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 It was a cold winter. The day my husband fell to his de ath , 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.

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  本文描述了一位妇女失去丈夫后,由最初的悲痛消沉到后来的自立坚强的心路历程。

1 . A. on    B. in     C. like  D. for

答案: C 。天开始下起雪来,就像任何一个 11 月份的日子。 like prep . 像。

2 . A. body   B. soul    C. shoe     D. footprint

答案: A 。当我发现他时,他的尸体上覆盖着雪。 body 尸体。由上文可知,她的丈夫已经去世。

3 . A. sweep up  B. drop off    C. fall down   D. pile up

答案: D 。对于紧接着的四个月,几乎每天都在下雪,我坐在沙发上,看着它一点点堆积着。 pile up 堆积。

4 . A. upstairs   B. downstairs       C. indoors       D. outdoors

答案: B 。 一天上午,我慢慢地走下楼,惊奇地看到一辆扫雪机在清理我的汽车道,并且一位弓着背的妇女在清理我的走道。由下句的 upstairs 可知是 downstairs 。

5 . A. so    B. yet   C. and    D. for

答案: A 。我屈膝弯腰,爬回到楼上,因此那些好心人将不会看见我。

6 . A. delighted   B. disappointed   C. annoyed     D. ashamed

答案: D 。我感到羞愧。由上文的动作可知,我觉得不好意思。

7 . A. pay    B. award     C. reward     D. treat

答案: C 。我首先想到的是,我将怎样报答他们? reward 回报,报答; award 授予,颁发。

8 . A. courage   B. strength   C. spirit     D. power

答案: B 。我连梳头的力气都没有,更别说清理人行道了。 strength 力气,力量。

9 . A. stand alone  B. leave alone   C. sit alone    D. let alone

答案: D 。 let alone 更不用说。 leave alone 不管,不理,不打扰。

10 . A. frequently     B. gradually     C. hardly            D. uncertainly

答案: C 。在 John 去世之前,我感到很自豪,我几乎不求助别人。

11 . A. intelligence    B. independence    C. excellence       D. qualification

答案: B 。我把自己看做是一个有能力并且很独立的人。

12 . A. achieve     B. praise      C. respect            D. promote

答案: C 。如果我每天坐在沙发上,看着外面的飘雪,我怎能看得起自己呢? respect 尊敬,看得起。

13 . A. supply     B. support     C. contribution        D. encouragement

答案: B 。学会接受来自他人的爱和支持是件不容易的事。由下段内容可知答案为 support 。

14 . A. burden       B. job     C. business         D. sorrow

答案: A 。 我的朋友 Kathy 说: “Mary ,为你做饭不是我的负担 ……” 。 burden 负担。

15 . A. sensitive  B. same     C. considerate      D. similar

答案: D 。一次又一次,从支持我的人口中,我听到类似的话。 similar 类似的。 same 前需要加 the 才对。

16 . A. blue      B. rainy      C. bright  D. snowy

答案: A 。 during those blue days 在那些沮丧的日子。 blue 沮丧的,忧郁的。

17 . A. despair    B. difficulty      C. pain           D. regret

答案: C 。因为对你来说,接受痛苦可能是你要做的最难的事情。 pain 痛苦。指失去丈夫的痛苦。

18 . A. still   B. once         C. even     D. never

答案: B 。我现在不再是曾经的我了。 once 曾经,以前。

19 . A. worse       B. less     C. more              D. better

答案: D 。在好多方面,我已经变得好多了。

20 . A. facing       B. noticing   C. managing      D. expressing

答案: A 。 我惊奇地了解到面对和经受最大的恐惧后会有难以置信的自由。 face 面对。