阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入
空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A wealthy man and his son loved to collect rare works of art. They had a large
, from Picasso to Van Gogh. They would often sit together and
the paintings of great artists. When the Vietnam conflict
, the son went to war.
he died in battle while rescuing another soldier. The father was in deep
.
A month later, a young man came with a large
in his hands. He said, “Sir, I am the soldier for whom your son
his life. He often talked about your love for
. So please accept it as a gift.” The father opened the package and saw a
of his son. The father was so drawn to the picture that his eyes welled up with tears.
A few months later, the wealthy man died. There was to be a great auction (拍卖) of his
. Many people gathered,
over having an opportunity to
one painting. The auctioneer said, “We will start the bidding (竞拍) with this picture of the son. Who will bid for it?” There was
. Then a voice shouted, “We want to see the famous paintings. Just
it.” “The son! Who’ll take the son?” the auctioneer continued.
Finally, a
came from the very back. It was the gardener of the old man. “I’m poor and can only
$10 for that.” The auctioneer asked the crowd to bid more.
, they still kept silent. So he pounded the gavel (小锤). “SOLD for $10!” A man shouted, “Go on with the collection!” The auctioneer said, “I’m sorry, the auction is
. According to
will, only the picture of the son would be auctioned. Whoever bought that picture would be
with all of the possessions, including the paintings.”
| 小题1: | | A．library | B．collection | C．house | D．garden | |
| 小题2: | | A．admire | B．process | C．sell | D．arrange | |
| 小题3: | | A．broke away | B．broke up | C．broke out | D．broke off | |
| 小题4: | | A．Unwillingly | B．Surprisingly | C．Generally | D．Unfortunately | |
| 小题5: | | A．mood | B．sorrow | C．pressure | D．nerve | |
| 小题6: | | A．package | B．book | C．box | D．case | |
| 小题7: | | A．cost | B．gave | C．assessed | D．concluded | |
| 小题8: | | A．music | B．smoking | C．clothes | D．art | |
| 小题9: | | A．watch | B．picture | C．gift | D．letter | |
| 小题10: | | A．house | B．garden | C．paintings | D．son | |
| 小题11: | | A．disappointed | B．excited | C．puzzled | D．stressed | |
| 小题12: | | A．buy | B．search | C．steal | D．adopt | |
| 小题13: | | A．noise | B．shout | C．delight | D．silence | |
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小题1:B
小题2:A
小题3:C
小题4:D
小题5:B
小题6:A
小题7:B
小题8:D
小题9:B
小题10:C
小题11:B
小题12:A
小题13:D
小题14:A
小题15:C
小题16:D
小题17:B
小题18:A
小题19:D
小题20:C
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