December 24 arrived along with a heavy snow. It was my first Christmas Eve without my mother, and the day’s usual
36 had disappeared.
The telephone rang. I
37 it and went to my bedroom to bury the continuous
38 , knowing it must be my friend Rebecca calling. How could I be
39 ? I wanted to be left
40 .
My heart felt as
41 as the falling snow.
42 can I stop missing my mother?
I
43 the window. Seeing Rebecca’s car parked out front, I went back to my bed and drew the covers over my head.
“Lucy!” she shouted. “I know you’re in there. Answer the door!”
“Leave me alone!” I
44 back. I heard paper rustling(沙沙作响) as she slid
45 under the door.
“Merry Christmas, ” she called out.
Not answering the
46 made me even 47
. It wasn’t fair to my best friend. Her father and sister
48 in a car accident when she was eight years old. 49 , her mother had to return to
50 , and Rebecca was left to look after herself.
When she left, I carried the small package, sat down and
51 it. Inside was a golden pen and a journal. When I opened the journal’s front cover, out fell a bookmark with a(n)
52 written on it:
Dear Lucy,
My words won’t heal(治愈)the
53 . But your own words can.
Love,
Rebecca
As I stared at the journal’s blank pages, a single tear fell on the page which quickly absorbed it.
That night, I
54 the phone and dialed her number.
“Looks like the snow is melting(融化), ” I said. “Spring was just ___55____the corner.”
小题1: | A.excitement | B.disappointment | C.fright | D.pity |
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小题2: | A.answered | B.covered | C.picked | D.ignored |
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小题3: | A.pleasure | B.puzzled | C.sadness | D.interest |
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小题4: | A.regretful | B.joyful | C.comfortable | D.careful |
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小题5: | A.alive | B.active | C.alone | D.crazy |
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小题6: | A.light | B.white | C.heavy | D.clear |
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小题7: | A.Why | B.Where | C.Whether | D.How |
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小题8: | A.looked through | B.looked into | C.looked out | D.looked up |
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小题9: | A.brought | B.shouted | C.took | D.turned |
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小题10: | A.anything | B.something | C.everything | D.nothing |
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小题11: | A.phone | B.question | C.letter | D.door |
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小题12: | A.more helpful | B.more attractive | C.worse | D.better |
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小题13: | A.survived | B.escaped | C.lived | D.died |
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小题14: | A.As a whole | B.As a result | C.In all | D.In general |
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小题15: | A.work | B.wash | C.repair | D.learn |
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小题16: | A.closed | B.folded | C.opened | D.painted |
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小题17: | A.article | B.poem | C.notice | D.message |
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小题18: | A.failure | B.pain | C.wish | D.shame |
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小题19: | A.picked up | B.picked out | C.pushed back | D.put away |
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