Ｍy second father
My father died when I was five. It was hard on us all. My brother, who is eight years older than me, began to __36____my mother and me. He made sure the trash was taken out and the yard mowed. He did this _37____ without being told to do so.
Because of my father’s death, my mother was __38___ to get a full time job. My brother, __39____ , would get me up for school and make me __40____ . On our way to school, he would play games with me. He made every__41___to make me happy and he succeeded __42____.
When we arrived home from school, we were__43____for about half an hour until mom was home from work. He would__44____something for supper, and have everything ready for mom __45___she could start cooking. After that, we would go outside and have some __46___. This was my brother’s time to be a(n)___47___ , enjoying himself in the games.
It was a Saturday in June a couple years later. My mother and I were at the store when I __48____ they had the Father’s Day cards out. Feeling __49___, I asked my mother why they hadn’t Brother’s Day cards. She smiled and said, “You’re right.___50___ your brother has been a father to you. Go and__51____ a card.”
So I did, and on Father’s Day, my mother and I _52__ my brother down and gave him the card.
As he read it, I saw the tears __53____ in his eyes. I heard my mom’s __54____    trembling as she said, “Son, your father is proud of you, seeing that he___55___ a good man. We love you, and thank you.”

Ｍy second father

My father died when I was five. It was hard on us all. My brother, who is eight years older than me, began to __36____my mother and me. He made sure the trash was taken out and the yard mowed. He did this _37____ without being told to do so.

Because of my father’s death, my mother was __38___ to get a full time job. My brother, __39____ , would get me up for school and make me __40____ . On our way to school, he would play games with me. He made every__41___to make me happy and he succeeded __42____.

When we arrived home from school, we were__43____for about half an hour until mom was home from work. He would__44____something for supper, and have everything ready for mom __45___she could start cooking. After that, we would go outside and have some __46___. This was my brother’s time to be a(n)___47___ , enjoying himself in the games.

It was a Saturday in June a couple years later. My mother and I were at the store when I __48____ they had the Father’s Day cards out. Feeling __49___, I asked my mother why they hadn’t Brother’s Day cards. She smiled and said, “You’re right.___50___ your brother has been a father to you. Go and__51____ a card.”

So I did, and on Father’s Day, my mother and I _52__ my brother down and gave him the card.

As he read it, I saw the tears __53____ in his eyes. I heard my mom’s __54____    trembling as she said, “Son, your father is proud of you, seeing that he___55___ a good man. We love you, and thank you.”

1.                A．look out        B．watch over      C．care about D．depend on

2.                A．carefully        B．smoothly        C．quickly   D．willingly

3.                A．prepared       B．allowed         C．forced    D．accepted

4.                A．therefore       B．though         C．otherwise D．however

5.                A．supper         B．meal           C．breakfast D．lunch

6.                A．method        B．effect          C．way  D．effort

7.                A．as usual        B．every time      C．once again D．as well

8.                A．independent    B．asleep          C．alone D．free

9.                A．cut            B．cook           C．find  D．wash

10.               A．unless         B．before         C．when D．so

11.               A．rest           B．fun            C．adventure D．practice

12.               A．kid            B．adult           C．friend D．brother

13.               A．heard          B．noticed         C．felt   D．thought

14.               A．interested      B．excited         C．disappointed   D．hurt

15.               A．No wonder      B．In all           C．Above all  D．Without doubt

16.               A．take out        B．pick out        C．ask for    D．check out

17.               A．led            B．signed         C．sat   D．required

18.               A．filling          B．forming        C．floating    D．piling

19.               A．hand          B．laughter        C．body D．voice

20.               A．raised          B．turned         C．taught D．promised

Ｍy second father

My father died when I was five. It was hard on us all. My brother, who is eight years older than me, began to __36____my mother and me. He made sure the trash was taken out and the yard mowed. He did this _37____ without being told to do so.

　 Because of my father’s death, my mother was __38___ to get a full time job. My brother, __39____ , would get me up for school and make me __40____ . On our way to school, he would play games with me. He made every__41___to make me happy and he succeeded __42____.

　 When we arrived home from school, we were__43____for about half an hour until mom was home from work. He would__44____something for supper, and have everything ready for mom __45___she could start cooking. After that, we would go outside and have some __46___. This was my brother’s time to be a(n)___47___ , enjoying himself in the games.

　 It was a Saturday in June a couple years later. My mother and I were at the store when I __48____ they had the Father’s Day cards out. Feeling __49___, I asked my mother why they hadn’t Brother’s Day cards. She smiled and said, “You’re right.___50___ your brother has been a father to you. Go and__51____ a card.”

　 So I did, and on Father’s Day, my mother and I _52__ my brother down and gave him the card.

　 As he read it, I saw the tears __53____ in his eyes. I heard my mom’s __54____　 trembling as she said, “Son, your father is proud of you, seeing that he___55___ a good man. We love you, and thank you.”

36. A. look out　 　　　　　　　　　　 B. watch over　　 　　 C. care about　 　　　　 D. depend on

37. A. carefully　　　　　　　　　 B. smoothly　　 　　　 C. quickly　 　　　　　　 D. willingly

38. A. prepared　　　　 　　 B. allowed　　 　 　　　 C. forced 　　 　　　　D. accepted

39. A. therefore 　　　　　　　　 B. though 　　 　　　　　 C. otherwise　 　　　　　 D. however

40. A. supper 　　　　　　　　　 B. meal　　　　 　　　 C. breakfast　　　　　　　　 D. lunch

41. A. method 　　　　　 B. effect　　　 　 　　　 C. way　　　　　 　 D. effort

42. A. as usual　 　　　　　　　　　　 B. every time　　 　　　 C. once again　 　　　　　 D. as well

43. A. independent　　 　　　 B. asleep 　　　 　　　　　 C. alone　 　 　　　　D. free

44. A. cut　　 　　 　　　　B. cook　 　　 　　　　　 C. find　　 　 　　　　D. wash

45. A. unless　 　　 　　　　B. before 　　 　　　　　 C. when 　　 　　　　D. so

46. A. rest　　 　　　　　　　　　 B. fun 　　　　　　　 C. adventure　 　　　　　 D. practice

47. A. kid　　　　　　 　 B. adult　 　　　 　　　 C. friend　 　 　　　　D. brother

48. A. heard　　　　　 　　 B. noticed 　　 　　　　　 C. felt　 　　 　　　　D. thought

49. A. interested　　 　 　　　 B. excited　　　 　　　 C. disappointed　 　　　 D. hurt

50. A. No wonder　 　　　　 B. In all　　　　 　　　 C. Above all　　 　　　　 D. Without doubt

51. A. take out B. pick out C. ask for　　 　　　　　 D. check out

52. A. led　　 　 　　　　B. signed 　　 　　　　　 C. sat　 　　 　　　　D. required

53. A. filling　　　　　 　　 B. forming　　 　 　　　 C. floating　　 　　　 D. piling

54. A. hand　 　　 　　　　B. laughter　　 　 　　　 C. body 　　 　　　　D. voice

55. A. raised　 　 　　　　B. turned 　　　 　　　 C. taught 　　　　　 D. promised

An old man lay in a hospital bed, heavily sedated（给……服镇静剂）to ease the pain  from his heart attack.. The nurse arrived and said, "Your   36   is here," repeating the  words several times before the   37   conscious man opened his eyes. His son was a   38   who had come back from service to    39    to his beloved father.
The elderly man 40  out to touch his son's hand and held it gently.  All through  the   41   ,the young soldier sat in the ward（病房）offering words of   42    to his dying dad, who said   43   but kept a weak grip of his child.   44    of the noise of the oxygen tank and the moans（呻吟声）of the other patients, the soldier remained   45    by  the old man-s side.
Several times in the course of that long night, the nurse returned and suggested that  the soldier leave to   4 6   for a while, But each time he would   4 7    As dawn approached the elderly man   48   His loving son rested the old man's  lifeless hand on the bed and left to find the   49   .  The young man waited while the  nurse carried his father's body away and when she returned, offering words of   50     the soldier interrupted her.
"Who was the man?"-he asked.
 51   ,the nurse replied, "He was your father."
“No, he wasn't," the young man said, 6'I've never seen him before in my life.”
"Then  52  didn't you say something'?"
“When I arrived at the ward,I knew right away there had been a(n)  53 ,”the young man explained. "But I also knew that man needed his son, and he wasn't here.I could tell he was too一54 to know who sat beside him but he needed someone there, soI just decided t0  55  him. 

An old man lay in a hospital bed, heavily sedated（给……服镇静剂）to ease the pain  from his heart attack.. The nurse arrived and said, "Your   36   is here," repeating the  words several times before the   37   conscious man opened his eyes. His son was a   38   who had come back from service to    39    to his beloved father.

The elderly man 40  out to touch his son's hand and held it gently.  All through  the   41   ,the young soldier sat in the ward（病房）offering words of   42    to his dying dad, who said   43   but kept a weak grip of his child.   44    of the noise of the oxygen tank and the moans（呻吟声）of the other patients, the soldier remained   45    by  the old man-s side.

Several times in the course of that long night, the nurse returned and suggested that  the soldier leave to   4 6   for a while, But each time he would   4 7    As dawn approached the elderly man   48   His loving son rested the old man's  lifeless hand on the bed and left to find the   49   .  The young man waited while the  nurse carried his father's body away and when she returned, offering words of   50     the soldier interrupted her.

"Who was the man?"-he asked.

 51   ,the nurse replied, "He was your father."

“No, he wasn't," the young man said, 6'I've never seen him before in my life.”

"Then  52  didn't you say something'?"

“When I arrived at the ward,I knew right away there had been a(n)  53 ,”the young man explained. "But I also knew that man needed his son, and he wasn't here.I could tell he was too一54 to know who sat beside him but he needed someone there, soI just decided t0  55  him. 

1.                A．wife           B．son            C．brother   D．cousin

2.                A．barely          B．simply          C．actually   D．totally

3.                A．director        B．manager        C．waiter    D．soldier

4.                A．talk            B．listen           C．attend    D．adjust

5.A.looked       B reached      C.moved            D. picked

6.                A．morning        B．noon           C．afternoon D．night

7.                A．sadness        B．truth           C．excitement    D．encoursgement

8.                A．something      B．anything        C．nothing   D．everything

9.                A．Free           B．Unaware        C．Afraid    D．Tired

10.               A．loyally         B．seriously        C．impatiently D．carelessly

11.               A．walk           B．chat           C．rest  D．exercise

12.               A．refuse         B．agree          C．hesitate   D．weep

13.               A．awoke         B．died           C．recovered D．screamed

14.               A．friend          B．relative         C．ambulance D．nurse

15.               A．love           B．anger          C．sympathy  D．admiration

16.               A．Shocked        B．Worried        C．Frightened D．Annoyed

17.A. how        B where        C. why             D. when

18.               A．mistake        B．hope          C．accident   D．event

19.               A．anxious        B．sick            C．disappointed   D．careless

20.               A．leave          B．support        C．respect   D．accompany