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 | |
小题2: | A.taking | B.locking | C.finding | D.leaving | |
小题3: | A.more than | B.less than | C.other than | D.rather than | |
小题4: | A.got | B.turned | C.loved | D.changed | |
小题5: | A.Luckily | B.Suddenly | C.Eventually | D.Jokingly | |
小题6: | A.material | B.expensive | C.real | D.special | |
小题7: | A.happy | B.thoughtful | C.deserted | D.wasted | |
小题8: | A.angry | B.sharp | C.actual | D.proper | |
小题9: | A.handsome | B.rich | C.caring | D.ordinary | |
小题10: | A.flow | B.rise | C.fly | D.move | |
小题1:B
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