For several years, we lived at the end of a long Texas country road. Every evening when I was away from home on business, my little boy would ask permission of his mother to take his black
and his daddy’s walking stick, to make the half-mile
from the house to the fence which
the beginning of the dirty driveway.
One day, I was busy with my business and was
for about an hour, completely forgetting about the
little boy down the road who might be
for his daddy.
On my way home, the rain was so thick that I could not
ten feet in front of me. All I could
was finishing my journey and getting out of the rain.
, the downpour began to abate(减弱). It was only a drizzle(细雨) by the time my car turned the last
and approached the final street between me and a warm home and nice meal.
, I caught sight of my little boy, who was
an umbrella in one hand, a walking stick in the other, and was wearing the biggest and most beautiful smile ever to lighten the
of a little boy.
As I stopped the car and
the door, he ran into my arms and held me long and hard. He was wet and
with cold, but he never
the rain, nor the hour-long wait. He simply said, “Daddy, I missed you. I am so glad you are home.”
Last year, we
to a wonderful new home provided for a special season in our lives. We no longer have a long country road.
, I have never forgotten the rainy day and the little boy and his black dog. Often, perhaps a thousand times, that
has occurred in my mind.
all events in our lives, it happens once, and must be treasured.
| 小题1: | | A．bag | B．dog | C．umbrella | D．toy |
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| 小题2: | | A．journey | B．flight | C．effort | D．ride |
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| 小题3: | | A．discovered | B．explained | C．marked | D．described |
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| 小题4: | | A．controlled | B．trained | C．delayed | D．bothered |
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| 小题5: | | A．hopeful | B．grateful | C．careful | D．faithful |
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| 小题6: | | A．waiting | B．sending | C．searching | D．calling |
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| 小题8: | | A．stick to | B．think of | C．pick up | D．hold on |
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| 小题9: | | A．In fact | B．In surprise | C．At once | D．At last |
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| 小题10: | | A．moment | B．corner | C．street | D．way |
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| 小题11: | | A．All of a sudden | B．Believe it or not | | C．To my pleasure | D．For seconds |
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| 小题12: | | A．holding | B．taking | C．folding | D．carrying |
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| 小题14: | | A．closed | B．locked | C．knocked | D．opened |
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| 小题15: | | A．worrying | B．nervous | C．trembling | D．anxious |
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| 小题16: | | A．noticed | B．doubted | C．judged | D．mentioned |
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| 小题17: | | A．moved | B．turned | C．returned | D．traveled |
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| 小题18: | | A．Therefore | B．Besides | C．Otherwise | D．However |
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| 小题19: | | A．time | B．scene | C．act | D．sight |
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