Question

  Al was a potter (制陶工) .He had a wife and two fine sons. One night,his elder son got a stomachache. At first,Al and his wife thought the boy just got a bad cold,so they didn't take it seriously. But it was not a cold. It was terrible appendicitis (阑尾炎) ，and the boy died suddenly that night. 1       the death could not happen if he had taken the ill seriously,Al was very 2        and was full of guilt (罪恶感) .Then his wife couldn't stand the thing,so she left him alone with his six-year-old 3       son.

  Al lost his two favorite persons. He felt no hope in the world and 4        to alcohol. Then Al became an alcoholic (酒鬼) .As he drank more,Al began to lose 5        he had―his home,his land and his work. Finally,Al died 6        in a San Francisco room.

  When I heard of Al's death,I thought he was a 7       and he wasted his life. As time went by,I began to know 8        I once thought was wrong.

  I knew Al's little son,Ernie. He is one of the kindest,most caring,most loving men I have ever known. I watched Ernie with his children and saw the love 9        them. I knew that kindness and caring had to 10        somewhere. I never heard Ernie talk much about his father.

  One day I asked him , " I'm really 11        by something. I know your father was the only one to raise you. What 12       did he do to make you become such a special person?" Ernie sat quietly and smiled for a few 13        Then he said, " When I was a child,Al came into my room every night,gave me a kiss and said, * I love you,son."，

  Tears came to my 14        Al had not left any money 15       ,but he had been a kind,loving father,and he left behind a legacy (遗产) of love.

(   ) 1. A. So   B. Because   C. Knowing   D. Hearing

(   ) 2. A. happy   B. sad   C. bored   D. tired

(   ) 3. A. fine   B. elder   C. younger   D. youngest

(   ) 4. A. got   B. turned   C. came   D. said

(   ) 5. A. everything   B. something   C. anything   D. nothing

(   ) 6. A. lonely   B. alone   C. hopelessly   D. happily

(   ) 7. A. winner   B. stranger   C. alcoholic   D. loser

(   ) 8. A. that   B. why   C. what   D. /

(   ) 9. A. in   B. between   C. among   D. with

(   ) 10. A. come from   B. move   C. come   D. move to

(   ) 11. A. puzzled   B. interested   C. moved   D. excited

(   ) 12. A. after all   B. on earth   C. then   D. above all

(   ) 13. A. moment   B. while   C. moments   D. hours

(   ) 14. A. eyes   B. ears   C. hands   D. feet

(   ) 15. A. back   B. behind   C. in front   D. before