Not long before, my daughter's shoes were scratched with a knife.She burst into 26 ．I took them to the shoemaker to get them 27 ．

　　　 The young apprentice （學(xué)徒） glanced at the opening and said, " 28　 I can do except replace the upper．" His master looked at them and said to me, "If you 29　 me, I will add more scratches on both of the shoes．"

　　　 I was 30　 and asked why．

　　　 He explained, "As if the openings were made　 31　 for the sake of special style and reuse．"

　　　 Two days later I found there were indeed more scratches on 32　 shoe, but all the openings were patched （打補(bǔ)�。� by soft red leather with edges sewed by thick thread, 33 more unique and interesting than ever．I couldn't help but 34 the master's skill．

　　　 Another time, my wife's sister's white blouse had been torn, leaving a large opening on the back．My wife　 35 the blouse carefully, and then said, "Let me take it 36 and mend it．"

　　　 Seeing the blouse again, I was shocked: all the torn parts had been sewed up by thin and 37 thread and they 38 a look of ice crystal （冰晶 ） hanging from a winter's branch． 39 , she had attached a snowman and a cabin made of flowery cotton rags onto the shirt．I 40　 with praise, "It's just as beautiful as a piece of　 41 !"

　　　 "I was inspired by that craftsman．Patches are supposed to be 42, but a skillful craftsman can make it take on a kind of perfection," replied my wife．

　　　 Her words inspired me even more: Perfection is　 43　 to achieve in everything; Patches are unavoidable, so is human's life．Since you can't　 44　 the existence o f wound, you should not expect people's　 45　 by exposing the wound, which reveals nothing meaningful．

26．A．laughter　 B．cheers　　 C．tears D．speech

27．A．made B．repaired　 C．decorated D．preserved

28．A．Anything　 B．Something C．Everything　　　 D．Nothing

29．A．trust B．inform　　 C．a(chǎn)ppoint　　 D．convince

30．A．a(chǎn)nnoyed　 B．confused　 C．disappointed　　 D．discouraged

31．A．on purpose　　　 B．by accident　　 C．in vain　　 D．beyond control

32．A．neither　　 B．a(chǎn)ny　 C．every D．each

33．A．remaining B．growing　 C．looking　　 D．feeling

34．A．a(chǎn)ppreciate B．witness　　 C．praise　　　 D．describe

35．A．delivered　 B．checked　 C．washed　　 D．ironed

36．A．outside　　 B．downtown　　　 C．home D．a(chǎn)broad

37．A．red　 B．white C．pink D．purple

38．A．took on　　 B．put on　　　 C．decided on　　　 D．focused on

39．A．Therefore B．Otherwise C．Anyway　 D．Besides

40．A．sighed　　 B．signed　　　 C．greeted　　 D．paused

41．A．cake B．a(chǎn)rt　　 C．furniture　 D．jewellery

42．A．pretty　　　 B．a(chǎn)ttractive　 C．tough　　　 D．ugly

43．A．easy B．improper　 C．likely D．impossible

44．A．change　　 B．imagine　　 C．stand D．prove

45．A．respect　　 B．friendship C．sympathy D．a(chǎn)pology

 ____ everything ____ , she left the supermarket with satisfaction.

A. As, buying   B. For,  to buy   C. With, bought      D .Because, to buy

_______students are required to take part in the football game.

A. Twelve strong young Chinese 　　　　　　　 B. Twelve Chinese strong young

C. Chinese twelve young strong　　　 　　 D. Young strong twelve Chinese

Today, when I think of my friend, I remember the way her face_____ when she saw the picture of a handsome fellow.

A. cheered up      B. shone up         C. stood up                D. lit up

The boy talked his mother _____ buying him a home computer.

A. of      B. over       C. to        D. into

 --- Is Tom still smoking?

  --- No. By next Saturday he _____ for a whole month without smoking a single cigarette.

A. will go     B. will have gone     C. goes           D. has been going

 My sister,  as well as one of her classmates who__late for class, _____ criticized by Mr. Hunt.

A. were; was      B. was; were  C. was; was   D. were; were

 Statistics show that men have ____ as women do for every mile they drive.

A. serious accidents as twice many   B. twice as many serious accidents

C. twice serious accidents as many   D. serious accidents as many twice

There was a nice little present for everyone, with a suitable poem _______ to it.

A. attached       B. attacked         C. attracted         D. attained

 If you _______ a mistake in reviewing the report, please bring it to my attention.

A. come along     B. come across         C. come around to     D. come about