and magazines.(base)

　　他给我讲了几个故事，大多数都是根据他在书和杂志上看到的讲的。

　　18．Having been thoroughly cleaned, the garden looked ________________.(beautiful)

　　经过彻底清扫之后，这座花园看起来比以往任何时候都美。

　　19．How I wish________________________..

　　我多么希望我能够弥补丢失的时间啊！

　　20．He has made up his mind ________ (shortcoming)．

　　他已经下定决心克服他的缺点。

　　Ⅳ.16. upsetting a cup of tea 17．most of which were based on　18.more beautiful than ever before

19．I could make up for the lost time　20. to overcome his shortcomings

V.完形填空（每个1.5分，共30分）

　　As a child, I lived in fear. I was___21___of ants and spiders, places too dark or too___22___, and spaces too close or too open. And ___23___ , I was also afraid of people.

When I grew up, I rode the highest roller coaster(过山车)to prove my fear of heights had ___24___. Just once, but I ___25___it. I took courses to defeat my fear of public speaking, ___26___still, I spent too much time in hiding.

Then I volunteered to look after___27___on a work team. For one ___28___, we would work for deaf children.

One afternoon, some volunteers were playing with those ___29___children. I watched but dared not join in. one of them, a football star, sat on the ground and played with a little girl, with sweat rolling down his face. His ___30___ gave me courage. I put my ___31___aside, picked up a child and danced.

By the end of the week, I learned new skills and simple phrases in sign language. I let the girls braid(编)my hair and then laughed with them at the ___32___.

All week long, the teens showed me how to___33___my fears and live. They encouraged me to laugh at mistakes and learn. I realized if I didn't___34___they would never know how much they had ___35___me. When we gathered to ___36___what the week had___37___to us and the lessons we had learned, I stood up and___38___the group.

"I came to look after you.___39___, you have taught me".