MywifeandIwereattendingaweddingatSt.John’sChurch.Thesou...

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My wife and I were attending a wedding at St. John’s Church. The sound of   41    rang to the heavens as the ceremony continued.

At the church, I    42    an old friend. Casper, who happened to be at the     43  . Now 73, Casper was a brilliant and   44     softball pitcher （投球手） back in the Men’s Leagues of  Philadelphia in the mid-60s. I did not   45     the now silver-haired fellow until my brother-in- law John mentioned his name to me! After a very pleasant    46     , Casper asked if I remembered a letter of    47   I had written to him back in 1964. It appeared Casper fell on hard times. as professional pitchers     48    do, and he wasn’t pitching too well for a period of time. I did not   49   the letter, but he said, “Yes, I still have it, and I read it anytime    50    aren’t going too well.” He said that he had read the letter many times, and the situation always seemed to improve. I was  51   and speechless!

He continued, “You don’t remember?” I said, “Sadly, no, I don’t.” But I did ask if I could have a(n)  52      of the letter. He said he would email it to me. After the     53   , we met on the steps of the church. Casper came up to me and    54   the letter. He lived a block from the    55     and had run home to get it. The envelope was   56  and turned yellow, and so was the letter inside. That letter had to be nearly 50 years old.

In     57     terms, the letter read:

“These hard times are    58     ! Keep your enthusiasm for the    59    . Never quit and you’ll be back on top again   60    . Hang on there!”

    41. A. wind                     B. music                   C. traffic           D. fireworks

    42. A. took over              B. ran into                  C. picked up         D. called on

    43. A. meeting                   B. service                   C. scene           D. position

    44. A. limited                 B. balanced              C. devoted       D. talented

    45. A. invite                    B. recognize            C. disturb          D. inform

    46. A. discussion                       B. shaking               C. journey       D. greeting

    47. A. encouragement          B. appreciation            C. apology           D. introduction

    48. A. sometimes                       B. entirely                 C. rarely              D. forever

    49. A. receive                      B. write                    C. remember          D. preserve

    50. A. jobs                          B. things                    C. Stages               D. effects

51. A. pleased                     B. disappointed          C. puzzled             D. annoyed

52. A. address                     B. copy                    C. record             D. opinion

53. A. party                        B. break                    C. wedding           D. incident

54. A. dropped                    B. delivered               C. opened           D. presented

55. A. theatre                             B. church                      C. office                      D. station

56. A. folded                       B. faded                    C. painted             D. divided

57. A. gentle                     B. patient                  C. modest             D. simple

58. A. reasonable               B. temporary         C. relative            D. impressive

59. A. game                        B. prize             C. glory                 D. lesson

60. A. casually                     B. properly             C. totally         D. shortly

【回答】

41-45 BBCDB   46-50 DAACB   51-55 CBCDB  56-60 BDBAD

知识点：人物传记 故事阅读类

题型：完型填空