A strong wind was blowing hard, thunder was rumbling (雷声隆隆地响), and lightning flashed across the dark sky. Rain was   1   down; it looked as if heaven had been broken open.

Gleams of light appeared from windows of faraway houses, ___2___ like jewels in all the dark.

A   3   woman dressed in rags and trembling with cold was   4   on a lonely road, while the merciless rain was   5   her without pause.

She knocked at a door, and a  6  answered it. She begged him to let her stay a while   7  . The boy then let her into the sitting room and   8   her sitting by the fire.

The woman  9  old and tired under the bright electric light,   10  she was only in her early thirties. She sat   11  for a moment, and then her eyes began to look about the   12  . When her wandering eyes rested on the picture of a young man, she   13   up, looking thunderstruck.

Just then, the boy came with his  14. The man at once recognized the woman as his   15  . They had   16   touch with each other during the war, and he thought he had lost her forever.

17   words needed to be spoken. They ran into each other’s arms  18   the boy stared at them, puzzled.

The storm was over and the sky cleared. Feeling very   19  , the couple stood face to face with their child between them, watching the rain as it gradually   20  .

1．A. pouring      B. falling        C. dropping         D. flooding

2．A.blowing     B.breaking         C.shining           D. flying

3．A. rich         B. beautiful           C. poor         D. ugly

4．A. crying  B. wandering        C. struggling               D. wondering

5．A. striking  B. hitting         C. flowing                    D. beating

6．A. girl       B. woman                    C. man              D. boy   

7．A. out             B. near               C. inside            D. outside

8．A. left           B. made            C. asked                   D. told

9．A. became         B. appeared           C. showed            D. sounded

10．A. so           B. though              C. however               D. and

11．A. still         B. thirsty            C. hungry           D. straight

12．A. house            B. picture           C. room               D. fire

13．A. picked        B. came              C. stood               D. looked

14．A. brother       B. mother           C. friend               D. father

15．A. sister                B. wife          C. mother       D. girlfriend

16．A. kept         B. got                 C. made                 D. lost

17．A. Much         B. Many               C. No                     D. Not

18．A. as           B. while               C. when                D. since

19．A. disappointed          B. sorry          C. happy        D. sad

20．A. began             B. stopped             C. ended           D. went

A strong wind was blowing hard, thunder was rumbling (雷声隆隆地响), and lightning flashed across the dark sky. Rain was   1  down; it looked as if heaven had been broken open.
Gleams of light appeared from windows of faraway houses, ___2___ like jewels in all the dark.
A   3  woman dressed in rags and trembling with cold was   4  on a lonely road, while the merciless rain was   5  her without pause.
She knocked at a door, and a  6 answered it. She begged him to let her stay a while  7 . The boy then let her into the sitting room and   8  her sitting by the fire.
The woman  9 old and tired under the bright electric light,   10  she was only in her early thirties. She sat   11 for a moment, and then her eyes began to look about the   12 . When her wandering eyes rested on the picture of a young man, she   13  up, looking thunderstruck.
Just then, the boy came with his  14. The man at once recognized the woman as his   15 . They had   16  touch with each other during the war, and he thought he had lost her forever.
17  words needed to be spoken. They ran into each other’s arms  18  the boy stared at them, puzzled.
The storm was over and the sky cleared. Feeling very   19 , the couple stood face to face with their child between them, watching the rain as it gradually   20  .

A strong wind was blowing hard ,thunder was rumbling(雷声隆隆地响),and lightning flashed across the dark sky. Rain was  36   down; it looked as if heaven had been broken open.

       Gleams of light appeared from windows of   37  houses ,shining like jewels in all the dark.

       A  38  woman dressed in rags and trembling with cold was  39  on a lonely road, while the merciless rain was  40  against her without pause.

       She knocked at a door, and a boy answered it. She  41  him to let her stay a while  42  .

       The boy then let her into the sitting room and  43  her sitting by the fire.

       The woman  44  old and tired under the bright electric light,  45  she was only in her early thirties. She sat  46  for a moment ,and then her eyes began to look about the room. When her wandering eyes  47  on the picture of a young man, she  48   up, looking thunderstruck.

       Just then ,the boy came with his  49  .The man at once  50  the woman as his wife .They had   51  touch with each other during the war ,and he thought he had lost her forever.

         52  words needed to be spoken. They ran into each other’s arms  53  the boy stared at them ,puzzled.

       The storm was over and the sky cleared up. Feeling very  54  , the couple stood face to face with their child between them, watching the rain as it gradually  55  .

A strong wind was blowing hard, thunder was rumbling (雷声隆隆地响), and lightning flashed across the dark sky. Rain was　 36　 down; it looked as if heaven had been broken open. Gleams(闪光) of light appeared from windows of faraway houses, 　37 like jewels in all the dark.

A 　 38　 woman dressed in rags and trembling with cold was　 39 on a lonely road, while the merciless rain was 　40　 her without pause.

She knocked at a door, and a 　 41　 answered it. She begged him to let her stay a while　 42 . The boy then let her into the sitting room and 　43 her sitting by the fire.

The woman 44 old and tired under the bright electric light,　 45 she was only in her early thirties. She sat 　　46　 for a moment, and then her eyes began to look about the　 47　 . When her wandering eyes rested on the picture of a young man, she 48 up, looking thunderstruck.

Just then, the boy came with his　 49　 . The man at once recognized the woman as his　 50 . They had 　51 touch with each other during the war, and he thought he had lost her forever. 　 52　 words needed to be spoken. They ran into each other’s arms 53 the boy stared at them, puzzled.

The storm was over and the sky cleared. Feeling very 　54 , the couple stood face to face with their child between them, watching the rain as it gradually　 55 .

36. A. pouring　　　　　　　 B. falling　　　　　　　　　　　 C. dropping　　　　　　　　 D. flooding

37. A. blowing　　　　　　 B. breaking　　　　　　　　 C. shining　　　　　　　　　 　　　 D. flying

38. A. rich　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. beautiful　　　　　　　　 C. poor　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　 D. ugly

39. A. crying　　　　　　　 　　　 B. wandering　　　　　　　 C. struggling　　　　　　　 D. wondering

40. A. striking　　　　　　　 B. hitting　　　　　　　　　　 C. flowing　　　　　　　　　 　　 D. beating

41. A. girl　　　　　　　　　　 B. woman　　　　　　　　　 　　　 C. man 　　　　　　　　　　　 D. boy　

42. A. out　　　　　　　　　　 B. near　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　 C. inside 　　　　　　　　　　 D. outside

43. A. left　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. made　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　 C. asked　　　　　　　　　　 　　　 D. told

44. A. became　　　　　　　 B. appeared　 　　　　　　 　　　 C. showed　　 　　　　　　 　　 D. sounded

45. A. so　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. though　　　　　　　　　 C. however　　　　　 　 D. and

46. A. still　　　　　　 　　　　　　 B. thirsty　　　　　　　　　　 　　　 C. hungry　　　　　　 　　　 　　 D. straight

47.A. house　　　　　　　　 B. picture 　　　　　　　　　 C. room　　　　　　　 　 D. fire

48. A. picked　　　　　　　　　　　 B. came 　　　　　 　　　 C. stood 　　　　　　　　　　 　　 D. looked

49.A. brother　　　 　　　　　　 B. mother　　　　　　　　　 　　　 C. friend　　　　　　　　　　　 　　 D. father

50.A. sister　 　　　 　　 B. wife　　　　　　　　 　 C. mother　　　　　　　　　 D. girlfriend

51. A. kept　　　　　　　　　 B. got　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　 C. made　　　　　　　　　　 D. lost

52. A. Much　　　　　　　　 B. Many　　　　　　　　　　 　　　 C. No　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　 D. Not

53. A. as　　　　　　　　　　 B. while　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　 C. when　　　　　　　　　　　 　　 D. since

54. A. disappointed　　　 B. sorry　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　 C. happy　　　　　　　　　　 　　　 D. sad

55. A. began　　　　　　　　 B. stopped　　　　　　　　　　 　　 C. ended　　　　　　　　　　 　　　 D. went

A strong wind was blowing hard, thunder was rumbling (雷声隆隆地响), and lightning flashed across the dark sky. Rain was1down; it looked as if heaven had been broken open.
Gleams of light appeared from windows of faraway houses, 2 like jewels in all the dark.
A 3woman dressed in rags and trembling with cold was4 on a lonely road, while the merciless rain was 5her without pause.
She knocked at a door, and a6answered it. She begged him to let her stay a while  7. The boy then let her into the sitting room and 8 her sitting by the fire.
The woman9old and tired under the bright electric light,10 she was only in her early thirties. She sat 11for a moment, and then her eyes began to look about the   112. When her wandering eyes rested on the picture of a young man, she 13 up, looking thunderstruck.
Just then, the boy came with his14. The man at once recognized the woman as his   115. They had 16 touch with each other during the war, and he thought he had lost her forever.
17words needed to be spoken. They ran into each other’s arms 18the boy stared at them, puzzled.
The storm was over and the sky cleared. Feeling very 19, the couple stood face to face with their child between them, watching the rain as it gradually20 .

1. 1.
   1. A.
      pouring
   2. B.
      falling
   3. C.
      dropping
   4. D.
      flooding
2. 2.
   1. A.
      blowing
   2. B.
      breaking
   3. C.
      shining
   4. D.
      flying
3. 3.
   1. A.
      rich
   2. B.
      beautiful
   3. C.
      poor
   4. D.
      ugly
4. 4.
   1. A.
      crying
   2. B.
      wandering
   3. C.
      struggling
   4. D.
      wondering
5. 5.
   1. A.
      striking
   2. B.
      hitting
   3. C.
      flowing
   4. D.
      beating
6. 6.
   1. A.
      girl
   2. B.
      woman
   3. C.
      man
   4. D.
      boy
7. 7.
   1. A.
      out
   2. B.
      near
   3. C.
      inside
   4. D.
      outside
8. 8.
   1. A.
      left
   2. B.
      made
   3. C.
      asked
   4. D.
      told
9. 9.
   1. A.
      became
   2. B.
      appeared
   3. C.
      showed
   4. D.
      sounded
10. 10.
    1. A.
       so
    2. B.
       though
    3. C.
       however
    4. D.
       and
11. 11.
    1. A.
       still
    2. B.
       thirsty
    3. C.
       hungry
    4. D.
       straight
12. 12.
    1. A.
       house
    2. B.
       picture
    3. C.
       room
    4. D.
       fire
13. 13.
    1. A.
       picked
    2. B.
       came
    3. C.
       stood
    4. D.
       looked
14. 14.
    1. A.
       brother
    2. B.
       mother
    3. C.
       friend
    4. D.
       father
15. 15.
    1. A.
       sister
    2. B.
       wife
    3. C.
       mother
    4. D.
       girlfriend
16. 16.
    1. A.
       kept
    2. B.
       got
    3. C.
       made
    4. D.
       lost
17. 17.
    1. A.
       Much
    2. B.
       Many
    3. C.
       No
    4. D.
       Not
18. 18.
    1. A.
       as
    2. B.
       while
    3. C.
       when
    4. D.
       since
19. 19.
    1. A.
       disappointed
    2. B.
       sorry
    3. C.
       happy
    4. D.
       sad
20. 20.
    1. A.
       began
    2. B.
       stopped
    3. C.
       ended
    4. D.
       went