People say one man’s trash is another man’s treasure. That 21 comes to me as I 22 the house purchased in 1962 by my parents. My mother passed away in 1996. My father left the house 23 my sister and me when he died a few months ago. After Dad was 24 ,we looked around the 25 house where we grew up and that Dad loved so much. At first we felt so 26 all the stuff left. Like so many of their generation, my parents 27 everything. And like many in my generation, we faced anxious 28 about what to abandon and what to keep. As we started throwing out old phone books and every medical bill from every 29 my parents ever saw, I also 30 many hidden treasures. Mom’s pocketbook was in their bedroom closet, which had everything in it, 31 her hairbrush with hair, as if she were still here. And Dad, who was a World War Ⅱ veteran (退伍兵)and a world traveler, 32 everything—from little spoons from all over the world to every letter he wrote to his parents while in the 33 . The letters he wrote during the war 34 his thoughts as a young man. Later, in the basement, I 35 our old kitchen table, which brought back 36 of my parents and sister and me having breakfast together. I’m realizing all these things 37 my parents’ life journey. Each time I go to 38 , I find something that reminded me of my childhood or teaches me something about my parents I 39 knew. 40 , from the shabby furniture to all the hidden treasures, means more to me than all the money in the world. 21. A. coincidence B. thought C. principle D. goal 22. A. looked for B. looked into C. looked through D. looked after 23. A. for B. to C. with D. by 24. A .retired B.ill C. injured D. gone 25. A. clean B. strange C. modern D. empty 26. A. astonished at B. familiar with C. pleased with D. disappointed at 27. A. saved B. enjoyed C. purchased D. designed 28. A. challenges B. bargains C. decisions D. responsibilities 29. A. person B. neighbour C. doctor D. child 30. A. bought B. discovered C. buried D. lost 31. A. just B. only C. even D. yet 32. A. liked B. kept C. bought D. lost 33. A. countryside B. army C. college D. school 34. A. receive B. direct C. sense D. describe 35. A. repaired B. cleaned C. set D. spotted 36. A. memories B. introductions C. descriptions D. communications 37. A. instructed B. recognized C. represented D. confirmed 38. A. the house B. church C. my office D. the supermarket 39. A. merely B. always C. never D. really 40. A. Everything B. Nothing C. Anything D. Something
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