III. Cloze (15 points)

Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words marked A,B,C and D. Fill in each blank with the word that best fits the context.

When I was younger, I thought that boys and grown men shouldn’t cry. The tears were signs of being __36__, which a man isn’t supposed to be.

But later, I discovered that courage isn’t all about trying to keep all the pain in check and trying to hide the__37__.

My 18-year-old sister eloped(私奔) and with it, I saw how weak my father’s heart was. We were used to seeing him as a(n) __38__ father.

For three days he wouldn’t talk. He would just sit __39__ outside our house in the dark. On the fourth night, I sat beside him and __40__ him to tell me what he feels about everything.

It has been years since I have laid my hand on my father’s shoulder as we have drifted apart (疏远) farther and farther while I was __41__ up. That night though, I sensed my father trying to __42__ his pain and I wanted him to be able to let it out. We all have cried over what happened except him.

The simple touch and my words, “Dad, it’s not your __43__”, broke my father’s dam(水闸). In the darkness, he began to cry. I __44__ his shoulders shaking as he whispered, “__45__ did I go wrong? All I ever wanted was for my children to grow up right. Why couldn’t your sister wait?”

I understood then why he __46__ to be in the dark. __47__ being there, he hoped to spare his family of a father’s pain. His tears, __48__ we didn’t see them before that night, were there all the same.

I saw his __49__, that night when my father cried with my hand on his shoulder, and __50__ his pain.

36. A. weak                  B. poor                        C. sad                   D. honest

37. A. secrets                B. tears                        C. opinions            D. qualities

38. A. hard-working      B. easy-going                C. kind-hearted      D. strong-willed

39. A. quietly                B. impolitely                C. gently               D. carefully

40. A. reminded            B. asked                       C. ordered             D. suggested

41. A. bringing                 B. giving                      C. growing            D. turning

42. A. forget                 B. reduce                      C. control                     D. bear

43. A. character             B. daughter                   C. fault                 D. duty

44. A. noticed               B. felt                          C. heard                D. imagined

45. A. How                   B. What                       C. When                   D. Where

46. A. preferred            B. managed                  C. stayed               D. agreed

47. A. For                        B. On                           C. By                    D. Of

48. A. if                       B. because                    C. until                 D. though

49. A. condition            B. pain                         C. courage             D. trouble

50. A. understood          B. remembered             C. touched             D. respected

III. Cloze (15 points)

Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words marked A,B,C and D. Fill in each blank with the word that best fits the context.

When I was younger, I thought that boys and grown men shouldn’t cry. The tears were signs of being __36__, which a man isn’t supposed to be.

But later, I discovered that courage isn’t all about trying to keep all the pain in check and trying to hide the__37__.

My 18-year-old sister eloped(私奔) and with it, I saw how weak my father’s heart was. We were used to seeing him as a(n) __38__ father.

For three days he wouldn’t talk. He would just sit __39__ outside our house in the dark. On the fourth night, I sat beside him and __40__ him to tell me what he feels about everything.

It has been years since I have laid my hand on my father’s shoulder as we have drifted apart (疏远) farther and farther while I was __41__ up. That night though, I sensed my father trying to __42__ his pain and I wanted him to be able to let it out. We all have cried over what happened except him.

The simple touch and my words, “Dad, it’s not your __43__”, broke my father’s dam(水闸). In the darkness, he began to cry. I __44__ his shoulders shaking as he whispered, “__45__ did I go wrong? All I ever wanted was for my children to grow up right. Why couldn’t your sister wait?”

I understood then why he __46__ to be in the dark. __47__ being there, he hoped to spare his family of a father’s pain. His tears, __48__ we didn’t see them before that night, were there all the same.

I saw his __49__, that night when my father cried with my hand on his shoulder, and __50__ his pain.

36. A. weak                  B. poor                        C. sad                   D. honest

37. A. secrets                B. tears                        C. opinions            D. qualities

38. A. hard-working      B. easy-going                C. kind-hearted      D. strong-willed

39. A. quietly                B. impolitely                C. gently               D. carefully

40. A. reminded            B. asked                       C. ordered             D. suggested

41. A. bringing                 B. giving                      C. growing            D. turning

42. A. forget                 B. reduce                      C. control                     D. bear

43. A. character             B. daughter                   C. fault                 D. duty

44. A. noticed               B. felt                          C. heard                D. imagined

45. A. How                   B. What                       C. When                   D. Where

46. A. preferred            B. managed                  C. stayed               D. agreed

47. A. For                        B. On                           C. By                    D. Of

48. A. if                       B. because                    C. until                 D. though

49. A. condition            B. pain                         C. courage             D. trouble

50. A. understood          B. remembered             C. touched             D. respected

Seven loyal readers came to the Teens’ office two weeks ago. They had a wonderful day learning how to make a newspaper. But what   36   made them excited was that they had their say.

“What most impressed me was   37   I was saying something, I found all eyes were   38  me,” said Tang Shining, one of the students. Her friend, Li Chunbei agreed, and felt very glad that when she was talking, the editors nodded and even   39  notes.

Students were happy to see the editors listen to their   40  . You may often   41   about being neglected (忽略) by teachers and parents.   42   before complaining, please   43  that you have already spoken about your thoughts.

It’s common in China that teachers at school and parents were   44   the ones to tell teenagers what they should and shouldn’t do. The young are   45   to doing what they are told, rather than thinking by themselves. But then their ideas would be locked in their brains and not be       46   .

A girl wrote to Teens about her family   47  . She used to be very sad because her father seldom talked and played with her. After years of consideration, she   48   decided to write her father a letter, telling him about her sadness. To her   49  , the father   50  , saying that he didn’t realize his mistakes. From then on, he really   51  .

Sometimes, we need to let our   52   be heard, so others can understand our thoughts and feelings.

Don’t be afraid of being   53   for what you have done. You know it is your   54   to speak your mind.   55   your ideas are denied (否定), at least you have tried your best. You will not be left with any regret.

36.     A. completely              B. directly                C. really                     D. immediately

37.     A. how                       B. what                    C. where                    D. when

38.     A. on                          B. for                       C. at                          D. in

39.     A. read                       B. saw                     C. took                       D. copied

40.     A. songs                     B. speeches              C. opinions                 D. articles

41.     A. complain                B. talk                      C. write                      D. speak

42.     A. And                        B. So                       C. Instead                   D. But

43.     A. make good              B. make sure            C. make up                D. make of

44.     A. always                   B. never                  C. seldom                   D. hardly

45.     A. used                       B. reduced                C. advised                  D. told

46.     A. remembered            B. used                    C. heard                     D. touched

47.     A. report                     B. history                 C. event                     D. story

48.     A. sadly                      B. finally                  C. angrily                   D. suddenly

49.     A. surprise                  B. disappointment      C. sorrow                   D. joy

50.     A. smiled                    B. apologized            C. laughed                  D. shouted

51.     A. exchanged              B. played                  C. talked                     D. changed

52.     A. suggestions             B. decisions              C. voices                    D. secrets

53.     A. punished                 B. fined                    C. beaten                    D. blamed

54.     A. duty                       B. right                    C. task                       D. pleasure

55.     A. Instead                   B. Because               C. Even if                   D. Not until