Pain is a constant companion and isn't a very good one.I try to __1__ with it，only to end up feeling more __2__．I cannot help but think about you.You had so much to give and share with me.

When I was young，you were a constant __3__．You were there to see me grow up.I cried，I laughed，I learned，and you were always there to __4__ me.With your gray hair and thick glasses，I would watch you think depressingly，but your sudden smile would __5__ up your face as quickly as it came.

That is the very thing I love about you.Your __6__．

I think about the times I __7__ being with you.So many years have passed since I saw you last time，and for a brief __8__．I imagined you not being in my life.I wanted to cry.

__9__，I knew you would be there，as you always were.The gray hair has turned to white，and with that came a thin body that was __10__．Still the eyes were as bright as ever，and a mind that was well-running.

You taught me to be strong and live for my dreams.With your __11__ for knowledge you taught me to love learning；always __12__ me that knowledge is a constant thing.You were so strong，so wise and your __13__ was always a comfort.You always gave me a hug when I felt __14__，I never loved crowds，and you always seemed to __15__ that，never forcing me to __16__ the others or pretend to have a good time.

You never said much，__17__ I always knew that every time we saw each other，you were glad to see me，as I am always glad to see you.

I remember you __18__ a teary face and a wistful(傷感的)smile.My pain is more insistent as I try to __19__ on to the hope that you will __20__ through this，like the strong person that you are.

I love you，grandpa.

1. D．compromise

2． A.optimistic B．unconcerned C．satisfied D．miserable

3． A.figure B．sponsor C．organizer D．player

4． A.criticize B．sympathize C．guide D．evaluate

5． A.take B．light C．bring D．hang

6． A.sound B．face C．taste D．smile

7． A.wasted B．devoted C．missed D．squeezed

8．A.moment B．belief C．purpose D．dream

9．A.Helpfully B．hopefully C．Fortunately D．Frankly

10．A.energetic B．fragile C．sensitive D．a(chǎn)llergic

11．A.smell B．a(chǎn)rgument C．a(chǎn)ttitude D．hunger

12．A.telling B．warning C．granting D．a(chǎn)dvising

13．A.progress B．response C．opinion D．presence

14．A.loose B．relieved C．down D．relaxed

15．A.ignore B．a(chǎn)cknowledge C．reject D．understand

16．A.praise B．join C．watch D．persuade

17．A.but B．a(chǎn)nd C．for D．so

18．A.upon B．except C．with D．beside

19．A.live B．hold C．turn D．come

20．A.pass B．Look C．pull D．break

C．taste D．smile

【解析】　“That is the very thing I love about you.Your smile.”這正是我愛您的地方——您的微笑。

【答案】　D

7．A.wasted B．devoted

C．missed D．squeezed

【解析】　“I think about the times I missed being with you”我想起那些我們沒能在一起的時光。miss“錯過，沒趕上”。waste“浪費”；devote“把……用于”；squeeze“擠出”。

【答案】　C

8．A.moment B．belief

C．purpose D．dream

【解析】　“and for a brief moment，I imagined you not being in my life.I wanted to cry”在那一會兒，假如我的生命里沒有您，我真的會痛哭涕零。

【答案】　A

9．A.Helpfully B．Hopefully

C．Fortunately D．Frankly

【解析】　“Fortunately，I knew you would be there...”幸運的是，我知道您會一直陪伴著我。

【答案】　C

10．A.energetic B．fragile

C．sensitive D．a(chǎn)llergic

【解析】　“Still the eyes were as bright as ever，and a mind that was well-running”您視力仍然很好，思維活躍?？芍颂帒頵ragile“身體虛弱”。

【答案】　B

11．A.smell B．a(chǎn)rgument

C．a(chǎn)ttitude D．hunger

【解析】　“With your hunger for knowledge you taught me to love learning”因為您對知識的渴求(hunger)，您教會我熱愛學習。

【答案】　D

12．A.telling B．warning

C．granting D．a(chǎn)dvising

【解析】　“always telling me that knowledge is a constant thing”總是告誡我獲得知識是一個不停的事情。

【答案】　A

13．A.progress B．response

C．opinion D．presence

【解析】　“You were so strong，so wise and your presence was always a comfort.”您是如此堅強、英明，您的存在對我來說是極大的安慰。

【答案】　D

14．A.loose B．relieved

C．down D．relaxed

【解析】　“You always gave me a hug when I felt down.”當我沮喪時您總是給我一個擁抱(安慰我)。當一個人感到loose，relieved和 relaxed時是不需要擁抱來得到安慰的。

【答案】　C

35．A.ignore B．a(chǎn)cknowledge

C．reject D．understand

【解析】　“I never loved crowds，and you always seemed to understand that”我從來都不愛湊熱鬧，您總是能理解這一點。

【答案】　D

16．A.praise B．join

C．watch D．persuade

【解析】　“never forcing me to join the others or pretend to have a good time”從不強迫我去參加一些聚會或假裝自己很快樂。

【答案】　B

17．A.but B．a(chǎn)nd

C．for D．so

【解析】　“You never said much”和“I always knew that every time we saw each other”之間是轉(zhuǎn)折的關(guān)系，故此處用連詞but。

【答案】　A

18．A.upon B．except

C．with D．beside

【解析】　“I remember you with a teary face and a wistful(傷感的)smile.”含著淚，我面帶傷感的微笑想著您。with“帶著”。

【答案】　C

19．A.live B．hold

C．turn D．come

【解析】　“My pain is more insistent as I try to hold on to the hope...”盡管我還是那么痛苦難受，但我還是懷抱一個希望……。

【答案】　B

20．A.pass B．look

C．pull D．break

【解析】　“that you will pull through this，like the strong person that you are”期盼著您能挺過這一關(guān)，因為您從來都是那么堅強。pull through(大病，手術(shù)后)“康復”；pass through“通過”；look through“瀏覽”；break through“突破”。

【答案】　C