No. 1
(2020. 甘肃省天水市第一中学高三模考)Two of the saddest words in the English language are "if only". I live my life with the ___1___ of never having to say those words. The two words ___2___regret, lost opportunities, mistakes, and ___3___ . And sometimes the words "if only" go with ___4___disasters. Think about how many times you have heard about something awful happening, ___5___ by "if only he had called her back to make sure she was okay.” or “if only I had ___6___ that noise..." or “if only they had made sure the gate to the pool clicked behind them…"
My father-in-law is ___7___in our family for saying, “___8___ an extra minute to do it right. ” He must be doing something ___9___, since he's 91 years old and still making sense.
I always ____10____to live by the "extra minute'' rule. Sometimes it only takes seconds to make sure I write the words down ____11____, or check some information on the Internet, or move an object ____12____ before it trips someone.
And of course when my children were young and ____13____ to cause all kinds of troubles, I lived and breathed the "extra minute" ____14____ . I always thought about what I could do to _____15_____an "if only” moment, whether it was something simple like moving a cup full of hot coffee away from the edge of a counter, or something that required a little more work such as taping padding （衬垫）onto the ____16____corners of a glass coffee table.
I know there will still be ____17____ when I have to say "if only” about something, but my life is surely more peaceful because of my policy of doing everything possible to avoid that ____18____. And even though it takes an extra minute to do something right, or it occasionally takes an hour or two in my busy schedule to ___19____ a personal connection, I know that Pm doing the right thing. I'm buying myself peace of mind and that's the best kind of ____10____ for my emotional well-being.
1. A. result B. luck C. goal D. role
2. A. convey B. handle C. experience D. raise
3. A. preparation B. disappointment C. aggression D. amazement
4. A. harmful B. shameful C. accessible D. terrible
5. A. accompanied B. accused C. contributed D. motivated
6. A. heard B. ignored C. examined D. shut
7. A. respectful B. respectable C. sensitive D. senseless
8. A. Propose B. Demand C. Charge D. Apply
9. A. wise B. familiar C. rare D. active
10. A. promise B. attempt C. afford D. hesitate
11. A. frequently B. normally C. accurately D. casually
12. A. across the way B. by the way C. on the way D. in the way
13. A. probable B. likely C. average D. ordinary
14. A. signal B. theory C. notice D. principle
15. A. prevent B. reflect C. admit D. regret
16. A. narrow B. plain C. sharp D. flexible
17. A. locations B. cases C. occasions D. events
18. A. record B. ending C. plot D. memory
19. A. keep B. remind C. transform D. deliver
20. A. program B. bargain C. purchase D. insurance
