An old man went to live with his son, daughter-in-law, and 4-year-old grandson. The old man’s hands
, his eyesight was not clear, and his
unsteady（不稳定的）. The family were
every night at the dinner table. But the elderly grandfather’s shaky hands and
sight made this rather difficult. Peas rolled off his spoon onto the floor. When he grasped the glass,
would often spill（洒落）onto the tablecloth. “We must do something about grandfather,” said the husband.
So the husband and wife set a small table in the corner. There, grandfather ate
in the corner while the rest of the family enjoyed dinner at the dinner table.
grandfather had already broken a dish or two, his food was served in a
bowl. Sometimes, when the family
grandfather, he had a tear in his eye as he ate alone.
, the only words the couple had for him were sharp
when he dropped a fork or spilled food. The 4-year-old boy watched all this
.
One evening before supper, the father
his son playing with wood scraps（小块）on the floor. He asked the child sweetly: “What are you making?” Just as
, the boy answered: “Oh, I am making a little
for you and mama to eat your food from when I grow up.” The 4-year-old boy smiled and went back to
on it.
The words
the parents so much that they were
. Then tears started to stream down their cheeks.
no word was spoken, both knew what they had to do. That evening, the husband took grandfather’s hand and
led him back to the family table.
| 小题1: | | A．wounded | B．moved | C．trembled | D．dragged |
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| 小题2: | | A．step | B．feet | C．speech | D．body |
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| 小题3: | | A．away | B．together | C．asleep | D．apart |
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| 小题4: | | A．losing | B．failing | C．disappearing | D．rising |
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| 小题5: | | A．food | B．pan | C．milk | D．dinner |
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| 小题6: | | A．alone | B．casually | C．steadily | D．bitterly |
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| 小题7: | | A．After | B．Since | C．While | D．When |
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| 小题8: | | A．small | B．safe | C．big | D．wooden |
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| 小题9: | | A．glanced at | B．stared at | C．looked through | D．looked after |
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| 小题10: | | A．However | B．Otherwise | C．Still | D．Rather |
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| 小题11: | | A．comments | B．quarrels | C．warnings | D．remark |
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| 小题12: | | A．in silence | B．in advance | C．in danger | D．in charge |
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| 小题13: | | A．researched | B．noticed | C．searched | D．explored |
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| 小题14: | | A．firmly | B．suddenly | C．cruelly | D．sweetly |
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| 小题16: | | A．worship | B．work | C．whisper | D．weave |
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| 小题17: | | A．impressed | B．touched | C．confused | D．struck |
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| 小题18: | | A．speechless | B．homeless | C．fearless | D．hopeless |
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| 小题19: | | A．Once | B．Whether | C．Though | D．Unless |
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| 小题20: | | A．gently | B．happily | C．fluently | D．fortunately |
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