Little Bit
"Meow, meow, meow," is what I heard as I walked. I went to the noise and found there was a
36 black and white cat under a piece of wood. I picked him up and 37 he must be freezing to death. I 38 home with the cat held in my jacket.
My new best friend, who soon became known as Little Bit, received his name because he was almost 39 when I held him in my hands. He stood about five inches tail. Little Bit' s small size had a great advantage -- he 40 perfectly in the pocket of my jacket, which made 41 him everywhere very easy. Any time I was home, he wouldn' t leave my 42 . He was always eager to play with me. When I fell asleep at night, he would always roll up around my head to keep me 43 .
Unfortunately, I grew up. My teenage life 44 my relationship with Little Bit. I lived at such a fast pace (节奏) that I stopped making time for him. My free time was spent with my 45 instead. I would come in the house on my phone and not 46 him at all. His meows became an annoyance to me, but it wasn' t his fault that he 47 his best friend back.
Time had caused a 48 to Little Bit. His body began shutting down and by the time I realized 49 was wrong with him, he had already lost his balance. He lay there and looked at me, and 50 this day I still remember the 51 look in his bright green eyes. I took him to the vet (兽医), but there was nothing he could do. The last time I 52 him he wasn' t the same tiny cat I had found ten years before. Little Bit filled my arms and he was put to sleep that day.
Little Bit' s 53 made me realize how much he meant to me. He was always there for me when I 54 him. I regret our last years together and I feel sorry for not always being there for him. I will always 55 the special memories we made.
1.A. lovely B. tiny C. pretty D. friendly
2.A. agreed B. remembered C. realized D. proved
3.A. left B. stayed C. drove D. hurried
4.A. weightless B. useless C. breathless D. hopeless
5.A. grew B. fitted C. played D. existed
6.A. showing B. keeping C. taking D. putting
7.A. pocket B. heart C. mind D. side
8.A. quiet B. asleep C. safe D. warm
9.A. weakened B. built C. deepened D. sharpened
10.A. friends B. computer C. parents D. relatives
11.A. find B. feed C. notice D. hear
12.A. pulled B. won C. wanted D. permitted
13.A. fear B. loss C. accident D. concern
14.A. everything B. nothing C. anything D. something
15.A. before B. until C. during D. for
16.A. shameful B. serious C. long D. sorrowful
17.A. helped B. met C. held D. doubted
18.A. illness B. death C. sadness D. story
19.A. needed B. caught C. protected D. picked
20.A. treasure B. admire C. remind D. explore
– What’s Joan dong? -- ______ newspapers in the room.
A. She reading B. She reads C. To read D. Reading
– Mary didn’t attend the lecture, did she? -- Yes, she ______.
A. attended B. didn’t attend C. didn’t D. did
– Will you waste your time and money on that? -- Certainly _______.
A. I not B. don’t C. not D. no
Although ______ to stop, he kept on working.
A. tell B. telling C. having told D. told
– I won’t do it any more. --_______?
A. Why don’t B. Why don’t do it any more C. Why not D. Why not to
