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
35．If better use is _____ your spare time, you’ll make greater progress in that.
A．spent B．taken C．made of D．used of
34．____ makes our school proud is _____ more than 80% of the students have been admitted to
key universities.
A．What…because B．What…that C．That…what D．That…because
33．----How long have you been in this office?
----Just a few minutes．My cousins_______here together with me.
A．have walked B．had walked C．walked D．have been walking
32．----Poor Steve! I could hardly recognize him just now!
----_________, He has changed so much.
A．Never mind B． No problem C．Not at all D．Me neither
31．The play_____ next month aims mainly to reflect the local culture.
A．produced B．being produced
C．to be produced D．having been produced
30．---- Do you think it's a good idea to make friends with your students?
---- _____ , I do．I think it's a great idea.
A．Really B．Obviously C．Actually D．Generally
29．---- I wonder how much you charge for your services.
---- The first two are free ____ the third costs $30.
A．while B．until C．when D．before
28．This picture was taken a long time ago．I wonder if you can ____ my father.
A．find out B．pick out C．look out D．speak out