一、完形填空（10分）
“You can have your pick,” a friend of mine called. Her cat had a group of kittens（小猫）just weeks before. I didn’t know if I was ready yet, but it seemed she wouldn’t
give up. “Okay,” I said. “How old are the kittens?” “They were born on March 22.”
March 22, the day I would never forget. Sue, my wife（妻子）, died on the same day. A series of memories
to my mind.
For nearly ten years, Sue had been fighting the serious illness.
the whole hard journey, Boomie, our old cat, was there. His funny acts could bring a
to Sue’s face when the ache was at its worst. Boomie even cheered her up after she lost her ring.
The illness caused Sue to drop a lot of weight. That must be
the ring fell off her finger. I
the house high and low for the ring, but no
. Boomie stopped eating after Sue died. Soon he also left us.
I thanked my friend for her
and made up my mind to take this chance.
My new kitten finally
and I decided to name it Belle—French for “beautiful lady”. She brought the house back to life.
One morning, I heard noise from the room. I went to check. Belle was playing with something shiny. I picked it up. It was the missing ring. I was too
to believe it!
(
B
) 1. A. largely B. easily C. suddenly D. mainly
(
A
) 2. A. flooded B. divided C. led D. connected
(
C
) 3. A. With B. Around C. Through D. As
(
A
) 4. A. smile B. cry C. danger D. colour
(
C
) 5. A. what B. where C. why D. when
(
C
) 6. A. repaired B. climbed C. searched D. emptied
(
B
) 7. A. answer B. luck C. way D. point
(
D
) 8. A. happiness B. sadness C. loneliness D. kindness
(
A
) 9. A. arrived B. slept C. died D. lost
(
A
)10. A. surprised B. strange C. satisfied D. patient
