2.I was late for the school bus and rushing to get ready.My dog,Tippy,got to the front door and lay down in front of it-his way of asking to be petted.l ignored his begging for affection,hurdled over him and ran for the waiting bus.
(16)B,that aftemoon,when I came home,Mom said to me (17)D,"Honey,I have some (18)B news that I need to tell you.This moming,whileyou were at school,Tippy was hit by a car and (19)C,I'm so sorry."
"No!It's not true!"I was in shock.I couldn't believe her."Tippy,come here!Come on,boy!"I called and called for him.I waited.He didn't come.Feeling (20)D,I wandered into the living room.I-didn't cry that night.I still couldn't believe that he was (21)A.
When I got off the bus the next day,the silence at home was deafening.Finally,my sobs (哭泣) bubbled up and erupted like lava(熔巖) from a volcano.I couldn't stop (22)B.1hadn't even petted him when I left.(23)C could I have known that was my last chance?I cried until I felt empty inside.
Time passed,and against my will,I started to(24)D some.things.I realized what little control any of us have over what happens to a dog.We can do everything right,but (25)B things can still happen.But good thin can happen too.That's(26)C.The best way to deal with the hard times is t0(27)D,what you need to do to get through them when they come,and to remember that hard times always(28)A.
I now deeply understand the"circle oflife".Everyone is born,everyone (29)D,and that's the way it is.If dogs never died,there would be no (30)B for others like Belle-my new dog.Best of all,I realized that Tippy left behind all of my good memories of him.And they come to me every time I call!
16.A.Besides | B.Howe ver | C.There fore | D.Finally |
17.A.excitedly | B.quickly | C.nervously | D.seriously |
18.A.good | B.sad | C.dull | D.urgent |
19.A.escaped | B.wounded | C.killed | D.knocked |
20.A.uncertain | B.sleepy | C.confued | D.lost |
21.A.gone | B.missing | C.aive | D.stolen |
22.A.waiting | B.crying | C.thinking | D.expecting |
23.A.Why | B.What | C.How | D.Which |
24.A.forget | B.recall | C.change | D.understand |
25.A.surprising | B.bad | C.amazing | D.amusing |
26.A.nature | B.human | C.life | D.regulation |
27.A.leave out | B.picked out | C.try out | D.figure out |
28.A.pass | B.overcome | C.help | D.disappear |
29.A.grows | B.lives | C.suffers | D.dies |
30.A.chance | B.room | C.possibility | D.doubt |