13.A.protecting B.finding
C.doing D.losing
解析:选C 作者称赞收银员工作做得很好。
14.A.hit B.kissed
C.spun D.shook
解析:选B 根据"I gave my daughter a hug"可判断此处指作者在大儿子的头上亲了一下。
15.A.fought B.dealt
C.agreed D.played
解析:选D 作者在进行工作之前,与小儿子玩耍了一会。
16.A.kind B.bitter
C.angry D.quick
解析:选A 根据"a little good humor"和"a loving thought"可推断出作者在信中与朋友分享友善,故选A项。
17.A.Suddenly B.Strangely
C.Finally D.Unluckily
解析:选C 根据"I ended the day"可推断此处指做了很多事情以后,终于一天就要结束了。
18.A.planned B.started
C.remembered D.managed
解析:选B 根据"walking my dogs, and thanking God for the chance to __19__ for another good day",再结合第一段可判断此处指作者一天的开始与结束的方式是一样的。
19.A.work B.care
C.ask D.live
解析:选D 作者感谢上帝又让他度过了美好的一天。
20.A.devotion B.desire
C.key D.response
解析:选C the key to ...表示"......的关键是"。
Ⅱ.阅读理解
The media provides us with the observations and experiences from which we build up our personal understanding of the world and how it works.Much of our view of reality is based on media messages.The media, to a great extent, gives us our sense of reality.