Father's Love
As a young man， Jack was an excellent artist with a wife and two fine sons． One night， his older son had a serious stomachache． Thinking it was only some（1） disease（ 疾病），Jack and his wife didn't take the boy to the hospital． But the boy（2） suddenly that night．
Jack realized that if he took his son to the hospital in time， the boy's death could be（3） ．So he always felt guilty（内疚的）．Even worse， a short time later his wife left him，（4） him alone with his six﹣year﹣old younger son． The hurt and pain of the two situations were more than Jack could（5） ， and he turned to alcohol（酒精） for help． Soon Jack became an alcoholic．
Gradually，his health and life became（6） and Jack began to lose everything he owned his land， house， etc．（7） Jack died alone in a small bar（酒吧）． Hearing of Jack's death， I thought，"What a waste of life! What a complete（彻底的）（8） ! "
（9） time went by， I began to change my earlier simple judgement（ 评价）．I knew Jack's now adult son， Bill． He is one of the kindest， most earing， most（10） men I have ever known． I saw the love between Bill and his children． I thought that Bill's kindness and caring must come from（11） ．
I hadn't heard Bill talk much（12） his father． One day， I asked him what on earth（究竟）his father had done so that he became such a special person． Bill said quietly，As a child until I left home at 18，my father came into my（13） every night， gave me a kiss and said，"love you， son．"
Tears came to my eyes as I（14） I was a fool before． I had ever thought Jack was a complete failure． He didn't leave valuable things behind，（15） he was a kind loving father， and left behind his best love．
（1）A． terrible |
B． common |
C． unusual |
D． heavy |
（2）A． died |
B． left |
C． disappeared |
D． woke |
（3）A． chosen |
B． refused |
C． avoided |
D． canceled |
（4）A． throwing |
B． telling |
C． forgetting |
D． leaving |
（5）A． stand |
B． understand |
C． get |
D． find |
（6）A． better |
B． weaker |
C． worse |
D． finer |
（7）A． Finally |
B． Normally |
C． Firstly |
D． Slowly |
（8）A． illness |
B． problem |
C． failure |
D． trouble |
（9）A． Since |
B． Unless |
C． Although |
D． As |
（10）A． careful |
B． loving |
C． humorous |
D． hard﹣working |
（11）A． anywhere |
B． somewhere |
C． everywhere |
D． nowhere |
（12）A． about |
B． to |
C． with |
D． for |
（13）A． classroom |
B． sitting﹣room |
C． bathroom |
D． bedroom |
（14）A． remembered |
B． regarded |
C． agreed |
D． realized |
（15）A． and |
B．so |
C． but |
D．or |
A．happily B． sad C． everything D． what E．but F．park
G．nothing H．to I．why J．walking K．how L．put
There was a time when I had some difficulties in my life． I felt（1） all day long． Nobody could make me cheerful． One thing that happened made me change．
One day， I went to the（2） for a rest． There was an empty bench and I sat down． Suddenly， a young boy came around． "Did you see（3） I found？" he asked in excitement．I looked down and saw a small withered（枯萎的）flower lying in his hands． Seeing this， I felt even more depressed（沮丧的），I wanted him to go away， so I smiled to him and then turned my back．
However， instead of（4） away， the boy sat next to me． "It smells good and it's beautiful， too! That ' s（5） I picked it up，" he said． " Here，it's for you．" I knew I had to take it， or he might never leave． So I reached for the flower and said， "Thank you!" I waited，but the boy didn't（6） the flower in my hand． He just held the flower and didn't t move． It was not until then that I noticed the boy could see （7） ．
I took the flower with tears and said， "Thanks a lot! You have picked up the best one．" "My pleasure．" the boy replied （8） ，and then ran away． The boy couldn't see， （9） in his imagination（想象），the world was beautiful． I saw a withered flower， while he"saw"a beautiful flower．
I held the flower up （10） my nose and took a deep breath． I smelt the fragrance（香味） of it． It was indeed （的确）the most beautiful flower．
Anna： Good morning， Mary!
Mary： （1） ，Anna!
Anna： Junior high school days are over． I'll miss all of my teachers．
Mary：（2） ？
Anna： Mr． Brown． I like him best．
Mary： I like him， too． His classes were great and we were（3） at English than before．
Anna： Because of him， my English scores doubled．
Mary： Shall we do something to express our thanks before leaving？
Anna： Sure．（4） singing a song for him？
Mary： That will be great． We can sing in the party．
Anna： Do you mean the party on Wednesday？
Mary： （5） ． Let's start to practice right now．
A．Why don't you ask him to turn it down？
B．What's wrong with you？
C．It sounds like a good idea
D．You' re welcome．
E．I don't think so．
F． I have made several mistakes so far this week．
Betty： Hi， John．（1） You look upset．
John ： Oh， Betty． Mr． Green is angry with me．
Betty： Mr． Green？ He is a kind man， How come？
John： Well．（2） I even forgot to tell him there was an important meeting today， so he got angry with me．
Betty： But I don't understand． You're careful all the time．
John： Yeah，．But I can't sleep well recently because my new neighbor is always turning the TV on loudly until midnight．
Betty：（3）
John： It's difficult． I don't know him yet．
Betty： If you don't want to see him， just write him a note．
John ： （4） I'll have a try． But I'm still worried about how to cheer Mr． Green up．
Betty： I think you should say sorry to him and explain what's happening to you．
John ：OK． Thanks for your advice．
Betty ： （5）
It's still raining．We'd better keep （wait）for a while．
The woman looked at the young man （angry）and didn't say a word．