The pickle jar as far back as I can remember sat on the floor beside the dresser in my parents' bedroom. When he got ready for bed, Dad would empty his pockets and drop his coins into the jar.

When the jar was filled, we would take the _____ to the bank. Each time, as he gave the box of coins to the bank worker, he would say proudly, "These are for _____ son's college fund. He'll never work at the factory all his life like me."

The years passed, and I finished the _____ and took a job. Once, while visiting my parents, I noticed that the pickle jar in my parents' bedroom was _____. I stared at the place beside the dresser where the jar had always stood. The pickle jar had taught me far _____ than anywords could have done.

When I married, I told my wife Susan about the _____ part the lowly pickle jar had played in my life. In my mind, it showed how much my _____ had loved me. No matter how difficult things got at home, Dad _____ to doggedly drop his coins into the jar.

The first Christmas after our _____ was born, we spent the holiday with my parents. After dinner, Susan carried the baby into my parents' _____ to diaper* her. When Susan came back into the living room, there was _____ strange in her eyes. She took my hand and _____ me into the room.

"Look," she said softly, her eyes directing me to a place on the floor ______ the dresser. To my amazement, there stood the old pickle jar, as if it had never been ______, the bottom already covered with coins. I walked over to the pickle jar, dug down into my pocket, and ______ a fistful of coins.

With the strong feeling choking me, I dropped the coins into the jar. I looked up and saw Dad who is carrying the baby. Our eyes tacked, and I knew he was feeling the same feelings I felt.

Neither one of us could speak.

【1】A.coinsB.drumsC.erasersD.pockets

【2】A.herB.hisC.myD.your

【3】A.gameB.bookC.collegeD.experiment

【4】A.soldB.goneC.stolenD.broken

【5】A.harderB.easierC.lessD.more

【6】A.importantB.dangerousC.fantasticD.humorous

【7】A.auntB.uncleC.motherD.father

【8】A.beganB.wantedC.decidedD.continued

【9】A.sonB.daughterC.grandsonD.granddaughter

【10】A.studyB.kitchenC.bedroomD.bathroom

【11】A.nothingB.somethingC.anythingD.everything

【12】A.leadingB.sendingC.carryingD.commanding

【13】A.inB.onC.underD.beside

【14】A.removedB.remainedC.returnedD.replaced

【15】A.handed inB.pulled outC.picked upD.looked for

—You needn’t worry about the weather. It’s sunny tomorrow.

A. until B. unless

C. if D. when

A. whose B. when C. who D. that

A. to encourage B. encouraging

C. encouraged D. encourage

A. With pleasure. B. Better not.

C. Of course not D. It’s our pleasure.

A. both, the number B. either, the number

C. both, a number D. either, a number

A. hard； hard B. hardly； hard

C. hard; hardly D. hardly； hardly

A. speak, speak B. tells, say

C. say, speak D. talks, say

— You don’t need to. You can use ____.

A.yours B. mine C. my D. me

A. hopes B. wishes

C. wants D. looks forward