第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I was captured by the enemy and thrown into a jail cell. I was sure from their looks and 36 treatment that I was to be killed the next day. Terribly nervous and worried, I felt in my pockets to see if there were any cigarettes, which had 37  jailers' search. Surprisingly, I found one. But because of my shaking hands, I could 38 get it to my lips. After several attempts, I finally succeeded, but almost immediately 39  that I had no matches. They had taken those away from me.
I looked through the bars at my jailer. He did not make eye contact with me. 40 one did not care to see a dying man. I 41 out to him, "Have you got a light?" He looked at me, shrugged and came 42  to light my cigarette.
43 he came close and lit the match, his eyes unintentionally 44  mine. At that moment, I smiled. I don't know why I did that. Perhaps it was 45 ， perhaps it was because, when you get very close, one to another, it is very  46   not to do that. In that instant, it was as if a spark(火花)jumped across the  47  between our two hearts, our two human souls. I know he didn't want to, but my smile leaped through the bars and  48  a smile to his lips, too. He lit my cigarette but stayed near, looking at me directly in the eyes and continuing to smile. I kept smiling at him, now  49  of him as a person and not just a jailer.
"Do you have kids?" he asked. "Yes, here, here." I 50  searched for the picture of my family in my wallet. He, too, took out his family's and began to talk about his plans and hopes for them. My eyes were filled with  51 . I said that I feared that I'd never see my kids again, never have the chance to see them  52  up. With my words, his eyes turned wet, too. Suddenly, he    53  my cell and silently led me out. Out of the jail, quietly and by back routes, out of the town. There, at the 54 of town, he released me. And without another word, he turned back toward the town.
My life was saved by a smile.
Yes, the smile, the unaffected, unplanned, 55  connection between the souls of people, actually saved my life.
36.A. rough           B. special              C. equal             D. generous
37.A. prevented       B. escaped         C. lost                D. abandoned
38.A. directly         B. easily        C. quickly             D. barely
39.A. realized         B. thought         C. recognized         D. believed
40.A. All in all             B. Above all      C. First of all         D. After all
41.A. called           B. left            C. walked              D. made
42.A. over             B. in                  C. out                D. by
43.A. Until            B. Although       C. Since             D. As
44.A. avoided         B. touched         C. moved              D. opened
45.A. nervousness     B. disappointment  C. encouragement     D. calmness
46.A. easy             B. dishonest       C. likely             D. hard
47. A. bridge         B. trust           C. gap                D. belief
48.A. forced          B. brought         C. returned            D. offered
49.A. afraid           B. ashamed        C. proud            D. aware
50.A. aimlessly         B. casually         C. nervously          D. calmly
51.A. tears             B. regrets              C. hopes             D. anxieties
52.A. wake            B. grow          C. come             D. live
53.A. destroyed         B. folded         C. unlocked           D. broke
54.A. center           B. front          C. edge              D. border
55.A. usual            B. natural              C. different            D. enthusiastic

第三节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
Coming home from school that dark winter day so long ago, I was filled with excitement of having the weekend off. But I was  41  into stillness by what I saw. Mother was seated at the far end of the sofa,  42 , with the second-hand green typewriter on the table. She told me that she couldn’t type fast and then she was out of work. My shock and embarrassment(尴尬) at finding mother in tears was a perfect proof of how  43  I understood the pressures on her. Sitting beside her on the sofa. I began very  44  to understand. “I guess we all have to  45  sometimes.” Mother said quietly. I could  46  her pain and the tension(紧张) of  47  the strong feelings that were interrupted by my arrival. Suddenly, something inside me  48 . I reached out and put my arms around her. She broke then. She put her face  49  my shoulder and sobbed(啜泣). I held her  50  and didn’t try to talk. I knew I was doing what I should. What I could  51  it was enough. In that moment, feeling mother’s  52  with feelings, I understood for the first time, her being so easy to  53 . She was still my mother,  54  she was something  55 , a person having the ability of bearing fear,  56  and failure. I could feel her pain as she must have felt mine on a thousand occasions when I sought  57  in her arms.
A week later Mother took a job selling dry goods at half the salary the radio station  58 . “It’s a job I can do, though,” she said simply. But the evening practice on the old green typewriter continued. I had a very  59  feeling now when I passed her door at night and heard her tapping  60  across the paper. I knew there was something more going on in there than a woman learning to type.
41. A. tired                      B. ashamed        C. lazy                 D. shocked
42. A. crying               B. smiling       C. thinking            D. whispering
43. A. eagerly                    B. worriedly      C. little                 D. much
44. A. quickly               B. slowly           C. suddenly           D. proudly
45. A. fail                           B. win               C. fall sick            D. give in
46. A. know of              B. watch            C. sense                D. recognize
47. A. holding back         B. putting away      C. sitting up          D. stopping from
48. A. lit up                 B. came true      C. turned              D. increased
49. A. to                      B. up                C. through             D. against
50. A. thoughtfully       B. tightly               C. carefully           D. politely
51. A. and that                    B. now that        C. but that            D. so that
52. A. hand                      B. face              C. hair                  D. back
53. A. content                    B. break            C. fall                  D. understand
54. A. therefore               B. however        C. yet                   D. though
55. A. more                 B. much            C. little                 D. huge
56. A. wound                    B. defeat           C. cut                   D. hurt
57. A. kindness                B. memory        C. comfort            D. support
58. A. supplied                    B. offered          C. paid for            D. contributed
59. A. different                   B. hard              C. pleasant            D. serious
60. A. off                           B. away             C. out                   D. through

第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
When my father died, one of the tasks that fell to me was to sort through and decide which objects to save and which to throw away. Now I look at the    31    of my life as if I were dead,   32    what my children will do with the human skull(骷髅) that    33     on the bookcase next to my desk. I couldn’t   34     them if they threw it out. They’ve been wanting to do that for some years,    35    will they know how much can be learned from   36    with a skull? And what about my books?   37   they can find some place in their   38   for ten thousand books. However, I know they will look at the white, plastic head of a horse on my desk and   39   it into a Glad trash bag without any   40  , never knowing that it is the only place   41   from the first chess set (棋子)I owned.
How many boxes of mine will my children   42   ? Can I trust my children with my   43   ? Every object of our lives is a   44   , and emotion swirls(旋动) around it like fog, hiding and   45   a tiny truth of the heart.
I look at these objects that are mine and know, too, that they are   46   of how alone I am, how alone each of us is,   47    no one knows what any object means except he or she who   48    it. I have the memory of taking it home   49   one of my newly-born children from the hospital; only I have the memory of what it looked like when I lived in that apartment and where it sat in that house. I look at the objects that are mine, and the memories are   50    and permeated（渗透着）with love. I look at the objects that are mine and know that I’m going to miss me very much.
31．A．tasks         B．objects         C．books         D．pictures
32．A．wondering          B．designing     C．concluding      D．weaving
33．A．cries         B．sleeps          C．sits          D．smiles
34．A．educate        B．understand       C．blame       D．strike
35．A．and         B．so            C．or            D．but
36．A．helping       B．living          C．playing       D．speaking
37．A．Honestly     B．Luckily        C．Naturally           D．Surely
38．A．desks          B．bags         C．apartments      D．hearts
39．A．drag               B．take          C．move          D．throw
40．A．hesitation        B．love         C.  care           D．worry
41．A．casting        B．expanding     C．remaining       D．shining
42．A．enjoy          B．reserve        C．find         D．prepare
43．A．life          B．passion        C．respect        D．heart
44．A．mark          B．pleasure       C．belief          D．memory
45．A．preventing      B．spreading     C．protecting       D．encouraging
46．A．symbols      B．phenomena      C．measures       D．tracks
47．A．when          B．once         C．unless          D．as
48．A．prefers        B．repairs         C．owns          D．remembers
49．A．like         B．for           C．with               D．to
50．A．strange       B．warm              C．new         D．bitter

第二节：完形填空(共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36～55各题所给的四个选项(A、B、c和D)中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I moved to this small town at the age of twelve．After getting  36   in our new house and starting school，I began to explore the   37  area．I was exploring the pond when I discovered the fish．
There were two of them，one about a foot long，  38  the other just a little smaller，and they were the most beautiful fish I had  39  seen．They had blue and yellow and red  40  from head to tail．Before they saw me，they swam  41  over the sand just under the front edge of the large cedar(杉)tree which had long before fallen  42   the pond．
I went back the next day after school  43   with about six feet of fishing line and a hook borrowed from our elderly neighbor．and half a dozen worms I had   44  out of the garden．We did not own any fishing tool，and   45  a city kid，my fishing experience, had  46  week long visits to my relatives．
I took a shortcut  47  some fallen cedars on my way to the pond．As I was climbing over one tree and ducking under another，I  _48  my footing，and my soup can of worms went flying into the air．My  49   was only increased when I noticed that my worms had disappeared．
I went to the pond，looked down again，and there they were．I made a few  50   to catch them by hand，but I soon realized it was never going to  51 ．I had been trying to catch them for quite a while without actually even  52   either one．After each attempt，they   53  suddenly go around the pool，then settle back under the log．They could really go  54 ，but they were just too fast to be caught．I was wet and   55   and it was time to go home．
36．A．seated          B．settled         C．separated                D．served
37．A．deserted       B．crowded      C．surrounding            D．distant
38．A．but              B．and             C．thus                       D．so
39．A．hardly         B．seldom        C．never                     D．ever
40．A．dots            B．signs           C．signals                   D．symbols
41．A．nervously    B．hopelessly     C．effortlessly             D．difficultly
42．A．through       B．across          C．past                    D．by
43．A．armed         B．matched       C．handled                  D．accompanied
44．A．put              B．dug             C．pulled                    D．searched
45．A．for              B．with            C．as                          D．despite
46．A．consisted of  B．compared with  C．made up                D．taken up
47．A．beyond        B．against         C．between                 D．through
48．A．lost             B．sank                   C．sent                D. threw
49．A．doubt          B．disappointment    C．courage           D. strength
50．A．steps           B．activities             C．attempts          D. movement
51．A．work           B．complete             C．cover              D. catch
52．A．noticing               B．touching             C．holding           D. feeling
53．A．should          B．might                 C．would             D. could
54．A．somewhere    B．anywhere           C．nowhere          D. everywhere
55．A．excited        B．frightened           C．worried           D. discouraged

第三节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
　    When I was 6 years old, my parents got me a used __21____ for Christmas.
A year or so later, I badly wanted a Sting-Ray, a tricked-out bike that was __22__in the 1960s. So my father took my old bike, slapped a new coat of paint on it, and _23____ it with a banana seat, monkey handlebars and a sissy bar（保护杠）. ___24___didn't matter to me that some friends had new Sting-Rays straight from the Schwinn factory. Or even that my dad put the sissy bar on backward, _25____ exposed me to some teasing（嘲笑） before we _26____ it. I loved that bike.
　　So it was for my __27___. We weren't poor. But we always had modest Christmases. And I _28____ to do the same when I got married 27 years ago.
　　My wife, Clarissa, had different _29____. She, too, had some __30___Christmases growing up. She vividly remembers when she was 14 or 15 years old and her father lost his __31__in the construction industry. She overheard her __32___ talking about how _33___ they were.
　　So when her parents asked her what she wanted that year, she said, 'Nothing.' When her mother insisted she had to get ___34__, Clarissa asked for socks. 'I felt very good about myself afterward,' she recalls.
　　But as her family's finances _35_____, Christmas went back to being a __36__ bigger production. By the time I arrived on the scene, the __37__ family -- more than 20 people -- would gather at her grandmother's house in Mexicali, Mexico, on Christmas Eve. Around 10 p.m., Santa (my future brother-in-law in a costume) showed up with an enormous bag of _38____ and stepped into a roomful of children crying with __39____
　　'It was all about the children,' says Clarissa, who thought the experience was _40___ .And she has spent hundreds of dollars on presents every year to duplicate(重温 )it.
21．A．car             B．bike          C．book           D．coat
22．A．popular        B．common       C．ordinary        D．regular
23．A．add         B．equipped      C．placed         D．supplied
24．A．That           B．This          C．It           D．What
25．A．so            B．thus          C．Which         D．it
26．A．bought         B．placed         C．fixed          D．changed
27．A．childhood      B．life           C．children        D．youth
28．A．imagined      B．expected       C．suggested      D．supposed
29．A．ideas          B．life           C．childhood      D．Christmas
30．A．unforgettable   B．modest         C．happy         D．wonderful
31．A．life          B．job            C．interest        D．present
32．A．friends        B．mother        C．father         D．parents
33．A．broke         B．rich           C．wealthy        D．well-off
34．A．nothing        B．something     C．everything       D．anything
35．A．improved     B．caught         C．reduced       D．decreased
36．A．very          B．more          C．less           D．much
37．A．all         B．big            C．small         D．entire
38．A．bikes         B．food          C．presents        D．books
39．A．surprise       B．joy           C．fear           D．satisfaction
40．A．wasteful       B．valueless      C．priceless    D．useful

第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
An old man was going home late one night with his horse and cart after a hard day’s work. When he was not far from his   21   , the light on the cart went out. He tried to make the lamp     22     again, but he could not.
So he went along the road     23     a light. But a policeman saw the   24    without a light. He     25    the old carter（赶车人）.
“No one     26     take a cart along a road at night without a light, ”said the policeman. “You’ve     27     the law. ”
“I    28     a light, but it has just gone out. ”
“I don’t believe that    29   ,” said the policeman . He took out a book and got     30    to write. “What’s your     31     and where do you live？”
“Please don’t take my name, ”said the man. “My house is just over    32     . I haven’t come far without a light. ”
“You came all     33    without a light. What’s your name？”
The carter quickly took the policeman’s hand and put it down hard on the     34     of the lamp. The lamp was still     35    , and it     36    the policeman’s hand. He     37     and he was very angry.
“Now what do you think?” said the carter. “Did I come all the way without a light?”
“No,”said the policeman, “I     38    you now. But I still     39     to know your name. You’ve broken the law now. You’ve burnt a policeman’s hand. So you must come with me to the police station. You’ll be there all     40   . ”
21. A. field     B. family     C. house       D. land
22. A. burning       B. lighting      C. lighted            D. burn
23. A. with     B. without      C. by           D. on
24. A. cart      B. carter     C. the old man        D. house
25. A. caught  B. kept       C. called       D. stopped
26. A. may     B. can        C. might       D. should
27. A. kept     B. observed    C. broken            D. jumped
28. A. have     B. had        C. has had       D. were having
29. A. lies       B. story      C. word        D. remark
30. A. angry   B. excited       C. prepared      D. ready
31. A. name    B. number      C. job          D. family
32. A. here     B. that        C. there        D. this
33. A. the time       B. the way      C. the night     D. by yourself
34. A. side      B. face       C. top          D. surface
35. A. bright   B. dark       C. warm       D. hot
36. A. hurt      B. burnt     C. injured            D. wounded
37. A. jumped B. screamed    C. walked        D. ran
38. A. free      B. trust       C. know       D. believe
39. A. like      B. want      C. hope        D. expect
40. A. year     B. month     C. day          D. night

第二节完型填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
When Winsion Chruchill was a young man, his father concluded that Churchill was “unfit for a career in law or politics” because he did so badly in school.
When Charles Darwin was getting ready to  36  on his five-year expedition on The Beagle, his father was extremely  37  . he thought his son was falling into a life of sin and idleness.
Gorge Washington’s mother was a complaining,   38  woman by all accounts. She thought little of Washington’s achievements and didn’t   39  at either of his presidential inaugurations（就职典礼）. She was always  40  that her children overlooked her and she was especially angry when her son George ran off to  41  the army for the American Revolution. She   42  believed it was his duty to stay home and take care of her.
In his youth, the  43  Leonard Bernstein, one of the most talented and successful composers in American history, was continually pressured by his father to  44  his music and do something worthwhile, like help out in his family’s beauty-supply business. After Leonard became  45  , his father was asked about that, and he answered, “Well, how was I supposed to know he was the Leonard Bernstein?”
People may criticize you or make fun of your ideas or actively try to  46  you. Often their efforts are only attempts to protect you from  47  . But obviously failure is only a possibility if you stop. If you keep  48  , a “failure” is just another learning  49  . Besides, giving up on a heartfelt goal is worse than failing. “Many people die”, said Wendell Holmes, “with their  50  still in them.” That’s true tragedy.
So listen  51  to the worries and criticisms of your friends and family, and do your best to put their minds  52  , but then carry on. Listen last to your own heart. You   53  yourself better than anyone on earth. Make sure your song is  54  .
Listen to your own heart. Don’t let your music   55  with you.
36．A．set sail         B．take charge      C．make progress  D．set examples
37．A．excited        B．pleased        C．disappointed     D．affected
38．A．self-confident   B．self-centered    C．kind-hearted     D．cold-blooded
39．A．show off      B．show up       C．pick out       D．pick up
40．A．claiming      B．expecting     C．complaining     D．declaring
41．A．fight         B．beat          C．attend          D．command
42．A．foolishly      B．secretly        C．bravely        D．honestly
43．A．late          B．latter         C．former         D．later
44．A．take up        B．give up        C．pick up        D．bring up
45．A．proud          B．diligent        C．professional     D．famous
46．A． advise        B．suggest        C．stop          D．keep
47．A．failure        B．success        C．stop          D．keep
48．A．stopping      B．starting        C．going              D．coming
49．A．method        B．experiment       C．approach      D．experience
50．A．music          B．article          C．movie          D．poem
51．A．politely       B．rudely         C．responsibly      D．actively
52．A．in order       B．at case         C．in use          D．at war
53．A．trust         B．believe        C．know         D．doubt
54．A．finished       B．completed     C．written        D．sung
55．A．live          B．die           C．sound          D．play

第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36-55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出最佳选项。?
For as long as I can remember, I have been very_36____ at arguing with people. As soon as someone disagrees with me, I get angry because I feel __37__, like the other person is out to show that I am __38__. And for some reason, I hate being wrong! So my __39__ reaction is to get very defensive. I __40__ my voice, and I end up saying something I later __41__. Needless to say, the whole thing ends with me blaming __42__, and the other person feeling alienated(疏远) from me. This bothers me especially because my mother does the exact same thing and I hate __43__.
I have noticed this tendency in me for a long time now, __44__ I have never been able to stop. I did some __45__ management work with a therapist(治疗专家) a while ago, but because I moved and __46__ an advisor at school who can’t see me __47__, I have not been able to continue this important work. They tell you to stop and count to 10, __48__ your breathing, calm yourself down before you __49__. But that’s the whole problem. I could never think of __50__ myself until it was too late! The __51__ things had already come out of my mouth, and I was stuck picking up the pieces.
Right now the __52__ is urgent because my relationships with a wonderful boy is __53__ because of my being afraid of being wrong. He is closing himself off from me because I have hurt him, and __54__ I am no longer attractive as a woman with no confidence in myself and a bad temper. How do I stop ruining my relationships and hating myself? How do I stop __55__ being wrong?
36. A. bad                           B. good              C. hateful                     D. quick
37. A. disappointed          B. excited              C. attacked            D. ashamed
38. A. wrong                       B. foolish                 C. empty-headed    D. right
39. A. unusual               B. immediate       C. following          D. last
40. A. raise                          B. lower                C. keep                 D. change
41. A. remember                  B. regret                C. forget               D. realize
42. A. her                              B. him                  C. me                    D. myself
43. A .it                               B. her                   C. them                 D. us
44. A. so                      B. but                   C. although            D. however
45. A. health                        B. action           C. calmness           D. anger
46. A. headed to                   B. asked for           C. turned to          D. referred to
47. A. regularly                    B. carelessly          C. immediately      D. patiently
48. A. stop                           B. manage             C. keep                 D. control
49. A. say                            B. chat                  C speak                 D. talk
50. A. stopping                    B. managing          C. persuading      D. helping
51. A. hurtful                  B. surprising          C. colorful             D. dangerous
52. A. event                         B. thing                 C. affair                D. problem
53. A. in the way                  B. in the end          C. in danger           D. in the beginning
54. A. no doubt                    B. no problem     C. no wonder         D. no way
55. A. liking                        B. hating           C. finding              D. dealing

II．完形填空
命题意图：以下两篇完形填空题的主题突出，语言简明，容易理解，绝大部分试题属于根据主旨分析判断的理解题，有利于学生解题，提高他们的解题能力和自信心。请针对学生实际情况，选用以下训练题。
（1） My father was an ill-humored man．I knew he loved me and his love was deep．He just didn’t know how to   36   it.
One evening we went out for a night on the town．We were sitting in an elegant restaurant that had a small but lively   37 ．When it played a familiar waltz tune I decided to   38   him for a dance.
“Dad, you know I’ve never   39   with you before．I begged you but you   40   wanted to．How about right now?”
I waited for the   41   refusal．But instead, he considered thoughtfully and then said, “Let’s hit the floor and I’ll   42   you just what kind of moves an old guy like me can still make.”
My father took me in his   43   and I felt overcome by emotion.
As we danced I looked up at my father carefully but he   44   my eyes.
“Dad,” I finally  45  , tears in my eyes, “Why is it so hard for you to look at me?” At last his eyes dropped to my face．“  46   I love you so much.” he whispered back．I was struck dumb by his   47 ．It wasn’t what I had thought．But it was of course exactly what I needed to   48 ．I had always known that he loved me．I just hadn’t understood that his vast emotion had   49   him and made him silent．“I love you too, Dad!” I whispered back softly．He stumbled （结结巴巴地说） over the next few words: “I’m sorry that I’m not open．It’s   50   for me, but just remember how much I love you.”
When the dance ended I excused myself to the ladies’ room and during my absence   51   changed．
When I came back, Dad sat in his chair   52   his body leaning forward, very pale．Everything was really too late．He was   53 ．
That night all I saw was his leaning body and pale face．But it’s a totally different scene    that I   54   now．I remember him saying “I love you” and my saying it back．The three words   55  on forever long after we are gone．
36．A．answer        B．express        C．mention       D．understand
37．A．band         B．hall           C．sofa          D．bar
38．A．invite        B．teach         C．help          D．show
39．A．chatted       B．sang           C．danced        D．stayed
40．A．still         B．even         C．also          D．never
41．A．final           B．normal        C．rough         D．usual
42．A．tell          B．show          C．ask          D．explain
43．A．arms           B．hands          C．heart           D．mind
44．A．noticed       B．ignored       C．avoided       D．greeted
45．A．complained     B．whispered       C．explained        D．shouted
46．A．Because      B．Though       C．If            D．While
47．A．response     B．advise         C．promise        D．excuse
48．A．find          B．know        C．hear          D．think
49．A．surprised     B．pleased       C．inspired      D．frightened
50．A．clear           B．important        C．impossible       D．hard
51．A．everything      B．something       C．nothing       D．anything
52．A．for          B．with               C．on           D．from
53．A．moved        B．tired               C．lost           D．gone
54．A．discover       B．remember       C．remind         D．consider
55．A．depend       B．carry          C．live             D．take

III. 完型填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从第36题至第55小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
My grandmother became a widow in 1970. Shortly after that, we went to the  39  shelter to pick out a dog to keep her  40  . Grandma decided on a little dog with a reddish-brown spot above each eye.  41  these spots, the dog was named Penny.
Grandma and Penny quickly became very  42  to each other, but that attachment grew much stronger about three years later  43  Grandma had a stroke（中风）. Grandma could no longer
44  , so when she came home from the hospital, she and Penny were  45  companions.
After her stroke, it became a real  46  for Grandma to let Penny in and out because  47  was at the bottom of a flight of stairs. So a mechanism（机械装置）using a rope and pulley（滑轮）was   48  from the door to a handle at the top of the stairs. Grandma just had to pull the handle to open and close the door. If the store was   49  Penny’s favorite dog food, Grandma would make one of us  50  Penny browned beef with potatoes in it. I can remember   51  my grandmother by saying that she loved that dog better than she loved her family.[来源:学|科|网]
As the years passed, it was not  52  for Grandma and Penny to separate each other. If Grandma went to take her nap（打盹）, Penny stayed by her side until she  53  . As Penny aged, she could no longer jump up on the bed, so she   54  on the rug （垫子）beside the bed. If Grandma went into the   55  , Penny would walk along beside her, wait outside the door and accompany her   56  to the bed or chair. Grandma never went anywhere without her   57  companion by her side.
The time came when both my grandmother’s and Penny’s   58  were failing fast. After fifteen years of loving companionship, Grandma and Penny passed away within a few hours of each other.
39．A．animal      B．toy           C．fish         D．bird
40．A．business    B．firm         C．company      D．friend
41．A．In spite of B．Because of       C．Instead of     D．In front of
42．A．linked      B．fastened       C．attached       D．tied
43．A．before      B．while         C．until         D．when
44．A．think     B．speak         C．work         D．walk
45．A．contrary   B．content        C．confident     D．constant
46．A．problem   B．question       C．practice       D．rule
47．A．the door   B．Grandma     C．the window      D．Penny
48．A．repaired    B．fixed         C．bought         D．loaded
49．A． out of     B．ahead of      C．away from          D．apart from
50．A．show     B．hand         C．buy          D．cook
51．A．drawing attention to         B．making use of 
C．breaking away from         D．making fun of
52．A．necessary  B．possible       C．important     D．convenient
53．A．recovered B．awoke         C．slept         D．screamed
54．A．rolled       B．stood         C．waited         D．lay
55．A．kitchen     B．bedroom      C．living-room     D．bathroom
56．A．back     B．up            C．off           D．down
57．A．splendid   B．remote         C．faithful        D．legal
58．A．smell     B．health          C．habit         D．living