二、I was driving to the grocery store on a warm morning in May. I smiled as I watched the golden sunshine 1 off the leaves. It was such a 2 and heavenly time.
My calm was broken, 3 , as I rounded a curve (拐弯处). A huge UHaul truck was coming my way several feet over the center line. I swerved as far onto the side of the road as I could to 4 it. It was followed by not one but two other UHaul trucks just as 5 . I wondered if all the stuff inside of them 6 the same person. I slowed down my car and waited for my heart rate to 7 . It was then that I 8 a selfstorage business along the side of the highway, building new units for all the people who couldn't fit their 9 into their houses. I saw a(n) 10 couple carrying boxes into one of the units. It seemed 11 that a couple just out of their teens could already have too much stuff.
I lost my own 12 for owning stuff when a house fire in the middle of the night destroyed everything my family owned. The only thing I had left was the underwear I was wearing. Yet, our whole family had awakened 13 to escape. In the weeks that followed friends and family gave us a lot of stuff to get us back on our feet, but none of it seemed as 14 any more. What was important was seeing Mom's smile, giving Nana a hug and a kiss, and watching Dad snooze (打盹) in his chair 15 a hard day's work. What was important was the stuff of 16 , not the stuff of this world. Since then I have tried to limit the things I would 17 .I didn't want too much stuff to 18 my life. I wanted to only buy what I needed and to spend my days in learning, growing, and 19 my family and others.
I assumed that only by doing so could I make my 20 .
1.A.appreciating B.reflecting C.admiring D.releasing
2.A.refreshing B.delightful C.peaceful D.dynamic
3.A.though B.too C.anyway D.instead
4.A.miss B.reject C.ignore D.desert
5.A.useful B.large C.new D.good
6.A.turned to B.referred to C.reacted to D.belonged to
7.A.beat B.pulse C.accelerate D.follow
8.A.noticed B.thought C.did D.established
9.A.furniture B.boxes C.possessions D.materials
10.A.old B.young C.middleaged D.small
11.A.curious B.apparent C.certain D.obvious
12.A.hope B.talent C.faith D.taste
13.A.in return B.in turn C.in time D.in vain
14.A.affordable B.significant C.beneficial D.practical
15.A.before B.in C.after D.during
16.A.mind B.hand C.head D.soul
17.A.purchase B.donate C.waste D.need
18.A.put up B.crowd up C.bring up D.set up
19.A.helping B.abusing C.loving D.affecting
20.A.name B.day C.world D.way
二、
答案：1.B; 2.C; 3.A; 4.A; 5.B; 6.D; 7.D; 8.A; 9.C; 10.B; 11.A; 12.D; 13.C; 14.B; 15.C; 16.D; 17.A; 18.B; 19.C; 20.B
My calm was broken, 3 , as I rounded a curve (拐弯处). A huge UHaul truck was coming my way several feet over the center line. I swerved as far onto the side of the road as I could to 4 it. It was followed by not one but two other UHaul trucks just as 5 . I wondered if all the stuff inside of them 6 the same person. I slowed down my car and waited for my heart rate to 7 . It was then that I 8 a selfstorage business along the side of the highway, building new units for all the people who couldn't fit their 9 into their houses. I saw a(n) 10 couple carrying boxes into one of the units. It seemed 11 that a couple just out of their teens could already have too much stuff.
I lost my own 12 for owning stuff when a house fire in the middle of the night destroyed everything my family owned. The only thing I had left was the underwear I was wearing. Yet, our whole family had awakened 13 to escape. In the weeks that followed friends and family gave us a lot of stuff to get us back on our feet, but none of it seemed as 14 any more. What was important was seeing Mom's smile, giving Nana a hug and a kiss, and watching Dad snooze (打盹) in his chair 15 a hard day's work. What was important was the stuff of 16 , not the stuff of this world. Since then I have tried to limit the things I would 17 .I didn't want too much stuff to 18 my life. I wanted to only buy what I needed and to spend my days in learning, growing, and 19 my family and others.
I assumed that only by doing so could I make my 20 .
1.A.appreciating B.reflecting C.admiring D.releasing
2.A.refreshing B.delightful C.peaceful D.dynamic
3.A.though B.too C.anyway D.instead
4.A.miss B.reject C.ignore D.desert
5.A.useful B.large C.new D.good
6.A.turned to B.referred to C.reacted to D.belonged to
7.A.beat B.pulse C.accelerate D.follow
8.A.noticed B.thought C.did D.established
9.A.furniture B.boxes C.possessions D.materials
10.A.old B.young C.middleaged D.small
11.A.curious B.apparent C.certain D.obvious
12.A.hope B.talent C.faith D.taste
13.A.in return B.in turn C.in time D.in vain
14.A.affordable B.significant C.beneficial D.practical
15.A.before B.in C.after D.during
16.A.mind B.hand C.head D.soul
17.A.purchase B.donate C.waste D.need
18.A.put up B.crowd up C.bring up D.set up
19.A.helping B.abusing C.loving D.affecting
20.A.name B.day C.world D.way
二、
答案：1.B; 2.C; 3.A; 4.A; 5.B; 6.D; 7.D; 8.A; 9.C; 10.B; 11.A; 12.D; 13.C; 14.B; 15.C; 16.D; 17.A; 18.B; 19.C; 20.B
