完形填空
阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
My mother-in-law passed away when she was 76. My wife and I drove to ________ her belongings, deciding what to keep, give away or throw out. Nettie lived on little all her life, ________ we expected no hidden fortunes, but we were ________ .
In early spring every year, Nettie would make a(n) ________ . “I’m making the Easter pies,” she would say, “so nobody should bother me.” Nettie wrapped the pies and labeled each for the intended ________. Her doorbell would start ringing at noon as relatives came to ________ this family present.
In the fridge, my wife and I ________ some pies and looked at each other in ________ , saying nothing. Then we ________ the pies one by one and put them in a plastic bag. We left her apartment for the last time, ________ holding the pies.
That night, as we ________ at the table for dinner with our children in our home, my wife ________ us the pies. I’d eaten my mother-in-law’s pies for more than 20 years, and they ________ tasted good. But this time the pies tasted better than ever. With each ________ I remembered everything Nettie had meant to all of us over the years---how she had ________ her daughter as a single mother and loved her grandchildren. I could actually taste her kind and ________ spirit.
Afterwards, my wife pointed towards one last pie labeled “Nettie”. “I’m saving this one, ”she said. There Nettie’s ________ remains, untouched, unseen, but never ________ . Other families leave behind ________ stuff such as jewelry, but Nettie left us her simple pie. That single pie will be our heirloom(传家宝)and ________ our hearts forever.
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A.get through |
B.get away with |
C.go through |
D.go away with |
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A.optimistic |
B.wrong |
C.disappointed |
D.embarrassed |
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A.wish |
B.promise |
C.order |
D.announcement |
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A.customers |
B.postmen |
C.businessmen |
D.receivers |
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A.collect |
B.see |
C.borrow |
D.deliver |
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A.saved |
B.discovered |
C.cooled |
D.kept |
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A.delight |
B.satisfaction |
C.sorrow |
D.surprise |
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A.took out |
B.hid |
C.ate up |
D.threw |
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A.cheerfully |
B.mainly |
C.carefully |
D.partly |
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A.gathered |
B.arrived |
C.stared |
D.played |
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A.bought |
B.cooked |
C.served |
D.showed |
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A.seldom |
B.always |
C.never |
D.almost |
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A.beat |
B.bite |
C.hit |
D.breath |
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A.depended on |
B.controlled |
C.brought up |
D.treated |
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A.active |
B.strict |
C.humorous |
D.generous |
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A.pie |
B.work |
C.label |
D.dinner |
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A.tasted |
B.picked |
C.forgotten |
D.left |
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A.simple |
B.expensive |
C.traditional |
D.common |
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A.open |
B.gain |
C.break |
D.feed |
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