Mary Coffey is a 94-year-old woman from Dallas. She has thousands of happy memories of the dance floor---dancing the Tennessee Waltz with her husband. John Clayton. For the entire 58 years of their marriage, they  36   dancing every week. Coffey believes it was the waltz that kept the romance in their marriage alive for such a long time. “ The waltz can make us  37  through hugging and kissing.” Coffey once said.

  Clayton passed away 15 years ago, and Coffey has  38  to set foot on a dance floor since then because of her deep sadness. But now, she has been diagnosed (诊断) with serious heart disease, and is believed to have just six months  39  to live. When they learned her  40  , volunteers at Mesquite’s Christian Care Center asked Coffey what she had dreamed to do in her life. To their   41   , Coffey’s answer was simple: “one last Tennessee Waltz”.

   After a long discussion, the volunteers decided to make her dream come true. They prepared a party for the old woman secretly. They drove her to the romantic party in the Park Series on a Tuesday night. In the car, Coffey asked  42  , “ What are we going to do?” One of the volunteers   43  on purpose, “ Mary, we are going to someone’s birthday party.”

   Seeing all the volunteers that welcomed her at the party, Coffey was so  44  that she cried immediately. Then, Coffey was  45  to dance the waltz on the dance floor by one of the volunteers. During the first song, Coffey danced  46  , showing that she was still familiar  47    all the moves. Coffey soon became tired, however, she was excited that she had the opportunity to dance the waltz one last time. She said, “I am very grateful! I will value this special memory forever!”

36. A. gave up                  B. insisted on            C. dreamed of             D. applied for

37. A. younger                  B. closer                    C. stronger                        D. smarter

38. A. refused            B. struggled                C. expected                D. agreed

39. A. remained                 B. spent                     C. left                       D. gone

40. A. detail               B. information             C. marriage                D. situation

41. A. surprise                  B. disappointment        C. excitement             D. satisfaction

42. A. hopefully          B. seriously                C. nervously               D. curiously

43. A. explained          B. announced              C. lied                       D. repeated

44. A. frustrated         B. devoted                  C. moved                         D. concerned

45. A. invited             B. forced                   C. allowed                  D. required

46. A. apparently         B. positively                C. unbearably             D. skillfully

47. A. to                   B. with                      C. at                         D. for