Mother came from our home village. She stayed with us for ten days. When she was ___1____ to leave, she wanted to buy us something ____2___ a present.

   “You’ve got ___3____,” she said, “but you seem to have got ___4____. The TV set is yours, but the people who walk back and forth in it are all ___5____, even murderers, corrupt officials and thieves come in and ___6____ it from time to time. The radio cassette player is yours, but it’s all others who __7____ in it. The books on the shelf are yours, but they are all ___8____ by others. The fridge is yours, but all the year round it’s ____9____ frost that comes from God knows where. __10___they make your life easy and comfortable, ___11___ of them BELONGS to you in the real sense of the word.

   ___12___ the day she was to leave for home, she got up early in the morning and ____13____ back a pickle(泡菜) pot from the market.

   “___14____ some pickle in it,” she said, “and have something ____15____ suits your own taste.”

   Since then pickles of our own ____16_____ had been added to our diet. When we had guests, we often had pickles ____17____ wine. Slightly intoxicated(excited greatly), everyone would say, “A country flavor, not bad, Not bad, a country flavor (特別的風味)”.

   ____18___ we had something to our own taste. When we looked at the ___19____, it was standing quietly at the corner. Amid the hustle and bustle of our ____20___ life and in the apartment of reinforced concrete, the pot stood there by itself, brewing an old and simple flavor.

1.A. on           B. about        C. for         D. of

2.A. since         B. because      C. as          D. for

3.A. everything    B. something     C. nothing     D. anything

4.A. everything    B. something     C. nothing     D. anything

5.A. murderers     B. thieves       C. actors       D. strangers

6.A. out           B. out of        C. into        D. along

7.A. sing          B. dance         C. plays      D. act

8.A. writing        B. written        C. read       D. reading

9.A. full           B. filled of       C. filled with    D. full with

10.A. As            B. But           C. Because      D. Though

11.A. no one        B. none          C. neither        D. either

12.A. On           B. In             C. During       D. Of

13.A. took          B. brought        C. fetched       D. carried

14.A. Do           B. Cook          C. Make         D. Prepare

15.A. what         B. /               C. that          D. as

16.A. smell         B. sound          C. feel           D. taste

17.A. to go with     B. went with    C. to drink     D. drinking

18.A. But          B. So             C. And           D. Or

19.A. pot          B. TVset           C. radio          D. shelf

20.A. ordinary      B. usual        C. every day     D. everyday

.–What made her so sad ?

--- ___ she failed in the exam.

A. That    B. Because       C. As        D. Since

The day breaks，______ the birds are singing.

A. because     B. as     C. since     D. for

The Healing

Jim and his wife, Connie, were shocked by the loss of their four-month-old son—Joshua, whose life was taken by SIDS—sudden infant death syndrome.

      Thirty hours ago, Jim drove to the baby-sitter’s home to      Joshua. It was a     trip, like the one he made five days every week. He arrived, and little Joshua could not be        from his nap. The next few hours were a time of life and death: the racing ambulance, swift-moving doctors and nurse. But 12 hours later, at Children’s Hospital,      the doctors had exhausted（用盡） all     , little Joshua was gone. Yes, they wanted       of Joshua’s usable organs to be donated. That was not a      decision for Jim and Connie, a loving and       couple.

      The next morning dawned and many things had to be arranged. Telephone calls and funeral plans.       one point Jim realized he needed a     .When Jim settled into the chair      the barber’s, he began to        the past hours, trying to       some sense of it all.      had Joshua, their first-born, the child they had waited so long for, been taken so soon….He had     begun his life. The question kept coming, and the pain in Jim’s heart just       him.

      While talking with the barber, Jim mentioned the organ donations, looking at his watch, “They are transplanting one of his heart valves（瓣膜）right now.”

   The       stopped and stood motionless. Finally she spoke, but it was only a whisper. “You’re not going to believe this. But about an hour ago the customer sitting in this chair wanted me to hurry       she could get to Children’s Hospital. She       here so full of joy. Her prayers had been answered. Today her baby granddaughter is receiving a     needed transplant—a heart valve.”

   Jim’s healing began.

1.A. pick out               B. pick up           C. set out                             D. set up

2.A. routine                B. annual                     C. average                            D. difficult

3.A. called                            B. disturbed               C. awakened                        D. survived

4.A. though                 B. since                       C. because                           D. as

5.A. medicine             B. strength                  C. attempts                          D. spirits

6.A. part                      B. few                    C. some                       D. wise

7.A. giving                       B. tiring                         C. boring                    D. thinking

8.A. Of                    B. In                C. On                        D. At

9.A. haircut                     B. break                        C. donation                          D. decision

10.A. with                   B. at                   C. by                     D. near

11.A. decide on                  B. reflect on               C. keep on                           D. focus on

12.A. get                B. take                           C. hold                                  D. make

13.A. How                              B. Why           C. Whether                          D. If

14.A. barely                      B. nearly                   C. seldom                    D. almost

15.A. covered         B. drew            C. enveloped                       D. choked

16.A. hairdresser            B. customer           C. father               D. parent

17.A. since                  B. as                 C. so                          D. and

18.A. arrived           B. left              C. stayed               D. sat

19.A. desperately      B. deadly       C. clearly                D. obviously