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In the depths of my memory, many things I did with my father still live. These things come to represent, in fact, what I call __1__ and love.

I dont remember my father ever getting into a swimming tool. But he did __2__ the water. Any kind of __3__ ride seemed to give him pleasure. __4__ he loved to fish; sometimes he took me along.

But I never really liked being on the water, the way my father did. I liked being __5__ the water, moving through it, __6__ it all around me. I was not a strong __7__, or one who learned to swim early, for I had my __8__. But I loved being in the swimming pool close to my fathers office and __9__ those summer days with my father, who __10__ come by on a break. I needed him to see what I could do. My father would stand there in his suit, the __11__ person not in swimsuit.

After swimming, I would go __12__ his office and sit on the wooden chair in front of his big desk, where he let me __13__ anything I found in his top desk drawer. Sometimes, if I was left alone at his desk __14__ he worked in the lab, an assistant or a student might come in and tell me perhaps I shouldnt be playing with his __15__. But my father always __16__ and said easily, “Oh, no, its __17__.” Sometimes he handed me coins and told me to get __18__ an ice cream…

A poet once said, “We look at life once, in childhood, the rest is __19__.” And I think it is not only “what we look at once, in childhood” that determines our memories, but __20__, in that childhood, look at us.

1. A. desire B. joy C. anger D. worry

2. A. avoid B. refuse C. praise D. love

3. A. boat B. bus C. train D. bike

4. A. But B. Then C. And D. Still

5. A. on B. off C. by D. in

6. A. having B. leaving C. making D. getting

7. A. swimmer B. rider C. walker D. runner

8. A. hopes B. faiths C. rights D. fears

9. A. spending B. saving C. wasting D. ruining

10. A. should B. would C. had to D. ought to

11. A. next B. only C. other D. last

12. A. away from B. out of C. by D. inside

13. A. put up B. break down C. play with D. work out

14. A. the moment B. the first time C. while D. before

15. A. fishing net B. office things

C. wooden chair D. lab equipment

16. A. stood up B. set out C. showed up D. turned out

17. A. fine B. strange C. terrible D. funny

18. A. the student B. the assistant C. myself D. himself

19. A. memory B. wealth C. experience D. practice

20. A. which B. who C. what D. whose

(B)

On August 26, 1999, New York City was struck by a terrible rainstorm. The rain caused the streets to __1__ and the subway system almost came to a stop.

Unfortunately, this happened during the morning rush hour. Many people who were going to work were __2__ to go home. Some battled to __3__ a taxi or to get on a bus. Still others faced the __4__ bravely, walking miles to get to work.

I __5__ to be one of the people on the way to work that morning. I went from subway line to subway line only to find that most __6__ had stopped. After making my way __7__ crowds of people, I finally found a subway line that was __8__. Unfortunately, there were so many people waiting to __9__ the subway that I could not even get down the stairs to the __10__. So I took the train going in the opposite direction, and then switched back to the downtown train. Finally, after what seemed like forever, the train __11__ my stop. Then I had to walk several blocks in the increasingly heavy rain. When I finally got to my office, I was __12__ through, exhausted and __13__.

My co-workers and I spent most of the day drying off. When it was 5:00 pm, I was ready to go home. I was about to turn off my computer __14__ I received an email from Garth, my Director:

I would like to thank all of you who made the effort and __15__ reported to work. It is always reassuring(令人欣慰), at times like these, when employees so clearly show their __16__ to their jobs. Thank you.

Garths email was short, but I learned more from that __17__ message than I ever did from a textbook. The email taught me that a few words of __18__ can make a big difference. The rainstorm and the traffic __19__ had made me tired and upset. But Garths words immediately __20__ me and put a smile back on my face.

1. A. break B. flood C. sink D. crash

2. A. forced B. refused C. adjusted D. gathered

3. A. order B. pay C. call D. search

4. A. climate B. scenery C. storm D. burden

5. A. used B. promised C. deserved D. happened

6. A. practice B. routine C. process D. service

7. A. to B. through C. over D. for

8. A. operating B. cycling C. turning D. rushing

9. A. check B. carry C. find D. board

10. A. street B. ground C. floor D. platform

11. A. paused B. crossed C. reached D. parked

12. A. wet B. weak C. sick D. hurt

13. A. ashamed B. discouraged C. surprised D. puzzled

14. A. while B. when C. where D. after

15. A. hardly B. casually C. absolutely D. eventually

16. A. devotion B. donation C. connection D. reaction

17. A. accurate B. urgent C. brief D. humorous

18. A. promise B. appreciation C. advice D. guidance

19. A. troubles B. signals C. rules D. signs

20. A. corrected B. supported C. amazed D. refreshed

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