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She had been shopping with her Mom in Wal-Mart. She must have been 6 years old, a beautiful image of innocence. It was 36  outside and the kind of rain fell to 37 the earth.

We all stood there under the  38  ,just outside the door. We waited, some 39 , but others irritated(激怒)40  nature messed up their hurried day.

“Mom, let’s run through the rain,” she said. Her 41 was so sweet as it broke the dull surroundings.

“No, honey. We’ll  42   until it slows down a bit,” Mom replied.

This young child waited another 43  and repeated: “ Mom, let’s run through the rain. ”

“We’ll get soaked(淋湿)if we do.”

“No, we won’t, Mom. That’s not what you said this morning,” the young girl said as she quickly 44  her Mom’s arm.

“This morning?  45    did I say we could run through the rain and not get wet?”

“Don’t you remember? When you were  46   to Daddy about his cancer, you said, ‘If God can get us through this, he can get us through   47   !’ ”

The entire crowd became 48 . I swear you couldn’t hear anything but the rain. No one came or left in the next few minutes. The mother 49 and thought for a moment.

Now some would laugh it off and scold her for being  50 .Some might even ignore what was said,  51  this was a moment of confirmation in a young child’s life.

“Honey , you are  52  right. Maybe we just need washing,” Mom said. Then off they ran.

We all stood  53   and smiling as they ran past the cars. They held their shopping bags over their heads. They got soaked, but soon they were  54  to their cars and I did too.”

Many years has passed, and yet the scene often flashes in my mind. Circumstances or people can take away your material possessions, they can take away your money and health, but no one can ever take away your  55  memories. I hope you still take the time to run through the rain.

36. A. blowing       B. pouring           C. flowing         D. whistling

37. A. twist          B. sweep             C. hit             D. split

38. A. window       B. tent               C. roof            D. shelter

39. A. patiently      B. disappointedly      C. uneasily        D. angrily

40. A. unless        B. because           C. before          D. though

41. A. heart         B. voice              C. temper         D. smile

42. A. rest          B. run                C. wait           D. play

43. A. time         B. second             C. minute         D. hour

44. A. moved       B. raised              C. bent           D. pulled

45. A. Why         B. When              C. Where          D. How

46. A. talking       B. reporting            C. complaining     D. lying

47. A. that          B. something          C. anything         D. nothing

48. A. upset         B. anxious           C. sad              D. silent

49. A. paused       B. worried            C. doubted          D. understood

50. A. curious       B. silly              C. careless          D. sensitive

51. A. and          B. as                C. or                D. but

52. A. probably      B. partly             C. absolutely         D. partly

53. A. thinking      B. hesitating          C. watching         D. preparing

54. A. led          B. followed           C. rushed           D. sent

55. A. precious     B. bitter             C. recent            D. vague

36-55  BCDAB      BCCDB    ACDAB    DCCBA

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