When I was a child ,I spent most of the time near the sea watching the ships, large and small, go in and out of the harbor. At the age of eighteen I   1   home to take a job on a passenger   2   that sailed between San Francisco and YokohamA．I was   3   about my new adventure and a little afraid, too. For over a year, I    4   the Pacific on the Rosa Lee. The brilliant blue waters were   5   in the sunlight; under stormy skies the angry   6   became dark, dangerous, and exciting. I   7   the sea in all its glorious beauty — both when it was quiet and when it was violent.   8  , I knew it was the life for me.

After a year, during a rip from Melbourne to Honolulu, I had a very strange   9  . I have never forgotten it. We couldn’t get   10   the way in time and were hit by a violent 11  . The wind grew stronger and stronger —  12   fifty miles an hour, and mountains of water   13   the Rosa Lee over on its side. The ship rolled back only to be   14   again by the next wave. All during the rain-filled night, we worked in a frantic   15   to save the ship, but there was a breakdown in the engine room and the motors   16  . We knew that there was   17   more we could do. At dawn the Captain   18   the order to leave the ship. A few minutes later Rosa Lee   19   beneath the angry seA．All that could be   20    were a few lifeboats here and there among the waves.

1．A．left          B．went          C．landed         D．forgot

2．A．bus          B．ship           C．plane           D．train

3．A．worried    B．narrow        C．excited         D．sure

4．A．struck       B．imagined        C．remarked        D．sailed

5．A．shallow     B．terrifying       C．irregular         D．beautiful

6．A．situation  B．gains          C．waters          D．management

7．A．hated        B．loved         C．improved       D．greeted

8．A．In the end B．What’s more    C．That’s to say    D．From the beginning

9．A．dream       B．practice        C．imagination    D．experience

10．A．in         B．up              C．out of         D．down

11．A．purpose  B．storm          C．soul            D．rock

12．A．up to      B．far from       C．less than         D．behind

13．A．pushed    B．pulled          C．drew           D．looked

14．A．protected        B．attacked        C．destroyed       D．applied

15．A．request    B．decision        C．sense           D．attempt

16．A．worked  B．based           C．stooped         D．finished

17．A．nothing  B．space          C．light           D．recognized

18．A．gave       B．threw          C．forced          D．recognized

19．A．floated    B．sank           C．fell            D．pushed

20．A．enjoyed  B．criticized        C．seen           D．climbed

At an airport I overheard a father and daughter in their last moments together．They had announced her  54 ’s departure．Standing near the door, he said to his daughter: “I love you, I wish you  55  ．” She said: “Daddy, our life together has been more than enough．Your love is all I ever needed．I wish you enough, too, Daddy．” They kissed good-bye and she left．

       He walked   56   toward the window where I was seated．I tried not to intrude （侵犯） on his   57  , but he welcomed me in by asking: “Did you ever say good-bye to   58   knowing it would be forever?” “Yes, I have,” I replied．“  59   me for asking, but why is this a forever good-bye?” I asked．“I am old and she lives much too far away．I have   60   ahead and the reality is, her next trip back will be for my funeral,” he said．“When you were saying good-bye I heard you say, ‘I wish you enough．'' May I ask what that means?”

       He began to smile．“That is a wish that has been handed down from other  61  ．My parents used to say it to everyone．” He paused for a moment, looking up as if trying to remember it in detail, he  62  even more．“When we said ‘I wish you enough'', we wanted the other person to have a life filled with enough good things to sustain them,” he continued and then  63  toward me, he shared the following  64  he were reciting it from memory． 

       “I wish you enough sun to keep your attitude  65  ．I wish you enough rain to appreciate the sun more．I wish you enough happiness to keep your spirit alive．I wish you enough pain so that the  66  joys in life appear much bigger．I wish you enough gain to satisfy your  67  ．I wish you enough loss to appreciate all that you  68  ．I wish enough “Hello”s to get you  69   the final “Good-bye．” He then began to sob （哽咽） and walked away．

       It is said that “It takes a/an  70  to find a special person, an hour to  71  them, a day to love them,  72  then an entire life to  73  them．”

A．train      B．plane C．bus    D．ship

A．good      B．well  C．happy       D．enough

A．in   B．through    C．by     D．over

A．secret     B．priority     C．privacy     D．walk

A．someone       B．anybody   C．everyone   D．anyone

A．Allow    B．Forgive    C．Thank      D．Pardon

A．future    B．challenges C．illness       D．nothing

A．parents   B．families    C．generations      D．airlines

A．said       B．cried C．laughed    D．smiled

A．running       B．walking    C．turning     D．going

A．even if B．as if  C．even though     D．although

A．bright  B．right  C．good D．warm

A．less      B．least  C．little  D．smallest

A．expense       B．life    C．wanting    D．loss

A．like      B．want  C．possess     D．need

A．over     B．through    C．across       D．back

A．day      B．life    C．hour  D．minute

A．appreciate    B．see    C．face   D．understand

A．or B．but    C．meanwhile       D．as a result

A．forget  B．remember C．wish        D．help

At an airport I overheard a father and daughter in their last moments together．They had announced her  54 ’s departure．Standing near the door, he said to his daughter: “I love you, I wish you  55  ．” She said: “Daddy, our life together has been more than enough．Your love is all I ever needed．I wish you enough, too, Daddy．” They kissed good-bye and she left．

       He walked   56   toward the window where I was seated．I tried not to intrude （侵犯） on his   57  , but he welcomed me in by asking: “Did you ever say good-bye to   58   knowing it would be forever?” “Yes, I have,” I replied．“  59   me for asking, but why is this a forever good-bye?” I asked．“I am old and she lives much too far away．I have   60   ahead and the reality is, her next trip back will be for my funeral,” he said．“When you were saying good-bye I heard you say, ‘I wish you enough．'' May I ask what that means?”

       He began to smile．“That is a wish that has been handed down from other  61  ．My parents used to say it to everyone．” He paused for a moment, looking up as if trying to remember it in detail, he  62  even more．“When we said ‘I wish you enough'', we wanted the other person to have a life filled with enough good things to sustain them,” he continued and then  63  toward me, he shared the following  64  he were reciting it from memory．           

       “I wish you enough sun to keep your attitude  65  ．I wish you enough rain to appreciate the sun more．I wish you enough happiness to keep your spirit alive．I wish you enough pain so that the  66  joys in life appear much bigger．I wish you enough gain to satisfy your  67  ．I wish you enough loss to appreciate all that you  68  ．I wish enough “Hello”s to get you  69   the final “Good-bye．” He then began to sob （哽咽） and walked away．

       It is said that “It takes a/an  70  to find a special person, an hour to  71  them, a day to love them,  72  then an entire life to  73  them．”

1.A．train                       B．plane                  C．bus                     D．ship

2.A．good                       B．well                    C．happy                 D．enough

3.A．in                           B．through               C．by                      D．over

4.A．secret                      B．priority               C．privacy               D．walk

5.A．someone                  B．anybody              C．everyone             D．anyone

6.A．Allow                     B．Forgive               C．Thank                D．Pardon

7.A．future                     B．challenges           C．illness                 D．nothing

8.A．parents                    B．families               C．generations          D．airlines

9.A．said                        B．cried                   C．laughed               D．smiled

10.A．running                 B．walking               C．turning                D．going

11.A．even if                   B．as if                    C．even though         D．although

12.A．bright                    B．right                   C．good                   D．warm

13.A．less                       B．least                    C．little                   D．smallest

14.A．expense                 B．life                     C．wanting               D．loss

15.A．like                       B．want                   C．possess                D．need

16.A．over                      B．through               C．across                 D．back

17.A．day                       B．life                     C．hour                   D．minute

18.A．appreciate              B．see                      C．face                    D．understand

19.A．or                         B．but                     C．meanwhile           D．as a result

20.A．forget                    B．remember            C．wish                   D．help

       At an airport I overheard a father and daughter in their last moments together．They had announced her  1 ’s departure．Standing near the door, he said to his daughter: “I love you, I wish you  2  ．” She said: “Daddy, our life together has been more than enough．Your love is all I ever needed．I wish you enough, too, Daddy．” They kissed good-bye and she left．

       He walked  3   toward the window where I was seated．I tried not to intrude （侵犯） on his 4  , but he welcomed me in by asking: “Did you ever say good-bye to   5   knowing it would be forever?” “Yes, I have,” I replied．“  6   me for asking, but why is this a forever good-bye?” I asked．“I am old and she lives much too far away．I have   7   ahead and the reality is, her next trip back will be for my funeral,” he said．“When you were saying good-bye I heard you say, ‘I wish you enough．'' May I ask what that means?”

       He began to smile．“That is a wish that has been handed down from other  8  ．My parents used to say it to everyone．” He paused for a moment, looking up as if trying to remember it in detail, he  9  even more．“When we said ‘I wish you enough'', we wanted the other person to have a life filled with enough good things to sustain them,” he continued and then  10  toward me, he shared the following  11  he were reciting it from memory．            

       “I wish you enough sun to keep your attitude  12  ．I wish you enough rain to appreciate the sun more．I wish you enough happiness to keep your spirit alive．I wish you enough pain so that the  13  joys in life appear much bigger．I wish you enough gain to satisfy your  14  ．I wish you enough loss to appreciate all that you  15  ．I wish enough “Hello”s to get you  16   the final “Good-bye．” He then began to sob （哽咽） and walked away．

       It is said that “It takes a/an  17  to find a special person, an hour to  18  them, a day to love them,  19  then an entire life to  20  them．”

1．A．train                     B．plane                   C．bus                     D．ship

2．A．good                     B．well                    C．happy                 D．enough

3．A．in                         B．through               C．by                      D．over

4．A．secret                   B．priority                C．privacy               D．walk

5．A．someone               B．anybody              C．everyone             D．anyone

6．A．Allow                   B．Forgive               C．Thank                D．Pardon

7．A．future                   B．challenges            C．illness                 D．nothing

8．A．parents                 B．families               C．generations          D．airlines

9．A．said                      B．cried                   C．laughed               D．smiled

10．A．running               B．walking               C．turning                D．going

11．A．even if                 B．as if                    C．even though         D．although

12．A．bright                  B．right                    C．good                   D．warm

13．A．less                     B．least                    C．little                    D．smallest

14．A．expense               B．life                      C．wanting               D．loss

15．A．like                     B．want                   C．possess               D．need

16．A．over                    B．through               C．across                 D．back

17．A．day                     B．life                      C．hour                   D．minute

18．A．appreciate            B．see                      C．face                    D．understand

19．A．or                       B．but                      C．meanwhile           D．as a result

20．A．forget                B．remember         C．wish              D．help