1 . It was an extremely busy day. I was so tired of my life that I was getting a little ________ with myself and everyone around me. On my way home, I ________ my old friend Paul in the street. He looked happy and ________ me to his home for dinner. We had not seen each other for many years, so ________ I was tired I accepted his invitation.
As we entered the door of his house, Paul started ________ “I have a dream, a song to sing, to help you ________ everything.” I felt ________ his behavior, but in no time I understood. Two ________ walked to Paul and hugged him. They couldn’t walk ________ or speak clearly, but their faces were full of ________ and sang the same song.
We talked about our ________ and work, and I learned from Paul that his daughters were born as “special children”. They were mentally changed. Their mother ________ years ago. Paul was both mother and father to his beautiful daughters. But Paul said he was ________ that the little angels were together with him and that ________ could stop him from living actively.
That night, we ________ a lot, and his happy smiles made my anger and ________ fade. I forgot how many times I ________ about my life and my work, but Paul’s life was a(n) ________ to me. The man smiled at his life and treated any trouble as a________of life. I owe my thanks to Paul, for he taught me to deal with life ________ and move on.
1. A.delighted | B.angry | C.strict | D.concerned |
2. A.called | B.visited | C.contacted | D.met |
3. A.forced | B.begged | C.invited | D.ordered |
4. A.when | B.if | C.since | D.though |
5. A.saying | B.talking | C.singing | D.dancing |
6. A.with | B.across | C.through | D.to |
7. A.surprised at | B.crazy about | C.satisfied with | D.proud of |
8. A.girls | B.players | C.brothers | D.singers |
9. A.carefully | B.quietly | C.cautiously | D.steadily |
10. A.tears | B.smiles | C.love | D.worry |
11. A.relatives | B.friends | C.family | D.class |
12. A.came to | B.passed away | C.hung about | D.gave in |
13. A.sure | B.sorry | C.lucky | D.ashamed |
14. A.nothing | B.something | C.anything | D.everything |
15. A.argued | B.learned | C.recalled | D.talked |
16. A.weakness | B.carelessness | C.friendliness | D.tiredness |
17. A.complained | B.dreamed | C.asked | D.thought |
18. A.comfort | B.shock | C.inspiration | D.instruction |
19. A.loss | B.gift | C.stage | D.game |
20. A.cheerfully | B.flexibly | C.equally | D.separately |