A young man was getting ready

找到最实用单词是关键人们在日常生活中所经常用到的词大约也就是3000左右。而对于一门考试来说，所要求的词汇量也是有限度的。更何况雅思口语考试的考题重复率又是相当之高，这就为我们的复习应考指明了方向。我们在积累词汇的时候也需要按类别准备，而准备的依据就是该类别中的常考考题，也就是说我们需要有的放矢，按照考题的提问方向去准备相应的单词，这样可以确保我们的单词积累最为高效。一般对每一个出题方向都需要准备至少三个单词或词组。这样，我们准备的量不会太大，而在准备时又因为目的性比较明确，在考场中碰到常考考题就可以游刃有余了。

【题目】A young man was getting ready to graduate from college.      He had wanted a beautiful     in a dealer’s showroom, and knowing his father could well      it, he told him that was all he wanted.

As Graduation Day came near, the young man expected     that his father had bought the gift .    , on the morning of his graduation, his father called him into his own     .His father told him how proud he was to have such a fine son, and told him how much he loved him. He    .his son a beautifully wrapped gift box.

Curious, and somewhat     ., the young man opened the box and found a lovely leather bound Bible，with the young man’s name written in gold. Angry, he    .his voice to his father, and said, “With all your money you give me a Bible?” and     out of the house.

Many years passed  and the young man was very    .in business. He had a beautiful home and wonderful family, but     .his father was very old, and thought perhaps he should go to see him.    .he could make arrangements, he received a telegram     him his father had passed away and willed all of his     .to his son. When he arrived at his father’s, sudden sadness and regret     .his heart. He began to    .his father’s important  papers and saw the still new gift-wrapped Bible, just as he had       .it years ago. With tears, he opened the Bible and began to turn the pages. His father had carefully      .a verse(诗),Matthew 7-11,“And if you, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more shall your Heavenly Father which is in Heaven, give to those who ask Him?”

As he read those words, a car key     .from the back of the Bible. It had a tag(标签) with the dealer’s name, the same dealer who had the sports car he had desired. On the tag was the       of his graduation, and the words:PAID IN FULL.

【选项】

【1】A.computer B.bike C.car D. recorder

【2】A.pay B.buy C.support D. afford

【3】A.signs B.facts C.marks D. results

【4】A.However B.Finally C.Quietly D. Actually

【5】A.house B.room C.study D. office

【6】A.gave B.handed C.showed D. presented

【7】A.excited B.nervous C.interested D. disappointed

【8】A.raised B.changed C.improved D. increased

【9】A.ran B.went C.walked D. stormed

【10】A.busy B.successful C.comfortable D. happy

【11】A.remembered B.realized C.knew D. considered

【12】A.When B.As C. After D. Before

【13】A.informing B.announcing C. telling D. discovering

【14】A.treasures B.possessions C. clothing D.eagerness

【15】A.filled B.caught C. attacked D. beat

【16】A.pick up B.remind of C.searchthrough D. refer to

【17】A.seen B.got C. left D. thrown

【18】A.made B.written C. underlined D. designed

【19】A.dropped B.appeared C. rolled D. showed

【20】A.year B.date C. moment D. day

【答案】【1】 C

【2】 D

【3】 A

【4】 B

【5】 C

【6】 B

【7】 D

【8】 A

【9】 D

【10】 B

【11】 B

【12】 D

【13】 C

【14】 B

【15】 A

【16】 C

【17】 C

【18】 C

【19】 A

【20】 B

【解析】【1】 由文章最后一段的“a car key”和“the sports car”可知。

【2】 afford常与can/could/be able to连用，表示“买得起、担负得起”。

【3】 sign“迹象，征兆”，fact“事实”，mark“记号，标记”，result“结果”，这个年轻人渴望得到这辆车，所以一直期盼着看到父亲有买车的迹象。

【4】 C、D两项明显不符，而A项中的however表转折，此处无转折之意。用finally表示“毕业的这一天终于到来了。”

【5】 由此处的“his own”和第四段中的“his father’s importart papers”可判断出，study此处指书房。

【6】 give与present相比较笼统，hand较具体、生动，故B项最佳.

【7】 由于没得到自己想要的礼物，年轻人有点失望.

【8】 年轻人由于生气而朝他父亲吼叫。

【9】 storm意为“气呼呼地疾走，闯，冲”，此处用storm恰当地表现他当时生气的样子，而run仅表示跑出去。

【10】 从后面一句“He had a beautiful home and wonderful family”可知。

【11】 realize“意识到，认识到”。

【12】 他还没来得及安排时间去看望你亲就收到电报。

【13】 用tell可表示“信上/电报上说”、“牌子上写着”、“仪器显示”等。

【14】 possession常用复数表示财产。

【15】 他心中充满了悲伤和后悔。

【16】 在书房中父亲留下的重要文件中寻找，即清点父亲留下的东西。

【17】 礼物就象毕业那天放在那儿一样还是新的。

【18】 underline“在……下划线（以示强调）”。

【19】 车钥匙掉下来，所以用drop。

【20】 标签上标有年轻人毕业那一天的日期。

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