As a child，there was nothing I liked better than Sunday afternoons at my grandfather’s farm.   26  by miles of winding stone walls，the house provided endless hours of   27  for a city kid.

I can still remember one afternoon  28   I was eight years old. I’d wanted more than anything to be   29  to climb the walls surrounding the property. The walls were old；some stones were   30  ，others loose. Still，my yearning（向往）to scramble（攀登）across those walls   31   so strong that finally，one spring afternoon，I took all my   32  and entered the living room，where the   33   had gathered after Sunday dinner.

“I，I want to climb the stone walls，”I said hesitantly（犹豫地）.  34  a chorus(异口同声) went up from the women in the room. “Heavens，no！”they cried，“You’ll hurt yourself！”I wasn’t too   35  ；the    36  was just as I’d expected. Just  37  I would leave the room，I was stopped by my grandfather’s loud voice. “Now wait a minute. ”I heard him say，“Let the boy climb the stone walls. He has to learn to do things  38  ” .

For the next two hours I climbed those old walls and had the time of my life. Later I told my grandfather about my  39   . I’ll never forget what he said. “Fred，”he said，smiling，“you made this day a (an)  40  day just by being yourself. Always remember，there’s only one person in this whole world like you，and I like you  41  as you are. ”

Many years have passed   42  then，and today I’m a computer（主持人）in the television program   43  “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood”，seen by millions of children.

There have been   44  over the years，but one thing remains the same：my  45  left to children at the end of almost every visit. “There’s only one person in this whole world like you，”The kids can hear me say，“and people would like you exactly as you are. ”

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       As a child, there was nothing I liked better than Sunday afternoons at my grandfather’s farm． 1by miles of winding stone walls, the house provided   2hours of fun for a city kid．

       I can still remember one   3when I was eight years old．I’d wanted   4anything to be allowed to climb the walls surrounding the property．The walls were old; some stones were   5, others loose．Still, my desire to scramble （爬）across those walls   6so strong that finally, one spring weekend, I took all my  7and entered the living room, where the  8had gathered after Sunday dinner．

       “I, I wanna climb the stone walls,” I said hesitantly．  9a chorus （齐声）went up from the women in the room．“Heavens, no!” they cried．“You’ll hurt yourself!” I wasn’t too   10; the response was just as I’d expected．But   11I could leave the room, I was   12by my grandfather’s loud voice．“Now   13just a minute,” I heard him say．“Let the boy climb the stone walls．  14, he has to learn to do things for himself．”

       For the next two hours I climbed those old walls and had the time of my   15．Later when I told my grandfather about my   16, I’ll never forget what he said．“Fred,” he said, smiling, “you made this day a （an）   17day just by being yourself．Always remember, there’s only one person in this whole world like you, and I like you exactly as you are．”

       Many years have passed since then, and today I   18the television program Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood, seen by millions of children．There have been   19over the years, but one thing   20the same: my suggestion to children at the end of almost every visit．“There’s only one person in this whole world like you,” the kids can hear me say, “and people can like you exactly as you are．”

1.A．Covered                  B．Surrounded          C．Extended             D．Spread

2.A．meaningless             B．short                   C．endless                D．imaginable

3.A．morning                  B．afternoon             C．evening               D．daytime

4.A．more than                B．as well as         C．rather than           D．other than

5.A．remaining                B．left                      C．tight                    D．missing

6.A．built                        B．went                   C．grew                   D．turned

7.A．trouble                    B．mind                   C．courage               D．heart

8.A．adults                      B．relations              C．men                    D．women

9.A．Soon                    B．Hurriedly             C．Frequently           D．Immediately

10.A．excited                  B．sad                     C．disappointed        D．pleased

11.A．after                      B．before                 C．as                       D．when

12.A．encouraged            B．asked                  C．allowed               D．stopped

13.A．keep up                 B．hold on                C．hold up              D．keep on

14.A．Anyway              B．However             C．Therefore            D．Thus

15.A．childhood               B．play                    C．life                      D．Sunday

16.A．action                    B．adventure            C．story             D．happiness

17.A．special                   B．interesting            C．common             D．beautiful

18.A．own                      B．like                     C．hold                    D．host

19.A．jobs                       B．events                 C．adventures           D．changes

20.A．remains                 B．develops              C．becomes             D．seems