My great Grandma was beautiful both in appearance and in mind.She lived 1 two World Wars and the Great Depression.During the eleven years, I received the 2 of determination, faith and love.
Grandma lost her leg at eighty-three 3 poor circulation(血液循环) and was told she would be in a 4 the rest of her life.The doctors were 5 when she left the hospital with a wooden walking stick.
In 1982 she suffered from 6 failure.When in hospital, she wasn’t 7 to meet anyone.Grandma became very 8 and refused to eat until she saw her 9 .We all had received 10 filled with passages of jokes and stories from her as babies.When we saw Grandma, she gave us all $5.With the help of our parents we 11 new books for her to inscribe (题词).None 12 her to be able to sign them all before she died.
13 , we didn’t realize that we all underestimated(低估)her courage and strength 14 she gave them to us filled with 15 poems.
Many years before Grandma’s death she said she would die on a 16 so she could meet her Lord when he wasn’t so 17 .She had a severe heart attack on Thursday but endured (忍受) eight heart attacks between Friday and Sunday morning when she finally went to meet her Lord 18 .
I believe the few short years I spent with her helped me to be strong during the 19 times.The constant love, laughter and 20 from Grandma are what I remember most from a woman facing difficulties with smiles on her face and her head held high.
1. A. at B. on C. through D. for
2. A. promises B. gifts C. plans D. invitations
3. A. apart from B. but for C. except for D. due to
4. A. wheelchair B. house C. hospital D. bed
5. A. embarrassed B. bored C. astonished D. scared
6. A. arm B. heart C. knee D. face
7. A. warned B. advised C. encouraged D. allowed
8. A. upset B. gentle C. mad D. polite
9. A. daughters B. sons C. grandchildren D. friends
10. A. books B. films C. reports D. tickets
11. A. carried B. stored C. borrowed D. bought
12. A. expected B. persuaded C. promised D. ordered
13. A. Therefore B. Otherwise C. Besides D. However
14. A. when B. until C. before D. after
15. A. spoken B. written C. typed D. posted
16. A. Thursday B. Saturday C. Sunday D. Friday
17. A. lazy B. sleepy C. free D. busy
18. A. unfortunately B. curiously C. happily D. sadly
19. A. difficult B. unique C. wonderful D. common
20. A. survival B. courage C. luck D. fear
1~5 CBDAC 6~10 BDACA 11~15 DADBB 16~20 CDCAB
A. Profits enlarging B. Technology developing C. Education investing D. Benefits transferring E. Dominance disappearing F. A nation rising |
The following is an imaginary diary entry written by US president. This diary is part of Global Trends 2025, which was written by the US National Intelligence Council
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Global wealth and economic power will shift from West to East.
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The transition from old fuels to new will be slow, as will the development of new technologies that present feasible alternatives to fossil fuels or help eliminate food and water problems. All current technologies are inadequate, and new ones will probably not be commercially possible by 2025