WhenPatpickedupthereceiverherfacebecametheonlybrightspotinthatgloomy(阴沉)day.ItwasoursonDavidanarmyhelicopterpilot.Threemonths36hehadbegunaone-yearassignmentinSouthKorea.Davidmadeaneffortto
WhenPatpickedupthereceiverherfacebecametheonlybrightspotinthatgloomy(阴沉)day.
ItwasoursonDavidanarmyhelicopterpilot.Threemonths 36 hehadbegunaone-yearassignmentinSouthKorea.Davidmadeanefforttosound 37 buthisvoicesuggestedhomesickness.
38 aboomingclapofthundershookthewindowsonlyinches 39 thephonesPatandIwereusing.
“Whatwasthat?”Davidasked“Itsoundedlikea(n) 40 .”
“Justthunder”Patsaid“It’sbeenraininghereallweek.”
Therewereseveralsecondsof 41 .“David”Iasked“Areyoustillthere?”
“Iwas 42 whatMothersaid－‘Justthunder.’ 43 parentsdoyouknowwhatmanyofthemenhere 44 mostofall?Thunder.Wehaverainwindsnowandsomeviolentstormsbutit 45 thunders.”
“IwishIweretherenowtolistenwithyou”hesaidsoftly.
46 IhungupthephoneIgotmytaperecordermylargeumbrellaandawoodenchairand 47 out.Isatinthedrivingrainundermyumbrellaand 48 halfanhourofthefinestMississippithundera 49 mancouldeverwanttohear.ThenextdayImailedthetapetoDavidwithasingleline:“A(n) 50 gift.”
ThreeweekslaterDavidcalledagain“Dad”hesaid“Youwon’t 51 whatIdidlastnight.I 52 somefriendsovertomyquarters(营房)forathunderparty.Whenweheardthetapeweall 53 thesameway.Instantsilencefollowedbyafewminutesof 54 .Butoncewerealizedwewerelisteningtothesoundsof 55 wefeltbetterandenjoyedagreatparty.Ican’ttellyouhowmuchthattapemeanttome.”
36．A．ago B．earlier C．later D．away
37．A．cheerful B．satisfied C．reasonable D．comfortable
38．A．Gradually B．Quickly C．Suddenly D．Unfortunately
39．A．to B．by C．with D．from
40．A．earthquake B．explosion C．crash D．accident
41．A．calmness B．silence C．laughing D．talking
42．A．figuringout B．wonderingat C.thinkingabout D．concentratingon
43．A．Morethan B.Ratherthan C．Lessthan D．Otherthan
44．A．miss B