阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从 1—20 各题所给的四个选项（A、B、和D）中，

选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

It was Mother’s Day, the day we celebrate everything mothers are and everything we do. But I’ll   1    that Sunday in 2000 was bittersweet for me. As a single mother I   2    to think of my shortcomings — how many evenings I couldn’t spend with my children, and how many things I couldn’t   3    my waitress’ salary to buy.

But what   4    kids I had! My daughter Maria was a senior in college, and Denny was home visiting from his freshman year at Harvard University. They were   5    impolite enough to complain, but there was so much more I   6    I had done for them. I just hoped they   ___7  .

As I walked into the   8    quietly to start breakfast, I was greeted by a vase   9    a dozen red roses! When had Denny possibly slipped down to leave them? But even their delicate beauty was overshadowed by the note sitting beside them, in the quick, manly   10    of an eighteen-year-old. It was about a story that happened between Denny and me long ago. It   11  :

She took a day off from her busy   12    to take the boy to see his hero in the flesh at the stadium. It took 3.5 hours just to get there, and they had to be there early   13    he could see his hero take batting practice.   14    their arrival, she took her hard-earned money to buy an overpriced T-shirt on which was   15    his hero making a diving catch. After the game, of course he had to   16    his hero’s signature, so she stayed with the little boy    17    one in the morning…

It took me long enough to   18    it, but I finally know who the   19    hero is. Mom, I love you!

And suddenly, it was a   20    Mother’s Day, after all.

1. A. admit                B. adopt                    C. deny                    D. refuse

2. A. intended             B. liked                     C. tended                    D. hesitated

3. A. stress                 B. spare                     C. strengthen             D. spend

4. A. poor                  B. great                     C. faithless                   D. pretty

5. A. merely              B. usually                  C. never                       D. often

6. A. wished              B. hoped               　 C. expected                  D. desired

7. A. supported           B. understood            C. approved                 D. disgusted

8. A. 1iving-room       B. kitchen                 C. bed loom                 D. study

9. A. including             B. containing         C. possessing             D. pinning

10. A. handwriting    B. description             C. tone                        D. scratch

11. A. wrote               B. recorded                C. memorized              D. read

12. A. event               B. content            　 C. schedule                  D. circumstance

13. A. or                   B. for                       　 C. but                          D. so

14. A. At                   B. In                        　 C. On                          D. By

15. A. impressed        B. printed                    C. presented                 D. pressed

16. A. buy                 B. abandon                C. get                          D. swap

17. A. before             B. until                     C. after                        D. when

18. A. see                         B. hear                 C. realize                     D. tell

19. A. actual              B. true                      C. imaginary            　 D. visual

20. A. sad                  B. bitter                    C. happy                      D. exciting

 

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从 1—20 各题所给的四个选项（A、B、和D）中，

选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

It was Mother’s Day, the day we celebrate everything mothers are and everything we do. But I’ll   1    that Sunday in 2000 was bittersweet for me. As a single mother I   2    to think of my shortcomings — how many evenings I couldn’t spend with my children, and how many things I couldn’t   3    my waitress’ salary to buy.

But what   4    kids I had! My daughter Maria was a senior in college, and Denny was home visiting from his freshman year at Harvard University. They were   5    impolite enough to complain, but there was so much more I   6    I had done for them. I just hoped they   ___7  .

As I walked into the   8    quietly to start breakfast, I was greeted by a vase   9    a dozen red roses! When had Denny possibly slipped down to leave them? But even their delicate beauty was overshadowed by the note sitting beside them, in the quick, manly   10    of an eighteen-year-old. It was about a story that happened between Denny and me long ago. It   11  :

She took a day off from her busy   12    to take the boy to see his hero in the flesh at the stadium. It took 3.5 hours just to get there, and they had to be there early   13    he could see his hero take batting practice.   14    their arrival, she took her hard-earned money to buy an overpriced T-shirt on which was   15    his hero making a diving catch. After the game, of course he had to   16    his hero’s signature, so she stayed with the little boy    17    one in the morning…

It took me long enough to   18    it, but I finally know who the   19    hero is. Mom, I love you!

And suddenly, it was a   20    Mother’s Day, after all.

1. A. admit                B. adopt                    C. deny                    D. refuse

2. A. intended             B. liked                     C. tended                    D. hesitated

3. A. stress                 B. spare                     C. strengthen             D. spend

4. A. poor                  B. great                     C. faithless                   D. pretty

5. A. merely              B. usually                  C. never                       D. often

6. A. wished              B. hoped               　 C. expected                  D. desired

7. A. supported           B. understood            C. approved                 D. disgusted

8. A. 1iving-room       B. kitchen                 C. bed loom                 D. study

9. A. including             B. containing         C. possessing             D. pinning

10. A. handwriting    B. description             C. tone                        D. scratch

11. A. wrote               B. recorded                C. memorized              D. read

12. A. event               B. content            　 C. schedule                  D. circumstance

13. A. or                   B. for                       　 C. but                          D. so

14. A. At                   B. In                        　 C. On                          D. By

15. A. impressed        B. printed                    C. presented                 D. pressed

16. A. buy                 B. abandon                C. get                          D. swap

17. A. before             B. until                     C. after                        D. when

18. A. see                         B. hear                 C. realize                     D. tell

19. A. actual              B. true                      C. imaginary            　 D. visual

20. A. sad                  B. bitter                    C. happy                      D. exciting

 

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从 1—20 各题所给的四个选项（A、B、和D）中，

选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

It was Mother’s Day, the day we celebrate everything mothers are and everything we do. But I’ll   1    that Sunday in 2000 was bittersweet for me. As a single mother I   2    to think of my shortcomings — how many evenings I couldn’t spend with my children, and how many things I couldn’t   3    my waitress’ salary to buy.

But what   4    kids I had! My daughter Maria was a senior in college, and Denny was home visiting from his freshman year at Harvard University. They were   5    impolite enough to complain, but there was so much more I   6    I had done for them. I just hoped they   ___7  .

As I walked into the   8    quietly to start breakfast, I was greeted by a vase   9    a dozen red roses! When had Denny possibly slipped down to leave them? But even their delicate beauty was overshadowed by the note sitting beside them, in the quick, manly   10    of an eighteen-year-old. It was about a story that happened between Denny and me long ago. It   11  :

She took a day off from her busy   12    to take the boy to see his hero in the flesh at the stadium. It took 3.5 hours just to get there, and they had to be there early   13    he could see his hero take batting practice.   14    their arrival, she took her hard-earned money to buy an overpriced T-shirt on which was   15    his hero making a diving catch. After the game, of course he had to   16    his hero’s signature, so she stayed with the little boy    17    one in the morning…

It took me long enough to   18    it, but I finally know who the   19    hero is. Mom, I love you!

And suddenly, it was a   20    Mother’s Day, after all.

1. A. admit                B. adopt                    C. deny                    D. refuse

2. A. intended             B. liked                     C. tended                    D. hesitated

3. A. stress                 B. spare                     C. strengthen             D. spend

4. A. poor                  B. great                     C. faithless                   D. pretty

5. A. merely              B. usually                  C. never                       D. often

6. A. wished              B. hoped               　 C. expected                  D. desired

7. A. supported           B. understood            C. approved                 D. disgusted

8. A. 1iving-room       B. kitchen                 C. bed loom                 D. study

9. A. including             B. containing         C. possessing             D. pinning

10. A. handwriting    B. description             C. tone                        D. scratch

11. A. wrote               B. recorded                C. memorized              D. read

12. A. event               B. content            　 C. schedule                  D. circumstance

13. A. or                   B. for                       　 C. but                          D. so

14. A. At                   B. In                        　 C. On                          D. By

15. A. impressed        B. printed                    C. presented                 D. pressed

16. A. buy                 B. abandon                C. get                          D. swap

17. A. before             B. until                     C. after                        D. when

18. A. see                         B. hear                 C. realize                     D. tell

19. A. actual              B. true                      C. imaginary            　 D. visual

20. A. sad                  B. bitter                    C. happy                      D. exciting

 

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从 1—20 各题所给的四个选项（A、B、和D）中，

选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

It was Mother’s Day, the day we celebrate everything mothers are and everything we do. But I’ll   1    that Sunday in 2000 was bittersweet for me. As a single mother I   2    to think of my shortcomings — how many evenings I couldn’t spend with my children, and how many things I couldn’t   3    my waitress’ salary to buy.

But what   4    kids I had! My daughter Maria was a senior in college, and Denny was home visiting from his freshman year at Harvard University. They were   5    impolite enough to complain, but there was so much more I   6    I had done for them. I just hoped they   ___7  .

As I walked into the   8    quietly to start breakfast, I was greeted by a vase   9    a dozen red roses! When had Denny possibly slipped down to leave them? But even their delicate beauty was overshadowed by the note sitting beside them, in the quick, manly   10    of an eighteen-year-old. It was about a story that happened between Denny and me long ago. It   11  :

She took a day off from her busy   12    to take the boy to see his hero in the flesh at the stadium. It took 3.5 hours just to get there, and they had to be there early   13    he could see his hero take batting practice.   14    their arrival, she took her hard-earned money to buy an overpriced T-shirt on which was   15    his hero making a diving catch. After the game, of course he had to   16    his hero’s signature, so she stayed with the little boy    17    one in the morning…

It took me long enough to   18    it, but I finally know who the   19    hero is. Mom, I love you!

And suddenly, it was a   20    Mother’s Day, after all.

1. A. admit                B. adopt                    C. deny                    D. refuse

2. A. intended             B. liked                     C. tended                    D. hesitated

3. A. stress                 B. spare                     C. strengthen             D. spend

4. A. poor                  B. great                     C. faithless                   D. pretty

5. A. merely              B. usually                  C. never                       D. often

6. A. wished              B. hoped               　 C. expected                  D. desired

7. A. supported           B. understood            C. approved                 D. disgusted

8. A. 1iving-room       B. kitchen                 C. bed loom                 D. study

9. A. including             B. containing         C. possessing             D. pinning

10. A. handwriting    B. description             C. tone                        D. scratch

11. A. wrote               B. recorded                C. memorized              D. read

12. A. event               B. content            　 C. schedule                  D. circumstance

13. A. or                   B. for                       　 C. but                          D. so

14. A. At                   B. In                        　 C. On                          D. By

15. A. impressed        B. printed                    C. presented                 D. pressed

16. A. buy                 B. abandon                C. get                          D. swap

17. A. before             B. until                     C. after                        D. when

18. A. see                         B. hear                 C. realize                     D. tell

19. A. actual              B. true                      C. imaginary            　 D. visual

20. A. sad                  B. bitter                    C. happy                      D. exciting

 

"Everything happens for the best." my mother said whenever I felt disappointed. " 1 , and one day something good will happen. Then you'll realize it wouldn't have happened 2 the disappointment you had experienced 3 ." Mother was right, 4 I discovered after graduating from college, I had decided to try for a job 5 radio, then 6 my way up to a sports announcer. I hitchhiked (搭免费车) to Chicago and tried every station, but got 7 . In one studio, a kind lady told me big stations couldn't risk hiring inexperienced persons. "Try your luck in the 8 " she said.

I hitchhiked home to Dixon, Illinois, where there was no radio-announcing jobs. My father said a store wanted a local 9 to manage its sports department. Since Dixon was 10 I had played high school football, I 11 . The job sounded just 12 for me. But l wasn't hired.

My disappointment 13 have shown. "Everything harem for the best." Mother 14 . Then I tried WOC Radio in Davenport, Iowa. The program director, Peter MacArthur, told me they had already hired an announcer. As I left his office, my disappointment boiled 15 . I asked aloud. "How can a fellow become a sport announcer if he can't get a job in a radio station?"

I was waiting for the 16 when I heard MacArthur calling, "What was that you said about sports? You know something about football?" Then he 17 me before a 18 and asked me to broadcast a(n) 19 game.

On my way home, as I have many times 20 , I thought of my mother's words.

1. A. Get on　　　 　 B. Carry on　　　 　 C. Work on　　　 D. Concentrate on

2. A. in spite of　　 B. regardless of　　　 C. but for　　　　　 D. instead of

3. A. previously　　 　 B. preciously　　　　 　 C. precisely　　　　 D. presently

4. A. it　　　　　　 B. what　　　　　 　 C. that　　　　　　 　 D. as

5. A. in　　　　　 　 B. on　　　　　　　 C. by　　　　　　 D. from

6. A. feel　　　　　 B. work　　　　　　 　 C. find　　　　　　 D. push

7. A. declined　　　 B. accepted　　　　 C. reduced　　　　　 D. received

8. A. city　　　　　 B. home　　　　　　 　 C. country　　　　　 D. town

9. A. salesman　　　 B. athlete　　　　　 C. shop assistant　　 D. manager

10. A. in which　　　 　 B. when　　　　　 C. where　　　　　 　 D. how

11. A. appealed　　　 　 B. refused　　　　　 C. agreed　　　　　 D. applied

12. A. right　　　　 B. reasonable　　　 C. improper　　　　 D. stable

13. A. should　　　　 　 B. must　　　　　 　 C. could　　　　　 　 D. might

14. A. recommended　 B. requested　　　　 C. reminded　　　　 D. required

15. A. above　　　　 B. out　　　　　　 　 C. in　　　　　　　 　 D. over

16. A. lift　　　　　 　 B. result　　　　　 C. response　　　　 D. offer

17. A. told　　　　　 B. stood　　　　　　 C. showed　　　　　 D. helped

18. A. radio　　　　 B. station　　　　　 C. TV　　　　　　 D. microphone

19 A. live　　　　　 B. ordinary　　　　 C. imaginary　　　　 D. fierce

20. A. before　　　　 　 B. since　　　　　 　 C. until　　　　　　 D. unless