When I was a little boy, I would play outside for hours on sunny summer days and then have a deep and peaceful sleep at night. Sometimes, I'd have some vivid dreams, making

me 36　 for a moment. I would stare out into the darkness to see if anything was there and

then 　37　 over and go back to sleep. I can still remember a few times when I woke

up,　 38　 out into the darkness, and actually 39　 someone there. It was

Mom 　40　 over me as I slept. Each time she 　41　 told me to go back to sleep and I closed my eyes again, feeling 　42　 and loved.

I 　43 asked Mom why she watched me sleep from time to time,

but 　44　 seeing my own children 　45　 so fast, I think I know why. She wanted to catch a moment in time and 　46　 it in her heart forever. I just 　47　 that she carried a lot of those moments with her into Heaven when she 　48　 at only 55.

　 Last night I was sleeping lightly 　49　 I suddenly felt someone near me. I opened my eyes and saw Mom’s 　50　 standing in the room, smiling at me. And then she was gone.

Now 51　 may say that this was just a dream, a wish or part of an old 　52　 . To me, though, it was 　53　 that Mom’s loving spirit was still watching over me. To me, it was evidence enough to know that one day I would be 　54　 with her and everyone I have ever loved.

　 Trust in their love. Know that your own life can be full of 　55　 , too. Then joyfully go out and live it with a brave heart and a smiling soul.　 　　　

36. A. excited　　　　　　　 B. afraid　　　　　　 C. worried　　　　　　　　 D. awake　　　

37. A. take　　　　　　　　　 B. roll 　　　　　　　　　　　 C. look　　　　　　　　　　　 D. climb　　　

38. A. went　　 　　　　　 B. burst　　　　　　　　　　 C. looked 　　　　　　　　 D. found　

39. A. met　　　　　　　　　 B. saw 　　　　　　　　　　 C. expected　　　　　　　　 D. dreamed　　

40. A. watching　　　　　　 B. treating　　　　　　　　　 C. helping　　　　　　　　　 D. sitting　

41. A. angrily　　　　　　　 B. gladly　　　　　　　　　　 C. silently　　　　　　　　　 D. gently

42. A. quiet B. nervous　　　　　　　　 C. safe D. anxious　　　　　　

43. A. never　　　　　　　　 B. often　　　　　　　　　　 C. sometimes D. seldom　　　

44. A. before　　　　　　　　 B. after　　　　　　　　　　　 C. since D. for　

45. A. bring up　　　　　　 B. raise up　　　　　　　　 C. lift up　　　　　　　　　　 D. grow up　

46. A. hold　　　　　　　　　 B. remove　　　　　　　　　 C. find　　　　　　　　　　　 D. cover　

47. A. decide　　　　　　　　 B. hope　　　　　　　　　　　 C. wonder　　　　　　　　 D. remember　

48. A. ran away　　　　　　 B. put away　　　　　　　 C. passed away　　　　　 D. took away　

49. A. when　　　　　　　　 B. while　　　　　　　　　　 C. after　　　　　　　　　　　 D. before　

50. A. body　　　　　　　　　 B. figure 　　　　　　　　　 C. shape　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. shadow　

51. A. all　　　　　　　　　　　 B. none　　　　　　　　　　　 C. some 　　　　　　　　　 D. any　　

52. A. dream　　　　　　　　 B. wish　　　　　　　　　　　 C. story　　　　　　　　　　 D. memory　

53. A. proof　　　　　　　　 B. time　　　　　　　　　　　 C. chance　　　　　　　　　 D. belief　

54. A. reunited 　　　　　　 B. buried　　　　　　　　　　 C. connected　　　　　　　 D. joined　

55. A. hope　　　　　　　　　 B. joy　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. love　　　　　　　　　　　 D. surprise　

I’ve often puzzled over something that happened to me one winter when I was eight. Over the years I had been wondering if my 　31 was nothing more than a kid’s imagination.

　 There was a 　32 near our house. In winter it was the greatest 　33 place in the world. One 　34 all I wanted to do was go skating. I had been waiting for weeks 　35 the water was frozen solid. Mom had one rule: “Never ice-skate alone.” But I couldn’t 　36 any longer that afternoon. So I 　37 my skates under my coat and ran to the pond. Several people were skating near the shore, and some kids were playing hockey. I was not really 38 .

The hockey game had attracted 　39 audience, so I skated in the other direction until their cheering 　40 . But another noise came soon. The ice was cracking beneath me. Freezing water 　41 my body, and I sank like a rock. My feet 　42 the bottom. Just when I thought I wouldn’t last another 　43 , I felt a tap on my shoulder. “Don’t worry,” someone said. I swung my 　44 around. I couldn’t see anybody. But I heard the voice again，“Push your feet into the bottom and you’ll shoot straight up to the surface.” I did as I was told and 　45 . I crawled to the shore and lay down, 　46 . The next thing I knew was people were 　47 around me, covering me with coats.

When I awoke, I was home in my own bed. Mom sat next to me, 　48 my hand. “I saw nobody there. It must be an angel that came to my 49 .” I said. Mom smiled, “I just thank God you’re safe.”

　 For a long time I thought I would 　50 　a more realistic explanation if I just thought hard, but I never did.

36. A. attention　 　B. behavior 　　　　　 C. explanation　 　　　 D. reason

37. A. river　 　　 　B. pond　 　　　 　　　 C. lake　　 　　　　 　　　 D. dam

38. A. skating 　 　B. fishing 　　　　 　　　 C. swimming　 　　　 D. skiing

39. A. afternoon 　 B. morning 　　　 　　　 C. evening 　　　　　　　 D. night

40. A. after　 　　 　B. until 　　　　　 　　　 C. as　　　 　　　 　　　 D. if

41. A. go　　 　　B. run　 　　　　 　　　 C. sit　　 　　　　 　　　 D. wait

42. A. found　 　　 　B. threw　　 　 　　　 C. took　　 　　　　 　　　 D. hid

43. A. lonely 　　 　B. single 　　　　 　　　 C. alone　 　　　　 　　　 D. afraid

44. A. noisy　 　　 　B. happy 　　　 　　　 C. small　 　　　　 　　　 D. young

45. A. changed　　 B. disappeared　 　　　 C. increased　　　 　 D. stopped

46. A. filled　　 　 B. controlled　　 　　　 C. covered　　　 　　 D. loaded

47. A. hit　　 　　 　B. dragged 　　　 　　　 C. set　　 　　　　　　　　 D. tapped

48. A. day　　 　　B. hour　 　　　　 　　　 C. minute 　　　　 　　　 D. second

49. A. head　 　 　B. hand　 　　　 　　　 C. arm　　 　　　　　　 　　　 D. leg

50. A. left　　　　　　 B. succeeded　　　　　 C. tried　　　　　 　　 D. survived

51. A. worried　 　B. surprised　　　 　　　 C. excited　　　 　　 D. exhausted

52. A. lying　　 　B. standing　　　　　 　　　 C. laughing　　　 　　 D. crawling

53. A. raising 　 B. shaking　　　　　 　　　 C. holding　　　　　　　　　 D. washing

54. A. place　　　　 B. mind　 　　　 　　　 C. defense 　　　　　　　 D. rescue

55. A. take up 　　 　B. make up with 　　 C. bring up 　　　　　　　　 D. come up with