阅读下面短文，从短文后个题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Prana, our beautiful dog whose name means “breath of life”, isn't with us anymore. But, she brought such joy and love into our lives that we still miss her.

There are so many wonderful stories about the 　36 in this dog, but my 　37　 is this one:

It was an autumn day in Minnesota. But, the　 38 didn't seem to know the difference between fall and winter. 　39 , we were 40 with a big snow fall 41 which no one was prepared.

We have two apple trees in our backyard. Prana loved apples. When she went outside, she'd take hold of an apple, stick it far back in her 42 , and sneak it into the house to 43 for eating later. The apples had been on the ground and were often muddy so I wasn't always　 44 that Prana had brought them into the house. 　 45　 my disapproval, she would turn her head so I wouldn't see her hidden 　46　 .It was our little 　47　 .

On the day that it snowed too early in the season, Prana went outside and I 　48 her from the window. I 　49 that she was madly digging holes and 　50 the apples to the surface so they could be seen 　51 　the snow. I wondered why she was doing this. She seemed to be completely 　 52 with some kind of important task to dig up as many apples as possible during her yard time.

When I called her back into the house, she had her 　53 one apple in her mouth. About five minutes later, I looked outside. The yard was completely covered with 　54 . Prana had dug up all those apples for her bird and squirrel friends to eat. She knew that they wouldn't have stored enough food to　 55 such an early winter!

36. A. talent　　　　 B. emotion　　　　　 C. love　　　　　　 D. life

37. A. interest　　 　　 B. favorite　　　　　 C. best　　　　　　 D. preference

38. A. year　　　　 B. forecast　　　　　 　　　 C. season　　　　　 D. weather

39. A. Naturally　　 B. Unexpectedly　　 C. Terribly　　　　　 　　　 D. Generally

40. A. hit　　　 　　 B. covered　　　　 C. stuck　　　　　 D. mined

41. A. at　　　　　 B. by　　　　　　　 C. for　　　　　　 D. in

42. A. tail　　　　 　 B. stomach　　　　 C. mouth　　　　　 　 D. ear

43. A. use　　　　　 B. save　　　　　　 C. put　　　　　 　　 D. hide

44. A. happy　　　　 B. angry　　　　　 C. worried　　　　 D. acceptable

45. A. Sensing　　　 B. Wondering　　　 C. Guessing　　　　 D. Finding

46. A. plan　　　　 B. fun　　　　　　 C. interest　　　　　 D. treasure

47. A. trick 　　　　　 B. game　　　　　 　 C. play　　　　　 　 D. magic

48. A. heard　　　　 B. saw　　　　　　 C. watched　　　　 　 D. followed

49. A. noticed　　　 　 B. understood　　　 C. discovered　　　 D. learnt

50. A. taking　　　　 B. bringing　　　　 　 C. carrying　　　　 D. fetching

51. A. in　　　　　 　 B. off　　　　　　 C. above　　　　　 　 D. beyond

52. A. absorbed　　 B. occupied　　　　 C. involved　　　　 　 D. filled

53. A. dirty　　　　 　 B. big　　　　　　 C. usual　　　　　　 D. favorite

54. A. fruits　　　 　 B. snow　　　　　 C. birds　　　　　　 D. ice

55. A. struggle　　　 B. survive　　　　　 C. challenge　　　　 D. face

阅读理解

　　Last fall, I enrolled myself and my 2-year-old son in a class called“Parenting In Modem Times. ”While my time alone with him was wonderful—singing silly songs, squeezing into boxes not meant for adult-sized humans and playing other funny games —it was later, when the mothers separated from the children for our weekly discussion group, that one of the real challenges of modem-day parenting appeared.

　　On one particular Monday morning, we shared our parenting joys and worries. What these smart, loving, devoted mothers shared one by one, some tearfully, was a need to catch a precious thing lost: time to themselves.

　　Not days of it, mind you. Just an hour here or there to take a leisurely walk or a warm bath. To work out at the health club. To read a ravel. To write letters to old friends. Over and over the message was the same; It used to be so easy; why does it seem impossible now? Ah, time. Remember when, as a kid, you complained about having too much of it with nothing to do.

　　It's hardly news that our lives are more complicated today than ever. We play so many more roles: wife, parents, child to our own aging parents, professional, volunteer, friend, housekeeper—and that's often all in one. No wonder we sometimes feel stressed out.

　　“This is the first time in my life where I feel overwhelmed(不知所措), ”says Dana, a 34-year-old mother of two children aged 6 and 3, who works as a part-time saleswoman. “ I don't feel like I'm in control any more of all these parts of me. ”

　　She's not alone. “Multiple roles”was highest among woman aged 30 to 39, a time when many women are combining child raising and jobs for the first time.

　　For lots of women who choose to have families; this is when those babies are born. Marry are trying to stay on the job or simple need the income, which means little time away from work.

1．For modern mothers, they have lost ________ they used to have.

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A．the moments of leisure

B．a long vacation

C．complete free days

D．no time

2．A mother with young children cannot balance responsibilities because she ________.

[　　]

A．is not fast enough

B．has too many children

C．plays multiple roles in life

D．works to earn her own living

3．The word“parenting ”means ________.

[　　]

A．belonging to a parent

B．giving birth to a child

C．looking like a parent

D．performing the duties of a parent

4．A mother may help out at church as a ________.

[　　]

5．Which of the following is not right.

[　　]

A．The writer is a mother of a boy of two years old.

B．Most of the women attending the class had difficulty controlling themselves.

C．The mothers attended the class to learn to play the role of mother well.

D．The mothers came to the class to have a short while to relax themselves.