完形填空（共20小題；每小題1分，滿分20分）
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A Woman and a Fork
There was a young woman was diagnosed with a terminal illness and could only live three months. So as she was getting her things "in order," she
36 her Rabbi (法師）and had him come to her house to
37 certain aspects of her final wishes.
She told him which songs she wanted sung at the
38 , what scriptures she would like read, and what outfit she wanted to be buried in.
Everything was in order and the Rabbi was preparing to leave
39 the young woman suddenly remembered something very important to her.
"There's one more thing," she said
40 . "What' that?" "This is very important, I want to be buried with a fork in my right hand."
The Rabbi stood looking at the young woman, not knowing quite what to say.
“That surprises you, doesn't it?” the young woman asked. "Well, to be honest, I'm
41 by the request," said the Rabbi.
The young woman
42 . “My grandmother once told me this story, and from then on, I have always done so. I have also, always tried to pass along its message to those I love and those who are in need of
43 .
In all my years of attending socials and dinners, I always remember that when the dishes of the main
44 were being cleared, someone would inevitably lean over and say, 'Keep your fork.' It was my favorite part
45 I knew that something better was coming...like velvety chocolate cake or deep-dish apple pie…”
So, I just want people to see me there in that casket（棺材）with a fork in my hand and I want them to
46 "What's with the fork?"
47 I want you to tell them: "Keep your fork…the best is yet to come."
The Rabbi's eyes were
48 up with tears of joy as he hugged the young woman good-bye. He knew this would be one of the last times he would see her before her death. But he also knew that the young woman had a better grasp of
49 than he did. She had a better grasp of
50 heaven would be like than many people twice her age, with twice as much experience and knowledge.
She knew that something better was coming. At the funeral people were walking by the young woman's casket and they saw the cloak she was wearing and the fork
51 in her right hand. Over and over, the Rabbi heard the question "What's with the fork?" And over and over he 52 .
During his message, the Rabbi told the people of the
53 he had with the young woman shortly before she died. He also told them about the fork and what it symbolized to
54 . The Rabbi told the people how he could not stop thinking about the
55 and told them that they probably would not be able to stop thinking about it either.
He was right. So the next time you reach down for your fork, let it remind you ever so gently, that the best is yet to come.
小題1:.
| A．contracted | B．contacted | C．a(chǎn)ttracted | D．a(chǎn)ttached |
| 小題2: | | A．talk | B．identify | C．recognize | D．discuss |
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| 小題3: | | A．a(chǎn)ssembly | B．party | C．conference | D．service |
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| 小題4: | | A．before | B．a(chǎn)s | C．when | D．then |
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| 小題5: | | A．excitedly | B．regretfully | C．a(chǎn)ngrily | D．breathlessly |
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| 小題6: | | A．surprised | B．a(chǎn)stonished | C．depressed | D．puzzled |
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| 小題7: | | A．explained | B．introduced | C．a(chǎn)dmitted | D．hesitated |
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| 小題8: | | A．praise | B．honor | C．encouragement | D．comfort |
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| 小題9: | | A．meal | B．course | C．food | D．cause |
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| 小題10: | | A．so | B．a(chǎn)nd | C．yet | D．because |
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| 小題11: | | A．wonder | B．question | C．enquire | D．say |
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| 小題12: | | A．Later | B．Afterwards | C．Finally | D．Then |
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| 小題13: | | A．full | B．filled | C．fed | D．flowed |
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| 小題14: | | A．life | B．funeral | C．fork | D．heaven |
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| 小題15: | | A．how | B．where | C．what | D．which |
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| 小題16: | | A．placed | B．grasped | C．held | D．caught |
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| 小題17: | | A．sobbed | B．cried | C．smiled | D．laughed |
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| 小題18: | | A．a(chǎn)greement | B．conclusion | C．a(chǎn)rgument | D．conversation |
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| 小題19: | | A．her | B．him | C．them | D．people |
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| 小題20: | | A．woman | B．funeral | C．incident | D．fork |
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out to be a receipt from the State Motor Vehicle Division, documenting the owners’ 40 of their Vehicle’s Registration fees. Quickly, I put myself in their shoes and __41 : no one would throw this away, especially 42 it was current. I also looked over the form for contact or any personal 43 , perhaps a license tag or telephone number. But that seemed __44 . The form had been blown by the wind, so 45 would I find the owners? Had it been lying there for a few minutes or a week? So I checked the date and 46 the names of the owners , who must 47 in our town. I believed that the best and easiest step to take was to put the form in a（n） 48 addressed to the couple and mail it by post. Further, I imagined that if I had posted the receipt to a wrong 49 , how frantic（慌亂的）I’d be. But it was much __50_ to attempt to return it than to leave them angry, upset , etc. over the 51 , so I did as I thought. My hunch（預(yù)感） was right. On the weekend, a happy couple 52 my house and brought 
re. If he came as 39 as this every morning, he would get a lot more 40 done.” John began to get on with his work and by half past nine he had 41 all the postcards he had to write. It was a quarter to ten, and Mary had not arrived 42. He wondered 43 she was ill or if she had taken the day 44. But Mr. Steele came and 45 him if he knew where Mary was. If she were ill, she would 46, he said. It’s not like her. She’s usually 47. John said that he had no 48 where Mary was. But 49 the door opened and there was Mary. She was looking very 50 and tired. She apologized to Mr. Steele and explained that she had been 51 most of the night. She hadn’t 52 to sleep until five in the morning and had overslept. Mr. Steele was very 53 and suggested that she take the day off. She 54 him and said she would stay, but she 55 said a word for the rest of the morning. John, on the other hand, was feeling happy so at one o’clock he suggested to Mary that they go and have lunch together, and she agreed.
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