Al was a potter (制陶工) .He had a wife and two fine sons. One night,his elder son got a stomachache. At first,Al and his wife thought the boy just got a bad cold,so they didn't take it seriously. But it was not a cold. It was terrible appendicitis (阑尾炎) ，and the boy died suddenly that night. 1 the death could not happen if he had taken the ill seriously,Al was very 2 and was full of guilt (罪恶感) .Then his wife couldn't stand the thing,so she left him alone with his six-year-old 3 son.
Al lost his two favorite persons. He felt no hope in the world and 4 to alcohol. Then Al became an alcoholic (酒鬼) .As he drank more,Al began to lose 5 he had―his home,his land and his work. Finally,Al died 6 in a San Francisco room.
When I heard of Al's death,I thought he was a 7 and he wasted his life. As time went by,I began to know 8 I once thought was wrong.
I knew Al's little son,Ernie. He is one of the kindest,most caring,most loving men I have ever known. I watched Ernie with his children and saw the love 9 them. I knew that kindness and caring had to 10 somewhere. I never heard Ernie talk much about his father.
One day I asked him , " I'm really 11 by something. I know your father was the only one to raise you. What 12 did he do to make you become such a special person?" Ernie sat quietly and smiled for a few 13 Then he said, " When I was a child,Al came into my room every night,gave me a kiss and said, * I love you,son."，
Tears came to my 14 Al had not left any money 15 ,but he had been a kind,loving father,and he left behind a legacy (遗产) of love.
( ) 1. A. So B. Because C. Knowing D. Hearing
( ) 2. A. happy B. sad C. bored D. tired
( ) 3. A. fine B. elder C. younger D. youngest
( ) 4. A. got B. turned C. came D. said
( ) 5. A. everything B. something C. anything D. nothing
( ) 6. A. lonely B. alone C. hopelessly D. happily
( ) 7. A. winner B. stranger C. alcoholic D. loser
( ) 8. A. that B. why C. what D. /
( ) 9. A. in B. between C. among D. with
( ) 10. A. come from B. move C. come D. move to
( ) 11. A. puzzled B. interested C. moved D. excited
( ) 12. A. after all B. on earth C. then D. above all
( ) 13. A. moment B. while C. moments D. hours
( ) 14. A. eyes B. ears C. hands D. feet
( ) 15. A. back B. behind C. in front D. before
1. C 该空为现在分词短语作时间状语，意为"在了解到如果他早一点重视此病，孩子的死就不会发生之后。"
2. B 根据上下文可知孩子病亡，父亲很悲伤。
3. C 夫妻俩只有两个儿子，大儿子已经死亡，那么只剩下小儿子。
4. B 根据下文酒鬼一词，可猜出alcohol为"洒" 之意，此处A1觉得生活无望，"开始"用酗酒来麻木自己。turn to有"着手做"和"求助于"之
5. A 他失去他所拥有的一切，即everything。
6. B lonely形容词，意为"寂寞的"，alone在这里是副词，表示"孤单地"，限定动词died ,表示"一个人孤单地死去"。
7. D 根据上文可知A1在作者眼中是个失败者。
8. C 该句为主语从句，意为"我所曾想的……"，引导词为what。
9. C 该空意为父亲Ernie和他孩子们(children) 之间的爱，即为在两者以上之间用among。
10. A 爱和善良一定"来自"某处。
11. A be puzzled by..."被所迷惑"。
12. B after all"毕竟"，on earth"究竟"，then"然后"，above all"综上所述"。
13. C a few后跟可数名词的复数。在这里只表示一会儿，不足几个小时，故用moments。
14. A 眼泪从"眼睛"中流出。
15. B 根据下文leave. . .behind"把……留下"。
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( ) 2. A. lay B. lied C. lain D. laid
( ) 3. A. find B. look for C. saw D. hold
( ) 4. A. their B. his C. that D. my
( ) 5. A. these B. it C. that D. they
( ) 6. A. brought B. carried C. got D. took
( ) 7. A. fast B. slowly C. slow D. quickly
( ) 8. A. table B. bed C. window D. door
( ) 9. A. another B. one C. the other D. other
( ) 10. A. in B. on C. beside D. by
( ) 11. A. in himself B. by themself
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( ) 12. A. a large B. large C. big D. a big
( ) 13. A. into B. in C. to D. on
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( ) 1. A. when B. why C. how D. what
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( ) 8. A. such B. each C. that D. all
( ) 9. A. when B. and C. that D. where
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( ) 2. A. away B. off C. for D. on
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( ) 10. A. one B. ones C. others D. other
( ) 11. A. good B. better C. cheaper D. best
( ) 12. A. That B. How C. What D. Where
( ) 13. A. for B. to C. off D. away
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( ) 2. A. only B. from C. of D. enough
( ) 3. A. first B. best C. last D. latest
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( ) 6. A. down B. off C. behind D. back
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