My little angel, you are teaching me how selfless real love is!

My wife called, “How long will you be with that      ? Will you come here and make your darling daughter eat her food?” I threw the paper away and       to the place. My daughter, Sindu, sat there, tears welling up in her eyes. In front of her was a big bowl of rice.

　 I       the bowl and persuaded: “Sindu, why not take a few mouthfuls of this rice?”

　 “Ok, Dad. I will eat — not just a few mouthfuls,       the whole lot of this. But…” Sindu hesitated. “Dad, if I eat this entire rice, will you give me       I ask for?”

　 “Promise.” I      .

　 After eating the rice painfully, Sindu came to me, her eyes wide with      . Now I became a bit      . “Dear, you shouldn't insist on       a computer or any such       things. Dad does not have that kind of money right now.”      , “I want to have my head shaved off(剃掉), this Sunday!” was her demand(要求), which was far       my belief.

On Monday morning, I       Sindu at her school and watched her walking towards her classroom. She turned around and      . I waved back with a smile. Just then, a boy, who just got out of a car, shouted, “Sindu, please wait for me!” What       me was the hairless head of that boy.

“Sir, your daughter is       indeed!” Without introducing herself, a lady standing beside me continued, “That boy is my son, who lost all his       because of a disease. He       to come back to school fearing the unintentional(无意的)but        teasing（取笑）of the schoolmates. Sindu visited him last week, and promised him that she would take care of the teasing issue. But, I       imagined she would sacrifice her lovely hair for my son!”

1.A. bowl               B. newspaper        C. book                            D. food

2.A. rushed     B. pulled                     C. jumped           D. shouted

3.A. took out           B. picked up          C. broke down     D. gave out

4.A. and        B. so                          C. or                D. but

5.A. what       B. where                C. which                             D. how

6.A. moved            B. doubted         C. agreed               D. disbelieved

7.A. expectation       B. confidence                   C. worry                         D. attraction

8.A. nervous           B. bored                C. excited                        D. relaxed

9.A. making             B. selling          C. getting             D. studying

10.A. valuable   B. useful                     C. wonderful                    D. expensive

11.A. Therefore  B. However             C. Besides           D. Anyway

12.A. to                  B. beyond               C. of                    D. within

13.A. met       B. helped                     C. dropped                      D. collected

14.A. shouted        B. smiled                C. waved                        D. stared

15.A. interested      B. frightened       C. pleased           D. surprised

16.A. careful          B. hard-working     C. graceful        D. great

17.A. friends          B. hair                             C. hope                            D. face

18.A. refused         B. wished                C. dreamed                      D. decided  

19.A. kind             B. hurtful                        C. harmless                      D. funny

20.A. usually           B. ever                  C. never                         D. nearly

 

I’d been 16 for six days and was already prepared to deal with failure. I remember when my mum   36   me up that morning, her voice wasn’t as   37   as it usually was.

I stayed in bed for a few minutes. I was   38   to leave its warmth and comfort, and didn’t want to face the problem that I’d let myself   39   for the past six months. Finally, I dragged myself out of    40  .

I finished getting ready and tried to   41  . It didn’t work, so I decided that my   42   should go with me. We had a little time, so I thought we could practice parking. I   43  , with the wheel hitting the fence. After that, the little bit of confidence I’d had was   44  . I tried two more times, but didn’t   45   much. Then we headed to the test site.

    I went into a room for some paperwork. And I waited for 20 minutes—just   46   time to make myself believe that I was going to fail. Then, finally, it was my   47  . I just wanted to get it over and make sure that I had to come back next Thursday.

    I stepped outside and the sky was the light blue I love. It offered me some   48   and I realized something: something between when I pulled myself off the seat and when I got outside. I had become   49   and confident.

    The first thing I had to do was parking, which I did quite   50  . The confidence that came with it hit me like a wave. The rest of the test went well too and I   51   it all. As I drove back, the instructor told me I would not be coming back for a second   52   next Thursday.

    Back in the building I didn’t have to say a word. My mum knew just by looking at me. Her    53   made her face softer. And I’m sure it was at least as big as the smile on my face. Her eyes, 54  , looked kind of teary. I knew she was   55   for me.

1.A. got	B. woke	C. turned	D. brought
2.A. loud	B. weak	C. noisy	D. strong
3.A. unable	B. unhappy	C. unwilling	D. unavailable
4.A. mention	B. forget	C. leave	D. put
5. A. house	B. kitchen	C. garage	D. bed
6.A. set down	B. take down	C. calm down	D. put down
7. A. mum	B. dad	C. instructor	D. teacher
8. A. succeeded	B. failed	C. managed	D. attempted
9.A. missing	B. lost	C. disappeared	D. gone
10. A. work	B. improve	C. change	D. get
11. A. enough	B. little	C. more	D. less
12.A. ability	B. performance	C. time	D. turn
13. A. belief	B. advantage	C. anxiety	D. comfort
14. A. calm	B. anxious	C. excited	D. cautious
15. A. badly	B. well	C. unsuccessfully	D. hardly
16. A. passed	B. went	C. failed	D. tried
17. A. practice	B. paperwork	C. test	D. parking
18.A. words	B. smile	C. look	D. anger
19. A. however	B. therefore	C. although	D. but
20. A. sad	B. happy	C. nervous	D. sorry

 

 

I stood by and watched her and her mother busily decorating her college dormitory.Everything was in place，__1__ boxes under the bed and photos of her dearest friends on the wall.I closely monitored that this time things were __2__.I began to accept that her room at home is no longer __3__.It is now ours，our room for her when she visits.

I __4__ myself thinking of when I held her in my arms sitting in a chair by my wife's hospital __5__.One day old.So small，so beautiful，so perfect，so totally reliant on her new，untested parents.My life changed from the day I drove this little baby home from the __6__.I saw myself different that day，__7__.

The last few days __8__ she left for college，I touched her face—anything—__9__ that when my wife and I returned home，she would not be with us and there would be __10__ to touch.I had so much to say，but no words with which to say it.

Suddenly she looked up，__11__ me staring at her，which caused her to say to her mother，“Mom，Dad's looking at me funny.” She then said，“It'll be __12__，Dad.I'll be home from school soon.” I told her she would have a __13__ year.But I said little else.I was __14__　 that I would say something too small for what I was feeling，__15__ I only held onto our goodbye hug a little longer，a little __16__.

My wife's eyes followed her as she left us.Mine did not.I __17__ she hadn't gone.I knew that the life she was going __18__ was exciting and wonderful.I remembered what the world looked like to me when everything was __19__.

On the way back home，my eyes were wet and my heart was sore，and I realized that my __20__ was changed forever.

1．A.with　 　　　　 B．in

C．by　　　　 　　　 D．on

2．A.important 　　　　 B．enjoyable

C．convenient　 　　 D．different

3．A.mine　　 　　　　 B．hers

C．ours　　　 　　　 D．theirs

4．A.sent　　　 　　　　 B．stopped

C．found　　 　　　 D．set

5．A.desk　　　 　　　　 B．wall

C．room　　　 　　　 D．bed

6．A.kindergarten　 　　 B．hospital

C．school　　 　　　 D．park

7．A.neither　　 　　　 B．either

C．other　　 　　　 D．too

8．A.before　　 　　　　 B．after

C．since　　 　　　 D．when

9．A.wondering 　 　　　 B．saying

C．knowing　 　　　 D．showing

10．A.nothing　 　　　　 B．everything　

C．anything 　　　 D．something

11．A.observing　 　　　 B．catching　

C．watching 　　　 D．keeping

12．A.bad　　 　　　 B．wrong　

C．fine　　 　　　　 D．right

13．A.whole　　 　　　　 B．comfortable　

C．difficult 　　　　　 D．great

14．A.aware　　 　　　　 B．afraid　

C．sure　　 　　　　 D．sorry

15．A.but　　 　　　　 B．for　

C．so　　　 　　　　 D．and

16．A.better　 　　　　 B．tighter　

C．happier　 　　　 D．nearer

17．A.imagined　 　　　 B．thought　

C．guessed　 　　　 D．expected

18．A.across　 　　　　 B．by 　

C．towards　 　　　 D．over

19．A.good　　 　　　　 B．bright　

C．new　　 　　　　 D．perfect

20．A.life　　 　　　　 B．heart

C．dream　 　　　　 D．belief