Tick, tock, tick, tock. I’m sitting here, watching the movements of my existence pass slowly away. My house has been
36 for such a long time，and I’m lonely and forgotten. Sitting here, by myself, all that I can do is
37 and think about my past. I could tell you stories that only
38 would know.
But walls can’t speak.
I came to this place many years ago，along with an old man….
39 , he was with me for on1y three short years before he passed on….
For a time, I was left alone, while people came and
40 the house…. Then, one day a nice couple moved in with a young son.
41 , their son Danny liked to stay with me, and I was completely
42 with him. He always looked as if he loved the stories I told, most of which began with. ‘‘Back in my day…” and ‘‘When I was
43 .…” I sometimes had the kind of idea that he didn’t really understand what I was saying, but it felt good to be
44 . When Danny went off to college，my heart broke. Soon afterward,
45 sold the house.…
New owners came and
46 . Then, One day it so happened that I was in when a new family was moving into the house. You can’t even imagine my
47 when, unexpectedly, Danny walked through the front door. He had a
48 and kids now. I was so overjoyed when I saw him that I put all my
49 into my daily activities. ... I spent the next twenty years watching his kids grow up, with a mixture of pride and
50 about what would happen next.
The kids finally became
51 and Danny sold the house. That was about five years ago…. Some of the local kids have started the rumor that the house is haunted（闹鬼的）--- and, in a way, it is. It is haunted by
52 of all the people who have lived in it. Every second has
53 me so much. I have been
54 them all day and they are almost up for me.... I hope that someday somebody will
55 me, and drop in on me again. Maybe then I’ll get a new home and an opportunity for a whole new set of memories.
| 小题1: | | A．crowded | B．empty | C．painted | D．sold |
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| 小题2: | | A．look back | B．enjoy food | C．have a dream | D．chat with friends |
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| 小题3: | | A．friends | B．learners | C．neighbors | D．walls |
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| 小题4: | | A．Luckily | B．Happily | C．Sadly | D．Surprisingly |
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| 小题5: | | A．looked at | B．settled in | C．bought in | D．sold out |
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| 小题6: | | A．At last | B．At one time | C．In the end | D．From the beginning |
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| 小题7: | | A．tired | B．friendly | C．taken | D．fond |
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| 小题8: | | A．older | B．healthier | C．better | D．younger |
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| 小题9: | | A．loved | B．told | C．disliked | D．believed |
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小题10:A
.Danny B. I C. his parents D. the old man
| 小题11: | | A．settled | B．went | C．lived | D．greeted |
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| 小题12: | | A．pity | B．pride | C．surprise | D．sadness |
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| 小题13: | | A．friend | B．daughter | C．son | D．wife |
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| 小题14: | | A．energy | B．time | C．life | D．ideas |
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| 小题15: | | A．happiness | B．dream | C．anxiety | D．disappointment |
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| 小题16: | | A．old | B．impatient | C．adults | D．tired |
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| 小题17: | | A．families | B．furniture | C．houses | D．memories |
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| 小题18: | | A．impressed | B．surprised | C．encouraged | D．inspired |
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| 小题19: | | A．putting | B．copying | C．recalling | D．taking |
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| 小题20: | | A．call | B．remember | C．visit | D．attend |
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But walls can’t speak.
.Danny B. I C. his parents D. the old man