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When Lorcan Dillon said the words "I love you" out for the first time, his mother Jayne was quite 5 . "I was so moved. You could never imagine how 6 it was for me to hear those words," she said. But this seven-year-old boy's first expression of love wasn't di?rected at his mother. 7 ， it was aimed at the family cat―Jessi-Cat.
Lorcan was born in September 2004. Since then, he was a lonely boy 8 in a world of silence. The boy was unwilling to talk as well as express emotion, and stayed 9 silent. His future made the family 10 about him. By the time he was five came the 11 of Jessi-Cat. This cat had a great sense of 12 She seemed to understand her role was to 13 by Lorcan's side. Whatever she heard Lorcan do， she would come up and 14 what was going on.
Soon Lorcan 15 a close bond with the cat, and she has helped the 16 boy to relax and speak. Then something magical 17 , Lorcan began reading to her in a low voice, and her paw was resting on his hand. And this child has begun to 18 for the first time. This cat was the only living thing that Lorcan could talk to 19 hesitation. She was not there to 20 him―she was just there to listen. So the boy had the 21 to talk.
This inspiring story between them made the pair 22 the Cat of the Year and the Best Friends Award. Lorcan was so 23 of Jessi-Cat that he stepped on to the stage to take the award with no sign of 24 "When we got home, he hugged Jessi-Cat and told her she had won. To me, hearing him talk was like winning all over again," said Jayne.
5. A. embarrassed B. excited
C. interested D. tired
6. A. funny B. important
C.easy D. serious
7. A. Besides B. Thus
C. Still D. Instead
8. A. trapped B. attracted
C. cheated D. protected
9. A. certainly B. sincerely
C. gradually D. completely
10. A. argue B. tell
C. worry D. talk
11. A. arrival B. link
C. mark D. origin
12. A. humour B. duty
C. value D. justice
13. A. sleep B. fight
C. stay D. pass
14. A. take on B. hold back
C. ask for D. find out
15.A. admitted B. left
C. formed D. repaired
16. A. silent B. nervous
C. deaf D. weak
17. A. mattered B. happened
C. worked D. proved
18. A. stand B. smile
C. speak D. smell
19. A. without B. beyond
C. over D. under
20. A. inform B. touch
C. judge D. beat
21. A. right B. courage
C. impatience D. time
22. A. win B. expect
C. invite D. promise
23. A. curious B. sure
C. certain D. proud
24.A. pleasure B. excitement
C. anger D. fear
5. B由下文可知Lorcan自小就不愿意说话，所以当他第一次开口说"I love you"时，妈妈自然很兴奋。
6. B Lorcan能开口说话对妈妈来说意义重大，这可能是外人无法想象的。
7. D从语境可知，前后两句是转折关系，故用instead"而是"。Lorcan第一次表达感情并不是对妈妈，而是对自己的猫咪。
8. A根据上下文可知Lorcan自小就不愿意说话，故他一直被困在沉寂的世界里。be trapped in…被困在……里。
9. D根据上下文可知Lorcan自出生就困于沉寂的世界里， 他不愿说话以及表达情感,故他完全地保持沉默。
10. C Lorcan的状况如此糟糕，他的未来自然使家人感到很担忧。
11.A这里说的是当Lorcan五岁时，猫咪Jessi-Cat来到他们家里。
12. B由后两句话可知Jessi-Cat很有责任感，她明白自己的角色就是陪伴在Lorcan的身边，无论Lorcan做什么事情她都跟着。
13. C根据上下文的语境可知，猫咪明白自己的角色就是陪伴在Lorcan的身边。
14. D根据该句语境可推测，无论Lorcan做什么，Jessi-Cat 都要上前一探究竟。find out发现，弄明白。
15. C不久Lorcan就和Jessi-Cat形成了亲密的关系。
16.A根据上下文得知，Lorcan从不和别人说话，是个沉默的小孩。
17.B根据上下文可推知，自Lorcan和Jessi-Cat相处后，奇迹就发生了。
18.C根据前文Lorcan开口说"I love you"可知，他开始张口说话了。
19.A 根据该句前一部分"This cat was…"可推测，Jessi-Cat 是Lorcan唯一毫不迟疑与之说话的对象。without hesita?tion 毫不 迟疑。
20.C 根据"…she was just there to listea "可知Jessi-Cat只是在倾听而不会去评价Lorcan。
21. B根据上文的语境可知，正是Jessi-Cat的特殊角色才使得Lorcan有勇气开口说话。
22.A Jessi-Cat帮助Lorcan开口说话，这个传奇故事为他们赢得了荣誉：the Cat of the Year和the Best Friends A-ward
23.D Jessi-Cat帮助Lorcan开口说话，并且他们贏得了年度大奖，故他应为自己的猫咪感到自豪。
24.D根据上下文可推知，此时的Lorcan已经能自如地登台领奖而不害怕了。
