7．My six-year-old daughter Amara and I ducked into a shop to hide from the rain．I hadn't（41）C on a trip to this place．But I figured we'd see what they had （42）B we were there．I took my daughter's hand and （43）A around．Suddenly there was a （44）D on my hand and my attention was being directed to the （45）B section．I let go of her hand and she reached out to touch a pair of shiny black shoes．
"Buy me？"
"Oh，Sweetie，they are tap shoes．You aren't learning tap dance．"
"Buy me？"she （46）A．
"Well，let's try them on．"She sat on the floor and （47）D her rain boots，and easily slid the new shoes on．A perfect （48）C．When she stood up she heard"click"．She took a step．Click，
Click．（49）A recognition dawned，as she made the （50）Bbetween the shoes and her moving feet．
Click，Click，Click．
"Buy me？"with a （51）D look in her eyes．
"Okay，take them off and put them in the bag．"
The sun had come back out as we stepped out from our little side （52）C．When we were near the car，Amara reached for the bag．I gave it to her wondering what （53）A she was looking for．The shoes，of course．
I helped her wear the shoes．Our next stop was the grocery store and these shoes were made to make noise，（54）_B on my little girl's feet．This could be （55）D Click，Click，Click-people turned to look．Click，Click，Click．I could feel the （56）C stares of the proper people who would never allow their daughters to wear tap shoes to the grocery store．I held up my head with （57）A．
The click，click，click was （58）_Bto my ears．
When Amara was a baby，we were told she would never walk or talk．It has （59）D a lot of hard work and patience but she asked for the shoes and the click，click，click （60）C she can walk．It doesn't matter what others think．They don't walk in your shoes．
| 41．A．offered | B．promised | C．planned | D．changed |
| 42．A．if | B．since | C．although | D．unless |
| 43．A．wandered | B．showed | C．turned | D．played |
| 44．A．thought | B．fly | C．secret | D．pull |
| 45．A．book | B．shoe | C．doll | D．cloth |
| 46．A．repeated | B．announced | C．claimed | D．responded |
| 47．A．wore | B．sought | C．attached | D．removed |
| 48．A．touch | B．sign | C．fit | D．move |
| 49．A．Slowly | B．Hardly | C．Partly | D．Merely |
| 50．A．choice | B．connection | C．determination | D．study |
| 51．A．respectful | B．delightful | C．painful | D．hopeful |
| 52．A．watch | B．path | C．trip | D．view |
| 53．A．treasure | B．miracle | C．admiration | D．fortune |
| 54．A．generally | B．especially | C．directly | D．approximately |
| 55．A．humorous | B．amazing | C．ridiculous | D．interesting |
| 56．A．disappointing | B．challenging | C．disapproving | D．inspiring |
| 57．A．pride | B．hesitation | C．shame | D．sorrow |
| 58．A．noise | B．music | C．credit | D．gratitude |
| 59．A．called | B．lent | C．spent | D．taken |
| 60．A．realizes | B．feels | C．says | D．appears |
