I was listening to the radio while 1 was driving home from coaching basketball yesterday. I could tell right away that there was something 41 by the mood of the speaker. There had been a plane crash. What made the 42 even more tragic was that Bob Collins，the morning show man, was among those who had been killed. Throughout my 40-minute 43 , I listened as sincere love and affection from the audience 44 .The more I listened about how this man had influenced those around him, the more 45 I became.
That was because I wanted to know 46 we as a culture, wait until somebody has passed away before we tell them how much they 47 to us? Why do we wait until it is too late before we 48 someone up after they have died? Yes，49 memory after memory about someone's good 50 does help us cope with the sadness of losing someone special to us. But as we 51 remember this person, our words fall short of the ears that most need to hear 52 .
Just once, 53 a gathering of death，1 would like to see a celebration of life, 54 stories are told, tears fall down，laughter rings out；and as the speaker 55 his or her loving tribute(颂词), the person they are 56 rises from the chair and gives them a 57 hug! Wouldn’t that be 58 !
Life is too short to leave kind words 59 . How I wish that when the unavoidable funeral finally comes，we could say 60 with the knowledge that they knew exactly how people felt about them while they were here on earth.
1. A．important B．wrong C．pleasant D．unnoticed
2. A．speaker B．radio C．station D．story
3. A．drive B．silence C．ride D．tour
4. A．poured in B．grew up C．broke out D．got through
5. A．determined B．delighted C．discouraged D．devoted
6. A．what B．that C．if D．why
7. A．impress B．love C．mean D．affect
8. A．bring B．build C．pick D．bury
9. A．recovering B．showing C．sharing D．losing
10. A．qualities B．manners C．records D．attitudes
11. A．barely B．lovingly C．suddenly D．finally
12. A．him B．them C．it D．us
13. A．as for B．apart from C．except for D．instead of
14. A．where B．because C．whether D．which
15. A．mentions B．writes C．pays D．ends
16. A．staring B．listening C．honoring D．talking
17. A．tight B．quick C．cold D．necessary
18. A．anything B．nothing C．everything D．something
19. A．untouched B．unsaid C．unfinished D．unpacked
20. A．hello B．sorry C．goodbye D．thanks
——We don’t think we’ll be able to go mountain-climbing tomorrow.
—— _________ the weather turns out fine?
A．How come B．How about C．What if D．Why not
The moment she entered the hall, she felt rather ______ as she was the only person that wore sportswear at the party.
A．in place B．out of place C．by the way D．in the way
—— _______ the computer be repaired by him?
—— No, I’d rather he _______ it repaired.
A．Will; has B．should; have C．shall; had D．Can; has
The film’s ending follows a set pattern, but, _____, it is worth seeing a second time.
A．on the other hand B．in other words C．all in all D．in the meanwhile
________ you happen to see Mary, would you please ask her to come here?
A．Would B．Could C．Should D．Might
