John’sparentsacquiredthewasherwhenhewasasmallboy....

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       John’s parents acquired the washer when he was a small boy happened during World War II. His family never  1    a washing machine and ,since gasoline was expensive ,they could not  2   trips to the laundry（洗衣店）several miles away. Keeping clothes  3   became a problem for young John’s household.

       A family friend joined the army ,and his wife  4   to go with him. John’s family  5   to store their furniture while they were away. To the family’s   6   ,the friends suggested they use their Bendix. So this is how they  7   the washer.

       Young John helped with the washing ,and across the years he  8   a love for the old, green Bendix. But   9  the war ended the friends came to take it back ,John grew terribly   10  mother   11  him and said, “You must remember ,that machine   12  belonged to us in the first place. That we ever got to use it at all was a gift. So, instead of being mad at it being taken   13  ,let’s use this  14   to be grateful that we had it at all.”

       The lesson turned out  15   . Years later ,John watched his eight-year-old daughter die a slow and painful death of leukemia（白血病）. Though he   16  for months with her death ,John could not begin getting over from the   17  until he remembered the old Bendix.

       His daughter was a    18  he realized that simple fact ,everything changed could now begin recovering from the death of his daughter. He started to see her as a marvelous gift that he was fortunate enough to   19  for a time. He felt   20  . He found strength and recovery . He knew he could get through the valley of loss.

1．A．required                B．owned                 C．repaired               D．saw

2．A．take                      B．have                    C．afford                 D．ride

4．A．agreed                  B．managed              C．desired                D．prepared

5．A．offered                 B．decided               C．expected             D．promised

6．A．disappointment      B．astonishment        C．sadness               D．regret

7．A．bought                  B．got                      C．borrowed            D．used

8．A．achieved               B．produced             C．developed            D．reduced

9．A．finally                   B．obviously             C．immediately         D．peacefully

10．A．frightened            B．upset                   C．hopeless              D．confused

11．A．explained             B．encouraged          C．comforted           D．taught

12．A．once                   B．already                C．hardly                 D．never

13．A．out                     B．down                  C．away                  D．up

14．A．chance                B．success               C．event                  D．treasure

15．A．important            B．necessary            C．reasonable           D．invaluable

16．A．thought               B．missed                C．struggled             D．forgot

13．A．lesson                 B．loss                     C．illness                 D．difficulty

18．A．death                  B．washer                C．gift                     D．loser

19．A．share                  B．spend                  C．live                     D．earn

20．A．grateful              B．energetic             C．relaxed              D．happy

【回答】

1—5  BCADA   6—10  BBCAB   11—15   CDCAD   16—20   CBCAA

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