We lived in a very quiet neighborhood. One evening I heard a loud crash in the street.
36 that evening my wife had asked me to go to the store to get some soft drinks. It seemed like this would be a good time to let my teenage daughter Holly
37 her driving, so I sent her to the store in my truck.
At dinner my son talked about how much he liked my
38 . I enjoyed having it, but I said: “Guy, my heart is not set on that truck. I like it but it is just metal and won’t last forever. Never set your heart on anything that won’t last.
After hearing the loud noise, the whole family ran outside. My son shouted: “ Dad! Dad, Holly crashed your truck.”
My heart sank and my mind was
39 with conflicting thoughts. Was anyone hurt? Who else was involved? As I ran to the door, I heard a voice in my heart say: “Here is a chance to show Holly
40 you really love. She’ll never forget it.”
The accident had occurred in my own driveway. Holly had crashed my truck into our other vehicle, the family van (搬运车). In her inexperience, she had
41 _the brakes and the gas pedal. Holly was unhurt
42 but when I reached her, she was crying and saying：“Oh, Dad, I’m sorry. I know how much you love this truck.” I held her in my arms as she cried.
Later that week a friend stopped by and asked what had happened to my truck. I told her the whole story. Her eyes moistened(湿润) and she said: “That happened to me when I was a girl. I borrowed my dad’s car and
43 a log that had fallen across the road. I ruined the car. When I got home my Dad knocked me to the ground and began to kick me.” Over 40 years later, she still felt the pain of the night. It was a deep wound on her
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I remember how sad Holly was the night she crashed our truck, and how I comforted her. One day, when Holly
45 on her life, I want her to know that I love her a thousand times more than any piece of
46 .
I repaired the van, but the dent(凹陷) in my truck is still there today. Every day it reminds me of what really
47 in my life.| 小题1: | | A．Later | B．Earlier | C．Former | D．Latter |
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| 小题2: | | A．pass | B．train | C．practice | D．coach |
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| 小题3: | | A．job | B．truck | C．daughter | D．cooking |
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| 小题4: | | A．flooded | B．satisfied | C．blessed | D．concerned |
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| 小题6: | | A．mixed | B．separated | C．recognized | D．confused |
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| 小题7: | | A．mentally | B．intellectually | C．primitively | D．physically |
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| 小题8: | | A．run down | B．run for | C．ran into | D．run after |
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| 小题9: | | A．Motivation | B．soul | C．shadow | D．body |
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| 小题10: | | A．think back | B．think out | C．think up | D．think on |
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| 小题11: | | A．property | B．trucks | C．production | D．vans |
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| 小题12: | | A．affects | B．matters | C．attracts | D．acquires |
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