As a young man, Al was a skilled artist, a potter. He had a wife and two fine sons. One night, his oldest son 36 a severe stomachache and died suddenly. To make matters worse, his wife left him a short time later, 37 him alone with his six-year- old younger son. The hurt and pain of the two situations were _ 38 _ Al could handle, and he _ 39 to alcohol. Al began to lose everything he possessed---his home, his land, his art objects, everything. 40 he died alone in a San Francisco motel room. When I heard of Al’s death, I reacted with the same disdain(蔑视)the world shows for one who ends his life with nothing 41 _ left. “What a complete failure!” I thought. “What a totally 42__ life!” As time went by, I began to re-evaluate my earlier _ 43 judgment. You see, I knew Al’s now adult son, Ernie. He is one of the kindest, most 44 most loving men I have ever known. I watched Ernie with his children and saw the free 45 of the love between them. I knew that kindness and caring had to come 46 somewhere. I hadn’t heard Ernie talk much about his father. It is so hard to 47 an alcoholic. One day I get up my 48 to ask him. “I’m really puzzled by something,” I said. “I know your father was basically the only one to 49 you. 50 on earth did he do that you became such a special person? Ernie sat _ 51 _ and thought for a few moments. Then he said, “From my _52 memories as a child until I left home at 18, Al came into my room every night, gave me a __53 and said, “I love you, son.” Tears came to my eyes as I realized what a fool I had been to 54 Al as a failure. He had not left any material possession behind, 55 he left behind one of the finest, most giving men I have ever known.
小题1: | A.obtained | B.developed | C.cured | D.recovered |
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小题2: | A.taking | B.locking | C.finding | D.leaving |
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小题3: | A.more than | B.less than | C.other than | D.rather than |
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小题4: | A.got | B.turned | C.loved | D.changed |
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小题5: | A.Luckily | B.Suddenly | C.Eventually | D.Jokingly |
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小题6: | A.material | B.expensive | C.real | D.special |
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小题7: | A.happy | B.thoughtful | C.deserted | D.wasted |
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小题8: | A.angry | B.sharp | C.actual | D.proper |
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小题9: | A.handsome | B.rich | C.caring | D.ordinary |
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小题12: | A.defend | B.become | C.discuss | D.argue |
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小题13: | A.confidence | B.courage | C.belief | D.strength |
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小题14: | A.feed | B.love | C.care | D.raise |
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小题16: | A.angrily | B.comfortably | C.quietly | D.excitedly |
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小题17: | A.earliest | B.nearest | C.best | D.hardest |
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小题18: | A.pat | B.lesson | C.kiss | D.present |
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小题19: | A.judge | B.say | C.remember | D.respect |
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小题20: | A.so | B.and | C.but | D.or |
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