As a young man, Al was a skilled artist, a potter. He had a wife and two fine sons. One night, his oldest son
36 a severe stomachache and died suddenly. To make matters worse, his wife left him a short time la
ter,
37 him alone with his six-year- old younger son. The hurt and pain of the two situations were _
38 _ Al could handle, and he _
39 to alcohol. Al began to lose everything he possessed---his home, his land, his art objects, everything.
40 he died alone in a San Francisco motel room.
When I heard of Al’s death, I reacted with the same disdain（蔑视）the world shows for one who ends his life with nothing
41 _ left. “What a complete failure!” I thought. “What a totally
42__ life!”
As time went by, I began to re-evaluate my earlier _
43 judgment. You see, I knew Al’s now adult son, Ernie. He is one of the kindest, most
44 most loving men I have ever known. I watched Ernie with his children and saw the f
ree
45 of the love between them. I knew that kindness and caring had to come
46 somewhere.
I hadn’t heard Ernie talk much about his father. It is so hard to
47 an alcoholic. One day I get up my
48 to ask him. “I’m really puzzled by something,” I said. “I know your father was basically the only one to
49 you.
50 on earth did he do that you became such a special person?
Ernie sat _
51 _ and thought for a few moments. Then he said, “From my
_52 memories as
a child until I left home at 18, Al came into my room every night, gave me a __
53 and said, “I love you, son.”
Tears came to my eyes as I realized what a fool I had been to
54 Al as a failure. He had not left any material possession behind,
55 he left behind one of the finest, most giving men I have ever known.
| 小题1: | | A．obtained | B．developed | C．cured | D．recovered |
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| 小题2: | | A．taking | B．locking | C．finding | D．leaving |
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| 小题3: | | A．more than | B．less than | C．other than | D．rather than |
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| 小题4: | | A．got | B．turned | C．loved | D．changed |
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| 小题5: | | A．Luckily | B．Suddenly | C．Eventually | D．Jokingly |
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| 小题6: | | A．material | B．expensive | C．real | D．special |
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| 小题7: | | A．happy | B．thoughtful | C．deserted | D．wasted |
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| 小题8: | | A．angry | B．sharp | C．actual | D．proper |
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| 小题9: | | A．handsome | B．rich | C．caring | D．ordinary |
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| 小题12: | | A．defend | B．become | C．discuss | D．argue |
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| 小题13: | | A．confidence | B．courage | C．belief | D．strength |
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| 小题14: | | A．feed | B．love | C．care | D．raise |
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| 小题16: | | A．angrily | B．comfortably | C．quietly | D．excitedly |
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| 小题17: | | A．earliest | B．nearest | C．best | D．hardest |
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| 小题18: | | A．pat | B．lesson | C．kiss | D．present |
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| 小题19: | | A．judge | B．say | C．remember | D．respect |
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| 小题20: | | A．so | B．and | C．but | D．or |
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ter, 37 him alone with his six-year- old younger son. The hurt and pain of the two situations were _ 38 _ Al could handle, and he _ 39 to alcohol. Al began to lose everything he possessed---his home, his land, his art objects, everything. 40 he died alone in a San Francisco motel room.
ree 45 of the love between them. I knew that kindness and caring had to come 46 somewhere.
I hadn’t heard Ernie talk much about his father. It is so hard to 47 an alcoholic. One day I get up my 48 to ask him. “I’m really puzzled by something,” I said. “I know your father was basically the only one to 49 you. 50 on earth did he do that you became such a special person?
a child until I left home at 18, Al came into my room every night, gave me a __53 and said, “I love you, son.”
