After 21 years of marriage, my wife wanted me to take another woman out to dinner. 36 woman was my mother, who has been a widow for 19 years, but my work had made 37 impossible to visit her very often. That night I called to 38 her to go out for dinner.“What’s wrong? Are you 39 ?”she asked. “I thought that it would be 40 to spend some time with you. Just the two of us,”I answered. She thought about it 41 moment, and agreed.
That Friday after work, 42 I drove to pick her up, I was a bit nervous. When I arrived at her house, I 43 that, she, too, seemed to be 44 about our date. She had curled her hair and was wearing the dress that she had worn to 45 her last wedding anniversary.
We went to a restaurant that, 46 not elegant, was very nice and cozy. When I read the menu, Mom sat there 47 at me. A nostalgic(怀旧的)smile was 48 her lips. During the dinner, we had a(an) 49 conversation—nothing special but catching up on(了解)recent events of each other’s life.
A few days 50 , my mother died of a heart attack. It happened so suddenly that I didn’t have a chance to do 51 for her. Sometime later, I received an envelope with a note 52 “You will never know what that night meant to me. I’m looking forward to the 53 dinner. I love you, Son.”
At that moment, I understood the importance of saying in time“I LOVE YOU”. Nothing in life is more important than your 54 . Give them the time they deserve, because these things cannot be 55 till“some other time”.
A．Another B．This other C．Other D．Others
A．this B．that C．one D．it
A．force B．order C．advise D．invite
A．happy B．good C．well D．bad
A．glad B．pleasant C．interesting D．pleased
A．at the B．for a C．in a D．for the
A．until B．after C．as D．since
A．noticed B．observed C．watched D．heard
A．confused B．calm C．nervous D．easy
A．congratulate B．celebrate C．memorize D．honor
A．though B．even C．but D．yet
A．glancing B．staring C．glaring D．smiling
A．in B．beyond C．above D．on
A．deep B．curious C．agreeable D．short
A．later B．after C．before D．ago
A．anything B．everything C．nothing D．something
A．writing B．saying C．speaking D．telling
A．first B．second C．last D．next
A．mother B．wife C．family D．work
A．put off B．taken over C．cut off D．picked up
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That morning, before I realized it, my six-year-old son Jonathan broke a limb of my azalea（杜鹃花）bush and asked,“Can I take this to school today?”With a wave of my hand, I him off. I turned my so he wouldn’t see the tears gathering in my eyes. I that azalea bush. I touched the broken limb to say silently,“I’m sorry.” I was in low spirits most of the day. at 2:30 in the afternoon I hurriedly drove to the school to Jonathan.
“I want to talk to you about Jonathan,”the teacher said after she let me into the classroom. now? I thought as I glanced at my son busily coloring a picture. I prepared myself for the . Nothing would have surprised me.
“Did you know Jonathan brought to school today?”she asked. I nodded, thinking about my bush and trying to hide the in my eyes.“Let me tell you about yesterday.”the teacher continued,“See that little girl?”I watched the bright-eyed child and point to a colorful picture on the wall. I .
“Well, yesterday she was almost hysterical（歇斯底里）. Her mother and father are going through a divorce（离婚）. She told me she didn’t want to . I watched that little girl bury(埋) her face in her hands and say loud enough for the class to hear,‘Nobody loves me. ’ I did all I could to her, but it only seemed to make matters worse. Today your son walked straight to that child. I watched him her some pretty pink flowers and whisper,‘I love you.’”
I felt my heart filled with for what my son had done. I at the teacher. “Thank you,”I said, reaching for Jonathan’s hand,“you’ve made my ______.”
A．pushed B．turned C．sent D．called
A．back B．arm C．eyes D．hand
A．planted B．fixed C．kept D．loved
A．in order B．just like C．about D．as if
A．Then B．Yet C．Thus D．Instead
A．care for B．take in C．pick up D．look after
A．How B．Why C．When D．What
A．first B．worst C．best D．last
A．luck B．change C．happiness D．flowers
A．expensive B．favorite C．pretty D．cheap
A．hurt B．surprise C．disappointment D．joy
A．study B．recover C．laugh D．cry
A．nodded B．refused C．agreed D．wondered
A．stay B．paint C．live D．learn
A．encourage B．comfort C．praise D．help
A．over B．away C．off D．across
A．offer B．hand C．present D．provide
A．pleasure B．pride C．regret D．thanks
A．glanced B．looked C．turned D．smiled
A．day B．time C．life D．future
I never know how well Mother could keep a trust until I was going through her things after she died. I discovered something I had _ forgotten, something that happened to me as a child.
One night, as I lay in bed _ _ my sister and I had said our prayers, I recalled the events of the day and how _ _ I had behaved towards Mother. “I must make things right before going to sleep,” I thought.
Quickly I _ _out of bed and picked up a pencil and paper, then tiptoed (踮着脚，蹑手蹑脚) into the hall. The __ from the living room shone dimly (昏暗地). I knew Mother was downstairs mending socks.
I quickly _ _ a note asking Mother to forgive me for being so _ _. I didn’t want my brothers and sisters to know our _ _ so I added a postscript (附言，补充): “Please don’t let anyone see this.” Then I quietly moved _ _ my parents’ bedroom and put the letter under Mother’s pillow.
The next morning, when I __ my bed after breakfast, I unexpectedly _ _ a note under my pillow. Mother wrote that she loved me and _ _ me.
This became my _ __ of apologizing whenever I talked back or disobeyed. Mother always left a note, but she never _our under-the-pillow messages in front of the family. Even when we were _ __, she never mentioned them when we brothers and sister recalled our childhood.
When Mother __, I had to go through her personal belongings. In her desk was a bundle (捆，包) of notes tied with a faded ribbon (布条). On top was a message in her handwriting. It read, “In the event of my death, please _ _ these.”
I _ __ the packet and glanced at the handwriting on the bottom. To my surprise, I _54_ my childish writing, “P.S. Please don’t let anyone see this. Love, Edie.”
I gently placed the unopened bundle in the _ __ along with other things for the rubbish burner. “Lord,” I prayed, “make me like my mother.”
A．long B．just C．never D．often
A．before B．after C．until D．since
A．well B．politely C．happily D．badly
A．jumped B．fell C．moved D．slipped (溜走)
A．moon B．light C．needle D．thread
A．found B．sent C．wrote D．took
A．lazy B．late C．careless D．naughty
A．mistake B．business C．relation D．love
A．out of B．around C．into D．behind
A．searched B．left C．made D．went to
A．wrote B．left C．found D．gave
A．missed B．understood C．supported D．forgave
A．way B．secret C．favorite D．trick
A．spoke about B．passed round C．gave out D．read aloud
A．happy B．curious C．grown D．interested
A．went away B．passed away C．die away D．break away
A．destroy B．keep C．hide D．read
A．picked up B．handed in C．looked through D．turned over
A．recognized B．lost C．realized D．liked
A．drawer B．wastebasket C．bedroom D．bookshelf
If your father never says to you “I love you” when you are a child, it to be more and more difficult for him to say the words as he grows ．
I do not hearing the words from my father when I was growing up． , I could not recall （回忆） when I had said those words to him either．
One day, I decided to the ice and make the first ．So in our next phone conversation I gathered all my and let out the words in a low voice, “Dad… I love you!”
There was a at the other end and he awkwardly , “Well, same back at you!”
I was unexpectedly and my voice was raised, “Dad, I know you love me, and I know when you are ready, you will say what you want to say．”
Fifteen minutes later my mother called and asked, “Paul, is everything okay?”
A few weeks later, Dad our phone conversation with the words, “Paul, I love you．” I was so moved that tears were rolling down my cheeks as I finally “ ” the love．As I sat there in tears I realized that this moment had taken our father-and-son relationship to a new ．Shortly afterwards, my father narrowly death following heart surgery（外科手术）．Many times , I have if I had not taken the first step and Dad not the surgery, I would have never “heard” the love．
A．works out B．breaks out C．comes out D．turns out
A．wiser B．busier C．weaker D．older
A．remember B．enjoy C．mind D．regret
A．Truthfully B．Fortunately C．Naturally D．Obviously
A．only B．last C．once D．first
A．melt B．break C．strike D．build
A．complaint B．promise C．move D．impression
A．strength B．ideas C．words D．attention
A．sigh B．silence C．voice D．cry
A．refused B．shouted C．replied D．explained
A．touched B．frightened C．shocked D．annoyed
A．excitedly B．nervously C．willingly D．sadly
A．continued B．checked C．concluded D．interrupted
A．accepted B．expected C．learned D．heard
A．quiet B．difficult C．special D．different
A．level B．idea C．world D．end
A．managed B．escaped C．avoided D．faced
A．then B．ago C．before D．since
A．realized B．found C．doubted D．wondered
A．challenged B．experienced C．survived D．received
I know I should have told the headmaster at the time. That was my real .
He had gone out of the study for some , leaving me alone. In his absence. I looked to see was on his desk. In the was a small piece of paper on which were written the “English Writing Prize 1949．History Is a Series of Biographies （人物传记）”.
A（n） boy would have avoided（避免） looking at the title as soon as he saw the . I did not. The subject of the English Writing Prize was kept a until the start of the exam so I could not reading it.
When the headmaster , I was looking out of the window.
I should have told him what had then. It would have been so to say: “I’m sorry, but I the title for the English Writing Prize on your desk. You’ll have to it.”
The chance passed and I did not it. I sat the exam the next day and I won. I didn’t to cheat, but it was still cheating anyway.
That was thirty-eight years when I was fifteen. I have never told anyone about it before, have I tried to explain to myself why not.
The obvious explanation is that I could not admit（承认） I had seen the title admitting that I had been looking at the things on his desk. there must have been more behind it. Whatever it was, it has become a good example of how a little mistake can trap （使陷入） you in a more serious moral corner （道德困境）.
A．fault B．plan C．grade D．luck
A．course B．reason C．example D．vacation
A．this B．which C．what D．that
A．drawer B．middle C．corner D．box
A．names B．words C．ideas D．messages
A．Handsome B．honest C．friendly D．active
A．desk B．book C．paper D．answer
A．question B．key C．note D．secret
A．practise B．consider C．help D．forget
A． returned B．stayed C．disappeared D．went
A．happened B．remained C．existed D．continued
A．tiring B．easy C．important D．difficult
A．made B．gave C．set D．saw
A．say B．defend C．change D．correct
A．take B．have C．lose D．find
A．remember B．mean C．learn D．pretend
A．ago B．past C．then D．before
A．either B．never C．nor D．so
A．without B．besides C．through D．by
A．But B．Though C．Otherwise D．Therefore
John，an academically excellent young man，went to apply for a management position in a big company. The director did the last .
The director asked，“Who paid for your school fees?” John answered，“My did. When I was young，my father . ”Then he continued，“ was your mother?” John answered，“My mother worked as a cleaner. ”Hearing this, the director asked John to his hands. John reached out his hands that were and perfect. The director said，“I have a .When you go home，clean your mother’s hands and see me tomorrow.”
John felt but did it. His tears fell he cleaned his mother’s hands. He noticed for the first time that her hands were so . Also John that it was this pair of hands that washed clothes every day to him. After cleaning his mother’s hands，John washed all the remaining clothes for her.
Next day，John went to the director’s office. Tears in eyes，John was asked to his feelings. “Now I know what is . Without my mother，there wouldn’t be the me today. By helping my mother，I see how it is to get something done. I have also come to know the value of family relationship.”
The director smiled，“This is what I am .I want a person who can appreciate the help of others，a person who knows the sufferings of others and a person who put money as his only goal in life. You are hired.”
A．farewell B．job C．interview D．try
A．tutors B．father C．parents D．mother
A．died away B．passed away C．died out D．passed by
A．What B．How C．Who D．Where
A．carpet B．floor C．clothes D．window
A．turn B．show C．wave D．shake
A．clumsy B．dirty C．strong D．smooth
A．request B．question C．wish D．choice
A．embarrassed B．frightened C．confused D．inspired
A．before B．as C．since D．until
A．slim B．warm C．soft D．rough
A．realized B．believed C．insisted D．wondered
A．sacrifice B．serve C．satisfy D．support
A．modestly B．secretly C．quietly D．gently
A．improve B．describe C．awaken D．hide
A．appreciation B．cooperation C．qualification D．communication
A．wealthy B．famous C．successful D．humorous
A．firm B．exciting C．crazy D．tough
A．looking through B．looking for C．looking at D．looking into
A．shan’t B．needn’t C．won’t D．can’t
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