I ran across an old photo of him－my pet dog－the other day, thinking of some old things．He’s been dead for 25years．His name was Rex．
1 was his favorite recreation．He had so much 2 in the water as any person I have known．You didn’t have to throw a stick in the water to 3 him to go in．Of course, he would bring back a stick to you if you 4 throw one in．
That 5 me of that night, when he brought back a small 6 that he found somewhere－how 7 nobody ever knew．Since it was Rex, it 8 easily have been half a race．The box wasn’t a good one．It was just a(n) 9 old piece that somebody 10 ．Still it was something he wanted, probably 11 there was some difficulty in transportation．And that he thought could test his courage．We first knew about his achievement when, deep in the night, we 12 him trying to get the box up onto the porch．It sounded 13 two or three people were trying to tear the house 14 ．We came downstairs and turned on the 15 light．Rex was on the top step trying to pull the thing up, but it had 16 somehow．And he was just holding his own．I suppose he would have held his own 17 dawn if we hadn’t helped him．The next day we carried the box miles away and threw it out．If we had thrown it out in a 18 place, he would have brought it home again, as a small token(象征)of his strength in such matters． 19 , he had been taught to carry heavy wooden objects about and he was 20 of his skill．
People seem not to see that their opinion of the world is also a confession of character．
R．W．E, erson
It was Mother’s Day, but the young mother was a little unhappy, because she was 800 miles away from her parents．In the morning she phoned her mother to 1 her a happy Mother’s Day, and her mother told her about the beautiful 2 in the garden．
Later that day, when she told her husband about the lilacs(丁香)，he said, “I know where we can find 3 that you want．Get the children and come on．” So they went, 4 down the country roads．
There on a small hill, they saw a lot of purple lilacs．The young woman ran quickly to 5 the flowers． 6 , she picked a few here and a few there．On their way home there was a smile on her face．
When they were 7 a nursing home, the young woman saw an old granny sitting in a chair．She had no children with her．They 8 the car and the young woman walked to the old woman, put the 9 in her hands, and smiled at her．The old granny 10 her again and again．She smiled happily, too．
11 the young mother came back to her car, her 12 asked her, “Who is that old granny?” “Why did you give our flowers to her?”
“I don’t know her,” their mother said．“But it’s Mother’s Day, and she has no children．I have all of you, and I 13 have my mother．Just think how much those flowers 14 to her．”
Hearing 15 their mother said, all the children were greatly 16 ．
As we know, everyone needs love．In our society, only more love is 17 to the people, 18 those who are in great 19 , we will feel happy． 20 by this, can we have a better life, a more humorous world．
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A．
expect
B．
persuade
C．
consider
D．
wish
(2)
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A．
nature
B．
lilacs
C．
tree
D．
building
(3)
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A．
all
B．
something
C．
anything
D．
nothing
(4)
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A．
walking
B．
rolling
C．
driving
D．
advancing
(5)
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A．
enjoy
B．
share
C．
compare
D．
stress
(6)
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A．
Simply
B．
Contently
C．
Immediately
D．
Carefully
(7)
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A．
watching
B．
passing
C．
experiencing
D．
finding
(8)
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A．
stopped
B．
exchanged
C．
shook
D．
started
(9)
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A．
sweets
B．
money
C．
flowers
D．
care
(10)
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A．
thanked
B．
struck
C．
touched
D．
communicated
(11)
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A．
While
B．
When
C．
Because
D．
Since
(12)
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A．
husband
B．
friends
C．
children
D．
mother
(13)
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A．
hardly
B．
never
C．
even
D．
still
(14)
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A．
meant
B．
repeated
C．
thought
D．
expressed
(15)
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A．
how
B．
why
C．
what
D．
which
(16)
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A．
separated
B．
surprised
C．
frightened
D．
moved
(17)
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A．
combined
B．
dragged
C．
offered
D．
advised
(18)
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A．
especially
B．
particularly
C．
luckily
D．
finally
(19)
[ ]
A．
sorrow
B．
excitement
C．
courage
D．
need
(20)
[ ]
A．
Then
B．
Only
C．
So
D．
Or
完形填空
A man hired a taxi outside the airfield．The cab had a woolen carpet with brilliant silk edges．On the glass partition(隔板)behind the driver's seat． 1 a wonderful painting．Its windows were all 2 ．The customer was very much 3 and said to the driver, “I've never seen a nicer cab．”“Thank you for your praise, ”the driver answered 4 ．
“How did it occur to you to 5 your ca r?” asked tile customer·
“The car isn't mine．”said the driver．“It belongs to the company．I used to be a 6 of cabs．When they returned, all of them were as 7 as garbage calls with cigarette ends and 8 scattered(散乱)here and there．On the seats or door-handles could be found something 9 like chewing gum．Why so? I thought if the car itself were very clean, the passengers would most likely be 10 ．and avoid littering．”
“When I got a 11 to be a taxi driver, I began to put my idea into 12 to tidy and decorate the car．Now 13．a new passenger get on my car, I would make a 14 and be sure it is in good order．When my car returned after a day's work, it always remains 15 ．”
When doing a thing．one makes efforts and wants to see the 16 ．To change others one has to make twice the 17 but get half the result．To change oneself is tile other way round－more fruit with less effort．One had better ask oneself why one makes 18 on others much more than oneself．If you take enough 19 to do as best as you can for other people's sake, your efforts will naturally 20 ．
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