Many Tuesday mornings. I have coffee with my father. Although my father is a man of few words, I really 1the time along with him.
One recent Tuesday, I found it a bit2when I rang the doorbell, no one seemed to be home. I climbed in through the window, noticing the lights that shone from the kitchen, and3that my dad must be there, but he wasn’t. I4through his home, checking every room. I tried not to 5. Yet, upstairs, downstairs, no Dad anywhere.
I was worried . 6, my father was seventy-one years old. Anything could have happened to him. Then, I got in my car and drove to my mother’s aerobics（有氧运动）class.
On the drive, I thought a lot about my father and our7together. Suddenly, I was three years old and he was 8me up to the living room window to see the Christmas lights. In his9, I was safe and secure. At age ten, he used to wake me up with warm breakfast in bed. Then I was twelve and my dad was 10all the kids at my birthday party with his magic tricks. I was so 11of my father for being so12and talented. He’d made my party a 13.
As I entered my mother’s class. I was nervous. My mom looked at me in 14.
“Mom, where’s Dad?” I asked, “He’s working in the 15on the side of the house!” she answered.
And I hurried to my car and 16back to the yard. “Hey, Dad!” I yelled out and told him about my fears of the last half hour. My dad17laughing his typical laugh that was always18. I was so thankful that I still had my daddy. And so , as I19the door to my father’s house, we went inside for our usual cup of coffee.
Thanks, Daddy, for all the 20and more importantly, for all your love.

1.
1. A.
  dislike
2. B.
  share
3. C.
  get
4. D.
  enjoy
2.
1. A.
  dangerous
2. B.
  unusual
3. C.
  joyful
4. D.
  relaxing
3.
1. A.
  decided
2. B.
  hoped
3. C.
  expected
4. D.
  wondered
4.
1. A.
  lived
2. B.
  pulled
3. C.
  hurried
4. D.
  came
5.
1. A.
  cry
2. B.
  panic
3. C.
  believe
4. D.
  confirm
6.
1. A.
  Above all
2. B.
  In all
3. C.
  After all
4. D.
  For all
7.
1. A.
  journey
2. B.
  family
3. C.
  interest
4. D.
  past
8.
1. A.
  holding
2. B.
  picking
3. C.
  calling
4. D.
  bringing
9.
1. A.
  heart
2. B.
  chest
3. C.
  eyes
4. D.
  arms
10.
1. A.
  amazing
2. B.
  cheating
3. C.
  inviting
4. D.
  providing
11.
1. A.
  sure
2. B.
  aware
3. C.
  proud
4. D.
  afraid
12.
1. A.
  honest
2. B.
  special
3. C.
  lucky
4. D.
  practical
13.
1. A.
  feast
2. B.
  prize
3. C.
  secret
4. D.
  success
14.
1. A.
  anger
2. B.
  worry
3. C.
  sorrow
4. D.
  surprise
15.
1. A.
  yard
2. B.
  kitchen
3. C.
  room
4. D.
  home
16.
1. A.
  fought
2. B.
  raced(疾驰)
3. C.
  looked
4. D.
  fled
17.
1. A.
  kept
2. B.
  remembered
3. C.
  began
4. D.
  stopped
18.
1. A.
  bitter
2. B.
  simple
3. C.
  familiar
4. D.
  tight
19.
1. A.
  closed
2. B.
  unlocked
3. C.
  kicked
4. D.
  knocked
20.
1. A.
  memories
2. B.
  chances
3. C.
  assistance
4. D.
  advice

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Big things were happening in my life the summer after I turned 13. In the middle of that summer, my parents 1my entire world and turned it upside down 2they told me they were getting a divorce. I couldn’t believe that our family was going to 3. Though I always knew my parents weren’t very happy and they often 4, I still wanted my family to stay the same.

My life changed completely 5the divorce. My mother and I moved into a small apartment across town, 6my father and brother, Bill, stayed in our house. I now became a 7whenever I went to see my dad and Bill on the weekends. And immediately I had my soon-to-be stepfather, Dan, whom I showed no 8in. I was depressed, especially after Dan and my mother married and I realized that there was no 9that things could change back to the way they were.

Even though I 10all Dan’s attempts to get to know me and wasn’t very 11to him, he never gave up on me. 12, I began to trust him. I realized that we actually had some things in 13, especially when it came to movies and TV shows. We 14a lot of time together hanging out watching TV. That gave us a chance to talk and getto know each other.

Better still, Dan showed an interest in me that I had never experienced from my own father. Dan was always around when I needed 15on school or friends. Once I began to warm up to Dan, the three of us began spending a lot of time together. We often went out to eat and took short trips. 16, I discovered that I had the happy family that I had always wanted.

I now realize my parents were 17about getting the divorce. Their divorce was the best thing to happen for all of us. My father also found happiness—he 18and had another child, my half-sister, Michelle.

At 13, I learned an important 19—change is not always the worst thing that can 20. Sometimes, it is just what we need the most.

1.A. created B. shook C. entered D. occupied

2.A. unless B. if C. when D. until

3.A. break up B. hold up C. keep up D. show up

4.A. whispered B. fought C. talked D. competed

5.A. throughout B. beyond C. before D. after

6.A. where B. although C. while D. that

7.A. visitor B. relative C. neighbor D. stranger

8.A. confidence B. interest C. fear D. anger

9.A. doubt B. difference C. point D. way

10.A. forgot B. supported C. resisted D. valued

11.A. serious B. nice C. bad D. generous

12.A. Gradually B. Immediately C. Usually D. Regularly

13.A. mind B. trouble C. common D. order

14.A. spent B. wasted C. lost D. saved

15.A. experience B. information C. impression D. advice

16.A. However B. Besides C. Eventually D. Occasionally

17.A. wrong B. confident C. guilty D. right

18.A. remarried B. returned C. changed D. left

19.A. method B. truth C. skill D. word

20.A. exist B. remain C. continue D. happen