The best time of my life
It was June 15，and in two days 1 would be turning thirty. I was     about entering a new decade of ray life and feared that my best years were now     me.
My     routine included going to the gym for a workout before going to work. Every morning I     see my friend Nicholas at the gym. He was seventy-nine years old and in terrific    . As I greeted Nicholas on this particular day， he noticed I wasn't full of my    vitality (生命力，生气)and asked if there was anything wrong. I told him I was feeling anxious about     thirty. I wondered how I would look    my life once I reached Nicholas's age， so I asked him， "What was the best time of your life?"
Without     , Nicholas replied, "Well, Joe, this is my philosophical (哲学的)answer     your philosophical question ： When I was a child in Austria and     was taken care of for me and I was nurtured (养育，培养)by my     ，that was the best time of my life.
When I was going to school and learning the things I know today，that was the     time of my life.
When I got my first job and had responsibilities and got paid for my     ，that was the best time of my life.
When I met my wife and    in love， that was the best time of my life.
The Second World War     , and my wife and I had to flee Austria to save our lives.     we were together and safe on a ship bound for North America, that was the best time of my life.
When I was a young father，     my children grow up, that was the best time of my life.
And now, Joe, I am seventy-nine years old. I have my health，I feel good and I am in love with my wife     I was when we first met.    is the best time of my life."
A. eager       B. anxious       C. happy        D. satisfied
A. before      B. beside        C. besides      D. behind
A. everyday    B. every day's   C. every day    D. every day's
A. will        B. would         C. used to      D. was used to
A. form        B. type          C. kind         D. shape
A. common      B. ordinary      C. usual        D. formal
A. turning     B. becoming      C. growing      D. getting
A. forward to  B. back on       C. down upon    D. out for
A. doubt       B. question      C. hesitation   D. permission
A. for         B. at            C. in           D. to
A. something   B. anything      C. everything   D. nothing
A. teachers    B. friends       C. children     D. parents
A. better      B. best          C. less         D. least
A. efforts     B. effects       C. works        D. gains
A. feel        B. felt          C. fell         D. felled
A. broke in    B. broke through C. broke up     D. broke out
A. Whether     B. When          C. Although     D. However
A. looking     B. noticing      C. watching     D. realizing
A. just as     B. just like     C. just then    D. just now
A. It          B. This          C. That         D. Which