It was a cold winter. The day my husband fell to his death, it started to snow, just  1  any November day. His   2  , when I found it, was lightly covered with snow. It snowed almost every day for the next four months, while I sat on the couch and watched it   3  . One morning, I walked slowly   4   and was surprised to see a snow remover clearing my driveway and the bent back of a woman clearing my walk. I dropped to my knees and crawled back upstairs,  5  those good people would not see me. I was   6  . My first thought was, how would I ever  7  them? I didn’t have the  8  to brush my hair,   9  clear someone’s walk.

Before Jon’s death, I felt proud that I   10  asked for favors. I identified myself by my competence and  11  . So who was I if I was no longer capable? How could I   12  myself if I just sat on the couch every day and watched the snow fall?

Learning to receive the love and   13  from others wasn’t easy. Friends cooked for me and I cried. Finally, my friend Kathy said, “Mary, cooking for you isn’t a   14  for me; it makes me feel good to be able to do something for you.”

Over and over, I heard   15  words from the people who supported me during those  16  days. One wise man told me, “You aren’t doing nothing because being fully open to your  17  may be the hardest work you will ever do.”

I am not the person I   18  was, but in many ways I have changed for the   19  . I’ve been surprised to learn that there is incredible freedom coming form  20  one’s worst fear and walking away whole. I believe there is strength, for sure, in accepting a dark period of our life.

1.A．on            B．in          C．like                     D．for

2.A．body                 B．soul               C．shoe                   D．footprint

3.A．sweep up              B．drop off            C．fall down             D．pile up

4.A．upstairs        B．downstairs   C．indoors                 D．outdoors

5.A．so            B．yet                 C．and                           D．for

6.A．delighted     B．disappointed         C．annoyed               D．ashamed

7.A．pay          B．award        C．reward                   D．treat

8.A．courage       B．strength            C．spirit                       D．power

9.A．stand alone      B．leave alone C．sit alone                D．let alone

10.A．frequently          B．gradually          C．hardly           D．uncertainly

11.A．intelligence    B．independence    C．excellence           D．qualification

12.A．achieve     B．praise      C．respect                  D．promote

13.A．supply        B．support             C．contribution          D．similar

14.A．burden      B．job                C．business                  D．sorrow

15.A．sensitive             B．same               C．considerate         D．similar

16.A．blue               B．rainy              C．bright             D．snowy

17.A．despair      B．difficulty           C．pain                        D．regret

18.A．still                 B．once              C．even                        D．never

19.A．worse        B．less               C．more                        D．better

20.A．facing         B．noticing            C．managing               D．expressing

Have you ever had to decide whether to go shopping or stay home and watch TV on a weekend? Now you   36  do both at the same time. Home shopping television networks have become a   37  for many people to shop without   38        having to leave their homes.

Some shoppers are   39  of department stores and supermarkets —  40 

the crowds, waiting in long lines, and sometimes having slight   41  of finding anything they want to buy. They’d rather sit quietly at home in front of the TV set and   42  a friendly announcer describe a product  43  a model shows it. And they can   44  around the clock, buying something  45  by making a phone call.

Department stores and even mail-under companies are   46  to join in the success of home shopping. Large department stores are busy   47  their own TV channels to encourage TV shopping in the future.   48  can ask questions about products and place   49  , all through their TV sets.

Will shopping by television   50  take the place of shopping in stores? Some industry managers think so.   51  many people find shopping at a   52  store a great enjoyment. And for many shoppers, it is still important to   53  or try on dresses they want to buy. That’s   54  specialists say that in the future, home shopping will   55  together with store shopping but will never entirely replace it.

It was a cold winter. The day my husband fell to his death, it started to snow, just  31 any November day. His   32 , when I found it, was lightly covered with snow. It snowed almost every day for the next four months, while I sat on the couch and watched it   33 . One morning, I walked slowly   34  and was surprised to see a snow remover clearing my driveway and the bent back of a woman clearing my walk. I dropped to my knees and crawled back upstairs,  35 those good people would not see me. I was   36 . My first thought was, how would I ever  37 them? I didn’t have the  38 to brush my hair,   39 clear someone’s walk.

Before Jon’s death, I felt proud that I   40 asked for favors. I identified myself by my competence and  41 . So who was I if I was no longer capable? How could I   42 myself if I just sat on the couch every day and watched the snow fall?

Learning to receive the love and   43 from others wasn’t easy. Friends cooked for me and I cried. Finally, my friend Kathy said, “Mary, cooking for you isn’t a   44 for me; it makes me feel good to be able to do something for you.”

Over and over, I heard   45 words from the people who supported me during those  46 days. One wise man told me, “You aren’t doing nothing because being fully open to your  47 may be the hardest work you will ever do.”

I am not the person I   48 was, but in many ways I have changed for the   49 . I’ve been surprised to learn that there is incredible freedom coming form  50 one’s worst fear and walking away whole. I believe there is strength, for sure, in accepting a dark period of our life.

It was a cold winter. The day my husband fell to his death, it started to snow, just  31 any November day. His   32 , when I found it, was lightly covered with snow. It snowed almost every day for the next four months, while I sat on the couch and watched it   33 . One morning, I walked slowly   34  and was surprised to see a snow remover clearing my driveway and the bent back of a woman clearing my walk. I dropped to my knees and crawled back upstairs,  35 those good people would not see me. I was   36 . My first thought was, how would I ever  37 them? I didn’t have the  38 to brush my hair,   39 clear someone’s walk.

Before Jon’s death, I felt proud that I   40 asked for favors. I identified myself by my competence and  41 . So who was I if I was no longer capable? How could I   42 myself if I just sat on the couch every day and watched the snow fall?

Learning to receive the love and   43 from others wasn’t easy. Friends cooked for me and I cried. Finally, my friend Kathy said, “Mary, cooking for you isn’t a   44 for me; it makes me feel good to be able to do something for you.”

Over and over, I heard   45 words from the people who supported me during those  46 days. One wise man told me, “You aren’t doing nothing because being fully open to your  47 may be the hardest work you will ever do.”

I am not the person I   48 was, but in many ways I have changed for the   49 . I’ve been surprised to learn that there is incredible freedom coming form  50 one’s worst fear and walking away whole. I believe there is strength, for sure, in accepting a dark period of our life.

Have you ever had to decide whether to go shopping or stay home and watch TV on a weekend? Now you  1  do both at the same time. Home shopping television networks（网络） have become a  2  for many people to shop without  3  having to leave their homes.

Some shoppers are  4 of department stores and supermarkets— 5  the crowds, waiting in long lines, and sometimes   6 of finding anything they want to buy. They’d rather sit quietly at home in front of the TV set and  7  a friendly announcer describe a product   8  a model shows it. And they can   9  around the clock, buying something   10  by making a phone call.

Department stores and even mail-under companies are   11 to join in the success of home shopping. Large department stores are busy  12 their own TV channels（频道）to encourage TV shopping in the future.  13 can ask questions about products and place  14  , all through their TV sets.

Will shopping by television   15 take the place of shopping in stores? Some industry managers think so.  316  many people find shopping at a   17  store a great enjoyment. And for many shoppers, it is still important to   18  or try on dresses they want to buy. That’s   19  specialists say that in the future, home shopping will   20  together with store shopping but will never entirely replace（取代） it.

1.A．must                  B．should              C．shall              D．can

2.A．programme             B．way               C．reason             D．purpose

3.A．ever                   B．never              C．still                D．once

4.A．proud                 B．fond                C．tired              D．careful

5.A．fighting                B．striking             C．treating            D．stopping

6.A．sense                  B．doubt              C．hope              D．feeling

7.A．see                   B．watch              C．let                D．notice

8.A．until                   B．since               C．if                 D．while

9.A．shop                   B．wait               C．turn             D．deliver

10.A．suitably              B．cheaply             C．simply             D．hardly

11.A．nervous              B．lucky              C．equal              D．eager

12.A．putting up            B．making up          C．setting up          D．looking up

13.A．Guests               B．Assistants        C．Managers          D．Customers

14.A．orders               B．goods              C．books             D．answers

15.A．lastly                 B．finally              C．especially          D．fortunately

16.A．Then                B．Yet                C．However           D．Therefore

17.A．general               B．popular            C．real               D．true

18.A．design                B．make              C．wear              D．touch

19.A．how                 B．why              C．what              D．when

20.A．exist                 B．practise            C．follow             D．appear