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＿＿their differences，the couple were developing an obvious and genuine affection for each other．
A)But for? B)For all? C)Above all? D)Except for
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Jack Baines is a self-made millionaire, but his beginnings were very lowly. He was the youngest of eight children. His father had a 36 in a cotton mill (纱厂), but he was often 37 to work because of poor health. The family couldn’t 38 to pay the rent or bills, and the children often went 39 . After leaving school at the age of 14, Jack was 40 what to do when Mr Walker, his old teacher, offered to lend him ￡100 to start his own 41 .
It was just after the war. Raw materials were not enough, and Jack saw a 42 in scrap metal(废弃金属). He bought bits of metal and stored it in an old garage. When he had built up a large amount, he sold it and 43 plenty of money.
Jack 44 working hard. After one year he succeeded in 45 the ￡100.
By the time Jack was 30 years old he had 46 his first million, and he wanted to 47 this achievement by doing something “ 48 ”. With all his money it was 49 to build a beautiful home for himself and his parents. In 1959, “Baines Castle” was built in the 50 of the Lancashire countryside. It was one of the finest buildings in the country.
Jack has recently sold “Baines Castle” for ￡500 million, 51 Jack still can’t get used to 52 the good life. He can 53 be found drinking with the locals at the local pub（酒吧）.
“I remember being very 54 as a child, but never 55 as a child,” says Jack, “and I will never forget where I came from and who I am.”
36. A. job | B. work | C. company | D. house |
37. A. able | B. glad | C. unable | D. eager |
38. A. offer | B. like | C. expect D. afford |
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39. A. wrong | B. hungry | C. ill | D. bad |
40. A. seeing | B. wondering | C. doubting | D. preparing |
41. A. school | B. farm | C. business | D. store |
42. A. problem | B. purpose | C. future | D. principle |
43. A. spent | B. borrowed | C. wasted D. earned |
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44. A. enjoyed | B. preferred | C. promised | D. hated |
45. A. developing | B. saving | C. repaying | D. paying |
46. A. given | B. made | C. taken | D. lost |
47. A. remember | B. honor | C. celebrate | D. recognize |
48. A. common | B. simple | C. interesting | D. grand |
49. A. impossible | B. possible | C. obvious | D. basic |
50. A. ground | B. front | C. spot | D. heart |
51. A. so | B. and | C. or | D. but |
52. A. using | B. sparing | C. living | D. keeping |
53. A. often | B. never | C. sometimes | D. seldom |
54. A. rich | B. poor | C. healthy | D. well |
55. A. proud | B. satisfied | C. unhappy | D. happy |
I stopped to watch my little girl busy playing in her room. In one hand was a plastic 1 ; in the other a toy broom. I listened as she was speaking to her make-believe little friend and I’ll never forget the words she said, even 2 it was a pretense.
She said, “Suzie’s in the corner because she’s not been very 3 . She didn’t listen to a 4 I said or do the things she should.” In the corner I saw her baby doll all dressed in lace and pink. It was 5 she’d been put there to sit alone and 6 .
My daughter 7 her “conversation”, as I sat down on the floor. She said, “I’m all fed up. I just don’t know what to do with her any more. She cries whenever I have to work and wants to play games, too. She never 8 me do the things that I just have to do.
She tries to help me with the dishes, but her arms just cannot 9 . And she doesn’t know 10 to fold towels. I don’t have the 11 to teach. I have a lot of work to do and a big house to keep clean. I don’t have the time to sit and play— 12 what I mean?”
And that day I thought a lot about making some 13 in my life, as I listened to her 14 words that cut me like a knife. I hadn’t been paying enough attention to what I hold most 15 . I’d been caught up in responsibilities that increased throughout the year.
But now my 16 has changed, because, in my heart, I realize that I’ve seen the world in a different 17 through my little darling’s eyes. So, let the cobwebs（蜘蛛网） 18 the corners and the dust bunny rabbit rule the floor. I’m not going to worry about keeping up with them 19 .
I’m going to fill the house with 20 of a child and her mother, for we are granted only one childhood, and we will never get another.
1．A．lamp B．camera C．hammer D．phone
2．A．then B．as C．though D．so
3．A．gentle B．good C．happy D．helpful
4．A．word B．story C．joke D．sentence
5．A．possible B．obvious C．common D．unusual
6．A．recover B．pretend C．think D．regret
7．A．continued B．stopped C．repeated D．interrupted
8．A．has B．helps C．makes D．lets
9．A．reach B．settle C．arrive D．handle
10．A．what B．whether C．why D．how
11．A．ability B．duty C．energy D．reason
12．A．mind B．see C．feel D．learn
13．A．influences B．changes C．plans D．troubles
14．A．innocent B．casual C．generous D．humorous
15．A．clever B．heavy C．dear D．lovely
16．A．purpose B．principle C．destination D．attitude
17．A．glance B．light C．focus D．impression
18．A．have B．manage C．make D．stop
19．A．either B．any more C．neither D．anywhere
20．A．conversations B．messages C．imaginations D．Memories
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