In 1989 an 8.2 earthquake almost flattened(痍平) America, killing over 30,000 people in less than four minutes. A father  36  to the school where his son was supposed to be, only to discover that the building was as  37 as a pancake.

He remembered the 38 he had made to his son: "No matter what, I'll always be there for you!" And tears began to 39 his eyes. As he looked at the pile of ruins, it looked  40 .

He began to direct his attention towards where he walked his son to class at school each morning. He started 41 through the ruins.

As he was digging, other helpless 42_arrived, saying: "My son!" "My daughter!" Other well-meaning (善意的) parents  43 to pull him off what was left of the school, saying: "It's too  44 ! They're all dead!"

To each parent he answered with one 45 : "Are you going to help me now?" And then he   46 to dig for his son, stone by stone. The fire chief (消防队长) 47 and tried to pull him 48 the school's ruins saying, "Fires are breaking out. You're in 49 . We'll take care of it. "

Bravely he went on alone  50 he needed to know for himself: "Is my boy alive or is he   51 ?" He dug for eight hours...12 hours...24 hours...36 hours...then, in the 38th hour, he pulled back a large stone and heard his son's voice. He screamed his son's name, "ARMAND!"

He heard  52 , "Dad!?! It's me, Dad! I told the other kids not to 53 . I told them that if you were alive, you'd save me. You promised, No matter what happens, I'll always be there for you!  54 did it, Dad! We're scared, hungry, thirsty and thankful you're here. When the building collapse(倒塌), it made a triangle, and it  55 us."

36.   A. passed            B. rushed                   C. came                 D. went

37.   A. strong            B. high                         C. large                 D. flat

38.   A. promise            B. decision                   C. plan                  D. lie

39.   A. blocked             B. hold                         C. fill                    D. cross

40.   A. extreme            B. familiar                    C. hopeless            D. hopeful

41.   A. dig                   B. digging                     C. dug                 D. digging

42.   A. reporters           B. teachers                    C. students             D. parents

43.   A. tried                 B. offered                         C. refused              D. managed

44.   A. serious                  B. heavy                       C. late                   D. early

45.   A. lesson               B. doubt                       C. line                   D. problem

46.   A. stopped             B. continued                 C. remembered             D. failed

47.   A. gave up             B. looked up                 C. picked up                 D. showed up

48.   A. against                  B. away                        C. off                           D. aside

49.   A. danger                  B. trouble                            C. dark                  D. surprise

50.   A. but                   B. because                    C. if                      D. until

51.   A. die                   B. died                      C. death                D. dead

52.   A. over                 B. away                        C. back                        D. inside

53.   A. cry                   B. worry                   C. sleep                     D. shout

54.   A. You                  B. We                          C. They                        D. He

55.   A. trapped             B. prevented                 C. saved                       D. blessed

I always long for romantic moments, like a little girl longing for candies．However, my husband is my complete  36 . His inability to bring romantic moments into our life has made me get tired of our   37 . One day, I finally told him that I wanted a divorce.
“Why?” he asked,   38 .
“I am tired; there are no  39  for everything in the world!” I answered.
He kept  40 , seeming to be in deep thought, with a lighted cigarette in his hands. Finally he asked, “What can I do to change your   41  ?”
Looking deep into his eyes I slowly answered, “Let’s say, I want a flower on a mountain cliff and picking the flower will cause your  42  . Will you do it for me?”
He answered, “I will give you my answer tomorrow.”
I   43 the next morning, finding a piece of paper on the dining table, which read: “My dear, I would not pick that flower for you, but please allow me to   44  .”
My feeling of disappointment only   45 , but I continued reading:
“You always leave the   46  keys behind, so I have to save my legs to  47  home to open the door for you. You always like to stay indoors and I   48  that you will feel too lonely, so I have to save my mouth to tell you jokes and stories. You always stare   49  the computer and that will do nothing  50  for your eyes, so I have to save my eyes so that when we grow   51  , I can help to clip your nails. Thus, my dear,   52  I am sure that there is someone who loves you more than I do, I could not pick that flower yet, and die.”
My tears fell on the   53 and I continued reading:
“Now that you have finished reading my answer, if you are   54  , please open the front door for I am standing outside   55  your favorite bread and fresh milk.”
Love, not words, wins arguments.

I always long for romantic moments, like a little girl longing for candies．However, my husband is my complete  36 . His inability to bring romantic moments into our life has made me get tired of our   37 . One day, I finally told him that I wanted a divorce.
“Why?” he asked,   38 .
“I am tired; there are no  39 for everything in the world!” I answered.
He kept  40 , seeming to be in deep thought, with a lighted cigarette in his hands. Finally he asked, “What can I do to change your   41 ?”
Looking deep into his eyes I slowly answered, “Let’s say, I want a flower on a mountain cliff and picking the flower will cause your  42 . Will you do it for me?”
He answered, “I will give you my answer tomorrow.”
I   43 the next morning, finding a piece of paper on the dining table, which read: “My dear, I would not pick that flower for you, but please allow me to   44  .”
My feeling of disappointment only   45 , but I continued reading:
“You always leave the   46 keys behind, so I have to save my legs to  47 home to open the door for you. You always like to stay indoors and I   48 that you will feel too lonely, so I have to save my mouth to tell you jokes and stories. You always stare   49 the computer and that will do nothing  50 for your eyes, so I have to save my eyes so that when we grow   51 , I can help to clip your nails. Thus, my dear,   52 I am sure that there is someone who loves you more than I do, I could not pick that flower yet, and die.”
My tears fell on the   53 and I continued reading:
“Now that you have finished reading my answer, if you are   54 , please open the front door for I am standing outside   55 your favorite bread and fresh milk.”
Love, not words, wins arguments.

I always long for romantic moments, like a little girl longing for candies．However, my husband is my complete  36  . His inability to bring romantic moments into our life has made me get tired of our   37  . One day, I finally told him that I wanted a divorce.

    “Why?” he asked,   38  .

“I am tired; there are no  39  for everything in the world!” I answered.

He kept  40  , seeming to be in deep thought, with a lighted cigarette in his hands. Finally he asked, “What can I do to change your   41  ?”

Looking deep into his eyes I slowly answered, “Let’s say, I want a flower on a mountain cliff and picking the flower will cause your  42  . Will you do it for me?”

He answered, “I will give you my answer tomorrow.”

I   43  the next morning, finding a piece of paper on the dining table, which read: “My dear, I would not pick that flower for you, but please allow me to   44  .”

My feeling of disappointment only   45  , but I continued reading:

“You always leave the   46  keys behind, so I have to save my legs to  47  home to open the door for you. You always like to stay indoors and I   48  that you will feel too lonely, so I have to save my mouth to tell you jokes and stories. You always stare   49  the computer and that will do nothing  50  for your eyes, so I have to save my eyes so that when we grow   51  , I can help to clip your nails. Thus, my dear,   52  I am sure that there is someone who loves you more than I do, I could not pick that flower yet, and die.”

My tears fell on the   53  and I continued reading:

“Now that you have finished reading my answer, if you are   54  , please open the front door for I am standing outside   55  your favorite bread and fresh milk.”

Love, not words, wins arguments.

1.A. supporter         B. opposite        C. follower        D. advocate

2.A. marriage          B. connection      C. career          D. future

3.A. annoyed           B. shocked         C. frightened      D. amused

4.A. results           B. signs           C. causes          D. reasons

5.A. easy              B. normal          C. silent          D. calm

6.A. habit             B. feeling         C. attitude        D. mind

7.A. death             B. injury          C. happiness       D. trouble

8.A. hurried up        B. looked up       C. woke up         D. went up

9.A. love              B. explain         C. stay            D. change

10.A. arose            B. disappeared     C. reduced         D. increased

11.A. car              B. office          C. bicycle         D. house

12.A. leave            B. walk            C. rush            D. get

13.A. worry            B. think           C. believe         D. remind

14.A. at               B. to              C. on              D. in

15.A. bad              B. good            C. terrible        D. important

16.A. weak             B. ill             C. old             D. close

17.A. unless           B. if              C. since           D. because

18.A. photos           B. flowers         C. floor           D. letter

19.A. hungry           B. thirsty         C. satisfied       D. regretted

20.A. buying       B. bringing        C. heating         D. catching

I always long for romantic moments, like a little girl longing for candies．However, my husband is my complete  36  . His inability to bring romantic moments into our life has made me get tired of our   37  . One day, I finally told him that I wanted a divorce.

    “Why?” he asked,   38  .

“I am tired; there are no  39  for everything in the world!” I answered.

He kept  40  , seeming to be in deep thought, with a lighted cigarette in his hands. Finally he asked, “What can I do to change your   41  ?”

Looking deep into his eyes I slowly answered, “Let’s say, I want a flower on a mountain cliff and picking the flower will cause your  42  . Will you do it for me?”

He answered, “I will give you my answer tomorrow.”

I   43  the next morning, finding a piece of paper on the dining table, which read: “My dear, I would not pick that flower for you, but please allow me to   44  .”

My feeling of disappointment only   45  , but I continued reading:

“You always leave the   46  keys behind, so I have to save my legs to  47  home to open the door for you. You always like to stay indoors and I   48  that you will feel too lonely, so I have to save my mouth to tell you jokes and stories. You always stare   49  the computer and that will do nothing  50  for your eyes, so I have to save my eyes so that when we grow   51  , I can help to clip your nails. Thus, my dear,   52  I am sure that there is someone who loves you more than I do, I could not pick that flower yet, and die.”

My tears fell on the   53  and I continued reading:

“Now that you have finished reading my answer, if you are   54  , please open the front door for I am standing outside   55  your favorite bread and fresh milk.”

Love, not words, wins arguments.

1.A. supporter         B. opposite        C. follower        D. advocate

2.A. marriage          B. connection      C. career          D. future

3.A. annoyed           B. shocked         C. frightened      D. amused

4. A. results          B. signs           C. causes          D. reasons

5. A. easy             B. normal          C. silent          D. calm

6.A. habit             B. feeling         C. attitude        D. mind

7.A. death             B. injury          C. happiness       D. trouble

8.A. hurried up        B. looked up       C. woke up         D. went up

9.A. love              B. explain         C. stay            D. change

10.A. arose            B. disappeared     C. reduced         D. increased

11.A. car              B. office          C. bicycle         D. house

12.A. leave            B. walk            C. rush            D. get

13.A. worry            B. think           C. believe         D. remind

14. A. at              B. to              C. on              D. in

15.A. bad              B. good            C. terrible        D. important

16.A. weak             B. ill             C. old             D. close

17.A. unless           B. if              C. since           D. because

18. A. photos          B. flowers         C. floor           D. letter

19.A. hungry           B. thirsty         C. satisfied       D. regretted

20.A. buying    B. bringing C. heating  D. catching