Question

I practised religion in this district. I used to find notes left in the collection basket of the church, beautiful notes about my homilies (布道) and about the writer’s thoughts on the daily readings. The  31  attracted me. But it was a long time __32__I met the author of the notes.

One Sunday morning, I was  33  that someone was waiting for me in the office, a young woman who said she  34  all the notes. When I saw her I was  35 , since I had no idea that it was she who wrote the notes. She was sitting in a chair in the office. Her  36  was bowed and when she raised it to look at me, she could hardly  37  without pain. Her face was disfigured (畸形), so smiling was very  38  for her.

We  39  for a while that Sunday morning and agreed to meet for lunch later that week.

As it  40 , we went to lunch several times, and we shared things about our  41 . We spoke of authors we both had  42 , and it was easy to tell that  43  are a great love of hers.

She suffered from a disfigurement which cannot make her look  44 . I know that her condition  45

her deeply. Yet there was a beauty to her that had nothing to do with  46 . She was one to be listened to, whose words came from a wounded but  47  heart. She possessed a fine tuned sense of beauty. Her only

 48  in life was the loss of a friend.

The truth of her life was a desire to see beyond the  49  for a glimpse of what it is that matters. She found  50  and grace (優雅) and they befriended her, and showed her what is real.

31. A. questions         B. words           C. answers          D. texts

32. A. since           B. after                   C. when            D. before

33. A. told                  B. warned               C. informed             D. showed

34. A. lost                     B. left                 C. dropped               D. collected

35. A. shocked              B. satisfied                   C. frightened            D. disappointed

36. A. hand                   B. arm                   C. head                  D. body

37. A. stand                 B. smile               C. say                      D. sit

38. A. pleasant                   B. bitter                C. ugly                  D. difficult

39. A. chatted                B. discussed           C. drank                 D. greeted

40. A. turned out           B. turned up          C. came out             D. came up

41. A. families             B. beliefs               C. hobbies                D. lives

42. A. realized              B. read                C. met                      D. heard

43. A. friends              B. churches           C. writings              D. books

44. A. friendly             B. happy              C. attractive              D. wonderful

45. A. hurt                         B. impressed          C. changed                    D. affected

46. A. fame                 B. wealth              C. interest               D. appearance

47. A. cheerful             B. interesting              C. loving                 D. exciting

48. A. defeat                B. wonder             C. fear                     D. defend

49. A. dream                B. surface              C. imagination        D. time

50. A. success             B. hope               C. beauty                 D. help

Answer 1

31—50 BDABA   CBDAA   DBDCA   DCCBC