4．On his 67th birthday，Dad had a heart attack．He was （16）D-he survived．But something（17）Chim had died．His passion for life was gone．He refused the doctor's（18）A，and his bitter attitude made every visitor（19）B．Dad was left alone．
I asked Dad to come and live on our small farm，（20）Cthe fresh air would do him good．A week later，I（21）Bthe invitation．He criticized everything here．Frustrated，I decided something had to be done．
One day I read an article saying several depressed patients'attitudes had（22）Adramatically （显著地） when given dogs．That afternoon I drove to the animal shelter，where a pointer's eyes caught my attention．They watched me（23）D．
A staff member said："He's been here for two weeks with nothing heard．His time is（24）Atomorrow．"
I turned to the man in horror．"You mean to （25）Chim？"
"Madam，"he said coldly．"We don't have （26）B for every unclaimed dog．"
The pointer's calm brown eyes （27）C my decision．"I'll take him，"I said．
On arriving home，I took the dog to Dad's room．"Look what I got you!"I said （28）D．
Dad frowned （皱眉） and murmured．"I don't want it"．Then，suddenly，the pointer （29）Afrom my grasp．He sat down in front of Dad．
Dad's anger （30）B，and soon he was hugging the animal．
It was the beginning of a （31）D．Dad named the pointer Cheyenne．Together they spent long hours walking down country roads and relaxing on the banks of streams．
Dad's（32）Afaded，and he and Cheyenne befriended each other．Then，one night two years later，Cheyenne rushed into my bedroom as if telling something．Running into Dad's room，I found he had（33）D．
Two days later，my grief （悲伤） （34）B when I discovered Cheyenne lying dead beside Dad's bed．While burying him near their favorite stream，I silently （35）C the dog for restoring Dad's peace of mind．
| 16．A．helpless | B．dangerous | C．unusual | D．lucky |
| 17．A．about | B．for | C．inside | D．around |
| 18．A．orders | B．descriptions | C．designs | D．ideas |
| 19．A．pitiful | B．upset | C．concerned | D．sympathetic |
| 20．A．imagining | B．guessing | C．hoping | D．supposing |
| 21．A．forgot | B．regretted | C．admitted | D．opposed |
| 22．A．improved | B．differed | C．grew | D．transformed |
| 23．A．anxiously | B．seriously | C．restlessly | D．calmly |
| 24．A．up | B．over | C．off | D．out |
| 25．A．release | B．adopt | C．kill | D．reject |
| 26．A．time | B．room | C．worry | D．patience |
| 27．A．refused | B．doubted | C．expected | D．challenged |
| 28．A．patiently | B．suddenly | C．carefully | D．excitedly |
| 29．A．pulled free | B．set back | C．kept off | D．slipped away |
| 30．A．st ayed | B．melted | C．continued | D．strengthened |
| 31．A．long patience | B．painful adoption | C．lonely separation | D．warm friendship |
| 32．A．bitterness | B．sympathy | C．regret | D．worry |
| 33．A．left home | B．gone out | C．turned up | D．passed away |
| 34．A．weakened | B．deepened | C．stopped | D．closed |
| 35．A．praised | B．apologized | C．thanked | D．begged |
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