Question

Five months after my husband Steve died, I woke up one morning to the maddening sound of a leaking faucet（水龍頭）. I knew it needed repairs badly, but it _______ me so much just to think of it.

All our _______ life, I was the “artist” bringing to our house much imagination. Steve was the”_______” one. He had a real gift for handling chores（家務(wù)活），_______ me from unpleasant repair jobs.

But how could such a good man have his life cut short so suddenly! I had been so sad and angry that I completely _______ the house. That leaky faucet somehow awakened me to the fact that I now had to _______ the challenge of getting things fixed.

I got a workman named Ahmed. Entering the house, he stopped before a picture of Steve and me. “Doesn’t your husband _______ this kind of work?” he asked. “It’s not hard.”

“He died months ago. When he was alive, he did all the repair jobs _______.” I said quietly. Ahmed looked at me _______, but he didn’t reply. He fixed the faucet, adjusted the dishwasher door, and replaced a showerhead. Apparently he was gifted as Steve had been.

He did a(n) _______ job. I asked him to name his fee. “No charge, Ma’am,” he said. “My father died early, and the neighbors helped my family through.”

By fixing a faucet, Ahmed mended my soul. Although I would sure carry the pain of _______ with me along, Ahmed reminded me of the abundant _______ in the world.

1.A. hurt B. puzzled C. cost D. disappointed

2.A. separate B. shared C. spiritual D. social

3.A. active B. boring C. careless D. practical

4.A. attracting B. sheltering C. driving D. prohibiting

5.A. ignored B. hated C. cleaned D. missed

6.A. come up with B. face up with C. look forward to D. step away from

7.A. begin B. check C. like D. find

8.A. gratefully B. firmly C. bravely D. wonderfully

9.A. strangely B. innocently C. painfully D. sympathetically

10.A. terrible B. excellent C. important D. dangerous

11.A. loss B. failure C. fear D. regret

12.A. friendship B. devotion C. kindness D. justice

 

Answer 1

1.A

2.B

3.D

4.B

5.A

6.B

7.C

8.D

9.D

10.B

11.A

12.C

【解析】

試題分析：因丈夫去世仍然沉浸在悲痛之中的作者聽到水龍頭滴漏的聲音幾乎發(fā)瘋。丈夫生前包攬了所有家務(wù)，現(xiàn)在不得不自己面對。前來修理水龍頭的師傅得知作者丈夫去世，不僅免費幫助她修理了水龍頭，還做了其他一些室內(nèi)維修。這是因為修理師傅曾經(jīng)受惠于人。作者感到了人間溫暖。

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考點：完形填空。