As I got out of the car, I saw many cars parked around Ah Mah’s house. Uncle Harry stood at the , urging us to go in quickly. I saw all my there. Aunt Lanny, Aunt Nancy, and Aunt Ping were sitting on the sofa choking and wiping their tears. Uncle Harry told me to stay as my parents and my brother went in Ah Mah’s room. During this time some thoughts about my Ah Mah kept racing through my mind.
Ah Mah was my grandmother, but I her because she liked boys more than girls. She had a way of thinking that boys were more than girls. She made her prejudice clear when she announced that she would leave all her to the men of the family and nothing to the women after she . I hated her way of thinking; , she and I never got along.
My thought was suddenly when my parents and my brother came out. Mother was crying.
What happened to Ah Mah? I my way through and forced the door wide open. My eyes fell on her almost hairless head. I froze. After a few seconds, she to me. Slowly, I walked over to her.
She was . She looked tired, and her eyes were open. Most of her hair had fallen out. She held her hands out to me, but I was afraid to her. She pointed to her desk and , “Futju.” The “futju” was her most prized possession, her Buddha beads(佛珠). I went over to her desk and took the “futju.” By now, I was crying, even without my knowing, and I just her. She called my name, breathing quickly with short breaths and . She said, “Keep…forgive me... .”
I ran over to her and tried to seize her out-stretched(伸出) hand but it was too .
1.A. exit B. table C. door D. stop
2.A. friends B. companions C. neighbors D. relatives
3.A. inside B. away C. outside D. down
4.A. liked B. remembered C. missed D. disliked
5.A. valuable B. optimistic C. mature D. positive
6.A. furniture B. belongings C. clothes D. goods
7.A. passed B. left C. died D. disappeared
8.A. therefore B. instead C. however D. otherwise
9.A. awakened B. accepted C. started D. interrupted
10.A. pushed B. cleared C. explored D. smoothed
11.A. pointed B. signed C. shouted D. appealed
12.A. scared B. stubborn C. skinny D. sensitive
13.A. curiously B. barely C. automatically D. surprisingly
14.A. strong B. flexible C. dirty D. trembling
15.A. touch B. meet C. trouble D. shake
16.A. screamed B. whispered C. announced D. repeated
17.A. grand B. moral C. holy D. splendid
18.A. glared at B. glanced at C. smiled at D. stared at
19.A. struggling B. laughing C. rising D. crying
20.A. dark B. late C. difficult D. far
to work on Saturdays, the employees are offered a higher salary.
A. Expecting B. Expected
C. To be expected D. Having expected
—The relation between the actor and his girlfriend has been worsening.
—I know. It has got to they have to get separated.
A. where B. how C. which D. what
If you are not rich by the time you are 35, says Ma Yun, then you the opportunities of youth.
A. are wasting B. wasted
C. will waste D. have wasted
Over 100 passengers lost their lives in the recent air crash, which was a deadly to their families.
A. defeat B. challenge C. barrier D. blow
Welcome to my lecture. Hopefully, there are enough seats for each visitor to have .
A. it B. ones C. one D. that