Her eyes fell to the box, and I removed the covers so we could view the contents. Her hands lifted a handful of buttons before slowly_______them back into the container. Her tiny fist closed around a delicate pearl button now yellow_______age.She smiled as she told me about the special_______christening outfit worn by six babies_______time wore it thin.
I pulled out a large, dark brass_______button that appeared to be from World War Ⅱ. “From my first husband's uniform, one of the few things I had to_______me of him when he didn't return home_______”She told me.“I married his best friend two years after his_______, and we had a good marriage.That's_______it was in those days.Someone always__________the widows and children.”
As we__________the box, we found hairpins__________black to brown to shades of gray and even white. Each color__________the passing of time and its__________on her hair.
Pulling a small key from the box, I heard the__________intake of her breath. Her eyes__________with tears.She thought it had been lost, never to be found. From my hand to__________, I passed the key to her memories.
More items like a Sunday school pin, snaps and ruby buttons took her__________down memory lane. I knew I would be visiting at her nursing home shortly after our conversation,__________I knew that when I reached my house, my heart would__________me to the sewing room, where I would rediscover my own lifetime of memories in my button box.
1.A.falling B.dropping C.sinking D.reaching
2.A.of B.as C.for D.with
3.A.pearl-buttoned B.single-buttoned C.flower-buttoned D.mouse-buttoned
4.A.after B.while C.before D.when
5.A.commercial B.fantastic C.delicate D.military
6.A.warn B.remind C.inform D.rid
7.A.sound B.punctual C.alive D.safe
8.A.death B.retirement C.return D.arrival
9.A.the problem B.the matter C.the way D.the things
10.A.made up for B.took charge of C.took control of D.looked out for
11.A.went for B.went through C.went ahead D.went out
12.A.ranging from B.dating from C.differing from D.separating from
13.A.observed B.tested C.bore D.stood
14.A.judgment B.impression C.effect D.comment
15.A.sharp B.large C.high D.good
16.A.rolled B.shone C.lit D.lowered
17.A.his B.its C.theirs D.hers
18.A.back B.further C.on D.away
19.A.just as B.as if C.even though D.so that
20.A.carry B.allow C.forbid D.pull
一Mary, you water the plants n the garden and I will cook the dine.
一OK,______.
A.my pleasure B.no way
C.I'm glad to hear that D.that's settled
______ I failed in English a third time, I had no doubt about my gift for foreign languages.
A.Until B.When C.If D.Since
I still can’t believe my eyes when I remember the scene ______ the best player should miss the pass.
A.that B.when C.where D.how
His statement was so ______ that it was difficult to make out that he was trying to express.
A.vague; what was it B.ambiguous; what it was
C.explicit; what it was D.clear; what was it
When changing lanes, a driver should use his turning ______ to let other drivers know ______ lane he is entering.
A.sign; what B.mark; what
C.symbol; which D.signal; which