AsayoungmanAlwasaskilledartistapotterwithawifeandtwofinesons.Onenighthisolderson1aseverestomachache.Thinkingitwasonlysome2intestinal(肠道)disorderneitherInorhiswifetookthecondit
AsayoungmanAlwasaskilledartistapotterwithawifeandtwofinesons.Onenighthisolderson 1 aseverestomachache.Thinkingitwasonlysome2intestinal(肠道)disorderneitherInorhiswifetooktheconditionvery3.Buttheboydiedsuddenlythatnight.
Knowingthedeath 4ifhehadonlyrealizedtheseriousnessofthesituationhealwaysfelthewasguilty.5hiswifelefthimashorttimelaterleavinghim 6withhissix-year-oldyoungerson.Thehurtandpainofthetwosituationswere 7Alcouldstandandheturnedtoalcoholforhelp.8Albecameanalcoholic.
AsthealcoholismprogressedAlbegantolose9hepossessed--hislandhouseetc.FinallyAl 11 aloneinasmallbar.HearingofAl’sdeathIthought“Whatatotally11life!Whatacompletefailure!”
Astime 12Ibegantore-valuemyearlierrough 13 .IknewAl’snowadultsonErnie.Heisoneofthekindest 14 andmostlovingmenIhaveeverknown.IsawthelovebetweenErnieandhischildrenthinkingthatkindnessandcaringhadtocomefrom 15 .
Ihadn’theardErnietalkedmuchabouthisfather.OnedayI 16 mycouragetoaskhimwhatonearthhisfatherhaddone 17 hebecamesuchaspecialperson.Erniesaidquietly“AsachilduntilIlefthomeat18AIcameintomyroomeverynightgaveme 18andsaid‘Iloveyouson.’”
TearscametomyeyesasIrealizedwhat 19 IhadbeentojudgeAlasafailure.Hehadnotleftany 20behind.Buthehadbeenakindlovingfatherandleftbehindhisbestlove.
1.A.producedB.developed C.discoveredD.explored
2.A.common B.strangeC.unusual D.unknown
3.A.forgrantedB.regularly C.particularlyD.seriously
4.A.couldhavebeenpreventedB.shouldhavetakenplace
C.musthavebeenstoppedD.wouldbeavoided
5.A.TotellthetruthB.Tobeginwith C.Tomakemattersworse D.Tobeexact
6.A.alongB.alone C.lonely D.single
7.A.ratherB.otherthan C.morethanD.lessthan
8.A.Foratime B.IntimeC.Bythetime D.Innotime
9.A.something B.nothingC.everythingD.something
10.A.gotdrunk B.gaveupdrinking C.regrettedhisdrinking D.died
11.A.honored B.disappointed C.sufferedD.wasted
12.A.wentonB.went