Whenever the sun dropped and the blue sky came up, my father and I used to climb the mountain near my house. Walking together, my father and I used to have a lot of __1__ through which I learned __2__ from his experiences. He always told me, “ You __3__ have goals (目标) like climbing the mountain.” Without the mountain-climbing that we both __4__, we couldn’t have enough time to spend together because my father was very _5__. I really got a lot from the mountain-climbing. It gave me time to _6__ with my father and to be in deep thought __7__ develop my patience. Once we climbed a very high mountain. It was so challenging for me _8__ I was only ten years old. During the first few hours of climbing, I enjoyed the flowers and trees, and the bird’s singing. But as time passed, I got a pain in both of my __9__. I wanted to __10_ climbing, but my father said to me, “You can always see a beautiful sky at the top of the mountain, but you can’t see it __11__ reaching the top. Only there can you see all of the nice things, which is just like your life.” At that time, I was too young to understand his __12__. But later after that, I __13__ know the meaning of hope in life. I found __14__ standing at the top of the mountain, and the sky was as _15_ as crystal. 小题1: A．conversations B．emotions C．conclusions D．expressions 小题2: A．classes B．tests C．lessons D．news 小题3: A．can B．may C．would D．should 小题4: A．spent B．enjoyed C．hoped D．kept 小题5: A．busy B．lazy C．weak D．free 小题6: A．play B．work C．talk D．study 小题7: A．as much as B．as soon as C．as long as D．as well as 小题8: A．though B．because C．and D．but 小题9: A．legs B．ears C．eyes D．fingers 小题10: A．put up B．take up C．get up D．give up 小题11: A．after B．when C．before D．since 小题12: A．stories B．words C．pictures D．lessons 小题13: A．wanted to B．tried to C．got to D．hoped to 小题14: A．myself B．himself C．yourself D．ourselves 小题15: A．blue B．white C．clean D．clear