Eric Seal thought the poor dog at his feet was perhaps five weeks old. Sometime during the night, the little female had been 　16 at the Seals front gate. “We can’t just turned her　 　17 ” his wife, Jeffrey said, “I’ll feed her and get her 18 up. Then we’ll find a home for her.”

Standing between them, the puppy seemed to 　19 that her fate was being decided. Her tail wagged 　20 she looked from one to the other. Finally, Eric shrugged his shoulders, “Okay, if you want to fool with her, 　21 ” Eric continued, “one other thing, let’s wait a few days to put her in the doghouse with Tex. We don’t want Tex 22 to anything. He has all the troubles he can handle.”

Tex, the six-year-old cattle dog --- the Seals had raised from a puppy, 　23 he already shared his doghouse with a yellow cat, happily moved over and made room for the new puppy the Seals called Heinz. Not long before Heinz showed up, the Seals had noticed that Tex 　24 to be losing his eyesight. When they brought Tex to a specialist in Dallas, doctors there determined that Tex was already 　25 . It was soon obvious that the little puppy 　26 be a large dog --- too large to continue sharing a doghouse with Tex and the yellow cat. One weekend the Seals built　 　27 doghouse next to the one the dogs had shared.

It was then they 　28 that what they had supposed was puppy playfulness actually had a purpose. 　29 any training or coaching, Heinz had become Tex’s “seeing eye” dog. Each evening when the dogs 　30 for the night, Heinz gently took Tex’s nose in her mouth and　 　31 him into his house. In the morning, she got him up and guided him out of the house again. On sunny days, Tex 　32 stretched out on the driveway, if a car was coming, Heinz would wake him up and guided him 　33 danger.

The Seals were surprised, without any training, the young dog had devised 　34 means were necessary to help, guide and protect her blind companion. It was clear that Heinz shared 　35 her eyes with Tex; she shared her heart.

16. A. caught　　　　　　　　　　　 B. held　　　　　 　　 C. found　　　　 　　 D. left

17. A. out　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. in　　　　　　 　　 C. away　　　　 　　　 D. down

18. A. clean　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. keep　　　　　 　　 C. give　　　　 　　　　 D. stand

19. A. sense　 　　　　　　　　　 B. smell　　　　 　　　 C. tend　　 　　　　　　　 D. train

20. A. for　　　 　　　　　　　　　　 B. as　　　　　　 　　 C. so　　　　　　 　　 D. since

21. A. go on　　　 　　　　　 B. go up　　　　 　　 C. go ahead　　　 　 D. go down

22. A. left　　　 　　　　　　　　　　 B. exposed　　　 　　 C. come　　　　　 　 D. gone

23. A. although　 　　　　　　 B. when　　 　　　　　　　 C. which　　　　 　　 D. however

24. A. happened　 　　　　　　　　　　 B. appeared　　　 　　 C. supposed　　　 　 D. thought

25. A. recovered 　　　　　　　 B. all right　　　　 　　 C. blind　　　　 　　　 D. kind

26. A. might　　 　　　　　　 B. should　　　　　　　　　　 C. would　　　　　　　　　　 D. had to

27. A. other　　 　　　　　　　 B. some　　　　　 　 C. one　　　　　 　　　 D. another

28. A. recognized 　　　　　　 B. thought　　　　 　　 C. wondered　　　 　　 D. doubted

29. A. With　　　　 　　　　 B. Because of　　 　　 C. Without　　　 　　 D. Instead of

30. A. stayed up　　 　　　　 B. settled in 　　　　　 C. watched out　　　　　　 D. lay down

31. A. forced　　　 　　　　 B. carried　　　　 　　 C. put　　　 　　　　　 D. let

32. A. slept　　　 　　 　　 B. walked　　　 　　　 C. ran　　　　　　 　 D. sat　

33. A. into　　　　 　　　　　 B. out of　　　　　 　 C. without　　　　 　 D. from behind　

34. A. no matter why　　　　　 B. no matter how　　　　 C. wherever　　　　　　　　 D. whatever

35. A. the same as　 　　　　　 B. as well as　　 　　　 C. more than　　 　　　 D. rather than

    We may look at the world around us, but somehow we manage not to see it until whatever we’ve become used to suddenly disappears.__1___, for example, the neatly dressed woman I__2___ to see—or look at—on my way to work each morning.

    For three years, no matter__3___ the weather was like, she was always waiting at the bus stop around 8:00 a. m. On.__4___ days, she wore heavy clothes and a pair of woolen gloves. Summertime.__5___ out neat, belted cotton dresses and a hat pulled low over her sunglasses. .__6___, she was an ordinary working woman. Of course, I__7___ all this only after she was seen no more. It was then that I realized how__8___ I expected to see her each morning. You might say I__9___ her.

    “Did she have an accident? Something__10___?” I thought to myself about her__11___. Now that she was gone, I felt I had__12___ her. I began to realize that part of our__13___ life probably includes such chance meetings with familiar__14___； the milkman you see at dawn, the woman who__15___ walks her dog along the street every morning, the twin brothers you see at the library. Such people are__16___ markers in our lives. They add weight to our__17___ of place and belonging.

    Think about it__18___, while walking to work, we mark where we are by__19___ a certain building, why should we not mark where we are when we pass a familiar, though__20___, person?

1. A. Make　　　　　　　　　　   B. Take　　　　　　    C. Give　　　　　　    D. Have

2. A. happened　　　　　　    B. wanted　　   C. used　　　　　　    D. tried

3. A. what　　　　　　　　  B. how　　　　    C. which　　　　　　   D. when

4. A. sunny　　　　　　　　　　  B. rainy　　　　　　    C. cloudy　　　　　　 D. snowy

5. A. took　　　　　　　　  B. brought　　  C. carried　　　　　　 D. turned

6. A. Clearly　　　　　　　　    B. Particularly　　   C. Luckily　　   D. Especially

7. A. believed　　　　　　　　   B. expressed　　　　 C. remembered　　 D. wondered

8. A. long　　　　　　　　   B. often　　　　　　    C. soon　　　　　　    D. much

9. A. respected　　　　　　　　　　  B. missed　　　　　　 C. praised　　   D. admired

10. A. better　　　　　　　　　　 B. worse　　　　　　   C. more　　　　　　    D. less

11. A. disappearance　　    B. appearance　　   C. misfortune　　    D. fortune

12. A. forgotten　　　　　　   B. lost　　　　　　 C. known　　　　　　 D. hurt

13. A. happy　　　　　　　　    B. enjoyable　　　　  C. frequent　　　　   D. daily

14. A. friends　　　　　　　　   B. strangers　　　　  C. tourists　　   D. guests

15. A. regularly　　　　　　    B. actually　　   C. hardly　　　　　　  D. probably

16. A. common　　　　　　    B. pleasant　　  C. important　　　　 D. faithful

17. A. choice  &
nbsp;　　　　　　    B. knowledge　　    C. decision　　　　   D. sense

18. A. Because　　　　　　　　　　  B. If　　　　　　　　　　 C. Although　　　　  D. However

19. A. keeping　　　　　　　　  B. changing　　　　  C. passing　　   D. mentioning

20. A. unnamed　　　　　　    B. unforgettable    C. unbelievable　　 D. unreal

 

    We may look at the world around us, but somehow we manage not to see it until whatever we’ve become used to suddenly disappears.__1___, for example, the neatly dressed woman I__2___ to see—or look at—on my way to work each morning.

    For three years, no matter__3___ the weather was like, she was always waiting at the bus stop around 8:00 a. m. On.__4___ days, she wore heavy clothes and a pair of woolen gloves. Summertime.__5___ out neat, belted cotton dresses and a hat pulled low over her sunglasses. .__6___, she was an ordinary working woman. Of course, I__7___ all this only after she was seen no more. It was then that I realized how__8___ I expected to see her each morning. You might say I__9___ her.

    “Did she have an accident? Something__10___?” I thought to myself about her__11___. Now that she was gone, I felt I had__12___ her. I began to realize that part of our__13___ life probably includes such chance meetings with familiar__14___； the milkman you see at dawn, the woman who__15___ walks her dog along the street every morning, the twin brothers you see at the library. Such people are__16___ markers in our lives. They add weight to our__17___ of place and belonging.

    Think about it__18___, while walking to work, we mark where we are by__19___ a certain building, why should we not mark where we are when we pass a familiar, though__20___, person?

1. A. Make　　　　　　　　　　   B. Take　　　　　　    C. Give　　　　　　    D. Have

2. A. happened　　　　　　    B. wanted　　   C. used　　　　　　    D. tried

3. A. what　　　　　　　　  B. how　　　　    C. which　　　　　　   D. when

4. A. sunny　　　　　　　　　　  B. rainy　　　　　　    C. cloudy　　　　　　 D. snowy

5. A. took　　　　　　　　  B. brought　　  C. carried　　　　　　 D. turned

6. A. Clearly　　　　　　　　    B. Particularly　　   C. Luckily　　   D. Especially

7. A. believed　　　　　　　　   B. expressed　　　　 C. remembered　　 D. wondered

8. A. long　　　　　　　　   B. often　　　　　　    C. soon　　　　　　    D. much

9. A. respected　　　　　　　　　　  B. missed　　　　　　 C. praised　　   D. admired

10. A. better　　　　　　　　　　 B. worse　　　　　　   C. more　　　　　　    D. less

11. A. disappearance　　    B. appearance　　   C. misfortune　　    D. fortune

12. A. forgotten　　　　　　   B. lost　　　　　　 C. known　　　　　　 D. hurt

13. A. happy　　　　　　　　    B. enjoyable　　　　  C. frequent　　　　   D. daily

14. A. friends　　　　　　　　   B. strangers　　　　  C. tourists　　   D. guests

15. A. regularly　　　　　　    B. actually　　   C. hardly　　　　　　  D. probably

16. A. common　　　　　　    B. pleasant　　  C. important　　　　 D. faithful

17. A. choice　　　　　　　　   B. knowledge　　    C. decision　　　　   D. sense

18. A. Because　　　　　　　　　　  B. If　　　　　　　　　　 C. Although　　　　  D. However

19. A. keeping　　　　　　　　  B. changing　　　　  C. passing　　   D. mentioning

20. A. unnamed　　　　　　    B. unforgettable    C. unbelievable　　 D. unreal

 

　 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　

　 Temperature is part of my married romance Coming to New’York from Baltimore-where there is just one small snowstorm each year-1was 16 by a fireplace in my new home，wit fires 17 all day,just as what ancient people did at a wedding．

　 My husband，Peter,comes from northem Ontario，where winter 18 from September to May and cold wind is 19 ．”When Canadians have 30 below,they 20 it，”he says．“Cold wind is for crybabies．”

　 So to marry this man I had to learn to 21 for serious cold. To get me from Baltimore's Inner Harbor to Albany’s frozen Hudson，Peter piled me 22 jackets and sweaters，scarves and gloves．even a hat with earflaps．The gift of Sorel boots-comfortably warm at Canada’s 30 below,was a 23 we were getting serious．

　 That first winter together,living in upstate New York,I thought I’d 24 My boots were good below freezing，but my fingers could 25 tie them．Physical adaptation is real，but it came slowly．And there is also emotional 26 to cold．Some days I tell myself that I have enough beach memories to stick to on 27 days and other days I am reminded that living cold does indeed build 28 ．

　 29 ，having a warm house is important．After my first marriage ended，for years I 30　 ! went on a second date with a man whose response to my”I'm cold”was．”Put on a sweater．”Now I’m married to a man who 31 that cold hands do not mean a warm heart．And that a big oil bill is better than roses But surprisingly,I've grown，too．I am 32，in this new life and climate，to go look for that cost-saving sweater．

　 The word comfortable did not 33 refer to being contented．Its Latin root，comfortare， means to strengthen．The Holy Spirit is Comforter；not to make us comfortable，but to make us

34 ．we 35 not be warm but we are indeed comforted．

16．A．set down　　　　 B．set about　　　　 C．set up　　　　 D．set out

17．A．lighting　　　　　 B．burning　　　　　 C．going 　　　　　D．flashing

18．A．appears　　　　　 B．starts　　　　　　 C．keeps　　　　　 D．runs

19．A．something　　　　 B．everything　　　　 C．nothing　　　　 D．none

20．A．suggest　　　　　 B．mean　　　　　　 C．overlook　　　 D．enjoy

21．A．wear　　　　　　 B．stand　　　　　　 C．dress　　　　 D．ride

22．A under　　　　　 B．over　　　　　　　 C．inside　　　　 D．with

23．A．remark　　　　　 B．sign　　　　　　　 C．warning　　　 D．show

24．A．sleep　　　　　　 B．forget　　　　　　 C．die　　　　　 D．continue

25．A．hardly　　　　　 B．easily　　　　　　 C．tightly　　　　 D．loosely

26．A．health　　　　　 B．reaction　　　　　 C．feelings　　　　 D．adaptation

27．A．rainy　　　　　　 B．freezing　　　　　 C．sunny　　　　 D．happy

28．A．character　　　　 B．love　　　　　　 C．hope　　　　　 D．hardship

29．A．Meanwhile　　　 B．However　　　　 C．Therefore　　　 D．Besides

30．A．merely　　　　　 B．ever　　　　　　 C．never　　　　　 D．just

31．A．wonders　　　　 B．knows　　　　　 C．states　　　　　 D decides

32．A．unable　　　　　 B．accustomed　　　 C．interested　　　 D．willing

33．A．originally　　　　 B．exactly　　　　　 C．actually　　　　 D．namely

34．A．wild　　　　 　　 B．cold　　　　　　 C．strong　　　　 D．warm

35．A．will　　　　　　 B．must　　　　　　 C．can　　　　　 D．may