I’ll never forget that summer day in 1965. My mother suddenly died of an 21 illness at the age of 36. Later that afternoon, a police officer stopped by to ask for my father’s 22 for the hospital to use Mother’s valve(心脏瓣膜). I was shocked. I ran into the house 23 . At fourteen I just couldn’t understand why anyone would take apart a person I 24 . 25 my father told him, “Yes,” “How can you let them do that to her?” I 26 him.
“Linda”, he said quietly, 27 his arms around me, “ the greatest 28 you can give is a
29 of yourself. Your mother and I decided 30 that if we can make 31 in just one person’s life after we die, our death will have 32 .”
The 33 my father taught me that day became one of the most 34 in my life.
Years passed. I married and had a family of my own. In 1986, my father became seriously ill. He 35 told me that when he died, he wanted to donate 36 was in good condition, especially his eyes.
My father died and we donated his eyes 37 he had wanted. Three days later, my daughter said, “Mum, I’m so 38 of what you did for Grandpa.” At that moment I realized that my father gave much more than 39 . What he 40 behind sparkled in my daughter’s eye-pride.
21. | A. expected | B. early | C. unexpected | D. unprepared |
22. | A. advice | B. suggestion | C. permission | D. speech |
23. | A. in surprise | B. in silence | C. in a hurry | D. in tears |
24. | A. remembered | B. loved | C. lost | D. forgot |
25. | A. And | B. But | C. Therefore | D. Otherwise |
26. | A.cried at | B. reported | C. said to | D. asked |
27. | A. pulling | B. carrying | C. putting | D. pushing |
28. | A. success | B. lesson | C. regret | D. gift |
29. | A. body | B. part | C.health | D. valve |
30. | A. long ago | B. now | C. in the future | D. later |
31. | A. a living | B. the best | C. a difference | D. the way |
32. | A. pain | B. meaning | C. right | D. pleasure |
33. | A. thought | B. subject | C. experience | D. lesson |
34. | A. wonderful | B. warm-hearted | C. important | D. interesting |
35. | A. cheerfully | B. cruelly | C. sorrowfully | D.bravely |
36. | A. what | B. which | C. whatever | D. however |
37. | A. that | B. when | C. while | D. as |
38. | A. fond | B. tired | C. proud | D. puzzled |
39. | A. his life | B. his eyes | C. his lessons | D. his words |
40. | A. gave | B. taught | C. left | D. sent |
21-25 CCDBB 26-30 ACDBA 31-35 CBDCA 36-40 CDCBC