Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D．Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context．
There once was a happy monkey in the jungle. He was wandering all days, eating delicious fruit when hungry and 36 when tired. One day he came upon a house, where he saw a bowl of the most beautiful 37 . He took one in each hand and ran back into the forest.
The monkey tried to eat them, but hurt his teeth. The apples were made of wood, but they were beautiful, and when the other monkeys said that they 38 them, he held onto them even tighter.
The monkey admired his new possessions proudly as he wandered the jungle. The two apples glistened (闪亮) red in the 39 , and seemed perfect to him. He became so attached to them that he didn’t even notice his 40 at first.
A fruit tree reminded him, but he felt the apples in his hands. He couldn’t bear to set them down to reach for the fruit. In fact, he couldn’t 41 , either, if he was to defend his apples. This proud, but less happy monkey continued to walk along the forest trails (小路).
The apples became 42 , and the poor little monkey thought about leaving them behind. He was tired and hungry; he couldn’t climb trees or collect fruit with his hands 43 . What if he just let go (释放)?
Letting go of such 44 things seemed crazy, but what else could he do? He was so tired. Seeing the next fruit tree and smelling its fruit, the monkey stopped. He 45 the wooden apples and reached up for his meal. He was happy again.
Like that little monkey, we 46 carry things that seem too valuable. Letting go of them seems crazy. But 47 : only with open hands can we receive something else.
A．walking B．shouting C．resting D．crying
A．bananas B．pears C．stones D．apples
A．picked B．carried C．saw D．enjoyed
A．rain B．sun C．shade D．wind
A．appearance B．hunger C．danger D．home
A．stop B．look C．relax D．breathe
A．heavier B．larger C．taller D．cheaper
A．full B．dirty C．wet D．flat
A．inexpensive B．delicious C．strange D．valuable
A．finished B．dropped C．sold D．passed
A．always B．seldom C．never D．sometimes
A．copy B．write C．remember D．Hope
It was a busy morning,about 8:30, when an elderly gentleman in his 80s came to the hospital. I heard him saying to the nurse that he was in a hurry for an appointment(约会) at 9:30.
The nurse had him take a 36 in the waiting area, 37 him it would be at least 40 minutes 38 someone would be able to see him. I saw him 39 his watch and decided, since I was 40 busy-my patient didn’t 41 at the appointed hour, I woul examine his would.While taking care of his wound, I asked him if he had another doctor’s appointment.
The gentleman said no and told me that he 42 to go to the nursing home to eat breakfast with his 43 .He told me that she had been 44 for a while and that she had a special disease. I asked if she would be 45 if he was a bit late.He replied that she 46 knew who he was,that she had not been able to 47 him for five years now. I was 48 and asked him,“And you 49 go every morning, even though she doesn’t know who you are?”
He smiled and said, “She doesn’t know me, but I know who she in.” I had to hold back 50 as he left.
Now I 51 that in marriages,true love is 52 of all that.The happiest people don’t 53 have the best of everythng; they just 54 the best of everying they have. 55 is’t about how to live through the storm, but how to dance in the rain.
A．breath B．test C．seat D．break
A．persuading B．promising C．understanding D．telling
A．if B．before C．since D．after
A．taking off B．fixing C．looking at D．winding
A．very B．also C．seldom D．not
A．turn up B．show off C．come on D．go away
A．needed B．forgot C．agreed D．happened
A．daughter B．wife C．mother D．sister
A．late B．well C．around D．there
A．lonely B．worried C．doubtful D．hungry
A．so far B．neither C．no longer D．already
A．recognize B．answer C．believe D．expect
A．moved B．disappointed C．surprised D．satisfied
A．only B．then C．thus D．still
A．curiosity B．tears C．thus D．judgment
A．realize B．suggest C．hope D．prove
A．agreement B．expression C．acceptance D．exhibition
A．necessarily B．completely C．naturally D．frequently
A．learn B．make C．favor D．try
A．Adventure B．Beauty C．Trust D．Life
If your father never says to you “I love you” when you are a child, it 31 to be more and more difficult for him to say the words as he grows 32
I do not 33 hearing the words from my father when I was growing up. 34 , I could not recall(回忆) when I had 35 said those words to him either.
One day, I decided to _36_ the ice and make the first 37_ . So in our next phone conversation I gathered all my _ 38 and let out the words in a low voice, “Dad… I love you!”
There was a 39 at the other end and he awkwardly 40 _, “Well, same back at you!”
I was unexpectedly 41 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 42 asked, “Paul, is everything okay?”
A few weeks later, Dad 43 our phone conversation with the words, “Paul, I love you.” I was so moved that tears were rolling down my cheeks as I finally “__44 ” the love. As I sat there in tears I realized that this 45 moment had taken our father-and-son relationship to a new 46 .Shortly afterwards, my father narrowly 47 death following heart surgery（外科手术）. Many times __48 , I have 49 if I had not taken the first step and Dad not 50 the surgery, I would have never “heard” the love.
A．works out B．breaks out C．turns out D．comes out
A．wiser B．busier C．older D．weaker
A．enjoy B．remember C．mind D．regret
A．Fortunately B．Truthfully C．Naturally D．Obviously
A．only B．never C．last D．first
A．melt B．build C．strike D．break
A．complaint B．promise C．impression D．move
A．words B．ideas C．strength D．attention
A．sigh B．cry C．voice D．silence
A．refused B．shouted C．explained D．replied
A．frightened B．touched C．shocked D．annoyed
A．excitedly B．sadly C．willingly D．nervously
A．continued B．checked C．interrupted D．ended
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
Two sons worked for their father on the family farm. For some years, the 16 brother had been given more 17 to do than the older one. The older brother couldn’t 18 why, so one day he asked his father the 19 why he always trusted (信任) his younger brother to do more work.
The father said, "Go to the Kelly’s 20 nearby and see if they have any 21 to sell."
The older brother soon 22 with the answer, "Yes, they have five ducks they can 23 to us."
That father then said, "Good, now please ask them the 24 for the ducks."
The son returned, "The ducks are ￡10 each."
The father asked, "25 can they deliver (交付) the ducks?"
The son returned, "They can deliver the ducks tomorrow."
The father asked the older brother to 26 and watch. He then said to the younger brother, "Go to the Davidson’s Farm and see if they have any ducks for sale."
The younger brother soon returned with the 27 , "Yes, they have 28 ducks for ￡10 each, 29 ten ducks for ￡8 each; and they can 30 them tomorrow —I asked them to deliver the five ducks 31 I told them not to in the next hour. We agreed that if I wanted the 32 five ducks I could buy them at ￡6 each."
The father 33 the older son, who nodded his head. He now 34 why his brother was given more work. His younger brother was actually 35 at it than he was.
A．cleverer B．younger C．taller D．bigger
A．work B．money C．lands D．times
A．agree B．notice C．guess D．understand
A．thought B．fact C．reason D．result
A．shop B．office C．factory D．farm
A．ducks B．chickens C．pigs D．cows
A．appeared B．returned C．brought D．arrived
A．send B．sell C．lend D．give
A．price B．date C．number D．size
A．When B．Where C．How D．Why
A．research B．examine C．teach D．wait
A．idea B．work C．answer D．solution
A．five B．eight C．nine D．ten
A．nor B．or C．if D．as
A．prepare B．deliver C．order D．provide
A．after B．until C．unless D．while
A．normal B．extra C．usual D．last
A．looked at B．laughed at C．listened to D．wrote to
A．wondered B．knew C．promised D．noticed
A．worse B．better C．younger D．kinder
An old friend from abroad（国外）__16__ I wanted to stay with telephoned me from the airport to tell me that he had arrived. I was still in the __17__, but I had done something to get ready for his coming. After explaining where my new room was, I told him __18__ I had left the key under the doormat（门垫）. __19__ I would be home rather __20_, I asked him to go into the kitchen and __21__ himself to some food and drink.
Two hours later, my friend telephoned me from the __22__. At the moment, he said __23__ was __24__ the radio __25__ having a truly wonderful meal. He had cooked two eggs and helped himself __26__ some __27__ chicken from the refrigerator. Now, he said, he was drinking a glass of milk __28__ he hoped I would __29__ him. When I asked him if he had __30__ the room without __31__, he answered that he had __32_ been able to find the key under the doormat. As the living-room window just __33__ the apple tree had been left _34__, he had climbed in. I listened to all this in __35__. There in no apple tree in front of my living-room. There is one in front of my neighbor’s.
A．what B．as C．which D．whom
A．room B．office C．station D．airport
A．that B．where C．why D．how
A．For B．When C．So D．As
A．late B．soon C．on time D．early
A．eat B．help C．cook D．make
A．airport B．station C．bus stop D．living-room
A．I B．he C．she D．my boss
A．repairing B．buying C．listening to D．hearing
A．after B．before C．as D．while
A．to B．with C．for D．from
A．cold B．hot C．new D．warm
A．and B．but C．because D．though
A．help B．see C．join D．join in
A．got B．arrived C．reached D．came
A．joy B．regret C．thinking D．difficulty
A．also B．always C．not D．none
A．in front of B．near C．far away from D．around
A．open B．dirty C．closed D．shut
A．silence B．surprise C．the room D．the office
A poor boy Howard Kelly was trying to make some money for school by selling goods. He found that he had only one coin left. He was so 16 that he decided to beg for a meal at the next house. However, he lost his courage when a lovely young 17 opened the door. Instead of asking for a meal, he asked for a drink of 18 . She smiled understandingly and brought him a 19 glass of milk. He drank it slowly and then asked, “How much is it?”
“You need pay nothing.” she replied. “Mother has 20 me never to accept pay for a 21 .” As Howard 22 that house, he not only felt stronger 23 , but it also made him believe in God and the human beings more. He was about to give up before this.
24 later, the young woman became very ill. She was sent to the big city, 25 Dr Howard Kelly, now famous, was called in for the treatment. When he heard the name of the 26 she came from, a 27 light filled his eyes. Immediately, he rose and went down through the hospital hall into her room. He 28 her at once. From that day on, he gave 29 attention to her case and 30 to do his best to save her life.
After a long time, she recovered. The bill was sent to her room. She was 31 to open it because she knew it would 32 the rest of her life to pay it off. Finally she looked at the bill and saw these words on one side of it,
"Paid in full with 33 ."
Dr Howard Kelly
Tears of 34 ran out of her eyes as she cried, "Thank you, 35 . Your love has got around through human hearts and hands. "
A．worried B．upset C．ill D．hungry
A．gentleman B．lady C．doctor D．mother
A．soup B．milk C．water D．wine
A．large B．small C．hot D．cold
A．said B．ordered C．taught D．allowed
A．kindness B．happiness C．food D．milk
A．went in B．left C．stayed in D．ran from
A．in health B．in mind C．in hand D．in body
A．Days B．Weeks C．Months D．Years
A．when B．where C．then D．that
A．town B．city C．room D．house
A．silent B．angry C．strange D．familiar
A．treated B．realized C．recognized D．saved
A．special B．small C．little D．large
A．wished B．ordered C．made D．decided
A．afraid B．excited C．unable D．certain
A．pay B．take C．spend D．cost
A．all her money B．my pay C． love D．a glass of milk
A．comfort B．joy C．surprise D．sadness
A．Doctor B．Mother C．Boy D．God
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