阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I ran into a stranger as he passed by. “ I’m so sorry!” was my reply. Then he said, “ Excuse me too… I wasn’t __1___watching for you.” We were very polite, this stranger and I. Then we went __2__ our way after saying goodbye.
But at __3__, a different story is told. How we treat our loved ones, young and old. Later in the kitchen, as I __4__ the meal, my daughter walked up to me, very still. When I turned, I __5__ knocked her down.“Get out of the way!” I shouted with a frown(皱眉). She stepped away silently, with her little heart __6__. I didn’t realize how rudely I had spoken.
That night, when I lay __7__ in bed, God’s quiet voice spoke to me and said, “ While __8__ with a stranger, you are calm and polite, but with those you love, you are QUICK to excite… Go look around on the kitchen floor, you’ll find some flowers there by the ___9__. Those are the flowers she brought for you. She __10__ them herself--- pink, yellow, and your favorite blue. She stood there quietly and you never saw the ___11__ in her eyes.”
By this time, I felt sad and small and now my own tears began to fall. I quietly went and knelt(跪) by her__12__. “ Wake up, my dear,” I said. “ Are these the flowers you picked up for me?” She smiled, “ I found them out by the tree, I _13__ them in a napkin（纸巾）, just for you. I knew you’d like them, especially the __14__.” I said, “ I am so sorry that I missed them today… And I __15__ have fussed( 大惊小怪) at you that way…”
And she whispered, “ Mommy, that’s OK… I still love you ___16___. ” I hugged her and said, “ I love you, too and I LOVE the flowers.”
Do you know that: if you die tomorrow, the__17__ you are working for could easily replace(取代) you in a matter of days. But the family you leave __18__ will feel the loss for the rest of their lives. And come to think of it, we pour ourselves more into our __19__ than into our families---- an unwise investment(投资) indeed.
Remember that __20__=(F)ATHER+A(ND)+(M)OTHER+(I)+(L)OVE+ (Y)OU.
1.A. ever B. even C. just D. right
2.A. to B. in C. on D. for
3.A. school B. work C. home D. office
4.A. cooked B. had C. ate D. took
5.A. already B. hardly C. rudely D. nearly
6.A. lost B. missed C. beaten D. broken
7.A. asleep B. awake C. afraid D. alive
8.A. dealing B. meeting C. going D. talking
9.A floor B. kitchen C. window D. door
10.A. grew B. bought C. picked D. fetched
11.A. tears B. expressions C. smiles D. joy
12.A. desk B. bed C. body D. knees
13.A. wrapped B. covered C. put D. help
14.A. pink B. yellow C. blue D. black
15.A. needn’t B. shouldn’t C. mustn’t D. can’t
16.A. indeed B. besides C. anything D. anyway
17.A. company B. country C. place D. state
18.A. for B. with C. behind D. to
19.A. books B. loss C. meal D. work
20.A. RESPECT B. WARMTH C. FAMILY D. FRIEND
_______ all the inventions have in common is _____they have succeeded.
A. What; what B. That; that C. What; that D That; what
The government has to close those small factories to prevent the water of the river ______.
A. polluting B. from polluting
C. being polluted D. polluted
He wants to see changes in the company and I am sure he will，______.
A. on time B. in time C. at one time D. at a time
The traditional view is ____ we sleep because our brain is “programmed” to make us do so.
A. when B. why C. whether D. that
Then you usually lie there just ______ the ceiling, thinking about everything that could go wrong.
A. glancing at B. watching at C. glaring at D. staring at
