Coffeeisourdog,dad'sfavourite.Fiveyearsago,

問題詳情：

Coffee is our dog, dad's favourite. Five years ago, __21__ suffered strokes, and the doctors told us he would not __22__ through. Mum and we sisters took turns taking care of him, trying to __23__ him by asking questions, such as, “Are you OK？” “Do you know who we are？”．.. __24__， we never got the answers we were __25__. As the months went by, I started to miss our __26__， thinking of those funny things he would do. So one day, when I was asking dad our daily questions, without even __27__ it, I blurted out (脫口而出): “Is Coffee a tiger？” Suddenly, we saw dad move __28__， the corner of his __29__ began to turn up, smiling! It was the first __30__ in four months that dad had __31__ any awareness. Coffee called dad back to __32__！

Since then, Coffee came into our __33__. I would remind him of how Coffee __34__ walking on grass. Every time we threw a ball in our garden, Coffee would run __35__ the edge, on the brick pavers (小道), to the closest point where the ball had __36__， tip­toe onto the grass to pick it up, then run back along the pavers again.

It took one year before dad was __37__ well enough to return home, and I'll never forget the homecoming. Coffee was waiting for dad and, with no idea that he wasn't as steady on his feet as before, Coffee rapidly jumped himself into dad's __38__， almost pushing dad over. But dad didn't seem to __39__ one bit: the smile on his face was the most __40__ I've ever seen and the tears in his eyes said it all.

21．A. mum                              B. I

C. dad                                  D. Coffee

22．A. pull                             B. get

C. put                                  D. go

23．A. help                             B. comfort

C. save                                 D. awake

24．A. Fortunately                      B. Sadly

C. Strangely                            D. Firstly

25．A. learning about                   B. hoping for

C. caring about                         D. looking for

26．A. home                             B. garden

C. dog                                  D. neighbour

27．A. asking                           B. minding

C. hearing                              D. realizing

28．A. calmly                           B. quickly

C. slowly                               D. worriedly

29．A. mouth                            B. ear

C. face                                 D. nose

30．A. notice                           B. sign

C. sight                                D. view

31．A. showed                           B. lost

C. found                                D. expressed

32．A. thought                          B. smile

C. spirit                               D. life

33．A. conversations                    B. hearts

C. memories                             D. stories

34．A. loves                            B. hates

C. cares                                D. knows

35．A. along                            B. over

C. on                                   D. beyond

36．A. came                             B. left

C. hit                                  D. landed

37．A. immediately                      B. only

C. finally                              D. hardly

38．A. hands                            B. arms

C. eyes                                 D. tears

39．A. mind                             B. feel

C. see                                  D. stand

40．A. interesting                      B. colourful

C. beautiful                            D. surprising

【回答】

CADBB  CDCAB  ADABA   DCBAC

知識點：日常生活類

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