On a cold winter day, two men walked along a valley. Finally, they stopped at a grave(坟墓), which was covered with thick 1 . The gravestone looked very 2 . The older man said to the young man,“This is your mother’s grave…”The young man 3 in the snow.
This 4 took place 20 years ago. At that time the most intense 5 had occurred here. Among the soldiers was Wilson. The strong 6 had made the forces retreat(撤退). Wilson had headed forward in the snow with the troops in front of him. 7 , he heard a baby’s cry, which came from a hole in the snow. Wilson dug into the snow, and was immediately 8 by what he had seen.
In a mother’s arms, the baby was crying aloud. What was even more shocking was that the mother was naked. It turned out that they were 9 in this valley by the heavy snow. In order to 10 her baby, the mother had wrapped all her 11 around the child while holding him tightly in her arms. Though the mother had been 12 , the baby in her arms had survived. Wilson was deeply moved by such an unexpected 13 . He buried the mother and held the 14 baby to pursue(追赶)the 15 .
After the war, he took this child to the United States to 16 . When the child grew up, Wilson told him what 17 that year and took him to the valley to 18 his mother.
Kneeling at the grave, the young man burst into tears. After a while, the young man started to clean the snow on the grave. After cleaning the snow around, he undressed himself, 19 the grave, threw himself on the grave and spoke out the words from his heart,“Mom, how 20 you were for so many years!”
1.A. leaves B. snow C. dust D. grass
2.A. simple B. clean C. beautiful D. big
3.A. gave up B. stood up C. knelt down D. broke down
4.A. party B. strike C. accident D. story
5.A. speech B. whisper C. fighting D. argument
6.A. competition B. enemy C. disease D. storm
7.A. Fortunately B. Frequently C. Immediately D. Suddenly
8.A. shocked B. puzzled C. frightened D. annoyed
9.A. wounded B. trapped C. killed D. frozen
10.A. feed B. teach C. save D. hide
11.A. clothes B. blankets C. packages D. handkerchiefs
12.A. sick B. dead C. hungry D. lost
13.A. mark B. condition C. voice D. scene
14.A. growing B. crying C. running D. singing
15.A. troops B. mother C. path D. goal
16.A. show him in B. call him in C. bring him up D. pick him up
17.A. happened B. appeared C. started D. formed
18.A. depend on B. attend to C. care about D. look for
19.A. moved B. decorated C. covered D. dug
20.A. tired B. fearful C. lonely D. cold
—Jack,could I use your bike?I need to go to the market this afternoon.
—______!I won't use it.
A.Take it easy B.Don't mention it
C.Go ahead D.It's up to you
The newly built café, the walls of_______ are painted light green, is really a peaceful place for us, specially after hard work.
A. that B. it C. what D. which
—What do you think of your trip to Mount Tai?
—Wonderful.It was______than expected.
A.a lot wonderful B.more much wonderful
C.so much wonderful D.far more wonderful
I used to quarrel a lot with my parents, but now we ______ fine.
A. look out B. stay up C. carry on D. get along
——Do you have any idea when the project will be carried out?
—No, but I have heard that it was not until last month _______ it was approved.
A. that B. when C. since D. before