Having said goodbye to his parents, Alvin, with his wife and one-year-old son, set off back home．  16 excited, Alvin and Clare talked and laughed happily． And even little Alax  17  from time to time． The family were   18  from trip．

   But about three hours later things began to   19  ． It was starting to snow． Alvin sped up the car,   20 to arrive home before dark． But it was too dangerous to drive fast now． Because it was snowing more and more heavily． So Alvin had to   21 down． The snow on the   22 was getting deeper and deeper until it was hard to   23 on it． Their car slipped (滑落) off the way and got stuck in the deep snow   24 the engine refused to start again．

“The snow doesn’t seem to   25  ． Shall we stay in the car waiting to be frozen to death or walk ahead through the snow?” Alvin asked． Clare said she  26  to walk． So they got out of the car with their son and began walking． But   27  was to come． Soon they lost their  28  and had to walk aimlessly on and on．

Night came． They were not afraid of the dark． But they were  29  that poor Alax would die of cold． However, their faith to keep Alax   30 made them filled with courage, warmth and strength． They  31 and rested in turn and then continued their walk． They had countless falls but each time true love encouraged them to rise to their   32  again．

One, two, three, …seven days passed． On the eighth day,   33  at last came from Alvin’s parents, the police and local people． But the young   34  had to have their feet cut off because of the bad frost-bites(冻伤)． Fortunately, there was  35  seriously wrong with little Alax．

A．Still          B．Even           C．Yet          D．Ever

A．cried              B．jumped         C．smiled       D．sang

A．taking             B．having          C．enjoying         D．starting

A．work          B．change          C．come        D．finish

A．phoning       B．deciding        C．thinking       D．hoping

A．get            B．slow            C．go           D．look

A．land          B．highway         C．fields        D．car

A．walk         B．sit              C．stay         D．wait

A．and           B．but             C．or            D．for

A．fall         B．end           C．continue      D．melt

A．liked        B．preferred        C．decided         D．wished

A．better        B．something      C．nothing         D．worse

A．hope         B．luck           C．way           D．money

A．certain      B．afraid          C．sorry        D．sure

A．happy      B．silent          C．alive          D．dead

A．slept         B．walked         C．watched        D．ate

A．heads       B．eyes            C．hands           D．feet

A．danger       B．help           C．luck          D．news

A．husband     B．wife         C．couple          D．baby

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

Having said goodbye to his parents, Alvin, with his wife and one-year-old son, set off back home． 16 excited, Alvin and Clare talked and laughed happily． And even little Alax  17 from time to time． The family were   18 from trip．
But about three hours later things began to   19 ． It was starting to snow． Alvin sped up the car,   20 to arrive home before dark． But it was too dangerous to drive fast now． Because it was snowing more and more heavily． So Alvin had to   21 down． The snow on the  22 was getting deeper and deeper until it was hard to   23 on it． Their car slipped (滑落) off the way and got stuck in the deep snow   24 the engine refused to start again．
“The snow doesn’t seem to   25 ． Shall we stay in the car waiting to be frozen to death or walk ahead through the snow?” Alvin asked． Clare said she  26 to walk． So they got out of the car with their son and began walking． But   27 was to come． Soon they lost their  28  and had to walk aimlessly on and on．
Night came． They were not afraid of the dark． But they were  29 that poor Alax would die of cold． However, their faith to keep Alax   30 made them filled with courage, warmth and strength． They  31 and rested in turn and then continued their walk． They had countless falls but each time true love encouraged them to rise to their   32 again．
One, two, three, …seven days passed． On the eighth day,   33 at last came from Alvin’s parents, the police and local people． But the young   34 had to have their feet cut off because of the bad frost-bites(冻伤)． Fortunately, there was  35 seriously wrong with little Alax．

Having said good-bye to his parents, Alvin, with his wife and one-year-old son, set off back home. Still ____36__, Alvin and Clare talked and laughed happily. And even little Alax  ___37__  from time to time. The family were ___38__ their trip.
But about three hours later things began to ___39__. It was starting to snow. Alvin ___40__ up the car, hoping to arrive home before dark. But it was too dangerous to drive fast now. Because it was snowing more and more heavily. So Alvin had to __41___down. The snow on the    __42___ was getting deeper and deeper until it was hard to __43___on it. Their car slipped of the way and got ___44__in the deep snow and the engine refused to start again. “The snow doesn’t seem to __45___. Shall we stay in the car waiting to be frozen to death or walk ahead through the snow?” Alvin asked. Clare said she __46___to walk. So they got out of the car with their son and began walking. But __47__was to come. Soon they lost their way and had to walk ___48__on and on.
Night came. They were not afraid of the dark. But they __49___that poor Alax would die of cold. However, their faith to keep Alax __50___ filled them with courage, warmth and strength. They ___51__ and rested in turn and then continued their walk. They had ___52__falls but each time true love encouraged them to rise to their feet again.
One, two, three, … seven days passed. On the eighth day, help at last came from Alvin’s  __53___, the police and local people. But the young __54___had to have their feet cut off because of the bad frostbites（冻伤）___55__, there was nothing serious wrong with little Alax!

Having said good-bye to his parents, Alvin, with his wife and one-year-old son, set off back home. Still     , Alvin and Clare talked and laughed happily. And even little Alex     from time to time. The family were      their trip.

But about three hours later things began to     . It was starting to snow. Alvin       up the car, hoping to arrive home before dark. But it was too dangerous to drive fast now, because it was snowing more and more heavily. So Alvin had to     down. The snow on the      was getting deeper and deeper until it was hard to      on it. Their car slipped (滑落) off the way and got stuck in the deep snow and the engine      to start again.

“The snow doesn’t seem to     . Shall we stay in the car waiting to be frozen to death or walk ahead through the snow?” Alvin asked. Clare said she      to walk. So they got out of the car with their son and began walking. But      was to come. Soon they lost their way and had to walk      on and on.

Night came. They were not afraid of the dark. But they      that poor Alex would die of cold. However, their faith to keep Alex      filled them with courage, warmth and strength. They __    and rested in turn and then continued their walk. They had      falls but each time true love encouraged them to rise to their feet again.

One, two, three … seven days passed. On the eighth day, help at last from Alvin’s     , the police and local people. But the young     had to have their feet cut off because of the bad frostbite (冻伤).      , there was nothing serious wrong with little Alex!

1.A. worried      B. sorry     C. excited D. anxious

2.A. cried          B. laughed        C. smiled D. coughed

3.A. enjoying    B. having C. taking    D. starting

4.A. happen     B. change          C. come    D. finish

5.A. climbed     B. turned          C. took     D. sped

6.A. get    B. look       C. go         D. slow

7.A. land B. highway        C. fields    D. car

8.A. walk B. stay      C. wait      D. depend

9.A. set    B. allowed         C. refused          D. prepared

10.A. end          B. fall         C. continue       D. melt (融化)

11.A. liked        B. preferred     C. decided        D. wished

12.A. better     B. something    C. worse D. nothing

13.A. aimlessly          B. lonely C. hopelessly     D. pleasantly

14.A. thought   B. feared           C. wanted        D. supposed

15.A. happy      B. silent    C. alive     D. dead

16.A. ate B. worked         C. watched       D. slept

17.A. few          B. several          C. countless      D. some

18.A. parents   B. friends  C. teachers       D. neighbours

19.A. husband           B. wife      C. baby      D. couple

20.A. Then         B. Finally C. Fortunately D. Therefore

Having searched for many years, a truth seeker was told to go to a cave, where he would find a well. “Ask the well what is    , ” he was advised, “and the well will reveal (揭露) it to you.” After finding the well, the seeker asked that most basic and important   . And from the depths came the answer: “Go to the village crossroads, and there you shall find what you are seeking.”

With his heart full of   , the man ran to the crossroads only to    three rather uninteresting shops. One shop was selling pieces of metal, another sold   , and thin wires were for sale in the third. Nothing and no one there seemed to    much to do with the revelation of truth.

Depressed and   , the seeker returned to the well to demand an    , but he was told only: “You will discover in the future.” With years     by, the memory of his experience at the well gradually    until one night. While he was walking, the sound of sitar (西塔琴) music   his attention. It was wonderful and it was played with great skill and   .

   and moved deeply, the truth seeker felt drawn towards the   . He looked at the fingers dancing over the strings. And then suddenly he let out a cry of joyful   : the sitar was made out of wires and pieces of metal and wood just like    he had once seen in the three stores.

Eventually he understood the   of the well: we have already been given everything we need; our    is to gather and use them in the proper way. Nothing is   so long as we recognize only fragments (碎片). But as soon as the pieces are put together, something new appears, whose nature we could not have     by considering the fragments alone.

1.A. life     B. dream   C. truth     D. success

2.A. cause          B. reason          C. problem                D. question

3.A. energy       B. hope     C. happiness             D. strength

4.A. find    B. observe         C. understand      D. feel

5.A. instruments        B. clothing         C. furniture                D. wood

6.A. have  B. link        C. connect         D. relate

7.A. surprised          B. shocked         C. disappointed      D. excited

8.A. excuse       B. explanation      C. advice              D. opportunity

9.A. gone  B. passed          C. pass       D. going

10.A. doubled   B. forgot   C. disappeared       D. recovered

11.A. paid B. caught          C. focused D. fixed

12.A. inspiration        B. courage         C. thought  D. wisdom

13.A. Annoyed B. Affected         C. Confused          D. Frightened

14.A. composer        B. director          C. adviser  D. player

15.A. imagination      B. appreciation      C. recognition         D.admiration

16.A. those        B. one       C. it   D. that

17.A. theory      B. message         C. secret   D. note

18.A. project                 B. difficulty           C. task                           D. shortcoming

19.A. available         B. successful          C. accessible               D.meaningful

20.A. foreseen        B. witnessed          C. judged                     D. formed