As a kid, I spent my summers with my grandparents in Texas. And every few summers, we’d __16__ the caravan (旅游團隊), a group of Airstream trailer owners who __17__ together around the U.S. and Canada．

I loved and worshipped my grandparents and I really looked __18__ to these travels. On one particular __ 19__ ，I was about 10 years old. I was rolling around in the backseat. My grandfather was __20__ . And my grandmother had the passenger seat. She smoked throughout these trips, and I hated the __21__.

    At that age, I’d take any excuse to make estimates(估計) and do minor __22__．At any rate, I decided to do the math for my __23__. I estimated the number of  cigarettes per days, estimated the number of __24__ per cigarette and so on. When I was satisfied that I’d come up with a reasonable number, I poked my head  into the __25__ of the car, tapped my grandmother __26__ the shoulder, and proudly proclaimed, “At two minutes per puff, you've taken nine years off your __27__!” Because the ad said, every puff of a cigarette takes some  number of minutes __28__ smoker’s life．

I expected to be applauded for my __29__ and arithmetic skills. That’s not what happened．__30__, my grandmother burst into __31__. I sat in the backseat and did not know what to do. My grandfather was a highly intelligent, __32__ man. He had never said a harsh word to me. He pulled __33__ onto the shoulder of the highway. He stopped and got out of the car, __34__ me, and after a bit of silence，he gently and __35__ said, “Jeff, one day you’ll understand that it’s harder to be kind than clever.”   

1.A. take  B. join   C. attend    D. visit

2.A. work  B. study  C. travel     D. explore

3.A. forward    B. backward   C. toward    D. upward

4.A. holiday    B. research     C. trip      D. return

5.A. talking     B. reading     C. training   D. driving

6.A. scene      B. smell       C. band      D. type

7.A. arithmetic(算數(shù))  B. question  C. game    D. problem

8.A. grandfather  B. grandmother  C. visitor    D. car

9.A. cases     B. smokes   C. kinds   D. puffs(煙頭)

10.A. window   B. seat      C. back        D. front  

11.A. at        B. in        C. on           D. under

12.A. tour      B. life      C. distance       D. date

13.A. away     B. from      C. with         D. off

14.A. cleverness   B. coolness   C. happiness    D. ability

15.A. Eventually   B. Instead   C. Unfortunately  D. Though

16.A. words     B. laughters    C. tears       D. screams

17.A. stubborn   B. determined  C. lonely      D. quiet

18.A. over        B. in         C. away       D. up

19.A. noticed      B. looked     C. glared      D. glanced

20.A. angrily      B. excitedly    C. calmly    D. coldly

As a kid, I spent my summers with my grandparents in Texas. And every few summers, we’d __16__ the caravan (旅游團隊), a group of Airstream trailer owners who __17__ together around the U.S. and Canada．
I loved and worshipped my grandparents and I really looked __18__ to these travels. On one particular __ 19__ ，I was about 10 years old. I was rolling around in the backseat. My grandfather was __20__ . And my grandmother had the passenger seat. She smoked throughout these trips, and I hated the __21__.
At that age, I’d take any excuse to make estimates(估計) and do minor __22__．At any rate, I decided to do the math for my __23__. I estimated the number of  cigarettes per days, estimated the number of __24__ per cigarette and so on. When I was satisfied that I’d come up with a reasonable number, I poked my head  into the __25__ of the car, tapped my grandmother __26__ the shoulder, and proudly proclaimed, “At two minutes per puff, you've taken nine years off your __27__!” Because the ad said, every puff of a cigarette takes some  number of minutes __28__ smoker’s life．
I expected to be applauded for my __29__ and arithmetic skills. That’s not what happened．__30__, my grandmother burst into __31__. I sat in the backseat and did not know what to do. My grandfather was a highly intelligent, __32__ man. He had never said a harsh word to me. He pulled __33__ onto the shoulder of the highway. He stopped and got out of the car, __34__ me, and after a bit of silence，he gently and __35__ said, “Jeff, one day you’ll understand that it’s harder to be kind than clever.”  

As a kid, I spent my summers with my grandparents in Texas. And every few summers, we’d 1 the caravan (旅游團隊), a group of Airstream trailer owners who 2 together around the U.S. and Canada.
I loved and worshipped my grandparents and I really looked 3 to these travels. On one particular 4 ，I was about 10 years old. I was rolling around in the backseat. My grandfather was 5 . And my grandmother had the passenger seat. She smoked throughout these trips, and I hated the 6.
At that age, I’d take any excuse to make estimates(估計) and do minor 7.At any rate, I decided to do the math for my 8. I estimated the number of cigarettes per days, estimated the number of 9 per cigarette and so on. When I was satisfied that I’d come up with a reasonable number, I poked my head into the 10 of the car, tapped my grandmother 11 the shoulder, and proudly proclaimed, “At two minutes per puff, you've taken nine years off your 12!” Because the ad said, every puff of a cigarette takes some number of minutes 13 smoker’s life.
I expected to be applauded for my 14 and arithmetic skills. That’s not what happened.15, my grandmother burst into 16. I sat in the backseat and did not know what to do. My grandfather was a highly intelligent, 17 man. He had never said a harsh word to me. He pulled 18 onto the shoulder of the highway. He stopped and got out of the car, 19 me, and after a bit of silence，he gently and 20 said, “Jeff, one day you’11 understand that it’s harder to be kind than clever.”

1. 1.
   1. A.
      take
   2. B.
      join
   3. C.
      attend
   4. D.
      visit
2. 2.
   1. A.
      work
   2. B.
      study
   3. C.
      travel
   4. D.
      explore
3. 3.
   1. A.
      forward
   2. B.
      backward
   3. C.
      toward
   4. D.
      upward
4. 4.
   1. A.
      holiday
   2. B.
      research
   3. C.
      trip
   4. D.
      return
5. 5.
   1. A.
      talking
   2. B.
      reading
   3. C.
      training
   4. D.
      driving
6. 6.
   1. A.
      scene
   2. B.
      smell
   3. C.
      band
   4. D.
      type
7. 7.
   1. A.
      arithmetic(算數(shù))
   2. B.
      question
   3. C.
      game
   4. D.
      problem
8. 8.
   1. A.
      grandfather
   2. B.
      grandmother
   3. C.
      visitor
   4. D.
      car
9. 9.
   1. A.
      cases
   2. B.
      smokes
   3. C.
      kinds
   4. D.
      puffs(煙頭)
10. 10.
    1. A.
       window
    2. B.
       seat
    3. C.
       back
    4. D.
       front
11. 11.
    1. A.
       at
    2. B.
       in
    3. C.
       on
    4. D.
       under
12. 12.
    1. A.
       tour
    2. B.
       life
    3. C.
       distance
    4. D.
       date
13. 13.
    1. A.
       away
    2. B.
       from
    3. C.
       with
    4. D.
       off
14. 14.
    1. A.
       cleverness
    2. B.
       coolness
    3. C.
       happiness
    4. D.
       ability
15. 15.
    1. A.
       Eventually
    2. B.
       Instead
    3. C.
       Unfortunately
    4. D.
       Though
16. 16.
    1. A.
       words
    2. B.
       laughters
    3. C.
       tears
    4. D.
       screams
17. 17.
    1. A.
       stubborn
    2. B.
       determined
    3. C.
       lonely
    4. D.
       quiet
18. 18.
    1. A.
       over
    2. B.
       in
    3. C.
       away
    4. D.
       up
19. 19.
    1. A.
       noticed
    2. B.
       looked
    3. C.
       glared
    4. D.
       glanced
20. 20.
    1. A.
       angrily
    2. B.
       excitedly
    3. C.
       calmly
    4. D.
       coldly