---Why didn't you come to my party this evening?---I for my uncle at the airport．( )A．have waitedB．am waitingC．was waitingD．will wait 题目和参考答案——青夏教育精英家教网—

19．Whenever the sun dropped and the blue sky came up，my father and I used to climb the mountain near my house．Walking together，my father and I used to have a lot of conversations through which I learned lessons from his experiences．He always told me，"You should have goals like climbing the mountain．"Without the mountain-climbing that we both enjoyed，we couldn't have enough time to spend together because my father was very busy．I really got a lot from the mountain-climbing．It gave me time to talk with my father and to be in deep thought as well as develop my patience．
Once we climbed a very high mountain．It was so challenging for me because I was only ten years old．During the first few hours of climbing，I enjoyed the flowers and trees，and the birds'singing．But as time passed，I got a pain in both of my legs．I wanted to quit climbing，but my father said to me，"You can always see a beautiful sky at the top of the mountain，but you can't see itbefore you reach the top．Only there can you see all of the nice things，whichis just like your life．"
At that time，I was too young to understand his words．But later after that，I got to know the meaning of hope in life．I found myself standing at the top of the mountain，and the sky was as clear as crystal．

51．The passage tells us that mountain-climbing wasB for the father and the son．
A．hard
B．enjoyable
C．painful
D．comfortable
52．The underlined word"crystal"in the passage meansC．
A．岩石
B．火焰
C．水晶
D．寒冰
53．Which of the following is the closest in meaning to the father's words in the second paragraph？D
A．You will get all you need at the top of the mountain．
B．The sky is always as clear as crystal．
C．You can find life is full of nice things．
D．Never give up half-way．
54．We can infer（推断） from the last paragraph thatA．
A．the writer was very successful in his life
B．the writer reached the top of the mountain
C．though the writer was young，he could understand his father
D．the writer used to stop half-way when he climbed the mountain
55．The best title for the passage isA．
A．Reaching the Top of the Mountain
B．Standing at the Top of the Mountain
C．Conversations between Father and Son
D．How to Get to the Top of the Mountain．

17．No on hates housework more than I do．I always try not to do housework，but sometimes I have to．It is really something that I （16）C．But now I find a few ways of making it（17）A．Maybe some of these（18）Bcan also help you enjoy your housework．Invite friends over for dinner：this is my favorite way．Everyone likes to go to a（19）Dhouse．By inviting friends to your home，you'd like to do the（20）A．We all know that a clean house can make people（21）B．A clean house is part of a successful（22）C．Music and singing：it sometimes seems that I never have time to（23）Dmy favorite music．So sometimes I（24）Amy CD player and listen to music when working．If you like singing，do it．You are going t find your work is finished before you know it．Give yourself a gift：tell yourself you are going to see a movie（25）Cyou finish your housework．Plan to do something that makes you feel good．

16．A．like	B．agree	C．dislike	D．Disagree
17．A．interesting	B．difficult	C．happy	D．successful
18．A．songs	B．ideas	C．gifts	D．music
19．A．new	B．nice	C．big	D．clean
20．A．chores	B．homework	C．sports	D．job
21．A．wiser	B．happier	C．healthier	D．wilder
22．A．life	B．survey	C．party	D．lunch
23．A．look	B．buy	C．play	D．enjoy
24．A．turn on	B．turn off	C．turn up	D．turn down
25．A．before	B．and	C．after	D．or．