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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
高三英语完形填空中等难度题
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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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One minute means a lot in one's life.
During his college years,Rogers ________ a summer in an Idaho logging camp(伐木场).When the boss had to leave for a few days,he put Rogers in charge.
“ ________ if the men refuse to follow my orders?” Rogers asked. He thought of Tony,an immigrant worker who ________all day,giving the other men a ________ time.
“Fire them,” the boss said.Then,as if ________ Rogers' mind,he added,“I suppose you think you are going to fire Tony if you get the________ .I'd feel________ about that.I have been logging for 40 years.Tony is the most ________ worker I've ever had.I know he is a troublemaker and that he ________ everybody and everything.But he comes in first and leaves last.There has not been an ________for eight years on the hill where he works.”
Rogers took over the next day.He went to Tony and spoke to him.“Tony,do you know I'm in charge here today?”Tony grunted(嘟囔).“I was going to fire you the first time we tangled(纠缠),________ I want you to know I'm not,”he told Tony,________what the boss had said.
When Rogers finished,Tony ________ the spadeful(铲子)of sand he had held and tears streamed ________ his face.
That day Tony worked harder than ever before.
Twelve years later Rogers met Tony again who was now the________ for railroad construction for one of the largest logging companies in the West.Rogers asked him how he came to California and happened to have such ________ .
Tony replied,“If it not be for the one ________ you talk to me back in Idaho,I kill somebody someday.One minute ________my whole life.”
Effective managers know the ________ of taking a moment to point out what a worker is doing well.But what a ________ a minute of yes can make in any relationship!
1.A.wasted B.spent C.trained D.traveled
2.A.What B.How C.Why D.Who
3.A.troubled B.helped C.smiled D.spoke
4.A.easy B.surprising C.happy D.hard
5.A.recognizing B.having C.bearing D.reading
6.A.chance B.order C.support D.evidence
7.A.proud B.bad C.ugly D.well
8.A.quarrelsome B.elegant C.reliable D.silent
9.A.respects B.protects C.hurts D.hates
10.A.accident B.chance C.opportunityD.argument
11.A.and B.or C.besides D.but
12.A.lying B.adding C.smiling D.replying
13.A.threw B.dropped C.carried D.lifted
14.A.through B.on C.down D.in
15.A.boss B.worker C.engine-driver D.immigrant
16.A.railroad B.companies C.life D.success
17.A.word B.thing C.minute D.lesson
18.A.save B.change C.color D.lose
19.A.importance B.method C.result D.influence
20.A.choice B.decision C.difference D.conclusion
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One day, a professor entered the classroom and asked his students to prepare for a surprise test. They waited anxiously at their desks for the test to begin. The professor ________ the question papers, with the text facing down as usual. ________ he handed them all out, he asked his students to ________ the page and begin. To everyone’s surprise, there were no ________, just a black dot in the center of the page. The professor, seeing the expression on everyone’s face, told them the following:
“I want you to write what you ________ there.”
The students, ________, got started on the inexplicable(费解的) task.
At the end of the class, the professor ________ all the answer papers and started reading each of them aloud in front of all the students. All of them, with no ________, described the black dot, trying to explain its position in the middle of the sheet, etc. After all had been ________, the classroom was silent, and the professor began to explain:
“I’m not going to grade this. I ________ wanted to give you something to think about. No one wrote about the ________ part of the paper. Everyone focused on the black dot, and the same happens in our ________. We have a white paper to observe and ________, but we always focus on the dark spots. Our life is a ________ given to us with love and care, and we always have ________ to celebrate: nature renewing itself every day, our friends around us, the job that ________ our livelihood and the miracle we see every day.
________, we insist on focusing only on the dark spots: the health issues that bother us, the lack of money, the ________ relationship with colleagues, the ________ with a friend, and etc.
The dark spots are very ________ compared to everything we have in our lives, but they are the ones that pollute our minds.”
1.A. handed out B. wrapped up C. referred to D. pointed at
2.A. Since B. Until C. If D. After
3.A. fold B. turn C. open D. use
4.A. exercises B. choices C. questions D. scores
5.A. remember B. imagine C. study D. see
6.A. surprised B. confused C. curious D. displeased
7.A. collected B. finished C. marked D. selected
8.A. excuse B. doubt C. exception D. explanation
9.A. said B. answered C. returned D. read
10.A. also B. just C. even D. finally
11.A. big B. black C. beautiful D. white
12.A. lives B. classrooms C. colleagues D. studies
13.A. send B. keep C. enjoy D. show
14.A. burden B. gift C. pressure D. lesson
15.A. reasons B. time C. freedom D. festival
16.A. threatens B. ruins C. provides D. changes
17.A. However B. Therefore C. Besides D. Moreover
18.A. close B. complicated C. special D. strong
19.A. stay B. contact
C. satisfaction D. disappointment
20.A. dark B. round C. small D. dirty
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One morning all the employees reached the office as usual.And on the wall they saw a big on 21 on which was written:Yesterday, the person who has been 22 your growth in this company passed 23 .We invite you to join the funeral prepared in the 24 .
In the beginning,they all got 25 for me death of one of their colleagues. 26 after a while they started getting 27 to know who was the man that limited the growth of his colleagues and the company itself.
The 28 in the gym was such that security agents(保安)were 29 to control the crowd within the room.The more people reached the coffin(棺材),the more the excitement 30 up.Everyone whispered to each other:“ 31 on earth is this guy?”
One by one the excited employees got loser to the coffin,and when they 32 inside it,they 33 became speechless。They stood nearby the coffin,shocked and in 34 .as if someone had 35 the deepest part of their soul.
There was a 36 inside the coffin;everyone who looked inside it could see himself, There was also a sign next to the mirror that 37 There is only one person who is 38 to set limits to your growth:IT IS 39 !!!!!! Your life doesn’t change when everyone around you changes.Your life changes when YOU change,when you go beyond your limiting beliefs inside.Don’t be afraid of 40 ;build yourself and your reality. It’s the way you face life itself that makes the difference!
1.A.card B.post C.sign D.1etter
2.A.encouragingB.helping C.building D.limiting
3.A.on B.by C.away D.down
4.A.office B.gym C.way D.meeting room
5.A.sad B.excited C.afraid D.calm
6.A.and B.but C.or D.so
7.A.ready B.pleased C.curious D.serious
8.A.surprise B.anger C.excitement D.sadness
9.A.admitted B.forced C.forbidden D.ordered
10.A.heated B.woke C.turned D.kept
11.A.Ⅵmere B.What C.How D.Who
12.A.walked B.looked C.got D.turned
13.A.suddenly B.gradually C.merely D.extremely
14.A.Sorrow B.order C.silence D.person ‘
15.A.stolen B.touched C.attacked D.seen
16.A.1etter B.book C.mirror D.appeared
17.A.wrote B.read C.showed D.able
18.A.sure B.eager C.afraid D.able
19.A.YOU B.ME C.HE D.ITSELF
20.A.punishmentB.praises C.changes D.blame
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People say one man’s trash(垃圾) is another man’s treasure. That________comes to me as I________the house purchased in 1962 by my parents. My mother passed away in 1996. My father left the house ________ my sister and me when he died a few months ago.
After Dad was ________ , we looked around the________ house where we grew up and that Dad loved so much. At first we felt so ________ all the stuff left. Like so many of their generation, my parents ________ everything. And like many in my generation, we faced anxious ________ about what to abandon and what to keep.
As we started throwing out old phone books and every medical bill from every ________my parents ever saw, I also ________many hidden treasures. Mom's pocketbook was in their bedroom closet, which had everything in it, ________ her hairbrush with hair, as if she were still here. And Dad, who was a World War II veteran(退伍兵) and a world traveler, ________ everything—from little spoons from all over the world to every letter he wrote to his parents while in the ________ . The letters he wrote during the war ________ his thoughts as a young man. Later, in the basement, I ________ our old kitchen table, which brought back ________ of my parents and sister and me having breakfast together.
I'm realizing all these things ________ my parents' life journey. Each time I go to________ , I find something that reminded me of my childhood or teaches me something about my parents I ________ knew. ________ , from the shabby furniture to all the hidden treasures, means more to me than all the money in the world.
1.A. coincidence B. goal C. principle D. thought
2.A. looked for B. looked through C. looked into D. looked after
3.A. to B. for C. with D. by
4.A. retired B. ill C. gone D. injured
5.A. clean B. strange C. empty D. modern
6.A. pleased with B. familiar with C. astonished at D. disappointed at
7.A. saved B. enjoyed C. purchased D. designed
8.A. decisions B. bargains C. challenges D. responsibilities
9.A. person B. doctor C. neighbor D. child
10.A. bought B. discovered C. buried D. lost
11.A. just B. even C. only D. yet
12.A. liked B. bought C. kept D. lost
13.A. countryside B. school C. college D. army
14.A. receive B. direct C. sense D. describe
15.A. repaired B. cleaned C. spotted D. set
16.A. Introductions B. memories C. descriptions D. communications
17.A. represented B. recognized C. instructed D. confirmed
18.A. the supermarket B. church C. my office D. the house
19.A. merely B. always C. really D. never
20.A. Everything B. Nothing C. Anything D. Something
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One morning all the employees reached the office as usual. And on the wall they saw a big________on which it was written:Yesterday, the person who has been your growth in this company passed ________ . We invite you to join the funeral(葬礼) prepared in the ________ .
In the beginning,they all got ________ for the death of one of their colleagues. ________ after a while they started getting ________ to know who was the man that limited the growth of his colleagues and the company itself.
The _______ in the gym was such that security agents(保安)were ________ to control the crowd within the room. The more people reached the coffin(棺材), the more the excitement ________ up. Everyone whispered to each other:“________ on earth is this guy?”
One by one the excited employees got closer to the coffin, and when they________ inside it, they ________ became speechless. They stood nearby the coffin, shocked and in________, as if someone had ________ the deepest part of their soul.
There was a ________ inside the coffin;everyone who looked inside it could see himself, There was also a sign next to the mirror that________ : there is only one person who is ________ to set limits to your growth:IT IS ________ !!!!!! Your life doesn’t change when everyone around you changes. Your life changes when YOU change,when you go beyond your limiting beliefs inside. Don’t be afraid of ________ ;build yourself and your reality. It’s the way you face life itself that makes the difference!
1.A. post B. card C. 1etter D. sign
2.A. encouraging B. limiting C. building D. helping
3.A. on B. away C. by D. down
4.A. gym B. office C. way D. meeting room
5.A. afraid B. excited C. sad D. calm
6.A. And B. Or C. But D. So
7.A. curious B. pleased C. ready D. serious
8.A. surprise B. anger C. sadness D. excitement
9.A. admitted B. ordered C. forbidden D. forced
10.A. kept B. woke C. turned D. heated
11.A. Who B. What C. How D. Where
12.A. walked B. got C. looked D. turned
13.A. suddenly B. gradually C. merely D. extremely
14.A. sorrow B. order C. person D. silence
15. A. attacked B. stolen C. touched D. seen
16.A. 1ettern B. mirror C. book D. colleague
17.A. read B. wrote C. showed D. reflected
18.A. sure B. eager C. able D. afraid
19.A. ME B. YOU C. HE D. ITSELF
20.A. punishment B. praises C. blame D. changes
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One cold evening, I was waiting outdide for a taxi in New York city. Later, I was 1by a man in his thirties. Obviously, he was angry, complaining
how2New Yorks were. I knew my 3would only be about 10 minutes and a part of me wanted to keep4and just move on, but I also wanted to try and connect.
I asked him why. He told me he had just come from JFK airport5a custmer, which means $70 in lost fare(车费), a fairly big deal. I tried to share his
6. Gradually, he calmed down. He mentioned he had read an article 7that the happiest people are those who give.8,he hoped to have more chance to
9in his life, I was starting to 10being with him!
Arriving at my destination , I paid him, giving a generous tip. I alsopulled out an extra $20 and said, “Sir, I share the same 11of giving with you. Here's an extra little bit.12it ,since you’re alreday13$70 from JFK. But, if you want to experience the14of the gift, give it to the next15.”
For a monment I thought I was so16! But the driver17me by saying, “Sir,________I have a 18idea. You give that $20 to a homeless person and I will gift the next rider for free.”
It was an honor meeting the driver and learning the lesson of 19,everyone is able to give and surprise20with their generisity.
1.A.taken up B.picked up C.sent up D.put up
2.A.serious B.cruel C.horrible D.strict
3.A.ride B.flight C.way D.distance
4.A.free B.calm C.busy D.silent
5.A.with B.without C.for D.to
6.A.delight B.worry C.unhappiness D.surprise
7.A.saying B.writing C.telling D.speaking
8.A.Otherwise B.However C.Besides D.therefore
9.A.give B.share C.take D.forgive
10.A.mind B.regret C.enjoy D.hate
11.A.idea B.action C.practice D.story
12.A.Forget B.Keep C.Put D.Pay
13.A.up B.in C.down D.out
14.A.force B.energy C.strength D.power
15.A.passenger B.conductor C.stranger D.tourist
16.A.bad B.cool C.silly D.simple
17.A.disappointed B.satisfied C.surprised D.encouraged
18.A.better B.further C.worse D.newer
19.A.what B.when C.which D.how
20.A.one B.another C.other D.some
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One of the qualities that most people admire in others is the willingness to admit one’s mistakes.It is extremely hard sometimes to say a(n) thing like “I was wrong about that,”and it is even harder to say,“I was wrong ,and you were right about that.
And I had an experience recently with someone to me that he had made a mistake fifteen years ago.He told me he had been the of a certain grocery store in the neighborhood where I grew up,and he asked me ,I remembered the egg boxes.Then he an incident and I began to remember vaguely the incident he was describing.
I was about eight years old ,and I had wandered into the store with my mother to do the weekly grocery shopping.On that day,I must have found my way to the dairy food department the incident took place.There must have been a special on eggs that day because there was an impressive display of eggs in dozen and half-dozen boxes.The boxes were three or four feet high.I must have stopped in front of them to the boxes.Just then a woman came by pushing her grocery cart, the boxes and left.For some reason,I that was up to me to put the display back together even though it was not my ,so I began to Work.
The manager heard the and came rushing over to see what had happened.When he appeared,I was on my checking some of the boxes to see if any of the eggs were broken,but to him it looked as if I was the wrongdoer.He severely me and wanted me to pay for any broken eggs to the loss.I protested my innocence and tried to explain,but it did good.Even though I quickly forgot all about the incident, the manager did not.
1.A.pleasant B.enjoyable C.simple D.difficult
2.A.arguing B.noting C.promising D.admitting
3.A.boss B.cleaner C.cashier D.manager
4.A.if B.how C.why D.when
5.A.imagined B.remembered C.performed D.related
6.A.at a time B.at the time C.at times D.at one time
7.A.usual B.1ucky C.wonderful D.particular
8.A.where B.after C.until D.though
9.A.display B.exhibition C.sale D.design
10.A.piled B.decorated C.wrapped D.packed
11.A.inspect B.admire C.arrange D.destroy
12.A.knocked on B.knocked over C.knocked off D.knocked at
13.A.declared B.pretended C.decided D.regretted
14.A.fault B.task C.goal D.plan
15.A.scream B.alarm C.noise D.call
16.A.back B.knees C.stomach D.head
17.A.praised B.hit C.shouted D.scolded
18.A.set aside B.sort out C.make up to D.pick up
19.A.nothing, B.no C.any D.something
20.A.obviously B.frequently C.unfortunately D.unnecessarily
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Few Americans stay in one place for a lifetime. We ________ from the city to the suburbs, from high school to college in a different state, from a job in one region to a better job ________, from the home where we ________ our children to the home where we plan to live in ________. With each move we are ________ making new friends, who become part of our new life.
For many of us the ________ is a special time for forming new friendships. Today, millions of Americans go on vocation ________, and they go not only to see new sights but also — in those places where they do not feel too ________— with the hope of meeting new people. No one really ________ a vacation trip to produce a close friend, but the beginning of a friendship is possible. Surely in every country people ________ friendship.
The word “friend” to American people can be ________ to a wide range of relationships — to someone one has known for a few weeks in a new place, to a close business companion, to a childhood playmate, to a man or woman, to a ________ colleague. There are real ________ among these relations for Americans — a friendship may be ________, casual, situational or deep and lasting. But to a European, who sees only our surface behavior, the differences are not clear.
As Europeans see it, all kinds of “friends” flow ________ of Americans' homes with little ceremony. They may be parents of the children's friends, house guests of neighbors, members of a committee, business associates from another town or even another country. ________ as a guest into an American home, the European visitor finds no ________ differences. The atmosphere is ________. Most people, old and young, are called ________ first names. Americans’ characteristic openness to different styles of relationship makes it possible for us to find new friends abroad with whom we feel ________.
1.A. drive B. commute C. move D. settle
2.A. abroad B. elsewhere C. somewhere D. nowhere
3.A. deliver B. protect C. educate D. raise
4.A. retirement B. death C. illness D. sadness
5.A. mostly B. mainly C. rarely D. forever
6.A. winter B. summer C. spring D. autumn
7.A. along B. freely C. together D. abroad
8.A. alone B. strange C. scared D. remote
9.A. allows B. desires C. expects D. imagines
10.A. form B. develop C. ignore D. value
11.A. used B. applied C. stuck D. dedicated
12.A. kind B. generous C. trusted D. helpful
13.A. differences B. varieties
C. distinctions D. diversities
14.A. informal B. reliable C. shallow D. fragile
15.A. in and out B. on and on C. by and by D. up and down
16.A. Moving B. Flowing C. Going D. Coming
17.A. obvious B. heavy C. explicit D. strong
18.A. weird B. stressed C. relaxed D. strange
19.A. with B. on C. for D. by
20.A. at best B. at home C. at heart D. at hand
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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和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。
One winter morning, an old couple around the age of 70, walked into a lawyer’s office to sign
a 36 after quarreling all their 45 years of marriage. The lawyer was very 37 , after having a chat with them, he got their 38 . They hung on because of their children, afraid that it might 39 their growth. Now, all they wanted was to lead their own life free from all these years of __40 from their marriage, so both agreed on a divorce.
The lawyer was having a hard time getting the papers done, but he still couldn’t understand why the old couple would want a divorce, suggesting a 41 together, just three of them. At the table, there was a silence of 42 . The first dish was roasted chicken. 43 , the old man took the drumstick for the old lady, “Take this, it’s your favorite. ” Looking at this, the lawyer thought maybe there was still a 44 , but the wife answered frowning. “This is where the problem 45 . You always think so highly of yourself, never thought about how I feel, don’t you know that I hate 46 ?”
Little did she know that, over the years, her husband was trying all ways to 47 her; little did she know that drumsticks were her husband’s favorite. Little did he know that she never thought he understood her at all; little did he know that she hated drumsticks even though all he wanted was the best for her.
That night, both of them were difficult to fall asleep. After hours, the old man couldn’t 48_ it any more, wanting to tell her himself, “I love you and I can’t live without you.” He picked up the phone to dial her number. Ringing never stopped. On the other side, she was upset, 49 to answer any phones. The next day, she received news that he had 50 , learning that he had a heart attack when he was still trying to get through her phone line.
51 enough, she had to clear his 52 in his apartment , only to find an insurance policy(保险单)dating from the day when they got married, and the beneficiary (受益人)was her. Together in that file there was this note: “To my dearest wife, I bought this policy for you, 53__ the amount is only $100, I hope it will be able to help me continue my promise that I made when we got married, and I want you to know I will always be around by your side. I love you.” Tears __54 freely down her cheeks when the lady read it.
When you love someone, do let them know, for you 55 know what will happen the next minute.
1.A. marriage B. divorce C. record D. project
2.A. puzzled B. excited C. painful D. embarrassed
3.A. family B. money C. story D. lesson
4.A. destroy B. effect C. hit D. affect
5.A. happiness B. pleasure C. unhappiness D. amusement
6.A. dinner B. supper C. lunch D. breakfast
7.A. sorrow B. ignorance C. awkwardness D. satisfaction
8.A. As soon as B. Once C. The moment D. Immediately
9.A. right B. opportunity C. need D. chance
10.A. stores B. buries C. lies D. stands
11.A. fish B. steak C. drumsticks D. duck
12.A. comfort B. please C. anger D. hate
13.A. stand B. treat C. forget D. regret
14.A. eager B. hungry C. anxious D. reluctant
15.A. passed away B. passed through C. passed by D. passed on
16.A. Sadly B. Disappointedly C. Fortunately D. Hopefully
17.A. clothes B. belongings C. cupboards D. drawers
18.A. unless B. if C. though D. even
19.A. floated B. flew C. followed D. flowed
20.A. never B. ever C. forever D. seldom
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