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A Visit from My Son

My wife and I live in Canada’s west coast and our son lives on its east coast, and we hadn’t seen him in person for more than two years. His mother is ill and can’t ______ anymore so we had talked about a possible future visit with him coming to us but nothing had been ______.

Then, one day, there was a knock at the door and when I opened it, in walked my son ______ a pot of flowers. He hadn’t told us he was coming and seeing him was a ______ and a wonderful comfort. It has been years since I last ______ about anything but when he walked in I was in tears.

My wife is sick and needs a lot of ______ these days and our son ______ to help. He is a homeowner and is therefore skilled at fixing and maintaining the household things. During these days. I could work shoulder to shoulder with this competent confident man that I loved and ______.

I ______ shouldn’t have been surprised because my son is now in his fifties, a successful business consultant, and makes far more ______ than I ever did. I wonder how he ever got to be that way and I claim no ______ for his success. He’s my son and ______ I still want to help him navigate his way through life.

My son left recently, and again I was in ______ but it was different somehow. When he arrived I was crying because I was so ______ to have someone I love and trust to help me take care of my wife. When he left, I shed tears of ______ that such a strong, intelligent and wonderful person is my son and he honors me by calling me “dad”.

A．drive

B．travel

C．reflect

D．sense

A．decided

B．organized

C．prepared

D．packed

A．expecting

B．enjoying

C．carrying

D．picturing

A．fantasy

B．surprise

C．hope

D．attempt

A．thought

B．talked

C．worried

D．cried

A．support

B．funds

C．confidence

D．donations

A．gathered up

B．burst out

C．tried out

D．stepped up

A．encouraged

B．noticed

C．admired

D．mentioned

A．probably

B．consequently

C．relatively

D．especially

10.

A．promises

B．progress

C．money

D．decisions

11.

A．prize

B．credit

C．effort

D．cost

12.

A．otherwise

B．moreover

C．ever

D．somehow

13.

A．shock

B．disbelief

C．disappointment

D．tears

14.

A．relieved

B．impressed

C．shocked

D．amused

15.

A．sadness

B．pride

C．sympathy

D．curiosity

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A．income

B．fare

C．cost

D．salary

A．excited

B．embarrassed

C．surprised

D．frightened

A．house

B．school

C．chance

D．job

A．rarely

B．extremely

C．occasionally

D．perfectly

A．luxurious

B．beautiful

C．temporary

D．fashionable

A．worst

B．best

C．fondest

D．busiest

A．refused

B．forgot

C．remembered

D．decided

A．considerate

B．unfortunate

C．important

D．forgetful

A．planned

B．attended

C．cancelled

D．celebrated

10.

A．connected

B．diagnosed

C．impressed

D．concerned

11.

A．enemies

B．world

C．game

D．hardship

12.

A．satisfaction

B．trouble

C．anxiety

D．responsibility

13.

A．alone

B．apart

C．alike

D．alive

14.

A．arranged

B．changed

C．unwanted

D．failed

15.

A．results from

B．focuses on

C．contributes to

D．depends on

16.

A．within

B．despite

C．out

D．beyond

17.

A．determination

B．reaction

C．exploration

D．admiration

18.

A．warning

B．cheating

C．reminding

D．accusing

19.

A．grateful

B．painful

C．successful

D．respectful

20.

A．foresee

B．fool

C．handle

D．observe

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B．streets

C．buildings

D．shops

A．kind

B．frightened

C．unfriendly

D．lovely

A．train

B．bus

C．plane

D．ship

A．green

B．yellow

C．red

D．black

A．catch

B．get

C．leave

D．miss

A．interest

B．accident

C．answer

D．example

A．driving

B．listening

C．speaking

D．shouting

A．eyes

B．face

C．voice

D．photo

A．driver

B．robber

C．thief

D．worker

10.

A．films

B．offices

C．stations

D．newspapers

11.

A．before

B．beside

C．behind

D．near

12.

A．reached

B．passed

C．hit

D．entered

13.

A．Look

B．Stand

C．Stop

D．Hands up

14.

A．broke

B．went

C．walked

D．rushed

15.

A．returned

B．left

C．met

D．disappeared

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Soon, paramedics (医务人员) arrived and rushed Simmons to hospital. When she heard how Norwood had saved her life, “I wasn’t __________,” Simmons said. “She always backs me up.”

A．horrors

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D．concerns

A．crashed

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A．left

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A．speed up

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A．injure

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A．kicked

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10.

A．safety

B．shelter

C．home

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11.

A．mouth

B．head

C．heart

D．shoulder

12.

A．smiling

B．disturbing

C．dying

D．troubling

13.

A．ways

B．terms

C．hopes

D．times

14.

A．thought

B．food

C．water

D．air

15.

A．touched

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A．laughed

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A．disappointed

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C．satisfied

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A．made

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B．gained

C．consulted

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A．goal

B．idea

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A．since

B．before

C．until

D．after

A．theme

B．system

C．programme

D．process

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B．turn up

C．keep up

D．make up

A．negative

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C．active

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A．tutors

B．kids

C．professors

D．guards

A．degree

B．praise

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A．higher

B．further

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A．billboard

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C．portrait

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11.

A．breaking

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12.

A．holding

B．arriving

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A．Leaving

B．Squeezing

C．Approaching

D．Staying

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A．stood

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A．get used to

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A．letter

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A．that

B．if

C．where

D．when

A．well

B．over

C．nice

D．ring

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A．small

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C．old

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A．very

B．just

C．quite

D．so

12.

A．where

B．which

C．why

D．that

13.

A．trouble

B．difficulties

C．things

D．fun

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A．even

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