A couple of years ago, I went to a lady’s house to buy some medicine. Upon entering the house, I 36 that there was a piano in the living room beside the wall.Being a piano music lover and player, I asked if the woman played. She said “Yes” and 37 that she had been taking lessons—at the age of 54!
“I have been 38 for 8 years now.” I said, after hearing her words.
“Then you must play a song for me before you leave,” she requested(请求).
I thought she was kidding and I 39 smiled. When I had bought the medicine, she asked me to play some music. I thought for a moment and 40 to play David Lanz’s Return to the Heart, 41 she had so much passion(热情)for and interest in music, and it’s one of my favourite songs.
I played the song to the best of my ability(能力), putting as much emotion into it as possible. She 42 it. As I was about to step out of the door, I heard a weak voice calling, “Young man!”
I 43 , and saw an old lady taking one little step at a time with the help of another woman. “I wanted to come out to thank you for the 44 song that you played. I have been very sick, and it’s very hard for me to get out of bed, but I really wanted to thank you for the song. It made me feel good.” she said. With that, she turned around and walked slowly back to her room.
I was deeply touched by her 45 and felt a deeper understanding for the song. It was 46 to its name, returning to one’s heart to 47 and joy.
1.A. noticed B. heard C. learned D. knew
2.A. explained B. added C. dreamed D. wished
3. A. waiting B. writing C. practising D. playing
4.A. simply B. proudly C. shyly D. happily
5.A. promised B. agreed C. decided D. hoped
6. A. since B. until C. because D. if
7. A. hated B. remembered C. heard D. loved
8.A. turned around B. looked up C. ran away D. went on
9. A. valuable B. pretty C. beautiful D. popular
10. A. kindness B. experience C. appreciation D. condition
11.A. correct B. true C. right D. real
12. A. sadness B. happiness C. peace D. honesty
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B.根据短文内容及首字母提示,填写所缺单词,使短文意思完整。每空限一词。
One day, an old couple around the age of 70 walked into a lawyer’s office. They were there to get a divorce(离婚). The lawyer(律师) was very puzzled. A 1 having a chat with them, he got their story.
This couple had been quarrelling in their 40 years of marriage and nothing ever seemed to go right. They stayed together because of their children. Now all their children have grown up and have their o 2 families. There’s nothing else the old couple have to w 3 about. All they want is to live their own life, so both have agreed on a divorce.
The lawyer was having a hard time trying to get papers done. He couldn’t understand why the old couple w 4 a divorce. While they were signing the papers, the wife told the husband, “ I really love you, but I really can’t carry on any more.”
“It’s Ok, I understand,” said the husband. Looking at this, the lawyer suggested a d 5 together, just the three of them. The wife thought, why not, since they were still going to be f 6 .
The first dish was roasted chicken. At once, the old man took the chicken leg and gave it to the old lady. “Take this, it’s your f 7 .
Looking at this, the lawyer thought maybe here was a chance, but the wife looked
u 8 when she answered, “This is the problem. You always think so highly of yourself and never think about how I feel. Don’t you know that I h 9 chicken legs?”
Little did she know that, over the years, the husband had been trying many d 10 ways to please her; little did she know that chicken legs were her husband’s favourite.
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I have a neighbor we call “Happy”. I have never seen her angry at anything and never heard her say a harsh word to anyone or about anyone.
Happy and her husband Ben, 70, have a huge garden. They spent many happy hours together working on it. Most of the neighbors watched interestingly as Ben doubled the size of their garden. As the cost of food climbed faster than Ben’s beans, we all wished we also had such a large garden. As the rest of us spent our dollars at the market, Happy could be seen picking beans in her back yard.
Last month, Happy and Ben invited most of the neighborhood over for an “all-day food festival”. We were told to bring gloves and arrive very early in the morning. We didn’t know what was about to take place.
By 9:00 am, there were nine of us in the garden picking tomatoes, beans, okra, and squash. By 10:00 am, there was lots of laughter. We shared a lot of stories. By five o’clock, everyone was a little drunk from the wine and beer. After dinner, we played games. As we were leaving, Happy and Ben handed each of us a shopping bag filled with the bounty of the day, already packaged and frozen. What a delightful gift!
Well, the point wasn’t so much about the food. The true gift was a day of friends enjoying one another’s company. None of it would have happened if it had been for Happy and Ben’s garden. Now they have a blog about gardening in case we decided to plant a garden. And I am so proud of my tomato plants!
1.According to paragraph 2, people wished they also had a garden so that .
A.they could spend happy times together with their family in it
B.they could grow vegetables and sell at the market
C.they could invite their neighbors and hold parties in it
D.they didn’t have to spend so much money on food
2. Which of the following is the same as the underlined word “bounty”?
A.Present. B.Kindness. C.Laughter. D.Happiness.
3.For what purpose did Happy and Ben invite the neighbors to their garden?
A.To ask them to attend a birthday party
B.To help them get to know each other.
C.To let them enjoy what they grew in the garden.
D.To ask them to share some interesting stories.
4.What did the writer most probably think of the time he spent in the garden?
A.He thought it was too short but enjoyable.
B.He thought it was wonderful.
C.He thought it was not as good as he thought.
D.He thought it was too terrible.
5.We can infer that .
A.Happy and her husband Ben don’t like spending time with others
B.Happy and her husband Ben sometimes quarrel with each other
C.Happy and her husband Ben are a generous and warm-hearted couple
D.Happy and her husband Ben live on the food they grow in their garden
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B.根据短文内容及首字母提示,填写所缺单词,使短文意思完整。每空限一词。
One day, an old couple around the age of 70 walked into a lawyer’s office. They were there to get a divorce(离婚). The lawyer(律师) was very puzzled. A 1 having a chat with them, he got their story.
This couple had been quarrelling in their 40 years of marriage and nothing ever seemed to go right. They stayed together because of their children. Now all their children have grown up and have their o 2 families. There’s nothing else the old couple have to w 3 about. All they want is to live their own life, so both have agreed on a divorce.
The lawyer was having a hard time trying to get papers done. He couldn’t understand why the old couple w 4 a divorce. While they were signing the papers, the wife told the husband, “ I really love you, but I really can’t carry on any more.”
“It’s Ok, I understand,” said the husband. Looking at this, the lawyer suggested a
d 5 together, just the three of them. The wife thought, why not, since they were still going to be f 6 .
The first dish was roasted chicken. At once, the old man took the chicken leg and gave it to the old lady. “Take this, it’s your f 7 .
Looking at this, the lawyer thought maybe here was a chance, but the wife looked
u 8 when she answered, “This is the problem. You always think so highly of yourself and never think about how I feel. Don’t you know that I h 9 chicken legs?”
Little did she know that, over the years, the husband had been trying many d 10 ways to please her; little did she know that chicken legs were her husband’s favourite.
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