People say one man's trash(垃圾) is another man's treasure. That comes to me as I the house purchased in 1962 by my parents. My mother passed away in 1996. My father left the house my sister and me when he died a few months ago.
After Dad was , we looked around the house where we grew up and that Dad loved so much. At first we felt so all the stuff(东西) left. Like so many of their generation, my parents everything. And like many in my generation, we faced anxious about what to abandon and what to keep.
As we started throwing out old phone books and every medical bill from every my parents ever saw, I also many hidden treasures. Mom's pocketbook was in their bedroom closet, which had everything in it, her hairbrush with hair, as if she were still here. And Dad, who was a World War II veteran(退伍兵) and a world traveler, everything ----- from little spoons from all over the world to every letter he wrote to his parents while in the . The letters he wrote during the war his thoughts as a young man. Later, in the basement, I our old kitchen table, which brought back of my parents and sister and me having breakfast together.
I'm realizing all these things my parents' life journey. Each time I go to , I find something that reminded me of my childhood or teaches me something about my parents I knew. , from the shabby furniture to all the hidden treasures, means more to me than all the money in the world.
1.A. coincidenceB. goal C. principle D. thought
2.A. looked forB. looked through C. looked into D. looked after
3.A. to B. for C. with D. by
4.A. retiredB. ill C. gone D. injured
5.A. clean B. strange C. empty D. modern
6.A. pleased with B. familiar with C. astonished at D. disappointed at
7.A. saved B. enjoyed C. purchased D. designed
8.A. decisions B. bargains C. challenges D. responsibilities
9.A. person B. doctor C. neighbor D. child
10.A. bought B. discovered C. buried D. lost
11.A. just B. even C. only D. yet
12.A. liked B. bought C. keptD. lost
13.A. countryside B. school C. college D. army
14.A. receiveB. direct C. sense D. describe
15.A. repaired B. cleaned C. spotted D. set
16.A. introductions B. memoriesC. descriptions D. communications
17.A. represented B. recognized C. instructed D. confirmed
18.A. the supermarket B. church C. my office D. the house
19.A. merely B. always C. really D. never
20.A. Everything B. Nothing C. Anything D. Something
--- Could I ask you a rather personal question?
--- Of course, _________.
A. go ahead B. good idea
C. pardon me D. don’t mention it
A new product must be _________ before it comes into use.
A. given out B. tried out
C. put out D. made out
If you find yourself ______ no one will help you, please call me.
A. whichB. when
C. whereD. what
A big earthquake hit Ludian in Yunnan, ________ many deaths and injuries and a big loss of property.
A. to cause B. caused
C. causing D. having caused
In my opinion, ________ matters is whether we can win together as a team instead of individuals.
A．how B．it C．that D．what
