問題詳情：
It was a cold winter. The day my husband fell to his death，it started to snow，just __1__ any November day. His __2__ , when I found it，was lightly covered with snow. It snowed almost every day for the next four months，while I sat on the couch and watched it __3__. One morning，I walked slowly __4__ and was surprised to see a snow remover clearing my driveway and the bent back of a woman clearing my walk. I dropped to my knees and crawled back upstairs, __5__ those good people would not see me. I was __6__. My first thought was，how would I ever __7__ them? I didn't have the __8__ to brush my hair, __9__ clear someone's walk.
Before John's death，I felt proud that I __10__ asked for favors. I identified myself by my competence and __11__ . So who was I if I was no longer capable? How could I __12__myself if I just sat on the couch every day and watched the snow fall?
Learning to receive the love and __13__ from others wasn't easy. Friends cooked for me and I cried. Finally，my friend Kathy said，“ Mary, cooking for you isn't a __14__ for me；it makes me feel good to be able to do something for you.”
Over and over，I heard __15__ words from the people who supported me during those __16__ days. One wise man told me，“ You aren't doing nothing because being fully open to your __17__ may be the hardest work you will ever do.”
I am not the person I __18__ was, but in many ways I have changed for the __19__. I've been surprised to learn that there is incredible freedom coming from __20__ one's worst fear and walking away whole. I believe there is strength, for sure，in accepting a dark period of our life.
【回答】
本文描述了一位婦女失去丈夫後，由最初的悲痛消沉到後來的自立堅強的心路歷程。
1．A. on B. in C. like D. for
*：C。天開始下起雪來，就像任何一個11月份的日子。like prep.像。
2．A. body B. soul C. shoe D. footprint
*：A。當我發現他時，他的屍體上覆蓋着雪。body屍體。由上文可知，她的丈夫已經去世。
3．A. sweep up B. drop off C. fall down D. pile up
*：D。對於緊接着的四個月，幾乎每天都在下雪，我坐在沙發上，看着它一點點堆積着。pile up堆積。
4．A. upstairs B. downstairs C. indoors D. outdoors
*：B。 一天上午，我慢慢地走下樓，驚奇地看到一輛掃雪機在清理我的汽車道，並且一位弓着背的婦女在清理我的走道。由下句的upstairs可知是downstairs。
5．A. so B. yet C. and D. for
*：A。我屈膝彎腰，爬回到樓上，因此那些好心人將不會看見我。
6．A. delighted B. disappointed C. annoyed D. ashamed
*：D。我感到羞愧。由上文的動作可知，我覺得不好意思。
7．A. pay B. award C. reward D. treat
*：C。我首先想到的是，我將怎樣報答他們？reward回報，報答；award授予，頒發。
8．A. courage B. strength C. spirit D. power
*：B。我連梳頭的力氣都沒有，更別説清理人行道了。strength力氣，力量。
9．A. stand alone B. leave alone C. sit alone D. let alone
*：D。let alone更不用説。leave alone不管，不理，不打擾。
10．A. frequently B. gradually C. hardly D. uncertainly
*：C。在John去世之前，我感到很自豪，我幾乎不求助別人。
11．A. intelligence B. independence C. excellence D. qualification
*：B。我把自己看做是一個有能力並且很*的人。
12．A. achieve B. praise C. respect D. promote
*：C。如果我每天坐在沙發上，看着外面的飄雪，我怎能看得起自己呢？respect尊敬，看得起。
13．A. supply B. support C. contribution D. encouragement
*：B。學會接受來自他人的愛和支持是件不容易的事。由下段內容可知*為support。
14．A. burden B. job C. business D. sorrow
*：A。 我的朋友Kathy説：“Mary，為你做飯不是我的負擔……”。burden負擔。
15．A. sensitive B. same C. considerate D. similar
*：D。一次又一次，從支持我的人口中，我聽到類似的話。similar類似的。same前需要加the才對。
16．A. blue B. rainy C. bright D. snowy
*：A。during those blue days在那些沮喪的日子。blue沮喪的，憂鬱的。
17．A. despair B. difficulty C. pain D. regret
*：C。因為對你來説，接受痛苦可能是你要做的最難的事情。pain痛苦。指失去丈夫的痛苦。
18．A. still B. once C. even D. never
*：B。我現在不再是曾經的我了。once曾經，以前。
19．A. worse B. less C. more D. better
*：D。在好多方面，我已經變得好多了。
20．A. facing B. noticing C. managing D. expressing
*：A。 我驚奇地瞭解到面對和經受最大的恐懼後會有難以置信的自由。face面對。
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