Question

完形填空

閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。

My mother-in-law passed away when she was 76. My wife and I drove to ________ her belongings, deciding what to keep, give away or throw out. Nettie lived on little all her life, ________ we expected no hidden fortunes, but we were ________ .

In early spring every year, Nettie would make a(n) ________ . “I’m making the Easter pies,” she would say, “so nobody should bother me.” Nettie wrapped the pies and labeled each for the intended ________. Her doorbell would start ringing at noon as relatives came to ________ this family present.

In the fridge, my wife and I ________ some pies and looked at each other in ________ , saying nothing. Then we ________ the pies one by one and put them in a plastic bag. We left her apartment for the last time, ________ holding the pies.

That night, as we ________ at the table for dinner with our children in our home, my wife ________ us the pies. I’d eaten my mother-in-law’s pies for more than 20 years, and they ________ tasted good. But this time the pies tasted better than ever. With each ________ I remembered everything Nettie had meant to all of us over the years---how she had ________ her daughter as a single mother and loved her grandchildren. I could actually taste her kind and ________ spirit.

Afterwards, my wife pointed towards one last pie labeled “Nettie”. “I’m saving this one, ”she said. There Nettie’s ________ remains, untouched, unseen, but never ________ . Other families leave behind ________ stuff such as jewelry, but Nettie left us her simple pie. That single pie will be our heirloom（傳家寶）and ________ our hearts forever.

1.A. get through B. get away with C. go through D. go away with

2.A. so B. or C. but D. for

3.A. optimistic B. wrong C. disappointed D. embarrassed

4.A. wish B. promise C. order D. announcement

5.A. customers B. postmen C. businessmen D. receivers

6.A. collect B. see C. borrow D. deliver

7.A. saved B. discovered C. cooled D. kept

8.A. delight B. satisfaction C. sorrow D. surprise

9.A. took out B. hid C. ate up D. threw

10.A. cheerfully B. mainly C. carefully D. partly

11.A. gathered B. arrived C. stared D. played

12.A. bought B. cooked C. served D. showed

13.A. seldom B. always C. never D. almost

14.A. beat B. bite C. hit D. breath

15.A. depended on B. controlled C. brought up D. treated

16.A. active B. strict C. humorous D. generous

17.A. pie B. work C. label D. dinner

18.A. tasted B. picked C. forgotten D. left

19.A. simple B. expensive C. traditional D. common

20.A. open B. gain C. break D. feed

Answer 1