As　an　excellent　shooter，Peter　practised　aiming　at　both＿＿targets　and　moving　targets．

A)standing       B)stationary        C)still         D)stable

I learned how to accept life as it is from my father. 　 36　 . He did not teach me acceptance when he was strong and healthy. but rather when he was 　 37 and ill.

My father was 　 38 a strong man who loved being active, but a terrible illness 　 39 all that away. Now he can no longer walk. and he must sit quietly in a chair all day. Even talking is 　 40 . One night, I went to visit him with my sisters, we started 　 41 about life, and I told them about one of my 　 42 . I said that we must always give things up 　 43 we grow----our youth. our beauty, our friends-but it always 44 that after we give something up. We gain something new in its place. Then suddenly my father 　 45　 　up. He said,”But, Peter. I gave up 　 46 ! What did I gain?” I thought and thought, but I could not think of anything to say. 　47 . he answered his own question:”I 　 48 the love of my family. ” I looked at my sisters, and saw tears in their eyes, along with hope and thankfulness.

I was also 　 49 by his words. After that , when I began to fell irritated (愤怒的)at someone. I 　 50 remember his words and become 　 51 . If he could replace his great pain with a feeling of love for others. then I should be 　 52 . to give up my small irritations. In this 　 53 , I learned the power of acceptance from my father.

Sometimes I 　 54　 what other things I could learned from him if I had listened more carefully when I was a boy. For now, though, I am grateful for this one 　 55 .

36. A. Afterwards B. Therefore　 C. However　 D. Meanwhile

37. A. tired B. weak　 C. poor　 D. slow

38. A. already　 B. still　 C. only　 D. once

39. A. took　 B. threw　 C. sent D. put

40. A. impossible　 B. difficult　　 C. stressful　　 D. hopeless

41. A. worrying B. caring　 C. talking D. asking

42. A. decisions B. experience C. ambitions D. beliefs

43. A. as B. since C. before D. till

44. A. suggests B. promises C. seems D. requires

45. A. spoke B. turned C. summed　 D. opened

46. A. something B. anything C. nothing D. everything

47. A. surprisingly B. Immediately C. Naturally D. Certainly

48. A. had B. accepted C. gained D. enjoyed

49. A. touched B. astonished C. attracted D. warned

50. A. should B. could C. would D. might

51. A. quiet B. calm C. relaxed D. happy

52. A. ready B. likely C. free D. able

53. A. case B. form C. method D. way

54. A. doubt B. wonder C. know D. guess

55. A. award B. gift C. lesson D. word

Peter’s jacket looked just the same as Jack’s, but it cost　　　　　 his. 　

A. as much twice as　　　 　　　　　 B. twice as much as

C. much as twice as　　　 　　　　　 D. as twice much as

 

“Weren’t you a carzy kid !” said Sitster .

I was . The 　1　 I was seven , Father gave me a new , bright as gold . He had taken it out of his pocket several times , 　 2 to be examining the date on it waiting for me to 　3　 it . He couldn’t offer me anything until I had 　4　 some sign that the gift would be 　5　 .

“You can 　6　 it if you want it , Peter ,” he said at long last . “Oh , thanks . ”I said 　7　 more . I couldn’t show any of my eagemess .

I satrted with it for the 　8　 . For a penny you could buy the magic cylinder of “Long Tom ” popcom（爆米花）. 　9　 the more I thought my shining 　 10　 disappearing forever into the black drawer the store keeper 　 11　 his money in , the slower my 　12　 became as the store came nearer and nearer . I 　 13　 down in the road . I began to play with the penny , putting off the 　 14　 . I closed my eyes and 　　15 it deep in the sand ; and then , with my eyes still closed , 　 16　 and walked around and then came back to search for it . I did that again and again . Alas , once 　17　 often , the penny was lost .

It was almost dark when their 　18　 talking awakened me . It was Mothen who had found me . “Peter ! When made you come up here and hide ?” I was to have told her the whole story but Father was there . How could I bear the 　19　 to repeat the 　 20 thing before him !

1. A. time　　　　 B. day　　　　 C. year　　　 D. date

2. A. pretending　　 B. appearing　 C. trying　　 D. managing

3. A. want　　　　 B. find　　　　 C. notice　　 D. pick

4. A. shown　　　 B. expressed　 C. raised　　 D. said

5. A. nice　　　　 B. valuable　　 C. useful　　 D. welcome

6. A. spend　　　 B. pay　　　　 C. cost　　　 D. have

7. A. something　 B. nothing　　　 C. anything　 D. not any

8. A. sand　　　 B. store　　　　 C. field　　　 D. restaurant

9. A. So　　　　 B. And　　　　 C. But　　　 D. Still

10.A. penny　　　 B. gift　　　　 C. cent　　　 D. money

11.A. kept　　　 B. hid　　　　 C. locked　　　 D. held

12.A. kept　　　 B. hid　　　　　 C. locked　　　 D. held

13.A.lay　　　　 B. sat　　　　　 C. went　　　 D. broke

14.A. decision　　 B. idea　　　　 C. mind　　　 D. thought

15.A. dropped　　 B. covered　　　 C. threw　　 D. huried

16.A. rose　　　 B. left　　　　 C. turned　　　 D. felt

17.A. very　　　 B. quite　　　 C. too　　　　 D. rather

18.A. surprised　 B. frightened　 C. disappointed D. excited

19.A. pity　　　 B. shame　　　 C. sadness　　 D. regret

20.A. funny　　　 B. silly　　 　 C. interesting　 D. clever