A story is told about a soldier who finally came home after having fought in Vietnam. He called his parents from
____ “Mom and Dad, I
____ home ,but I’ve a favor to ask .I have a friend I’d like to bring home with me.” “
____ ,” they replied, “We’d love to meet him.” “There’s something you should know,” the son continued , “he was ____ in the fighting. He
____ on a land bomb and lost an arm and a leg. He has nowhere else to go ,and I want him to ____ us.” “I’m sorry to hear that ,son. Maybe we can help him find somewhere to live.” “No, Mom and Dad ,I want him to live with us.” “Son,” said the father , “you don’t know what you’re asking. Someone with such ____ would be ____ on us. We have our own lives to live ,and we can’t let something like this ____ with our lives. I think you should just come home and
____ about this guy . He’ll find a way to live
____ his own.
At that point, the son
____ the phone. The parents heard
____ more from him. A few days later ,
____ ,they received a call from the San Francisco police. Their son had died after falling from a building .The police believed it was a ____.They grief-stricken parents flew to San Francisco to
____ the body of their son. They recognized him, but to their horror they also discovered something they didn’t know, their son had ____.
The parents in this story are like many of us .We find it
____ to love those who are good-looking or fun to have around ,but we don’t like people who are
____ to us or make us feel uncomfortable. Thankfully, there’s someone who loves us with an ____ love that welcomes us into the forever family.
【小题1】A.Chicago | B.San Francisco | C.Boston | D.London |
【小题2】A.am leaving | B.was coming | C.am coming | D.was leaving |
【小题3】A.Sure | B.Sorry | C.possible | D.No way |
【小题4】A.fairly good | B.very healthy | C.very well | D.hurt badly |
【小题5】A.sat | B.slept | C.stepped | D.lay |
【小题6】A.live with | B.keep with | C.work with | D.play with |
【小题7】A.disadvantages | B.disabilities | C.advantages | D.shortcomings |
【小题8】A.a happy family | B.pleasant company | C.deadly disease | D.a terrible burden |
【小题9】A.disturb | B.stop | C.improve | D.strengthen |
【小题10】A.bring | B.forgive | C.forget | D.remember |
【小题11】【小题12】A.hung on | B.hold on | C.hung out | D.hung up |
【小题13】A.anything | B.something | C.nothing | D.everything |
【小题14】A.otherwise | B.however | C.besides | D.and |
【小题15】A.suicide(自杀) | B.accident | C.murder | D.coincidence |
【小题16】A.bring | B.take | C.identify | D.fetch |
【小题17】A.only one arm and one leg | B.one arm and two legs | C.no arm and no leg | D.two arms and one leg |
【小题18】A.simple | B.easy | C.difference | D.difficult |
【小题19】A.friendly | B.familiar | C.smart | D.inconvenient |
【小题20】A.unconditional | B.precious | C.unique | D.valuable |