My best friend, Tom, and I live in a senior-citizen apartment in a lovely small town. Tom is a ten-year-old dog and I am a sixty-nine-year-old lady .
Years ago, I __36__  when I retired I would get a dog to __37__  my golden years. From the very beginning, Tom has always been __38_ and I never have to tell him anything more than once. He is extremely __39___ and always puts back the toys where they were after __40__.He is a wonderful companion. We sometimes play a ___41___together. He does many amusing things that make me laugh. As a result, I enjoy his__42___.
One afternoon, Tom started acting ___43__. I was sitting on the floor playing with him, __44___he started sniffing at the right side of my chest. He had never done anything like this before, suddenly he threw his entire__45__at the right side of my chest, and I cried in___46___.
Soon after this, I felt a lump(肿块). After X-rays and tests, doctors told me I __47__cancer. When cancer started, for an unknown __48___, a wall of calcium(钙化壁) built. Then the lump or cancer _49__ itself to the wall. When Tom __50__on me, the force broke the lump away from the calcium wall, which made me ___ 51__the lump. Before that, I couldn’t see or feel it, so there was no way for me to know it was there.
I had a complete __ 52___ and the cancer did not spread. The doctors told me if the cancer had gone unfound even six more months, it would have been too late.
Was Tom ___53__ of just what he was doing? I’ll never really know. What I do
know is that I’ m glad I made a promise to_ 54 __my golden years with this wonderful creature---- for Tom not only shares his life with me; he has made sure that I will be ___55___to share my life with him.

【小题1】
A.suggestedB.insistedC.toldD.promised
【小题2】
A.takeB.bringC.shareD.carry
【小题3】
A.well-behaved B.well-builtC.well-dressedD.well-known
【小题4】
A.dirtyB.neatC.lazyD.sad
【小题5】
A.workingB.sleepingC.eating D.playing
【小题6】
A.jokeB.funC.gameD.face
【小题7】
A.companyB.kindnessC.careD.comfort
【小题8】
A.happilyB.luckilyC.strangelyD.sadly
【小题9】
A.whileB.whenC.asD.before
【小题10】
A.powerB.energyC.devotionD.weight
【小题11】
A.joyB.surpriseC.painD.relief
【小题12】
A.enjoyedB.hadC.livedD.treated
【小题13】
A.causeB.excuseC.reasonD.idea
【小题14】
A.attachedB.devotedC.fellD.dropped
【小题15】
A.jumpedB.satC.stoodD.put
【小题16】
A.watchB.witnessC.observeD.notice
【小题17】
A.taskB.workC.operationD.job
【小题18】
A.fondB.awareC.ashamedD.afraid
【小题19】
A.wasteB.spendC.costD.make
【小题20】
A.inB.aroundC.outD.outside

War Horse author Michael Morpurgo is being interviewed:

Reporter:How did War Horse become so successful?

Michael:War Horse was published in 1982,and it did not sell very well.But my publishers kept it in print,along with all my books.I am very grateful to Egmont and I’m sure now they are very grateful to themselves.

The book was discovered 21 years later,by accident.I was on Desert Island Discs on Radio 4 in 2003 when my work was becoming better known.One of the listeners was the mother of a director called Tom Morris,and after reading War Horse herself she told her son to read it.Two years later the play came out,and it was a huge hit that went to the West End,Broadway and now Canada and Australia,then a nationwide American tour in June this year.

In 2009 kathy kennedy,the producer who worked with Steven Spielberg,walked into the New London Theatre to see the play because her daughter liked it very much.She then phoned Spielberg and told him this would be his next film!The way it all happened is better than any of my stories.War Horse has now sold over 1 million copies.

Reporter:Has War Horse changed your life?

Michael:It has made all the difference in the world.The most important gift it has given us is not to have to worry about money,because there has always been a slight anxiety.It has allowed us to ensure our grandchildren’s education.There is a disadvantage to it as well,which is an assumption that I am super rich.I’m not,actually.It is very nice and completely unexpected but I have got to go on writing.If I were younger,I think,it would go to my head.Now I am too old for anything to go to my head.It is not the same as winning the lottery(彩票)。

1.Why are Michael’s publishers grateful to themselves too?

A.Because they never stopped printing it and it finally proved successful.

B.Because they earned a lot thanks to books of high quality they printed.

C.Because they have the ability to enlarge their company.

D.Because they have the potential to film the story.

2.War Horse got the first huge success thanks to____.

A.Steven Spielberg and his daughter

B.Tom Morris and his listeners

C.Kathy Kennedy’s daughter

D.Tom Morris’ mother

3.Why did Kathy Kennedy watch the play of War Horse?

A.Because she knew that the film was very popular.

B.Because her daughter was mad on the play.

C.Because her friend,Steven Spielberg,advised her to see it.

D.Because she was looking for a story with an animal in her mind.

4.What change made Michael feel most valuable because of War Horse?

A.He could stay at home looking after his grandchildren.

B.He can make friends with famous film directors.

C.He needn’t worry about his financial problems.

D.He needn’t spend time writing another book.

5.What is the attitude of Michael to his great success?

A.Calm.

B.Unbelievable.

C.Confused

D.Excited.

 

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