“How did you do it，Dad? How have you managed to not take a drink for almost 20 years?” It took me almost 20 years to have the courage to even ask my father this very personal question. When Dad first quit drinking，the whole family was on pins and needles every time he got into a situation that，in the past，would have started him drinking again. For a few years we were afraid to bring it up for fear the drinking would begin again.

“I had this little poem that I would recite to myself at least four to five times a day，”was Dad’s reply to my l8-year-old unasked question．”The words were an instant relief and constant reminder to me that things were never so tough that I could not handle them，”Dad said．And then he shared the poem with me．The poem’s simple，yet profound words immediately became part of my daily routine as well．

About a month after this talk with my father，I received a gift in the mail from a friend of   mine．It was a book of daily affirmations with one affirmation listed for each day of the year．

It has been my experience that when you get something with days of the year on it，you   automatically turn to the page that lists your own birthday．

I hurriedly opened the book to November 10 to see what words of wisdom this book had in store for me．I did a double-take and tears of disbelief and appreciation rolled down my face．There，on my birthday，was the exact same poem that had helped my father for all these years! It is called the Serenity Prayer（寧靜之禱）.

God，grant me the Serenity to accept the things I cannot change，the Courage to change the things I can；and the Wisdom to know the difference．

1．From the passage we can know that ________．

A．The father had quitted drinking for 20 years

B．The writer was about 38 years old when asking the question

C．The writer often asked his father how he managed to quit drinking:

D．The family had never doubted the father would quit drinking

2．What helped the father to quit drinking according to the passage?

A．Love of the family.                                    B．A poem.

C．Encouragement from God.                         D．Encouragement from his friends.

3．It is implied in the first paragraph that ________．

A．quitting drinking was easy for the father

B．the family doubted the father could succeed

C．the family strongly believed the father could succeed

D．the father had no problem in quitting drinking

4．The purpose .of the writer’s friend sending him a copy of the poem was most probably____．

A．to tell him there was such a poem

B．to tell him his father had recited the poem

       C．to encourage him

D．to show he was his close friend

5．When reading the words of wisdom，the writer ________．

A．was quite moved                                             B．was very nervous

C．felt encouraged                                         D．felt relieved

 How did you do it Dad? How have you managed not to take a drink for almost 20 years ? It took me almost 20 years to have the   36   to even ask my father this very personal question

     When Dad first  37   drinking, every time he got into a   38    that would have started him   39    again, the whole family was on pins and needles． For a few years we were  40   to mention it for fear that the drinking would begin again

“I had this little poem that I would recite to myself at least four to five times a day．” was Dad’s  41    to my 18-year-old unasked question, “The words were a constant  42    to me that things were  43   so hard that I could not deal with them,” Dad said, Then he   44  the poem with me The poem’s  45    , yet profound (深刻的)words immediately became    46     of my daily routine as well．

About a month after this   47  with my father, I received a gift in the mail from a friend of mine , It was a book of daily sayings of wisdom． One saying is  48    for each day of the year

It has been my 49    that when I get something with days of the year on it , I naturally turn to the page that lists my own  50  

 I  51  opened the book to November 10 to see  52  words of wisdom this book had in store for me． 1 was  53  when l looked at the page，and then tears of disbelief and appreciation  54   down my face .There，on my birthday, was the exact same poem that had  55  my father for all these years! It is called the Serenity(寧靜)Prayer：

    God，grant me

    the serenity to accept the things I cannot change；

    the courage to change the things l can；

    and the wisdom to know the difference

完形填空

    閱讀下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后從各題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳答案。

    Roger Crawford had everything he needed to play tennis except two hands and a leg. He had no palms (手掌). The baby's arms and legs were shortened, and he had only three toes on his right foot and his left leg was cut off.

    The doctor said Roger    1    from ectrodactylism (先天性畸形), only one out of 90 000 children born in the United States. The doctor said Roger would probably never be able to walk or    2    himself. Fortunately Roger's parents didn't    3 the doctor.

    “My parents always taught me that I was only as handicapped (殘疾的) as I wanted to be,” said Roger. “They never allowed me to feel sorry for myself or take    4  of people because of my handicap. Once I got into trouble. my school papers were continually late.” explained Roger, who had to hold his pencil with both hands to write    5    . “I asked Dad to write a note to my teacher,    6    for a two-day extension on my assignments.    7    , Dad made me start writing my paper two days earlier!”

    Roger's father always    8    him to get involved in ( 參加) sports, teaching Roger to catch and throw a volleyball, and play football after school. At the age of 12, Roger    9    to win a place on the school football team.

    Before every game, Roger would    10    his dream of scoring a touch down (角地球，在對方球門線后著地). Then one day he got his    11   . The ball landed in his arms and off. He ran as fast as he could on his artificial leg toward the goal line, his coach and teammates    12   wildly. But at the ten-yard line, a guy from the other team    13    up with Roger, grabbing his left ankle. Roger tried to pull his artificial leg    14   , but instead it ended up being pulled off.

    Roger's love of sports    15    and so did his self-confidence. But not every obstacle (障礙) gave way to Roger's    16   .

    Roger went on to play college tennis, finishing his tennis career with 22 wins and 11 losses. He later became the first physically handicapped tennis player to be certified (證明) as a teaching professional by the United States Professional Tennis Association. Roger now tours the country, speaking to groups about what it takes to be a winner, no matter    17    you are.

    “The only difference    18    you and me is that you can see my handicap, but I can't see    19    . We all have them. When people ask me how I've been able to overcome my physical handicap, I tell them that I haven't overcome anything. I've 20    learned what I can't do-such as play the piano or eat with chopsticks, but more importantly, I've learned what I can do. Then I do what I can with all my heart and soul,” said Roger in the end.

    1．

A. suffered 　　　　　　　　    B resulted

C. heard　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. died

    2．

A. help　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. care for

C. teach　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. stand

    3．

A. promise　　　　　　　　　　  B. follow

C. persuade　　　　　　　　　　 D. believe

    4．

A. use　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. care

C. advantage　　　　　　　　   D. note

    5．

A. hard　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. quickly

C. slowly　　　　　　　　　　    D. easily

    6．

A. asking　　　　　　　　　　    B. answering

C. playing　　　　　　　　　　   D. looking

    7．

A. And　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. Instead

C. Then　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. Therefore

    8．

A. praised　　　　　　　　　　   B. forced

C. encouraged　　　　　　　　 D. criticized (批評)

    9．

A. managed　　　　　　　　　　 B. meant

C. promised　　　　　　　　    D. prepared

    10．

A. recognize　　　　　　　　    B. realize

C. visualize (設(shè)想)　　　　   D. specialize(專攻)

    11．

A. memory　　　　　　　　　　  B. time

C. lesson　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. chance

    12．

A. cheering　　　　　　　　　　 B. enjoying

C. watching　　　　　　　　    D. laughing

    13．

A. picked　　　　　　　　　　    B. help

C. caught　　　　　　　　　　    D. kept

    14．

A. free　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. round

C. through　　　　　　　　　　  D. off

    15．

A. added　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. grew

C. rose　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. raised

    16．

A. determination　　　　　　  B. thought

C. failure　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. confidence

    17．

A. what　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. where

C. who　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. how old

    18．

A. between　　　　　　　　　　  B. from

C. with　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. by

    19．

A. you　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. your

C. yourself　　　　　　　　　　  D. yours

    20．

A. naturally　　　　　　　　　　 B. certainly

C. simply　　　　　　　　　　    D. especially

    閱讀下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后從各題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳答案。

    Roger Crawford had everything he needed to play tennis except two hands and a leg. He had no palms (手掌). The baby's arms and legs were shortened, and he had only three toes on his right foot and his left leg was cut off.

    The doctor said Roger    1    from ectrodactylism (先天性畸形), only one out of 90 000 children born in the United States. The doctor said Roger would probably never be able to walk or    2    himself. Fortunately Roger's parents didn't    3 the doctor.

    “My parents always taught me that I was only as handicapped (殘疾的) as I wanted to be,” said Roger. “They never allowed me to feel sorry for myself or take    4  of people because of my handicap. Once I got into trouble. my school papers were continually late.” explained Roger, who had to hold his pencil with both hands to write    5    . “I asked Dad to write a note to my teacher,    6    for a two-day extension on my assignments.    7    , Dad made me start writing my paper two days earlier!”

    Roger's father always    8    him to get involved in ( 參加) sports, teaching Roger to catch and throw a volleyball, and play football after school. At the age of 12, Roger    9    to win a place on the school football team.

    Before every game, Roger would    10    his dream of scoring a touch down (角地球，在對方球門線后著地). Then one day he got his    11   . The ball landed in his arms and off. He ran as fast as he could on his artificial leg toward the goal line, his coach and teammates    12   wildly. But at the ten-yard line, a guy from the other team    13    up with Roger, grabbing his left ankle. Roger tried to pull his artificial leg    14   , but instead it ended up being pulled off.

    Roger's love of sports    15    and so did his self-confidence. But not every obstacle (障礙) gave way to Roger's    16   .

    Roger went on to play college tennis, finishing his tennis career with 22 wins and 11 losses. He later became the first physically handicapped tennis player to be certified (證明) as a teaching professional by the United States Professional Tennis Association. Roger now tours the country, speaking to groups about what it takes to be a winner, no matter    17    you are.

    “The only difference    18    you and me is that you can see my handicap, but I can't see    19    . We all have them. When people ask me how I've been able to overcome my physical handicap, I tell them that I haven't overcome anything. I've 20    learned what I can't do-such as play the piano or eat with chopsticks, but more importantly, I've learned what I can do. Then I do what I can with all my heart and soul,” said Roger in the end.

    1．

A. suffered 　　　　　　　　    B resulted

C. heard　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. died

    2．

A. help　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. care for

C. teach　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. stand

    3．

A. promise　　　　　　　　　　  B. follow

C. persuade　　　　　　　　　　 D. believe

    4．

A. use　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. care

C. advantage　　　　　　　　   D. note

    5．

A. hard　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. quickly

C. slowly　　　　　　　　　　    D. easily

    6．

A. asking　　　　　　　　　　    B. answering

C. playing　　　　　　　　　　   D. looking

    7．

A. And　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. Instead

C. Then　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. Therefore

    8．

A. praised　　　　　　　　　　   B. forced

C. encouraged　　　　　　　　 D. criticized (批評)

    9．

A. managed　　　　　　　　　　 B. meant

C. promised　　　　　　　　    D. prepared

    10．

A. recognize　　　　　　　　    B. realize

C. visualize (設(shè)想)　　　　   D. specialize(專攻)

    11．

A. memory　　　　　　　　　　  B. time

C. lesson　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. chance

    12．

A. cheering　　　　　　　　　　 B. enjoying

C. watching　　　　　　　　    D. laughing

    13．

A. picked　　　　　　　　　　    B. help

C. caught　　　　　　　　　　    D. kept

    14．

A. free　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. round

C. through　　　　　　　　　　  D. off

    15．

A. added　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. grew

C. rose　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. raised

    16．

A. determination　　　　　　  B. thought

C. failure　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. confidence

    17．

A. what　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. where

C. who　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. how old

    18．

A. between　　　　　　　　　　  B. from

C. with　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. by

    19．

A. you　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. your

C. yourself　　　　　　　　　　  D. yours

    20．

A. naturally　　　　　　　　　　 B. certainly

C. simply　　　　　　　　　　    D. especially

完形填空（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）

閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從16－35各題所給的k^s5*uA.B.C.D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。

How did you do it, Dad? How have you managed not to take a drink for almost 20 years? It took me almost 20 years to have the 16 to even ask my father this very personal question. When Dad first 17 drinking, the whole family was on pins and needles every time he got into a 18 that, in the past, would have started him 19 again. For a few years we were 20 to bring it up for fear that the drinking would begin again.

"I had this little poem that I would recite to myself at least four to five times a day," was Dad's 21 to my 18-year-old unasked question. "The words were a constant (經(jīng)常的) 22 to me that things were 23 so hard that I could not deal with them," Dad said. Then he 24 the poem with me. The poem's 25, yet profound (深刻的) words immediately became 26 of my daily routine as well.

About a month after this 27 with my father, I received a gift in the mail from a friend of mine. It was a book of daily sayings of wisdom with one 28 for each day of the year.

It has been my 29 that when you get something with days of the year on it, you naturally turn to the page that lists your own 30.

I 31 opened the book to November 10 to see 32 words of wisdom this book had in store for me. I was 33 when I looked at the page, and then tears of disbelief and appreciation 34 down my face. There, on my birthday, was the exact same poem that had 35 my father for all these years! It is called the Serenity (平靜) Prayer:

God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change; the courage to change the things I can; and the wisdom to know the difference.

16. A. chance      B. courage     ability        D. right

17. A. gave up     B. took up      C. went on      D. carried on

18. A. way        B. habit        C. situation      D. house

19. A. reciting     B. asking       C. smoking      D. drinking

20. A. sure        B. uncertain     C. afraid        D. eager

21. A. reply       B. words        C. excuse       D. explanation

22. A. fear        B. imagination   C. thought       D. reminder

23. A. never       B. seldom       C. always       D. ever

24. A. discussed    B. shared       C. offered       D. talked

25. A. wonderful   B. long         C. simple        D. boring

26． A. all       B. that          C. any          D. part

27. A. talk        B. quarrel        C. trip          D. lesson

28. A. listed       B. included      C. read         D. said

29. A. method     B. experience     C. wealth       D. message

30. A. character    B. birthday       C. qualities     D. favorites

31. A. doubtfully   B. carefully       happily      D. hurriedly

32. A. where       B. whether       C. what        D. how

33. A. excited      B. astonished     C. disappointed  D. frightened

34. A. hung        B. pulled        C. rolled        D. pushed

35. A. troubled     B. disturbed      C. pleased       D. helped

下面幾個人分別就父親對自己的影響表達了看法。閱讀下面所給的五個選項（A、B、C、D、E），選出符合各自看法的最佳選項。選項中有一項是多余選項。

1.Kitty: Dad encouraged me to keep great determination to do anything.

2.Kelly: Dad gave me a new life which is full of love and happiness.

3.Aidan: Dad is the person who introduced me to my sports career (生涯).

4.Bruce: Dad taught me to share housework and take family responsibility.

A．Dear Daddy, you stepped into my life years ago, and became my dad, a man who raised three fatherless kids and adopted (收養(yǎng)) another. You did everything for us, and you managed to have taken care of Mom, who has been sick, and the grandkids as well. Lessons learned are love, and kindness. We love you dearly.

B．My dad taught me how to play basketball. Now I am a professional player at basketball. Although I sometimes didn’t play well, my dad always encouraged me not to lose heart. Now I have a dream of being able to play basketball on the Celtics. I love my dad!

C．The most important thing that my dad ever taught me was “Never do anything halfway”. He always told me to do my best to show my ability and character. “It shows what kind of person you are,” my dad would say. “People will remember and respect you for that.”

D．My dad has taught me love, hope, respect and the value of hard work. He has taught me never to be afraid; he has taught me the value of a job well done; he has taught me how to ride a bike, then to drive a car. He always tells me that he believes in me and that I can manage to deal with the things around me.

E. My dad and I have a funny company called “Priority”. He has taught me how to take care of the pool (Priority Pool), how to plan family birthday parties (Priority Parties), and how to clean the computer (Priority Computers). The list goes on. I’m proud of my dad and grateful for my time with him. We have a lot of fun doing daily housework together.

第二節(jié)完形填空(共20小題；每小題1．5分，共30分)
閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。   
"How did you do it, Dad? How have you  36  to not take a drink for almost 20 years?" It took me almost 20 years to have the___ 37___to even ask my father this very personal question. When Dad first   38    drinking, the whole family was on pins and needles every time he 39   a situation that, in the past, would have   40   him drinking again. For a few years we were afraid to bring it up   41   the drinking would begin again.
"I had this little poem that I   42  recite to myself at least four to five times a day," was Dad's reply to my 18-year-old   43   question. "The words were an instant relief and constant 44   to me that things were never so   45   that I could not handle them," Dad said. And then he 46   the poem with me. The poem's simple, yet profound words immediately became part of my daily 47   as well.
About a month after this talk with my father, I   48   a gift in the mail from a friend of mine. It was a book of daily affirmations （誓詞）with one affirmation   49   for each day of the year.
It has been my experience that when you get   50   with days of the year on it, you automatically turn to the   51   that lists your own birthday.
I   52   opened the book to November 10 to   53   what words of wisdom this book had in store for me. I did a double-take and tears of   54   and appreciation rolled down my face. There, on my birthday, was the   55   same poem that had helped my father for all these years! It is called the Serenity （安詳）Prayer:
God, grant me the Serenity to accept the things I cannot change; the Courage to change the things I can; and the Wisdom to know the difference.
36. A. prepared       B. promised       C. managed     D. performed
37. A. courage        B. opportunity     C. inspiration     D. reason
38. A. began         B. avoided        C. permitted      D. quit
39. A. got away with   B. got into        C. got down to    D. got through
40. A. forbade        B. started         C. attracted       D. caused
41. A. for fear        B. for sure        C. so that         D. otherwise
42. A. should         B. might         C. would         D. had to
43. A. unanswered     B.unasked        C. unexpected     D. unwelcome
44. A. prayer         B. performer      C. inspector       D. reminder
45. A. rough         B. severe          C. tough         D. urgent
46. A. created        B. explained       C. spared         D. shared
47. A. schedule       B. routine         C. habits        D. customs
48. A. mistook       B. posted          C. accepted       D. received
49. A. copied        B. presented        C. listed          D. printed
50. A. something     B. anything        C. everything      D. nothing
51. A. date          B. page           C. matters         D. problems
52. A. doubtedly      B. eventually       C. patiently        D. hurriedly
53. A. see           B. recite           C. repeat          D. forecast
54. A. sadness        B. loneliness       C. disbelief        D. belief
55. A. exact          B. correct         C. almost          D. much

下面幾個人分別就父親對自己的影響表達了看法。閱讀下面所給的五個選項（A、B、C、D、E），選出符合各自看法的最佳選項。選項中有一項是多余選項。
【小題1】Kitty: Dad encouraged me to keep great determination to do anything.
【小題2】Kelly: Dad gave me a new life which is full of love and happiness.
【小題3】Aidan: Dad is the person who introduced me to my sports career (生涯).
【小題4】Bruce: Dad taught me to share housework and take family responsibility.

第三節(jié)   完形填空（共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分）

閱讀下面短文，從短文后所給各題的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。

“How did you do it, Dad? How have you  21  not to take a drink for almost 20 years?” It took me almost 20 years to have the  22  to even ask my father this very  23  question.

When Dad first 24 drinking, the whole family was on pins and needles  25  he got into a situation that, in the past, would have started him drinking again. For a few years we were   26 to bring it up for fear that the drinking would begin again.

“I had this little 27 that I would recite to myself 28 four to five times a day” was Dad’s 29 to my 18 – year – old unasked question. “The 30 were an instant relief and constant reminder to me that things were never so 31 that I could not handle them,” Dad said. And then he 32 the poem with me. The poem’s simple, yet profound （深奧的） words  33  became part of my daily routine as well.

About a month after this talk with my father, I 34 a gift in the mail from a friend of mine. It was a book of affirmations（斷言）with one affirmation listed for each 35 of the year.

I 36 opened the book to the page of my birthday to see what words of wisdom this book had in store for me. 37 of disbelief and appreciation rolled down my face. There, on my birthday, was the 38 poem that had helped my 39 for all these years! It is called The Serenity Prayer.

God, give me the Serenity （平靜）to accept the things I cannot change, the Courage to 40 the things I can, and the Wisdom to know the difference.

21.  A. failed        B. succeeded        C. managed           D. tried

22.  A. courage       B. ability          C. wisdom            D. confidence

23.  A. interesting   B. personal         C. hard              D. unanswered

24.  A. started       B. enjoyed          C. minded            D. stopped

25.  A. every time    B. all time         C. next time         D. last time

26.  A. anxious       B. glad             C. afraid            D. eager

27.  A. book          B. passage          C. poem             D. list

28.  A. at least      B. at most          C. at first          D. at last

29.  A. comment       B. praise           C. contribution      D. reply

30.  A. words         B. phrases          C. letters           D. sentences

31.  A. strange       B. different        C. simple            D. tough

32.  A. shared        B. talked           C. read              D. impressed

33.  A. surprisingly  B. immediately      C. increasingly      D. regularly

34.  A. brought       B. bought           C. received          D. accepted

35.  A. hour          B. week             C. month             D. day

36.  A. easily        B. hurriedly        C. sadly             D. peacefully

37.  A. Tears         B. Smiles           C. Sweat             D. Satisfaction

38.  A. correct       B. impossible       C. original          D. exact

39.  A. mother        B. father           C. friend            D. classmate

40.  A. believe       B. benefit          C. change            D. do

My son and I were trying to sell the house we had repaired，but in the barn(谷倉) there were bats and they would not leave. The barn was their home. They hung there in the barn and seemed determined to stay for the season. “Don’ t worry about it, Dad,” Patrick said, “they keep down the mosquitoes.”

Unfortunately they also kept the buyers away. When we asked a person to sell the house for us, he refused to see it because of the bats. “Bats are popular,” Patrick comforted me, “they’re ecological(生態(tài)學的).” “Isn’t there a machine you can buy that has high frequency sounds to keep bats away?” I asked. “I don’t know,” said Patrick, “But I like bats and whoever buys this house will probably like them too.” “How many bats are there, anyway?” “I counted about 90 last night,” said Patrick, “They were dropping out from under the edge of the roof.” “You mean there are more―outside?” “They’re everywhere, Dad. But look at it this way. When the cold weather comes, they’ll be off to Mexico. Maybe in the spring we can keep them out.” he said for the hundredth time. “It’s not a problem. YC”

The bat expert I called was even more active than Patrick. “I think you’ve got a large number there,” he said in wonder, “I’ve been trying to attract bats to our house for 25 years. A single bat eats up his weight in mosquitoes and black flies three times every night. You’ve very lucky man.” I offered to share my luck with him. He could take them away. “bats have a remarkable homing instinct(本能),” he said, “They’d fly straight back even if I transported them 100 miles. Once they have settled, you can’t stop them from coming back.” I was silent.

Finally we managed to rent the house to a young family, who were also interested in buying it. “What about the bats?” I said to Patrick.

“Oh, they love the bats,” he said. “No mosquitoes. No black flies. It’s one of the things that attracted them.” “Do you think they will really buy the house? I asked. “Probably.” “Probably? Well, if they do, I suppose I’ll have to admit that I was wrong.” “You mean you’re going to eat your words? Patrick laughed and asked. “Yes, I am.”

56. What was the problem the author had with his house?

A. Bats were living in the barn and wouldn’t go away.

B. The author and his son couldn’t sleep well because of the bats.

C. The author and his son might be able to stay for the season.

D. The house was still badly in need of repair.

57.What solution did the father and son discuss to stop the bats living in the barn?

A. Buy a high frequency sounds machine.      B. Move them one hundred miles away.

C. Reduce the number of mosquitoes.           D. Close the barn in the spring.

58.Why did the author fall silent when he talked with the bat specialist?

A. He felt sure about the situation.

B. He found out that it would be impossible to remove the bats.

C. He learned that he would be able to share his luck with the expert.

D. He liked the advice given by the expert.

59.What happened to the house in the end?

A. Some people agreed to rent and probably buy the house.

B. The author failed to find anybody who wanted to live in the house.

C. The bat expert made the decision to buy the house.

D. The bats left the house for Mexico in the spring.

60.Why did the author think he might have to “eat his words”?

A. He felt sorry for the bats.

B. He might be mistaken about being unable to sell the house.

C. He realized he might be wrong about the bats’ actions.

D. He was happy about selling the house.