A boy was born to a couple after eleven years of marriage. They were a loving couple and the boy was treated as the apple of their eyes.

One morning, when the boy was around two years old, the husband saw a       bottle open. He was       for work, so he       the wife to cap the bottle and put it in the cupboard. The mother,       in the kitchen, totally       the matter.

The boy saw the bottle and       went to it and, fascinated with its color, drank it all. It       to be a poisonous medicine meant       adults in small dosages. When the child fell down, the mother       hurried him to the hospital, where he died. The mother was shocked; she was       . How would she       her husband?

When the       father came to the hospital and saw the dead child, he looked at his wife and uttered just four words. What do you think those four words were? The husband just said, "I       You Darling", which is totally       .

Yet, the father did the very right thing. The child is dead. He can never be brought back to life. There is no       in finding fault with the mother.       , if only he had taken time to put the bottle away, this would not have happened. No point in attaching       . She had also lost her only child. What she       at that moment was comfort and sympathy from the husband. That is what he       her.

Sometimes we spend time asking who is responsible or who's to blame, whether in a relationship, in a job or with the people we know and miss out on the       in human relationships we could receive by giving each other support.

1.A. medicine        B. milk      C. juice         D. beer

2.A. early           B. soon         C. late              D. punctual

3.A. asked            B. demanded      C. begged            D. forced

4.A. concerned        B. enjoyed          C. fixed              D. occupied

5.A. remembered           B. reminded       C. forgot            D. recalled

6.A. carefully        B. playfully           C. personally          D. physically

7.A. occurred        B. happened            C. used              D. seemed

8.A. to              B. for                  C. by           D. with

9.A. finally             B. nearly              C. possibly    D. immediately

10.A. terrified              B. encouraged               C. embarrassed              D. touched

11.A. face         B. scold                C. call                D. inform

12.A. kind-hearted         B. broad-minded   C. heart-broken             D.good-natured

13.A. Miss             B. Hate               C. Support           D. Love

14.A. acceptable     B. respectable         C. unexpected         D. understandable

15.A. point                  B. wonder            C. use               D. need

16.A. Instead               B. However            C. Therefore         D. Besides

17.A. praise                 B. sadness            C. blame              D. insult

18.A. thought        B. needed              C. required           D. learnt

19.A. gave           B. owed             C. treated           D. left

20.A. peace                 B. warmth           C. coldness           D. balance

 

 

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Many years ago,I owned a service station and roadhouse on the main road between Melbourne and Adelaide.

One very cold,wet night at about 3:30 a.m.,there was a    1on the front door of our house.A young man,wet from      2to toe,explained that he had      3out of petrol about 30 km up the road.He had left his pregnant(懷孕的) wife and his two children    4at the car and said that he would hitchhike(搭便車) back.

Once I had    5a can with petrol,I took him back to his car where his two-year-old and four-year-old children were both    6,saying that they were cold.Once the car had started,I suggested that he    7me back.

Before leaving,I had turned the heater    8in the roadhouse,so that when we went in,it was nice and    9.While the little ones played and ran    10,I prepared bread and butter for the children,and hot chocolate for the    11.

It was about 5 a.m. before they   12.The young fellow asked me how much he    13

me and I told him that the petrol pump(加油泵) had    14$15.He offered to pay “call-out fee”,but I wouldn’t accept it.

About a month later,I received a    15from Interstate,a large bus company that we bad been trying to    16to stop off at our roadhouse for a long time.It    17out that the young fellow I had helped was its general manager,the most    18person in the company.

In his letter,he thanked me again and    19me that,from then on,all their buses would stop at my service station.In this    20,a little bit of kindness was rewarded with a huge amount of benefits.

1.A.kick            B.hit                   C.beat              D.knock

2.A.finger          B.shoulder          C.head              D.hand

3.A.driven          B.used              C.come              D.run

4.A.away            B.behind                C.over              D.out

5.A.supplied            B.poured                C.equipped          D.filled

6.A.sleeping            B.crying                C.quarrelling           D.fighting

7.A.allow           B.ring              C.lead              D.follow

8.A.on              B.off               C.in                    D.over

9.A.neat                B.hot               C.warm              D.attractive

10.A.around         B.inside                C.nearby                D.along

11.A.drivers            B.guests                C.customers         D.adults

12.A.left               B.arrived               C.ate               D.disappeared

13.A.gave           B.paid              C.owed              D.offered

14.A.appeared           B.exhibited         C.calculated            D.shown

15.A.call               B.letter                C.check             D.notice

16.A.get                B.force             C.require               D.hope

17.A.pointed            B.turned                C.worked                D.found

18.A.generous           B.successful            C.serious               D.powerful

19.A.praised            B.persuaded         C.informed          D.convinced

20.A.lesson         B.business          C.aspect                D.case

 

完形填空(共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分)

閱讀下面短文，從短文后所給各題的四個選項(A、B、C和D)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。

Many years ago,I owned a service station and roadhouse on the main road between Melbourne and Adelaide.

One very cold,wet night at about 3:30 a.m.,there was a    41    on the front door of our house.A young man,wet from      42      to toe,explained that he had      43      out of petrol about 30 km up the road.He had left his pregnant(懷孕的) wife and his two children    44    at the car and said that he would hitchhike(搭便車) back.

Once I had    45    a can with petrol,I took him back to his car where his two-year-old and four-year-old children were both    46   ,saying that they were cold.Once the car had started,I suggested that he    47    me back.

Before leaving,I had turned the heater    48    in the roadhouse,so that when we went in,it was nice and    49   .While the little ones played and ran    50   ,I prepared bread and butter for the children,and hot chocolate for the    51   .

It was about 5 a.m. before they   52  .The young fellow asked me how much he    53    

me and I told him that the petrol pump(加油泵) had    54    $15.He offered to pay “call-out fee”,but I wouldn’t accept it.

About a month later,I received a    55    from Interstate,a large bus company that we bad been trying to    56    to stop off at our roadhouse for a long time.It    57    out that the young fellow I had helped was its general manager,the most    58    person in the company.

In his letter,he thanked me again and    59    me that,from then on,all their buses would stop at my service station.In this    60   ,a little bit of kindness was rewarded with a huge amount of benefits.

41.A.kick                    B.hit                                   C.beat                          D.knock

42.A.finger                   B.shoulder                    C.head                         D.hand

43.A.driven                  B.used                          C.come                        D.run

44.A.away                    B.behind                      C.over                          D.out

45.A.supplied               B.poured                      C.equipped                   D.filled

46.A.sleeping                B.crying                       C.quarrelling                D.fighting

47.A.allow                   B.ring                          C.lead                          D.follow

48.A.on                        B.off                            C.in                             D.over

49.A.neat                            B.hot                           C.warm                        D.attractive

50.A.around                 B.inside                        C.nearby                      D.along

51.A.drivers                 B.guests                       C.customers                  D.adults

52.A.left                      B.arrived                      C.ate                            D.disappeared

53.A.gave                     B.paid                          C.owed                        D.offered

54.A.appeared               B.exhibited                   C.calculated                  D.shown

55.A.call                      B.letter                         C.check                        D.notice

56.A.get                       B.force                         C.require                      D.hope

57.A.pointed                 B.turned                       C.worked                            D.found

58.A.generous               B.successful                  C.serious                      D.powerful

59.A.praised                 B.persuaded                  C.informed                   D.convinced

60.A.lesson                   B.business                    C.aspect                       D.case

Many years ago,I owned a service station and roadhouse on the main road between Melbourne and Adelaide.

One very cold,wet night at about 3:30 a.m.,there was a    41    on the front door of our house.A young man,wet from      42      to toe,explained that he had      43      out of petrol about 30 km up the road.He had left his pregnant(懷孕的) wife and his two children    44    at the car and said that he would hitchhike(搭便車) back.

Once I had    45    a can with petrol,I took him back to his car where his two-year-old and four-year-old children were both    46   ,saying that they were cold.Once the car had started,I suggested that he    47    me back.

Before leaving,I had turned the heater    48    in the roadhouse,so that when we went in,it was nice and    49   .While the little ones played and ran    50   ,I prepared bread and butter for the children,and hot chocolate for the    51   .

It was about 5 a.m. before they   52  .The young fellow asked me how much he    53    

me and I told him that the petrol pump(加油泵) had    54    $15.He offered to pay “call-out fee”,but I wouldn’t accept it.

About a month later,I received a    55    from Interstate,a large bus company that we bad been trying to    56    to stop off at our roadhouse for a long time.It    57    out that the young fellow I had helped was its general manager,the most    58    person in the company.

In his letter,he thanked me again and    59    me that,from then on,all their buses would stop at my service station.In this    60   ,a little bit of kindness was rewarded with a huge amount of benefits.

A.kick                      B.hit                                   C.beat                          D.knock

A.finger                     B.shoulder                    C.head                         D.hand

A.driven                    B.used                          C.come                        D.run

A.away               B.behind                      C.over                          D.out

A.supplied                 B.poured                      C.equipped                   D.filled

A.sleeping                  B.crying                       C.quarrelling                D.fighting

A.allow                     B.ring                          C.lead                          D.follow

A.on                          B.off                            C.in                             D.over

A.neat                       B.hot                           C.warm                        D.attractive

A.around                  B.inside                        C.nearby                      D.along

A.drivers                  B.guests                       C.customers                  D.adults

A.left                       B.arrived                      C.ate                     D.disappeared

A.gave                     B.paid                          C.owed                        D.offered

A.appeared               B.exhibited                   C.calculated                  D.shown

A.call                      B.letter                         C.check                        D.notice

A.get                       B.force                         C.require                      D.hope

A.pointed                 B.turned                       C.worked                            D.found

A.generous               B.successful                  C.serious                      D.powerful

A.praised                 B.persuaded                  C.informed                   D.convinced

A.lesson                   B.business                    C.aspect                       D.case

About a month ago, while in the drive through at Starbucks, I noticed a woman in a car behind me who appeared to be having a bad day. There were two kids in the back who seemed to have too much      at 8 am on a Sunday morning, because they were shouting loudly. The       moved slowly and at one point while I was pulling the car forward, the sad woman behind me      my car. I could tell this      her. The entire time that I waited in line for my coffee this woman didn’t      .

  Looking back at her I could tell she was wondering “Why me? Why today?” When I       up and paid for my coffee I requested that the barista(咖啡吧員) of Starbucks give the woman behind me a smile card and paid for her coffee.

  Just 30 minutes later I was again       in line at Starbucks. I heard a slam of a car door but thought nothing of it. I was      when the same woman came up to my driver’s side window. She      me a twenty-dollar bill and the same smile card I had given to her. She smiled and said, “These are for you. You are the     one who gave these to me      , right? All I need you to do is ask the barista to give the       back to me.” It was amazing! It was as if this woman had been waiting to show her       for what I had done!

  When she got back into her       today she was all smiles. I could tell she had the same feeling as I had on that early Sunday morning. It was nice to have my coffee paid for, but what made me feel even better was seeing the happiness and smile on her face.

  As I pulled out of the drive-thru, she waved and yelled out, “Have a      day!” I yelled back “You too!” and waved her goodbye.

1.A. force B. strength         C. power   D. energy

2.A. line    B. time      C. sun        D. bus

3.A. knocked     B. touched         C. kicked   D. watched

4.A. excited       B. calmed C. worried         D. entertained

5.A. apologize   B. smile C. complain       D. bother

6.A. pulled         B. looked  C. turned         D. walked

7.A. standing     B. waiting  C. parking D. pacing

8.A. amused      B. confused       C. disappointed          D. shocked

9.A. handed      B. owed    C. presented     D. asked

10.A. clever      B. kind       C. honest          D. modest

11.A. privately  B. secretly       C. originally       D. totally

12.A. card          B. change          C. bill         D. coffee

13.A. consideration  B. respect        C. desire   D. appreciation

14.A. office       B. home    C. car         D. room

15.A. free B. quiet     C. regular D. good