After my dad died on Aug.30, 2001, my mother made sure we marked each anniversary. At first, my brothers and sister and I would travel hours to get home, but eventually we got to the point where just one or two of us would make it back to go to Mass with her and spend the day together.

The great love of her life, the man who broke up with her right before her college graduation, only to return two years later claiming he’d traveled the world and hadn’t found anyone to compare with her, remained a daily presence in her life. She spoke about him so often and kept his memory so alive that people were sometimes surprised to learn that he was gone. She took over the garden where he’d planted and made it her own.

When the 10th anniversary of his death approached, my mom began talking about it and planning for it weeks in advance. The date on her kitchen calendar was circled and marked R.I.P. (Rest in Peace). Of course she wanted all of us there and settled the dates for our coming back.

On Monday — the day before the anniversary — she went to morning Mass and walked downtown for lunch with friends, and later told my sister on the phone that she felt Dad still so close that as she was walking back home, she heard someone yell and thought, “Oh, there’s Dick.”

That evening she went out to water flowers, just as my father, 10 years before, had gone out to the garden to pick vegetables before he died. A neighbor heard the tin watering can strike the ground as she fell and hit her head. My mother died within hours, on Aug.30, 2011, the 10thanniversary. She needed to mark that anniversary, she wanted us all home and my dad had waited long enough.

1.From the second paragraph we know that the author’s father______.

A．traveled around the world and left her mother

B．left her mother first but returned two years later

C．had a quarrel with her before her graduation

D．was not the right man her mother wanted at that time

2.We can infer from the passage that the author’s mother _____.

A．knew her last day was coming on Aug.30

B．kept everything of her father’s home

C．missed Father though he had passed away

D．remained a daily presence in his life

3.Which of the following statements is true EXCEPT that _____.

A．Mother died the day before the anniversary of Father’s death

B．Mother died in the garden as Father did ten years ago

C．Mother died because she fell to the ground accidentally

D．Mother died on the same date when Father did ten years ago

4.What does the writer imply in the underlined part of the last sentence?

A．She wanted us to stay at home.             B．Mother missed us very much.

C．Mother expected us to get back.            D．That day was her last day.

【小題1】The theatre has very good access for the      (殘疾人)
【小題2】Mary is an old lady of great          ( 尊貴 )
【小題3】The Olympic m      is “Swifter , Higher , Stronger .
【小題4】She went on holiday alone ---- she’s very i       .
【小題5】She took a year’s leave of a       from her job .
【小題6】He g       from high school and went to college last year.
【小題7】My father has          ( 辭職 ) as Minster of Education.
【小題8】You need a health          ( 證明 ) if you want this job.
【小題9】The youth should have great a      .
【小題10】Fresh air is b      to one’s health.
【小題11】She lost everything she owned as a direct ________________(后果).
【小題12】It will take a lot of energy to get them ________________(支持)this policy.

Recently divorced(離婚), I had no job and was on my way downtown to go the rounds of the employment offices despite the great   36  . My old umbrella was broken, and I could not   37   another one.

I sat down in the streetcar — and there against the seat was a beautiful silk   38   with a silver handle inlaid (鑲嵌) with gold. I had   39   seen anything so lovely.

I   40   the handle and saw a   41  . I got off the streetcar and   42   opened the umbrella to protect myself. Then I searched a   43   book for the name on the umbrella and found it. I called and a lady answered.

Yes, she said in   44  , that was her umbrella, which her parents, now dead, had given her for a birthday present.   45  , she added, it had been stolen at school (she was a teacher) more than a year before.

She was so excited that I   46   I was   47   a job and went directly to her house. She took the umbrella, her   48   filled with tears.

I refused the   49   she gave me. We talked for a while, and I must have given her my address. I don’t remember.

The next six months were   50  . I was able to obtain   51   here and there. l reached the lowest point in my   52  . Unless a miracle happened, I would be homeless in January, foodless, jobless.

Christmas Eve came. No money to buy my daughter a gift. I was sobbing (抽泣) in the cold little kitchen   53   the doorbell rang and my daughter Peggy ran to answer it. He was a postman, and his arms were   54   of parcels. “This is a mistake” I said, but he read the name on the parcels and there were for me.

Peggy and I sat on the floor and opened them. I looked for the name of the sender. It was the teacher. The address was   55   “California”, where she had moved.

1.A. cloud                           B. rain                         C. wind                       D. snow

2.A. search                        B. catch　　         C. afford 　　         D. sell

3.A. raincoat                     B. seat          C. book 　            D. umbrella

4.A. never                          B. ever 　　　     C. almost 　　      D. nearly

5.A. concluded                  B. examined      C. learned 　          D. helped

6.A. name                          B. address 　         C. card 　                D. demand

7.A. deliberately               B. specially 　　   C. sadly                 D. thankfully

8.A. technology                B. engine 　　     C. telephone             D. medicine

9.A. anger                          B. surprise　　     C. danger                            D. sorrow

10.A. And                           B. But　　　　    C. So　　　             D. Or

11. A. forgot                      B. remembered        C. indicated 　　   D. decided

12.A. applied for               B. watching for         C. asking for　         D. looking for

13.A. face                           B. nose 　　　　  C. eyes　　　                   D. ear

14.A. reward                     B. prize　　　　　C. present                 D. umbrella

15. A. freezing                            B. surprising              C. shocking                D struggling

16.A. failures                     B. successes　　   C. jobs　　          D. wages

17.A. heart                        B. favor 　　          C. work　　            D. life

18.A. as                              B. while　　         C. when 　              D. then

19.A. proud                        B. full 　　  C. careful　　       D. glad

20. A. simply              B. directly          C. finally                 D. nearly

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The theatre has very good access for the d_____________.

I couldn't have done it without your ______________(鼓勵(lì)).

As an_________(志向遠(yuǎn)大的) leader, he wants to guide the local people to  lead a happy life.

She took a year’s leave of a______________ from her job because of illness.

We all ____________(渴望) worldwide peace and happiness.

She felt sorry for not a__________(陪伴) her friend to the concert last night.

The parliament ____________(宣告) that the colony was independent.

We hope to have an income of an average ____________(年度的) growth rate of 10%.

The development of our country's economy has b_________from the opening and reform policy.

Many people w        the car accident, so it was not difficult to investigate.

Recently divorced and unemployed，I was on my way downtown to do the rounds of the employment offices.I had no umbrella，for my old one had ____，and I could not ____ another one.

I sat down in the ____ and there against my seat was a(n) ___ silk umbrella with a silver handle.I had ____ seen anything so lovely.I examined the handle and saw a carved ___.The usual procedure would have been to ____ the umbrella to the conductor，but an idea ____ to me.I decided to take it with me and find the owner myself.

I got off the bus in a downpour and ____ opened the umbrella to protect myself.Then I ____ a telephone book for the name on the umbrella.I called and a lady ____.

Yes，she said ____，that was her umbrella，which her parents，now dead，had given her as a birthday present.But，she ____，it had been stolen ____ her doorstep a month before.

She was so excited that I ____ I was looking for a job and went directly to her house.She took the umbrella，and her eyes were filled with ____.She wanted to give me a ____，but－though twenty dollars was all I had in the world－her happiness at regaining this ____ possession was beyond words and I believed accepting her money would have ____ something.We talked for a while and I left.

A week later，I got a job as a sales manager ____.It might be my kindness that paid off.But who knows?

1.A.broken up? ????????????? B．gone away? C．fallen apart? ????????????? D．faded away

2.A.afford? B．borrow? C．find? D．repair

3.A.office? B．bus? C．theater? D．train

4.A.ugly? B．beautiful? C．worn? D．ancient

5.A.even? B．always? C．already? D．never

6.A.design? B．number? C．name? D．brand

7.A.turn in? ????????????? B．show off

C．open up? ????????????? D．carry away

8.A.occurred? B．ran? C．struck? D．happened

9.A.firmly? ????????????? B．suddenly?

C．casually? ????????????? D．thankfully

10.A.read? B．searched? C．got? D．used

11.A.appeared? B．replied? C．answered? D．screamed

12.A.in surprise? B．in panic? C．in silence? D．in anger

13.A.assumed? ????????????? B．added? C．declared? ????????????? D．announced

14.A.from? B．in? C．beside? D．of

15.A.mentioned? ????????????? B．forgot?? C．realized? ????????????? D．remembered

16.A.memory? B．honor? C．tears? D．thanks

17.A.gift? B．position? C．hug? D．reward

18.A.expensive? B．common? C．rare? D．special

19.A.bought? B．ruined? C．expressed? D．enjoyed

20.A.immediately? ????????????? B．naturally?

C．hopefully? ????????????? D．unexpectedly