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.
21. A. pleased B. content C. proud D. satisfied
22. A. won B. beat C. gained D. failed
23. A. mountain B. world C. spirit D. earth
24. A. ever since B. just then C. on time D. right away
25. A. families B. relatives C. workers D. friends
26. A. honored B. appointed C. praised D. called
27. A. who B. what C. whom D. which
28. A. thoughts B. views C. feelings D. ideas
29. A. never B. often C. frequently D. occasionally
30. A. occasion B. time C. opportunity D. choice
31. A. necessary B. embarrassing C. comfortable D. natural
32. A. interesting B. strange C. curious D. open-minded
33. A. Unfortunately B. Strangely C. Unbelievably D. Surprisingly
34. A. get through B. get along C. get off D. get over
35. A. put up with B. got rid of C. broke away from D. did away with
36. A. sold B. trusted C. played D. believed
37. A. allowed B. hoped C. suggested D. demanded
38. A. ride B. require C. borrow D. use
39. A. turned B. went C. changed D. grew
40. A. thought of B. took care C. attended on D. cared about
20. From his _______ look, we could see that he hadn’t expected that we could raise such _______ questions to him.
A. confused; confusing B. confusing; confused
C. confusing; confusing D. confused; confused
19. In the face of ______ failure, it is the most important to keep up ______ good state of mind.
A. /; a B. a; / C. the; / D. /; the
18. The police are ______ to conclude that the cause of fire was a cigarette end.
A. probable B. possible C. maybe D. likely
17. Last winter, many places of southern China were struck by heavy snowstorms, _____ more than 120 people were killed.
A．from which B．in which C．at which D．for which
16. Having been attacked by terrorists, ________.
A. doctors came to their rescue B. the tall building collapsed C. an emergency measure was taken D. warnings were given to tourists
15. A new ______ to teaching languages is being used here, and it has turned out to be very helpful to the students.
A. approach B. means C. method D. way
14. The Olympic mascots are the Olympic flame, the panda, the Tibetan antelope and the swallow, _______ a close group of friends.
A. to represent B. representing C. represented D. represent
13. I saw Tom ______ into the classroom without ______.
A. slide; found B. sliding; find C. to slide; being found D. sliding; being found