My father and I were very close. I loved pleasing him, and he was always    21   of my success. If I    22   a spelling contest at school, he was on top of the   23  . Later in life whenever I got a promotion, I’d call my father    24   and he’d rush out to tell all his    25  . In 1970, when I was    26   as president of the Ford Motor Company, I don’t know    27   of us was more excited.

Like many native Italians, my parents were very open with their    28   and their love not only at home, but also in public. Most of my friends would    2 9   hug their fathers. But I hugged and kissed my dad at every    30  —nothing could have felt more    31  .

He was a(n)    32   man who was always trying new things. He was the first person in Allentown to buy a motorcycle.    33  , my father and his motorcycle didn’t    34  too well. He fell off it so often that he   35   it just a month after buying it. As a result, he never again    36   any vehicle with less than four wheels.

Because of that motorcycle, I wasn’t    37   to have a bicycle when I was growing up. Whenever I wanted to ride a bike, I had to   38   one from a friend. However, my father let me drive a car as soon as I    39   sixteen.

My father and I loved and   40   each other. We were close to each other all the time.

1.

A.pleased

B.content

C.proud

D.satisfied

 

2.

A.won

B.beat

C.gained

D.failed

 

3.

A.mountain

B.world

C.spirit

D.earth

 

4.

A.ever since

B.just then

C.on time

D.right away

 

5.

A.families

B.relatives

C.workers

D.friends

 

6.

A.honored

B.appointed

C.praised

D.called

 

7.

A.who

B.what

C.whom

D.which

 

8.

A.thoughts

B.views

C.feelings

D.ideas

 

9.

A.never

B.often

C.frequently

D.occasionally

 

10.

A.occasion

B.time

C.opportunity

D.choice

 

11.

A.necessary

B.embarrassing

C.comfortable

D.natural

 

12.

A.interesting

B.strange

C.curious

D.open-minded

 

13.

A.Unfortunately

B.Strangely

C.Unbelievably

D.Surprisingly

 

14.

A.get through

B.get along

C.get off

D.get over

 

15.

A.put up with

B.got rid of

C.broke away from

D.did away with

 

16.

A.sold

B.trusted

C.played

D.believed

 

17.

A.allowed

B.hoped

C.suggested

D.demanded

 

18.

A.ride

B.require

C.borrow

D.use

 

19.

A.turned

B.went

C.changed

D.grew

 

20.

A.thought of

B.took care

C.attended on

D.cared about

 

At two o’clock a bank robber stole in.“This is a holdup,” the man said loudly. He took a gun from under his jacket, pointing to George.“Hand it over!” George reached into his money-box and took all the bills from the top part-close to six thousand dollars. The robber took them and turned to leave.

  Then, while everyone watched the robber, George calmly lifted the top part of the money-box, took bills from the bottom part and put them into his own pocket secretly.

  The door was shut and the bank robber was gone. George fainted(晕倒).

  As soon as he was safely behind his bedroom door, George counted the money. He had eight thousand dollars. He was very happy.

  The next morning, while the others were examining the bank's records, George was called into Mr Burrow's office and was introduced to Mr. Carruthers, who used to be president of the bank.

  “Good morning, George, I was sorry to give you a hard time yesterday, but with all the banks being robbed these days I thought it would be a good idea to prove that our little bank can be robbed too. I have retired(退休), but I’m always thinking of our bank. That's why I played my little game yesterday, just to keep everyone on his toes(趾). Now, I have put the money back in your money-box all six thousand.”

1.This passage tells us ______.

A.a serious case

B.one part of a play

C.a humorous story

D.a meaningful story

2. Which of the following do you think is true?

A.George wanted to protect the money for the bank.

B.George had been thinking of taking money away.

C.This bank had been robbed several times.

D.Nobody knew the bank would be robbed that day.

3. Why was George called into Mr. Burrow’s office?

A.His stealing money was disclosed.

B.Mr. Burrow wanted to say sorry to him.

C.Mr. Carruthers wanted to explain the whole thing to him.

D.Mr. Burrow wanted to tell him the money had been put back.

4. In this article “to keep everyone on his toes” means “______”.

A.to make everyone work hard

B.to keep everyone standing straight

C.to make everyone do a kind of exercise

D.to keep everyone paying attention to the coming danger

5. Which sentence can be used to end the story?

A.George turned cold with fear.

B.George turned red with anger.

C.George was pleased with the end.

D.George was disappointed with the end.

 

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