For 20 years, Rocky Abalsamo sat beside his wife's grave, through every snowstorm and every birthday, to _______ the love of his life was never lonesome. At long last, the loving pair will finally reunite, resting in ______ together
Abalsamo died on Wednesday at the age of 97 and is set to be buried ______ his wife, Julia “Julita” Echeverria Abalsamo
Abalsamo's devotion to Julia first received national ______ in 2000, when the Boston Globe _______ on the husband's ongoing vigil（守夜，熬夜）to his wife of 55 years. At that point, Abalsamo had been watching over his partner for_________ years; Julia died in 1993 due to complications from heart surgery.
Devastated by Julia's passing, Abalsamo built a ______ around her. Each morning he ______ walk to St. Joseph Cemetery in West Roxbury, Mass., open his lawn chair next to Julia's plot, greet his wife and then stay beside her, ______ breaks for food or water, until the cemetery closed for the evening. Before returning home, Abalsamo would sprinkle crumbs on Julia's gravesite so the animals would keep his wife _______.
"She is part of me, so here I am _______ " Abalsamo told the Boston Globe in 2000. "Being here makes me feel better. Not good, _______ better. I do it for Julita, and for myself."
The story attracted strangers, who quickly became friends. The _______，concerned and lovelorn would stop by to give the man blankets and extra clothes, and help decorate Julia's grave. In ______, Abalsamo shared stories of his undying romance and helped advise others on _______ of love.
Abalsamo maintained his daily visits ______ 2005, when a death in the family ______ him to spend more time among his living loved ones. He still continued to visit Julia _______ until falling ill in July of last year.
Following Abalsamo's ______, his family will bury him at the left side of Julia's plot, because this was his side ______ the couple walked together. Now, after 20 years of waiting, Abalsamo and his love are side by side for eternity.
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第三部分完型填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
An elderly carpenter (木匠) was ready to retire. He told his employer of his 41 to leave the house building 42and live a more leisurely life with his wife, 43 time with his extended family. He would 44 the pay, but he needed to retire. They could 45 .
The employer was 46 to see such a good worker leave and asked if he could build just one more house as a personal 47 . The carpenter said yes, but in time it was 48 to see that his heart was not in his work. He built the house 49 and used poor materials. It was an 50 way to end his career.
When the carpenter 51 his work, the employer handed the front – door key to the carpenter. “This is your house,” he said, “a 52 to you.”
What a shock! What a 53 ! If he had only known he was building his 54 house, he would have done it all so 55 . Now he had to live in the house he had built none too well.
56 it is with us. We build our 57 in a distracted (心不在焉)way, reacting rather than acting, willing to put up less than the best. At 58 points we do not give the job our best effort. Then with a shock we look at the situation we have 59 and find that we are now living in the house we have built . If we had 60 , we would have done it differently.
( )41.A.retirement B. problem C. purposes D. plans
( )42.A.business B. site C. teams D. workers
( )43.A.cheering B. dividing C. enjoying D. sparing
( )44.A.consider B. miss C. raise D. save
( )45.A.get by B. get alone C. get back D. get around
( )46.A.ashamed B. anxious C. frightened D. sorry
( )47.A.favor B. bargain C. present D. reply
( )48.A.frank B. probable C. easy D. content
( )49.A.sadly B. carelessly C. slowly D. proudly
( )50.A.unfair B. unhappy C. unfortunate D. unusual
( )51.A.checked B. discovered C. prepared D. finished
( )52.A.gift B. salary C. memory D. punishment
( )53.A.quality B. prize C. shame D. surprise
( )54.A.final B. best C. everlasting D. own
( )55.A.differently B. quickly C. hard D. happily
( )56.A.Then B. So C. But D. Whatever
( )57.A.houses B. bodies C. glories D. lives
( )58.A.difficult B. main C. strong D. important
( )59.A.created B. faced C. improved D. avoided
( )60.A.recognized B. noticed C. realized D. previewed
第二节完形填空（20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
On a hike through the bush, he came across a young bull elephant standing with one leg raised in the air. The elephant 36 distressed（痛苦的）, so Peter approached it very 37 .
He got down on one knee, examined the elephant's 38 and found a large piece of wood deeply embedded（刺入）in 39 . As carefully and as gently as he 40 , Peter worked the wood out with his hunting knife, 41 which the elephant gingerly put down its foot. The elephant 42 to face the man, and with a rather curious look on its face, 43 at him for several tense moments. Peter stood 44 , thinking of nothing else but being killed. 45 the elephant trumpeted（高声鸣叫）loudly, turned, and walked away. Peter never forgot that elephant or the events of that day.
Twenty years 46 , Peter was walking through the Chicago Zoo with his teenaged son. As 47 approached the elephant enclosure（围栏）, one of the creatures turned and walked over to near 48 Peter and his son Cameron were 49 . The large bull elephant stared at Peter, lifted its front foot off the 50 , then put it down. The elephant did that several times then trumpeted loudly, 51 staring at the man.
Remembering the accidental meeting in 1986, Peter could not help 52 if this was the same elephant. Peter 53 his courage, climbed over the railing, and made his way into the enclosure. He walked 54 up to the elephant and stared back in wonder. The elephant 55 again, wrapped its trunk around one of Peter's legs and threw this stupid ass hard against the railing, killing him immediately.
Probably it wasn't the same elephant.
36．A．appeared B．proved C．seemed D．remained
37．A．quickly B．carelessly C．carefully D．pitifully
38．A．foot B．body C．tail D．head
39．A．her B．it C．them D．him
40．A．might B．could C．should D．would
41．A．after B．before C．with D．on
42．A．rushed B．turned C．walked D．stepped
43．A．stared B．watched C．noticed D．glanced
44．A．quiet B．silent C．frozen D．sad
45．A．Slowly B．Highly C．Lowly D．Finally
46．A．later B．after C．ago D．late
47．A．Peter B．Cameron C．they D．visitors
48．A．where B．when C．what D．that
49．A．sightseeing B．visiting C．walking D．standing
50．A．floor B．ground C．earth D．land
51．A．all at once B．all the while C．all the same D．all of a sudden
52．A．realizing B．feeling C．sensing D．wondering
53．A．gathered B．called C．took D．kept
54．A．round B．direct C．about D．right
55．A．shouted B．cried C．whispered D．Trumpeted
第三节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
In the past, man didn’t have to think about the protection of his environment. There were few people on the earth, and natural resources seemed to be21.
Today things are22 , and the world has become too 23 . We’re using up our natural resources too quickly, and at the same time we are 24 our environment with dangerous chemicals. If we continue to do this, human life on the earth 25 survive.
Everyone26 today that if too many fish are taken from the sea, there will soon be none left. Yet, with modern fishing 27 , more and more fish are caught. We know that if too many trees are cut down, 28 will disappear and nothing will grow on the land. Yet, we 29 to use bigger and more powerful machines to 30 more and more trees.
We know that if rivers are polluted with waste products from factories, we’ll die.31 , in most countries wastes are 32 put into rivers or into the sea, and there are 33 laws to stop this.
We know, too, that if the34 of the world continues to rise at the present rate, in a few years there will not be enough 35 . What can we do to solve these problems?
If we eat more vegetables and less36 there will be more food available for every one. Land that is used to grow crops 37five times more people than land where animals are kept. Our natural resources will38 longer if we learn to recycle them.
The world population will not rise so quickly if people use modern methods of birth 39 .
Finally, if we educate people to think about the problems, we shall have a better and cleaner40 in the future.
21. A. beautiful B. unlimited C. rare D. valuable
22. A. common B.the same C. changeable D. different
23. A. crowded B. small C. dirty D. busy
24. A. protecting B. saving C. polluting D. fighting
25. A. may not B. will not C. shall not D. could not
26. A. wonders B. realizes C. considers D. discovers
27. A. poles B. boats C. methods D. ideas
28. A. mountains B. seas C. treesD. forests
29. A. continue B. have C. ought D. go on
30. A. cut away B. cut off C. cut up D. cut down
31. A. Thus B. However C. Generally speaking D. Therefore
32. A. still B. evenC. also D. certainly
33. A. too many B. a few C. some D. few
34. A. production B. pollution C. population D. revolution
35. A. houses B. vegetables C. food D. lives
36. A. fruit B. meat C. fish D. grain
37. A. feeds B. increases C. supplies D. helps
38. A. use B. stay C. keep D. last
39. A. control B. born C. plan D. reward
40. A. natureB. sea C. planet D. forest
II.语言知识及应用(共两节，满分35分)
第一节完形填空(共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分)
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21～30各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I am discovering that many people want, above all else, to live life fully. But sometimes the past prohibits our living and enjoying life to the utmost in the present.
A school teacher 21 his room a few minutes early and 22 a mealworm laboriously crawling along the floor. It had somehow been 23 . The back part of the worm was dead and dried up, but still attached to the 24 living part by just a thin thread.
As the teacher 25 the strange sight of a poor worm 26 its dead half
across the floor, a little girl ran in and noticed it there. Picking it up, she said, oh,Oscar, when are you going to 27 that dead part so you can really live?
What a marvelous 28 for all of us! When are we going to lose that dead
part so we can really live? When are we going to let go of past pain so we can live
29 ? When are we going to drop the baggage of needless guilt so we can 30
life? When are we going to let go of that past resentment so we can know peace?
Have you been dragging something that is dead and gone around with you? Are
you ready to lose that dead part so you can really live?
21. A. entered B. left C. rushed out D. slipped in
22. A. observed B. searched C. noticedD. discovered
23. A. wounded B. injured C. hurt D. damaged
24. A. behind B. middle C. head D. front
25. A. studied B. researched C. took D. learned
26. A. pushingB. taking C. pulling D. bringing
27. A. lose B. miss C. cut D. place
28. A. problem B. question C. doubt D. puzzle
29. A. happily B. sadly C. joyfully D. fully
30. A. live B. enjoy C. experience D. Treasure
Ⅱ语言知识及应用（共两节，满分35分）
第一节完形填空（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21～30各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最
佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Scottsdale was a typical American suburb in the 1950s,with children going to each other's houses to play, or riding their bikes around the neighbourhood. But for Steven Spielberg none of these “normal” activities were very excitmg. Instead he made his own entertainment, like the time he 21 his younger sisters that he had a dead body in his bedroom and almost frightened them to death.
When Steven was about seven years o1d, he developed a 22 for television, despite the23 his parents made t control the children's viewing. His father24 placed hair on the television“ON' switch to know when Steven watched TV. But Steven would 25its pasition and replace it after watching hours of television.
A chance finally came for Steven to 26 his ability to entertain with his enthusiasm for television. When his father received a movie camera for Father’s Day, the movies he took,“according to Steven, were27 .Annoyed by his son's28 criticism（批评），he gave the camera to Steven.
Steven proved to be a( an) 29 with the camera and quickly made several films using his own toys as the performers. His parents were30 by how Iife-like they were and so he began a magnificent movie career.
21. A. convinced B. remindedC. promisedD. encouraged
22. A. gift B. needC. concemD. love
23. A. decisions B. suggestions C.attemptsD. preparations
24. A quietly B. secretlyC hopefullyD. successfully
25. A locate B. relateC. memorizeD. examine
26. A combine B. compare C. connectD. accompany
27. A spccial B.terribleC. entertainingD .surprising
28. A occasional B. humourousC .unreasonable D .constant
29 . A winnerB. expertC. naturalD native
30. A .satisfiedB. amazedC. puzzledD .inspired