I got my first real job when I was ten.My dad,Benjamin,injured his back when working in a cardboard-box factory and was retrained as a hairstylist.He   1  space in a little strip mall and gave his shop the fancy   2   of Mr.Ben’s Coiffure.The owner of the shopping center gave Dad a on his rent for cleaning the parking lot three  4   a week,which meant getting up at 3 am.To  5    rubbish,Dad used a little machine that looked like a lawn mower.Mom and I  6   

garbage cans and picked up litter by hand.   7  took two to three hours to clean the lot.I’d  8

in the car on the way home.?

I did this for two years,  9  the lessons I learned there have lasted a lifetime.I  10 discipline and a strong work ethic,and learned at an early age the importance of   11  life’s competing interests —in my case,school, homework and a job.This really 12 during my senior year of high school,    13     I worked 40 hours a week flipping (翻动) burgers at a fast-?food joint while 14  a full load of college-prep courses.?

The hard work   15   off.I attended the US Military Academy and went on to  16    graduate degrees in law and business from Harvard. Later,I    17   a big Los Angeles law firm and was elected to the California State Assembly.In these   18   and in everything else I’ve done,I have never forgotten those nights in the parking lot.The    19   taught me that there is dignity in all work and that if people are working to   20   for themselves and their families,that is something we should honor. ?

1. A.bought           B.had          C.rented                         D.built?

2. A.sign               B.mark         C.name                   D.board?

3. A.discount         B.bill?        C.praise                  D.punishment?

4. A.days               B.hours         C.mornings             D.nights?

5. A.make up            B.fill up?    C.pick up                     D.take off?

6. A.emptied                 B.collected C.carried                   D.filled?

7. A.This                B.That       C.I                    D.It

8. A.cry                        B.laugh    C.complain               D.sleep?

9. A.though                  B.but       C.so                    D.then?

10. A.acquired              B.wanted        C.liked                   D.called?

11. A.gaining                B.balancing?C.avoiding            D.abandoning?

12. A.worked                B.did      C.happened                     D.helped?

13. A.then                    B.when     C.while                   D.as?

14. A.having                 B.joining    C.taking                 D.doing?

15. A.paid                    B.took      C.laid                     D.kicked?

16. A.ask                   B.seek     C.accept                     D.receive?

17. A.went                    B.joined     C.opened                 D.charged?

18. A.ways                   B.jobs      C.schools                D.firms?

19. A.lessons                 B.memory?C.experience                  D.teachers?

20. A.support                B.earn      C.give                           D.provide?

Dear son,

     The day that you see me old and I am already not in good health, have patience and try to understand me.

     If I get dirty when eating, if I can not dress, have patience and remember the hours I      teaching it to you. If, when I speak to you, I     the same things thousand and one times, do not      me, listen to me. When you were small, I had to read to you thousand and one times the same story     you got to sleep. When I do not want to have a    , neither shame me nor scold me. Remember when I had to chase you with thousand excuses I     , in order that you wanted to bathe. When you see my     little about new technologies, give me the necessary time and do not look at me with your mocking (嘲弄) smile. I taught you     to do so many things: to eat good, to dress well, to confront life.

   When at some moment I lose the memory or the     of our conversation, let me have the necessary time to remember, and if I cannot do it, do not become nervous, as the most important thing is not our conversation but surely to be with you and to have you      to me.

     If ever I do not want to eat, do not force me. I know well      I need to and when not. When my     legs do not allow me to walk, give me your     , the same way I did when you gave your first   .   And when someday I say to you that I do not want to      any more -that I want to rest forever, do not get angry. Someday you will understand.

     Try to understand that my age is not lived but survived. Some day you will discover that,      my mistakes, I always wanted the      thing for you and that I tried to prepare the way for you. You must not feel sad, or angry for seeing me      you. You must be next to me, try to understand me and to help me as I did it when you      living. Help me to walk, help me to end my way with love and     . I will pay you by a smile and by the immense love I have had always for you.

                                                                   I love you, son.

                                                                  Your father

1.A. paid              B. spent           C. cost            D. took

2.A. praise           B. think           C. repeat          D. criticize

3.A. interrupt        B. disturb          C. look           D. avoid

4.A. when            B. after           C. since           D. until

5.A. rest              B. word          C. shower         D. sleep

6.A. discovered      B. invented       C. noticed         D. assumed

7.A. knowing         B. fearing        C. enjoying        D. consulting

8.A. what             B. when          C. how           D. why

9.A. news             B. attitude        C. material        D. thread

10.A. talking         B. listening        C. responding     D. appealing

11.A. where           B. how           C. that            D. when

12.A. tired            B. tiring          C. tiresome        D. tire

13.A. leg              B. ear            C. hand           D. mind

14.A. step             B. pace          C. laugh           D. cry

15.A. talk             B. live           C. write           D. sleep

16.A. though         B. since          C. while           D. despite

17.A. last             B. first          C. best             D. most

18.A. near            B. behind        C. below            D. against

19.A. made            B. started       C. earned            D. found

20.A. mercy           B. care          C. excuse           D. patience

A year ago I paid no attention to English idioms,   41  my teacher said again and again that it was important．

    One day, I happened to  42  an Englishman on the road, and soon we began to  43   ．As I was talking about how I was studying English, the foreigner shook his head, saying, “You don’t say! You don’t say!”  I was  44  , I thought, perhaps this is not a  45  topic．Well, I’d  46  change the topic．So I said to him, “Well, shall we talk about the Great Wall?  47  the way, have you ever 48 there?” “Certainly, everyone back home will  49  me if I leave China without seeing  50  ．It was great．” I said, “The Great Wall is one of the wonders in the world． It is a place of   51  ．” Soon I was interrupted again by his words, “  52  !” I couldn’t  53  asking, “Why do you ask me not to talk about it?” “Well, I didn’t ask you to do  54  ”, he answered, gently surprised．

   I said, “Didn’t you say ‘You don’t say’?”

   Hearing this, the Englishman  55  to tears．He began to  56 ,“‘You don’t say’ actually means ‘really?’．It is an   57  of surprise．Perhaps you don’t pay attention 58  English idioms. ”

   Then I knew I had made a fool of  59 ．Since then I have been more  60  with idioms．

A.though            B. when         C. if                  D. as

A.look           B. meet       C. pick up             D. find out

A.walk           B. talk        C. play              D. go

A.pleased        B. angry      C. afraid             D. surprised

A.proper             B. strange      C. safe              D. polite

A.to                  B. better       C. not                 D. like

A.On                B. In           C. All                 D. By

A.gone                B. visited      C. seen              D. been

A.look at         B. think of    C. send for          D. laugh at

A.it                B. hem         C. anything       D. something

A.fun            B. interest     C. business            D. mountain

A.Really        B. Good        C. You don’ t say  D. You are right.

A. be               B. help         C. think             D. do

A.this              B. so           C. anything         D. me a favor

A.laughed     B. cried      C. moved             D. came

A.explain         B. shout       C. prove              D. say

A.experience   B. expression  C. explanation       D. example

A.for           B. to           C. at                   D. in

A.me             B. myself      C. him                D. somebody

A.helpful         B. popular    C .careful            D. satisfied

Dear son,

The day that you see me old and I am already not in good health, have patience and try to understand me.

If I get dirty when eating, if I can not dress, have patience and remember the hours I   36   teaching it to you. If, when I speak to you, I   37   the same things thousand and one times, do not   38   me, listen to me. When you were small, I had to read to you thousand and one times the same story   39   you got to sleep. When I do not want to have a   40  , neither shame me nor scold me. Remember when I had to chase you with thousand excuses I   41  , in order that you wanted to bathe. When you see my   42   little about new technologies, give me the necessary time and do not look at me with your mocking(嘲弄) smile. I taught you   43   to do so many things: to eat good, to dress well, to confront life…. When at some moment I lose the memory or the   44   of our conversation, let me have the necessary time to remember, and if I cannot do it, do not become nervous, as the most important thing is not our conversation but surely to be with you and to have you   45   to me.

If ever I do not want to eat, do not force me. I know well   46   I need to and when not. When my   47   legs do not allow me to walk, give me your   48  , the same way I did when you gave your first   49  . And when someday I say to you that I do not want to   50   any more ---- that I want to rest forever, do not get angry. Someday you will understand.

Try to understand that my age is not lived but survived. Some day you will discover that,  51   my mistakes, I always wanted the   52   thing for you and that I tried to prepare the way for you. You must not feel sad, angry or impotent(无可奈何) for seeing me   53   you. You must be next to me, try to understand me and to help me as I did it when you   54   living. Help me to walk, help me to end my way with love and   55  . I will pay you by a smile and by the immense love I have had always for you.

I love you, Son.

Your father

1. A. paid             B. spent            C. cost             D. took

2. A. praise          B. think             C. repeat           D. criticize

3.A. interrupt        B. disturb           C. look             D. avoid

4. A. when            B. after             C. since            D. until

5.A. rest             B. word              C. shower           D. sleep

6.A. discovered  B. invented             C. noticed            D. assumed

7. A. knowing         B. fearing           C. enjoying         D. consulting

8. A. what            B. when              C. how              D. why

9.A. news             B. attitude          C. material         D. thread

10. A. talking        B. listening         C. responding       D. appealing

11. A. where          B. how               C. that             D. when

12.A. tired           B. short             C. long             D. strong

13. A. leg            B. ear               C. hand             D. mind

14. A. step           B. pace              C. laugh            D. cry

15.A. talk            B. live              C. write            D. sleep

16.A. though          B. since             C. while            D. despite

17. A. last           B. first             C. best             D. most

18. A. near           B. behind            C. below            D. against

19.A. made            B. started           C. earned           D. found

20.A. mercy   B. care              C. excuse           D. patience

完形填空：（每小题1分，满分20分）
Dear son,
The day that you see me old and I am already not in good health, have patience and try to understand me.
If I get dirty when eating, if I can not dress, have patience and remember the hours I   36   teaching it to you. If, when I speak to you, I   37   the same things thousand and one times, do not   38   me, listen to me. When you were small, I had to read to you thousand and one times the same story   39   you got to sleep. When I do not want to have a   40  , neither shame me nor scold me. Remember when I had to chase you with thousand excuses I   41  , in order that you wanted to bathe. When you see my   42   little about new technologies, give me the necessary time and do not look at me with your mocking (嘲弄) smile. I taught you   43   to do so many things: to eat good, to dress well, to confront life…. When at some moment I lose the memory or the   44   of our conversation, let me have the necessary time to remember, and if I cannot do it, do not become nervous, as the most important thing is not our conversation but surely to be with you and to have you   45   to me.
If ever I do not want to eat, do not force me. I know well   46   I need to and when not. When my   47   legs do not allow me to walk, give me your   48  , the same way I did when you gave your first   49  . And when someday I say to you that I do not want to   50   any more — that I want to rest forever, do not get angry. Someday you will understand.
Try to understand that my age is not lived but survived. Some day you will discover that,  51   my mistakes, I always wanted the   52   thing for you and that I tried to prepare the way for you. You must not feel sad, angry or impotent (无可奈何) for seeing me   53   you. You must be next to me, try to understand me and to help me as I did it when you   54   living. Help me to walk, help me to end my way with love and   55  . I will pay you by a smile and by the immense love I have had always for you.
I love you, Son.
Your father
36. A. paid            B. spent         C. cost      D. took
37. A. praise    B. think    C. repeat D. criticize
38. A. interrupt        B. disturb          C. look      D. avoid
39. A. when      B. after    C. since    D. until
40. A. rest        B. word    C. shower       D. sleep
4l. A. discovered      B. invented       C. noticed         D. assumed
42. A. knowing          B. fearing          C. enjoying       D. consulting
43. A. what      B. when   C. how      D. why
44. A. news      B. attitude        C. material       D. thread
45. A. talking   B. listening       C. responding  D. appealing
46. A. where    B. how      C. that      D. when
47. A. tired       B. short    C. long      D. strong
48. A. leg B. ear       C. hand    D. mind
49. A. step        B. pace     C. laugh   D. cry
50. A. talk         B. live       C. write    D. sleep
51. A. though   B. since    C. while    D. despite
52. A. last         B. first      C. best     D. most
53. A. near       B. behind C. below  D. against
54. A. made     B. started         C. earned          D. found
55. A. mercy    B. care     C. excuse D. patience