完形填空(共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分)
46 blind, deaf, unable to walk or use your hands easily is something that most people can’t imagine. But many people ­­47  these challenges 48  Liz Smith. Liz can’t use her arms or legs well, and normal things like answering the telephone,opening and 49  the door or carrying things have always been difficult for her.Then one day last year,a friend of her said that she would like to help her out. She talked to “Animal Helpers ” to see if it would be possible for her to get a specially 50  dog.
51  six months of training with a dog at “Animal Helpers”, Liz smith was able to 52  him home. Her dog’s name is “Lucky” --- a good name for him 53  Liz feels lucky to have him.
54 does Lucky help her? Well, he has been trained to understand many different 55 .For example, when Liz says, “Lucky, fetch my book!” and he 56 at once. He is very clever and understands many English words ,57  some difficult 58  like “upstaris”.
“Animals Helpers” is an organization 59  to help disabled people .60 is very important that it doesn’t run out of money. The donation is greatly appreciated and the money is well used to help disabled people like Liz.

完形填空（15分）
阅读下面短文, 掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
I stood in the doorway, watching my elder brother carefully putting clothes into his bag. I coughed uneasily. Finally 　　36　　 that I was there, Rocky turned towards me with a sad smile.
“I’m 　　37　　 tomorrow,” he said.
“I know.” My __38____ was almost a whisper. I was 　　39　　 at myself for being so weak, but I wasn’t about to cry.
“My 　　40　　 is early, so there is still 　　41　　 time to come to the airport,” he said. Seeing the 　　42　　 look on my face, he quickly added, “I promise I won’t leave without saying goodbye.”
I tried to say 　　43　　 , but didn’t. It’s always 　　44　　 to keep quiet if you’re about to cry. “You promised you wouldn’t cry,” he said to me, thinking that I was close to 　　45　　.
I remember the day he taught me how to ride a bike. 　　46　　 I thought he was always right behind me, holding the seat to keep me from 　　47　　. I was happy with this, but he knew he couldn’t hold me up all my life. He told me that one day he would have to let go.
His coughing stopped my thinking. What was left to say? How could I say 　　48　　 to the person who taught me everything?
The next morning I 　　49　　 , looked at my alarm clock, and realized he had left　50　 ago. We never even said goodbye.
Goodbye, Rocky! Although he may have been many miles away, I knew he heard me, even if it was only an answer in his heart.