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es D.dreams18. B.a(chǎn)lso C.yet D.just19. B.curedC.invited D.a(chǎn)dmired20. B.biggerC.cleverer D.coolerCloze 2 (2015year173。year173。t have 18 to give more.” Stepping out not only helped a brother in 19 ,it also gave my kids the 20 taste of helping 39。北京)話題詞數(shù)難度建議時(shí)間一份溫暖的禮物430★★★18分鐘A Wele GiftDario and his mother loved their new apartment. The living room was large enough for their piano. That night, the two of them 1 side by side at the piano. They played jazz music to celebrate their new home. The loud 2 filled the room and made them feel very happy.The next morning, 3 , their happiness had left a 4 under their door during the night. One of their neighbors had written to plain(抱怨) about the sound of the piano. Dario39。t imagine any of them had done that. Later that morning, Dario suggested that they write a letter to their 6 and apologize for their playing.“Maybe we could go and 7 everyone in person,” his mother said.“What if we invited them to e here for a 8 instead?” Dario asked.They both loved the 9 . Over the next few days, they sent out invitations and prepared desserts 10 their guests. They decorated the apartment with streamers(彩帶) and pretty lights.Finally, the day of the party 11 . Some guests brought presents. Others brought flowers. Some even brought desserts to 12 . One woman, Mrs. Gilbert, 13 Dario39。t think I disliked the playing.”Dario39。t 16 how late it was when we were playing. Maybe we should play some quieter music at night.”“You play, you play!” Mrs. Gilbert said.“I like what you play! Just not so loud at night.” She pointed to the book she had given them. “These songs are not such 17 music.”“These songs are beautiful music,” Dario39。t play so loud or late!” Dario was already looking forward to 19 the new than that, however, he was happy to see the big smile on his mother39。湖北)話題詞數(shù)難度建議時(shí)間誠(chéng)實(shí)的回報(bào)291★★16分鐘“Daily Star,sir.” called Jason,carrying some newspapers under his little boy had been running up and down the street,but there were still twenty 1 voice was almost gone and his heart was 2 .The shops would soon close,and all the people would go would have to go home too,carrying the papers 3 had hoped to sell more papers tonight to make more money to buy a 4 for his mother and some seeds for his was why he had bought the papers with all his 5 as he thought of his failure to sell all his papers.“You don39。s not in the paper at all,” replied Jason.“Just run away quickly 8 they have time to see,and you39。t tell a lie yesterday,my boy?” A gentleman at the office came up and patted Jason39。re just the boy I am looking for.” A week later Jason started his new 20 .He lost the sale of twenty papers because he would not tell a lie,but got a well173。四川)話題詞數(shù)難度建議時(shí)間后院的歡樂(lè)318★★17分鐘My previous home had a stand of woods behind it and many animals in the first year,I 1 feeding peanuts to the blue jays,then the squirrels had no 2 ing up right to me for the months went by,the rabbits saw that I was no 3 and didn39。t move.By year three,the rabbits and the groundhog were groundhog 13 didn39。d always 14 ,while slicing up carrots,that the end looked like a cap. 15 one day,just to see what she would do,I gently 16 one on top of the groundhog39。天津)話題詞數(shù)難度建議時(shí)間買房經(jīng)歷344★★★18分鐘My fiance(未婚夫) and I were excited about shopping for our first our funds were 1 , and none of the houses in our price range seemed satisfactory.One agent 2 a house in her description sounded wonderful, the price was 3 our range, so we she kept urging us to have a look 4 .We finally did and it was 5 at first was Our Home, small and charming, overlooking a quiet through the rooms and talking with the owners, a nice elderly couple, we felt the warmth and 6 of the marriage within that perfect as it was, the price remained too high for every day, we would sit by the lake, looking at the house and dreaming of 7 it would be like to live there.Days later, we made a(n) 8 —far below the asking , they didn39。s knew it, 15 we had to try.“Sold!” said the he 16 : He39。 he knew how much we loved the place and that we39。 he realized he would take a 18 by selling it to us, but it was worthwhile。s how we found our home and how I learned that when people are 20 , they are not strangers, only friends we haven39。陜西)話題詞數(shù)難度建議時(shí)間綠梳子311★★16分鐘Dad had a green bought it when he married night,he would hand me his 1 and say,“Good girl,help Daddy clean it,OK?”I was 2 to do age five,this dull task brought me such 3 .I would excitedly turn the tap 4 and brush the b that I39。t doing so was when things started to 7 .Dad didn39。s business was getting back on my 28th birthday,Dad came home 10 .As usual,I helped him carry his bags into his I turned to leave,he said,“Hey,would you help me 11 my b?”I looked at him a while,then 12 the b and headed to the sink.It hit me then:why,as a child, 13 Dad clean his b was such a routine(習(xí)慣) meant Dad was home early to 14 the evening with Mum and 15 a happy and loving family.I passed the clean b back to smiled at me and 16 placed his b on his this time,I noticed something 17 .Dad had had wrinkles next to his eyes when he smiled, 18 his smile was still as 19 as before,the smile of a father who just wanted a good 20 for his family.1. B.wallet C.b D.brush2. B.relieved C.a(chǎn)shamed D.pleased3. B.sadness C.courage D.pain4. B.over C.in D.on5. B.smile C.shout D.laugh6. B.business C.task D.journey7. B.change C.improve D.form8. B.delighted C.mad D.strict9. B.patience C.speed D.ease10. B.earlyC.frequently D.rarely11. B.repair C.clean D.keep12. B.took C.handed D.threw13. B.letting