I was brought up by my grandparents for the first years of my life. We 36 in a very small community and all of my aunts and uncles lived 37_ . Everyone had a hand in taking care of my safety. Of course in those days 38 everyone in the community spoke the beautiful language of my childhood. When my grandfather spoke I would _ 39_ him carefully.
Then at age six my father 40 from the army. I was forbidden to speak that 41 ever again. My grandfather was 42 . He couldn’t speak English, so my grandmother would 43 for him whenever he spoke to me. With my mother and father we 44 from that small community. I was about to enter public school so I had to learn English. My grandfather 45 when I was eight and we returned to that small community for his funeral. He was 46 in the living room, as was the tradition. I went and stood by him and 47 no one was around I spoke to him in a whisper 48 that beautiful language of my childhood. That was the 49 time I spoke those words.
Almost fifty years later, _ 50 _ I had forgotten the beautiful language of my childhood, I had the opportunity to 51 a newly written paper of it. On my first look at it I recognized 52 . I must have looked it over several times in the following weeks. Then one day I read out loud a word from my past. I almost cried. I was 53 reading over other words. Words came 54 back to me after all these years. When receiving something from someone, you don’t take it from their hand, rather you let them lay it in your hand. For me it was 55 ---The beautiful language of my childhood was Michif. It was not only a language but also a way of life.
1.A. lived B. reached C. made D. put
2.A. far B. nearby C. inside D. outside
3.A. never B. already C. seldom D. almost
4.A. give B. believe in C. listen to D. like
5.A. returned B. went C. rushed D. swept
6.A. language B. community C. hand D. safety
7.A. happy B. joyful C. heartbroken D. warm-blooded
8.A. look B. translate C. wait D. speak
9.A. moved into B. move back C. move away D. moved on
10.A. worked B. traveled C. visited D. died
11.A. carried out B. laid out C. held out D. pick out
12.A. when B. if C. even if D. although
13.A. for B. upon C. at D. in
14.A. first B. latter C. last D. former
15.A. long before B. long ago C. before long D. long after
16.A. beat B. see C. ask D. touch
17.A. nothing B. something C. anything D. everything
18.A. sadly B. hardly C. faithfully D. anxiously
19.A. drawing B. frying C. flooding D. steaming
20.A. simple B. merciful C. perfect D. bitter
Our bodies are strengthened by taking exercise. ________, our minds are developed by learning.
A. Probably B. Likely C. Similarly D. Generally
Only after my friend came ________.
A. did the computer repair B. he repaired the computer
C. was the computer repaired D. the computer was repaired
It’s a good habit to keep everything ________ in your study.
A. in the way B. in place C. in hand D. in case
The angry boy looked at his mother and shouted out the words ________ in his heart for many years.
A. having been hidden B. hidden C. hiding D. to hide
--- Any good way to get there on time ? ---Only by ________.
A. speeding up B. turning up
C. taking up D. putting up
