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That morning, I got the train as always. I was a publishing director and was looking forward to embracing a new day of work, as usual. I would always turn to the crossword(縱橫填字游戲), but that day it didn't 1. I'd been doing it for 30-old years, but trying to read this one was like walking through syrup（糖漿）:2 slow and hard. I thought I must be tired.
I said to my assistant. The 3 colleague contacted my wife, Beth, and she drove me straight to hospital. There, confirmation came that I'd had a stroke in the part of my brain that4communication. I was now in a condition that means it's difficult or5to receive and produce language. It was the only time I 6.
I was back at home a week later, and my goal was to get better and 7 work in a couple of months. The way to8my language ability was rough. I'd look at simple pictures and try to describe them as my mind 9 round and round in the darkness, looking for words．
As the months passed, it became 10 that I wasn't going to be able to go back to my old job. For 25 years, I had 11 myself as a publisher. I was used to a busy day of meetings. I enjoyed colleagues and the 12 I'd had. I didn’t feel ready to say goodbye to my old self. There were times when I felt incredibly 13.
In the darkest months, I devoted myself to 14. I couldn't manage novels or newspapers,15I tried reading poetry, and found the shorter lines less overwhelming(勢(shì)不可擋的). My speech came back, and I learned how to read again, though much more slowly. I also learned the 16 to keep up. I allowed myself to slow down, and started to enjoy it．
17,  I get rid of my old skin. I grieved(感到悲痛) the past, its passing and its absence, and started to 18it. Now, 10 years later, I look after my grandson a day a week, and my relationship with my family is deeper than ever. If you'd asked me 15 years ago to 19 the importance of the things in my life I might have said work, but now I'm no longer a high-achieving publisher or someone who reads 10 books a week. I'm a 20 man, and if I read 10 books a year, that’s pretty good. 

1. 1.
   1. A.
      wear off
   2. B.
      make any sense
   3. C.
      count up
   4. D.
      pay off
2. 2.
   1. A.
      temporarily
   2. B.
      scarcely
   3. C.
      unbelievably
   4. D.
      mildly
3. 3.
   1. A.
      curious
   2. B.
      reserved
   3. C.
      serious
   4. D.
      concerned
4. 4.
   1. A.
      calls for
   2. B.
      deals with
   3. C.
      suffers from
   4. D.
      responds to
5. 5.
   1. A.
      practical
   2. B.
      absurd
   3. C.
      impossible
   4. D.
      innocent
6. 6.
   1. A.
      prayed
   2. B.
      cried
   3. C.
      failed
   4. D.
      withdrew
7. 7.
   1. A.
      contribute to
   2. B.
      agree to
   3. C.
      return to
   4. D.
      appeal to
8. 8.
   1. A.
      gaining
   2. B.
      rebuilding
   3. C.
      revealing
   4. D.
      improving
9. 9.
   1. A.
      slipped
   2. B.
      doubted
   3. C.
      wandered
   4. D.
      fled
10. 10.
    1. A.
       messy
    2. B.
       flexible
    3. C.
       straightforward
    4. D.
       self-evident
11. 11.
    1. A.
       informed
    2. B.
       evaluated
    3. C.
       reflected
    4. D.
       defined
12. 12.
    1. A.
       extinction
    2. B.
       reward
    3. C.
       schedule
    4. D.
       status
13. 13.
    1. A.
       angry
    2. B.
       cautious
    3. C.
       awesome
    4. D.
       merciless
14. 14.
    1. A.
       speaking
    2. B.
       trying
    3. C.
       writing
    4. D.
       managing
15. 15.
    1. A.
       since
    2. B.
       until
    3. C.
       so
    4. D.
       as
16. 16.
    1. A.
       favor
    2. B.
       patience
    3. C.
       sympathy
    4. D.
       comfort
17. 17.
    1. A.
       Gradually
    2. B.
       Hopefully
    3. C.
       Narrowly
    4. D.
       Annually
18. 18.
    1. A.
       keep up with
    2. B.
       come to terms with
    3. C.
       get around to
    4. D.
       live up to
19. 19.
    1. A.
       arrange
    2. B.
       compare
    3. C.
       rank
    4. D.
       declare
20. 20.
    1. A.
       genius
    2. B.
       community
    3. C.
       dignity
    4. D.
       family

Answer 1

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試題分析：文章講述了一名出版總監(jiān)患了失語(yǔ)癥，但通過(guò)自己的努力逐漸恢復(fù)，并發(fā)現(xiàn)人生有比工作更重要的事情--家庭。
1.考查詞組：A． wear off磨掉B． make any sense有意義C． count up加起來(lái)D． pay off還清，有回報(bào)，但那天的情況一點(diǎn)也不合乎常理。選B
2.考查副詞：A． temporarily暫時(shí)的B． scarcely幾乎不C． incredibly 難以置信的，D． savagely野蠻地，難以置信的緩慢和艱難。選C。
3.考查形容詞：A． curious 好奇的B． reserved 保留的C． serious嚴(yán)肅的 D． concerned關(guān)心的，擔(dān)心我的同事聯(lián)系了我妻子，選D
4.考查詞組：A． calls for需要，照顧B． deals with處理   C． suffers from 遭遇D． responds to回應(yīng)，證實(shí)了我大腦中負(fù)責(zé)語(yǔ)言溝通的那一部分中風(fēng)了。選B。
5.考查形容詞：A． practical實(shí)用的，B． absurd荒唐的；可笑的C． impossible 不可能的，D． innocent天真的，無(wú)辜的，這種情況意味著我會(huì)難以或者幾乎無(wú)法接收或說(shuō)出任何語(yǔ)言，選C
6.考查動(dòng)詞：A． prayed祈禱B． cried 哭C． failed失敗  D． withdrew撤回，這是我唯一一次哭的時(shí)候。選B。
7.考查詞組：A． contribute to 有助于B． agree to同意C． return to回到D． appeal to吸引，我的目標(biāo)是好起來(lái)，回去上班。選C。
8.考查動(dòng)詞：A． obtaining獲得B． rebuilding重建C． revealing揭示D． improving改善，重建語(yǔ)言能力的過(guò)程很難。選B
9.考查動(dòng)詞：A． slipped滑倒B． doubted懷疑C． wandered 徘徊，走神D．fled逃走，測(cè)算，估計(jì)，我的思想會(huì)走神。選C
10.考查形容詞：A． messy混亂B． flexible靈活的C． straightforward 直率的 D．self-evident 不言而喻的，幾個(gè)月過(guò)去了，很明顯我不能回去上班了。選D
11.考查動(dòng)詞：A． informed 通知B． estimated估計(jì)C． reflected反映D． defined定義，我把自己定義為出版總監(jiān)，選D
12.考查名詞：A． extinction熄滅B． reward回報(bào)C． agenda 日程安排D． status地位，身份，我喜歡同事和自己的身份。選D
13.考查形容詞：A． angry 生氣的B. cautious謹(jǐn)慎的，C. awesome令人討厭的，D. merciless毫不憐憫的，有很多次我感到非常生氣。選A
14.考查動(dòng)詞：A． speaking說(shuō)話B． trying 嘗試C． writing寫(xiě)D． managing管理，我盡量地努力。選B
15.考查連詞：A． since自從B． until直到C． SO因此D． as因?yàn)椋��?dāng)…,我不能看小說(shuō)和報(bào)紙，因此我嘗試看詩(shī)歌，選C
16.考查名詞：A． favor恩惠B． patience 耐心C． coincidence巧合；一致D． comfort安慰，我學(xué)會(huì)了堅(jiān)持的耐心。選B
17.考查副詞：A． Gradually逐漸的B．Hopefully有希望的C． Narrowly勉強(qiáng)的，D． Annually一年一度的，逐漸的，我褪去以前的身份。選A
18.考查詞組：A． keep up with 跟上B．come to terms with和…一致C．get around to 四處走動(dòng)D． live up to符合，達(dá)到，我開(kāi)始和它保持一致。選B
19.考查動(dòng)詞：A． arrange安排B． compare 比較C． rank 排名D． declare宣布，如果15年前讓我排列一生中最重要的東西，選C
20.考查名詞：A． genius天才B． community社區(qū)C． dignity尊嚴(yán)D． family家庭，現(xiàn)在我是家庭婦男。選D
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