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The smell of old, dusty books reminds me of my father. An avid (贪婪的)  1  , he had many books, most
of which went unread.
He owned books on  2  from medicine to Vietnam to several sets of encyclopedias (百科全书). When I
enter one of his  3  bookshops, such as Powell's, I am  4  back to a time when the two of us were  5  .
I see him standing by a shelf,  6  through a medical magazine, or opening his wallet to pay for yet  7 
book, knowing full well that Mom would  8  him on"wasting money on books you never  9  !"
Walking past rows and rows of books in our study, I remember 10 , after the cancer struck, he came less
and less and read fewer and fewer books. They became just part of the 11 , collecting only dust and 12 .
Near the end, perhaps knowing he would never get to read them all, he gave almost all of the books away,
 13 only a few. He treated them with an almost holy (神圣的) reverence (崇敬), 14 any crease (皱褶) or
damage would destroy them totally. 15 was the man who would neglect a huge coffee mark, replaced by one
who would get 16 suddenly at a small crease.
I have read a few now, after he died, and each time it causes a 17 . But I suppose it is a kind of quest
(追求), because if I can take on his thirst for 18 , cheerful smile, and willingness to help others, then like a
match in the 19 , I will bring a little light into the world. And if that light touches others, maybe it will spread
far and 20 , to light up the heavens. I think he'd like that.

(      )1. A. bookseller  (      )2. A. something   (      )3. A. lovely    (      )4. A. carried    (      )5. A. fortunate   (      )6. A. studying    (      )7. A. another    (      )8. A. shout     (      )9. A. care      (      )10. A. where    (      )11. A. background (      )12. A. memories   (      )13. A. remaining   (      )14. A. only if    (      )15. A. Missed    (      )16. A. joyful    (      )17. A. hurt     (      )18. A. power     (      )19. A. daylight (      )20. A. wide

B. collector B. all       B. fond    B. held    B. happy    B. seeing   B. one     B. tell    B. read    B. who      B. sign   B. time    B. keeping   B. if only   B. Gone    B. sorry   B. damage   B. peace    B. darkness B. widely

C. author    C. nothing       C. favorite    C. dated        C. disappointed C. working       C. more      C. lecture     C. like      C. why          C. furniture   C. information   C. holding     C. even if     C. Absent     C. angry      C. wound       C. money         C. sunshine   C. broad

D. writer               D. everything             D. enjoyable              D. returned             D. sad                    D. looking                D. other                  D. criticize              D. enjoy                  D. how                  D. symbol                 D. powder                 D. owning                 D. as if                  D. Disappeared            D. excited                D. cure                   D. knowledge            D. shadow                 D. near

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