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B. the moment
C. in case
D. even if
One of the most common complaints I hear from families is that they are not close. They may be close in proximity, but still not feel close as a 36_. They may live next door or in the same house, but not feel 37 .
Closeness is about 38 . We feel close when we feel 39 , when we feel loved and when we simply enjoy being together. We may live far apart and still feel close, or we may 40 a home yet feel distant.
Closeness is a family trait that 41 over time. It is planted by love, watered by honest sharing and fed by true listening. It grows slowly and sometimes 42 years to mature; but it’s roots grow deep. It can 43 most storm and sustain a family through the most 44 time.
I received a letter from a reader in Hawaii. She 45 out that the CEO of one of the island’s largest banks was 46 a run for governor. Since he was well—liked, he seemed to have a good 47 of winning.
But before filing papers, he 48 his mind, stating that he wanted to spend more time with his 49 . Not that elected officials cannot be family—oriented, but he felt he needed more time at home than the job 50 .
Ronald A Young, in the Honolulu Advertiser, said this about the candidate’s decision:”No matter what you 51 in the business world or the social world, if you fail the family, then you have not accomplished much. Failure or success does not 52 in the material wealth you provide them. It is 53 by what of yourself you give to them.”
He made a 54 to give the best of himself to his family. He 55 family closeness first, despite pressure to put more time elsewhere. It’s likely a decision he’ll never regret.
| 36.A. house | B. home | C. family | D. group |
| 37.A. physically | B. emotionally | C. behaviorally | D. officially |
| 38.A. attitude | B. points | C. ambition | D. ideas |
| 39.A. misunderstood | B. understood | C. annoyed | D. disappointed |
| 40.A. share | B. stay | C. live | D. keep |
| 41.A. grows | B. changes | C. stays | D. happens |
| 42.A. pays | B. spends | C. takes | D costs |
| 43.A. weather | B. carry | C. keep | D. protect |
| 44.A. happy | B. difficult | C. joyful | D. funny |
| 45.A. pointed | B. set | C. put | D. gave |
| 46.A. thinking | B. considering | C. expecting | D. waiting |
| 47.A. sign | B. mark | C. score | D. chance |
| 48.A. kept | B. changed | C. stuck | D. made |
| 49.A. family | B. friends | C. people | D. officials |
| 50.A. provided | B. allowed | C. had | D. gave |
| 51.A. complete | B. finish | C. get | D. accomplish |
| 52.A. lie | B. result | C. say | D. happen |
| 53.A. concerned | B. tested | C. measured | D. examined |
| 54.A. plan | B. solution | C. promise | D. decision |
| 55.A. took | B. brought | C. chose | D. held |
My father made me a promise ___ he would buy me a present if I got a good mark
| A.when | B.which | C.that | D.if |
第二节完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)
The simplest way to say it is this: I believe in my mother. My 【小题1】 began when I was just a kid. I 【小题2】 becoming a doctor. My mother was a worker. Through her work, she observed that 【小题3】 people spent a lot more time reading than they 【小题4】 watching television. She announced that my brother and I
【小题5】watch two to three TV programs during the week. With our free time, we had to read two books each from the Detroit Public Library and then 【小题6】 her written book reports. She would mark them up with check marks and highlights. Years later we realized her marks were a 【小题7】 . My mother was illiterate (文盲的).
When I entered high school I was an A-student, but not for long. I 【小题8】 the fashionable clothes. I wanted to 【小题9】 the guys. I went from being an A-student to a B-student to a C-student. One night my mother came home after 【小题10】 at one of her several jobs and I complained about not having enough Italian knit shirts. She said, “Okay, I’ll give you all the money I make this week scrubbing (擦洗) floors and cleaning bathrooms, and you can buy 【小题11】 food and pay the bills. With the money that is 【小题12】 , you can have all the Italian knit shirts you want.” I was very 【小题13】 with that plan, but once I had finished paying for all of the important things, there was 【小题14】 left. I realized that my mother was always dealing with money well to be able to 【小题15】 a roof over our heads and to put food on the table. I also realized that immediate satisfaction wasn’t going to get me anywhere. _【小题16】__ required intellectual (智力的) preparation. I went back to my 【小题17】 and became an A-student again. Finally, I 【小题18】 my dream and I became a doctor. My story is really my mother’s story — a woman with 【小题19】 formal education who used her position as a parent to change the lives of many people around the globe. Now I believe that there is no job more 【小题20】 than parenting.
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| A.belief | B.work | C.education | D.promise |
| A.kept up with | B.got used to | C.dreamed of | D.got tired of |
| A.lazy | B.easy-going | C.successful | D.reliable |
| A.cost | B.paid | C.took | D.did |
| A.could only | B.could not | C.must not | D.should often |
| A.read | B.give | C.hold | D.explain |
| A.mystery | B.risk | C.fool | D.trick |
| A.wanted | B.attracted | C.recognised | D.accepted |
| A.get rid of | B.hang out with | C.test on | D.keep in touch with |
| A.serving | B.looking | C.working | D.getting |
| A.your brother | B.yourself | C.me | D.the family |
| A.left over | B.paid off | C.used up | D.carried out |
| A.angry | B.pleased | C.disappointed | D.bored |
| A.anything | B.everything | C.something | D.nothing |
| A.buy | B.operate | C.keep | D.send |
| A.Success | B.Failure | C.Faith | D.Comfort |
| A.guys | B.mother | C.studies | D.clothes |
| A.made | B.realised | C.changed | D.tried |
| A.little | B.much | C.some | D.high |
| A.interesting | B.gentle | C.important | D.bitter |
In 1971, a young man who grew up very poor was travelling across the country, trying to make a new __36__ for himself. Along the way, he had __37__ run out of money and was forced to spend the night in his car. This 38 until one morning, after a week of sleeping in his car, he walked 39 into a restaurant and ordered a big breakfast.
After eating his first good meal in 40 , he found himself 41 to the waiter, telling him he had lost his 42 . The waiter, who was also the owner, walked 43 the chair where the young man had been sitting. He bent down, 44 a $20 bill that looked 45 it had fallen on the floor and said, “Son, you must have 46 this,” the owner said. The young man couldn’t believe his 47 ! He quickly paid for the breakfast, left a 48 , bought gas with the change, and headed West.
On the way out of town, he began to understand 49 the fellow did. Maybe nobody dropped the money 50 . “Maybe that fellow just knew I was 51 and he helped me in a way that didn’t __52__ me.” Right then he made a promise to help others if he could.
Later, he worked very hard and became a rich man. Now, he lives near Kansas City. Each year he 53 thousands of dollars. He is known as the “Secret Santa” because at 54 time each year, he personally hands money out to those on the streets and at hospitals. “I’ve lived the story, so I know it certainly more blessed(带来快乐的) to give than to ___55__, because it comes back to you many many times over,” he says. “It restores some faith in humanity.”
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