1 . The Healing Power of Music
Since Mom died and Dad lived alone, he was often angry, and lately he was getting more and more confusing. Today _______ to be worse than usual. He had a new aid named Linda, from our home country of Lithuania. The _______ of a stranger was bound to make Dad even more _______ .
Sure enough, Dad started _______ as soon as I got in the door. “This new girl doesn’t know anything,” he whispered with dissatisfaction.
“It’ll take some time for her to learn how to help you,” I _______ him.
The three of us sat _______ in the living room. I wished I could think of something to say. Lord, please help us feel more comfortable with this arrangement.
Linda _______ to her feet. Walking over to Dad’s record player, she _______ a Lithuanian folk record onto the turntable (转盘). The familiar accordion (手风琴) music played. Dad started _______ along to it. Liuda smiled.
The music seemed to drive all the ________ from the room. We chatted about Lithuania. It was one of the ________ visits Dad and I had ever had.
When I left, he hugged me good-bye and asked me to ________ old photos with him and Linda next time. ________ , I had a look at the old Dad, the man I’d always loved ________ time with.
I’d come to Dad’s house expecting the ________ . But with Linda’s help and a little music from the old country, I’d found what I would always love.
1. A.promised | B.tended | C.planned | D.needed |
2. A.choice | B.presence | C.name | D.assistance |
3. A.absent-minded | B.ill-tempered | C.light-hearted | D.heart-struck |
4. A.shouting | B.warning | C.remarking | D.complaining |
5. A.advised | B.directed | C.comforted | D.informed |
6. A.impatiently | B.anxiously | C.awkwardly | D.boringly |
7. A.sprang | B.went | C.struggled | D.came |
8. A.threw | B.placed | C.grabbed | D.played |
9. A.laughing | B.singing | C.clapping | D.smiling |
10. A.tension | B.atmosphere | C.sound | D.warmth |
11. A.longest | B.strangest | C.nicest | D.rarest |
12. A.check out | B.hang on | C.get through | D.look at |
13. A.For a moment | B.At a time | C.By the way | D.On the whole |
14. A.treasuring | B.wasting | C.saving | D.spending |
15. A.best | B.commonest | C.worst | D.happiest |