On my way home I knocked into a stranger as he passed by. “Oh. I'm terribly sorry,” I said. “That’s all right. Please excuse me too; I wasn’t even _________ you. I wish I didn’t hurt you.”
We were very _________. We said good-bye and went on our way.
But at home we often _________ our loved ones in a different way.
Later that day, while I was cooking the evening meal, my daughter stood beside me very quietly. When I turned, I nearly _________ her down. “Move out of the way.” I shouted. She walked away, tears in her eyes.
While I lay awake in bed, I realized how _________ I’d spoken. So I decided to get up to say sorry to my daughter. On the way to her bedroom, to my surprise, I found some _________ by the door of the kitchen. At that time my tears began to fall. I quietly went and got down on my knees by her _________. She woke up and put her arms around my neck when I kissed her. Then I asked, “Did you pick these flowers for me?”
She smiled, “I found them out by the tree. I picked them _________ they're pretty like you. I knew you’d like them. I stood quietly in order to give you a surprise.” “Oh dear, I'm really sorry for the way I acted today; I shouldn’t have shouted at you.” “That’s okay, Mom. I _________ you anyway.” I suddenly realized what a clever way it is to explain the word __________ like this: (F) ather (A) nd (M) other, (I) (L) ove (Y) ou!
1.A.helping B.calling. C.noticing
2.A.angry B.polite C.proud
3.A.help B.treat C.encourage
4.A.put B.turned C.knocked
5.A.sadly B.softly C.rudely
6.A.books B.clothes C.flowers
7.A.bed B.desk C.chair
8.A.before B.because C.though
9.A.love B.miss C.hate
10.A.father B.mother C.family
The number of the teachers in this school________ more than one hundred. A small number of them________women teachers.
A.is; is B.are; are C.is; are
So far, we ________more than 400 trees on both sides of the new road.
A.will plant B.have planted C.planted
— I will miss my family when I go there for further study this summer.
— Don’t worry. You can ____ them by e-mail.
A.keep in touch with
B.get along with
C.make friends with
The population of China is ________ than that of any other country in the world.
A.more B.higher C.larger
The machine produces ________ noise and it is really ________ noisy.
A.too many; too much B.much too; too much C.too much; much too