As a young man, Al was a skilled artist, a potter. He had a wife and two fine sons. One ni

As a young man, Al was a skilled artist, a potter. He had a wife and two fine sons. One night, his oldest son   36  a severe stomachache and died suddenly. To make matters worse, his wife left him a short time later,   37  him alone with his six-year- old younger son. The hurt and pain of the two situations were _ 38 _ Al could handle, and he _ 39  to alcohol. Al began to lose everything he possessed---his home, his land, his art objects, everything.   40  he died alone in a San Francisco motel room.
When I heard of Al’s death, I reacted with the same disdain（蔑视）the world shows for one who ends his life with nothing   41 _ left. “What a plete failure!” I thought. “What a totally   42      life!”
As time went by, I began to re-evaluate my earlier _ 43  judgment. You see, I knew Al’s now adult son, Ernie. He is one of the kindest, most   44  most loving men I have ever known. I watched Ernie with his children and saw the free   45  of the love between them. I knew that kindness and caring had to e   46  somewhere.
I hadn’t heard Ernie talk much about his father. It is so hard to   47  an alcoholic. One day I get up my   48  to ask him. “I’m really puzzled by something,” I said. “I know your father was basically the only one to   49  you.   50  on earth did he do that you became such a special person?
Ernie sat _ 51 _ and thought for a few moments. Then he said, “From my  _52   memories as a child until I left home at 18, Al came into my room every night, gave me a     53  and said, “I love you, son.”
Tears came to my eyes as I realized what a fool I had been to   54  Al as a failure. He had not left any material possession behind,   55  he left behind one of the finest, most giving men I have ever known.
【小题1】A．obtainedB．developedC．curedD．recovered【小题2】A．takingB．lockingC．findingD．leaving【小题3】A．more thanB．less thanC．other than D．rather than【小题4】A．got B．turnedC．lovedD．changed【小题5】A．LuckilyB．SuddenlyC．EventuallyD．Jokingly【小题6】A．materialB．expensiveC．realD．special【小题7】A．happyB．thoughtfulC．desertedD．wasted【小题8】A．angryB．sharpC．actualD．proper【小题9】A．handsomeB．richC．caringD．ordinary【小题10】A．flowB．riseC．flyD．move【小题11】A．outB．fromC．upD．down【小题12】A．defendB．beeC．discussD．argue【小题13】A．confidenceB．courageC．beliefD．strength【小题14】A．feedB．loveC．careD．raise【小题15】A．HowB．WhatC．WhyD．Which【小题16】A．angrilyB．fortably C．quietlyD．excitedly【小题17】A．earliestB．nearestC．bestD．hardest【小题18】A．patB．lessonC．kissD．present【小题19】A．judgeB．sayC．rememberD．respect【小题20】A．soB．andC．butD．orB