2 . "I've lost my home. The home I bought, treasured, loved."
It now stands _________. The bare picture windows stare out like hollow (中空的) eyes. The flowers I planted and watered become _________, hanging low as if weeping. Putty (油灰) and paint cover the holes in the walls where pictures _________ hung.
Even though the house is empty, images _________ my mind of a time when it was filled with life.
On the driveway, we _________ our son how to ride a bike. In this house _________ both kids learned to read and write, we taught our son to tie his shoes, and for several terrible months _________ our daughter's toilet-training.
_________ it was our first home, we set right to decorate, make it our own. My arm _________ aches from painting my son's bedroom wall a bright blue that needed three coats __________ it stopped appearing streaky (有纹理的). I remember the __________ to paint my daughter's room pink that never came true.
Many injuries accumulated (累积) over the years. There's the __________ my daughter tried to climb on top of her dresser and it fell over on her. __________, she wasn't badly hurt. Or the time my son fell off his bike and scraped his knees.
I remember the __________ about having a master bedroom with our own bathroom and walk-in closet. Many fond __________ are associated with the room I shared with my family. The room we talked in, embraced in, laughed in.
My heart hurts __________ we drive away from the house, __________ it in the dust like nothing more than a distant memory.
Behind me my kids' chatter fills the back seat. My husband at my side threads his fingers through mine. It's then __________ I realize I haven't truly lost my home. My home is not a structure __________ four walls and a roof. It's not something that can be bought or sold. My home is not the place I live. It's the people I live with. The people __________ here in this car.
My family is my home.
1. | A．empty | B．spacious | C．rare | D．blank |
2. | A．bare | B．fresh | C．weak | D．boring |
3. 4. | A．appear | B．cover | C．remind | D．flood |
5. | A．helped | B．showed | C．took | D．led |
6. | A．why | B．when | C．where | D．which |
7. | A．broke through | B．looked through | C．put through | D．went through |
8. 9. | A．also | B．still | C．already | D．yet |
10. | A．so that | B．when | C．even if | D．before |
11. | A．plans | B．events | C．programs | D．ambitious |
12. | A．situation | B．position | C．time | D．state |
13. | A．Unfortunately | B．Obviously | C．Luckily | D．Surprisingly |
14. | A．awareness | B．embarrassment | C．excitement | D．sadness |
15. | A．minds | B．memories | C．thoughts | D．dreams |
16. | A．as | B．before | C．after | D．because |
17. | A．remaining | B．leaving | C．making | D．ignoring |
18. | A．that | B．when | C．until | D．which |
19. 20. | A．ever | B．only | C．right | D．simply |
