完形填空,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。
People say one man's trash (垃圾) is another man's treasure. That ________ comes to my mind as I looked through the house purchased in 1962 by my parents. My mother ________ in 1996. My father left the house________ my sister and me when he died a few months ago.
After Dad was ________, we looked around the house ________ we grew up and that Dad loved so much. At first we felt so ________all the stuff left. Like so many of their generation, my parents ________ everything. And like many in my generation, we faced anxious ________ about what to abandon and what to keep.
As we started throwing out old phone books and every medical bill from every ________ my parents ever saw, I also ________ many hidden treasures. Mom's pocketbook was in their bedroom closet, which had everything in it, ________her hairbrush with hair, as if she were still here. And Dad, who was a World War II veteran (退伍兵) and a world traveler,________ everything --- from little spoons from all over the world to every letter he wrote to his parents while in the ________. The letters he wrote during the war ________ his thoughts as a young man. Later, in the basement, I ________ our old kitchen table, which brought back ________ of my parents and sister and me having breakfast together.
I'm realizing all these things ________my parents' life journey. Each time I go to the ________ , I find something that reminded me of my childhood or teaches me something about my parents I________ knew. ________ , from the shabby furniture to all the hidden treasures, means more to me than all the money in the world.
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Every summer a great many students travel to other countries looking for work and adventure. Most of the are in seasonal work，mainly connected with tourism and . The pay is usually poor, but most people work abroad for the （3） of travel. You can pick grapes on farms in France ,entertain kids on American summer camps, and, of course, there are always jobs in hotels and restaurants.
But as far as they are ，it is not easy now to find work, “ you speak the language of the country well, there will be very few openings，” says Althea Ellis, an adviser on for students. “If you work with a family in Italy, you'll have to speak Italian. When you wash dishes in a restaurant in Par-is，the owner will expect you to speak . British students only have a language for jobs in the USA and Australia. ” enjoys the experience. Sarah James was employed to help forty American children in Europe. The two teachers with the children had never been . One child lost his passport and just after they ，another became seriously ill and was flown home. Even worse, the whole group was thrown out of one hotel because of the they made, and what's worse, Sarah herself was robbed on her only evening of the entire trip. “I did visit a lot of new places，” she says, “but it wasn't worth it. The pay was and it really was a 24-hour-a-day job. The kids never slept!”
“The trouble is，students expect to have time of it，” Althea Ellis points out. “ ，they see it as a holiday. In practice, ，you have to work hard. At the same time, all vacation work is casual (临时的）work. You'll have a job when the hotel, the restaurant, or the campsite is busy, you will be with the service. In other words ,you'll work if it's convenient for the company that employs you, otherwise it is . You have few employment rights. As soon as the holiday season ，they'll get rid of you. ”
A．work B．luck C．chances D．services
A．agriculture B．industry C．hotels D．restaurants
A．pains B．comfort C．difficulty D．excitement
A．asked B．said C．told D．concerned
A．If B．Unless C．Because D．Although
A．health care B．vacation work C．language studies D．tourist safety
A．Italian B．English C．French D．Spanish
A．chance B．ability C．possibility D．advantage
A．No one B．None C．Not everyone D．Everybody
A．abroad B．employed C．alone D．respected
A．settled in B．flew in C．ran in D．looked in
A．friends B．decisions C．noise D．damage
A．busy B．free C．tiring D．pleasant
A．nice B．reasonable C．fair D．poor
A．a hard B．an easy C．a demanding D．an adventurous
A．After all B．Worse still C．However D．Therefore
A．besides B．altogether C．though D．until
A．taken B．sent C．brought D．occupied
A．out of trouble B．out of date C．out of work D．out of the question
A．starts B．lasts C．goes D．finishes
Two years ago, I donated my kidney (肾）to my brother. I considered it a complete life-changing experience, not only for the two of us for the entire family. We ended up from surgery (外科手术）at a friend's home in Baton Rouge, LA. His to us was unforgettable. We had received so many . We had gotten food donation from so many people who us something beyond physical comfort.
Now my brother is back on his feet and is living life normal. Last April, he to give back to the community by money for the Medical Association through cycling 180 miles from Houston to Austin. I felt greatly moved, tears in eyes , that my kidney gave him a second chance in life and that he is now living beyond what he imagined to be. Recently, our mother suffered from breast cancer. she was the one who took care of me and my brother, we wanted to do something in her . My brother, my sister and
I are going to next year for the Cancer Society, my brother and I will be joining in the half marathon in honor of our mother and this will be our good chance to be kidney donation as well.
We during our surgery that several thou-sands die from kidney diseases every year. Patients would be on the list for kidney donation and end up in death because of the of kidney donors. If my brother and I can others to do the same thing I did, maybe more lives will be saved.
only I had more kidneys, I would do it again for other people.
A．and B．but C．so D．or
A．rebuilding B．reusing C．recovering D．reserving
A．kindness B．courage C．power D．manners
A．friends B．people C．patients D．doctors
A．devoted B．contributed C．delivered D．gave
A．against B．under C．beyond D．for
A．decided B．urged C．demanded D．insisted
A．earning B．lending C．donating D．raising
A．knowing B．expecting C．hoping D．reporting
A．future B．life C．success D．luck
A．If B．Though C．Because D．Before
A．place B．job C．health D．honor
A．run B．study C．cheer D．fight
A．as B．when C．while D．however
A．sellers B．collectors C．volunteers D．advocates
A．figured out B．found out C．learned from D．looked into
A．working B．waiting C．sending D．growing
A．delay B．common C．lack D．help
A．encourage B．support C．order D．affect
A．But B．Not C．Just D．If
On May 27，1995，our life was suddenly changed. It happened a few minutes past three, my husband, Chris, fell from his horse as it over a fence. Chris was paralyzed (瘫痪）from the chest down, to breathe normally. As he was thrown from his horse, we entered into a life of with lots of unexpected challenges (挑战） We went from the “haves” to the “have-nots”. Or so we thought.
what we discovered later were all the gifts that came out of difficulties. We came to learn that something could happen in a disaster. All over the world people Chris so much that letters and postcards poured in every day. By the end of the third week in a center in Virginia, about 35，000pieces of had been received and sorted.
As ，we opened letter after letter. They gave us and became a source of strength for us. We used them to ourselves. I would go to the pile of letters marked with “Funny” if we needed a , or to the “Disabled” box to find advice from people in wheelchairs or in bed living happily and .
These letters, we realized, had to be shared. And so we offer one of them to you.
Dear Chris,
My husband and I were so sorry to hear of your accident last week. No doubt your family and your friends are giving you the strength to face this challenge. People everywhere are also giving you best wishes every day and we are among those who are keeping you .
Yours sincerely，
Nancy Reagan
A．since B．before C．when D．while
A．walked B．climbed C．pulled D．jumped
A．able B．unable C．suitable D．unsuitable
A．disability B．possession C．convenience D．experience
A．So B．For C．Or D．Yet
A．sharing B．separating C．fearing D．exploiting
A．terrible B．similar C．wonderful D．practical
A．wrote for B．cared for C．hoped for D．sent for
A．medical B．postal C．experimental D．mental
A．news B．paper C．equipment D．mail
A．patients B．a family C．nurses D．a group
A．effect B．effort C．comfort D．explanation
A．encourage B．express C．control D．treat
A．cry B．laugh C．chat D．sigh
A．much B．never C．even D．seldom
A．bitterly B．fairly C．weakly D．successfully
A．here B．there C．therefore D．forward
A．driving B．flying C．running D．riding
A．technical B．different C．difficult D．valuable
A．nearby B．close C．busy D．alive
When the sun began to rise，the sailors realized that the boat was blocked in ice. The captain had asleep but the rest of the crew hurriedly woke him. He took a small axe (斧），and great care, so as to a hole in the ice on the deck. He began to knock. From time to time a wave burst over the boat and swept over him but he kept working for ten minutes the others looked on . By this time he was cold that he could no longer trust what he was doing.
Each member of the crew took it in to cut the ice away as long as he could （8） it.
First, they had to knock off enough ice to get down on their . Standing on that rolling deck meant ，because a man who had fallen into the sea could not have been rescued.
Then the captain discovered that ice was forming inside the cabin (船船）. He called （11） one of the crew and together they managed to get the stove alight, hoping that it would enough heat to warm the cabin above point. Unless the ice in the bottom could be melted enough so that the （14) could be raised, they were in .
It took an hour's before the boat began to float better. But by this time they had succeeded in（17） most of the ice.
Throughout the afternoon, the coating of ice began to build up again their work. In face of this danger, Captain Slater the crew to clear the ice so that the boat would until the next morning. Then they settled down to wait for another day.
A．gone B．fallen C．become D．grown
A．at B．for C．with D．by
A．make B．drill C．dig D．fill
A．until B．before C．after D．while
A．excitedly B．anxiously C．happily D．strangely
A．too B．so C．as D．very
A．surprise B．time C．trouble D．turn
A．support B．help C．bear D．put up
A．knees B．legs C．feet D．arms
A．life B．pain C．damage D．death
A．to B．on C．up D．at
A．get out B．give off C．get over D．give in
A．boiling B．marking C．freezing D．melting
A．boat B．deck C．sail D．back
A．ruins B．excitement C．danger D．surprise
A．delay B．work C．break D．play
A．piling B．getting C．freezing D．removing
A．because of B．though C．as long as D．in spite of
A．suggested B．made C．demanded D．agreed
A．sink B．blow C．float D．flow
John Perry stood up and looked around again. The island had been a good place to find shells. But now how could he make the move out to sea?If they swam out to sea he could jump in and get to shore they saw him.
He saw the sharks rolling and playing. Their
was now gone and they were killing for fun. How could he make them move away?
He drew his knife from his belt. Sharks can blood，he thought. He put the knife against his leg and cut deep into the The blood ran out and he caught it on his white shirt. When the shirt was red and wet he tied some cloth around his leg to the flow of blood. He then tied a long piece of cloth to the shirt, threw it into the water and it with the piece of cloth.
The sharks smelled the blood and came to-ward the shirt. He ran down the sand reef pulling the shirt and the sharks raced after it. He was them away from shore. Suddenly he dropped the cloth, turned toward the and ran as fast as he could. He jumped in the water and swam.
He was halfway across he turned to look back. A high bony fin (鳍）was
through the water toward him. He put his face in the water and kicked and splashed himself as fast as he could. The shore was near now.
He lifted his head again to and he saw the shore very near. From behind he felt the water rushing toward him, almost pushing him, helping him. And then a great gray body hit him and almost rolled him over in the water. He touched the shore with (15) and he pulled himself up the stones. The shark, by the smell of blood and the chase(追逐），went wildly after him. Its great body crashed against .
The end came quickly and the water was covered with the shark's blood. The injured shark was eaten up by others as it tried to escape.
Perry slowly struggled his feet.
“So，” he said, "you did not get me. ”And he looked down at the sharks still eating they weren't hungry. He climbed up the stones and walked toward the village.
A．boats B．sharks C．soldiers D．shells
A．before B．after C．until D．when
A．food B．hunger C．anger D．wish
A．fear B．taste C．drink D．smell
A．sand B．shark C．flesh D．meat
A．stop B．keep C．join D．cause
A．pulled B．wrapped C．connected D．caught
A．running B．racing C．swimming D．jumping
A．driving B．keeping C．preventing D．leading
A．sea B．shore C．island D．sand
A．before B．while C．unless D．when
A．going B．running C．cutting D．swimming
A．forward B．backward C．upward D．downward
A．cry B．breathe C．swim D．escape
A．his feet B．a stick C．his fingers D．the shirt
A．interested B．frightened C．disappointed D．excited
A．the shore B．Perry C．the stones D．the shells
A．lively B．alive C．dead D．friendly
A．on B．by C．to D．with
A．as though B．even though C．as soon as D．as long as