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A special lady lived on a farm in Grace, Idaho. To overcome every  41  or struggle that came her way, she went far beyond the call of duty. She was a widow (寡妇) with 9 children. Instead of  42  of her hard life, she accepted her fate (命运) and  43  the ordinary into the extraordinary. No matter how serious things seemed to be, she found a(n)  44  side and a ray of hope. She taught her family the  45  of hard work and the importance of education,  46  she only went as far as fourth grade.  Her children didn’t have material  47 , but they certainly received the necessary and  48  things in life: love, spiritual guidance, concern for others, appreciation for a table filled with food, and  49  for the law. She was truly a(n)  50  of all that is good.   I remember as a young man sitting at her feet while she  51  me. “If you can’t say something nice, don’t say anything at all.” And she said, “I’ll  52  throw upon the floor a crust (面包皮) I cannot eat, for many a hungry one would think it quite a  53 . Willful waste brings willful want, and I may live to say, ‘Oh, I wish I had that crust that once I  54 .’”   This extremely courageous and  55  woman is my grandmother. My mother is a lot like her mother. Many times, my mother went  56  a new dress just so we could buy some great football shoes. Many times, my mother  57  that we should stay home instead of going on a summer vacation, just so we could  58  on a baseball all-star team. My mother is the greatest cook on Earth, a spiritual  59 , a church and community servant, and the very best mom who ever lived. I’ve never  60  her complain about her difficulties, heartache, and pain. My dear, sweet mother truly is a perfect example. It’s the way it was and still should be. 41. A. success           B. task         C. challenge                  D. job 42. A. thinking              B. complaining  C. talking                      D. dreaming 43. A. sent                    B. put            C. cheated                     D. changed 44. A. opposite              B. positive        C. wrong                      D. dark 45. A. value                  B. idea           C. pain                          D. result 46. A. if                        B. although     C. unless                       D. since 47. A. needs                  B. comforts    C. wealth                       D. hope 48. A. important            B. interesting          C. strange                     D. natural 49. A. fear                    B. love            C. demand                    D. respect 50. A. user                    B. speaker        C. example                   D. corrector 51. A. taught                 B. charged       C. encouraged               D. judged 52. A. usually                B. never         C. even                         D. also 53. A. pleasure           B. beauty       C. reward                D. treat 54. A. gave up               B. picked up      C. threw away           D. took away 55. A. strong                 B. curious       C. intelligent                  D. attractive 56. A. in                       B. beyond       C. for                            D. without 57. A. insisted              B. warned       C. reminded                  D. persuaded 58. A. go                      B. perform      C. exchange                  D. play 59. A. engineer             B. dancer       C. guide                       D. worker 60. A. noticed               B. heard       C. discussed                 D. forgotten 答案：41-45   CBDBA   46-50   BCADC   51-55  ABDCA  56-60   DADCB

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