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【题目】A young man was getting ready to graduate from college. For many months he had ___ a beautiful sports car in a dealer's showroom, and knowing his father could well ___it, he told him that was all he wanted.

As Graduation Day___, the young man awaited ___ that his father had purchased the car. ___, on the morning of his graduation, his father called him into his private study. He handed his son a ___ wrapped gift box.

Curious,and somewhat ___, the young man opened the pretty box and found a lovely,leatherbound book,with the young man’s name embossed(凸印)in gold.

Angrily,he raised his ___ at his father and said, “With all your money ,you give me a used book？”He then ___ out of the house.

Many years passed and the young man was very ___ in business. He had a beautiful home and a wonderful family, but ___ his father was very old, he thought perhaps he ___ go to see him. He had not seen him since that graduation day.

Before he could make ___, he received a telegram telling him his father had passed away, and ___ all of his possessions to his son. He needed to come home immediately.

When he arrived at his father's house, sudden sadness and regret filled his heart.He began to ___ through his father’s important papers and saw the gift—a ___ wrapped book ,just as he had ___ it years ago.With tears,he open the book and began to turn the ___. His father underlined a verse,”...know how to give good gifts to your children...”

As he read those words,a car key ___ from the back of the book.He picked it up. It had a tag(标牌) with the dealer's name, the same dealer who had the sports car he had wanted. On the tag was the date of his ___, and the words PAID IN FULL.

【1】 A.designed B.possessed C.admired D.booked

【2】 A.afford B.support C.offer D.manage

【3】A.arrived B.approached C.ended D.closed

【4】 A.signals B.signs C.promises D.agreements

【5】 A.Gradually B.Hopefully C.Luckily D.Finally

【6】 A.beautifully B.strangely C.commonly D.fairly

【7】 A.amazed B.annoyed C.surprised D.disappointed

【8】 A.head B.hands C.voice D.eyes

【9】 A.slipped B.stormed C.broke D.stepped

【10】 A.interested B.generous C.successfully D.professional

【11】 A.remembered B.reminded C.refused D.realized

【12】A.would B.could C.should D.might

【13】 A.arrangements B.choices C.decisions D.achievements

【14】A.restricted B.abandoned C.willed D.donated

【15】 A.get B.pass C.follow D.research

【16】 A.still B.already C.even D.ever

【17】 A.deivered B.left C. imagined D.found

【18】A.pages B.passages C.words D.pictures

【19】 A.occurred B.turned C.dropped D.extended

【20】 A.wedding B.graduation C.return D.birthday

Answer 1

【答案】【1】 C

【2】 A

【3】 B

【4】 B

【5】 D

【6】A

【7】 D

【8】 C

【9】B

【10】 C

【11】 D

【12】 C

【13】A

【14】 C

【15】 D

【16】 A

【17】 B

【18】A

【19】 C

【20】 B

【解析】【1】即将大学毕业，年轻人对一辆跑车垂涎已久。

【2】父亲完全能买得起这辆跑车。

【3】随着毕业的那一天越来越近。

【4】他期待着有迹象表明父亲已给他买了车。

【5】他一直在期盼着，最后终于盼来了父亲的召见。

【6】但出乎意料的是，父亲递给他一个包装精美的礼品盒。

【7】他感到有点儿失望。

【8】他生气地朝“吝啬的”父亲大喊大叫。

【9】他气冲冲地离开房间。storm out of意为“由于愤怒或心情不好很快地离开” 。

【10】根据“He had a beautiful home and wonderful family”可判断，多年以后，年轻人已成为一名非常成功的生意人。

【11】他意识到父亲已经渐渐老去。

【12】父亲年事已高，该去看看他了。

【13】他还没来得急作出安排。

【14】will表示“将（财产等）遗赠”。

【15】他开始搜寻父亲的重要文件。

【16】看到了仍然包装着的那本书。

【17】还是几年前他遗弃它时的样子。

【18】他打开书，开始一页页翻看起来。

【19】一把汽车钥匙从书的后面掉了下来。

【20】标签上的日期正是他毕业的那一天。