Jane’s mother worked on the farm from dawn till dark, which just could make ends meet. To make Jane live a   36  life. Mother was very carful about spending money.   37  , Jane didn’t understand her. Every day Mother was busy with her  38   while Jane was studying at school, so they had little time to enjoy themselves.

One day, Mother realized Jane was unhappy and even  39  to her, so she decided to go   40  with Jane to make Jane happy.

On Sunday morning they went happily to the snowfield. Since they were   41  in white clothes, the manager advised them to buy ski clothes. He said   42  there was an accident, they might be easily  43  in their ski clothes. Mother couldn’t   44  them, so she refused.

Then they went skiing in their white clothes. They were skiing happily on the   45   when suddenly the snowfield began to  46  . It was the snowslide(雪崩). They ran a long way and  47   the snowslide finally, but they couldn’t find their way. Later, a helicopter was flying above,  48  people on it couldn’t see or hear them. Jane was  49   because she had hurt her head seriously and  50  dropped on the snow. Just then an idea struck Mother. She pierced (刺破) her wrist  51  and then bright red blood dropped down on the snowfield. A red SOS was on the snow. At last Jane  52  , but Mother died.

Every time I   53  the blood dropping onto the snowfield, I feel   54  . I believe anyone who hears the tragedy will  55  Mother for her selfless love to her daughter.

1.A. happy           B. healthy         C. busy            D. meaningful

2.A. Moreover              B. However         C. Anyway          D. Though

3.A. writing          B. housework       C. work            D. research

4.A. unfriendly        B. loyal           C. kind            D. cruel

5.A. skating            B. dancing         C. hiking          D. skiing

6.A. all                         B. both            C. either          D. every

7.A. now that          B. in case         C. as though       D. even if

8.A. searched        B. examined        C. found           D. caught

9.A. pay              B. manage          C. afford          D. stand

10.A. mountain              B. farmland        C. playground      D. snowfield

11.A. change                B. melt            C. shake           D. jump

12.A. escaped       B. passed          C. experienced     D. overcame

13.A. but            B. so              C. since           D. while

14.A. in despair     B. in danger       C. in peace        D. in ruins

15.A. hair           B. blood           C. tears           D. jewels

16.A. carefully     B. slowly          C. immediately     D. hardly

17.A. cried          B. died            C. woke            D. survived

18.A. find out        B. think of        C. suffer from      D. come across

19.A. satisfied       B. curious         C. anxious         D. painful

20.A. admire             B. envy                   C. reward          D. thank

2.  Why did Jane go to Africa to study chimps in the wild? Because she wanted          .

Jane’s mother worked on the farm from dawn till dark, which just could make ends meet. To make Jane live a   36 life. Mother was very careful about spending money.   37 , Jane didn’t understand her. Every day Mother was busy with her  38  while Jane was studying at school, so they had little time to enjoy themselves. 
One day, Mother realized Jane was unhappy and even 39 to her, so she decided to go   40 with Jane to make Jane happy.
On Sunday morning they went happily to the snowfield. Since they were   41 in white clothes, the manager advised them to buy ski clothes. He said   42  there was an accident, they might be easily  43  in their ski clothes. Mother couldn’t   44 them, so she refused.
Then they went skiing in their white clothes. They were skiing happily on the   45  when suddenly the snowfield began to  46 . It was the snowslide(雪崩). They ran a long way and  47  the snowslide finally, but they couldn’t find their way. Later, a helicopter was flying above,  48 people on it couldn’t see or hear them. Jane was  49  because she had hurt her head seriously and  50 dropped on the snow. Just then an idea struck Mother. She pierced (刺破) her wrist  51 and then bright red blood dropped down on the snowfield. A red SOS was on the snow. At last Jane  52 , but Mother died.
Every time I   53 the blood dropping onto the snowfield, I feel  54 . I believe anyone who hears the tragedy will  55 Mother for her selfless love to her daughter.

Jane’s mother worked on the farm from dawn till dark, which just could make ends meet(量入为出，收支平衡). To make Jane live a  36  life, Mother was very careful about spending money.  37 , Jane didn’t understand her. Every day Mother was busy with her 38 while Jane was studying at school, so they had little time to enjoy themselves.
One day, Mother realized Jane was unhappy and even 39 to her, so she decided to go   40  with Jane to make Jane happy.
On Sunday morning they went happily to the snowfield. Since they were   41 in white clothes, the manager advised them to buy ski clothes. He said  42 there was an accident, they might be easily 43 in their ski clothes. Mother couldn’t  44 them, so she refused.
Then they went skiing in their white clothes. They were skiing happily on the  45 when suddenly the snowfield began to  46  .It was the snowslide (雪崩).They ran a long way and 47 the snowslide finally, but they couldn’t find their way. Later, a helicopter (直升机) was flying above,  48  people on it couldn’t see or hear them. Jane was  49 because she had hurt her head seriously and  50 dropped on the snow. Just then an idea struck Mother. She cut her wrist(手腕)  51 and then bright red blood dropped down on the snowfield. A red SOS was on the snow. At last Jane  52 , but Mother died.
Every time I  53 the blood dropping onto the snowfield, I feel  54 , I believe anyone who hears the tragedy will  55 Mother for her selfless love to her daughter.