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After my husband died suddenly from a heart attack, my world crashed. I was   36   with the responsibility of earning a living, caring for the children and just keeping my head above   37  . I was fortunate to find a wonderful   38   to care for the children during the week, but from Friday nights to Monday mornings, the children and I were   39  . One   40   evening I came home from work to find a big beautiful German sheepdog on our doorstep. He gave every indication that he   41   to enter the house and make it his home. I agreed to   42   him sleep in the basement until the next day. The following morning we made many   43   and checked lost-and-found ads for German’s owner, but with no   44  . German, meanwhile, actually made himself part of the family. Saturday night he was still with us. On Sunday when we stopped to get gas at a local   45  , we were amazed to see German   46   after us. We had to settle him down in the back for the ride to the picnic. Monday morning I let him out for a run   47   the children got ready for school. He didn’t come back. At   48  German didn’t appear. We were   49   that he had gone home or been found by his owner, and that we would never see him again.  50  , the next Friday evening, German was back on our       51  . Again we took him in, and   52   he stayed until Monday morning, when our housekeeper arrived. This   53  every weekend for almost 10 months. Each week, between German’s visits, I grew a little   54  , and more able to cope. Then one Monday morning we patted his head and let him out for what   55   to be the last time. He never came back. We never saw or heard of German again. 36. A. absorbed                B. satisfied                  C. concerned                D. burdened 37. A. water                     B. fire                     C. oil                            D. flood 38. A. assistant                 B. secretary             C. housekeeper             D. cleaner 39. A. sad                        B. alone                   C. together                   D. back 40. A. Friday                    B. Wednesday          C. Tuesday                   D. Thursday 41. A. intended                 B. happened             C. needed                            D. required 42. A. invite                   B. get                   C. let                           D. introduce 43. A. appointments          B. arrangements       C. visits                        D. calls 44. A. meanings               B. responses            C. addresses                 D. results 45. A. station                   B. store                   C. market                            D. community 46. A. waiting                  B. racing                 C. barking                    D. sitting 47. A. though                   B. while                  C. before                      D. once 48. A. dawn                     B. evening            C. dusk                       D. noon 49. A. convinced              B. persuaded            C. believed                    D. reminded 50. A. Honestly                B. Surely                 C. Surprisingly             D. Unwillingly 51. A. roof                       B. doorstep             C. kitchen                     D. yard 52. A. later                       B. then                    C. soon                        D. again 53. A. replaced                 B. repeated              C. received                   D. continued 54. A. faster                     B. taller                   C. stronger                   D. lighter 55. A. showed off            B. went on                  C. paid off                    D. turned out 答案：DACBA   ACDDA   BBCAC        BDBCD

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