IrememberwhenIwasfour,Ilookedoutawindowofourflatandsawa...
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I remember when I was four, I looked out a window of our flat and saw a new Toyota parked on the street. It 41 the Tans next door. I asked my mother,“Why didn’t we own a car?”Mother 42 and said,“We have you, your sister and this house. I think it is enough.” I kept quiet and stared at the Tans as they climbed into their shiny Toyota. I was too
43 to understand the financial struggles Mother and Father 44 I could see was that we didn’t have a car. Instead, Father had an old 45 . He would cycle to and from work, and in the evenings take me and my sister for 46 around the neighborhood. Despite the rusty (生锈的) backseat that often left red marks on my legs, I 47 that bicycle. I would hold on to Father’s waist tightly and scream my lungs out. It always felt like a roller coaster ride.
Then one morning, when I was eight, I 48 that the bicycle was not in its usual spot in the basement. It had been 49 . As Mother cried, Father comforted her that he could get to work with a co-worker. He 50 got a new bicycle—I guess we couldn’t afford one at the time.
As time passed, our family 51 . There were four children, and no doubt even more bills to pay. I 52 watching as cars came and went on our street. Our neighbors would kindly offer us a lift, but Mother insisted on not 53 people. So we did a lot of walking. Fortunately, the school was 54 . On weekends, to get to our local church, we 55 almost a kilometer to the nearest bus stop. Dressed in our best clothes, my siblings(兄弟姐妹) and I would chat 56 as Mother and Father led the noisy kids.
Years passed and many things changed. One evening, 57 I was standing at the window looking at all the parked cars, Mother came up beside me.“Your sister is planning to get a car,”she said. “A Toyota.”Suddenly 58 a car didn’t seem to matter so much. Despite our shortage of money for all those years, the journey of 59 had bonded us tightly together. Remembering our 60 twenty years earlier, I smiled to her and said,“Mother, I still have you and this house. I think it is enough.”
41. A. turned to B. picked up C. belonged to D. stood for
42. A. smiled B. wept C. hesitated D. complained
43. A. generous B. proud C. young D. embarrassed
44. A. approached B. faced C. mentioned D. expected
45. A. vehicle B. house C. friend D. bike
46. A. rides B. sightseeing C. business D. performances
47. A. mended B. hated C. liked D. cleaned
48. A. lied B. imagined C. predicted D. noticed
49. A. sold B. stolen C. hidden D. moved
50. A. even B. nearly C. never D. immediately
51. A. grew B. enriched C. improved D. separated
52. A. continued B. stopped C. began D. avoided
53. A. begging B. helping C. troubling D. blaming
54. A. nearby B. vast C. distant D. crowded
55. ured B. followed C. cycled D. walked
56. A. formally B. loudly C. politely D. curiously
57. A. as B. if C. once D. because
58. A. owning B. running C. taking D. driving
59. A. respect C. friendship D. success
60. ggle hbor C. quarrel D. conversation
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41-45 CACBD 46-50 ACDBC 51-55 AACAD 56-60 BAABD
知识点:人物传记 故事阅读类
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