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When my son unexpectedly volunteered for the Marines(美国海军陆战队), I was busy writing my novels and giving little thought to the men and women in the army .
My son John Schaeffer, recently came home 1 from the Middle East. He slowly appeared from a broken car. John 2 all night from a base near Washington, 3 he had landed the day before. He did not want me to 4 him there. “I need time to myself,” my son said 5 calling from Kuwait on the way home.
I gave my wife a head start. Mother 6 son. “I was so worried,” Genie said. She pulled away to look up again and again to 7 he was really there.
My wife gave me a great gift: 8 alone with my boy. John was tired and lay 9 on his bed. I lay down next to him and was grasping his hand the whole time. I just wanted to be certain that the nightmares I’d had about John being killed were 10 .
I kept holding my son, the way I 11 when he was two and came into our bed after a 12 dream. I asked John if he’d rather sleep than talk, and he said there would be time for 13 later.
With the 14 over, under and around me came incredible tiredness. I slept with his voice dying away. It was the first good 15 I’d had in months. I woke and John was asleep next to me. Sitting by his bed watching him breathe, I found myself praying and 16 for all the fathers, mothers, sons, daughters, husbands and wives of those who were not coming home. For the first time in my life, I was weeping for 17 .
Before my son went to war I would never have shed tears for them. My son 18 me. He taught me that our men and women in uniform are not the “ 19 ”. They are our sons, daughters, brothers and sisters. Sometimes shedding tears for strangers is a holy 20 . Sometimes it’s all we can do.
1. A. angry B. excited C. frightened D. alive
2. A. drove B. was driving C. had driven D.would have driven
3. A. where B. when C. which D. who
4. A. meet B. congratulate C. permit D. accept
5. A. once B. when C. unless D. since
6. A. abandoned B. patted C. concluded D. embraced
7. A. make sure B. set down C. get across D. make sense
8. A. period B. chance C. time D. moment
9. A. expanded B. stretched C. extending D. spreading
10. A. facts B. truth C. proofs D. lies
11. A. used to B. ought to C. should D. must
12. A. happy B. cheerful C. scary D. dull
13. A. advice B. discussion C. talk D. sleep
14. A. chat B. worries C. meeting D. curiosity
15. A. conversation B. observation C. sleep D. difficulty
16. A. crying B. cursing C. screaming D. regretting
17. A. friends B. neighbors C. strangers D. soldiers
18. A. persuaded B. changed C. frightened D. accused
19. A. another B. other C. others D. one
20. A. function B. adventure C. shame D. duty
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阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从1~25各题所给的四个选项中,选出一个最佳答案.
Children always enjoy the small gifts of money. Father, of course, 1 a regular supply of pocket-money, 2 uncle and aunts are always a source of extra 3 . with some children, small sums 4 a long way. If six pences are not exchanged for 5 , they beat for months inside money-box. Only very 6 children manage to 7 up a money-box. For most of them, six-pence is a small price to pay for a 8 bar of chocolate.
My nephew, George, has a money-box, but it is often 9 . Very few of the six-pence I have given him have 10 their way there. I gave him six pences yesterday and 11 him to save it, but he bought himself six-pence worth of 12 . On his way to the sweet shop, he 13 his six-pence and it 14 along the pavement and then 15 down a drain (排水沟). George 16 his jacket and pushed his right arm 17 the drain cover. He couldn't find his six-pence 18 and what's more, he couldn't get his arm out. A crowd of people 19 round him and a lady rubbed his arm with soap, but George was 20 stuck. The firemen were 21 and two of them 22 George using a special type of oil. George was 23 by his six-pence because the lady who owns the sweet shop heard about this and 24 him with a large box of 25 .
(1) A. promises |
B. gives |
C. provides |
D. keeps |
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(2) A. then |
B. and |
C. or |
D. but |
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(3) A. income |
B. sum |
C. helper |
D. part |
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(4) A. spend |
B. cost |
C. take |
D. go |
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(5) A. books |
B. sweets |
C. clothes |
D. fruit |
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(6) A. simple |
B. clever |
C. stupid |
D. naughty |
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(7) A. put |
B. save |
C. watch |
D. fill |
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(8) A. wondering |
B. exciting |
C. satisfying |
D. surprising |
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(9) A. empty |
B. open |
C. full |
D. close |
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(10) A. made |
B. found |
C. gone |
D. pushed |
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(11) A. persuaded |
B. encouraged |
C. advised |
D. forced |
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(12) A. praise |
B. trouble |
C. worry |
D. respect |
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(13) A. dropped |
B. fell |
C. threw |
D. touched |
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(14) A. walked |
B. moved |
C. rolled |
D. ran |
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(15) A. lost |
B. missed |
C. jumped |
D. disappeared |
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(16) A. put on |
B. took off |
C. wore |
D. had on |
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(17) A. down |
B. through |
C. into |
D. across |
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(18) A. nowhere |
B. somewhere |
C. anywhere |
D. wherever |
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(19) A. ran |
B. got |
C. circled |
D. gathered |
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(20) A. strongly |
B. firmly |
C. closely |
D. deeply |
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(21) A. called |
B. asked |
C. invited |
D. informed |
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(22) A. saved |
B. pulled up |
C. freed |
D. got out |
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(23) A. pleased |
B. sad |
C. worried |
D. upset |
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(24) A. gave |
B. brought |
C. left |
D. rewarded |
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(25) A. pences |
B. gifts |
C. chocolate |
D. sweet |
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