John's parents got the washer when he was a teenager. His family never owned a washing machine.

Since gasoline was expensive, trips to the laundry several miles away were far  1  their power to afford. Keeping clothes clean   2   most of young John's spare time.

     A family friend joined the army and his wife   3   to go with him. John's family   4   to store their furniture while they were away.  5  , the friend suggested they use their Bendix and this was how they  6   the washer.

     The machine was eventually   7   to John's house, and-across the years with it, he   8   a love for the old, green Bendix. But finally the war ended. When the family took the Bendix back, John grew terribly  9  . His mother   10   him, saying, "You must remember, the machine never belonged to us   11  . That we ever got to use it at all was a gift. So, instead of being mad at it being taken   12  , let's use the   13   to be grateful that we had it at all."

     The lesson turned out   14  . Years later, John watched his eight-year-old daughter die a slow and painful death of leukemia （白血病）. Though   15   , John couldn't begin getting over from the  16  . Then the memory of the old Bendix came as a great  17  .

     His daughter was a  18  . When he realized that simple fact, everything changed. He could now begin recovering from the death of his daughter. He started to see her as a marvelous gift that he was fortunate enough to   19   for a time. He felt   20  . He found strength and recovery. He knew he could get through the valley of loss.

1. A．beyond                    B．over                    C．within           D．below

2. A．took                       B．cost                    C．occupied       D．spent

3. A．prepared              B．managed               C．desired          D．appealed

4. A．promised               B．expected               C．decided         D．offered

5. A．In turn                 B．In return                C．In addition      D．In place

6. A．used                    B．acquired               C．bought        D．borrowed

7. A．attached                 B．burdened              C．conveyed      D．loaded

8. A．achieved                B．reduced               C．developed    D．produced

9. A．confused               B．hopeless                C．frightened    D．upset

10. A．taught                B．explained         C．comforted     D．encouraged

11. A．at the first              B．in the first place       C．first of all      D．for the first time

12. A．out                            B．away               C．up             D．down

13. A．chance              B．treasure            C．event           D．success

14. A．reasonable           B．necessary           C．worthless      D．valuable

15. A．missing              B．forgetting           C．struggling      D．thinking

16. A．illness                B．difficulty            C．loss           D．lesson

17. A．delivery               B．relief               C．hope           D．profit

18. A．gift                 B．washer             C．death           D．loser

19. A．share                B．spend               C．live             D．earn

20. A．eager                B．energetic           C．grateful        D．curious