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. I___36___his begging for affection (喜爱), hurdled over him and ran for the waiting bus. ___37___, that afternoon, when I came home, Mom said to me___38___, “Honey, I have some___39___news that I need to tell you. This morning, while you were at school, Tippy was hit by a car and___40___. I’m so sorry.” “No! It’s not true!” I was___41___. I couldn’t believe her. “Tippy, come here! Come on, boy!” I called and called for him. I waited. He didn’t come. Feeling___42___, I wandered into the living room. I didn’t cry that night. I still couldn’t believe that he was___43___. When I got off the bus the next day, the___44___at home was deafening. Finally, my sobs (哭泣) bubbled up and erupted (喷发) like lava (熔岩) from a volcano. I couldn’t stop___45___. I hadn’t even petted him when I left.___46___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___47___some things. I realized what little control any of us have over what happens ___48___ a dog. We can do everything right, but___49___things can still happen. But good things can happen too. That’s___50___. The best way to deal with the hard times is to___51___what you need to do to get through them when they come, and to remember that hard times always___52___. I now deeply understand the “circle of life”. Everyone is born, everyone___53___, and that’s the way it is. If dogs never died, there would be no___54___for others like Belle – my new dog. Best of all, I realized that Tippy___55___all of my good memories of him. And they come to me every time I call! 小题1: A．met B．ignored C．promised D．preferred 小题2: A．However B．Besides C．Therefore D．Finally 小题3: A．excitedly B．quickly C．nervously D．seriously 小题4: A．good B．sad C．dull D．happy 小题5: A．escaped B．wounded C．killed D．knocked 小题6: A．in disagreement B．in anger C．in silence D．in shock 小题7: A．lost B．sleepy C．crazy D．uncertain 小题8: A．gone B．missing C．alive D．stolen 小题9: A．noise B．quarrel C．silence D．sound 小题10: A．waiting B．crying C．thinking D．expecting 小题11: A．Why B．What C．Which D．How 小题12: A．forget B．recall C．understand D．change 小题13: A．to B．about C．out D．into 小题14: A．surprising B．bad C．amazing D．amusing 小题15: A．nature B．human C．life D．rule 小题16: A．figure out B．picked out C．try out D．put out 小题17: A．disappear B．overcome C．help D．pass 小题18: A．grows B．lives C．suffers D．dies 小题19: A．chance B．room C．possibility D．doubt 小题20: A．thought of B．brought up C．left behind D．picked up