowing                B.imagining         C.admiring          D.realizing
38.      A.for the moment      B.no longer         C.for ever            D.sooner or later
39.      A.for granted            B.for mistake       C.for instance      D.for example
40.      A.Therefore              B.Anyhow          C.Meanwhile       D.However
41.      A.way                      B.manner            C.method            D.direction
42.      A.long                      B.easy                 C.tough               D.short
43.      A.situation                B.position            C.condition          D.direction
44.      A.meeting                 B.funeral             C.reception          D.gathering
45.      A.cutting                  B.breaking           C.talking             D.putting
46.      A.stressful                B.wonderful        C.inspiring          D.rewarding
47.      A.successes               B.happiness         C.frustrations       D.emotions
48.      A.turned                   B.placed              C.attached           D.flashed
49.      A.touch                    B.light                C.knock              D.smell
50.      A.blame                   B.coldness           C.calmness          D.pleasure
51.      A.feathers                 B.clothes             C.grains              D.bricks
52.      A.building up            B.breaking up      C.opening up       D.bringing up
53.      A.existence               B.surprise            C.stop                 D.decision
54.      A.annoying               B.proud               C.pleased             D.stressed
55.      A.better                    B.worse               C.lighter              D.heavier

第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中,选出最佳选项。

During the month of September, a dear friend of mine lost her husband suddenly in an accident．The tragedy was a  36  to everyone. When I got the news，I drove home  37  that we just don’t know when a loved one is   38  going to be with us. We sometimes take our loved ones  39 ，and we expect that they will be with us forever. __40 , as we all know, life does not work that  41  and sometimes we get a wake-up call that shocks us and makes us realize how  42  life is.

    In comforting her at the funeral, I tried to imagine if I were in her  43    ，how I would feel.

    As I was leaving the  44 , I ran into Marilyn, who has been a true friend to me over the years. When she asked me how my job was, I started  45   things through. I was having a  46  week with my job and I was telling her how I was feeling. She listened to me as I was shouting my  47 , then without saying a word, she took her hands and  48  them on my face, and said to me, “But at least you had a day.”

    The  49  of her hands on my cheeks, the  50   in her voice, and the words she spoke, “BUT AT LEAST YOU HAD A DAY”, hit me like a ton of  51  . All the frustrations, all the stress that was _52  inside me came to a complete  53 .

    Since that day，when I start feeling  54 . I remind myself of Marilyn's words--but at least I had a day! Things could be a lot  55  sometimes, but I am alive and I have a lot to be thankful for.

36.   A.symbol       B.punishment  C.shock   D.morning

37.   A.knowing     B.imagining    C.admiring     D.realizing

38.   A.for the moment   B.no longer    C.for ever       D.sooner or later

39.   A.for granted  B.for mistake  C.for instance D.for example

40.   A.Therefore    B.Anyhow     C.Meanwhile  D.However

41.   A.way     B.manner       C.method       D.direction

42.   A.long    B.easy     C.tough   D.short

43.   A.situation      B.position       C.condition     D.direction

44.   A.meeting      B.funeral C.reception     D.gathering

45.   A.cutting B.breaking      C.talking D.putting

46.   A.stressful      B.wonderful   C.inspiring     D.rewarding

47.   A.successes     B.happiness    C.frustrations  D.emotions

48.   A.turned  B.placed  C.attached      D.flashed

49.   A.touch   B.light    C.knock  D.smell

50.   A.blame  B.coldness      C.calmness     D.pleasure

51.   A.feathers       B.clothes C.grains  D.bricks

52.   A.building up B.breaking up C.opening up  D.bringing up

53.   A.existence     B.surprise       C.stop     D.decision

54.   A.annoying     B.proud   C.pleased D.stressed

55.   A.better   B.worse   C.lighter  D.heavier

During the month of September，a dear friend of mine lost her husband suddenly in an accident．The tragedy(悲剧) was a   21   to everyone．When I got the news，I drove home   22  that we just don’t know when a loved one is   23   going to be with us．We sometimes take our loved ones   24  ，and we expect that they will be with us forever．  25  ，as we all know，life does not work that   26    and sometimes we get a wake―up call that shocks us and makes us realize how   27   life is．

    In comforting her at the funeral, I tried to imagine if I was in her   28   how I would feel．

    As I was leaving the   29  ，I ran into Marilyn，who has been a true friend to me over the years．When she asked me how my job was，I started   30   things through．I was having a   31    week with my job and I was telling her how I was feeling．She listened to me as I was shouting my   32  ，then without saying a word，she took her hands and   33   them on my face，and said to me，“But at least you had a day．”

    The   34  of her hands on my cheeks, the   35  in her voice，and the words she spoke，“BUT AT LEAST YOU HAD A DAY”hit me like a ton of   36  ．All the disappointments，all the stress that was   37   inside me came to a complete   38  ．

    Since that day，when I start feeling   39  , I remind myself of Marilyn's words--but at least I had a day! Things could be a lot   40   sometimes，but I am alive and I have a lot to be thankful for．