My grandfather insists on getting me coffee. ...

My grandfather insists on getting me coffee. He is ninety-two years old, but he _______ my help and rolls his wheelchair over to the _______ in the corner, filling a cup with boiling black　　 _______.

His room at the nursing home is _______, nothing more than a bed and a bathroom. His walls are covered in _______ of his six children and nineteen grandchildren. I _______ my own face, seven years old and covered in chocolate. When I _______ the photo, he laughs. “You were the fattest little kid. Your mom was so _______.”

I tell him that I’m here for a piece for my journalism class, that the assignment is to _______ a family member and that I pick him because he has the best ________. This gets a small, almost childlike smile. He is proud of being ________. My grandfather has many fine ________, but wisdom is not one of them.

I ask about his experience in the war. He makes a face, ________ on the wheels of his chair as he thinks. “Have I told you about Noel?” I say no. I remember ________ the name, maybe fifteen years ago. He ________ me a lot, which are so ________ that it makes me all the more excited to visit him. Noel was Grandpa’s best friend. As Grandpa talks about him, his eyes glaze a little and his mouth lifts up at the corner. You can see in his ________ that they are the kind of friends whose relationship ________ an admirable, platonic（柏拉图式的）sort of love affair.

This is the story I get today in this dirty and messy bedroom with only one table and it lives up to those of my ________. I think, suddenly, that he has just ________ an amount of time unimaginable to me. I think, the rest of my life, the stories I will live, are unimaginable to him.

1.A.appreciates B.admits C.understands D.refuses

2.A.table B.stand C.balcony D.sofa

3.A.gas B.liquid C.tea D.solid

4.A.clean B.bright C.simple D.quiet

5.A.patterns B.signs C.decorations D.pictures

6.A.spot B.recognize C.doubt D.remember

7.A.point out B.take away C.look through D.comment on

8.A.excited B.embarrassed C.surprised D.worried

9.A.create B.interview C.summarize D.explain

10.A.stories B.choices C.evidences D.opportunities

11.A.witnessed B.chosen C.studied D.found

12.A.goals B.situations C.qualities D.types

13.A.rocking B.carrying C.pushing D.taking

14.A.silently B.entirely C.vaguely D.obviously

15.A.expects B.requests C.tells D.permits

16.A.ambiguous B.apparent C.conclusive D.vivid

17.A.hand B.face C.heart D.head

18.A.uses B.adopts C.reaches D.edits

19.A.neighborhood B.brotherhood C.adulthood D.childhood

20.A.described B.relived C.conveyed D.introduced

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I know he is getting on well recently. He _____ me regularly.

A. writes to        B. has written to   C. wrote to         D. is writing to

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_______ is part of children’s nature. They always insist on getting to the bottom of everything.

A. Motivation B. Imitation

C. Generosity D. Curiosity

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— Why do you look so angry?

— He insists on my presence here, but I can see it makes no difference ______.

A. I am here            B. I was here       C. me to be here        D. my being here

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— Why do you look so angry?

— He insists on my presence here, but I can see it makes no difference ______.

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There are two things I can count on my dad asking every time he calls me: “Is there anything I can do for you?” and “How’s the car?” I guess he asks what he can do for me because his dad (an air force officer) was never really there for him, and he’s determined to provide me with the support he lacked. During my youth he never missed a school play or softball game. In fact, he was so supportive that I sometimes longed for one of those dads who dressed better and cared less. But my dad would forever be the guy wearing shorts with dress shoes and black socks, cheering me on, expecting greatness.

His other standard question—How’s the car? -- used to strike me as a waste of long-distance dollars from a man who once suggested making a list of what you want to talk about before calling someone out of state. What I now realize is that “How’s the car?” is not about the car. It’s a father’s way of asking his adult daughter how she is doing. The advantage is that if there’s something wrong with the car, he knows what to do about it and how much it will cost, whereas if you’re having problems about marriage or doubting a career choice, he might have to act Mom on the line.

At age thirty I finally took the plunge(跳进) into adulthood by renting a car without my dad’s help or advice. I’m sure my dad was hurt rather than proud. Though a daughter’s independence is evidence of a job well done, it still implies the job’s done, and many fathers are unwilling to retire. Even when my dad was overworked, he’d happily jump on a plane if I said I needed help. His frequent question “Is there anything I can do for you?” underlines the fact that he wishes there was still something he could provide. It’s interesting: Even though we’re tied by blood and I love him no matter what, he still seems to need a concrete function -- suggesting stocks, finding the cheapest plane fare -- to feel he has a role in my life.

1.In the author’s opinion, her father always attended her school plays or softball games to_____.

A. satisfy any demand she made to him

B. show his interest and watch them for fun

C. make up what he was previously short of　

D. expect his daughter would be great in games

2.The author has learned that by asking “How is the car?”, her father is actually_____.

A. reminding her not to waste money

B. asking how his daughter is getting along

C. expressing his concern for her daughter’s safety

D. asking his daughter if the car breaks down or not

3.According to the author, her father, like many other fathers, is unwilling to retire probably because_____.

A. he wants to continue to earn money

B. he is doubtful of children’s independence

C. he won’t put an end to caring for his children

D. he is afraid of losing connection with children

4.We can safely draw a conclusion from the story that in the author’s eye her father_____.

A. has a strong passion for his work

B. has the deepest love for his children

C. has great interest in his daughter’s car

D. has too much control over his children

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My grandfather worked as a carpenter. On this particular day, he was building some crates（木箱）for the clothes his church was sending to an orphanage（孤儿院）in Brazil. On his way home, he found his glasses were gone. When he mentally replayed his earlier actions, he realized what happened. The glasses had slipped out of his pocket and fallen into one of the crates. His new glasses were heading for Brazil!

The Great Depression was at its height, and Grandpa had six children. He had spent twenty dollars for those glasses that very morning.

“It’s not fair,” he thought as he walked home angrily. “I’ve been very faithful in giving my time and money to my work, and now this.”

Several months later, the director of the orphanage came to the United States. He wanted to visit all the churches that supported him, so he came to my grandfather’s small church in Chicago.

He began by thanking the people for their kindness in supporting the orphanage. “But most of all, ” he said, “I must thank you for the glasses you sent last year. You see, some people had just come to the orphanage, destroying everything, including my glasses. I was desperate. Even if I had the money, there was simply no way of replacing those glasses. Along with not being able to see well, I experienced headaches every day, so my coworkers and I were very worried about this. Then your crates arrived. When I removed the covers, I found a pair of glasses lying on top.”

He paused long enough to let his words sink in. Then, he continued, “When I tried on the glasses, it was as though they had been made just for me! I want to thank you for being a part of that!”

The people listened, happy for the miraculous glasses. But they thought it was strange because there were no glasses on their list of items to be sent overseas.

Sitting quietly in the back, with tears streaming down his face, my grandfather, an ordinary carpenter realized his glasses had found a good place to go.

1. We know from the text that ________.

A. the author’s grandfather got his glasses back from the director of the orphanage

B. the author’s grandfather found that his glasses were at home at last

C. the author’s grandfather’s burden of supporting his family was very heavy

D. the author’s grandfather worked as a carpenter in a school in Chicago

2. From the text we can infer that the author’s grandfather was very ________ after

hearing what the director of the orphanage had said.

A. surprised       B. disappointed       C. pitiful         D. proud

3. The underlined word “miraculous” （Paragraph 7） can be replaced by ________.

A. practical        B. wonderful         C. necessary       D. important

4.

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My grandfather worked as a carpenter. On this particular day, he was building some crates（木箱）for the clothes his church was sending to an orphanage in Brazil. On his way home, he found his glasses were gone. When he mentally replayed his earlier actions, he realized what happened. The glasses had slipped out of his pocket and fallen into one of the crates. His new glasses were heading for Brazil!

The Great Depression was at its height, and Grandpa had six children. He had spent twenty dollars for those glasses that very morning.

“It’s not fair,” he thought as he walked home angrily. “I’ve been very faithful in giving my time and money to my work, and now this.”

Several months later, the director of the orphanage came to the United States. He wanted to visit all the churches that supported him, so he came to my grandfather’s small church in Chicago.

He began by thanking the people for their kindness in supporting the orphanage. “But most of all,” he said, “ I must thank you for the glasses you sent last year. You see, some people had just come to the orphanage, destroying everything, including my glasses. I was desperate. Even if I had the money, there was simply no way of replacing those glasses. Along with not being able to see well, I experienced headaches every day, so my coworkers and I were very worried about this. Then your crates arrived. When I removed the covers, I found a pair of glasses lying on top.”

He paused long enough to let his words sink in. Then, he continued: “When I tried on the glasses, it was as though they had been made just for me!” The people listened, happy for the miraculous glasses. But they thought it was strange because there were no glasses on their list of items to be sent overseas.

Sitting quietly in the back, with tears streaming down his face, my grandfather, an ordinary carpenter realized his glasses had found a good place to go.

1.The  underlined word “miraculous”（Paragraph 6）can be replaced by          .

2. What would be the best title for the text?

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. Both of my parents insisted _______ a computer for me, but I don’t think it is necessary.

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Although my grandfather is in his eighties, he is still as ________ as a young man and hates sitting around doing nothing all day.

A. enthusiastic           B. intelligent               C. energetic                 D. sensitive

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