Question

Mearl Jacobs’ body was at the funeral home. The memorial service was   31   for the next day. We   32  in the family room to tell stories, sharing   33  of her. She had lived a life   34  with stories. Most people didn’t know that she had worked for thirty years at Rockwall International to help the homeless, or that   35   she really didn’t care much for baseball, she loved listening to the   36   because her son loved baseball.

Before long the   37  turned from stories about Mearl to stories of how she changed and   38   the lives in the room.

Her daughter Carol, said, “Just a few hours before Mom died she said she wanted to go home. I asked her if she   39   back to her apartment. She said, ‘NO!’ I asked, ‘Home in Heaven?’ ‘YES!’”

A series of love and   40   was realized that night. Mearl had lived a life that affected the young and old   41  . When she did so, you became a different person, a   42   and reformed person. She was   43  that way. She knew how to show the things that really   44  in the life. She   45  for values that she held dear and she always seemed to know how to influence people and to accept them “as is”. He grandkids talked of her   46  acceptance of them, no matter what.

Some things have to be seen to be understood, such as love, forgiveness and acceptance. Mearl knew how to help you   47  . She had always shown total   48   to the family and friends – to people.

The next day Mearl was   49  the topic. We buried the body, but she lives in all those, present and   50  . She is always there, giving and loving.

1.A．canceled           B．ordered          C．set              D．left

2.A．gathered           B．waited           C．cried            D．consulted

3.A．dinner             B．memories         C．possessions      D．success

4.A．mixed              B．combined         C．compared         D．filled

5.A．unless             B．until            C．if               D．a(chǎn)lthough

6.A．games              B．songs            C．operas           D．stories

7.A．a(chǎn)rgument           B．comment          C．background      D．conversation

8.A．rescued            B．shaped           C．lost             D．prevented

9.A．meant              B．moved            C．dated            D．went

10.A．curiosity         B．envy             C．kindness         D．sympathy

11.A．equally           B．hopefully        C．eventually       D．properly

12.A．happier           B．better           C．milder           D．ruder

13.A．interested        B．shocked          C．puzzled          D．gifted

14.A．lacked            B．troubled         C．mattered         D．a(chǎn)dmitted

15.A．made up           B．stood up         C．watched out      D．reached out

16.A．unnecessary       B．unusual          C．unconditional    D．unfamiliar

17.A．see               B．improve          C．explain          D．remove

18.A．a(chǎn)ppreciation B．devotion        C．determination          D．operation

19.A．a(chǎn)lmost            B．still            C．ever             D．even

20.A．beyond    B．behind   C．within   D．outside

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.C

2.A

3.B

4.D

5.D

6.A

7.D

8.B

9.A

10.C

11.A

12.B

13.D

14.C

15.B

16.C

17.A

18.B

19.B

20.A

【解析】略