After getting married I moved to a flat. I felt pretty comfortable living there 16 something strange happened. I had a doll on the windowsill (窗台) facing the living room. One day, I came back home from work and found it was facing the window 17 . I thought it was my husband who played a 　18 on me, but he did not admit. I 19 the doll to face the living room again.

The next day, the 20 thing happened. But this time, my husband was so 21 that I believed he had not done that. There was no 　22 of anyone breaking into the house while we were away. And there was no reason to 　23 that someone stole into the house just to turn the doll and left. What happened not only 　24 us but also frightened us.

The doll kept turning every day 　25 Saturdays and Sundays when I was at home. I began to wonder if there was a ghost.

Then 　26 a school holiday, and I didn’t go to work. While exercising in the living room, I 27 the doll was turning by itself! It was very frightening but I 28 knew why it was turning. There was a construction site right next to the building where I 　29 . The construction was at the stage of pile driving (打桩) and our building shook 　30 with each pounding (重击). 31 I lived on the top floor, the shaking was quite strong. 　32 , the doll moved little by little with the shaking. This also 33 why the doll never turned on Saturdays and Sundays, 34 there was no construction work at weekends. If I had not been home on a weekday, I would never have 35 the truth.

【小题1】A. after　　　 　 　　　　 B. as　　　　　　 　　 　 C. once　 　 　　　　　　 D. until

【小题2】A. already　 　 　　　　 B. indeed 　　 　　　　　 C. instead　　　 　 　　　　　　 D. though

【小题3】A. trick　　　 　　　　　 B. part　　　　　 　　　　　 C. danger　　　　　　 　　　　　　 D. role

【小题4】A. changed　 　 　　　　 B. forced　　　 　　　　　 C. pushed　　　 　 　　　 D. turned

【小题5】A. other　　　　　　 　 B. same　　　　 　　　　　 C. whole　　　 　　　　　　 D. opposite

【小题6】A. serious　 　 　　　　 B. curious　　　　　　 　 C. anxious　　　　　　 　　　 D. nervous

【小题7】A. chance　 　 　　　　 B. need　　　　　 　　　　　 C. sign　　　　　　　　 　　　 D. way

【小题8】A. admit　　　　　　 　 B. think　　　　 　　　　　 C. expect 　 　　　　　　 D. worry

【小题9】A. confused 　 　　　　 B. excited　　　　　　 　 C. warned　　　　　　 　　　 D. interested

【小题10】A. including　　　 　 B. besides　　　　　　 　 C. without　　　　　　 　　　 D. except

【小题11】A. appeared　　　 　 B. came　　　　 　　　　　 C. existed　　　　　　 　　　　　　 D. passed

【小题12】A. decided 　 　　　　 B. remembered　　　 　 C. noticed　　　　　　 　　　 D. hoped

【小题13】A. immediately 　　 B. particularly 　　　　　　 C. originally　 　　　　　　 D. secretly

【小题14】A. worked 　 　　　　 B. exercised　 　　　　　 C. moved　　　　　　 　　　　　　 D. lived

【小题15】A. quickly 　 　　　　 B. strongly　　　　　　 　 C. slowly　　　 　　　　　　 D. slightly

【小题16】A. When　　　　　 　 B. Since　　　　 　　　　　 C. Though　　 　 　　　 D. Unless

【小题17】A. By chance　　 　 B. Above all　 　　　　　 C. As a result 　　　　　　 D. In the end

【小题18】A. explained　　　 　 B. discussed　 　　　　　 C. described　 　 　　　 D. suggested

【小题19】A. or　　　　 　 　　　　 B. if　　　　　　　 　　　　　 C. for　　　　　　 　 　　　 D. so

【小题20】A. looked into　　　　　 B. found out　　　　 　　　 C. picked up　 　　　　　 D. searched for

Just home from work, Daddy stopped in the kitchen where Mother and I were preparing supper. From the look on his face, we knew something was  1  him.

“Mr. Roth is worse,” he said. “The doctor says it’s only a   2  of time now. The old man can  3  his pain, but not the long hours he has to spend along. His eyes are  4  bad that he can’t read, and he doesn’t get much  5  . He keeps begging for a big dog to be his companion,   6  he can reach out and touch as he sits in his wheelchair in the sun.”

“Why don’t they 7  him a dog?” I asked.

“Honey, with Mr. Roth in the hospital so much of time, there are a lot of  8  . There isn’t enough money.”

“They could go to the animal shelter and get one,” I  9  .

“Yes,” Daddy said. “I suppose they could. But it has to be a   10  dog, one they can trust to be gentle. Not all big dogs are.”

After supper, I  11  back where my big German shepherd(牧羊犬), Dan, was dozing under a tree. He jumped up and ran to meet me  12  he always did when I came into sight. There were no other 12-year-old girls in our neighborhood, so I   13  Dan for companionship. When I rode my bicycle, he ran behind me; when I roller-skated on the sidewalk, he trotted（小跑）behind. It had been that way since Daddy   14  him home four years before.

Now, I couldn’t forget Daddy’s words in the kitchen. I threw my arms around Dan’s neck and buried my face   15  his stiff hair.

“I love you,” I whispered to him. “I’d be  16  without you, but …oh, Dan, I know what I should do,   17  I don’t want to do it .”

I thought about Mr. Roth. He was old, sick and almost  18  . It seemed to me that he was just about out of blessings. I got up   19  . I knew what I had to do, and if I didn’t do it right now, I’d   20  myself out of it.

I went to my father and said, “Mr. Roth can borrow Dan.” Tears started down my face.

1．A．catching                B．bothering             C．puzzling              D．frightening

2．A．sort                      B．lot                       C．waste                  D．matter

3．A．bear                      B．consider              C．cure                    D．overcome

4．A．so                        B．too                      C．very                    D．also

5．A．relationship            B．company             C．wealth                 D．business

6．A．someone               B．this                     C．one                     D．that

7．A．buy                      B．offer                   C．find                    D．promise

8．A．supplies                B．operations            C．expenses             D．visitors

9．A．replied                  B．asked                  C．explained             D．suggested

10．A．fierce                  B．special                 C．useful                 D．brave

11．A．  came in              B．got up                C．turned away        D．went out

12．A．once                   B．though                C．as                       D．if

13．A．came across        B．thought of           C．depended on        D．felt like

14．A．brought               B．trained                 C．drove                  D．delivered

15．A．through               B．on                       C．beneath               D．in

16．A．lost                     B．anxious               C．aggressive           D．confused

17．A．so                       B．and                     C．or                       D．but

18．A．dead                   B．blind                   C．lonely                  D．painful

19．A．slowly                 B．quickly                C．suddenly             D．unwillingly

20．A．help                    B．force                   C．talk                     D．show