阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
It was 20 years ago. I was driving home with my 4-year-old son. Traffic was light. I was singing quietly along 36 the song playing on the radio. I 37 at the intersection(交叉路口) and looked both ways. The road was 38 . I slowly started to make a right turn when suddenly a car rounded the curve at high speed and came straight at me. I stomped (猛踩) on the brakes of my car 39 the engine in the process. The speeder zoomed (疾驰) past my dead car 40 me by inches without even slowing down.
41 I knew it, a stream of rude words was flying from my lips, 42 after the car and its driver. I then saw my son who was staring up at me 43 . With a red face and a(an) 44 smile I started the car, pulled back onto the road, and headed home.
Later that evening I was reading a book when I heard certain 45 words coming from my son’s bedroom. He was replaying the 46 over and over in his mind. Too 47 I realized the 48 of those words that had 49 from my lips in that moment of anger. It took a lot of talks about good language and bad language with my son to undo (消除)the 50 of that incident.
That 51 , however, did teach me just how strong words 52 be. It helped me to decide to stop swearing (咒骂) in my own life and to start using words uplifting and 53 instead. I slowly realized that language is a gift from God and should be used to make our world better but not worse. I learned 54 that a few loving words can help a hurting heart, strengthen a 55 spirit, and lighten a heavy load. I pray then that all of your words today are full of love, joy, happiness, and light.
1.A. to B. by C. through D. over
2.A. pulled in B. pulled up C. pulled out D. pulled back
3.A. clean B. light C. clear D. busy
4.A. slowing B. killing C. running D. firing
5.A. leaving B. missing C. knocking D. approaching
6.A. When B. After C. Before D. Until
7.A. chasing B. hunting C. looking D. seeking
8.A. awfully B. innocently C. bravely D. typically
9.A. pleased B. embarrassed C. surprised D. worried
10.A. acute B. unpleasant C. accurate D. marvelous
11.A. music B. story C. language D. incident
12.A. sorry B. badly C. soon D. late
13.A. power B. strength C. nature D. potential
14.A. said B. spoken C. flown D. floated
15.A. damage B. lesson C. image D. process
16.A. mistake B. accident C. crash D. phenomenon
17.A. should B. can C. need D. would
18.A. considering B. promising C. inspiring D. motivated
19.A. or B. otherwise C. too D. however
20.A. challenging B. struggling C. rising D. caring
I’m sorry. __________ for my illness, I would have come to give you a hand.
A. Were it not B. If it hasn’t been for
C. Had it not been D. Shouldn’t it be
---Do you mind if I smoke here?
---_______, actually.
A. Yes, please B. Go ahead C. Not at all D. Yes, I do
Have you heard Mary was robbed during her trip to Egypt? Not only _________ her money, but she was nearly killed.
A. she lost B. had she lost
C. she had lost D. did she lose
---How did you find my new dress, Jim?
---_______.
A. Go to the tailor’s B. Oh, it fits me perfectly.
C. Oh, very nice, indeed D. No, I didn’t find it.
I’ll go to the party with you ________ you don’t wear those strange trousers.
A. as though B. in order that C. in that D. providing