Question

A young man was getting ready to graduate from college. For many months he had loved a beautiful sports car in a dealer’s showroom, and knowing his father could well _______ it, he told him that was all he wanted.

As _______ drew near, the young man expected _______ that his father had bought the car. Finally, on the morning of the special day, his father called him into his study. His father told him how _______ he was to have such a fine son, and how much he loved him. He handed his son a beautiful wrapped (包装好的) gift box. Curious, but a little bit _______, the young man opened the box and found a lovely, leather-bound (皮边的) Bible (圣经).

Angrily, he raised his _______ to his father and said, “Is a Bible _______ you can give me with all your money?” He then stormed out of the house, leaving the Bible.

Many years _______ and the young man was very successful in business, but _______ his father was very old, he thought perhaps he _______ go to see him. He had not seen him since that graduation day. _______ he could make the arrangements , he received a telegram which _______ him of his father’s death, and all the possessions (财产) left to him.

_____ arriving at his father’s house, sudden sadness and regret filled his heart. He began to _______ through his father’s important papers and saw the still new Bible, just as he had _______ it years ago. With tears, he opened the Bible and began to _______. As he was reading, a car _______ dropped from the back of the Bible.

How many times do we _______ blessings (祝福) because they are not wrapped as we expected? Do not spoil (搞糟) what you have by desiring (渴求) what you have not; but remember that what you now have was once _______ the things you hoped for. What may appear as bad fortune (运气) may _______ be the door that is just waiting to be opened.

1.A. offer    B. pay    C. buy    D. afford

2.A. his birthday    B. graduation day    C. sports meet    D. examination day

3.A. signs    B. notes    C. warnings    D. marks

4.A. upset    B. crazy    C. comfortable    D. proud

5.A. excited    B. disappointed    C. worried    D. satisfied

6.A. hand    B. head    C. voice    D. sound

7.A. all    B. that    C. all what    D. that all

8.A. past    B. gone    C. passed    D. spent

9.A. learning    B. realizing    C. hearing    D. understanding

10.A. could    B. would    C. should    D. ought

11.A. After    B. Before    C. Since    D. Until

12.A. informed    B. required    C. reported    D. introduced

13.A. By    B. On    C. As    D. At

14.A. put    B. push    C. search    D. pass

15.A. kept    B. bought    C. left    D. expected

16.A. turn over    B. turn on    C. turn up    D. turn down

17.A. picture    B. model    C. key    D. toy

18.A. miss    B. mean    C. forget    D. avoid

19.A. of    B. among    C. between    D. along

20.A. surely    B. actually    C. mainly    D. naturally

Answer

1.D

2.B

3.A

4.D

5.B

6.C

7.A

8.C

9.B

10.C

11.B

12.A

13.B

14.C

15.C

16.A

17.C

18.A

19.B

20.B

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