1．Unfortunately，his father died, ______________________(使得整个家庭状况更糟了). (leave)

2．He walked around stiffly ______________________(手里拿着一根手杖)．(carry)

3．This character was __________________________ (社会生活中的失败者) but was loved for his optimism and determination. (social)

4．____________________________(正如约翰所说，), education plays a very important role in one's life.

5． ________________________(我觉得难以置信) that they should turn down our offer.

　　【答案】1 leaving the family even worse off 2 carrying a walking stick

　　3．a social failure 4. As John once said 5．I find it unbelievable

　　Ⅳ.完形填空（30分）

　　When our restaurant business failed, we headed north in a camping truck to Texas, hoping to have a "fresh start"．

　　At the __1__ of Palo Duro Canyon(峡谷) State Park, I __2__ a job advertisement hiring park hosts. The position offered a __3__， permanent campsite in the park and __4__， the hosts served as a link between the park's guests and the rangers(护林人). It was the perfect solution: a rent－free place to reorganize our lives. We entered the park and I made an __5__ for the following day.

　　The park was __6__， so it took us some time to find an available site. That evening, as we finished our dinner, my wife saw two large skunks (臭鼬) walking toward our table. We __7__ climbed onto the table and, for the next four hours, waited for them to __8__ our camp.

　　Having survived that night, we were __9__ that everything else would be all right. The next day we met with the people who ran the park. They explained our __10__ and gave us a beautiful campsite.

　　That evening, __11__， we learned about the canyon __12__. They were strong and cold, rocking our little camping truck violently, and we lay __13__ in the dark until the winds died away.

　　__14__ the weeks that followed, we learned to survive in our truck and __15__ the little money my wife __16__ by substitute teaching. Building a successful business and then losing it had left very little time for building a successful __17__. For a time after our business __18__ I thought I might lose my family as well.

　　Living in the tiny __19__ with no television, we sat close together reading and talking. One evening, standing under a jeweled sky, I found myself __20__ for all the hardships. We had walked the trails and climbed the canyon walls. We had become a family!

　　1．A. back B. edge

C. centre D. entrance

　　2．A. sponsored B. published

C. noticed D. answered