I was 16 and I grew up in a community called Estepona. One morning, Dad told me I could drive him into a ___31___ village called Mijas, on condition that I took the car in to be ___32___ at a nearby garage. I readily accepted. I drove Dad into Mijas, and ___33____ to pick him up at 4 pm, then dropped off the car at the ___34___. With several hours to spare, I went to a theater. ___35___, when the last movie finished, it was six. I was two hours late!

　　 I knew Dad would be angry if he ___36___ I'd been watching movies. So I decided not to tell him the truth. When I ____37____ there I apologized for being late, and told him I'd ___38__ as quickly as I could, but that the car had needed some major repairs. I'll never forget the ___39___ he gave me. "I'm disappointed you ___40___ you have to lie to me, Jason." Dad looked at me again. "When you didn't ___41___, I called the garage to ask if there were any ___42___, and they told me you hadn't yet picked up the car." I felt ____43___ as I weakly told him the real reason. A___44___passed through Dad as he listened attentively." I'm angry with ___45___. I realize I've failed as a father. I'm going to walk home now and think seriously about___46___ I've gone wrong all these years." "But Dad, it's 18 miles!" My protests and apologies(道歉) were __47___. Dad walked home that day.I drove behind him, ___48___ him all the way, but he walked silently.

　　 Seeing Dad in so much ___49___ and emotional(情感的) pain was my most painful experience. However, it was ___50__­__ the most successful lesson. I have never lied since.

1.                A．familiar         B．distant          C．small D．lonely

2.                A．serviced        B．watched        C．washed   D．kept

3.                A．planned        B．agreed         C．determined   D．promised

4.                A．company       B．village          C．theater   D．garage

5.                A．However       B．Still            C．So   D．Then

6.                A．discovered      B．realized         C．recognized    D．thought

7.                A．walked         B．ran            C．hurried   D．went

8.                A．come          B．arrived         C．left  D．started

9.                A．face           B．look           C．word D．appearance

10.               A．find           B．feel           C．believe    D．decide

11.               A．drive out       B．come out       C．go away   D．turn up

12.               A．mistakes        B．questions       C．problems  D．changes

13.               A．sorry          B．nervous        C．surprised  D．frightened

14.               A．silence         B．nervousness     C．sadness   D．thought

15.               A．me            B．nobody         C．myself D．yourself

16.               A．when          B．how           C．why  D．where

17.               A．useless         B．worthless       C．helpless   D．meaningless

18.               A．persuading      B．following        C．begging   D．asking

19.               A．possible        B．physical        C．natural    D．personal

20.               A．also           B．actually         C．almost D． always

After I was told to _____ the army, the officer asked me if I would ____ the lectures to be　 given by the general.
　 A. join; attend　 B. join; join　 C. attend; attend　 D. attend; join

I was 16 and I grew up in a community called Estepona. One morning, Dad told me I could drive him into a ___31___ village called Mijas, on condition that I took the car in to be ___32___ at a nearby garage. I readily accepted. I drove Dad into Mijas, and ___33____ to pick him up at 4 pm, then dropped off the car at the ___34___. With several hours to spare, I went to a theater. ___35___, when the last movie finished, it was six. I was two hours late!
　　 I knew Dad would be angry if he ___36___ I'd been watching movies. So I decided not to tell him the truth. When I ____37____ there I apologized for being late, and told him I'd ___38__ as quickly as I could, but that the car had needed some major repairs. I'll never forget the ___39___ he gave me. "I'm disappointed you ___40___ you have to lie to me, Jason." Dad looked at me again. "When you didn't ___41___, I called the garage to ask if there were any ___42___, and they told me you hadn't yet picked up the car." I felt ____43___ as I weakly told him the real reason. A___44___passed through Dad as he listened attentively." I'm angry with ___45___. I realize I've failed as a father. I'm going to walk home now and think seriously about___46___ I've gone wrong all these years." "But Dad, it's 18 miles!" My protests and apologies(道歉) were __47___. Dad walked home that day.I drove behind him, ___48___ him all the way, but he walked silently.
　　 Seeing Dad in so much ___49___ and emotional(情感的) pain was my most painful experience. However, it was ___50__­__ the most successful lesson. I have never lied since.

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II、完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

　　Like most people, I was brought up to look upon life as a process of getting. It was not until in my late thirties that I made this important   36  : giving-away makes life so much more exciting. You need not worry if you   37   money.

       This is how I   38   with giving-away. If an idea for improving the window display of a neighborhood store   39  to me, I step in and make the suggestion to the   40  . If an accident takes place, the   41  of which I think the local police could use, I  42_____  him up and tell him about it, though I am not in   43  here. One discovery I made about this world is to give   44  getting something back, though the  45  often comes in an unexpected form.

       One Sunday morning the local post office delivered an important  46  letter to my home, though it was   47  to me at my office. I wrote the postmaster a note of   48  . More than a year later I needed a post-office box for a new business I was   49  . I was told at the window that there were   50  boxes left, and that my name would have to go on a long  51  list. As I was about to  52  , the postmaster appeared in the ___53  _.“Wasn’t it you that wrote us that letter a year ago about delivering a special delivery to your home?” I said it was. “Well, you certainly are going to have a box in this post office  ___54  we make one for you. You don’t know what a letter like that means to us. We usually get  55  but complaints（投诉）.”

36．A．decision               B．research                  C．speech                    D．discovery

37．A．earn                    B．lack                        C．spend                     D．steal

38．A．experienced            B．connected            C．combined             D．agreed

39．A．happens                  B．flashes                    C．sticks                   D．leads

40．A．postmaster              B．headmaster              C．storekeeper             D．policeman

41．A．story                   B．damage                   C．challenge             D．material

42．A．call                        B．hold                       C．break                   D．pick

43．A．need                    B．trouble                   C．common                 D．charge

44．A．within                    B．without                   C．for                         D．before

45．A．process                   B．goal                       C．return                     D．concern

46．A．curious                   B．immediate            C．special                    D．heavy

47．A．realized                  B．addressed             C．forgotten             D．brought

48．A．invitation             B．apology               C．instruction               D．appreciation

49．A．dealing                   B．providing             C．operating             D．starting

50．A．enough                   B．some                   C．no                          D．more

51．A．admitting             B．relating                   C．examining            D．waiting

52．A．leave                   B．shout                   C．guess                   D．conduct

53．A．window                  B．doorway                 C．library                    D．yard

54．A．in case                   B．now that                 C．even if                    D．as if

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

第二部分完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）。
阅读下列短文，从短文后所给各题的A，B，C，D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
I grew up in a community called Estepona. I was 16 when one morning, Dad told me I could drive him into a  36  village called Mijas, on condition that I took the car in to be  37   nearby garage. I readily accepted. I drove Dad into Mijas, and  38  to pick him up at 4 pm, then dropped off the car at the  39  . With several hours to spare, l went to a theater.  40  , when the last movie finished, it was six. 1 was two hours late!
I knew Dad would be angry if he  41  I’d been watching movies. So I decided not to tell him the truth. When I  42  there I apologized for being late, and told him I’d  43  as quickly as I could, but that the car had needed a major repairs. I’ll never forget the  44  he gave me. “I’m disappointed you  45  you have to lie to me, Jason.” Dad looked at me again. “When you didn’t  _46 , I called the garage to ask if there were any  47 , and they told me you hadn’t yet picked up the car.” I felt  48  as I weakly told him the real reason. A  49  passed through Dad as he listened attentively. “I’m angry with  50 . I realize I’ve failed as a father. I’m going to walk home now and think seriously about  51  I’ve gone wrong all these years.” “But Dad, it’s 18 miles!” My protests and apologies were  52  . Dad walked home that day. I drove behind him,  53  him all the way, but he walked silently.
Seeing Dad in so much  54  and emotional pain was my most painful experience. However, it was  55  the most successful lesson. I have never lied since.
36. A. lonely           B. small         C. distant              D. familiar
37. A. kept           B. washed       C. watched                    D. serviced
38. A. agreed         B. pimped       C. determined          D. promised
39. A. village               B. community    C. garage               D. theater
40. A. However             B. Then                 C. Therefore                 D. Still
41. A. realized              B. found out          C. thought                    D. figured out
42. A. went           B ran            C. walked              D. hurried
43. A. started                      B left            C. arrived                     D. come
44. A. word                 B. face          C. look                 D. appearance
45. A. find                    B. decide        C. believe               D feel
46. A. turn up               B. drive out      C. go away             D come out
47. A. questions       B. problems           C. mistakes                   D. faults
48. A. ashamed         B. frightened       C. nervous                    D. surprised
49. A. nervousness      B. sadness       C. silence            D. thought
50. A. you            B. myself        C. me                D. yourself
51. A. where                B. how          C. why                D. when
52. A. meaningless    B. useless         C. helpless           D. worthless
53. A. asking         B. persuading     C. begging           D. following
54. A. physical                 B. practical       C. personal           D. natural
55. A. indeed            B. always        C. also               D. almost