19.She wasn't really my aunt and I only (41)D to her as"My Aunt Fannie"because it always made my father chuckle(竊笑) and my mother look angrily at both of us-at me for being (42)C of my elder and at my father for (43)A my bad behavior.I (44)D both reactions so I seized every opportunity to work the name into as many conversations as possible.
My mother had worked in the kitchen of a large Victorian farmhouse owned by Fannie Cratty and her brother,F(xiàn)arnsworth.Neither had (45)D and they had no children.My father told me that it was because they were both too(46)D to share their family wealth.During those years my mother helped Aunt Fanny make the best blueberry jam ever(47)B by anyone in Glenfield.She was famous for her jam and for never(48)A the recipe (烹飪法) with anyone else.(49)C my mother knew the recipe by heart,she (50)B made the jam without Ms.Cratty's instruction and keep the secret.
Each August,my mother would (51)B me for Fannie's visit.I had to be on my best behavior.Whenever she was at the house,I needed to (52)B my thoughts and watch my tongue.
One year,after I had been particularly(53)Bwith the jam process,Aunt Fannie gave me a quarter and then made me promise that I would never spend it."(54)C this quarter,"she said,"and some day you will be (55)C.I still have my very first quarter given by my grandfather."It had obviously (56)D for her.So I followed her advice.
I now have the blueberry jam recipe and the quarter from Aunt Fannie.In people's eye Aunt Fannie's (57)B was due to that secret recipe.But to me,it was just a common recipe.However,I keep them as (58)C to hold firmly the valuable things in life.Money can make you feel rich for a while,but it is the relationships and the memories of time spent with friends and family that (59)Cleave you wealthy.And that is a (60)B that anyone can build.
41.A.called | B.thought | C.regarded | D.referred |
42.A.disappointed | B.disagreeable | C.disrespectful | D.dissatisfied |
43.A.encouraging | B.scolding | C.forcing | D.pushing |
44.A.hated | B.respected | C.treated | D.enjoyed |
45.A.travelled | B.fought | C.improved | D.married |
46.A.proud | B.generous | C.strict | D.mean |
47.A.seen | B.tasted | C.cooked | D.sold |
48.A.sharing | B.telling | C.selling | D.giving |
49.A.As though | B.Since | C.Even though | D.Unless |
50.A.ever | B.never | C.still | D.yet |
51.A.organize | B.prepare | C.persuade | D.remove |
52.A.read | B.guard | C.express | D.lead |
53.A.a(chǎn)nnoyed | B.helpful | C.bored | D.fortunate |
54.A.Set up | B.Give away | C.Hold onto | D.Look for |
55.A.lucky | B.poor | C.rich | D.a(chǎn)lone |
56.A.a(chǎn)cted | B.failed | C.succeeded | D.worked |
57.A.sorrow | B.success | C.schedule | D.campaign |
58.A.regulations | B.excuses | C.reminders | D.rewards |
59.A.generally | B.regularly | C.truly | D.naturally |
60.A.future | B.fortune | C.fantasy | D.favor |