Part IV Cloze （10%）

Directions： there are 20 blanks in the following passage， and for each blank there are 4 choices marked A， B， C and D at the end of the passage. You should choose ONE answer that best fits into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.

About a month ago I was present at a serious occasion I the reading of a will. I can remember one passage that particularly struck me. It ran something （ 56 ） this.

“And I direct that $ 10，000 be （57 ） . to old William B， whom I have wished to help for many years， （58 ） always put off doing so.” It （ 59） the last words of a dying man. But the story does not （60 ）there. When the lawyers came to （ 61 ） out the bequest （遗赠）， they discovered that old William B had （62 ） ， too， and so the （ 63 ） deed was lost.

I felt rather （ 64 ） about that. It seemed to me a most regrettable （ 65 ） that William should not have had his $10，000 just （66 ）somebody kept putting （ 67 ） giving it to him. And from （68 ）accounts， William could have done with the （69 ） . But I am sure （70 ） there are thousands of kindly little deeds waiting to be （ 71 ）today， which are being put off “（72 ） later.”

George Herbert， in praise of good intentions， （73 ） that “One of these days is better than （74 ） of these days.” But I say that （75 ）is better than all.

56. A. about B. for

C. like D. of

57. A. consumed B. paid

C. cost D. devoted

58. A. but B. or

C. still D. and

59. A. has been B. were

C. is D. was

60. A. remain B. end

C. finish D. appear

61. A. find B. point

C. put D. carry

62. A. died B. disappeared

C. escaped D. hidden

63. A. invaluable B. identical

C. good D. historic

64. A. exciting B. sorry C. faithful D. happy

65. A. matters B. dream C. task D. thing

66. A. because B. for C. as though D. till

67. A. off B. into C. in D. on

68. A. every B. some C. any D. all

69. A. payment B. money C. regrets D. expense

70. A. whether B. of C. that D. often

71. A. protected B. done C. made D. rewarded

72. A. until B. still C. too D. toward

73. A. implies B. marked C. regrets D. says

74. A. some B. any C. all D. none

75. A. Morning B. Spring C. Today D. Time

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