完形填空,阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A, B, C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
A young businessman was traveling down a narrow street, driving a bit too fast in his new Benz. He was watching for kids darting out from between parked cars and _______ when he thought he saw something.
As his car passed, one child appeared, and a brick smashed into the Benz’s side door. He slammed on the brakes and _______ the Benz back to the spot from _______ the brick had been thrown.
He jumped out of the car, _______ some kid and pushed him up against a parked car, shouting “What was that all about and who are you? Just what on earth are you doing?” _______ a head of steam, he went on “That’s a new car and that brick you threw is gonna cost a lot of money. Why did you do it?” “Please, mister, please, I’m sorry. I didn’t know what else to do!” pleaded the youngster.
“It’s my brother,” he said. “He rolled _______ the stairs and fell out of his wheelchair and I can’t _______ him up.”
_______, the boy asked the businessman, “Would you please help me get him back into his wheelchair? He’s hurt and he’s too heavy for me.”
Moved beyond words, the driver tried to swallow the _______ swelling lump in his ________ He lifted the young man back into the wheelchair and took out his handkerchief and wiped the ________, checking ________ that everything was going to be okay.
“Thank you, sir. And God bless you,” the ________ child said to him. The man then watched the little boy push his brother to the sidewalk toward their home.
It was a long walk back to his Benz...a long, ________ walk. He never did ________ the side door. He kept the damage to remind him not to ________life so fast that someone has to ________ a brick at you to get your attention.
Life whispers in your soul and ________ to your heart. Sometimes, when you don’t have the time to listen...Life throws a brick at your head.
It’s your choice: Listen to the whispers of your soul ________ wait for the brick!
Do you sometimes ignore loved ones because your life is too fast and busy ________ them to wonder whether you really love them?
1.
A.sped up B.went out C.slowed down D.pulled back
2.
A.spun B.drag C.push D.stretch
3.
A.where B.which C.that D.there
4.
A.grasped B.got C.arrested D.grabbed
5.
A.Rising up B.Opening up C.Building up D.Giving up
6.
A.away B.out C.over D.off
7.
A.catch B.lift C.seize D.carry
8.
A.talking B.shouting C.sobbing D.crying
9.
A.abruptly B.roughly C.absolutely D.rapidly
10.
A.throat B.heart C.spirit D.tongue
11.
A.blood and sweat B.scrapes and cuts C.black and white D.neck and neck
12.
A.to see B.to be seen C.to have seen D.to be seeing
13.
A.graceful B.grated C.grateful D.gratitude
14.
A.slipped B.slow C.steep D.slim
15.
A.require B.request C.repair D.recommend
16.
A.go after B.go about C.go over D.go through
17.
A.kick B.throw C.strike D.beat
18.
A.tells B.speaks C.conveys D.says
19.
A.or B.but C.and D.for
20.
A.ensuring B.letting C.making D.Leaving