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Job was not a brilliant man， yet he taught me about the essence of a “real man”. He 1 for work on time and he loved only one woman—his wife， Molly. He loved me as his very own grandchild， 2 he was a year younger than my father.
I will never forget my 3 from high school， a hopeless day for me. My father， a 4 drinker， began his celebration early in the day， so 5 we celebrated in the gymnasium， my father had 6 himself through nearly a case of beer. I tried to be invisible 7 a sea of faces. I wanted no one to guess whose kid I was. 8 ， I was betrayed by my last name， which began with the letter “A，” so I was the first graduate on the first row. The speaker decided to use me as his audio-visual 9 .
“This bright young lady...”His voice rolled through the auditorium， as I 10 lower in my seat. At the door of the auditorium was a 11 arrangement for the “elderly.” And there sat Molly and Job， with all of the grandparents. My heart 12 when I looked at them， wishing that I were 13 their grandchild.
As the speaker continued with his speech， he reached a point where he had an 14 urge to introduce “all the wonderful people who have made this day possible！”
“All the graduates， please stand.” I slipped lower in my seat， 15 hurriedly around， hoping to remain 16 .
“Now， all the parents， please stand. ” Dear Lord， I thought， I’m sure my father can’t stand， even if he wanted to. I didn’t bother to 17 .
“Now the grandparents...”I closed my eyes， dreading the 18 of my situation. I had no grandparent to stand for me. I finally opened my eyes， and there they were， Job and Molly， standing 19 with all the other grandparents.
“I’m so proud of you，” he looked at me and smiled as he 20 the words that I will never forget. I knew that he stood there， not out of duty， but because of his love for me！
1. A. showed up B. showed off
C. came over D. turned in
2. A. as if B. even though
C. now that D. in case
3. A. departure B. celebration
C. congratulation D. graduation
4. A. light B. heavy
C. serious D. terrible
5. A. at one time B. behind time
C. by the time D. on time
6. A. congratulated B. celebrated
C. observed D. kept
7. A. during B. under
C. below D. within
8. A. Thus B. However
C. Though D. Whereas
9. A. aid B. equipment
C. facility D. help
10. A. hid B. sank
C. covered D. hanged 11. A. parking B. smoking
C. seating D. living
12. A. thrilled B. ached
C. danced D. frightened
13. A. truly B. actually
C. exactly D. properly
14. A. unbelievable B. unacceptable
C. uncontrollable D. Unapproachable
15. A. gazing B. staring
C. glancing D. glaring
16. A. invisible B. silent
C. remarkable D. vague
17. A. look into B. get around
C. break up D. look around
18. A. motivation B. depression
C. hope D. hopelessness
19. A. quickly B. hurriedly
C. proudly D. happily
20. A. shouted B. spoke
C. said D. mouthed
B
For many of us， one Christmas stands out from all the others. My own “truest” Christmas began on a rainy spring day in the most 1 year of my life.
Recently divorced， I was in my 20s and had no job. I had no umbrella， for my old one had 2 ，and couldn’t 3 another one. I sat down in the streetcar—and there 4 the seat was a beautiful silk umbrella with a silver handle. I 5 the handle and saw a name. The usual 6 would have been to 7 the umbrella to the conductor， but I decided to find the owner myself.
Then I 8 a telephone book for the 9 on the umbrella and called. A lady answered. She said 10 that， it was her umbrella given by her late parents and added it had been stolen. Later， she wanted to give me a reward， but accepting money would have 11 something.
The next six months I was able to obtain only 12 employment for a small salary. My last job ended the day before Christmas， and my thirty-dollar rent was soon 13 . 14 a miracle happened， I would be homeless in January， foodless， jobless. God had completely forgotten me. What was to 15 us？
I got home， Peggy had set our kitchen. Looking at those pans and cans， I felt 16 . The doorbell rang and Peggy ran 17 to answer it. A delivery man. “This is a 18 ，” I said， but he read the name on the parcels and there were for me. A huge doll， three times the 19 of the one I had bought for her. I looked for the name of the sender. It was the teacher， and the address was 20 “California”.
Our dinner that night was the most delicious I had ever eaten. I forgot I had no money for the rent and only fifteen dollars in my purse and no job. I had some hope again.
1. A. uncomfortable B. glorious
C. splendid D. miserable
2. A. fallen apart B. taken apart
C. broken down D. broken up 3. A. use B. afford
C. take D. choose
4. A. in B. around
C. against D. below
5. A. examined B. researched
C. inspected D. glanced
6. A. means B. approach
C. procedure D. process
7. A. hand out B. take over
C. take in D. turn in
8. A. found B. searched
C. sought D. investigated
9. A. address B. clue
C. name D. brand
10. A. in surprise B. with patience
C. beyond doubt D. with grief
11. A. destroyed B. spoiled
C. disappeared D. missed
12. A. temporary B. permanent
C. contemporary D. vital
13. A. mature B. prompt
C. punctual D. due
14. A. If B. Unless
C. Since D. Though
15. A. become of B. come across
C. run after D. hunt for
16. A. hotheaded B. hardhearted
C. coldblooded D. brokenhearted
17. A. quickly B. rapidly
C. hurriedly D. swiftly
18. A. drawback B. misunderstanding
C. coincidence D. mistake
19. A. weight B. size C. height D. capacity
20. A. exactly B. actually
C. simply D. definitely
Job was not a brilliant man， yet he taught me about the essence of a “real man”. He 1 for work on time and he loved only one woman—his wife， Molly. He loved me as his very own grandchild， 2 he was a year younger than my father.
I will never forget my 3 from high school， a hopeless day for me. My father， a 4 drinker， began his celebration early in the day， so 5 we celebrated in the gymnasium， my father had 6 himself through nearly a case of beer. I tried to be invisible 7 a sea of faces. I wanted no one to guess whose kid I was. 8 ， I was betrayed by my last name， which began with the letter “A，” so I was the first graduate on the first row. The speaker decided to use me as his audio-visual 9 .
“This bright young lady...”His voice rolled through the auditorium， as I 10 lower in my seat. At the door of the auditorium was a 11 arrangement for the “elderly.” And there sat Molly and Job， with all of the grandparents. My heart 12 when I looked at them， wishing that I were 13 their grandchild.
As the speaker continued with his speech， he reached a point where he had an 14 urge to introduce “all the wonderful people who have made this day possible！”
“All the graduates， please stand.” I slipped lower in my seat， 15 hurriedly around， hoping to remain 16 .
“Now， all the parents， please stand. ” Dear Lord， I thought， I’m sure my father can’t stand， even if he wanted to. I didn’t bother to 17 .
“Now the grandparents...”I closed my eyes， dreading the 18 of my situation. I had no grandparent to stand for me. I finally opened my eyes， and there they were， Job and Molly， standing 19 with all the other grandparents.
“I’m so proud of you，” he looked at me and smiled as he 20 the words that I will never forget. I knew that he stood there， not out of duty， but because of his love for me！
1. A. showed up B. showed off
C. came over D. turned in
2. A. as if B. even though
C. now that D. in case
3. A. departure B. celebration
C. congratulation D. graduation
4. A. light B. heavy
C. serious D. terrible
5. A. at one time B. behind time
C. by the time D. on time
6. A. congratulated B. celebrated
C. observed D. kept
7. A. during B. under
C. below D. within
8. A. Thus B. However
C. Though D. Whereas
9. A. aid B. equipment
C. facility D. help
10. A. hid B. sank
C. covered D. hanged 11. A. parking B. smoking
C. seating D. living
12. A. thrilled B. ached
C. danced D. frightened
13. A. truly B. actually
C. exactly D. properly
14. A. unbelievable B. unacceptable
C. uncontrollable D. Unapproachable
15. A. gazing B. staring
C. glancing D. glaring
16. A. invisible B. silent
C. remarkable D. vague
17. A. look into B. get around
C. break up D. look around
18. A. motivation B. depression
C. hope D. hopelessness
19. A. quickly B. hurriedly
C. proudly D. happily
20. A. shouted B. spoke
C. said D. mouthed
B
For many of us， one Christmas stands out from all the others. My own “truest” Christmas began on a rainy spring day in the most 1 year of my life.
Recently divorced， I was in my 20s and had no job. I had no umbrella， for my old one had 2 ，and couldn’t 3 another one. I sat down in the streetcar—and there 4 the seat was a beautiful silk umbrella with a silver handle. I 5 the handle and saw a name. The usual 6 would have been to 7 the umbrella to the conductor， but I decided to find the owner myself.
Then I 8 a telephone book for the 9 on the umbrella and called. A lady answered. She said 10 that， it was her umbrella given by her late parents and added it had been stolen. Later， she wanted to give me a reward， but accepting money would have 11 something.
The next six months I was able to obtain only 12 employment for a small salary. My last job ended the day before Christmas， and my thirty-dollar rent was soon 13 . 14 a miracle happened， I would be homeless in January， foodless， jobless. God had completely forgotten me. What was to 15 us？
I got home， Peggy had set our kitchen. Looking at those pans and cans， I felt 16 . The doorbell rang and Peggy ran 17 to answer it. A delivery man. “This is a 18 ，” I said， but he read the name on the parcels and there were for me. A huge doll， three times the 19 of the one I had bought for her. I looked for the name of the sender. It was the teacher， and the address was 20 “California”.
Our dinner that night was the most delicious I had ever eaten. I forgot I had no money for the rent and only fifteen dollars in my purse and no job. I had some hope again.
1. A. uncomfortable B. glorious
C. splendid D. miserable
2. A. fallen apart B. taken apart
C. broken down D. broken up 3. A. use B. afford
C. take D. choose
4. A. in B. around
C. against D. below
5. A. examined B. researched
C. inspected D. glanced
6. A. means B. approach
C. procedure D. process
7. A. hand out B. take over
C. take in D. turn in
8. A. found B. searched
C. sought D. investigated
9. A. address B. clue
C. name D. brand
10. A. in surprise B. with patience
C. beyond doubt D. with grief
11. A. destroyed B. spoiled
C. disappeared D. missed
12. A. temporary B. permanent
C. contemporary D. vital
13. A. mature B. prompt
C. punctual D. due
14. A. If B. Unless
C. Since D. Though
15. A. become of B. come across
C. run after D. hunt for
16. A. hotheaded B. hardhearted
C. coldblooded D. brokenhearted
17. A. quickly B. rapidly
C. hurriedly D. swiftly
18. A. drawback B. misunderstanding
C. coincidence D. mistake
19. A. weight B. size C. height D. capacity
20. A. exactly B. actually
C. simply D. definitely