One of the things I always believe is that no matter how bad something is, you can 31 something valuable out of it. The thing I wasn’t 32 of its value was the terrorist attack on September 11.
I hear older people 33 about the attack on Pearl Harbor and the Kennedy’s being murdered and how greatly those events 34 them in their lives. For my 35 , the tragedy of September 11 can be 36 with that of Pearl Harbor. We will be talking about the terrible effect 37 our country, and our lives as the single human being, for years to come.
It wasn’t until a few weeks 38 September 11 that I began to see that perhaps something good did come from this tragedy. People seem 39 now, more understanding, more friendly. Little things that seemed to be such a bother before are no longer a 40 deal. Personally, I am more patient than I was. I realize life is too short and 41 , to let myself get upset over unimportant things. Life is also too short to carry complaints and 42 I’ve become more forgiving and understanding. I’ve also learned that you can’t take things for granted. You know how we always say “ 43 you later”. One thing I’ve realized from September 11 is that you can’t ever say that for sure. 44 change in the blink (眨眼) of an eye. People go to 45 and don’t come back. One minute they are living and the 46 minute they are not. And, it doesn’t 47 who you are because there is nothing you can do about it. We 48 know when our time here will be over, so we all need to make 49 of every minute we have.
You try to learn from what happened. You can’t live by it. All you can do is just 50 .
31．A．grasp B．catch C．bring D．take
32．A．sure B．fond C．satisfied D．believed
33．A．think B．know C．talk D．learn
34．A．affected B．taught C．disappointed D．improved
35．A．opinion B．people C．generation D．children
36．A．connected B．followed C．compared D．mixed
37．A．in B．on C．for D．to
38．A．after B．before C．when D．that
39．A．happy B．sad C．funny D．different
40．A．little B．big C．small D．right
41．A．terrible B．hard C．precious D．hopeless
42．A．then B．therefore C．yet D．however
43．A．See B．Call C．Meet D．Visit
44．A．Demands B．Things C．Buildings D．People
45．A．cities B．factories C．work D．hospitals
46．A．other B．another C．next D．last
47．A．matter B．trouble C．mean D．realize
48．A．always B．ever C．possibly D．never
49．A．most B．use C．effort D．sense
50．A．study B．work C．live D．play
30．A plane named Airbus A320 crashed in Sao Paulo on July 17, 2007, ________ more than 200 people lost their lives.
A．for which B．because which
C．among which D．as a result of which
29．________________ how to work out the math problem.
A．Only our monitor knew B．Only did our monitor know
C．Our monitor only did know D．Only did know our monitor
28．It was hard for him to learn English in a family, in which _____ of the parents spoke the language．
A．none B．neither c．both D．each
27．Last month, part of Southeast Asia was struck by floods, ______ effects the people are still suffering.
A．that B．whose C．which D．what
26．It is said that there are millions of camels in India and ______ of them is still increasing.
A．the number B．the amount C．the quantity D．a number
25．In that big fire all their houses were _____ , so they had to build new ones.
A．hurt B．harmed C．destroyed D．fallen
24．Allow children the space to voice their opinions, _______ they are different from your own.
A．until B．even if C．unless D．as though
23．With two children ________ college in the nearby city, the parents have to work very hard to earn enough money to pay for their education．
A．attended B．attending C．joined D．joining