A boy, about 10 years old, got to my clinic with his sick cat for cure. Thc cat was a tiny beautiful thing, about the boy's own 36 . I could see she was 37 very strong and lovely with the fur of a 38 and Tigress was her name. She 39 me with a friendly nub against my hand.
I 40 her and found a tumor(����). She had no 41 of recovery. I looked at the fresh-faced boy and back at Tigress. I began to 42 pity on the boy. At such a young age, he had to face to part with his beloved one.
I told him as 43 as I could what I had found, and what it meant. The boy's face twisted (Ť��) and turned away. I sat down and 44 Tigress to give the boy some time to recover. I felt Tigress's old beautiful fur 45 we discussed the possible choice with him: I could give her an operation, which would be very 46 and would not make her live longer than a month, or an injection and put her to sleep.
After some time, the boy accepted the reality. "I've seen her 47 recently, so I'd like her to die peacefully." I could see how 48 it was costing him in making such a 49 .
I asked if he wanted to take her home overnight to say goodbye. He said he just wanted to be 50 with her for a few minutes. I went to get the 51 which I would use to put her to sleep. I could not control the 52 streaming down my face.
She fell asleep, her head 53 in his hand, lovely and quiet, but her owner now had all the 54 . "This is the finest 55 you could give. You bear the pain so that the loved one might rest." The boy nodded and he understood.
1. A. age B. child C. baby D. size
2.A. always B. now C. once D. often
3. A. tiger B. animal C. cat D. dog
4.A. nodded B. greeted C. looked at D. saw
5. A. saw B. felt C. rubbed D. examined
6.A. desire B wish C. hope D .choice
7.A. give B. want C. feel D. take
8.A. possible B. gently C. long D. soon
9.A. turned away B. turned to C. turned down D. turned in
10.A. after B. before C. while D. because
11.A. expensive B. simple C. cheap D. quick
12.A. starve B. change C. play D. suffer
13.A. long B. often C. much D. soon
14.A. way B. effort C. leap D. decision
15.A. lonely B. alone C. sad D. glad
16.A. gift B. knife C. medicine D. operation
17.A. tears B. heart C. feeling D. emotion
18.A. shaking B. nodding C. turning D. lying
19.A. relief B. suffering C. sleep D. fun
20.A. gift B. injection C. examination D. treatment
It was in the small house ___ was built with stones by his father ___he spent his childhood .
A. which , that B. that , where C. which , which D. that , which
If better use is ____ your spare time , you will make greater progress.
A. used for B. spent C. made of D. taken
— Did you call on any of your old friends when you returned to your hometown ?
—______ of them . They were all very busy .
A . Nobody B .None C .Both D .Neither
It took seven years __________ they finally got married.
A．since B．after C．before D．when
The students asked me ____________ going to be held.
A. when is the meeting B. when the meeting was
C. if was the meeting D. if the meeting is
