二、完形填空（10分）
My grandpa was a farmer. I used to be afraid of him because of his rough（粗糙的）hands and serious look. He lived a simple life, sticking to farm work,
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the weather was like.
One summer, a heavy storm destroyed half of his corn field. Looking at the damaged plants, I felt
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and thought all his hard work was wasted. But Grandpa just stood quietly for a moment. Then he went to the shed（工棚）and got his tools. I couldn't understand.
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I was just looking at the destroyed field with a heavy heart, he was already preparing to restart work. "Grandpa, why don't you
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?" I asked.
He put down his hoe（锄头）, looked at the sky, and said, "Child, the sun will shine again tomorrow. The land remains here. We are still here. That is
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." His words were simple, but filled me with great
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. He went on, "Tomorrow, we will plant new seeds, and the corn will grow again." I watched him clear the dead plants. His movements were sure and strong.
From that day, I felt glad to help him. The work was
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, yet I never felt tired. I was learning from my grandpa—not how to grow corn, but how to hold on to
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deep inside my heart.
Months later, green plants covered the field again. Grandpa never said much, but there was a quiet light in his eyes. He taught me,
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, the most valuable lesson—that the most powerful thing is never a terrible storm, but the spirit that
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again after the fall.
(
A
) 1. A. whatever B. however C. whenever D. wherever
(
C
) 2. A. encouraged B. sleepy C. disappointed D. surprised
(
B
) 3. A. Since B. While C. If D. Though
(
A
) 4. A. give up B. take away C. calm down D. take down
(
A
) 5. A. enough B. wrong C. strange D. funny
(
C
) 6. A. pleasure B. time C. courage D. food
(
A
) 7. A. challenging B. exciting C. relaxing D. meaningless
(
A
) 8. A. hope B. doubt C. interest D. stress
(
D
) 9. A. carefully B. luckily C. politely D. quietly
(
B
)10. A. hides B. rises C. adds D. reduces
