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During my second year of college, I was a part-time waitress in Chicago. I ______ most of my time on work and as little as possible on conversation. I wasn’t used to______to unknown people except when taking orders.
One night, a little old man came in and seated himself in my section. I took his ______ and went on my way. But later I noticed that he ______week after week and always sat at one of my tables. Slowly, I began having short conversations ______ him. His name was Mr. Rodgers, but he insisted that I ______him Don. I ______ that he and his wife had gone to dinner and a movie every Saturday. Since she had died, he carried on the tradition ______.
______the weeks went on, I began to sit and actually talk with Don. We talked about his wife, his days flying in the war, his son who had______and also served as a pilot in the army.Eventually, we began to talk about my ambition — going to school, my new boyfriend and the ______ of my future.
About four months after meeting him, I ______a call from a nurse telling me that Don was ______. He was experiencing complications (并发症) from a heart operation. I immediately drove to the hospital to see him. The first thing he did was to ______ me for urging him to visit the doctor. At first I didn’t know ______ he was referring to. Then I ______that about three weeks earlier,Don was complaining (抱怨) about______ pains and I gave him the number of a doctor I know.
A nurse asked, “Are you his daughter?” and I ______ , “No, I’m his waitress.”
Strangers can become good ______ . I recently found it enjoyable to talk to 55 at the restaurant and I have had a lot more fun.
1.A. spent B. took C. cost D. wasted
2.A. looking B. pointing C. coming D. talking
3.A. place B. order C. worry D. ticket
4.A. came back B. came out C. came away D. came in
5.A. at B. with C. on D. into
6.A. argue B. demand C. expect D. call
7.A. admitted B. determined C. learned D. said
8.A. alone B. only C. nearly D. closely
9.A. As B. Because C. After D. Before
10.A. brought up B. grown up C. built up D. went up
11.A. expectation B. civilization C. combination D. destination
12.A. deserved B. received C. reserved D. hoped
13.A. at home B. in the factory C. at the market D. in hospital
14.A. send B. resist C. thank D. notice
15.A. what B. that C. which D. when
16.A. showed B. remembered C. believed D. decided
17.A. chest B. leg C. head D. arm
18.A. reported B. included C. agreed D. replied
19.A. citizens B. guests C. classmates D. friends
20.A. colleagues B. family C. customers D. patients
高三英语完形填空中等难度题
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阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,从各题A、B、C、D 四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
During my second year of college, I was a part-time waitress in Chicago. I ______ most of my time on work and as little as possible on conversation. I wasn’t used to______to unknown people except when taking orders.
One night, a little old man came in and seated himself in my section. I took his ______ and went on my way. But later I noticed that he ______week after week and always sat at one of my tables. Slowly, I began having short conversations ______ him. His name was Mr. Rodgers, but he insisted that I ______him Don. I ______ that he and his wife had gone to dinner and a movie every Saturday. Since she had died, he carried on the tradition ______.
______the weeks went on, I began to sit and actually talk with Don. We talked about his wife, his days flying in the war, his son who had______and also served as a pilot in the army.Eventually, we began to talk about my ambition — going to school, my new boyfriend and the ______ of my future.
About four months after meeting him, I ______a call from a nurse telling me that Don was ______. He was experiencing complications (并发症) from a heart operation. I immediately drove to the hospital to see him. The first thing he did was to ______ me for urging him to visit the doctor. At first I didn’t know ______ he was referring to. Then I ______that about three weeks earlier,Don was complaining (抱怨) about______ pains and I gave him the number of a doctor I know.
A nurse asked, “Are you his daughter?” and I ______ , “No, I’m his waitress.”
Strangers can become good ______ . I recently found it enjoyable to talk to 55 at the restaurant and I have had a lot more fun.
1.A. spent B. took C. cost D. wasted
2.A. looking B. pointing C. coming D. talking
3.A. place B. order C. worry D. ticket
4.A. came back B. came out C. came away D. came in
5.A. at B. with C. on D. into
6.A. argue B. demand C. expect D. call
7.A. admitted B. determined C. learned D. said
8.A. alone B. only C. nearly D. closely
9.A. As B. Because C. After D. Before
10.A. brought up B. grown up C. built up D. went up
11.A. expectation B. civilization C. combination D. destination
12.A. deserved B. received C. reserved D. hoped
13.A. at home B. in the factory C. at the market D. in hospital
14.A. send B. resist C. thank D. notice
15.A. what B. that C. which D. when
16.A. showed B. remembered C. believed D. decided
17.A. chest B. leg C. head D. arm
18.A. reported B. included C. agreed D. replied
19.A. citizens B. guests C. classmates D. friends
20.A. colleagues B. family C. customers D. patients
高三英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
完形填空
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During the war,my husband was stationed at an army camp in a desert in California.I went to live there in order to be him. I hated the place .I had never been so unhappy . My husband was ordered out on a long-term duty,and I was left in a tiny shack(棚屋) alone. The heat was -almost 125 0F even in the shade of a cactus(仙人掌)。 a soul to talk to . The wind blew non-stop ,and all the food I ate ,and the evry air I breathed,were with sand , sand , sand !
I was so sorry for myself that I wrote to my parents. I told them I was and coming back home.I said I couldn’t stand it one minute longer. I be in prison! My father answered my with just two lines-two lines that will always sing in my - two lines that completely changed my life :
Two men looked out from prison bars
One saw the mud ,the other saw the stars
I read those two lines I was ashamed of myself. I made up my mind I would find out what was good in my present ; I would look for the stars.
I made friends with the natives,and their amazed me. They gave me presents of their favorite artworks which they had to sell to toueists . I studied the delightful forms of the cactus .I watched for the desert sunsets,and for seashells that had been left there millions of years ago when the desert had been an ocean
What brought about this change in me ? The desert hadn’t changed , I had .I had changed my And by doing so ,I changed an unhappy experience into the most amazing of my life . I was excited by this new world that I had dicovered I had looked out of my self-creatded prison and the stars
1.A. off B. behind C. near D. beyond
2.A. before B. already C. then D. still
3.A. inflexible B. incomprehensible C. uncontrollable D.unbearable
4.A. Only B. Not C. Many D.Such
5.A. covered B. filled C. buried D. charhed
6.A. catching up B. keeping up C. giving up D.getting up
7.A. ought to B. might well C. would rather D.had better
8.A.request B. call C. question D.letter
9.A. comparison B. imagination C. consideration D. memory
10.A. over and over B. by and by C. up and down D.noe and then
11.A. company B. occupation C. situation D.relationship
12.A. movement B. reaction C. guidance D.purpose
13.A. refused B. failed C. managed D.happened
14.A. asked B. hunted C. waited D.headed
15.A. floor B. surface C. rock D.level
16.A. shocking B. challenging C. puzzling D.astonishing
17.A. as B. but C. for D.or
18.A. attitude B. principle C. identity D.standard
19.A. vacation B. operation C. affair D. adventure
20.A. sought B. counted C. found D.reached
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During the war,my husband was stationed at an army camp in a desert in California.I went to live there in order to be ______ him. I hated the place.I had never ______ been so unhappy. My husband was ordered out on a long-term duty,and I was left in a tiny shack(棚屋) alone. The heat was ______—almost 125 °F even in the shade of a cactus(仙人掌). ______ a soul to talk to. The wind blew non-stop,and all the food I ate,and the very air I breathed,were ______ with sand, sand, sand!
I was so sorry for myself that I wrote to my parents. I told them I was ______ and coming back home.I said I couldn’t stand it one minute longer. I ______ be in prison! My father answered my ______ with just two lines—two lines that will always sing in my ______— two lines that completely changed my life:
Two men looked out from prison bars,
One saw the mud,the other saw the stars.
I read those two lines______. I was ashamed of myself. I made up my mind I would find out what was good in my present ______ I would look for the stars.
I made friends with the natives,and their ______ amazed me. They gave me presents of their favorite artworks which they had ______ to sell to tourists. I studied the delightful forms of the cactus.I watched for the desert sunsets,and ______ for seashells that had been left there millions of years ago when the desert had been an ocean______.
What brought about this ______ change in me? The desert hadn’t changed, ______ I had.I had changed my ______. And by doing so,I changed an unhappy experience into the most amazing______ of my life. I was excited by this new world that I had discovered. I had looked out of my self-created prison and ______ the stars.
1.A. off B. behind C. near D. beyond
2.A. before B. already C. then D. still
3.A. inflexible B. incomprehensible C. uncontrollable D.unbearable
4.A. Only B.Not C. Many D.Such
5.A. covered B. filled C. buried D. charged
6.A. catching up B. keeping up C. giving up D.getting up
7.A. ought to B. might well C. would rather D.had better
8.A.request B. call C. question D.letter
9.A. comparison B. imagination C. consideration D. memory
10.A. over and over B. by and by C. up and down D.now and then
11.A. company B. occupation C. situation D.relationship
12.A. movement B. reaction C. guidance D.purpose
13.A. refused B. failed C. managed D.happened
14.A. asked B. hunted C. waited D.headed
15.A. floor B. surface C. rock D.level
16.A. shocking B. challenging C. puzzling D.astonishing
17.A. as B. but C. for D.or
18.A. attitude B. principle C. identity D.standard
19.A. vacation B. operation C. affair D. adventure
20.A. sought B. counted C. found D.reached
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My mother helped to build ships during World WarⅡ. She was a(n) 1woman to seek work at this South Portland Shipyards (造船厂). She was raising four children 2. I still remember my mom’s struggle to keep the 3together.
After the divorce, there wasn’t much 4. At first my mom worked in washing houses in 5places. And she later got the job in a department store 6she noticed some young women would come in, all 7in big boots and rough overalls and they would have 8of $600 to cash. And she finally asked one of them where they 9and made so much money. And they said in the 10. So my mother went over, and the man who 11her asked whether she wanted to be a welder (焊工) or a burner. My mother asked which 12the most. He said the welder. Then she said that was 13she wanted to do. He said: “oh, why?” She said: “Ha, I have four children to 14.”
It was bitterly cold in the winter going into the bottom of those steel ships. They had to creep into narrow basis and lay on their backs, and welded 15. And I remember her neck and her chest all spotted with 16from the sparks. And her shift (轮班) was midnight to 6 AM, so she could be home with us 17the day. I remember her dressing was man’s clothing. Once she fell and 18her foot and they brought her home in the middle of the night, and she was weeping. After the Shipyard 19, she needed to have two jobs to make enough money. And we kids were more or less on our own, and that was not a happy time. But still she was 20to keep us together as a family.
1.A. educated B. employed C. unmarried D. divorced
2.A. for her life B. on her own C. like her own D. by her love
3.A. children B. home C. ships D. family
4.A. happiness B. work C. money D. strength
5.A. different B. dirty C. difficult D. busy
6.A. that B. which C. where D. when
7.A. worn B. dressed C. covered D. decorated
8.A. marks B. checks C. coins D. dollars
9.A. lived B. graduated C. worked D. performed
10.A. navy B. factory C. shipyard D. army
11.A. examined B. interviewed C. questioned D. accepted
12.A. charged B. cost C. spent D. paid
13.A. why B. how C. whether D. what
14.A. take care of B. play games with C. spend time on D. feed food with
15.A. sideways B. outward C. overhead D. downward
16.A. burn marks B. white points C. red circles D. dark lines
17.A. on B. by C. among D. during
18.A. damaged B. wounded C. injured D. ached
19.A. moved B. closed C. opened D. ruined
20.A. persuaded B. attracted C. demanded D. determined
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My mom only had one eye. One day during elementary school, my mom came and I was very ________. So I threw her a ________ look and ran out. The next day at school, my classmates ________ me, saying: “Your mom only has one eye?!”
I hated my one-eyed ________ and our poverty, so I decided to study hard to grow up and become ________. Later I left my mother for Seoul, where I studied in a high school and then got ________ in Seoul University. Then, I got married, bought a house and had kids too. I lived ________ as a successful man!
________, my mom came. My little girl ran away, ________ her eye. So I screamed at her: “How dare you come to my house and frighten my daughter! Get out of here now!” My mother ________ answered, “Oh, I’m so sorry. I may have gotten the wrong ________,” and she disappeared.
One day a few years later, a letter regarding a school reunion came to my house. I ________ to my wife, saying I was going on a business trip. After the reunion, I went down to my old ________ out of curiosity, and I found my mother lying on the cold ground with a piece of ________ in her hand. It was a letter to me. It ________:
My son,
I miss you so much. I was so glad when I heard you were coming for the ________. But I decided not to go to the school for you. I’m ________ I only have one eye and made you embarrassed.
You see, when you were very little, you got into an accident, and ________ your eye. As a mother, I couldn’t ________ watching you having to grow up with only one eye, so I gave you mine.
I miss you so much. I love you. You ________ the world to me.
My world shattered (粉碎)! Then I cried for the person who lived for me... My Mother!
1.A. pleased B. embarrassed C. disappointed D. surprised
2.A. delightful B. comfortable C. pitiful D. hateful
3.A. laughed at B. shouted at C. smiled at D. glared at
4.A. daughter B. father C. mother D. wife
5.A. addicted B. cheerful C. successful D. ashamed
6.A. accepted B. punished C. cared D. touched
7.A. difficultly B. happily C. gratefully D. stressfully
8.A. Hurriedly B. Finally C. Expectedly D. Suddenly
9.A. tired of B. worried about C. scared of D. curious about
10.A. angrily B. quietly C. unwillingly D. thankfully
11.A. direction B. number C. address D. sense
12.A. reacted B. lied C. replied D. promised
13.A. classroom B. office C. dormitory D. house
14.A. paper B. chalk C. cloth D. glass
15.A. introduced B. included
C. continued D. said
16.A. vacation B. journey C. reunion D. appointment
17.A. sorry B. nervous C. amazed D. excited
18.A. injured B. lost C. cured D. destroyed
19.A. stand B. help C. avoid D. enjoy
20.A. compare B. show C. associate D. mean
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Communication with a Stranger
Last weekend I sat on the bus talking with excitement and so ready to spend time in New York City with one of my best friends from college. As I took the window seat and wore headphones over ears, I almost didn't ____the elderly man sitting beside me.
Two hours passed and I was still absorbed in my own world. ____the elderly man asked me a question, a simple question ____ the bus's Wi-Fi connection, which turned into a two- hour ____. In fact, it directly ____ my personal life.
We talked a lot about my dreams, my fears and my life. I ____ more with this stranger on the bus than I have with any friend or family member in months. Maybe it had something to do with me just being ____ to let anyone I know close to me. I was ____ that the stranger was not only so deeply interested in getting to know me, but also just as willing to ____ me to my greatest abilities. He listened carefully to every word I said and made some useful ____ at times. Instead of politely ____ his head when I mentioned my major, he told me that my strong liking seemed to be psychology, but not the one I was studying. He said that he knew I would face difficulties if I studied
psychology and that he fully understood my ____ for the failure.
This elderly man made me ____ the plans that I had laid out for my life with just that simple statement. He helped me realize that my neatly ____ plan for the next five years of my life wasn't all that neat, but actually complex and filled with ____. Most of all, he helped me ____ the complex, not stay away from it because of my fear for the unknown. I _____ a lot from talking with the elderly stranger.
A few days later, he emailed me, saying, "I think you're ____ for great things no matter what you decide to do." The email was filled with words of ____. In a few hours a stranger showed me a sense of kindness that made me realize that life is sometimes ____ but it is going to be okay.
1.A. check B. notice C. excuse D. believe
2.A. Then B. Instead C. Again D. Also
3.A. through B. with C. during D. about
4.A. introduction B. explanation C. conversation D. competition
5.A. affected B. controlled C. interrupted D. created
6.A. searched B. shared C. demanded D. reviewed
7.A. sorry B. curious C. anxious D. afraid
8.A. puzzled B. bothered C. amazed D. disappointed
9.A. push B. invite C. treat D. admit
10.A. choices B. suggestions C. decisions D. efforts
11.A. raising B. dropping C. turning D. nodding
12.A. regret B. change C. fear D. desire
13.A. prepare B. develop C. approve D. question
14.A. replaced B. organized C. discussed D. predicted
15.A. uncertainty B. danger C. responsibility D. conflict
16.A. identify B. ignore C. seize D. accept
17.A. suffered B. increased C. benefited D. experienced
18.A. leaving B. heading C. watching D. caring
19.A. encouragement B. protection C. admiration D. description
20.A. stable B. normal C. painful D. serious
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While attending a conference, I returned to my hotel room late one evening. The overhead light outside my door was burned out and I had finding the keyhole. When I to open the door, I around the wall for a light switch. I found a plate where a switch was installed... but no switch!
Not discouraged easily, I remembered a lamp by the bed when I laid my luggage in the day. I found the bed in the and then the lamp, but when I switched it on, nothing ! I thought that perhaps if I opened the curtains I might be able to use whatever light comes in from the ___ to find another lamp. So I my way slowly across the room to the curtains and... no drawstring! I finally stumbled(跌跌撞撞地走)around I found a desk lamp which actually !
That evening I discovered in a whole new way just how dark the world _____ be and how necessary light is! But even more necessary than light is the light that shines from people — the light of and faith. Because, for many people, the world is a dark and place. For someone today just may be stumbling in discouragement or sadness or fear and in of some light. So let your light shine. Whatever light you may be a beacon of hope and encouragement. And if you feel that your light is a candle in a forest remember — there isn’t enough darkness in all the world to the light of one small candle.
1.A. confidence B. respect C. admiration D. difficulty
2.A. managed B. failed C. wished D. meant
3.A. touched B. felt C. sensed D. looked
4.A. already B. never C. still D. once
5.A. equipping B. producing C. spotting D. removing
6.A. later B. earlier C. lower D. upper
7.A. light B. dark C. room D. corner
8.A. happened B. operated C. fired D. developed
9.A. machine B. street C. room D. car
10.A. wound B. forced C. made D. lost
11.A. after B. until C. while D. since
12.A. helped B. affected C. worked D. inspired
13.A. can B. shall C. will D. must
14.A. mental B. psychological C. electrical D. physical
15.A. existence B. love C. truth D. wisdom
16.A. lonely B. colourful C. friendly D. complex
17.A. short B. favour C. face D. need
18.A. make B. offer C. take D. contribute
19.A. not more than B. other than C. no more than D. rather than
20.A. put out B. give out C. get over D. set up
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Children model themselves largely on their parents. They do so mainly through identification. Children identify a parent when they believe they have the qualities and feelings that are of that parent. The things parents do and say---and the they do and say to them--therefore strongly influence a child's . However, parents must consistently behave like the type of they want their child to become.
A parent's actions affect the self-image that a child forms identification. Children who see mainly positive qualities in their will likely learn to see themselves in a positive way. Children who observe chiefly qualities in their parents will have difficulty positive qualities in themselves. Children may their self-image, however, as they become increasingly by peers groups standards before they reach 13.
Isolated(孤立的) events, dramatic(突然的) ones, do not necessarily have a permanent on a child's behavior. Children interact such events according to their established attitudes and previous training. Children who know they are loved can, , accept the divorce of their parents' or a parent's early . But if children feel unloved, they may interpret such events a sign of rejection or punishment.
In the same way, all children are not influenced by toys and games, reading matter, and television programs. in the case of a dramatic change in family relations, the of an activity or experience depends on how the child interprets it.
1.A. to B. with C. around D. for
2.A. informed B. characteristic C. conceived D. indicative
3.A. gesture B. expression C. way D. Extent
4.A. behavior B. words C. mood D. reactions
5.A. person B. humans C. creatures D. adult
6.A. in turn B. nevertheless C. also D. as a result
7.A. before B. besides C. with D. through
8.A. eyes B. parents C. peers D. behaviors
9.A. negative B. cheerful C. various D. complex
10.A. see B. seeing C. to see D. to seeing
11.A. modify B. copy C. give up D. continue
12.A. mature B. influenced C. unique D. independent
13.A. not B. besides C. even D. finally
14.A. idea B. wonder C. stamp D. effect
15.A. luckily B. for example C. at most D. theoretically
16.A. death B. rewards C. advice D. teaching
17.A. as B. being C. of D. For
18.A. even B. at all C. alike D. as a whole
19.A. Even B. Since C. Right D. As
20.A. result B. effect C. scale D. Cause
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Bobby was getting cold sitting in his backyard in the snow. His shoes had a few holes and did a poor job of keeping out the______. He had been out for about an hour already, _____ he could not come up with an idea for his mother' s Christmas gift. He had no money to spend.
Ever since his father had passed away three years ago, the family had ______ The small wage of her mother could______ make ends meet.
What the family lacked in _______ they made up for in love. Bobby' s sisters, clever with hands, had already_______ beautiful gifts for their mother by themselves. But Bobby had nothing. Here it was Christmas Eve already.
Standing up, Bobby walked to the street. It wasn't _______ being six without a father, especially when he needed a man to talk to. He walked from shop to shop. Everything seemed so beautiful and so out of________.
It was getting dark and Bobby turned to walk home when______ his eyes caught something shining on the ground. He reached down and _________ a shiny dime(a coin of ten cents).
Never before has anyone felt so _______ as Bobby felt at that moment. ________ spread throughout his body.___ __ his new found treasure, he walked into the first store he saw. His ______ quickly turned cold when knowing he could buy nothing with only a dime.
Then he went into a flower shop. Bobby presented the dime and asked ______ he could buy one flower for his mother. Looking at Bobby and his dime, the shopkeeper_____ for a second and asked Bobby to wait there. Then he went in.
Few minutes later, the shopkeeper came out with a bunch of beautiful red roses. Bobby' s heart______ as the shopkeeper placed the roses gently into a beautiful box. He had only a dime !
"That will be ten cents, young man,”the shop owner said._____ __ Bobby moved his hand to give the man his coin.
Could this be true? No one else would give him a thing for his dime!_______ the boy' s mind, the shopkeeper added, "I just happened to have some roses on sale. Would you like them?"
This time Bobby didn't _____ Walking out the door the owner was holding, Bobby heard the shopkeeper say, "Merry Christmas, son. "
1.A. rain B. cold C. dark D. dust
2.A. yet B. so C. or D. thus
3.A. ended B. moved C. struggled D. united
4.A. hardly B. probably C. usually D. totally
5.A. time B. spirit C. money D. education
6.A. bought B. made C. ordered D. exchanged
7.A. safe B. wise C. strange D. easy
8.A. mind B. control C. reach D. sight
9.A. gradually B. suddenly C. hurriedly D. deliberately
10.A. searched B. watched C. placed D. discovered
11.A. popular B. special C. wealthy D. comfortable
12.A.Warmth B.Panic C. Regret D. Ambition
13.A. Choosing B. Holding C. Bringing D. Fetching
14.A.guilt B.patience C. curiosity D. excitement
15.A.what B.why C. if D. when
16.A.paused B.looked C. waited D. prayed
17.A.settled B.sank C. bled D. relieved
18.A.Slowly B.Calmly C. Secretlyd D. Unwillingly
19.A.Changing B. Clearing C. Occupying D. Reading
20.A.refuse B.stop C.insist D. hesitate
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Running for a Dream
I will never forget that November day. It was hotter than normal. This was the ____ my father and I had waited so long for, because we had been working towards this race for three years. Dozens of familiar faces from church and school flashed across my view. They had come ____ me. I saw worry and ____ on my father’s face. Then the race began!
For the first two and a half miles. I felt ____. I had never before been so ready for something. The weeks leading up to the race were filled with controlled ____ and a strict diet. My friends hadn’t seen me in weeks, but they understood the ____ required to make my dream a reality. As in all of my races,I didn't ____ out in the front,I loved the pleasure of passing people as my strength overtook their premature speed.
Then without warning,my strength began to decrease. Neck and neck with one of my greatest competitors, I ____ see the finish line. I had begun the final dash into ____ when my knees became weak and my legs gave way. Nothing I could do would make them ____ weight.
I watched as runners rushed by me. ____ I knew my dreams of victory were destroyed. I had to finish the race. However, my legs hurt badly. With all of the ____ left in me, I got on my hands and knees and crawled (爬), inch by inch, across the finish line. Voices, both ____ and familiar, cheered me on. They gave me the courage to keep ____ until the very end.
The doctors were there in seconds, but my eyes searched the crowd for him. There was only one person I wanted to ____ to. I whispered, “I’m so sorry , Dad, I'm so sorry I ____ you.” He looked at me, saying, “You could never disappoint me. Sometimes these things just ____. All that matters is that you did your best.”
“But we worked so ____. What about our dream?” He reached over for my hand and said, “Don't you know that you are my dream and it has come true?”
It wasn't long before my running shoes were back on, marking a ____ path for my journey, I learned that all of the miles, the tears, the sweat, and the pain my dad and I experienced together were not for a ____. What I realized, though, was that to him, I was the greatest prize he had ever won.
1.A. dream B. weather C. result D. day
2.A. for B. to C. across D. over
3.A. coldness B. astonishment C. excitement D. amusement
4.A. proud B. great C. nervous D. afraid
5.A. programs B. studies C. instructions D. practices
6.A. sacrifice B. potential C. patience D. attention
7.A. look B. move C. start D. come
8.A. should B. could C. must D. need
9.A. relief B. spirit C. pleasure D. glory
10.A. give B. feel C. hold D. add
11.A. Where B. Because C. If D. Although
12.A. trust B. emotion C. strength D. confidence
13.A. loud B. foreign C. soft D. firm
14.A. going B. running C. fighting D. training
15.A. refer B. talk C. listen D. agree
16.A. frightened B. disturbed C. disappointed D. bored
17.A. develop B. change C. follow D. happen
18.A. late B. hard C. closely D. quickly
19.A. new B. near C. rough D. narrow
20.A. wish B. duty C. rank D. race
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