When I was a small child, during the war, we were very poor and we lived in a faraway village. One day, on the road, I found the   1   pieces of a mirror. There was a Garman motorcycle accident.

       I tried to find all the pieces and put them   2  , but it was not possible, so I kept only the  3    piece and I made it round. I could   4   with it as a toy and became greatly attracted by the   5  that I could reflect（反射）light to dark places where the sun would never shine—in  6  holes and some other dark places. It became a   7   for me to get light into the darkest places I could find.

       I   8  the little mirror, and, as I   9  up, I would take it out when I had nothing to  do and  10   the game, As I became a   11  , I grew to understand that this was not    12  a child’s game but a metaphor（象征）for what I might do with my life. I came to    13  that I am not the light or the source of light. But light—truth, understanding, knowledge—is  14  , and it will shine in many dark places only if I reflect it.

       I am just a single piece of a mirror whose   15   design and shape I do not know.    16  , with what I have I can reflect light into the dark places of this   17   —into the black places in the    18    of men—and change some things   19    some people. Perhaps others may see and do the same. This is what I am about. This is the    20   of my life.

1. A．broken                          B．dropped                  C．pointed                   D．sharpened

2. A．back                          B．down                      C．together                  D．up

3. A．best                          B．longest                    C．smallest                  D．largest

4. A．talk                            B．play                        C．flash                       D．share

5. A．idea                           B．fact                        C．decision                  D．reason

6. A．deep                          B．big                         C．pretty                            D．empty

7. A．job                          B．task                        C．game                      D．trouble

8. A．kept                           B．hid                         C．forgot                    D．lost

9. A．came                         B．stood                      C．grew                      D．went

10. A．watch                      B．continue                  C．remember               D．change

11. A．man                         B．boy                        C．father                            D．grandfather

12. A．always                    B．completely              C．really                      D．just

13. A．announce                  B．doubt                      C．understand             D．expect

14. A．absent                      B．home                      C．far                         D．there

15. A．whole                       B．most                       C．half                        D．other

16. A．So                           B．However                 C．Besides                   D．Certainly

17. A．country                   B．village                    C．world                    D．city

18. A．hands                       B．brains                    C．eyes                       D．hearts

19. A．on                           B．in                         C．with                       D．like

20. A．way                         B．standard                  C．quality                 D．meaning

When I was a small child, during the war, we were very poor and we lived in a faraway village. One day, on the road, I found the   1   pieces of a mirror. There was a German motorcycle accident.

I tried to find all the pieces and put them   2  ，but it was not possible, so I kept only the   3   piece and I made it round. I began to   4   with it as a toy and became greatly attracted by the   5   that I could reflect (反射)light to dark places where the sun would never shine – in   6   holes and some other dark places. It became a   7   for me to get light into the darkest places I could find.

I   8  the little mirror, and, as I   9   up, I would take it out when I had nothing to do and   10   the game. As I became a   11  , I grew to understand that this was not   12   a child’s game but a metaphor (象征) for what I might do with my life. I came to   13   that I am not the light or the source (来源) of light, but light – truth, understanding, knowledge – is   14  , and it will shine in many dark places only if I reflect it.

I am just a single piece of a mirror whose   15   design and shape I do not know.   16  , with what I have I can reflect light into the dark places of this   17  －into the black places in the   18   of men – and change some things   19   some people. Perhaps others may see and do the same. This is what I am about. This is the   20   of my life.

1．A．broken                  B．dropped               C．pointed                D．sharpened

2．A．back                     B．down                  C．together              D．up

3．A．best                      B．longest                C．smallest               D．largest

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4．A．talk                       B．play                    C．flash                   D．share

5．A．idea                      B．fact                     C．decision              D．reason

6．A．deep                     B．big                      C．pretty                  D．empty

7．A．job                       B．task                    C．game                  D．trouble

8．A．kept                      B．hid                      C．forgot                 D．lost

9．A．came                    B．stood                  C．grew                   D．went

10．A．watch                 B．continue              C．remember            D．change

11．A．man                    B．boy                     C．father                  D．grandfather

12．A．always                B．completely           C．really                  D．just

13．A．announce            B．doubt                  C．understand          D．expect

14．A．absent                 B．home                  C．far                      D．there

15．A．whole                 B．most                   C．half                     D．other

16．A．So                      B．However             C．Besides               D．Certainly

17．A．country               B．village                 C．world                  D．city

18．A．hands                  B．brains                  C．eyes                    D．hearts

19．A．on                      B．in                        C．with                    D．like

20．A．way                    B．standard              C．quality                 D．meaning