Question

 

Dad is a liar definitely.

He never tells the truth about anything ＿36＿, or anything that he thinks is bad to me, even though I ＿37＿ that I don’t mind hearing these things.

He is the kindest man I have ever met, who never ＿38＿ others, as well as the ＿39＿ man, for he’s always hard on himself. Every time I ＿40＿ home from college and asked Dad how his ＿41＿ was getting on, he would always reply, “Oh, couldn’t be ＿42＿!” When I asked my mum the same question on the phone, ＿43＿, she honestly told me every ＿44＿ with Dad’s business. I didn’t blame Dad for his ＿45＿. I felt a deep sympathy for him.

Dad is a miser, undoubtedly.

I hardly see Dad wear ＿46＿ clothes. In fact, his closet is half empty. Even in this half , two-thirds is occupied by Mum’s clothes and the other ＿47＿ belongs to him. I urged him to buy some new clothes, ＿48＿ he simply shook his head, “The old clothes are still good enough.” Were they? I saw ＿49＿ in them!

It ＿50＿ my heart up when I saw Dad ＿51＿ terribly with his hand covering his mouth. When the pains became unbearable, he ＿52＿ took some pills.

So it surprised ＿53＿ when the day came that Dad got sick. He was lying in bed, and all the family gathered around him. I knelt by his beside, tears filling my eyes.

Dear Dad, you’ve been ＿54＿ yourself too hard, which you should not have. I know I might as well ＿55＿ a river to flow backward as hope to talk you out of working so hard. But I still want to say, “Dad, take better care of yourself!”

 

36. A. interesting	B. good	C. bad	D. valuable
37. A. emphasize	B. realize	C. decide	D. admit
38. A. envies	B. blames	C. helps	D. hurts
39. A. noblest	B. cruelest	C. most selfless	D. most diligent
40. A. phoned	B. drove	C. went	D. stayed
41. A. health	B. business	C. experiment	D. treatment
42. A. better	B. harder	C. easier	D. healthier
43. A. meanwhile	B. anyway	C. however	D. therefore
44. A. change	B. incident	C. achievement	D. problem
45. A. belief	B. carelessness	C. lies	D. excuses
46. A. old	B. new	C. beautiful	D. cheap
47. A. one-third	B. half	C. thing	D. closet
48. A. so	B. but	C. since	D. although
49. A. holes	B. stains	C. hope	D. importance
50. A. woke	B. warmed	C. cheered	D. tore
51. A. act	B. shake	C. cry	D. cough
52. A. still	B. even	C. merely	D. seldom
53. A. somebody	B. anybody	C. everybody	D. nobody
54. A. controlling	B. pushing	C. criticizing	D. fighting
55. A. beg	B. allow	C. expect	D. cause

 

Answer 1

 36-40 CADBA  41-45 BACDC  46-50 BABAD  51-55 DCDBC