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When my son Gene was about 12 years old, I started helping him learn to ________, I bought twenty chickens and asked him to ________ them. I told him that they would be his own chickens and we would ________ the eggs from him. However,he would have to buy chicken ________ with the money he made from the eggs. Whatever money was ________ would be his to keep. Gene was ________, thinking he would make his first ________.
After several weeks’ successful work, I began to ________ that egg production was going down, I ________ nothing about it. Then one night, Gene told me he didn’t have ________ money to buy the feed. He said the chickens had never ________ a meal and he could not figure out why some of them had stopped ________ eggs.
Then I asked him if he had ________ the amount of feed he had given the chickens. He was ________. It was like he did not think anyone would ever ________ what he had done. After a long ________—he said yes. He thought he would make more money if he gave them ________ food. I asked him, “Did you fool the chickens?”
I was just astonished at the question in my own ________. I was dumbfounded (惊呆)at the ________ of it. Yes. you can fool everyone else,but you cannot “fool the chickens," because ________, you will find out, as the saying goes, "What goes around comes around."
1.A. cook B. share C. count D. work
2.A. take care of B. observe
C. train D. play with
3.A. save B. borrow C. buy D. keep
4.A. nest B. soup C. meat D. feed
5.A. given back B. picked up C. left over D. brought in
6.A. thrilled B. worried C. satisfied D. discouraged
7.A. deal B. contribution C. fortune D. choice
8.A. hear B. notice C. predict D. imagine
9.A. said B. found C. thought D. recalled
10.A. private B. honest C. pocket D. enough
11.A. missed B. wasted C. enjoyed D. finished
12.A. hatching B. laying C. gathering D. hiding
13.A. balanced B. checked out C. cut down D. measured
14.A. delighted B. shocked
C. tired D. disappointed
15.A. forgive B. allow C. discuss D. know
16.A. silence B. absence C. negotiation D. preparation
17.A. heavy B. fresher C. less D. solid
18.A. life B. job C. ease D. mind
19.A. explanation B. significance
C. trick D. example
20.A. in this respect B. in the end
C. in contrast D. in addition
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One day when government officials were rebuilding a barn(谷仓), they found a mouse hole in a corner and used smoke to force the mice inside the 1to come out.A while later they 2
saw mice running out, 3.However, just as they were about to start to 4, they saw two more mice get out.The strange thing was that after they came out of the hole, they did not run away 5.Instead, it 6that one was trying to bite the tail of the other.Everyone was
7, so they stepped closer to take a look.They realized that one of the mice was 8and could not see anything, and 9was trying to pull him to escape.
After witnessing what happened, everyone was speechless and 10in thought.During meal time, the group of people sat down 11a circle and started to chat about what happened to the two mice.One serious Rome official said: “I think the relationship between those two mice was 12of emperor and minister.” The others thought for a while and said: “That was13!” A smart Israeli said: “I think the relationship between those two mice was husband and wife.” Again the others thought for a while, and all felt it made 14; so they expressed 15.A Chinese, who was accustomed to the firm tradition of loyalty to 16, said: “I think the relationship between those two mice was mother and son.” Once again the others thought for a while, and nodded yet another time.At that moment, one 17Samaritan looked at other people, and asked:“Why did those two mice have to have a 18relationship?” Suddenly, the atmosphere 19.
In fact, true love is not established on benefit, friendship and loyalty or blood relationship.
20, it is based on no relationship.
1.A.corner B.barn C.hole D.smoke
2.A.indeed B.luckily C.hardly D.finally
3.A.one after another B.by and by
C.again and again D.now and then
4.A.catch up B.pick up C.keep up D.clean up
5.A.suddenly B.immediately C.surprisingly D.naturally
6.A.proved B.happened C.came D.seemed
7.A.excited B.anxious C.puzzled D.shocked
8.A.blind B.deaf C.disabled D.dumb
9.A.one B.other C.another D.the other
10.A.sank B.lost C.concentrated D.fixed
11.A.with B.for C.in D.by
12.A.one B.that C.such D.what
13.A.wrong B.OK C.why D.exactly
14.A.choice B.sense C.difference D.meaning
15.A.agreement B.disagreement C.seriousness D.admiration
16.A.family B.fathers C.mothers D.parents
17.A.pure-minded B.absent-minded C.narrow-minded D.open-minded
18.A.friendly B.long C.good D.certain
19.A.remained B.froze C.heated D.still
20.A.Still B.However C.Instead D.Moreover
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In our modern world, when something wears out, we throw it away and buy a new one. The is that countries around the world have growing mountains of because peopleare throwing out more rubbish than ever before.
How did we a throwaway society? First of all, it is now easier to an object than to spend time and money to repair it. modern manufacturing (制造业) and technology, companies are able to produce products quickly and inexpensively. Products are plentiful and .
Another cause is our of disposable (一次性的) products.As people,we are always looking for to save time and make our lives easier. Companies thousands of different kinds of disposable products: paper plates, plastic cups, and cameras, to name a few.
Our appetite for new products also to the problem. We are buying new things. Advertisements persuade us that is better and that we will be happier with the latest products. The result is that we useful possessions to make room for new ones.
All around the world, we can see the of this throwaway lifestyle. Mountains of rubbish just keep getting bigger. To the amount of rubbish and to protect the , more governments are requiring people to recycle materials. , this is not enough to solve (解决) our problem.
Maybe there is another way out. We need to repair our possessions throwing them away. We also need to rethink our attitudes about . Repairing our possessions and changing our spending habits may be the best way to reduce the amount of rubbish and take care of our environment.
1.A. key B. reason C. project D. problem
2.A. gifts B. rubbish C. debt D. products
3.A. face B. become C. observe D. change
4.A. hide B. control C. replace D. withdraw
5.A. Thanks to B. As to C. Except for D. Regardless of
6.A. safe B. funny C. cheap D. powerful
7.A. love B. lack C. prevention D. division
8.A. sensitive B. kind C. brave D. busy
9.A. ways B. places C. jobs D. friends
10.A. donate B. receive C. produce D. preserve
11.A. adapts B. returns C. responds D. contributes
12.A. tired of B. addicted to C. worried about D. ashamed for
13.A. newer B. stronger C. higher D. larger
14.A. pick up B. pay for C. hold onto D. throw away
15.A. advantages B. purposes C. functions D. consequences
16.A. show B. record C. decrease D. measure
17.A. technology B. environment C. consumers D. brands
18.A. However B. Otherwise C. Therefore D. Meanwhile
19.A. by B. in favour of C. after D. instead of
20.A. spending B. collecting C. repairing D. advertising
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When I was thirteen, my family moved from Boston to Tucson, Arizona. 1the move, my father 2us in the living-room on a freezing January night. My sisters and I sat around the fire, not 3that the universe would suddenly change its course. "In May, we’re 4to Arizona."
The words, so small, didn’t seem 5enough to hold my new life. But the world changed and I awoke on a tram moving across the country. I watched the 6_ change from green trees to flat dusty plains to high mountains as I saw strange new plants that 7mysteries(奥秘) yet to come. Finally, we arrived and 8into own new home.
9my older sisters were sad at the loss of friends, I 10explored(探索) our new surroundings.
One afternoon, I was out exploring 11and saw a new kind of cactus(仙人掌). I crouched (蹲) down for a closer look. "You’d better not 12that."
I turned around to see an old woman
"Are you new lo this neighborhood?" I explained that I was, 13, new to the entire state.
"My name is Ina Thorne. Have you got used to life in the 14? It must be quite a _15after living in Boston."
How could I explain how I 16the desert? I couldn’t seem to find the right words.
"It’s vastness," she offered. “That vastness 17you stand on the mountains overlooking the desert -- you can 18how little you are in comparison with the world. _19, you feel that the possibilities are limitless.”
That was it. That was the feeling I’d bad ever since I’d first seen the mountains of my new home. Again, my 20would change with just a few simple words.
"Would you like to come to my home tomorrow? Someone should teach you which plant you should and shouldn’t touch."
1.A. During B. Until C. Upon D. Before
2.A. gathered B. warned C. organized D. comforted
3.A. hoping B. admitting C. realizing D. believing
4.A. going B. moving C. driving D. flying
5.A. good B. simple C. big D. proper
6.A. picture B. ground C. scene D. area
7.A. suggested B. solved C. discovered D. explained
8.A. settled B. walked C. hurried D. stepped
9.A. If B. After C. once D. While
10.A. bitterly B. easily C. proudly D. eagerly
11.A as well B. as usual C. fight away D. on time
12.A. move B. dig C. pull D. touch
13.A. of course B. in fact C. after all D. at least
14.A. desert B. city C. state D. country
15.A. luck B. doubt C. shock D. danger
16.A. found B. examined C. watched D. reached
17.A. why B. when C. how D. where
18.A. prove B. guess C. sense D. expect
19.A. However B. Otherwise C. Therefore D. Meanwhile
20.A. idea B. life C. home D. family
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When a homeless man named Marcus wandered into Abigail’s Cafe asking for spare change, he didn’t get turned away. Looking at the man, the owner Abigail asked, “Why don’t you have a ________? You know nothing is given to me for free?” Marcus ________ that he had “a lot of crimes”. Because of his ________, no one wanted to hire him, so he had made money the only way he knew how: “________ or asking for money.”
Although the young owner had hit some hard times for her cafe, Abigail was ________ of hands that day and then decided to ________ Marcus the task of washing dishes. “His ________ opened wide and his smile made my ________!” She wrote on Facebook.
“He said he would do ________ for some food.” For the past two weeks, Marcus has been on time every day for his ________ of working for two hours when he washes dishes. He uses the money he ________ to buy his own food at the restaurant, ________ to take it for free.
“A lot of people are saying that I’ve been a blessing for him. ________, at that point I was the one who needed a blessing,” Abigail told CBS News. Her post has earned a lot of attention with plenty of ________ on the Internet. Because many people have asked ________ they can help people like Marcus, she ________ a GoFundMe page with a modest goal of $1,000. “The hope,” she said, “is to create more hours and opportunities for him ________ others in the community.”
Abigail said she shared the story, hoping that people might be moved to help a ________, too. “Do something nice for whoever may not be familiar to us and don’t ________ them just because they go out there asking for money, for we don’t know their real ________,” she said in her post. “They deserve another chance.”
1.A. family B. friend C. wallet D. job
2.A. responded B. concluded C. doubted D. added
3.A. state B. nature C. record D. appearance
4.A. borrowing B. stealing C. raising D. saving
5.A. full B. fond C. sick D. short
6.A. award B. offer C. spare D. show
7.A. eyes B. nose C. lips D. arms
8.A. choice B. decision C. day D. plan
9.A. nothing B. less C. more D. anything
10.A. turn B. promise C. practice D. burden
11.A. borrows B. earns C. lends D. prints
12.A. trying B. hoping C. regretting D. refusing
13.A. Therefore B. Fortunately C. However D. Besides
14.A. measures B. comments C. explanations D. materials
15.A. how B. why C. when D. where
16.A. set down B. set foot in C. set up D. set fire to
17.A. by means of B. in reward of C. on behalf of D. as well as
18.A. stranger B. murderer C. madman D. beggar
19.A. believe B. judge C. limit D. accept
20.A. identity B. goal C. situation D. potential
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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 appointment (约会)at 9:30.
The nurse had him take a 1in the waiting area, 2him it would be at least 3minutes 4someone would be able to see him .I saw him 5his watch and decided, since I was 40 buy-my patient didn’t 6at the appointed hour ,I would examine his wound, 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 7to go to the nursing home on eat breakfast with his 8.He told me that she had been 9for a while and that she had a special disease, I asked if she would be 10if he was a bit late. He replied that she 11knew who he was ,that she had not been able to 12him for five years now. I was 13and asked him,” And you 14go 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 is” I had to hold back 15as he left.
Now I 16that in marriages, true love is 17of all that, The happiest people don’t 18have the best of everything; they just 19the best of everything they have .20isn’t about how to live through the storm, but how to dance in the rain.
1.A.breath B. test C. seat D. break
2.A.persuading B. promising C. understanding D. telling
3.A. if B. before C. since D. after
4.A. taking off B. fixing C. looking at D. winding
5.A. very B. also C. seldom D. not
6.A. turn up B. show off C. come on D. go away
7.A. needed B. forgot C . agreed D. happened
8.A. daughter B. wife C. mother D. sister
9.A late B. well C. around D. there
10.A. lonely B. worried C. doubtful D. hungry
11.A. so far B. neither C. no longer D. already
12.A. recognize B. answer C. believe D. expect
13.A. moved B. disappointed C. surprised D .satisfied
14.A. only B. then C. thus D. still
15.A. curiosity B. tears C. words D. judgment
16.A. realize B. suggest C. hope D. prove
17.A. agreement B. expression C. acceptance D. exhibition
18.A. necessarily B. completely C. naturally D. frequently
19.A. learn B. make C. favor D. try
20.A. Adventure B. Beauty C. Trust D .Life
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Never would I forget the other night when I came across an unforgettable sight while watching the Olympics. It was not a gold medal, or a world record broken, but a36 of determination and courage.
The37 was swimming and started with only three men on the blocks. Two of them, however, were disqualified(取消资格) due to38 starts. That left only one to39 . That would have been difficult enough, not having anyone to race40 . I watched the man dive off the41 and knew right away that something was42 . Now I’m not an expert swimmer but I do know a good dive from a poor one, and this man was far from being a medal winner. When he43 , it was clear that the man was not out for gold. I listened to the crowd begin to44 at this poor man that was clearly having a45 time. Finally he46 his turn to start back. It was pitiful. He made a few all-out strokes(划水) and you could47 he was worn out.
__48___in those few awkward strokes, the crowd had ____49____. No longer were they laughing, but beginning to ____50____. Some ____51___began to stand and yell things like, “Come on, you can do it!” and, “Go for it!” He did. A clear minute slower than the average swimmer, this young man finally finished his52 . The crowd went 53 . You would have thought that he had won the gold, and he should have. Even though he recorded one of the slowest times in Olympic history, this man gave more heart than any of the other54 .
A man that gave his all -- knowing that he had no chance, but competed because of the55 of the games.
1.A. taste B. show C. sense D. member
2.A. program B. sport C. event D. accident
3.A. straight B. false C. eager D. right
4.A. compete B. match C. win D. succeed
5.A. against B. for C. to D. with
6.A. banks B. blocks C. benches D. boards
7.A. new B. funny C. wrong D. terrible
8.A. recovered B. resurfaced C. renewed D. returned
9.A. stare B. point C. laugh D. glare
10.A. happy B. hard C. good D. long
11.A. miss B. made C. catch D. carry
12.A. forget B. believe C. admit D. tell
13.A. But B. So C. Or D. Thus
14.A. moved B. left C. changed D. stopped
15.A. cheer B. chat C. quarrel D. debate
16.A. ever B. still C. even D. never
17.A. duty B. turn C. action D. race
18.A. bad B. wrong C. hungry D. wild
19.A. audience B. athletes C. judges D. experts
20.A. spirit B. progress C. skill D. secret
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“The way we choose to respond when others make mistakes can cause them to feel ashamed or can allow them to remember our kindness and share our stories with future generations.”
——Michelle Sedas
When I read the above quote I couldn’t help but Doris.She had been a science teacher by ,but she also was a very person.All around her room were dolls that she had made.They were the most interesting dolls I’d ever seen;each was very from the other.
By talking to Doris I learned she’d a class in doll making.One day while I was in her room she took one of the dolls out of the case to me.This doll was very with fine artistic work.I was that anyone could do such unique work.
As Doris was the doll carefully in her hand,I could see a slight break in the skirt.I was to know what happened. Doris said that on the way to class she the side of the skirt.She expressed how scared she was and almost didn’t go to at all.When it came her to show the doll to the teacher,she had to point out the in the skirt.Doris felt for sure that the doll would be because of it.Much to her surprise the teacher told her she was just going to this break and grade the doll on the other good it had.Doris shared that this remark and from the teacher changed her life.
This teacher could have made Doris feel by her mistake.But her willingness to ignore the mistake,Doris was sharing her kindness with the next generation.
1.A.give up B.think of C.turn down D.call on
2.A.birth B.accident C.profession D.mistake
3.A.creative B.generous C.energetic D.conservative
4.A.far B.different C.free D.safe
5.A.prepared B.quitted C. taken D.organized
6.A.flatter B.upset C.comfort D.show
7.A.common B.cheap C.expensive D.unusual
8.A.disappointed B.annoyed C.terrified D.amazed
9.A.turning B.bending C.mending D.shaking
10.A.sorry B.proud C.curious D.content
11.A.burned B.decorated C.replaced D.bumped
12.A.class B.church C.hospital D.work
13.A.honor B.task C.turn D.choice
14.A.spot B.break C.hole D.patch
15.A.rejected B.appreciated C.destroyed D.removed
16.A.value B.ignore C.notice D.assess
17.A.talents B.quantities C.varieties D.qualities
18.A.responsibility B.habit C.attitude D.standard
19.A.ashamed B.shocked C.puzzled D.overjoyed
20.A.as for B.because of C.in spite of D.apart from
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I will never forget the night in 1946 when disaster and difficulty visited our home.
My brother, George, came home from football practice and fell ______ with temperature of 40C. After an ______, the doctor informed us that it was polio. Polio was well known in Webster Groves, Missouri, having killed and ______ many children there.
The doctor felt duty-bound(义不容辞的)to inform George of the ______ truth. “I hate to tell you this, son” he said, “but the polio is so bad that you will probably never ______ again without a limp(跛行), and your left arm will be useless.”
George had always ______ himself as a championship wrestler in his senior year after just missing it as a junior. ______ able to speak, George whispered: “Doctor...”
“Yes,” said the doctor ______the bed. “What is it, my boy?”
“Go to hell(见鬼去吧),” said George in a voice filled with ______.
The doctor seemed shocked, but you see, Mom and Dad ______ us that just like you would never like someone else come into your house with an axe and break up your furniture, you should never let a ______ thought come into your mind and break up your dreams.
The next day, the nurse walked into George’s room to find him lying flat on his _____ on the floor.
“What’s going on in here?” asked the ______ nurse.
“I’m walking.” George ______ replied.
Sometimes it would take George 20 minutes just to get out of the chair, but he ______ any offers of help. I remember seeing him lift a tennis ball with as much ______ as a healthy man would need to lift a 100-pound barbell.
I also remember seeing him, six months later, step out on the mat as captain of the ______ team. George’s return from the horrible effects of polio was written about in ______ all over the state of Missouri. No one had ever been known to ______ so quickly or so completely from this disease. He had been through hell and he came out of it with a ______ as strong as steel.
1.A. ill B. asleep C. senseless D. silent
2.A. assessment B. analysis C. examination D. investigation
3.A. seized B. disabled C. injured D. discouraged
4.A. terrible B. simple C. unpleasant D. scientific
5.A. stand B. wrestle C. practice D. walk
6.A. dressed B. defended C. pictured D. awarded
7.A. Barely B. Well C. Finally D. Not
8.A. making up B. staring at C. turning to D. leaning over
9.A. anxiety B. determination C. admiration D. pride
10.A. comforted B. warned C. taught D. reminded
11.A. positive B. pleasant C. damaging D. disturbing
12.A. face B. head C. side D. knees
13.A. curious B. shocked C. amused D. sensitive
14.A. briefly B. firmly C. gently D. calmly
15.A. considered B. accepted C. refused D. missed
16.A. effort B. enthusiasm C. time D. energy
17.A. football B. wrestling C. weightlifting D. tennis
18.A. essays B. books C. magazines D. newspapers
19.A. flee B. arise C. recover D. survive
20.A. feeling B. desire C. body D. soul
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When Winston Churchill was a young man, his father concluded that Churchill was “unfit for a career in law or politics” because he did so badly in school.
When Charles Darwin was getting ready to 1on his five-year expedition on The Beagle, his father was extremely 2. he thought his son was falling into a life of sin and idleness.
George Washington’s mother was a complaining, 3woman by all accounts. She thought little of Washington’s achievements and didn’t 4at either of his presidential inaugurations(就职典礼). She was always complaining that her 5overlooked her and she was especially angry when her son George ran off to 6the army for the American Revolution. She 7believed it was his duty to stay home and take care of her.
In his youth, the 8Leonard Bernstein, one of the most talented and successful composers in American history, was continually pressured by his father to give up his 9and do something worthwhile, like help out in his family’s beauty-supply business. After Leonard became 10, his father was asked about that, and he answered, “Well, how was I supposed to know he was the Leonard Bernstein?”
People may criticize you or make fun of your ideas or actively try to 11you. Often their efforts are only attempts to protect you from 12. But obviously failure is only a possibility if you stop. If you keep 13, a “failure” is just another learning 14. Besides, giving up on a heartfelt goal is worse than failing. “Many people die”, said Wendell Holmes, “15their music still in them.” That’s true tragedy.
So listen 16to the worries and criticisms of your friends and family, and do your best to put their 17at ease, but then carry on. Listen last to your own heart. You 18yourself better than anyone on earth. Make sure your song is 19.
Listen to your own heart. Don’t let your music 20with you.
1.A.set sail B.take charge C.set free D.take off
2.A.excited B.pleased C.disappointed D.affected
3.A.self-centered B.self-confident C.kind-hearted D.cold-blooded
4.A.show off B.show up C.pick out D.pick up
5.A.parents B.neighbors C.students D.children
6.A.fight B.beat C.command D.attend
7.A.foolishly B.secretly C.bravely D.honestly
8.A.late B.latter C.former D.later
9.A.strength B.music C.wealth D.faith
10.A.proud B.steady C.independent D.famous
11.A. advise B.suggest C.stop D.keep
12.A.success B.failure C.poison D.laziness
13.A.stopping B.starting C.going D.coming
14.A.method B.experiment C.schedule D.experience
15.A.with B.beyond C.without D.during
16.A.politely B.rudely C.thoroughly D.roughly
17.A.homes B.minds C.businesses D.efforts
18.A.trust B.believe C.know D.doubt
19.A.finished B.completed C.written D.sung
20.A.live B.die C.sound D.play
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阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I learned to do wood work when I was very young.
I remember I made my first project—a small table when I was 9 years old. I was so _________ of it that I looked upon it as if I had created a(an) _________. It was absolutely beautiful and it had taken me six weeks to_________ it. I could hardly wait to give it to Mother Winters as a(an) _________ . She was the head mistress of our orphanage(孤儿院), who was always kind but _________ with us.
As the tables were not dry from the clear coating(清漆), our woodworking teacher told us to wait a few days before taking them to our dormitories. But I was just so _________ and happy that I couldn’t wait I dashed out like a _________ , carrying my table, smiling from ear to ear.
When I reached the dormitory I placed the little table beside my bed. I was _________ it when Mother Winters entered. She walked over to the table. Running her hand _________it, she noticed that it was still wet.
“Were you _________ to bring this home?” she asked.
“No, ma’am,” I _________ with my head down.
She ordered me to throw the table out and so I did. After she left, I immediately opened the door to get it back. There was _________ stuck all over. I brushed and cried, but the dirt would not come off.
I hid the table in my closet and never _________ it. However, a year later during a cleaning-up, it was discovered. Painfully, I had to give the table to Mother Henderson, my houseparent, thinking that she would _________ it away.
Thirty years later at a reunion, I _________ that Mother Henderson was living nearby, so I drove up to see her. We talked cheerfully for long. As I was about to leave, she asked me to come down to her _________ to get something important. I followed her _________ into a dark corner. She picked something up. _________ she turned around, I could see that she was holding a little table.
Mother Henderson kept the little table that I had given up for lost so long ago.
Today, I look at that table with bittersweet memories but full of _________ to Mother Henderson, who kept the table for a young orphan who _________ it so much.
1.A. tired B. ashamed C. proud D. amused
2.A. award B. wonder C. record D. product
3.A. complete B. invent C. fix D. design
4.A. award B. souvenir C. prize D. gift
5.A. satisfied B. patient C. cruel D. strict
6.A. upset B. excited C. amazed D. confident
7.A. thief B. hero C. flash D. smog
8.A. admiring B. decorating C. drying D. hiding
9.A. across B. into C. above D. behind
10.A. determined B. embarrassed C. encouraged D. supposed
11.A. agreed B. sighed C. whispered D. argued
12.A. glue B. dirt C. paint D. wood
13.A. felt B. shook C. rented D. touched
14.A. put B. throw C. take D. give
15.A. remembered B. expected C. learned D. recommended
16.A. basement B. balcony C. bathroom D. bedroom
17.A. unwillingly B. curiously C. doubtfully D. worriedly
18.A. Before B. Since C. Until D. As
19.A. devotion B. concern C. appreciation D. regret
20.A. counted B. mattered C. valued D. minded
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