【推荐2】阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
“You can have your pick.” a friend of mine called. Her sister’s cat had had a group of kittens (小猫) just weeks before.
I didn’t know if I was ready yet, but it appeared she wouldn’t easily give up. “I think it would be a
________ for you, Shawon. You can’t miss it. ”
“Okay,” I finally said. “How old are the kittens?”
“They were
________ on March 22.”
March 22 this year, the day I would never
________. Sue, my wife, passed away on the same day. A series of memories rushed to my mind.
For nearly ten years, Sue had been fighting cancer (癌症). Through the whole painful journey, Boomie, our old cat, was there. He joined Sue on the sofa while she had a short sleep, feeling completely
________ from the latest treatment. His antics (滑稽的动作) could bring a smile to Sue’s face when the pain was at its
________. Sue loved Boomie very much, and it was a love Boomie returned. Boomie even comforted her after she lost her
________.
The cancer had caused Sue to drop a lot of weight. That must have been
________ the ring had slipped (滑落) off her finger. I
________ the house high and low for the ring, but no
________.
Boomie acted strange after Sue died, refusing to eat. Nobody could help him, even a vet. He couldn’t
________ without Sue. He had to be put down...
Coming back to earth, I thanked my friend for her kindness and made up my mind to take this chance.
My new kitten finally
________ and I decided to name it Belle Dame—French for “beautiful lady”. She kept me entertained and relieved me a lot, bringing the house back to life.
One morning, I heard some noise coming from the dining room. What was Belle up to now? I went to
________. Sure enough, Belle was on the floor, playing with something shiny. I bent down to pick it up. Only it wasn’t a
________ it was the missing ring. Sue’s ring was found by Belle. I was too surprised to
________ that!
“When I die, I want to come back as a cat,” Sue always joked. “And if I could choose, I’d come here!”
________ , there was no better place to be a cat than our house.
“Maybe a miracle (奇迹) just happened...Sue, my Belle Dame.” I thought to myself.
1. A.problem | B.change | C.chance | D.gift |
2. A.alive | B.young | C.active | D.born |
3. A.forget | B.recall | C.review | D.memorize |
4. A.put out | B.worn out | C.left out | D.turned out |
5. A.worst | B.highest | C.happiest | D.biggest |
6. A.health | B.ring | C.weight | D.memory |
7. A.whether | B.where | C.how | D.when |
8. A.repaired | B.climbed | C.searched | D.emptied |
9. A.answer | B.luck | C.way | D.point |
10. A.go over | B.go back | C.go off | D.go on |
11. A.arrived | B.slept | C.died | D.lost |
12. A.warn | B.check | C.eat | D.punish |
13. 14. A.believe | B.know | C.see | D.find |
15. A.Suddenly | B.Luckily | C.Terribly | D.Truly |