I recently had dinner with someone who told me that one of his best friends had been killed in a private plane crash, and something happened at the memorial service that he'll never forget. He shared the story with me.

At the memorial service, his friend's wife walked to the platform to speak to the gathering. She said a friend had asked her the best memory she had of their life together. At the moment, she had been too sad to answer, but she had thought about it since and wanted to answer the question.

They were in their late forties when he died, and she began talking about a time in their life almost twenty years earlier. She had quit her job to obtain her master's degree, and her husband never hesitated in his support.

He held down his own job and also did the cooking, cleaning, and other housework while she studied for her degree.

One time they both stayed up all night. She was finishing her paper, and he was preparing for an important business meeting. That morning, she walked out of her study, leaned against the door by the stairs, looked at her husband downstairs and just thought about how much she loved him. She knew how important this meeting was to his future, and she was feeling guilty that she didn't even have time to make his breakfast. He took his briefcase and hurried out. She heard the garage door open and close, but much to her surprise, she heard it open again about thirty seconds later. From above, she watched her husband dash into the house and walk over to the forgotten coffee table. Marking the surface of it with his finger through the dust with the words "I love you", then he raced back to his car.

The new widow then looked out at her audience and said, "John and I had a wonderful life together. We have been around the world several times. We've had everything money can buy. . . but nothing comes close to that moment."

Hearing this, I was deeply moved. "Love makes life worthwhile. "

1.The service was held to _________.

A. listen to the woman's story    B. express sorrow at the man's death

C. meet some old friends    D. share the woman's sadness

2.Why did the woman quit her job?

A. She had to support her husband.

B. She had too much housework to do.

C. She wanted to travel around the world.

D. She needed to concentrate on her studies.

3."He held down his own job…" in Paragraph 4 means that _________.

A. he managed to keep his job    B. he needed help in his work

C. he cancelled his job    D. he delayed his work

4.The woman mentioned an incident 20 years ago to show _________.

A. how busy their life was    B. how her husband loved her

C. how they improved their life    D. how hard her husband worked

“You will never walk again. You will have to use a wheelchair. " I heard his _______fall heavily on my ears, numbing（使麻木）my soul. If I had never felt hopeless before, I felt hopeless then.

The car accident had left me unconscious. When______, I found both legs in casts. （石膏）. While I had other serious injuries, my________were my first concern. Working as a special needs teacher and busy and active by nature, I couldn't imagine being ______ in a wheelchair.

Lying in my bed, I wondered how I ________ give my ten-year-old son hope that Mom would_________. He'd been cheerful on every visit, but I saw ________ in his eyes. He needed the ray of hope that I would not be in a wheelchair forever.

Just maybe, I thought, I could use this experience to teach him what to do when misfortune _______.

It didn't take me long to become_________ with my limited movements and even with the pace the doctors were willing to go with me. I was determined to learn everything they showed me.

Every night in my private room, as soon as I knew I wouldn't be________or discovered, I would move myself from the bed to the floor,____________on to the bed rail（床栏杆） for dear life, and slowly putting my weight_______ my feet. After several weeks of such difficult   ____ , my strength and confidence continued to_______ .

It came the time to share my achievements with the person most _________to me. One night, when I heard my son greet the nurses at the station, I _______myself up. As he opened the door, I took a few small steps, ________ , he could only watch as I turned and started back to bed. All of the pain, the fear, and the struggle ___________as I heard the words I had longed to hear, "Mommy, you can walk!"

I am now able to walk alone, sometimes using a stick. I am able to take public transportation to shop and visit friends. My life has been blessed with many ________ of which I am proud. But none has ever brought me the satisfaction and joy ___________by those four little words of my son.

1.A. words    B. report    C. explanations    D. decision

2.A. hit    B. awakened    C. asked    D. discovered

3.A. legs    B. parents    C. activities    D. surroundings

4.A. placed    B. caught    C. carried    D. stuck

5.A. might    B. should    C. could    D. must

6.A. change    B. recover    C. adjust    D. succeed

7.A. curiosity    B. surprise    C. fear    D. puzzle

8.A. strikes    B. passes    C. continues    D. remains

9.A. familiar    B. strict    C. discouraged    D. impatient

10.A. punished    B. interrupted    C. accepted    D. protected

11.A. falling    B. setting    C. holding    D. stepping

12.A. through    B. in    C. at    D. on

13.A. efforts    B. lessons    C. acts    D. cures

14.A. appear    B. survive    C. build    D. add

15.A. useful    B. important    C. popular    D. pleasant

16.A. opened    B. dressed    C. woke    D. dragged

17.A. Disappointed    B. Embarrassed    C. Afraid    D. Astonished

18.A. faded    B. spread    C. backed    D. sank

19.A. expectations    B. challenges    C. achievements    D. supports

20.A. proved    B. offered    C. taught    D. suggested

The girl's eyes brightened when she saw the birthday present she_________.

A. would promise    B. had promised

C. would be promised    D. had been promised

Just an hour ago he told me on the phone that he __________ home right after his work.

A. has come    B. comes

C. came    D. would come

—How was your vacation in Seattle?

—Pretty good. In the evenings I _________ to pubs to enjoy beer.

A. have gone    B. go

C. had gone    D. went

By now 516 Confucius Institutes ______in 142 countries and regions, according to the Confucius Institute Headquarters.

A. founded    B. would found

C. have been founded    D. had been founded

------Mom, is Dad coming to pick us up?

------Yes, I am sure he _________ on the platform when we pull into the station.

A. stands    B. stood

C. has stood    D. will be standing

_________an opposing idea effectively, you can use the following words and phrases.

A. To express    B. Expressing

C. Expressed    D. Being expressed

The new theme park, _________ last year, has received 27 million visitors so far.

A. open    B. opened

C. being opened    D. to open

Dogs have a far wider hearing range than humans, _________ them able to detect sounds far above a human's hearing limit.

A. making    B. made

C. having made    D. to be made