15.Life in the Slow Lane
I always seemed to be rushing through my life.I'd(41)Cmy seatbelt and slam(猛踩) the accelerator to get to where I wanted to go.Or,at the mall,I'd(42)Athe stores like a runner in the hundred-meter dash.There just weren't enough hours in the day and I was afraid I might (43)Bsomething if I didn't hurry up.
And then one day,as fate would have it,I ran out of(44)D.As my car coasted off the road,I looked at my watch and hit the steering wheel(45)B.I had a meeting in fifteen minutes and I hadn't even finished(46)Dfor it.
But as I got out of my car,a(n)(47)Cthing happened.I looked out towards the east,and the(48)Dwas just beginning to shine over the horizon.There was a low misty (49)Dhanging over the river,and some ducks were cutting thick,smooth trails(痕迹) across the otherwise glass-like surface of the water.A few sailboats(50)Aat anchor,their mirror images extending out before them.
I was shocked.This (51)Cscene had been going on right outside my car every morning and I had never (52)Btime appreciating it.I had been rushing around in such a(53)Athat I had been missing everything.
I was quietly,(54)B,patiently watching as the sun painted a brand new day when a co-worker finally (55)Cmy car and stopped for me.I had somehow been transformed.Life went from a fast break dance into a slow waltz.I began taking long,slow walks(56)Amy yard and neighborhood,noticing for the first time all the neighbors,mysteries and wonders (57)Bwere right there for me to see all the time.Not only were there sights that I had been missing,but I began to hear entire (58)Aall around me:birds singing,wind blowing and leaves rustling.
(59)Cone gives close attention to anything,even a blade of grass,it becomes a mysterious,beautiful and indescribably magnificent(60)Din itself.
41.A.harden | B.loosen | C.tighten | D.Widen |
42.A.race through | B.pass by | C.come across | D.look into |
43.A.waste | B.miss | C.meet | D.cost |
44.A.money | B.water | C.time | D.gas |
45.A.delightfully | B.in depression | C.bravely | D.in astonishment |
46.A.waiting | B.calling | C.caring | D.preparing |
47.A.confusing | B.amusing | C.amazing | D.embarrassing |
48.A.star | B.light | C.moon | D.sun |
49.A.ice | B.wind | C.smoke | D.fog |
50.A.sat | B.went | C.seated | D.reached |
51.A.disastrous | B.accidental | C.glorious | D.Necessary |
52.A.brought | B.spent | C.taught | D.founded |
53.A.hurry | B.case | C.position | D.Mess |
54.A.regretfully | B.joyfully | C.obviously | D.carelessly |
55.A.memorized | B.borrowed | C.recognized | D.opened |
56.A.around | B.with | C.for | D.from |
57.A.which | B.that | C.who | D.what |
58.A.symphonies | B.fantasies | C.noises | D.cultures |
59.A.Until | B.Although | C.The moment | D.The present |
60.A.space | B.village | C.city | D.world |