Early in the morning, I was taken in a nylon bag into a truck. I felt horrible as well as    36  . What would she do with me? She was almost mad after the   37   of her husband.

A few minutes later, I heard the truck   38   its engine and move fast. I kept making sounds to show my protest, but failed to make any   39  . Finally she put me down in a   40   place. Maybe she didn’t want me to die from lack of air; she untied the bag.

I   41   out and looked up, only to see many strange faces and fingers pointing at me.

It turned out that my owner meant to   42   me. I saw my owner on the truck, which was going farther and farther away. So I cast my head   43   the direction of the truck. The days we spent together were like a movie playing in front of my eyes as I ran after the truck. I saw my male owner, who suffered liver cancer, looked at me with his sad eyes. I saw myself   44   my owner everywhere; I saw him lie in his dying bed, she all   45  .

I ran as fast as I could. And the   46   I saw her wave to me, my eyes became wet. I wouldn’t blame her for treating me like this for she was such a (an)   47   lady. She seemed even somewhat   48   at his leaving her alone, trying many ways to   49   the pains of losing him. She   50   his pictures and clothes, she redecorated the whole house. Now I was the only    51   thing to remind her of him.  52   later, I am pretty sure that she would realize how mad she was to do this...

The truck finally stopped when I was almost   53  . She ran up to me and hugged me    54  . I heard her   55 : “I know you are a present he left to me.”

Early in the morning, I was taken in a nylon bag into a truck． I felt horrible as well as   1  ．What would she do with me? She was almost made after the   2   of her husband．

A few minutes later, I heard the truck   3   its engine and move fast． I kept making sounds to show my protest, but failed to make any   4  ．

Finally she put me down in a   5   place．Maybe she didn’t want me to die from lack of air; she untied the bag．

I   6   out and looked up, only to see many strange faces and fingers pointing at me．

It turned out that my owner meant to   7   me．I saw my owner on the truck, which was going farther and farther． So I cast my head   8   the direction of the truck: The days we spent together were like a movie playing in front of my eyes as I ran after the truck．I saw my male owner, who suffered liver cancer, look at me with his sad eyes．I saw myself   9   my owner everywhere; I saw him lie in his dying bed, she all   10  ．

I ran as fast as I could．And the   11   I saw her wave to me, my eyes became wet．I wouldn’t blame her for treating me like this for she was such a(n)   12   lady．She seemed even somewhat   13   at his leaving her alone, trying many ways to   14   the pain of losing him．She   15   his pictures and clothes, she redecorated the whole house． Now I was the only   16  thing to remind her of him．   17   later, I am pretty sure that she would realize how mad she was to do this…

The truck finally stopped when I was almost   18  ．She ran up to me and hugged me   19 ．I heard her   20  : “I know you are a present he left to me．”

1．A．puzzled              B．excited             C．delighted          D．frightened

2．A．separation          B．absence           C．departure         D．death

3．A．run                   B．begin               C．start                D．operate

4．A．sense                B．trouble             C．effort                     D．difference

5．A．usual                 B．strange            C．familiar            D．dark

6．A．walked              B．rushed             C．ran                  D．struggled

7．A．harm                 B．desert              C．punish             D．sell

8．A．into                   B．at                    C．in                    D．to

9．A．follow           B．bring                 C．guide               D．support

10．A．with tears        B．in tears            C．out of breath    D．in silence

11．A．time                 B．direction          C．way                D．moment

12．A．cruel               B．unfriendly        C．unfavorable      D．unfortunate

13．A．calm                B．depressed         C．angry                     D．sad

14．A．kill                  B．remove            C．bear                D．prevent

15．A．kept                B．burned             C．sold                 D．hid

16．A．moving            B．walking            C．existing            D．blessing

17．A．But                  B．And                 C．Thus               D．Then

18．A．worn out         B．knocked out     C．left out            D．made out

19．A．tightly              B．patiently           C．sadly               D．desperately

20．A．shout               B．speak               C．whisper           D．talk

Early in the morning, I was taken in a nylon bag into a truck．I felt horrible as well as  1 ．What would she do with me? She was almost made after the  2   of her husband．

A few minutes later, I heard the truck  3  its engine and move fast．I kept making sounds to show my protest, but failed to make any 4   ．

Finally she put me down in a  5   place．Maybe she didn’t want me to die from lack of air; she untied the bag．

I  6  out and looked up, only to see many strange faces and fingers pointing at me．

It turned out that my owner meant to  7 me．I saw my owner on the truck, which was going farther and farther．So I cast my head  8  the direction of the truck: The days we spent together were like a movie playing in front of my eyes as I ran after the truck．I saw my male owner．Who suffered liver cancer, look at me with his sad eyes．I saw myself  9  my owner everywhere; I saw him lie in his dying bed, she all  10  ．

I ran as fast as I could．And the  11  I saw her wave to me, my eyes became wet．I wouldn’t blame her for treating me like this for she was such a（ n）  12  lady．She seemed even somewhat  13  at his leaving her alone, trying many ways to  14  the pain of losing him．She

  15  his pictures and clothes, she redecorated the whole house．Now I was the only  16 

thing to remind her of him．  17  later, I am pretty sure that she would realize how mad she was to do this…

The truck finally stopped when I was almost 18   ．She ran up to me and hugged me  19  ．I heard her  20  ;”I know you are a present he left to me．”

1．A．puzzled                 B．excited                C．delighted             D．frightened

2．A．separation             B．absence              C．departure            D．death

3．A．run                     B．begin                 C．start                  D．operate

4．A．sense                  B．trouble                C．effort                D．difference

5．A．usual                   B．strange               C．familiar              D．dark

6．A．walked                B．rushed                C．ran                     D．struggled

7．A．harm                   B．desert                C．punish                D．sell

8．A．into                     B．at                      C．in                      D．to

9．A．follow                  B．bring                  C．guide                  D．support

10．A．with tears           B．in tears               C．out of breath       D．in silence

11．A．time                   B．direction              C．way                    D．moment

12．A．cruel                  B．unfriendly            C．unfavorable         D．unfortunate

13．A．calm                   B．depressed           C．angry                  D．sad

14．A．kill                     B．remove               C．bear                   D．prevent

15．A．kept                  B．burned               C．sold                   D．hid

16．A．moving              B．walking              C．existing              D．blessing

17．A．But                    B．And                   C．Thus                 D．Then

18．A．worn out           B．knocked out       C．left out              D．made out

19．A．tightly                B．patiently             C．sadly                 D．desperately

20．A．shout                 B．speak                 C．whisper             D．talk

(黑龙江省哈师大附中2009届高三四模)

Early in the morning, I was taken in a nylon bag into a truck. I felt horrible as well as    36  . What would she do with me? She was almost mad after the   37   of her husband.

A few minutes later, I heard the truck   38   its engine and move fast. I kept making sounds to show my protest, but failed to make any   39  . Finally she put me down in a   40   place. Maybe she didn’t want me to die from lack of air; she untied the bag.

I   41   out and looked up, only to see many strange faces and fingers pointing at me.

It turned out that my owner meant to   42   me. I saw my owner on the truck, which was going farther and farther away. So I cast my head   43   the direction of the truck. The days we spent together were like a movie playing in front of my eyes as I ran after the truck. I saw my male owner, who suffered liver cancer, looked at me with his sad eyes. I saw myself   44   my owner everywhere; I saw him lie in his dying bed, she all   45  .

I ran as fast as I could. And the   46   I saw her wave to me, my eyes became wet. I wouldn’t blame her for treating me like this for she was such a (an)   47   lady. She seemed even somewhat   48   at his leaving her alone, trying many ways to   49   the pains of losing him. She   50   his pictures and clothes, she redecorated the whole house. Now I was the only    51   thing to remind her of him.  52   later, I am pretty sure that she would realize how mad she was to do this...

The truck finally stopped when I was almost   53  . She ran up to me and hugged me    54  . I heard her   55 : “I know you are a present he left to me.”

36. A. frightened                  B. excited                    C. delighted                  D. puzzled

37. A. death                        B. absence                   C. separation                D. departure

38. A. run                           B. begin                       C. start                        D. operate

39. A. sense                        B. difference                 C. effort                             D. trouble

40. A. usual                         B. dark                        C. familiar                    D. strange

41. A. struggled                   B. walked                    C. ran                        D. rushed

42. A. desert                       B. harm                        C. punish                     D. sell

43. A. into                           B. at                            C. in                            D. to

44. A. guide                         B. follow                     C. support                    D. bring

45. A. in peace                    B. in silence                 C. out of breath            D. in tears

46. A. time                          B. way                         C. direction                 D. moment

47. A. cruel                         B. unfortunate               C. unfavorable              D. unfriendly

48. A. depressed                  B. sad                          C. angry                             D. calm

49. A. prevent                      B. remove                    C. bear                        D. kill    

50. A. burned                             B. kept                        C. sold                        D. hid

51. A. walking                      B. moving                     C. existing                   D. blessing

52. A. But                           B. And                         C. Thus                       D. Then

53. A. made out                    B. knocked out             C. left out                    D. worn out

54. A. tightly                       B. patiently                   C. desperately               D. sadly

55. A. shout                        B. whisper                    C. speak                       D. talk           

A gift left to her
Early in the morning, I was taken in a nylon bag into a truck. I felt horrible as well as 1What would she do with me? She was almost mad after the2of her husband.
A few minutes later, I heard the truck3its engine and move fast. I kept making sounds to show my protest, but failed to make any4 Finally she put me down in a5place. Maybe she didn’t want me to die from lack of air; she untied the bag.
I 6 out and looked up, only to see many strange faces and fingers pointing at me.
It turned out that my owner meant to7 me. I saw my owner on the truck, which was going farther and farther. So I cast my head 8the direction of the truck. The days we spent together was like a movie playing in front of my eyes as I ran after the truck. I saw my male owner, who suffered liver cancer; look at me with his sad eyes. I saw myself9my owner everywhere; I saw him lie in his dying bed, she all10.
I ran as fast as I could. And the11I saw her wave to me, my eyes became wet. I wouldn’t blame her for treating me like this for she was such a (n) 12 lady. She seemed even somewhat13 at his leaving her alone, trying many ways to 14the pains of losing him. She 15 his pictures and clothes, and she redecorated the whole house. Now I was the only16 thing to remind her of him. 17 later, I am pretty sure that she would realize how mad she was to do this…
The truck finally stopped when I was almost 18. She ran up to me and hugged me 19. I heard her20: “I know you are a present he left to me.”

1. 1.
   1. A.
      puzzled
   2. B.
      excited
   3. C.
      delighted
   4. D.
      frightened
2. 2.
   1. A.
      separation
   2. B.
      absence
   3. C.
      departure
   4. D.
      death
3. 3.
   1. A.
      run
   2. B.
      begin
   3. C.
      start
   4. D.
      operate
4. 4.
   1. A.
      sense
   2. B.
      trouble
   3. C.
      effort
   4. D.
      difference
5. 5.
   1. A.
      usual
   2. B.
      strange
   3. C.
      familiar
   4. D.
      dark
6. 6.
   1. A.
      walked
   2. B.
      rushed
   3. C.
      ran
   4. D.
      struggled
7. 7.
   1. A.
      harm
   2. B.
      desert
   3. C.
      punish
   4. D.
      sell
8. 8.
   1. A.
      into
   2. B.
      at
   3. C.
      in
   4. D.
      to
9. 9.
   1. A.
      follow
   2. B.
      bring
   3. C.
      guide
   4. D.
      support
10. 10.
    1. A.
       with tears
    2. B.
       in tears
    3. C.
       out of breath
    4. D.
       in silence
11. 11.
    1. A.
       time
    2. B.
       direction
    3. C.
       way
    4. D.
       moment
12. 12.
    1. A.
       cruel
    2. B.
       unfriendly
    3. C.
       unfavorable
    4. D.
       unfortunate
13. 13.
    1. A.
       calm
    2. B.
       depressed
    3. C.
       angry
    4. D.
       sad
14. 14.
    1. A.
       kill
    2. B.
       remove
    3. C.
       bear
    4. D.
       prevent
15. 15.
    1. A.
       kept
    2. B.
       burned
    3. C.
       sold
    4. D.
       hit
16. 16.
    1. A.
       moving
    2. B.
       walking
    3. C.
       existing
    4. D.
       blessing
17. 17.
    1. A.
       But
    2. B.
       And
    3. C.
       Thus
    4. D.
       Then
18. 18.
    1. A.
       worn out
    2. B.
       knocked out
    3. C.
       left out
    4. D.
       made out
19. 19.
    1. A.
       tightly
    2. B.
       patiently
    3. C.
       sadly
    4. D.
       desperately
20. 20.
    1. A.
       shout
    2. B.
       speak
    3. C.
       whisper
    4. D.
       talk

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，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（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。                 

Early in the morning, I was taken in a nylon bag into a truck. I felt horrible as well as    36  . What would she do with me? She was almost mad after the   37   of her husband.

A few minutes later, I heard the truck   38   its engine and move fast. I kept making sounds to show my protest, but failed to make any   39  . Finally she put me down in a   40   place. Maybe she didn’t want me to die from lack of air; she untied the bag.

I   41   out and looked up, only to see many strange faces and fingers pointing at me.

It turned out that my owner meant to   42   me. I saw my owner on the truck, which was going farther and farther away. So I cast my head   43   the direction of the truck. The days we spent together were like a movie playing in front of my eyes as I ran after the truck. I saw my male owner, who suffered liver cancer, looked at me with his sad eyes. I saw myself   44   my owner everywhere; I saw him lie in his dying bed, she all   45  .

I ran as fast as I could. And the   46   I saw her wave to me, my eyes became wet. I wouldn’t blame her for treating me like this for she was such a (an)   47   lady. She seemed even somewhat   48   at his leaving her alone, trying many ways to   49   the pains of losing him. She   50   his pictures and clothes, she redecorated the whole house. Now I was the only    51   thing to remind her of him.  52   later, I am pretty sure that she would realize how mad she was to do this...

The truck finally stopped when I was almost   53  . She ran up to me and hugged me    54  . I heard her   55 : “I know you are a present he left to me.”

36. A. frightened                        B. excited                           C. delighted                       D. puzzled

37. A. death                                B. absence                         C. separation                             D. departure

38. A. run                                    B. begin                              C. start                               D. operate

39. A. sense                                B. difference                       C. effort                              D. trouble

40. A. usual                                 B. dark                                C. familiar                          D. strange

41. A. struggled                         B. walked                           C. ran                                 D. rushed

42. A. desert                              B. harm                                C. punish                            D. sell

43. A. into                                   B. at                                    C. in                                     D. to

44. A. guide                                  B. follow                             C. support                           D. bring

45. A. in peace                           B. in silence                       C. out of breath                D. in tears

46. A. time                                  B. way                                  C. direction                      D. moment

47. A. cruel                                 B. unfortunate                            C. unfavorable                  D. unfriendly

48. A. depressed                       B. sad                                   C. angry                              D. calm

49. A. prevent                             B. remove                          C. bear                                D. kill      

50. A. burned                                       B. kept                                C. sold                                 D. hid

51. A. walking                              B. moving                            C. existing                          D. blessing

52. A. But                                    B. And                                 C. Thus                               D. Then

53. A. made out                          B. knocked out                  C. left out                           D. worn out

54. A. tightly                               B. patiently                        C. desperately                   D. sadly

55. A. shout                B. whisper                C. speak                         D. talk               

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，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（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。                 

Early in the morning, I was taken in a nylon bag into a truck. I felt horrible as well as    36  . What would she do with me? She was almost mad after the   37   of her husband.

A few minutes later, I heard the truck   38   its engine and move fast. I kept making sounds to show my protest, but failed to make any   39  . Finally she put me down in a   40   place. Maybe she didn’t want me to die from lack of air; she untied the bag.

I   41   out and looked up, only to see many strange faces and fingers pointing at me.

It turned out that my owner meant to   42   me. I saw my owner on the truck, which was going farther and farther away. So I cast my head   43   the direction of the truck. The days we spent together were like a movie playing in front of my eyes as I ran after the truck. I saw my male owner, who suffered liver cancer, looked at me with his sad eyes. I saw myself   44   my owner everywhere; I saw him lie in his dying bed, she all   45  .

I ran as fast as I could. And the   46   I saw her wave to me, my eyes became wet. I wouldn’t blame her for treating me like this for she was such a (an)   47   lady. She seemed even somewhat   48   at his leaving her alone, trying many ways to   49   the pains of losing him. She   50   his pictures and clothes, she redecorated the whole house. Now I was the only    51   thing to remind her of him.  52   later, I am pretty sure that she would realize how mad she was to do this...

The truck finally stopped when I was almost   53  . She ran up to me and hugged me    54  . I heard her   55 : “I know you are a present he left to me.”

36. A. frightened                  B. excited                    C. delighted                 D. puzzled

37. A. death                        B. absence                   C. separation                D. departure

38. A. run                           B. begin                             C. start                        D. operate

39. A. sense                        B. difference                 C. effort                             D. trouble

40. A. usual                        B. dark                        C. familiar                   D. strange

41. A. struggled                  B. walked                    C. ran                        D. rushed

42. A. desert                       B. harm                        C. punish                     D. sell

43. A. into                          B. at                            C. in                           D. to

44. A. guide                        B. follow                     C. support                    D. bring       

45. A. in peace                    B. in silence                 C. out of breath            D. in tears

46. A. time                         B. way                         C. direction                 D. moment

47. A. cruel                        B. unfortunate               C. unfavorable             D. unfriendly

48. A. depressed                  B. sad                          C. angry                             D. calm

49. A. prevent                      B. remove                    C. bear                        D. kill   

50. A. burned                             B. kept                        C. sold                        D. hid

51. A. walking                            B. moving                    C. existing                   D. blessing

52. A. But                          B. And                        C. Thus                       D. Then

53. A. made out                   B. knocked out             C. left out                    D. worn out

54. A. tightly                             B. patiently                  C. desperately               D. sadly

55. A. shout               B. whisper              C. speak                    D. talk          

       Early in the morning, I was taken in a nylon bag into a truck．I felt horrible as well as 1  ．What would she do with me? She was almost mad after the   2   of her husband．

       A few minutes later, I heard the truck   3   its engine and move fast．I kept making sounds to show my protest, but failed to make any   4  ．Finally she put me down in a  5   place．Maybe she didn’t want me to die from lack of air; she untied the bag．

       I   6   out and looked up, only to see many strange faces and fingers pointing at me．It turned out that my owner meant to   7   me．I saw my owner on the truck, which was going farther and farther away．So I cast my head  8  the direction of the truck．The days we spent together were like a movie playing in front of my eyes as I ran after the truck．I saw my male owner, who suffered liver cancer, looked at me with his sad eyes．I saw myself   9  my owner everywhere; I saw him lie in his dying bed, she all   ___10

       I ran as fast as I could．And the  11   I saw her wave to me, my eyes became wet．I wouldn’t blame her for treating me like this for she was such a （an）  12   lady．She seemed even somewhat   13   at his leaving her alone, trying many ways to   14   the pains of losing him．She   15   his pictures and clothes, she redecorated the whole house．Now I was the only    16   thing to remind her of him． 17   later, I am pretty sure that she would realize how mad she was to do this．

       The truck finally stopped when I was almost  18  ．She ran up to me and hugged me    19  ．I heard her  20 : “I know you are a present he left to me．”

1．A．frightened             B．excited               C．delighted             D．puzzled

2．A．death                   B．absence              C．separation           D．departure

3．A．run                      B．begin                  C．start                   D．operate

4．A．sense                   B．difference            C．effort                 D．trouble

5．A．usual                    B．dark                   C．familiar               D．strange

6．A．struggled              B．walked               C．ran                     D．rushed

7．A．desert                  B．harm                   C．punish                D．sell

8．A．into                      B．at                       C．in                       D．to

9．A．guide                    B．follow                C．support               D．bring

10．A．in peace              B．in silence            C．out of breath       D．in tears

11．A．time                   B．way                    C．direction             D．moment

12．A．cruel                  B．unfortunate          C．unfavorable         D．unfriendly

13．A．depressed           B．sad                     C．angry                 D．calm

14．A．prevent               B．remove               C．bear                   D．kill

15．A．burned               B．kept                   C．sold                   D．hid

16．A．walking               B．moving                C．existing              D．blessing

17．A．But                    B．And                    C．Thus                  D．Then

18．A．made out             B．knocked out        C．left out               D．worn out

19．A．tightly                B．patiently              C．desperately          D．sadly

20．A．shout             B．whisper         C．speak                 D．talk

第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，共30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36---55各题后的 A B C D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
A gift left to her
Early in the morning, I was taken in a nylon bag into a truck. I felt horrible as well as ___36___What would she do with me? She was almost mad after the___37__of her husband.
A few minutes later, I heard the truck___38__its engine and move fast. I kept making sounds to show my protest, but failed to make any___39___ Finally she put me down in a __40__place. Maybe she didn’t want me to die from lack of air; she untied the bag.
I ___41___ out and looked up, only to see many strange faces and fingers pointing at me.
It turned out that my owner meant to___42___ me. I saw my owner on the truck, which was going farther and farther. So I cast my head ___43__the direction of the truck. The days we spent together was like a movie playing in front of my eyes as I ran after the truck. I saw my male owner, who suffered liver cancer; look at me with his sad eyes. I saw myself___44__my owner everywhere; I saw him lie in his dying bed, she all___45__.
I ran as fast as I could. And the___46___I saw her wave to me, my eyes became wet. I wouldn’t blame her for treating me like this for she was such a (n) ___47___ lady. She seemed even somewhat ___48___ at his leaving her alone, trying many ways to ___49___the pains of losing him. She ___50___ his pictures and clothes, and she redecorated the whole house. Now I was the only ___51___ thing to remind her of him. ___52___ later, I am pretty sure that she would realize how mad she was to do this…
The truck finally stopped when I was almost ___53___. She ran up to me and hugged me ___54___. I heard her ___55___: “I know you are a present he left to me.”
36. A. puzzled           B. excited          C. delighted             D. frightened
37. A. separation           B. absence       C. departure           D. death
38. A. run                        B. begin            C. start                    D. operate
39. A. sense                  B. trouble                 C. effort                      D. difference
40. A. usual                  B. strange              C. familiar               D. dark
41. A. walked        B. rushed           C. ran                      D. struggled
42. A. harm               B. desert            C. punish                      D. sell
43. A. into                    B. at                        C. in                            D. to
44. A. follow            B. bring            C. guide                        D. support
45. A. with tears            B. in tears                 C. out of breath        D. in silence
46. A. time                  B. direction       C. way                    D. moment
47. A. cruel                  B. unfriendly     C. unfavorable          D. unfortunate
48. A. calm                   B. depressed      C. angry                       D. sad
49. A. kill                        B. remove             C. bear                    D. prevent
50. A. kept                   B. burned                 C. sold                    D. hit
51. A. moving           B. walking         C. existing               D. blessing
52. A. But                    B. And                  C. Thus                   D. Then
53. A. worn out             B. knocked out    C. left out               D. made out
54. A. tightly            B. patiently        C. sadly               D. desperately
55. A. shout                  B. speak            C. whisper            D. talk

第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，共30分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36---55各题后的 A B C D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

A gift left to her

Early in the morning, I was taken in a nylon bag into a truck. I felt horrible as well as ___36___What would she do with me? She was almost mad after the___37__of her husband.

A few minutes later, I heard the truck___38__its engine and move fast. I kept making sounds to show my protest, but failed to make any___39___ Finally she put me down in a __40__place. Maybe she didn’t want me to die from lack of air; she untied the bag.

I ___41___ out and looked up, only to see many strange faces and fingers pointing at me.

It turned out that my owner meant to___42___ me. I saw my owner on the truck, which was going farther and farther. So I cast my head ___43__the direction of the truck. The days we spent together was like a movie playing in front of my eyes as I ran after the truck. I saw my male owner, who suffered liver cancer; look at me with his sad eyes. I saw myself___44__my owner everywhere; I saw him lie in his dying bed, she all___45__.

I ran as fast as I could. And the___46___I saw her wave to me, my eyes became wet. I wouldn’t blame her for treating me like this for she was such a (n) ___47___ lady. She seemed even somewhat ___48___ at his leaving her alone, trying many ways to ___49___the pains of losing him. She ___50___ his pictures and clothes, and she redecorated the whole house. Now I was the only ___51___ thing to remind her of him. ___52___ later, I am pretty sure that she would realize how mad she was to do this…

The truck finally stopped when I was almost ___53___. She ran up to me and hugged me ___54___. I heard her ___55___: “I know you are a present he left to me.”

36. A. puzzled           B. excited          C. delighted             D. frightened

37. A. separation           B. absence       C. departure           D. death

38. A. run                        B. begin            C. start                    D. operate

39. A. sense                  B. trouble                 C. effort                      D. difference

40. A. usual                  B. strange              C. familiar               D. dark

41. A. walked        B. rushed           C. ran                      D. struggled

42. A. harm               B. desert            C. punish                      D. sell

43. A. into                    B. at                        C. in                            D. to

44. A. follow            B. bring            C. guide                        D. support

45. A. with tears            B. in tears                 C. out of breath        D. in silence

46. A. time                  B. direction       C. way                    D. moment

47. A. cruel                  B. unfriendly     C. unfavorable          D. unfortunate

48. A. calm                   B. depressed      C. angry                       D. sad

49. A. kill                        B. remove             C. bear                    D. prevent

50. A. kept                   B. burned                 C. sold                    D. hit

51. A. moving           B. walking         C. existing               D. blessing

52. A. But                    B. And                  C. Thus                   D. Then

53. A. worn out             B. knocked out    C. left out               D. made out

54. A. tightly            B. patiently        C. sadly               D. desperately

55. A. shout                  B. speak            C. whisper            D. talk