Grandfather’s Clock

In the dining room of my grandfather’s house stood a(n) 　36 grandfather clock. Meals in that dining room were 　37 for four generations to become one. And always that grandfather clock stood like a trusted family friend, watching over the laughter and story 　38

and gentle kidding that were a part of our lives. Year after year, the clock 　39 , a part of my memories, a part of my heart. Even more wonderful to me was my grandfather’s 　40 . He wound that clock with a special key each day. That key was magic to me. It kept our family’s magnificent clock ticking and chiming. I remember watching as my grand-father took the key from his pocket and opened the hidden door in the massive clock. He inserted the key and

41 　　 not too much, never overwind, he’d tell me seriously, nor too 　42 . He never let that clock wind down and stop. When we grandkids got a little older, he showed us how to open the door and let us each take a turn 　43 the key. I remember the first time I did, I

44 , to be part of this family routine was sacred. After my 　45 grandfather died, it was several days after the funeral 　46 I remembered the clock! The tears flowed freely when I entered the dining room. The clock stood lonely as quiet as the 　47 had been, hushed. The clock even seemed smaller. Not quite as magnificent without my grandfather’s special 48 . I couldn’t 　49 to look at it. Sometime later, years later, my grandmother gave me the clock and the key. The old house was quiet. The hands on the clock were 50 , a reminder of time

slipping away, stopped at the 　51 moment when my grandfather had stopped winding it. I took the key in my shaking hand and opened the clock door. All of a sudden, I was a child again, watching my grandfather with his silver-white hair and 　52　 blue eyes. He was there, winking at me, at the secret of the clock’s magic, at the key that held so much power. I stood,

53 in the moment for a long time. Then slowly, I inserted the key. It 　54 to life. Tick-tock, tick-tock, life and chimes were 　55 into the dining room, into the house and into my heart. In the movement of the hands of the clock, my grandfather lived again.

36.　 A. used　　　　　　　　 B. traditional　　　　　　　　 C. massive　　　　　　　　　 D. ancient

37.　 A. a time　　　　　　　 B. one time　　　　　　　　　 C. instant　　　　　　　 　 D. time

38.　 A. swapping　　　　 B. telling　　　　　　　　　　　 C. developing　　　　　　　 D. spreading

39.　 A. stroke　　　　　　　 B. sounded　　　　　　　　　 C. chimed　　　　　　　　　　 D. echoed

40.　 A. ceremony　　　　 B. routine C. movement　　　　　　　 D. instruction

41.　 A. moved B. wound　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. motivated D. powered

42.　 A. little　　　　　　　　 B. loose　　　　　　　　　　　 C. tight　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. much

43.　 A. using　　　　　　　 B. inserting　　　　　　　　　 C. spinning　　　　　　　　　 D. winding

44. A. nerved　　　　　　　　　　 B. excited　　　　　　　　　　 C. trembled　　　　　　　　　 D. shook

45.　 A. beloved　　　　　　 B. lovely　　　　　　　　　　　 C. respectful　　　　　　　　 D. respective

46.　 A. when　　　　　　　 B. before　　　　　　　　　　 C. until　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. till

47.　 A. function　　　　　 B. ceremony　　　　　　　　 C. funeral　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. meeting

48.　 A. reach　　　　　　　 B. attention　　　　　　　　　 C. fixing　　　　　　　 　 D. touch

49.　 A. bear　　　　　　　　 B. continue　　　　　　　　　 C. allow　　　　　　　　　　　 D. forbid

50.　 A. dotted　　　　　　　 B. stopped　　　　　　　　　 C. frozen　　　　　　　　　　 D. paused

51.　 A. precise　　　　　　 B. perspective　　　　　　　 C. previous　　　　　　　　　 D. primary

52.　 A. staring　　 　　 B. twinkling　　　　　 　 C. shining　　 　　　　　 D. glaring

53.　 A. thought　　　　　　 B. imagined　　　　　　　　　 C. recalled　　　　　　　　　 D. lost

54.　 A. renewed　　　　　 B. sprang　　　　　　　　　　 C. survived　　　　　　　　　 D. awoke

55.　 A. poured　　　　　　　　　　 B. crowded　　　　　　　　　 C. filled　　　　　　　　　　　 D. breathed

On the Iraq?Syria border，a pack of wild dogs circled American soldiers for food．The leader of the pack was a gray?and?white dog．The soldiers called him Nubs．Nubs was shaking and __36__ able to stand．Marine major Brian Dennis looked closer and saw that there was a knife wound __37__ his chest．

Dennis couldn’t stand seeing the dog __38__．He and his men immediately treated the wound，and gave Nubs medicine．Nubs__39__but was still in pain．The next day，the team had to__40__．Ten days later，Dennis’s unit was back，and so was Nubs．He was still___41__，but the men fed him and played with him．

Before long the unit once again__42__an outpost (前哨) 70 miles away．Nubs，slowly but determinedly，__43__them far into the trackless wasteland until the men lost__44__of him．Two days later，beyond Dennis’s__45__，he saw Nubs just outside the outpost．The dog had tracked him across 70 miles of frozen desert to__46__with the friend who had saved his life．From then on Nubs and the men slept in the same place，and ran around in the same ruins．

Until an order came down from above that they were not__47__to have pets. Dennis__48__to make sure the dog would continue to live the__49__life．So he quickly raised $4,000 from his family and friends to fly Nubs to__50__．

A month later，when Dennis and the dog were__51__in California，at first Nubs didn’t recognize the guy．__52__within minutes，the dog jumped into Dennis’s arms，jumping up again and again to__53__ his friend’s face．

A little__54__and concern in the middle of war will not save a violent world．But small stories，like the story of a soldier and a dog，hold a promise of a(n) __55__world．

36．A．mostly　　　　　　　　　 B．certainly　　　　　　　　 C．hardly　　　　　　　　　　 D．never

37．A．in　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．on　　　　　　　　　　　　 C．at　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．behind

38．A．stand　　　　　　　 　 B．starve　　　　　　　　　　 C．bleed　　　　　　　 　 D．suffer

39．A．pulled through 　　　 B．fell asleep　　　　　　　 C．woke up 　　　　　　 D．fell down

40．A．leave　　　　　　　　　　 B．rest　　　　　　　　　　　 C．pass　　　　　　　　　　　 D．remain

41．A．hungry　　　　　 　 B．tired　　　　　　　　　　　 C．dirty　　　　　　　　　　　 D．weak

42．A．took up B．took over C．left for D．returned from

43．A．watched 　　　 　　B．followed　　　　　　　　 C．accompanied 　　　　　　 D．barked

44．A．touch 　　　　　 　　B．sight　　　　　　　　　　　 C．footprint 　　　　　　 D．smell

45．A．ability 　　　　　 　　B．surprise　　　　　　　　 C．imagination 　 D．understanding

46．A．part 　　　　　　 　　B．fight　　　　　　　　　　　 C．meet 　　　　　　　　　 D．break

47．A．asked 　　　　　 　　B．suggested　　　　　　　 C．required 　　　　D．allowed

48．A．decided 　　　 　　B．agreed　　　　　　　　　 C．accepted 　　　　　　 D．proposed

49．A．moving 　　　 　　B．good　　　　　　　　　　　 C．numb 　　　　　　　　 D．interesting

50．A．London 　　　　B．America　　　　　　　　 C．Iraq 　　　　　　　　　 D．Syria

51．A．found 　　　　　 　　B．interviewed　　　　　　 C．linked 　　　　　　　　 D．reunited

52．A．So 　　　　　　　 　　B．And　　　　　　　　　　　 C．But 　　　　　　　　　　 D．Though

53．A．lick 　　　　　　 　　B．touch　　　　　　　 　 C．bite 　　　　　　　　　　 D．clean

54．A．pity 　　　　　　 　　B．mercy　　　　　　　　　　 C．care 　　　　　　　　　 D．contribution

55．A．equal 　　　　　 　　B．harmonious　　　　　　 C．prosperous 　　　　 D．amazing