第二节： 完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)
Prana，our beautiful dog whose name means “breath
of life”，isn't with us any more. But，she brought such joy and love into our
lives that we still miss her.
There are so many wonderful stories
about the__36_in this dog，but my__37__is this one.
It was an autumn day in Minnesota. But，the__38__didn't seem to know the
difference between fall and winter._39__，we were__40__with a big
snowfall__41__which no one was prepared.
We have two apple trees in our backyard.
Prana loved apples. When she went outside，she'd take hold of an apple，stick it far back in her__42__，and sneak it into the house to__43__for
eating later. The apples had been on the ground and were often muddy so I
wasn't always__44__that Prana had brought them into the house.__45__ my disapproval，she would turn her head so I wouldn't
see her hidden__46__.It was our little__47__.
On the day that it snowed too early in the season，Prana went outside and I__48__her
from the window.I__49__that she was madly digging holes and__50__the
apples to the surface so they could be seen__51__the snow. I wondered
why she was doing this. She seemed to be completely__52__with some kind
of important task to dig up as many apples as possible during her yard time.
When I called her back into the house，she had her__53__one apple in her
mouth. About five minutes later，I looked outside. The yard was
completely covered with__54__. Prana had dug up all those apples for her
bird and squirrel friends to eat. She knew that they wouldn't have stored
enough food to__55__such an early winter!
36．A. talent B．emotion
C．love D．life
37．A. interest B．favorite
C．best D．preference
38．A. year B．forecast
C．season D．weather
39．A. Naturally B．Unexpectedly C．Terribly D．Generally
40．A. hit B．covered
C．stuck D．ruined
41．A. at B．by
C．for D．in
42．A. tail B．stomach
C．mouth D．ear
43．A. use B．save
C．put D．hide
44．A. happy B．angry
C．worried D．acceptable
45．A. Sensing B．Wondering C．Guessing D．Finding
46．A. plan B．fun
C．interest D．treasure
47．A. trick B．game
C．play D．magic
48．A. heard B．saw
C．watched D．followed
49．A. noticed B．understood C．discovered D．learnt
50．A. taking B．bringing
C．carrying D．fetching
51．A. in B．off
C．above D．beyond
52．A. absorbed B．occupied C．involved D．filled
53．A. dirty B．big
C．usual D．favorite
54．A. apples B．snow
C．birds D．ice
55．A. struggle B．survive
C．challenge D．face