One day my 5-year-old daughter, Mini, ran to the window crying: “A Cabuliwallah! A Cabuliwallah(从喀布尔来的水果商贩)!” In the street below was a Cbuliwallah,1 slowly along. Mini called him loudly but when he looked at her,she ran away, 2 . Shortly after this, the two became friends. They started to 3 together, laughing and talking. Mini’s new friend would give her sweets and nuts, 4 the little money he had on her.The Cabuliwallah, called Rahmum, would joke: “Well, little one, when are you going to the father-in-law’s house?” Mini did not understand this and was 5 .
One morning, I heard noise in the street, and saw Rahmum being led 6 by the police. There were bloodstains on his clothes. I gathered that a neighbor had 7 Rahmum money for a shawl (披肩)but had falsely 8 having bought it, and that in the course of the quarrel Rahmum had struck him. On a charge of murderous attack, Rahmum was 9 to jail.
Time passed, and he was not remembered. Mini grew up and we were making 10 for her wedding. I was sitting in my study when someone entered. It was Rahmum, 11 from prison.12 recognizable now, he asked to see Mini and said that all those years ago she had 13 him of his own daughter in Kabul. It was his belief that Mini was still the same. He had 14 her running to him calling “Cabuliwallah!”. He had imagined that they would laugh and talk together. In fact, he had brought her,15 in paper, a few nuts and grapes. The two were 16 but Mini had grown up. She now understood the meaning of the word “father-in-law,” and when he made this joke once more she was 17 in the face at the question. He could not revive(还原) their old friendship.
When Rahmum left, I gave him a bank note, saying:“Go back to your own daughter, and 18 the happiness of your meeting bring good fortune to my child! ”
Having made this present, I had to 19 the electric lights and the military band I had 20 for the wedding and the ladies in the house were disappointed. But to me the wedding feast was all the brighter for the thought that in a distant land a long-lost father met again with his child.
1. A.running B.passing C.driving D.taking
2. A.scared B.excited C.interested D.disappointed
3. A.put out B.set out C.take out D.hang out
4. A.paying B.spending C.offering D.wasting
5. A.angry B.joyful C.puzzled D.upset
6. A.away B.down C.in D.out
7. A.lent B.stolen C.borrowed D.owed
8. A.admitted B.denied C.declined D.refused
9. A.abused B.taken C.sentenced D.accused
10. A.appointments B.jokes C.plans D.arrangements
11. A.released B.escaped C.come D.removed
12. A.Immediately B.Hardly C.Directly D.Instantly
13. A.thought B.approved C.reminded D.informed
14. A.observed B.seen C.spotted D.pictured
15. A.picked up B.wrapped up C.brought up D.held up
16. A.reunited B.connected C.joined D.combined
17. A.blue B.pink C.red D.pale
18. A.must B.should C.can D.may
19. A.give up B.give off C.give in D.give out
20. A.designed B.made C.intended D.expected
---- Brad was Jane’s brother!
------ ______________he reminded me so much of Jane!
A.No doubt B.Above all C.No wonder D.After all
However, they can hardly blame me; it is ________ their own fault.
A.largely B.regularly C.properly D.fortunately
All the candidates present at the conference have contributed to the development of our country, so they are each recognized specialists in their _________fields.
A.respective B.respected C.respecting D.respectful
As the graduates grew and job opportunites became_________, people were put under high pressure fearing they might lose their jobs at any time.
A.slight B.stable C.scary D.scarce
My parents had ________ me to be aware of the advantage we had been afforded and the responsibility it brought to us.
A.argued B.shared C.raised D.quarreled