If there is one thing I have learned over the years,it is that life in this world is bittersweet.It has been and it 41__ will be.I realized this early and every day I see further 42__ of it.It is something that we all just have to 43__ .
When I was a boy, I cherished my books and toys,but then I 44__ them all when our house was 45__ in the middle of one night.When growing up,I loved the isolated(孤立的)woodlands and meadows that were my 46__ ,but often I found myself playing 47__ .At school,I found learning fun and 48__ ,but I was never as popular as I wanted to be.In college,I enjoyed the excitement of being out on my own,yet I still missed the love and 49__ of home.
As I grew into adulthood,I fell in love and had my heart 50__ .I graduated from college,but I never 51 __the success I thought l would get.I had three beautiful 52__ that taught me so much about love,yet I watched my two sons 53__ daily with Autism(孤独症).I cherished the love that my Mom and Dad gave me,and then I 54__ them die before I was 50.
Life is bittersweet which is full of ups and downs,twists and turns,successes and 55_ .Whether life makes us bitter or sweet, 56 ,is up to us.Anyhow,we could 57__ something from it.It is during the 58__ times that we grow the strongest and our goodness is most 59__ .Stay strong.Love much.Live well.Please 60__ your goodness and make this world a sweeter place for a11.
41.A.rarely B.forever C.almost D.always
42.A.information B.action C.experience D.evidence
43.A.respect B.accept C.decline D.fight
44.A.borrowed B.picked C.lost D.destroyed
45.A.burned down B.built up C,let out D.turn apart
46.A.1aboratory B.1ibrary C.study D.playground
47.A.fairly B.badly C.alone D.well
48.A.easy B.rapid C.formal D.boring
49.A.conditions B.comforts C.reliefs D.aids
50.A.won B.stolen C.broken D,failed
51.A.judged B.enjoyed C.gained D.proved
52.A.children B.teachers C.relatives D.friends
53.A.commit B.undertake C.operate D.struggle
54.A.watched B.sensed C.heard D.noticed
55.A.difficulties B.failures C.hardships D.diseases
56.A.however B.therefore C.though D.otherwise
57.A.conclude B.benefit C.realize D.learn
58.A.perfect B.sweet C.tough D.suitable
59.A.needed B.showed C.found D.kept
60.A.divide B.repay C.receive D.share
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I first went to hear a live rock concert when I was eight years old. My brother and his friends were all ___36____ of a heavy metal group called Black Wednesday. When they ___37____ that Black Wednesday were going to perform at our local theatre, they all bought ____38___ for performance. However, at the last minute, one of the friends couldn’t go, so my brother __39_____ me the ticket. I was really ___40____!
I remember the buzz (嘈杂声) of excitement inside the theatre as we all found our __41____ . After a few minutes, the lights went down and everybody became ___42____. I could barely make out the stage in the ___43____. We waited. Then there was a roar from the crowd, like an explosion, as the first members of the band ___44____ the stage. My brother leaned over and shouted something in my ear, but I couldn’t ____45___ what he was saying. The first song was already starting and the music was as ____46___ a jet engine. I could ___47____ the drum beats and bass notes in my stomach.
I can’t recall any of the songs that the band played. I just __48_ that I really enjoyed the show and didn’t want it to _ 49_. But in the end, after three encores (加演), the show finished. We left the 50_ and walked unsteadily out onto the pavement. I felt a little dizzy, as if I had just 51_from a long sleep. My ears were still 52_with the beat of the last song.
After the 53 , I became a Black Wednesday fan too for a few years before getting into other kinds of music. Once in a while, 54_, I listen to one of their songs and 55_I’m back at that first show.
40. A. relaxed B. embarrassed C. excited D. encouraged
41. A. seats B. entrance C. spots D. space
42. A. comfortable B. quite C. serious D. nervous
43. A. silence B. noise C. darkness D. smoke
44. A. fell upon B. got through C. broke into D. stepped onto
45. A. forget B. hear C. repeat D. bear
46. A. loud B. heard C. sweet D. fast
47. A. feel B. touch C. enjoy D. digest
48. A. realize B. understand C. believe D. remember
49. A. continue B. delay C. finish D. change
50. A. party B. theatre C. opera D. stage
51. A. escaped B. traveled C. benefited D. woken
52. A. aching B. burning C. ringing D. rolling
53. A. competition B. performance C. interview D. celebration
54. A. though B. otherwise C. instead D. besides
55. A. decide B. regret C. conclude D. imagine