ItwasNewYear'snight.Anagedmanwasstandingatawindow.He1hissadeyestowardsthedeepbluesky,wherethestarswere2likewhitelilies(百合花)onthesurfaceofaclearcalmlake.Thenhethrewthemonth
ItwasNewYear'snight.Anagedmanwasstandingatawindow.He1 hissadeyestowardsthedeepbluesky,wherethestarswere2 likewhitelilies(百合花)onthesurfaceofaclearcalmlake.Thenhethrewthemontheearthwhereafewmorehopelesspeoplethanhimselfnowmovedtowardstheircertaindestination―the3 .Hehadalreadypassedsixtyofthe4 leadingtoitandhehadbroughtfromhisjourneynothingbuterrorandregret.Nowhishealthwaspoorhismind 5 ,hisheartsorrowfulandhisoldageshortof6 Thedaysofhisyouthappearedlikedreamsbeforehim,andherecalledthe 7 moment whenhisfatherplacedhimatthe 8 tothetworoads--------oneleadingtoapeaceful,sunny place,9 withflowers,fruitsandresoundingwithsoft,sweetsongs;10 leadingtoadeep,darkcave,whichwasendless,11 poisonflowedinsteadofwaterandwheredevilsandpoisonoussnakeshissedandcrawled.
Hesawthelightsfadingawayinthedarkness,andthesewerethedaysofhis 12 life;Hesawastarfallfromtheskyanddisappearedandthiswasthe 13 ofhimself.His14 ,whichwaslikeasharparrowstruckdeeplyintohisheart.Thenherememberedhisfriendsinhischildhoodwhoenteredonlifetogetherwithhim.Buttheyhad 15 tosuccessandwerenowhonoredandhappyonthisNewYear'snight.
Theclockinthehighchurchtowerstruckandthesoundmadehimrememberhisparents'earlyloveforhim.Theyhadtaughthimand 16 toGodforhisgood.Buthechosethe17 way.Withshameandgriefhe 18 nolongerlooktowardsthatheavenwherehis fatherlived.Hisdarkenedeyeswerefulloftearsand 19 adespairing(绝望的)efforthe 20 outacry,"Comeback,myearlydays!Comeback!”
( )1.A.widened B.lifted C.opened D.fixed
( )2.A.floating B.flashing C.hanging D.shining
( )3.A.house B.tomb C.church D.birthplace
( )4.A.dreams B.moments C.incidents D.stages
( )5.A.strange B.pale C.blank D.shallow
( )6.A.allowances B.comforts C.experiences D.memories
( )7.A.serious B.awful C.tough D.desperate
( )8.A.end B.entrance C.o