Question

I was late for the school bus and rushing to get ready. My dog, Tippy, got to the front door and lay down in front of it – his way of asking to be petted. I___1___his begging for affection (喜爱), hurdled over him and ran for the waiting bus.

   ___2___, that afternoon, when I came home, Mom said to me___3___, “Honey, I have some___4___news that I need to tell you. This morning, while you were at school, Tippy was hit by a car and___5___. I’m so sorry.”

   “No! It’s not true!” I was___6___. I couldn’t believe her. “Tippy, come here! Come on, boy!” I called and called for him. I waited. He didn’t come. Feeling___7___, I wandered into the living room. I didn’t cry that night. I still couldn’t believe that he was___8___.

   When I got off the bus the next day, the___9___at home was deafening. Finally, my sobs (哭泣) bubbled up and erupted (喷发) like lava (熔岩) from a volcano. I couldn’t stop___10___. I hadn’t even petted him when I left.___11___could I have known that was my last chance? I cried until I felt empty inside.

   Time passed, and against my will, I started to___12___some things. I realized what little control any of us have over what happens ___13___ a dog. We can do everything right, but___14___things can still happen. But good things can happen too. That’s___15___. The best way to deal with the hard times is to___16__what you need to do to get through them when they come, and to remember that hard times always___17___.

   I now deeply understand the “circle of life”. Everyone is born, everyone___18___, and that’s the way it is. If dogs never died, there would be no___19___for others like Belle – my new dog.

   Best of all, I realized that Tippy___20___all of my good memories of him. And they come to me every time I call!

1. A. met                 B. ignored           C. promised                 D. preferred

2. A. However            B. Besides       C. Therefore                D. Finally

3. A. excitedly            B. quickly            C. nervously                D. seriously

4. A. good                  B. sad                 C. dull                         D. happy

5. A. escaped              B. wounded         C. killed                       D. knocked

6. A. in disagreement   B. in anger           C. in silence                 D. in shock

7. A. lost                 B. sleepy            C. crazy                             D. uncertain

8. A. gone                  B. missing          C. alive                        D. stolen

9. A. noise                  B. quarrel                  C. silence                     D. sound

10. A. waiting               B. crying             C. thinking                   D. expecting

11. A. Why                 B. What              C. Which                     D. How

12. A. forget                B. recall              C. understand               D. change

13. A. to                          B. about          C. out                          D. into

14. A. surprising           B. bad                C. amazing                   D. amusing

15. A. nature                B. human            C. life                          D. rule

16. A. figure out            B. picked out      C. try out                     D. put out

17. A. disappear            B. overcome       C. help                        D. pass

18. A. grows                B. lives               C. suffers                    D. dies

19. A. chance                      B. room              C. possibility                D. doubt

20. A. thought of           B. brought up      C. left behind                      D. picked up

Answer 1

【答案】1-5 BADBC   6-10 DAACB    11-15 DCABC   16-20 ADDBC