When our restaurant business failed,we headed north in a camping truck to Texas,hoping to have a “fresh start”.
At the
of Palo Duro Canyon (峽谷)State Park,I
a job advertisement hiring park hosts. The position offered a
,permanent campsite in the park, and
, the hosts served as a link between the park’s guests and the rangers (護(hù)林人). It was the perfect solution: a rent-free place to reorganize our lives. We entered the park and I made an
for the following day.
The park was
, so it took us some time to find an available site. That evening, as we finished our dinner, my wife saw two large skunks (臭鼠由)walking toward our table. We
climbed onto the table and, for the next four hours, waited for them to
our camp.
Having survived that night, we were
that everything else would be all right. The next day we met with the people who ran the park. They explained our
and gave us a beautiful campsite.
That evening,
, we learned about the canyon
. They were strong and cold, rocking our little camping truck violently,and we lay
in the dark until the winds died away.
the weeks that followed, we learned to survive in our truck and
the little money my wife
by substitute teaching. Building a successful business and then losing it had left very little time for building a successful
For a time after our business
I thought I might lose my family as well.
Living in the tiny
with no television, we sat close together reading and talking. One evening, standing under a jeweled sky,I found myself
for all the hardships. We had walked the trails and climbed the canyon walls. We had become a family!
小題1: | A.back | B.edge | C.centre | D.entrance |
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小題2: | A.sponsored | B.published | C.noticed | D.a(chǎn)nswered |
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小題3: | A.safe | B.free | C.convenient | D.beautiful |
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小題4: | A.in return | B.in time | C.in short | D.in turn |
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小題5: | A.a(chǎn)ttempt | B.a(chǎn)greement | C.a(chǎn)ppeal | D.a(chǎn)ppointmei |
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小題6: | A.crowded | B.dangerous | C.ideal | D.quiet |
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小題7: | A.repeatedly | B.immediately | C.eventually | D.calmly |
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小題8: | A.a(chǎn)ttack | B.leave | C.pass | D.search |
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小題9: | A.satisfied | B.determined | C.confident | D.a(chǎn)ware |
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小題10: | A.responsibilities | B.requirements | C.circumstances | D.conditions |
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小題11: | A.moreover | B.therefore | C.meanwhile | D.however |
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小題12: | A.winds | B.snows | C.woods | D.trails |
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小題13: | A.shaking | B.quarrelling | C.mourning | D.a(chǎn)ching |
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小題14: | A.After | B.Between | C.During | D.Beyond |
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小題15: | A.give away | B.hand out | C.live on | D.put aside |
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小題16: | A.borrowed | B.earned | C.posted | D.raised |
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小題17: | A.business | B.career | C.family | D.image |
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小題18: | A.started | B.failed | C.expanded | D.declined |
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小題19: | A.truck | B.park | C.house | D.camp |
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小題20: | A.desperate | B.ready | C.suitable | D.thankful |
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