Question

He never believed that true love existed.
His parents divorcedwhen he was young and he didn’t think that true love was able to survive in today’s world.
He was   36  wrong.
His grandparents were always supportive to the kids and tried to help them when their parents   37 . He knew they loved each other, he just wasn’t sure it was true love. He had   38  heard them say, “I love you” or they hadn’t shown any affection   39  hugging. They had been married for over fifty years and he thought that their true love was gone.
But again he was wrong. His grandfather, Ralph, was struck ill in his junior year of college and he didn’t know how serious it was until he fell and hurt his hip (臀). While in the hospital, the doctors   40    a tumor (瘤) in his lungs. They told him that he had lung cancer and due to previous illnesses, they could not operate and he was too   41  for chemotherapy (化療).
It was around Thanksgiving and by Christmas his condition worsened. The cancer spread and in late January his sister away at college too, called him crying and said she was on her way home because the doctors told their family that their   42  had only a week to live, that by the weekend he would   43   be with them. Their family came in from around the country and stayed next to his side.
It was not until then that he   44  that true love did exist and would survive beyond death. Every night as his grandfather grew more fragile, he would   45  sweet words to grandmother, Madge. The night before he died grandmother was walking out of his room and he said to her “I love you Madgie baby”.
The next morning he received a phone call at work that grandfather had passed during the night. Throughout his short battle   46  cancer, he realized how much two people can love each other and he realized how much it means to be loved and give love. It is the greatest   47  on earth and it lasts beyond life because you never forget your one true love.

【小題1】

A．believed B．proved C．a(chǎn)sked D．realized

【小題2】

A．died B．married C．divorced D．fought

【小題3】

A．ever B．never C．even D．often

【小題4】

A．other than B．less than C．rather than D．better than

【小題5】

A．took out B．found out C．set out D．put out

【小題6】

A．strong B．fat C．short D．weak

【小題7】

A．grandfather B．grandmother C．father D．mother

【小題8】

A．no better B．no worse C．no less D．no longer

【小題9】

A．realized B．said C．saw D．mentioned

【小題10】

A．speak B．shout C．whisper D．talk

【小題11】

A．by B．in C．on D．with

【小題12】

A．smile B．battle C．gift D．surprise

Answer 1

【小題1】B
【小題1】C
【小題1】B
【小題1】A
【小題1】B
【小題1】D
【小題1】A
【小題1】D
【小題1】A
【小題1】C
【小題1】D
【小題1】C

解析【小題1】B。prove證明是。事實(shí)證明，他錯(cuò)了。
【小題1】C。父母離婚（divorced ）后，他的祖父母一直支持他和妹妹，并盡力幫助他們。
【小題1】B。他從未（never）聽他們說過“I love you”。
【小題1】A。other than而不是。除了擁抱外，他們也沒愛情的其它表示。
【小題1】B。found out發(fā)現(xiàn)。在醫(yī)院里，醫(yī)生發(fā)現(xiàn)祖父的肺部有一個(gè)腫瘤。
【小題1】D。他太虛弱（weak），也不能化療。
【小題1】A。因?yàn)獒t(yī)生告訴他們家人他們的祖父（grandmother）只能活一周了
【小題1】D。no longer不再。到周末他會(huì)離他們而去。
【小題1】A。就是在祖父身邊，他才認(rèn)識(shí)到（realize）當(dāng)今世界上真正的愛確實(shí)存在著，并且可以超越死亡。
【小題1】C。他會(huì)用甜蜜的話語(yǔ)同他的馬奇祖母低聲（whisper）交談。
【小題1】D。battle with與……斗爭(zhēng)。在他的祖父與癌癥病魔的短暫抗?fàn)幹小?br />【小題1】C。這是世界上最偉大的禮物（gift）。