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Dad is a liar （说谎者）, 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 (吝啬鬼), 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  the 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 had 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 （跪）by his bedside , 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．cruellest           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

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　　It moved without a ripple(涟漪), a moon-white circle under the surface, and in a few seconds it was as far away as it had been when he had first seen it. Then it 1 the top of the water. Jonsai gasped(喘气).

　　It was a turtle(海龟) .

　　Jonsai rubbed his 2 , thinking that the sun had 3 them. It was not unusual to find turtles 4 near the edge of the reel (礁) .But this was not a( n) 5 turtle. It stayed there on the surface, as 6 , as foam or bone or sun-dried coral, and 7 like oyster(牡蛎) shell. The turtle stayed 8 for some time. So did the boy. Leaning forward, be 9 without moving, disbelief giving way to a small 10 . He even dared not move for a short while. There was no such thing as a white turtle. His 11 moved first. Tonight the men would return from the pig 12. Samu and Aesake would be at the 13 with the men. He, Jonsai, would have to 14 with the women and children. But what would 15 if, at the height of the dinner. Jonsai brought forward a 16 for Chief Vueti, something he had never seen before a present that would make him the 17 of every chief on the island?

　　His heart beat fast, but steady now, 18 he paddled (涉水) closer , moving 19 like a thief .He must try his best to 20 the turtle.

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　　That had made me ___1___ my childhood. I, too, had ___2___ a violin, but we didn't have the money. Even though life was ___3__ then, I couldn't wait any longer to ask, “Daddy, ___4__ I have a violin of my own?” Daddy looked sad. But a few weeks later, Daddy came home with a case, saying, “Mary, I found this ___5___ violin for seven dollars.”

　　The day I carried my ____6___ to school for my first lesson, no one could know the bursting in my ____7__. I practised, joined the school orchestra and gave ___8__ Several years seemed to pass more quickly then and I found ___9___ in the first violin chair. More years passed. My violin made every move with me, and was carefully put ___10__.

　　Now here I am ___11___ the newspaper want ad. I took out my violin and put it on the table. Then I picked up the ___12__, walked to the telephone and dialed the number 8432526.

　　Later, in the day, a man in his thirties knocked on the door. “I've been ___13___ someone would ___14___ my ad. My daughter wants a violin so badly,” he said, ___15___ my violin. “How much are you ____16__?”

　　Any music store, I knew, would offer me a higher pay. But now I heard my voice answer, “Seven dollars.”

　　“Are you ____17___?” he asked and caused me to think so much of my ___18___.“Seven dollars,” I ___19___ and added, “I hope your little girl will ___20___ it as I did.”

　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　

(1) A．look 　　 back	B．dream 　　 of
C．think 　　 of	D．remind 　　 of
(2) A．had	B．wanted
C．bought	D．owned
(3) A．hard	B．happy
C．easy	D．comfortable
(4) A．must	B．should
C．may	D．shall
(5) A．second-hand	B．beautiful
C．expensive	D．new
(6) A．instruments	B．books
C．schoolbag	D．violin
(7) A．head	B．mind
C．heart	D．body
(8) A．performances	B．concerts
C．shows	D．plays
(9) A．my 　　 instruments	B．it
C．me	D．myself
(10) A．away	B．side
C．down	D．up
(11) A．in	B．on
C．for	D．with
(12) A．photo	B．violin
C．newspaper	D．case
(13) A．expecting	B．telling
C．asking	D．paying
(14) A．like	B．know
C．see	D．answer
(15) A．seeing	B．fixing
C．examining	D．playing
(16) A．selling	B．asking
C．paying	D．costing
(17) A．reading	B．sorry
C．willing	D．sure
(18) A．story	B．violin
C．father	D．childhood
(19) A．answered	B．repeated
C．replied	D．agreed
(20) A．play	B．enjoy
C．have	D．do

　　That had made me ___1___ my childhood. I, too, had ___2___ a violin, but we didn't have the money. Even though life was ___3__ then, I couldn't wait any longer to ask, “Daddy, ___4__ I have a violin of my own?” Daddy looked sad. But a few weeks later, Daddy came home with a case, saying, “Mary, I found this ___5___ violin for seven dollars.”

　　The day I carried my ____6___ to school for my first lesson, no one could know the bursting in my ____7__. I practised, joined the school orchestra and gave ___8__ Several years seemed to pass more quickly then and I found ___9___ in the first violin chair. More years passed. My violin made every move with me, and was carefully put ___10__.

　　Now here I am ___11___ the newspaper want ad. I took out my violin and put it on the table. Then I picked up the ___12__, walked to the telephone and dialed the number 8432526.

　　Later, in the day, a man in his thirties knocked on the door. “I've been ___13___ someone would ___14___ my ad. My daughter wants a violin so badly,” he said, ___15___ my violin. “How much are you ____16__?”

　　Any music store, I knew, would offer me a higher pay. But now I heard my voice answer, “Seven dollars.”

　　“Are you ____17___?” he asked and caused me to think so much of my ___18___.“Seven dollars,” I ___19___ and added, “I hope your little girl will ___20___ it as I did.”

　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　

(1) A．look 　　 back	B．dream 　　 of
C．think 　　 of	D．remind 　　 of
(2) A．had	B．wanted
C．bought	D．owned
(3) A．hard	B．happy
C．easy	D．comfortable
(4) A．must	B．should
C．may	D．shall
(5) A．second-hand	B．beautiful
C．expensive	D．new
(6) A．instruments	B．books
C．schoolbag	D．violin
(7) A．head	B．mind
C．heart	D．body
(8) A．performances	B．concerts
C．shows	D．plays
(9) A．my 　　 instruments	B．it
C．me	D．myself
(10) A．away	B．side
C．down	D．up
(11) A．in	B．on
C．for	D．with
(12) A．photo	B．violin
C．newspaper	D．case
(13) A．expecting	B．telling
C．asking	D．paying
(14) A．like	B．know
C．see	D．answer
(15) A．seeing	B．fixing
C．examining	D．playing
(16) A．selling	B．asking
C．paying	D．costing
(17) A．reading	B．sorry
C．willing	D．sure
(18) A．story	B．violin
C．father	D．childhood
(19) A．answered	B．repeated
C．replied	D．agreed
(20) A．play	B．enjoy
C．have	D．do