Little Bit
"Meow, meow, meow," is what I heard as I walked. I went to the noise and found there was a
  36  black and white cat under a piece of wood. I picked him up and   37  he must be freezing to death. I   38  home with the cat held in my jacket.
My new best friend, who soon became known as Little Bit, received his name because he was almost     39     when I held him in my hands. He stood about five inches tail. Little Bit' s small size had a great advantage -- he   40  perfectly in the pocket of my jacket, which made  41  him everywhere very easy. Any time I was home, he wouldn' t leave my   42  . He was always eager to play with me. When I fell asleep at night, he would always roll up around my head to keep me   43 .
Unfortunately, I grew up. My teenage life   44  my relationship with Little Bit. I lived at such a fast pace (节奏) that I stopped making time for him. My free time was spent with my   45      instead. I would come in the house on my phone and not   46  him at all. His meows became an annoyance to me, but it wasn' t his fault that he   47  his best friend back.
Time had caused a   48  to Little Bit. His body began shutting down and by the time I realized   49  was wrong with him, he had already lost his balance. He lay there and looked at me, and   50  this day I still remember the  51  look in his bright green eyes. I took him to the vet (兽医), but there was nothing he could do. The last time I   52  him he wasn' t the same tiny cat I had found ten years before. Little Bit filled my arms and he was put to sleep that day.
Little Bit' s  53  made me realize how much he meant to me. He was always there for me when I   54  him. I regret our last years together and I feel sorry for not always being there for him. I will always   55  the special memories we made.

Little Bit

"Meow, meow, meow," is what I heard as I walked. I went to the noise and found there was a

  36   black and white cat under a piece of wood. I picked him up and   37   he must be freezing to death. I   38   home with the cat held in my jacket.

My new best friend, who soon became known as Little Bit, received his name because he was almost     39      when I held him in my hands. He stood about five inches tail. Little Bit' s small size had a great advantage -- he   40   perfectly in the pocket of my jacket, which made  41   him everywhere very easy. Any time I was home, he wouldn' t leave my   42   . He was always eager to play with me. When I fell asleep at night, he would always roll up around my head to keep me   43  .

Unfortunately, I grew up. My teenage life   44   my relationship with Little Bit. I lived at such a fast pace (节奏) that I stopped making time for him. My free time was spent with my   45      instead. I would come in the house on my phone and not   46   him at all. His meows became an annoyance to me, but it wasn' t his fault that he   47   his best friend back.

Time had caused a   48   to Little Bit. His body began shutting down and by the time I realized   49   was wrong with him, he had already lost his balance. He lay there and looked at me, and   50   this day I still remember the  51   look in his bright green eyes. I took him to the vet (兽医), but there was nothing he could do. The last time I   52   him he wasn' t the same tiny cat I had found ten years before. Little Bit filled my arms and he was put to sleep that day.

Little Bit' s  53   made me realize how much he meant to me. He was always there for me when I   54   him. I regret our last years together and I feel sorry for not always being there for him. I will always   55   the special memories we made.

1.A. lovely             B. tiny                 C. pretty          D. friendly

2.A. agreed             B. remembered       C. realized    D. proved

3.A. left           B. stayed           C. drove        D. hurried

4.A. weightless         B. useless          C. breathless   D. hopeless

5.A. grew           B. fitted           C. played       D. existed

6.A. showing        B. keeping          C. taking       D. putting

7.A. pocket             B. heart            C. mind         D. side

8.A. quiet          B. asleep           C. safe         D. warm

9.A. weakened       B. built            C. deepened     D. sharpened

10.A. friends       B. computer         C. parents      D. relatives

11.A. find          B. feed             C. notice       D. hear

12.A. pulled        B. won              C. wanted       D. permitted

13.A. fear           B. loss            C. accident     D. concern

14.A. everything    B. nothing          C. anything     D. something

15.A. before        B. until            C. during       D. for

16.A. shameful      B. serious          C. long         D. sorrowful

17.A. helped        B. met              C. held         D. doubted

18.A. illness       B. death            C. sadness      D. story

19.A. needed        B. caught           C. protected    D. picked

20.A. treasure      B. admire           C. remind       D. explore

Little Bit

"Meow, meow, meow," is what I heard as I walked. I went to the noise and found there was a 36 black and white cat under a piece of wood. I picked him up and 　37 he must be freezing to death. I 　38 home with the cat held in my jacket.

My new best friend, who soon became known as Little Bit, received his name because he was almost 　　39　　 when I held him in my hands. He stood about five inches tall. Little Bit's small size had a great advantage -- he 　40 perfectly in the pocket of my jacket, which made 41 him everywhere very easy. Any time I was home, he wouldn’t leave my 　42 . He was always eager to play with me. When I fell asleep at night, he would always roll up around my head to keep me 　43.

　 Unfortunately, I grew up. My teenage life 　44 my relationship with Little Bit. I lived at such a fast pace (节奏) that I stopped making time for him. My free time was spent with my 　45 　　 instead. I would come in the house on my phone and not 　46 him at all. His meows became an annoyance to me, but it wasn’t his fault that he 　47 his best friend back.

　 With time going by, Little Bit became 48 . His body began shutting down and by the time I realized 　49 was wrong with him, he had already lost his balance. He lay there and looked at me, and 　50 this day I still remember the 　51 look in his bright green eyes. I took him to the vet (兽医), but there was nothing he could do. The last time I 　52 him he wasn’t the same tiny cat I had found ten years before. Little Bit filled my arms and he was put to sleep that day.

Little Bit’ s 　53 made me realize how much he meant to me. He was always there for me when I 　54 him. I regret our last years together and I feel sorry for not always being there for him. I will always 　55 the special memories we made.

36. A. tiny 　　　　　　　　 B. lovely　　　　　　　　　　　 C. pretty 　　　　　 D. friendly

37. A. agreed 　　　　　　　　　　 B. remembered 　　　　　 C. realized　　 　　 D. proved

38. A. left 　　　　　　　　　 B. stayed 　　　　　　　　　 C. drove 　　　　　　　　　　 D. hurried

39. A. useless 　　　　　　 B. weightless 　　　　　　　 C. breathless 　　　 D. hopeless

40. A. fitted 　　　　　　　 B. grew　　　　　　　　 　 C. played 　　　　　　 D. existed

41. A. showing 　　　　　 B. keeping 　　　　　　　　　 C. taking 　　　　　　 D. putting

42. A. pocket 　　　　　　　　　　 B. heart 　　　　　　　　　　 C. mind 　　　　　　　 D. side

43. A. quiet 　　　　　　　　 B. asleep 　　　　　　　　　　 C. safe 　　　　　　　 D. warm

44. A. built 　　　　　　　　 B. weakened　　　　 　 C. deepened 　　　　 D. sharpened

45. A. computer　　　　　 B. friends　　　　　　　　　　 　 C. parents 　　　　　 D. relatives

46. A. find 　　　　　　　　 B. feed 　　　　　　　　　　　 C. notice 　　　　　　 D. hear

47. A. pulled 　　　　　　　 B. won 　　　　　　　　　　　 C. wanted 　　　　　 D. permitted

48. A. weak　　　　　　　　 B. big　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. strong 　　　　　　 D. healthy

49. A. everything 　　　　 B. nothing 　　　　　　　　　 C. anything 　　　　 D. something

50. A. until 　　　　　　　　 B. before 　　　　　　　　　 C. during 　　　　　　 D. for

51. A. shameful 　　　　　 B. serious 　　　　　　　　　 C. long 　　　　　　　 D. sorrowful

52. A. helped 　　　　　　　 B. met 　　　　　　　　　　　 C. held 　　　　　　　 D. doubted

53. A. death 　　　　　　　 B. illness　　　　　　　　　　　 C. sadness 　　　　　 D. story

54. A. caught　　　　 　 B. needed　　　　　　　　　　 　 C. protected 　　　　 D. picked

55. A. admire 　　　　　　 　　B. treasure　　　　　　　　　 C. remind 　　　　　 D. explore

Little Bit

“Meow, meow, meow,” is what I heard as I walked through the alley. I approached the noise and noticed a tail sticking out from under a piece of wood. Under the wood was a   36   black and white cat. I picked him up and   37   he must be freezing to death. I   38   home with the cat held in my jacket.

My new best friend, who soon became known as Little Bit, received his name because he was almost   39   when I held him in my hands. He stood about five inches tall. Little Bit’s small size had a great advantage — he   40   perfectly in the pocket of my jacket, which made   41  him everywhere very easy. Any time I was home, he wouldn’t leave my   42  . He was always eager to play with me. When I fell asleep at night, he would always   43   up around my head to ensure that I was warm.

Unfortunately, I grew up. My teenage life   44   my relationship with Little Bit. I lived at such a fast pace that I stopped   45   time for him. My free time was spent with my friends instead. I would come in the house on my phone and not   46   him at all. His meows became an annoyance to me, but it wasn’t his   47   that he wanted his best friend back.

Time had caused a   48   to Little Bit. His body began   49   down and by the time I realized something was wrong with him, he had already lost his balance. He lay there and looked at me, and   50   this day I still remember the   51   look in his bright green eyes. I took him to the vet (兽医), but there was nothing he could do. The last time I   52   him he wasn’t the same tiny cat I had found ten years before. Little Bit filled my arms and he was put to sleep that day.

Little Bit’s   53   made me realize how much he meant to me. He was always there for me when I needed him. I   54   our last years together and I feel sorry for not always being there for him. I will always   55   the special memories we made.

36. A. lovely                 B. tiny                   C. pretty                D. friendly

37. A. agreed                B. insisted              C. realized             D. proved

38. A. left                            B. stayed               C. drove                D. hurried

39. A. weightless           B. useless              C. breathless          D. hopeless

40. A. grew                  B. fitted                 C. played               D. existed  

41. A. showing              B. keeping             C. taking               D. guiding

42. A. mind                   B. heart                 C. body                 D. side

43. A. rise                     B. stand                 C. wake                D. roll

44. A. weakened            B. fastened            C. deepened           D. sharpened

45. A. making               B. losing                C. wasting             D. gaining

46. A. overlook             B. interrupt            C. acknowledge     D. recognize

47. A. desire                 B. purpose             C. fault                  D. greed

48. A. fear                    B. loss                   C. delay                 D. concern

49. A. dropping             B. tearing               C. calming             D. shutting

50. A. on                      B. to                            C. in                            D. for

51. A. shameful             B. hateful               C. harmful             D. sorrowful

52. A. helped                 B. protected           C. held                  D. cured

53. A. illness                 B. death                 C. sadness             D. pressure

54. A. regret                 B. bother               C. confuse             D. dream

55. A. treasure                     B. admire               C. evaluate             D. explore