阅读下面短文，从短文后个题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Prana, our beautiful dog whose name means “breath of life”, isn't with us anymore. 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 snow fall 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. mined

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. fruits　　　 　 B. snow　　　　　 C. birds　　　　　　 D. ice

55. A. struggle　　　 B. survive　　　　　 C. challenge　　　　 D. face

完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分,满分30分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55题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。

If you have a watch, don't repair it! I know it   36  . Once I had a beautiful watch. And this watch   37   perfect time. But one night it happened that I forgot to   38   it up. Next morning I went to a watchmaker as I wanted my perfect watch to   39   by the exact time. The watchmaker examined my watch and said: "The regulator (校准器) is to be pushed up   40   your watch is four minutes   41  ."

I tried to stop him, tried to   42   him understand that my watch kept perfect time, but he did not listen to me and pushed the regulator.

My beautiful watch began to gain time. It   43   faster and faster day by day. By the end of the second month it   44   all the clocks and watches of the town far behind.

What did I have to do? To take it to another watchmaker to be regulated. I expected him to regulate the watch immediately   45   he asked me to come in a week's time. When at last I took my watch from him it began to   46   down. And I began to be late for trains, business appointments and even missed my dinners.

Now I went to   47   watchmaker. While I waited for him to repair my poor watch, he  48 it to pieces and said that he could finish this work   49   three or four days. I could do nothing but   50  . That time my watch went for half a day and then stopped.

So I kept   51   my watch from one watchmaker to another for a considerable period of time.

And as a result of it the cleverest man in the world could not   52   the time by my watch. The thing was getting   53  . My watch had   54   two hundred dollars originally but I paid for repairs more than two hundred. At last I decided to buy   55   watch, which I did.

36．A．for reality      B．for truth       C．for certain    D．for certainty

37．A．kept          B．told           C．observed            D．struck

38．A．turn          B．wind          C．pick          D．put

39．A．be turned      B．be taken        C．be put        D．be set

40．A．as          B．as if     C．when      D．if

41．A．fast         B．slowly         C．faster        D．slow

42．A．get                 B．persuade        C．make        D．explain

43．A．gained       B．lost        C．went          D．won

44．A．had remained         B．had left         C．had stayed    D．had fallen

45．A．however     B．and            C．but                 D．therefore

46．A．go          B．walk           C．slow                D．take

47．A．the third     B．the second      C．the first      D．the fourth

48．A．broke         B．took           C．tore          D．cut

49．A．after          B．before          C．over                D．in

50．A．to agree       B．agree          C．agreeing             D．agreed 

51．A．taking       B．bringing        C．carrying             D．fetching

52．A．recognize      B．tell            C．know        D．understand

53．A．seriously     B．pleasant       C．badly       D．serious

54．A．spent      B．took        C．cost        D．paid

55．A．another  B．the other        C．one   D．one more