Still Good
Having grown up during the Depression (经济大萧条时期),Dad was not one to throw anything out,certainly not_____something was "still good" and his grey coat was one.
One cold evening,a man my father _____ called "Old Joe" passed our house.He was wearing _____boots with the soles (鞋底) flapping as he walked in the snow.Dad called out,"Wait,Joe,wait﹣I have some boots for you."
And then…I really shouldn't have been _____when Dad took off his warm coat and handed it to Old Joe,too. I was_____of admiration for my dad.
Every time I saw Old Joe wearing that grey coat,my heart would fill with _____.
My father _____many years later,but I would see Old Joe _____wearing his coat when I went to visit Mom and that always made me _____. It brought back such warm _____of my dad, and who he was as a person, and how he _____his life.
Then,one winter evening I was leaving Mom's house and keeping a(n) _____out for Joe as usual.Well, _____ for the coat, really.I hadn't seen Joe for a while, _____ I was happy when I saw that old grey coat _____.Feeling a sudden burst of warmth,I strained to see Joe's face, not _____him to look up. Suddenly he did!
But it wasn't Old Joe's face.I smiled, _____ that my dad's old coat had once again found a new _____,in a new owner.I was _____with emotion as I thought about how _____ Dad would be to know,that even after all these years,his old coat was "still good."
1.A. though B. if C. unless D. until
2.A. affectionately B. unwillingly C. considerately D. cautiously
3.A. plain B. expensive C. shabby D. cozy
4.A. confused B. ashamed C. depressed D. surprised
5.A. aware B. guilty C. jealous D. full
6.A. warmth B. pity C. concern D. satisfaction
7.A. set out B. passed away C. cheered up D. broke away
8.A. never B. already C. still D. only
9.A. complain B. sigh C. suffer D. smile
10.A. inspiration B. appreciation C. memories D. comforts
11.A. lived B. challenged C. saved D. lost
12.A. look B. eye C. greeting D. track
13.A. less B. better C. worse D. more
14.A. for B. but C. so D. or
15.A. disappearing B. coming C. lying D. falling
16.A. expecting B. advocating C. convincing D. reminding
17.A. forgetting B. imagining C. doubting D. realizing
18.A. approach B. experience C. aim D. life
19.A. combined B. satisfied C. overcome D. concerned
20.A. happy B. anxious C. curious D. polite
—John, you are asked to give a presentation of our product at tomorrow’s conference.
—________. I am not good at public speech, you know.
A. Don’t beat around the bush
B. Please get down off your high horse
C. You make my day
D. Don’t put me on the spot
—I failed to be admitted to my ideal university. Bad luck!
—How can you expect ________ a chance of success since you haven't committed yourself to it?
A. there being B. there to be
C. it to be D. it being
If we turned a blind eye to the situation where our children ________ with too much academic pressure, we would pay a heavy price in the future.
A. burdened B. were burdened
C. are burdened D. burden
Huawei is a global leader in telecoms with a great range of smart products to offer, many of __________exported abroad.
A. them B. which
C. it D. whom
house property tax come into effect, China might witness a fall in house prices.
A. Would B. Should
C. Could D. Might