(浙江省溫州中學(xué)2007屆高三第三次模擬考試)

In Glasgow, Scotland, a young lady, like a lot of teens today, got tired of home. The daughter objected to her family’s __21__ lifestyle and said, “I don’t want your God. I am leaving!”

She left home. Before long, she was disappointed and unable to find a job, so she took to the streets to do everything she could to __22__. Many years passed by, her father died, her mother grew __23__, and the daughter became more and more stubborn（頑固） in her way of life.

       No contact was made between mother and daughter during these years. The mother, not having __24__ her daughter’s whereabouts (下落), went to the poor part of the city in __25__ of her daughter. She stopped at each of the rescue missions (救助團(tuán)) with a simple __26__. “Would you allow me to __27__ this picture?” It was a picture of the smiling, grey-haired mother with a handwritten __28__ at the bottom: “I love you still …come home!”

       One day the daughter wandered into a rescue mission for a hot meal. She sat __29__ listening to the service, all the while letting her __30__ wander over to the bulletin board. There she saw the picture and thought, could that be my mother?

       She couldn’t __31__ until the service was over. She stood up and went to look. It was her mother, and there were those words, “I love you still…come home!” __32__ she stood in front of the picture, she wept. It was too __33__ to be true.

       It was night, but she was so __34__ by the message that she started walking home. __35__ the time she arrived it was early in the morning. She was afraid and __36__ her way timidly (膽怯地). As she knocked, the door __37__ open on its own. She thought someone must have broken into the house. Concerned for her mother’s __38__, the young woman ran to the bedroom and shook her mother awake and said, “It’s me! It’s me! I’m home!”

       The mother couldn’t believe her eyes. They fell into each other’s arms. The daughter said, “I was so worried and __39__ someone had broken in.” The mother replied gently, “No, dear. From the day you left, that door has never been __40__.”

21．A．modern            B．religious                  C．a(chǎn)wful                     D．simple

22．A．earn money      B．help others              C．get free            D．become famous

23．A．lonelier            B．slower                    C．a(chǎn)ngrier             D．older

24．A．told about        B．heard of                  C．learned from    D．talked to

25．A．sight                B．charge                    C．search             D．need

26．A．request            B．remark                    C．question           D．speech

27．A．print out          B．look at                    C．send off           D．put up

28．A．record             B．a(chǎn)dvice                     C．message          D．notice

29．A．sensitively        B．a(chǎn)bsent-mindedly       C．devotedly         D．carefully

30．A．eyes                B．hands                     C．thoughts          D．imaginations

31．A．help                 B．move                      C．wait                D．listen

32．A．After               B．Since                      C．Until                D．As

33．A．lucky               B．good                       C．happy              D．certain

34．A．a(chǎn)stonished        B．touched                  C．interested         D．a(chǎn)shamed

35．A．By                   B．At                          C．During             D．Before

36．A．had                 B．led                          C．made               D．held

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37．A．forced             B．blew                       C．proved             D．flew

38．A．safety              B．health                     C．danger             D．life

39．A．observed          B．realized                   C．found              D．thought

40．A．pushed            B．opened                    C．locked             D．fixed

 (黑龍江省西北地區(qū)重點高中聯(lián)誼校2007屆高三第三次模擬考試)

A lady was going by ship from a city to another in America. On board she was with her baby boy and a maid. The maid was carrying  36  in her arms.

     37  the ship came near to the landing-place, it began to reduce speed. The maid walked to the side of the ship to  38 , when all at once the child sprang out of her arms, and  39  the water below. The swift stream carried it quickly away.

    The mother was  40  wild with grief and fear. The  41  began to lower a boat.  42  everyone could see that the child would be drowned before  43  could reach it. What was to be done?

    Hearing the cries of the mother, a gentleman who was reading in the ship came  44  forward and said, “Can you give me  45  the child has worn?”

    The maid gave him a tiny apron. The gentleman  46  a fine dog that stood near, looking up into his face. He pointed first  47  the apron, and then to the spot  48  the child had sunk.

     49  did the dog spring into the water. Soon the dog was seen far away with something in his  50  . More than one on board cried for  51  as the boat reached the dog and the sailors saved the child. Then the mother burst into tears and said to his owner, “Oh, sir, I  52  have this dog! I will give anything for the dog!” “I’m very  53  , madam, that Hector has been of service to you; but I couldn’t lose him for anything in the world,” the gentleman said. The dog  54  at his master’s feet, with a look that seemed to say, “No, master, nothing shall  55  us!”

36.A.the lady		B. a dog		C. a bag		D. the child
37.A. While		B. As		C. Until		D. After
38.A. look at		B. look out		C. look over		D. look up
39.A. fell behind		B. fell into		C. fell off		D. fell down
40.A. nearly		B. mainly		C. mostly		D. hardly
41.A. lady		B. maid		C. passenger		D. sailors
42.A. But		B. So		C. Then		D. Although
43.A. the lady		B. the dog		C. the maid		D. the boat
44.A. quickly		B. anxiously		C. suddenly		D. surprisingly
45.A. something		B. anything		C. everything		D. nothing
46.A. turned down		B. turned to		C. bent to		D. said to
47.A. in		B. to		C. out		D. down
48.A. that		B. what		C. where		D. which
49.A. On the way		B. By this means		C. Out of question		D. In no time
50.A. mouth		B. hand		C. arm		D. leg
51.A. joy		B. help		C. surprise		D. sorrow
52.A. can		B. should		C. must		D. need
53.A. sorry		B. glad		C. grateful		D. sad
54.A. sit down		B. rushed out		C. moved around		D. lay down
55.A. save		B. bother		C. part		D. kill

 (山東省濱州市2007屆高三第四次模擬考試)

It was a cool autumn day, a day to    36  . That was the day young women everywhere wait their whole lives for, and I knew in my heart I would   37   those moments forever.

Before me stood a young man with whom I had   38   my secrets and delighted moments. I had whispered promises in his ear and did my best to   39   them. I had never trusted anyone with the   40   to my heart until he entered my life. Now I knew the only safe place for this key to remain was with him.

This was a first for   41   of us. We gazed nervously in each other’s   42  , waiting for the other to make the first   43  . I was unsure if we were ready for this. We stood there in   44 .

Echoes from the past rang   45   in my mind. The laughter and tears we had shared will forever be   46   in a special place in my heart. My emotions were so weak at that   47  . Part of me wanted to run and hide, and   48   said, “Go ahead. It’s time.”

Then just   49   he were reading my mind, he gently grasped my hand,   50   all my doubt. With his   51   voice, he whispered, “It’s time.”

I   52   my arms around him and kissed the tip of his nose, then I whispered softly in his ear, “I love you.” Then it happened －the   53   we both had been waiting for.

I’ll never forget that day or the silly grin on his face afterward. Tears streamed   54   my face as he crossed the street to step onto the yellow school bus. Then he   55   me and said, “Bye, Mommy. I love you.”

36．A．forget                 B．dream                 C．remember            D．save

37．A．treasure               B．keep                    C．hide                    D．think

2,4,6

38．A．a(chǎn)ttached              B．impressed            C．spent                  D．shared

39．A．fulfill                   B．complete             C．finish                  D．work

40．A．key                     B．belief                   C．window              D．bottom

41．A．neither                B．belief                   C．both                    D．none

42．A．ears                    B．head                    C．words                 D．eyes

43．A．move                  B．explanation          C．excuse                D．jump

44．A．loneliness            B．defence               C．silence                D．delight

45．A．endlessly             B．permanently         C．typically              D．especially

46．A．exposed              B．faded                  C．felt                     D．held

47．A．point                   B．fantasy                C．look                    D．matter

48．A．others                 B．the other              C．other                   D．a(chǎn)nother

49．A．if                        B．until                    C．a(chǎn)s if                    D．a(chǎn)fter

50．A．increasing            B．erasing                C．releasing              D．quitting

51．A．emotional            B．high                    C．joyful                  D．soft

52．A．wrapped              B．seized                  C．settled                 D．raised

53．A．difficulty             B．moment               C．happiness            D．departure

54．A．over                    B．on                       C．down                  D．a(chǎn)longside

55．A．faced to              B．turned to             C．pointed to            D．shouted to

 (江蘇省南京一中2008屆高三第三次模擬考試)

I was walking down the road one day when my cell phone rang．  36  voice on the other end spoke to me, "Dad, please come back soon．I miss you so much! "I judged that it was a   37_  number．A little while later, the call came once again, so I rudely   38   , "You've dialed the wrong number! " and then   39

    During the following days, I got the same call   40   ．But I didn't care much about it．

    Then one day she constantly called me,   41   I didn't answer．Finally I answered the phone and heard a weak voice, "Dad, please come back．I miss you so much!  Dad, I'm   42   so much pain! Mom said you were too busy to take   43  of me．But, dad, please   44  me again, OK?" The innocent   45  was difficult to reject．I made a   46  kiss on the phone and heard the weak voice say, "Thank you．．．Dad, I am so．．．happy, so．．．happy．．．"

    Shortly after this, I became   47   about who had been on the other end of my phone．So I called back, and a woman answered, "Sorry, sir．I am really sorry to have   48   you．My daughter has suffered from bone cancer   49   she was born．And her father．．．died in an    50   a short while ago．I dare not tell her this   51   ．Poor baby．When she couldn't   52  the painful chemotherapy(化療), she would cry for her dad, who had always   53  her．I really couldn't bear it, so I gave her a random phone number．．．"

    "How is your daughter now?" I couldn't wait to   54

    "She has   55   ．You must have kissed her on the phone, because she went with a smile, tightly holding the cell phone．．．"

Tears blurred my eyes．．．

36．A．A boy' s           B．A child' s          C．My daughter' s        D．My son' s

37．A．bad               B．different           C．new                     D．wrong

38．A．screamed        B．blamed             C．returned                D．replied

39．A．hung up          B．hung on           C．held on                 D．held up

40．A．here and there  B．now and then   C．more or less          D．sooner or later

41．A．so that            B．in case       C．a(chǎn)s if                   D．even if

42．A．near               B．on                   C．in                    D．a(chǎn)t

43．A．care               B．control             C．notice                 D．charge

44．A． comfort         B．kiss                 C．pat                     D．encourage

45．A．a(chǎn)pplication     B．command         C．request               D．a(chǎn)ppetite

46．A．soft               B．sweet                 C．low                    D．loud

47．A．surprised       B．curious            C．interested             D．a(chǎn)mazed

48．A．bothered         B．confused          C．interrupted           D．reached

49．A．when               B．since           C．a(chǎn)s                       D．while

50．A．invitation          B．event           C．a(chǎn)ccident               D．invention

51．A．fate                 B．reason             C．story                   D．news

52．A．receive            B．fight                C．bear                    D．face

53．A．encouraged     B．a(chǎn)mused            C．satisfied                  D．supported

54．A．hear                B．a(chǎn)sk                  C．tell                         D．see

55．A．gone                B．passed             C．gone by                  D．passed by

 (吉林省實驗中學(xué)2008屆高三第三次模擬考試)

Three weeks ago, Paul David was given up for dead. Today the 24-year-old truck driver is on the road to getting   21  , thanks to quick,  22  first aid of six skilled college student nurses, who were traveling a few minutes   23  his truck and got to him   24  it crashed.

The student nurses were on the way back from a day of medical   25  at a hospital. When they saw the   26  , they jumped out of their car. They   27  that David was already dead, but they wouldn’t move on without seeing for   28  . With the help of three men they lifted him out. He was bleeding   29  and his heart almost stopped beating. He was obviously   30  .

One girl found an ice-cream  31  on the ground and made an airway down his throat. Another student held his tongue down. Then a third girl found a towel and   32  down with it on David’s neck to slow the bleeding. A fourth nurse brought a blanket and   33  David to warm him up. They kept his legs   34  .“We kept talking to him,” Miss Taylor said. “We   35  that the last thing you lose is your   36  .”

The student nurses kept David   37  until he could be gotten to hospital. There, he was brought out of   38  . A doctor said that David would have choked and bled to death without the   39  of the six student nurses. That is   40  he is alive today.

21．A．well                    B．worse                 C．buried                 D．a(chǎn)way

2,4,6

22．A．physical              B．scientific             C．gentle                  D．exact

23．A．earlier                 B．later                    C．behind                 D．before

24．A．before long          B．long before          C．long after            D．soon after

25．A．training               B．team                   C．exercise              D．examination

26．A．driver                  B．a(chǎn)ccident              C．incident               D．car-racing

27．A．were told             B．discovered           C．checked              D．reminded

28．A．him                     B．them                   C．himself                D．themselves

29．A．hardly                 B．badly                   C．sadly                   D．slightly

30．A．died                    B．dead                    C．dying                  D．death

31．A．stick                   B．box                     C．paper                  D．packet

32．A．pulled                  B．took                    C．pressed               D．lay

33．A．covered               B．removed              C．dressed               D．offered

34．A．rising                  B．risen                   C．raising                 D．raised

35．A．found out            B．suggested            C．thought               D．learned

36．A．breathing             B．seeing                 C．hearing                D．smelling

37．A．talking                 B．bleeding               C．a(chǎn)live                    D．lively

38．A．control                B．danger                 C．car                     D．life

39．A．care                    B．cure                    C．talk                     D．study

40．A．because              B．why                    C．what                   D．where

 (福建省廈門雙十中學(xué)2008年6月迎考熱身試卷)

While I studied at school, I felt a great difficulty in learning my Latin translations. I was always very  36    in using a dictionary, and    37   it most difficult, while to other boys it seemed no  38   .

       I formed an alliance（盟友）with a boy in the Sixth Grade. He was very clever and   39    read Latin as easily as English. My friend for his part was almost as   40    troubled by the English essays he had to write for the headmaster as I was   41   these Latin words. We agreed together that he would   42    me my Latin translations and that I should do his essays. The arrangement   43    wonderfully. The headmaster seemed quite   44    with my work, and I had more time to myself in the morning. On the other hand, once a week   45   I had to compose the essays of my friend. For several months no difficulty  46   , but once we were nearly caught out.

       One afternoon, the headmaster    47    my friend to discuss one essay with him in a lively spirit. “I was interested in this    48   you make here. I think you might have gone further. Tell me    49    you had in your mind.” The headmaster continued in this    50   for some time to the fear of my friend. However the headmaster, not wishing to    51   an occasion of praise into     52   of fault-finding, finally    53   him go. He came back to me like a man who had had a very narrow    54   and I made up my mind to make every effort to study my    55  .

36．A．quick                  B．slow                   C．hard                    D．good

37．A．made                  B．got                      C．found                  D．left

38．A．trouble                B．difference            C．labor                   D．worry

39．A．might                  B．would                 C．should                 D．could

40．A．very                    B．little                    C．much                  D．few

41．A．for                      B．in                        C．by                      D．to

42．A．change                B．take                    C．forgive                D．tell

43．A．worked               B．tried                    C．happened             D．developed

44．A．a(chǎn)ngry                  B．satisfied               C．frightened            D．sad

45．A．or so                   B．or else                 C．a(chǎn)s usual               D．a(chǎn)s far

46．A．became               B．seemed                C．lay                      D．a(chǎn)ppeared

47．A．called                  B．taught                 C．a(chǎn)rranged              D．sent

48．A．a(chǎn)im                     B．goal                    C．point                   D．opinion

49．A．why                    B．how                    C．which                 D．what

50．A．excitement           B．way                    C．meaning              D．disappointment

51．A．turn                    B．leave                   C．grow                  D．become

52．A．none                   B．one                     C．either                  D．some

53．A．ordered               B．a(chǎn)sked                  C．took                    D．let

54．A．surprise               B．escape                 C．hope                   D．chance

55．A．reading                B．writing                C．translations          D．essays

 (安徽省蕪湖一中2008年高三5月最后一模)

A professor was invited to speak to a group of business students. As he  36  in front of the students, he pulled out a jar and  37  it on the table. Then he carefully placed some fist-sized   38  , one at a time, into the jar.

When the jar was filled to the top and no more rocks would  39  inside, he asked, “Is this jar  40  ?”

Everyone in the class said, “Yes.”

“  41  ?” He reached under the table, pulled out a bag of gravel (石子) and dumped some gravel in and  42   the jar to fill up the spaces between the rocks. Then he asked the class, “Is the jar full?”

“  43  not, ” one of them answered.

“Good!” he replied. He  44  under the table and brought out a bag of sand. He started dumping the sand in and it  45  all the spaces left between the rocks and the gravel.   46   he asked the class, “Is this jar full?”

“No!” the class shouted.

He said, “Good!” Then he grabbed (抓) a big  47  full of water and began to  48

  water in until the jar was filled to the top. Then the speaker said to the class, “The  49   this illustration (示例) teaches us is: If you don’t put the big rocks in  50  , you’ll never get them in at all. What are the ‘big rocks’ in your  51  ? Time with your loved ones? Your faith, your education, your dreams? A worth cause?   52   to put the BIG ROCKS in first  53   you’ll never get them in at all.”

      54  , tonight or in the morning when you are  55  of this short story, ask yourself this question: What are the “big rocks” in my life or business? Then, put those in your jar first.

36．A．spoke                     B．stood                   C．taught                     D．sat

37．A．lay                         B．broke                   C．covered                  D．set

38．A．a(chǎn)pples                     B．oranges                   C．bricks                     D．rocks

39．A．fit                          B．match                     C．fill                          D．contain

40．A．valuable                  B．full                         C．heavy                     D．large

41．A．Exactly                   B．Actually                  C．Truly                   D．Really

42．A．lifted                   B．pressed                   C．shook                     D．tapped

43．A．Probably                 B．Absolutely        C．Certainly              D．Nearly

44．A．searched                 B．reached                   C．felt                         D．watched

45．A．came into             B．turned into              C．went into             D．flowed into

46．A．Now and again     B．Time and again     C．Once before            D．Once more

47．A．box                        B．basket                     C．glass                   D．bag

48．A．pour                       B．fall                         C．drop                       D．put

49．A．experience              B．truth                    C．knowledge              D．idea

50．A．quickly                   B．finally                     C．first                     D．a(chǎn)head

51．A．community             B．future                     C．district                    D．life

52．A．Try                        B．Learn                   C．Remember              D．Wait

53．A．or                          B．a(chǎn)nd                         C．yet                         D．because

54．A．Instead                   B．So                          C．As a result                  D．As usual

55．A．thinking                  B．hearing                   C．talking                    D．saying

 (巢湖市2009屆高三第二次教學(xué)質(zhì)量檢測)

I Know You Need Me

      His nose was flat. His ears were too big. He was the ugliest kid he had ever seen.

         36   lunchtime, Tim had forgotten about the new kid. He sat down at his   37   table in the corner, all alone. Tim was a loner. He wasn't as ugly as the new kid, just a little   38 .

Nobody talked to Tim much, but he was used to it.

      About halfway through his sandwich, Tim   39   up and saw that kid again. He was holding his lunch tray and   40   straight to Tim's table.

      "Do you mind if I   41   you?" he said.

      Tim said, "I don't mind."

      So the kid sat down. And he came back, day after day, until they were   42  .

      Tim had never had a real friend before, but Jeff--that was his name--invited Tim to his   43  and go on trips with his family.

      One day kids were talking to Tim and nodding to him in the hallway. He wasn't a loner 44  .

      When Jeff sat by Tim at lunch one day, Tim had to ask him. "Why did you sit with me that first day?"

      "Because you   45   me . You looked lonely and scared. I knew that   46  . I used to

have one too, just like it," explained Jeff.

    "You?" Tim   47   believe it.

      "At my old school, I always sat alone, with my eyes on my lunch. I was   48   that if I

looked up I would see   49   laughing at me. "

      "You?" Tim couldn't   50   Jeff sitting all by himself. He's so friendly.

      "   51  ! I was alone because I never smiled or took an interest in other people. I was so

concerned (關(guān)心) about myself that I   52   paid attention to anyone else. That's why I sat

with you. To let you know that someone   53    "

      Then Tim looked at Jeff. He isn't so   54   looking. Tim thought. That's when Tim realized that he was seeing Jeff for the first time. Months   55   , all that Tim had seen were a

funny--looking nose and big ears.

36. A. By                      B. After                        C. For                   D. Till

37. A. new                    B. common                   C. usual                 D. old

38. A. fat                      B. handsome                 C. lazy                  D. strong

39. A. stood                  B. looked                      C. sat                    D. rose

40. A. running               B. floating                     C. jogging              D. walking

41. A. trouble                B. follow                      C. join                   D. interrupt

42. A. friends                B. colleagues                 C. servants            D. students

43. A. dormitory            B. house                       C. school               D. class

44. A. anyway               B. anyhow                    C. anywhere          D. anymore

45. A. need                   B. believe               C. trust                 D. miss

46. A. scene                  B. sight                        C. look                  D. appearance

47. A. mightn't                     B. couldn't                    C. mustn't             D. shouldn't

48. A. afraid                  B. glad                         C. eager                D. excited

49. A. every girl            B. everyone                  C. every boy          D. every teacher

50. A. spot                    B. catch                       C. bear                  D. picture

51. A. You                    B. Him                         C. Me                   D. Us

52. A. never                  B. usually                     C. often                 D. always

53. A. minded               B. believed                    C. said                  D. cared

54. A. good                   B. bad                          C. funny                D. strange

55. A. later                    B. earlier                       C. afterwards         D. ahead

 (浙江省臺州中學(xué)2008學(xué)年第二學(xué)期第三次統(tǒng)練試題)

I was 17 when I walked into Carley’s bookstore in Ashland. As I was looking at  21  on the shelves, the shop owner asked if I’d like   22  . I needed to start   23  for college, so I said yes. I worked after school, and the job helped  24  my yearly tuition. I would work many other jobs: making coffee in the Students Union; a hotel maid and   25  making maps for a company. But selling books was one of the most   26  .

One day a woman asked me for books on cancer. She seemed fearful. I showed her almost everything  27  and found other books we could order. She left the store less   28  . I’ve always remembered the   29  I felt in having helped her.

Years later, as a   30  in Los Angles, I heard about an immigrant child born   31  his fingers connected. His family couldn’t afford a corrective operation, and the boy lived in   32  , hiding his hand in his pocket.

I   33  my  boss to let me do the story. After the story was broadcast, a doctor and a nurse called, offering to perform the   34  for free.

I visited the boy soon after the operation. The first thing he did was to hold up his   35  hand and said, “Thank you.” I felt a sense of   36  .

In the past, while I was   37  , I always sensed I was working for the customers, not the store. Today it’s the   38  . Fox pays my salary,  39  I feel as if I work for the   40  , helping them make sense of the world.

21．A．maps                   B．a(chǎn)rticles                  C．reports                  D．titles

22．A．a(chǎn) book                 B．some tea               C．a(chǎn) job                     D．a(chǎn)ny help

23．A．planning        B．saving                   C．preparing              D．studying

24．A．pay for                 B．fit for                     C．run for                  D．enter for

25．A．so                        B．yet                        C．even                     D．still

26．A．boring                                                     B．satisfying       

C．surprising                                                        D．disappointing

27．A．in need                 B．in all               C．in order                 D．in store

28．A．worried                B．satisfied                 C．interested              D．puzzled

29．A．surprise                B．failure                    C．regret                    D．pride

30．A．doctor                 B．TV reporter          C．bookseller             D．store owner

31．A．with                     B．in                          C．by                         D．for

32．A．horror                  B．honor                    C．shame                   D．danger

33．A．a(chǎn)dvised                B．persuaded             C．forced                   D．permitted

34．A．a(chǎn)ction                  B．program                C．treatment              D．operation

35．A．repaired               B．connected             C．injured                  D．improved

36．A．humor                  B．interest                  C．pleasure                D．excitement

37．A．a(chǎn)t the TV station                                     B．in the Students Union   

       C．a(chǎn)t the US Forest Service                          D．a(chǎn)t Carley’s bookstore

38．A．opposite              B．same                     C．different                D．right

39．A．so                        B．a(chǎn)nd                       C．but                        D．because

40．A．viewers                B．readers                 C．customers             D．passengers

 (浙江省衢州一中2009屆高中畢業(yè)班第三次模擬考試)

Years ago in Scotland, the Clark family had a dream. Clark and his wife worked and saved, making _21_ for their nine children and themselves to travel to the US. It had taken__22_ but they had saved enough money __23 _and had got passports and booked tickets for the whole family on a new liner to the US.

The whole family was filled with expectation and __24__ about their new life. However, seven days __25__ they left for the US, the youngest son was _ 26__ by a dog. The doctor treated the wound of the boy, but __27 _a yellow sheet on the Clarks’ front door.  __28__ the possibility of rabies（狂犬病）, they would be kept away from others for fourteen days.

The family’s dreams were __29__. They would not be able to make the __30__ to America as they had planned. The father, filled with disappointment and _ 31__ , kicked the dock（碼頭）constantly and  __32__  the ship leave — without the Clark family. The father shed tears of _ 33 and cursed（咒罵）both his son and God for their _ 34__.

Five days later, a piece of sad news __35__ throughout Scotland — the strong and _ 36_ ship, Titanic, had gone down, taking hundreds of lives with it. The Clark family was to have been on that ship, _37__ because the son had been bitten by a dog, they were left behind in Scotland.

When Mr. Clark heard the news, he __38__ his son and thanked him for _39_ the family. He thanked God for __40__ what he had felt was a sad thing into a good thing.

Although we may not always understand, all things happen for a reason.

21. A. designs             B. journeys                C. suggestions              D. plans

22. A. years                B. months                 C. weeks                      D. days

23. A. on end              B. as usual                C. in the end                 D. at ease

24. A. sadness             B. excitement            C. confusion                 D. emotion

25 A. before                B. after                     C. when                       D. as

26. A. attacked            B. frightened             C. bitten                       D. chased

27. A. laid                   B. wrote                   C. raised                       D. hung

28. A. In spite of         B. Because of            C. Apart from               D. Other than

29. A. controlled          B. completed             C. shared                      D. destroyed

30. A. flight                 B. adventure              C. trip                          D. movement

31 A. anger                 B. joy                       C. interest                     D. pride

32. A. found                B. noticed                 C. watched                   D. heard

33. A. disappointment   B. worry                   C. loneliness                 D. illness

34. A. hope                 B. misfortune            C. suffering                  D. sorrow

35. A. moved              B. affected                C. reached                    D. spread

36. A. little                  B. powerful               C. terrible                     D. ordinary

37. A. but                   B. when                    C. though                     D. so

38. A. disturbed           B. comforted             C. hugged                     D. deserted

39. A. feeding              B. supporting             C. loving                      D. saving

40. A. translating         B. putting                  C. turning                     D. replacing