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When I was a boy growing up, we lived across a river from the main road next to a set of rail road tracks. The only way to our house was across a 41 . Our only neighbor, Frankie, lived in a(n) 42 house on the hillside behind our home. His house, 43 , was over a hundred years old.
Frankie was already nearly 80 years old when I was 44 . He was a first generation, Italian immigrant who had never married. He had 45 on the railroad for over 40 years before retiring but still worked hard every day. I would watch him with 46 grow plants on hillsides. Frankie was 47 by today’s standards. He had no electricity or running water and would 48 once a week with water he boiled. I never seemed to 49 the smell when I visited him, though. His 50 remained broken even after all his years in America but somehow I never had any trouble 51 him.
Frankie also 52 me in my spiritual growth. He did this mainly by 53 . He never lectured or taught. He just showed me how to live with honesty, kindness, and goodness. He showed me the joy of nature, the 54 that can come from just sitting outside on a sunny day.
When Frankie 55 , we found he had over 40,000 dollars in the bank, a 56 at that time, from a lifetime of saving. It was sent to his brothers and sisters 57 living in Italy. We often wondered why he hadn’t used it to buy a better home and live more 58 . Looking back now, however, I know the 59 . He had food, shelter, clothes, and warmth both in his house and in his spirit. He 60 nothing more to be happy in his life.
41. A. street B. board C. map D. bridge
42. A. open B. empty C. old D. dark
43. A. in fact B. at first C. above all D. au usual
44. A. employed B. born C. prepared D. educated
45. A. worked B. waited C. walked D. traveled
46. A. delight B. amazement C. regret D. patience
47. A. weak B. careless C. poor D. smelly
48. A. dive B. swim C. bathe D. practice
49. A. mind B. bear C. have D. take
50. A. heart B. English C. life D. time
51. A. understanding B. finding C. believing D. improving
52. A. served B. guided C. held D. accepted
53. A. nature B. choice C. order D. example
54. A. courage B. wealth C. peace D. strength
55. A. failed B. returned C. settled D. died
56. A. record B. secret C. fortune D. success
57. A. still B. also C. again D. often
58. A. actively B. comfortably C. safely D. quietly
59. A. method B. process C. chance D. answer
60. A. managed B. changed C. needed D. explained
【回答】
41-45DCABA 46-50BDCAB 51-55ABDCD
56-60CABDC
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