第二节 完形填空
Dad is a liar （说谎者）, definitely.
He never tells the truth about anything 36 , or anything that he thinks is bad to me, even though I 37 that I don’t mind hearing these things.
He is the kindest man I have ever met , who never 38 others, as well as the 39 man, for he’s always hard on himself. Every time I 40 home from college and asked Dad how his 41 was getting on, he would always reply. “Oh, couldn’t be 42 !”when I asked my mum the same question on the phone , 43 , she honestly told me every 44 with Dad’s business. I didn’t blame Dad for his 45 . I felt a deep sympathy for him.
Dad is a miser (吝啬鬼), undoubtedly..
I hardly see Dad wear 46 clothes. In fact , his closet is half empty. Even in this half, two-thirds is occupied by Mum’s clothes and the other 47 belongs to him . I urged him to buy some new clothes , 48 the simply shook his head, “The old clothes are still good enough.” Were they? I saw 49 in them.
It 50 my heart up when I saw had Dad 51 terribly with his hand covering his mouth. When the pains became unbearable, he 52 took some pills.
So it surprised 53 when the day came that Dad got sick . He was lying in bed. And all the family gathered around him. I knelt （跪）by his bedside , tears filling my eyes.
Dear Dad, you’ve been 54 yourself too hard, which you should not have. I know I might as well 55 a river to flow backward as hope to talk you out of working so hard. But I still want to say . “Dad , take better care of yourself!”
36．A．interesting B．good C．bad D．valuable
37．A．emphasize B．realize C．decide D．admit
38．A．envies B．blames C．helps D．hurts
39．A．noblest B．cruellest C．most selfless D．most diligent
40．A．phoned B．drove C．went D．stayed
41．A．health B．business C．experiment D．treatment
42．A．better B．harder C．easier D．healthier
43． A．meanwhile B．anyway C．however D．therefore
44．A．change B．incident C．achievement D．problem
45．A．belief B．carelessness C．lies D．excuses
46．A．old B．new C．beautiful D．cheap
47．A．one-third B．half C．thing D．closet
48．A．so B．but C．since D．although
49．A．holes B．stains C．hope D．importance
50．A．woke B．warmed C．cheered D．tore
51．A．act B．shake C．cry D．cough
52．A．still B．even C．merely D．seldom
53．A．somebody B．anybody C．everybody D．nobody
54．A．controlling B．pushing C．criticizing D．fighting
55．A．beg B．allow C．expect D．cause
