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       Recently I gave my adult students homework．It was to "go to someone you love and tell them you love them．It has to be someone you have   1said those words to before or at least haven't   2those words with for a long time．"

       Since most of the men were over 35 and were raised in the   3of men that were taught    4feelings is not "manly", this was very   5homework for some．

       In our next   6, I asked if someone wanted to share his story with us．I fully   7one of the women to volunteer, as was   8the case, but on this evening one of the men raised his hand．As he   9out of his chair （all 1．85 metres of him）, he began by saying, "Dennis, I was quite   10with you last week when you gave us this homework．   11were you to tell me to do something that personal? But as I began driving home my heart started talking to me, telling me that I knew   12who I needed to say 'I love you' to．"

       "My father and I had a severe   13five years ago, and since then we had  14seeing each other unless we had to at Christmas．But even then, we hardly   15to each other．So last Tuesday I drove to my parents' house after work and said, "Dad, I just    16to tell you that I love you. '"

       "Dad reached out and    17me and said, 'I love you too, son, but I've never been able to say it．' Two days after my visit, my dad had a heart attack and I don't know if he will  18it．So, I'm here to tell all of you that my    19in this is: Don't wait to do the things    20it is too late．Take the time to do what you need to do and do it now!"

1.A．ever                        B．always                C．never                  D．even

2.A．said                         B．shared                 C．talked                  D．discussed

3.A．year                        B．occasion              C．period                 D．generation

4.A．explaining                B．hurting                C．devoting              D．expressing

5.A．interesting                B．threatening           C．inspiring              D．exciting

6.A．class                       B．term                    C．holiday                D．week

7.A．asked                      B．disliked                C．advised               D．expected

8.A．usually                    B．probably              C．not                     D．seldom

9.A．sat                          B．rose                    C．stood                  D．struggle

10.A．bored                    B．amused               C．curious               D．angry

11.A．How                      B．Why                   C．Who                   D．What

12.A．exactly                  B．fully                    C．directly               D．simply

13.A．condition               B．discussion           C．disagreement       D．experiment

14.A．hated                     B．avoided               C．reduced               D．continued

15.A．spoke                    B．smiled                 C．looked                 D．turned

16.A．dropped in             B．ran across           C．came over           D．came across

17.A．touched                 B．tested                  C．inspired               D．hugged

18.A．get                        B．make                   C．deserve               D．overcome

19.A．sense                     B．point                   C．thought               D．message

20.A．until                      B．when                  C．before                 D．as

 Who would you rather _____ the meeting instead of you?

       A．attend           B．have attend     C．have attended     D．have to attend

 On the table _____ two dictionaries．You may look up the word in either of them．

       A．lay            B．lays           C．laid                 D．lies

 My English teacher is really ___．She is often seen working in her office far into the night．

       A．warm-hearted     B．easy-going       C．hard-working   D．self-confident

 I don't have enough money．I, _____, can't afford to buy Audi A3 Sportback．

       A．therefore         B．so              C．however              D．thus

 Because of the powerful earthquake, telephone lines, electricity and water supplies were

       ____ in that area for several days．

       A．cut down        B．cut in           C．cut up               D．cut off

 China Daily is _____ a newspaper; it keeps us in touch with the world．

       A．no more than     B．not more than     C．more than         D．less than

 It is every citizen's duty to _____ our country when she is attacked by the enemy．

       A．approach       B．defend         C．support           D．preserve

 —How long have you been here?

       —___ the end of last year．

       A．Since           B．At              C．By                  D．In

 It rained for several weeks, completely ____ our holiday．

       A．ruined         B．ruining          C．to ruin            D．ruin