Over the years, thanks to my life’s obstacles(障碍), I understood the meaning of faith and the strong will to survive. It was Hurricane Ike that made me fully____ the beauty of our strength and a human’s motivation to ____.
Mom had a two-week ____ in summer. While we enjoyed our holiday in Southeast Texas, we didn’t realize the fact that Ike ____ cause months and likely years of “labor”. By September 7^th, the “eyes of Texas” were watching Hurricane Ike more ____, making the typical mad rush for last-minute hurricane ____. Two days later, both oil and ice were in ____ demand.
In the early hours of September 11^th, some neighbors were planning to ____the storm in their homes, ____ others were making final preparations to get away. At first, we decided to stay. But that afternoon, the Houston-Galveston area would be on the more ____ side of the storm. Mom and I packed some of our most ____ belongings in the car and ____ the East Texas town of Lufkin.
As Ike pushed farther inland, we ____power in Lufkin. On Sunday, our next-door neighbor told us via cell phone that our ____ had remained well. Our hopes could not have been ____. But a few hours later, the neighbors reported that our brick chimney had ____, and it was sitting on our living room, ____ a hole in the roof between two skylights (天窗).
We wouldn’t be allowed to return home ____ September 17^th. I climbed upstairs, and looked toward the hole in the roof which showed a beautiful blue sky.
Without hesitation, I shouted, “Wow! A third skylight!”
My neighbors could not believe I was making jokes ____ crying, but ____ is always good medicine. It was with that joke that I knew, given time, everything would be okay.

小题1:	A．observe B．appreciate C．explore D．improve

小题2:	A．work B．apologize C．recover D．change

小题3:	A．vacation B．journey C．meeting D．schedule

小题4:	A．must B．might C．should D．would

小题5:	A．closely B．constantly C．warningly D．differently

小题6:	A．adventure B．equipment C．supplies D．reports

小题7:	A．basic B．high C．pure D．neat

小题8:	A．get through B．put away C．test out D．suffer from

小题9:	A．since B．when C．until D．while

小题10:

A．dangerous B．abundant C．peaceful D．awesome

小题11:

A．available B．concrete C．prized D．potential

小题12:

A．set out B．headed for C．settled down D．watched out

小题13:

A．provided B．reduced C．produced D．lost

小题14:

A．garden B．house C．pool D．yard

小题15:

A．clearer B．wilder C．lower D．higher

小题16:

A．passed B．stood C．gone D．followed

小题17:

A．leaving B．digging C．filling D．kicking

小题18:

A．by B．before C．until D．after

小题19:

A．in spite of B．instead of C．apart from D．in terms of

小题20:

A．faith B．will C．strength D．laughter