Tom is the son of a farm owner. One New Year’s Day, when he was 15, his father    51   him to work on the farm for one year when he was free. Tom was   52    with has father’s idea. “That isn’t my job. I have   53    school work to do.” Hearing this, his father said, “I promise (许诺)to give you the best present if you    54    finish one year’s work..” Tom thought for a while and   55    .

Starting one Saturday, the boy got up early and worked   56  until evening, just like any other farmer. Time passed quickly. Tom’s crops(庄稼) grew well.  57  the last day of the year, the father said, “I’m happy to see that you have worked very hard the whole year. Now, tell me   58   you want.

  The boy smiled and showed his father a big piece of bread made from his wheat(小麦). “I’ve already got the   59   present. No pains, no gains(一份耕耘,一份收获). I think this is what you wanted  60  to know.” His father was quite pleased to hear that.

(   ) 51 A. asked                 B. let                        C. made             D. stopped

(   ) 52. A. happy               B. unhappy                 C. excited            D. sorry

(   ) 53. A. much too          B. so little                  C. too much        D. a lot

(   ) 54. A. shall                  B. must                    C. need            D. can

(   )55. A. said                   B. answered               C. agreed            D. began

(   ) 56. A. hard                  B. hardly                  C. slowly           D. difficulty

(   ) 57. A. At                     B On                     C. In              D. By

(   ) 58. A. where               B. which                 C. how            D. what

(   ) 59. A. least                  B. worst                 C. best             D. fewest

(   ) 60. A. mine             B. I                      C. my             D. me

   

I looked carefully at the face of my 23-year-old son, Daniel. In a few hours he would be   41 to France. He would be staying there for at least a year to learn another language and experience another style of  42 in a different country far from the USA.

It was a(n)  43 time in Daniel life, a step from college into the adult world. I wanted to 44 him some meaningful words. But  45  came from my lips(嘴边). I stood quietly, looking into the searching eyes of my son.

It was  46  to say something to my son. I knew this was not the first time I had let such a moment 47 . When Daniel was five, I took him to the bus stop on his first day of kindergarten. I felt he was very  48 as the bus turned the corner. I saw his face turned red as the bus 49 . He looked at me-as he did now.

My father and I loved each other. Yet, I always regretted(后悔)never hearing him put his feelings into words and  50 having the memory of that moment. Why is it so hard to tell a   51 something from his heart? My mouth turned 52 , and I knew I would be able to get out only a few words clearly.

“Daniel,” I said, “If I could have picked, I would have picked you.”

I wasn’t sure whether he understood  53 I meant. Then he came toward me and threw his 54 around me. For a moment, the world and all the people 55 , and there was just Daniel and me in our home by the sea.

(  )41. A. flying      B. shipping      C. riding       D. driving

(  )42. A. study     B. life          C. art         D. fashion

(  )43. A. easy        B. comfortable       C. boring       D. important

(  )44. A. record        B. leave       C. take        D. write

(  )45. A. something   B. everything    C. nothing     D. anything

(  )46. A. difficult     B. easy       C. surprised    D. rare

(  )47. A. remember   B. pass       C. forget      D. waste

(  )48. A. gentle        B. famous       C. happy      D. nervous

(  )49. A. stopped      B. opened     C. shook       D. drove

(  )50. A. always       B. seldom       C. usually      D. never

(  )51. A. father     B. mother           C. daughter     D. son

(  )52. A. wet         B. sour         C. dry         D. sweet

(  )53. A. what     B. which        C. where       D. that

(  )54. A. legs         B. hands        C. arms      D. feet

(  )55. A. cheered      B. disappeared    C. laughed    D. cried

 

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