Question

Never Save Something Beautiful for That Special Day
Years ago I was talking with a classmate in Sydney. At the time his wife had just passed away not too long ago. He told me while going through her things, he found a silk scarf 1in a designer store when they had traveled to New York City. The scarf was beautiful, with elegant 2, and a high price tag still hanging. His wife begrudged wearing it; she was 3it for a special day.
He 4at that moment; I didn’t say anything either. After a long pause he said: “Never save something beautiful for that special day. Each 5day is a special day.”
Whenever I 6what he had said, I would put down the things I was doing to grab a novel, turn on the music and lie down on the couch to 7some time for myself. I would appreciate the glorious scenery of the Tanshui River through a French window, 8the dust gathered on the glass. I would take my wife out to 9 , not thinking what to do with the meal already cooked. Life should be the experience we truly cherish, not days we just have to endure.
One time I shared the above conversation with a lady. When I saw her again, she told me that she no longer 10the beautiful china in a cabinet. She had thought to save them for a special day, only to discover that it never 11came. “Future”, “someday” are not contained in her 12any more. If there are things that are pleasant or make her complacent, she wants to hear or see them now.
We often hope to gather with old friends, but always say, “l(fā)et’s find a(n) 13.” We often want to hug our grown children, but always wait for the appropriate moment. We often want to write to our spouses to express our strong affection or to show our deep admiration, but always tell ourselves that there is no need to 14. In fact, each morning when we open our eyes, we should tell ourselves that this is a special day. Each day, each minute is so incredibly 15.

1. 1.
   1. A.
      bought
   2. B.
      left
   3. C.
      produced
   4. D.
      sought
2. 2.
   1. A.
      quality
   2. B.
      design
   3. C.
      material
   4. D.
      trend
3. 3.
   1. A.
      protecting
   2. B.
      saving
   3. C.
      admiring
   4. D.
      paying
4. 4.
   1. A.
      stopped
   2. B.
      continued
   3. C.
      responded
   4. D.
      repeated
5. 5.
   1. A.
      living
   2. B.
      working
   3. C.
      fortunate
   4. D.
      busy
6. 6.
   1. A.
      mentioned
   2. B.
      noticed
   3. C.
      remembered
   4. D.
      recognized
7. 7.
   1. A.
      seize
   2. B.
      spend
   3. C.
      lose
   4. D.
      enjoy
8. 8.
   1. A.
      noticing
   2. B.
      remembering
   3. C.
      ignoring
   4. D.
      watching
9. 9.
   1. A.
      nature
   2. B.
      dinner
   3. C.
      society
   4. D.
      entertainment
10. 10.
    1. A.
       kept
    2. B.
       sold
    3. C.
       needed
    4. D.
       cleaned
11. 11.
    1. A.
       actually
    2. B.
       fairly
    3. C.
       immediately
    4. D.
       slowly
12. 12.
    1. A.
       memory
    2. B.
       story
    3. C.
       mind
    4. D.
       vocabulary
13. 13.
    1. A.
       challenge
    2. B.
       opportunity
    3. C.
       advantage
    4. D.
       benefit
14. 14.
    1. A.
       wait
    2. B.
       hurry
    3. C.
       give
    4. D.
       expect
15. 15.
    1. A.
       valuable
    2. B.
       worthless
    3. C.
       hard
    4. D.
       easy

Answer 1

ABBAA CDCBA ADBBA
1.考查過去分詞做定語的用法，句意是，在設計師的商店購買的頭巾。A
2.根據(jù)前面的a designer store說明是優(yōu)美的設計，選B design。
3.根據(jù)前面的begrudged wearing it說明他妻子舍不得戴，省下來特殊的日子戴。還有第三段的Never save something beautiful for that special day.也說明填save，B
4.從后面這句話，I didn’t say anything either. After a long pause說明他停了下來。A
5.根據(jù)全篇意思，作者想表達活著是最重要的。選A。
6.根據(jù)句意：當我想起他說的話，就會放下手頭的事。選C-remember。
7.根據(jù)前面這句I was doing to grab a novel, turn on the music and lie down on the couch，這些事都是享受的事，填enjoy，D
8.根據(jù)：appreciate the glorious scenery說明作者想享受生活，忽略了窗上的灰塵，選C。
9.take sb out to dinner，帶某人去吃飯，還有后面的 not thinking what to do with the meal already cooked. 都可以知道答案是B。
10.句意是，她把漂亮的瓷器保存在櫥柜里，和后面的save一致。選A。
11.副詞詞義辨析：actually實際上fairly相當immediately立即slowly緩慢
這里想表達的是，特殊的日子實際是不會到來的。選A。
12.前面提到的是“Future”, “someday”這些都是vocabulary，D
13.詞義辨析challenge挑戰(zhàn)opportunity機會advantage好處benefit利益。句意是：我們都想和老朋友聚會，但總說要找個機會。
14.there is no need to hurry 沒有必要著急。和全文意思符合。選B。
15.valuable寶貴的， worthless無價值的，句意是：每分鐘都是寶貴的。選A