When I was a small child,during the war,we were very poor and we lived in a faraway village.One day,on the road,I found the ____ pieces of a mirror.There was a motorcycle accident.
I ____ to find all the pieces and put them ____,but it was not possible,so I used only the ___ piece and I made it round.I could ____ with it as a toy and became greatly attracted by the ____ that I could reflect light to dark places where the sun would never shine—in ____ holes and some other dark places.It became a game for me to ____ light into the darkest places I could find.
I ____ the little mirror,and,as I grew up,I would take it out ____ I had nothing to do and ____ the game.As I became a man,I grew to realize that this was not ____ a child’s game but a metaphor(暗喻) for what I might ____ my life.I came to ____ that I am not the light or the source of light.But light—truth,understanding,knowledge—is there,and it will shine in many dark places ____ I reflect it.
I am just a single piece of a mirror whose ____ design and shape I do not know.___,with what I have I can reflect light into the dark places of this ____—into the black places in the ____ of men—and change some things in some people.Perhaps others may see and do the same.This is what I am about.This is the ____ of my life.
1.A.broken B.wasted
C.painted D.sharpened
2.A.pretended B.tried
C.demanded D.hated
3.A.back B.down
C.together D.aside
4.A.lightest B.longest
C.hardest D.largest
5.A.talk B.play
C.deal D.share
6.A.suggestion B.fact
C.decision D.reason
7.A.deep B.big
C.bright D.empty
8.A.attract B.show
C.get D.bring
9.A.kept B.cut
C.used D.mended
10.A.until B.before
C.when D.after
11.A.watch B.continue
C.remember D.change
12.A.just B.wholly
C.really D.even
13.A.get from B.owe to
C.tell about D.do with
14.A.announce B.doubt
C.understand D.expect
15.A.so that B.now that
C.even if D.only if
16.A.whole B.unique
C.special D.other
17.A.Otherwise B.However
C.Besides D.Therefore
18.A.country B.village
C.world D.city
19.A.hands B.brains
C.eyes D.hearts
20.A.way B.standard
C.quality D.meaning
While in London,we paid a visit to the hospital founded ________ Florence Nightingale.
A.in honor of B.in line with
C.in favor of D.in place of
At the railway station,he waved goodbye to his friend until the train was ________.
A.out of sight
B.out of reach
C.out of order
D.out of place
.She was told to wear flat shoes ________ her back problem.
A.on account of B.regardless of
C.in terms of D.in case of
Johnson was to blame for the incident.But ________ his positive attitude,we forgave him because “Every man has his faults.”
A.in view of B.in search of
C.for fear of D.in exchange for
Mr.Columbus was always ready to help others.________,he was liked by everyone.
A.In conclusion B.In return
C.In turn D.In particular