阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
You can tell a lot about a
man by how he treats his dogs.
For many years, I enjoyed
living with my dogs, Tilly and Chance. Their 1 was nearly enough to keep my loneliness at
bay, Nearly. Last year. I started dating, but with 2.
When I first dated Steve, I 3 he
had a dog. Molly, and a cat, Flora. While I was 4 that he was an animal lover, I 5 that three dogs were perhaps too many, and my
dogs might attack 6 ,
the cat.
The next week we 7 our dogs together. It was a hot day. When we
paused to catch our 8 ,
Steve got down on one knee. Was he proposing (求婚)?
I liked him too. But so 9 ?
He poured water from a bottle into his hand and offered it to my dogs. 10 , I began to fall for him.
We 11 to date, though neither of us brought up the
future. And then in late November, Tilly had an operation on her 12 . I took the dogs out four times a day, and I
worried that Tilly 13 climbing the stairs could reopen the wound.
Then Steve 14 his house. All worked 15.
The three dogs formed a pack that, with coaching, 16 Flora's space; Steve and I formed a good team 17 for Tilly. We made good housemates.
A year later, much to my 18 this man produced a little box with a ring and
proposed to me. He did not kneel (跪) down, nor
did I 19 him to. That's only for giving 20 to the dogs that brought us together.
(1)
A .
ownership
B .
membership
C .
companionship
D .
leadership
(2)
A .
reservations
B .
expectations
C .
confidence
D .
prejudice
(3)
A .
feared
B .
doubted
C .
hoped
D .
learned
(4)
A .
unsatisfied
B .
amused
C .
terrified
D .
thrilled
(5)
A .
predicted
B .
worried
C .
regretted
D .
insisted
(6)
A .
Flora
B .
Chance
C .
Molly
D .
Tilly
(7)
A .
tied
B .
walked
C .
bathed
D .
fed
(8)
A .
breath
B .
balance
C .
attention
D .
imagination
(9)
A .
calm
B .
sure
C .
soon
D .
realf
(10)
A .
By the way
B .
In that case
C .
By all means
D .
In that moment
(11)
A .
continued
B .
decided
C .
intended
D .
pretended
(12)
A .
eye
B .
tail
C .
ear
D .
leg
(13)
A .
secretly
B .
constantly
C .
eventually
D .
unwillingly
(14)
A .
left
B .
sold
C .
suggested
D .
searched
(15)
A .
late
B .
hard
C .
fine
D .
free
(16)
A .
emptied
B .
respected
C .
occupied
D .
discovered
(17)
A .
looking
B .
caring
C .
waiting
D .
calling
(18)
A .
delight
B .
credit
C .
interest
D .
disadvantage
(19)
A .
beg
B .
trust
C .
need
D .
aid
(20)
A .
toys
B .
awards
C .
food
D .
water
答案:(1)C;(2)A;(3)D;(4)D;(5)B;(6)A;(7)B;(8)A;(9)C;(10)D;(11)A;(12)D;(13)B;(14)C;(15)C;(16)C;(17)B;(18)A;(19)C;(20)D;