完形原创特训

Task 1

One day I came home from my elementary school. My father was unexpected at home. He never 1 work. I was told by my mother that he didnt feel well. He was 2 . Multiple myeloma （骨髓瘤）， I learned， is a type of blood cancer. For the last year of my fathers life， his entire day 3 rising from his hospital bed in the living room and walking to his chair to sit and think.

When I came home one day during the ninth grade， the two of us were 4 . What 5 still moves me these decades later. He 6 me about his life， his family growing up， his loves， his heartbreaks.

He had been 7 for maybe an hour or more when I 8 that he was doing more than telling. He was asking to be 9 ， and I forgave everything， 10 .

When he died， I didnt 11 to school for a few days. My 12 dread （恐惧） going back was gym class. It was 13 supervised， and bullies （仗势欺人者） ran the show. On my first day， I heard the voice， “Lensch！” I turned to 14 him and said， “What do you want？”

“I heard your dad died，” he said， “Is that true？”

I 15 replied， “Yes.”

He didnt punch （拳打） me. He didnt even move. 16 ， he said， “Im sorry.”

I was shocked. Im sure I 17 .

What do you do when your “enemies” reveal that they are also human？ I think you

18 forgive and move forward or 19 to resentment and live in the past. Im certainly not glad that my father got sick， but at the same time， I realize that if he hadnt， I 20 never have come to love him.

Task 2

As I turned off the highway onto the ramp （斜坡）to go home， I saw a little old man on the side of the road. His 1 read， “No money， need ride to get to friend.”

I 2 my car to the right so that I could offer him 3 . As I got turned， he had already begun walking up towards me. I 4 up beside him and asked him what he was doing.

He 5 ， “I am trying to get to my friend.We have been friends for almost 50 years and now he is 6 with serious illness and dying. I have no money and I am hungry.” 7 ， I gave him a bottle of cold water and 8 offered to get him food. He 9 his gratitude to me.

I got him some food， water and a plastic bag to put 10 in. I then handed him $20.00 and told him I was 11 ， this was all the money I had on me. He reached his hand out to me and 12 my hand. Then he placed the $20.00 back into my hand. I looked so 13 ， I know I did. I couldnt 14 out what was going on.

He told me， “Youve been so 15 little princess， and I cannot take your 16 $20.00. ”I begged him to take the money， which will make me feel so much better. And at last he 17 it.

The little old man thanked me as I drove away. If he only knew that 18 I stopped to help him， he had given me the best 19 ever. I will never forget him and often wonder if he 20 it to his best friend. What a love！I know I received one that day and didnt even know that stop was really for me.

Task 3

On a day in early September， US army captain Larry Harris was doing community service work when he met 7-year-old Jason. Harris was wearing his army uniform and Jason was

1 —he had always wanted to become a soldier.

From Jasons words， Harris knew his 2 was to become a soldier， 3 due to the disability in his leg， he would 4 be able to. Harris could 5 by looking into Jasons eyes this dream was something he had a high level of 6 to do.

Harris decided to 7 . “When I joined the army and took the oath（誓词）， I swore to protect our nation and people， and when I say that， Im not always 8 going to war， or hand-to-hand fighting. Im 9 the dream of a child as well，” he said， “I wouldnt be a 10 if I didnt help him.”

Harris 11 to plan an event for Jason.

12 ， he got commitments from the army， the state police and a few officials. The event was a 13 surprise for Jason.

On the afternoon of the big day， Harris went up to Jasons classroom. He asked 14 Jason to take a ride with him right now， Jason

15 and they left the school. When they got to the Army Reserve Center， Jason received his

16 —he was going to become an honorary soldier.

General Bauman asked Jason to raise his right hand. “Repeat after me，” he said. They

17 the Oath of Enlistment（参军）.“Now， you are an honorary soldier，” Bauman told Jason. The room erupted in 18 .

With a tear on his cheek， Jason 19 in agreement. Harris walked over and shook the boys hand. “Welcome 20 ，” he said.

Task 4

A few nights ago we had a light projector（投光器） taken from our yard; it was my little attempt at decorating for Christmas. I made a

1 on Nextdoor， a neighborhood website. It wasnt an 2 post at all. I tried to get all the 3 and sympathy I could for whoever

4 it. In fact， many neighbors made 5 on how much they loved my approach.

Then， 6 ， I got a message from someone wanting to come over and 7 themselves to me. I drove up just in time and was 8 by the couple Cynthia and Ken， 9 their son Nikhil. Cynthia had 10 my post and didnt want me to lose 11 in humanity and the world. 12 to show me that there are good people in our neighborhood， they went out and purchased us a 13 projector and gave it to us—a Christmas gift， wrapped up 14 . Tears filled my eyes as I realized its significance.

I have to say I was very 15 by the act of kindness of three 16 ， who are now friends. There is so much beauty in the world and so many 17 human beings. Oftentimes they are right there， so close we may not even

18 them. My heart is filled with love for all human beings 19 at this moment. Its a feeling that I dont want to ever 20 . And I owe it all to the person who took our light projector a few days ago.

Task 5

When looking back over our lives， we can be amazed by how much life has changed. 1 ， the life we are living is just as relevant as those past. Whether we like what is 2 through the present lessons or not， they are 3 for our journey. If this chapter of your life cannot yet be 4 with gratitude（感激）， there will be a time when life will offer you the 5 of seeing the value in this learning.

My health has provided me with many such lessons. Recently I was looking through some old 6 of myself. As I looked at the face of that 7 woman， I thought how beautiful she was. I 8 her： struggling so hard to be heard， to honour her path. And while I 9 her physical strength， I do not wish I were her again.

I acknowledge that I have changed 10 . My face looks older. But my smile has also 11 . It expresses peace. I feel 12 for this chapter of my life， in a way I never could as a young woman.

We cannot 13 . We can only move forward. Rather than 14 our past， we can see it as another perfect piece of our jigsaw（拼图）puzzle. Its path has many 15 . Some are brighter and it is easier to understand their 16 . Others are tricky pieces that need us to think hard 17 being able to see their fit. Either way， every piece of the 18 needed make the journey perfect.

Whether this current chapter is a bright

19 piece or a tricky stormy one， it 20 us best into ourselves and all of our beauty.

Task 6

That afternoon I was driving home from work. Seeing a long line of traffic ahead， I couldnt 1 that we were going to be moving

2 .“Now what？ Whats going on？ How long am I going to be 3 here？” I said to myself.

I sat for a long time. I managed， through my frustration and 4 ， to calm myself down by praying. 5 ， the cars ahead slowly began to move and I was on my way.

6 ， in my rearview（后视） mirror， I

7 an old woman fall into a ditch（沟渠） on the side of the road， and then walk out of it. Something was obviously 8 ， but no one stopped to 9 . So I went back.

Though 10 ， she came over when I called out to her. She said she was 11 ， and that she had gone to a convenience store for a paper and had become confused about which

12 to go in. I 13 to help her retrace her steps so she climbed into the van （客货车） and we soon 14 that she had taken a wrong turn at a three-way street.

Together， we located her daughters 15 ， where she was staying， and her 16 for coffee soon led to a long 17 about her own life and the recent events that had 18 her. Now relaxed， Mary introduced herself and told me her husband had died recently and that she was

19 her daughter in order to figure out what to do next.

As Mary shared her 20 about her future， I did the same.

After some time I got ready to leave. As I said goodbye， I hugged Mary. I felt very lucky to have the chance to help the stranger.

Task 7

I frequently went to Pune during my stay in Mumbai three years ago. The two cities are just 15 km away from each other， but traveling that

1 is a headache. But work required me to do it and I would 2 to travel at least twice a week.

This one time I was returning from Pune. Like other drivers， this taxi driver also struck up a general 3 about me and my city. He

4 by saying that kids are ones greatest happiness. As a confirmed bachelor， I got slightly 5 when he started all about kids and family. Then he said something that really

6 me. He said he was a musician. I asked him which 7 he played， to which he replied， “I have an electronic system.” Thinking that taxi drivers cant afford an electronic system， I 8 listened to him continuing with his 9 .

His name was Naveen. He was basically a musician who was 10 playing guitar and the keyboards. Naveen had left his 11 after a quarrel with his father over taking music as a

12 . Naveen had his instruments but didnt know how to make 13 . The only other thing he could do was to 14 . So he joined Mumbai-to-Pune taxi services. That served him as the regular 15 in weekdays and in the weekends hed perform in Pune， Nasik or Mumbai. By now he had 16 a slightly famous musician in Maharashtra. But he had a 17 wherever he played. He asked that the place couldnt be ticketed. They can 18 for food or drinks if its a pub or a restaurant but no tickets.

I heard Naveens songs. He was 19 . He had a trick which made me call him a 20 . Among all the faceless drivers， Naveen stood out. He inspired me to leave my job and start a theatre career in Delhi.