二、完形填空(10 分)
My grandfather was a house painter. In his lifetime, he must have painted hundreds of houses inside and out. It wasn't hard to tell that he loved his 1 as well as his life.
Once, while in college, I helped Grandpa paint a house. While working inside, I noticed he was very skilled at giving a wall a quality coat of paint so 2. In fact, while he was painting, he could carry on a(n) 3 with the homeowner, laughing all the time.
At one point, he stopped to watch me. He noticed 4 I dipped(浸)brush in the paint bucket(桶)and how I carefully wiped(擦)off both sides of the brush as I pulled it out not to 5 any paint. Then I spread the thin coat of paint on the wall without spilling(溢出)a drop. It was a 6, boring process, but I dared(敢)not laugh or have a kidding for fear of making a mistake.
Finally, he gave me some 7. “Here, watch this,” he said, as he took the brush from my hand and dipped it into the bucket. “See, this is how you do it. Don't worry about spills and messes. They can always be cleaned up. Treat a wall like you treat people. Be generous and have fun. Always put enough paint on the brush.”
Yes, he did spill a few drops, but I noticed his wall looked much 8 than mine. I also noticed he was having great 9.
Life is not always 10. Some days, we spill few drops; some days, we spill a lot. The only thing that really matters is what the wall looks like when we are done and how much fun we have painting it.
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A
) 1. A. work B. kids C. pets D. family
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A
) 2. A. quickly B. politely C. suddenly D. slowly
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D
) 3. A. task B. examination C. business D. conversation
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B
) 4. A. when B. how C. why D. where
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C
) 5. A. sell B. save C. waste D. need
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A
) 6. A. long B. happy C. relaxing D. great
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A
) 7. A. advice B. money C. water D. paint
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B
) 8. A. cleaner B. better C. harder D. higher
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B
) 9. A. work B. fun C. time D. hope
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C
)10. A. moving B. difficult C. perfect D. painful
