As a young man, Albert was a skilled artist, a potter with a wife and two fine sons. One night, his older son _____11_____ a severe stomachache. Thinking it was only some ______12______ intestinal (肠的) disorder, neither Albert nor his wife took the condition very _____13_____ . But the boy died suddenly that night.
Knowing the death could have been _____14_____ if he had only realized the seriousness of the situation, he always felt he was _____15_____ . To make matters worse, his wife left him a short time later, leaving him alone with his six-year-old younger son. The hurt and pain of the two _____16_____ were more than Albert could stand, and he _____17_____ alcohol for help. _____18_____ Albert became an alcoholic.
As the alcoholism _____19_____ , Albert began to lose everything he ______20______ ---his land, house, etc. Finally Albert died alone in a small ______21______.
Hearing of Albert's death, I thought, "What a totally ______22______ life! What a complete failure!"
As time went by, I began to ______23______ my earlier rough judgement. I knew Albert’s now adult son, Ernie. He is one of the kindest, most caring, most loving men I have ever known. I saw the love between Ernie and his children, thinking that ______24______ and caring had to come from ______25______ .
I hadn’t heard Ernie talked much about his father. One day, I ______26______ my courage to ask him what on earth his father had done so that he became such a special person. Ernie said ______27______ , "As a child ______28______ I left home at 18, Albert came into my room every night, gave me a kiss and said, 'love you, son.'"
Tears came to my eyes as I realized ______29______ a fool I had been to judge Albert as a failure. He had not left any ______30______ possessions behind. But he had been a kind loving father, and left behind his best love.
11. A. performed B. developed C. struggled D. tolerated
12. A. abnormal B. abrupt C. critical D. common
13. A. randomly B. naturally C. seriously D. regularly
14. A. cursed B. avoided C. guessed D. expected
15. A. guilty B. painful C. curious D. confused
16. A. punishments B. situations C. incidents D. statements
17. A. referred to B. came to C. turned to D. kept to
18. A. In time B. On time C. Against time D. Behind time
19. A. indicated B. progressed C. decreased D. approached
20. A. advocated B. consumed C. transformed D. possessed
21. A. house B. cell C. club D. bar
22. A. worried B. puzzled C. wasted D. bored
23. A. adjust B. revalue C. expand D. perform
24. A. wisdom B. bravery C. hatred D. kindness
25. A. somewhere B. anywhere C. nowhere D. everywhere
26. A. stepped up B. woke up C. set up D. worked up
27. A. sincerely B. quietly C. quickly D. severely
28. A. when B. after C. until D. once
29. A. what B. how C. that D. why
30. A. spiritual B. expensive C. luxury D. material
【答案】11. B 12. D 13. C 14. B 15. A 16. B 17. C 18. A 19. B 20. D 21. D 22. C 23. B 24. D 25. A 26. D 27. B 28. C 29. A 30. D
