10．Love Is Blind：The Magic of Tabby
In October，2003 I started my work at my local animal shelter's Adoption Department．Over the years，more than 50，000 animals have （36）Bthe doors of the shelter．Most of them，I do not remember．But occasionally there are（37）Danimals，who touch me so deeply that I could never possibly （38）Cthem．Tabby was one such animal．
Tabby was an ancient Cocker Spaniel，probably 14 years old．What's more，she was blind and deaf．Tabby's chances at adoption seemed （39）Aat best．After all，we didn't have many adopters coming in （40）DCan you show me all of your really old dogs who are also（41）C？"We had all thought that Tabby would live out the rest of her life at the （42）B．
One day a woman named Loretta came to the shelter．Her son，Gary，had （43）CTabby's picture and stories on the shelter's website at home．They were interested in meeting her!It was the only （44）Dwe ever received about Tabby．What could a young child possibly see in a 14-year-old dog who was both blind and deaf？Most boys would want a dog who could grow with them and （45）Bthrough grassy fields on summer days．Tabby would （46）Cbe able to do that．But after meeting her，Loretta and Gary decided that she was the right dog for their family．They adopted Tabby!
If Tabby's story had simply ended with her（47）Aadoption，it would still have been something very special indeed．（48）A，it was what happened after her adoption that people might regard as"magic"．Gary （49）Bfrom seizures（癲癇）．Since Gary and Tabby met they became （50）D．They did everything together．They became so"in tune"with one another that Tabby began to telegraph Gary's seizures（51）Cthey occurred，giving his family （52）Dthat one was about to strike．What's more，Gary seemed to be having fewer and fewer seizures since Tabby's （53）A．
How could it be？Nobody could explain （54）BTabby did it．But those of us who were fortunate enough to know her and her family had（55）Athe magic，the kind that has its roots in love．

36．A．broken	B．passed	C．painted	D．locked
37．A．strange	B．a(chǎn)ctive	C．wild	D．special
38．A．recall	B．leave	C．forget	D．a(chǎn)bandon
39．A．remote	B．great	C．fair	D．potential
40．A．wondering	B．stating	C．seeking	D．a(chǎn)sking
41．A．stubborn	B．a(chǎn)ctive	C．disabled	D．patient
42．A．hospital	B．shelter	C．farm	D．roadside
43．A．posted	B．taken	C．seen	D．drawn
44．A．letter	B．donation	C．call	D．enquiry
45．A．get	B．run	C．look	D．break
46．A．often	B．possibly	C．never	D．generally
47．A．successful	B．normal	C．temporary	D．early
48．A．However	B．Moreover	C．Therefore	D．Otherwise
49．A．learnt	B．suffered	C．heard	D．differed
50 A．indifferent	B．uncomfortable	C．unfortunate	D．inseparable
51．A．since	B．unless	C．before	D．though
52．A．explanation	B．notice	C．suggestion	D．warning
53．A．a(chǎn)rrival	B．birth	C．return	D．recovery
54 A．where	B．how	C．when	D．whether
55．A．witnessed	B．created	C．a(chǎn)chieved	D．performed

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for

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and

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8．If you can do what you're weakest ______，you can handle any challenge．（　�。�

A．

for

B．

at

C．

with

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to

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	C．	were to appreciate		D．	had appreciated

6．It is well known _____Confucius was born in the city of Qufu in Shandong province，China．（　�。�

A．

whether

B．

where

C．

that

D．

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5．You'll recognize me when you get out of the station．I______ jeans and a white T-shirt．（　�。�

A．

will be wearing

B．

had worn

C．

was wearing

D．

have worn

4．We packed all the books in the wooden boxes_______ they wouldn't get damaged．（　�。�

A．

as long as

B．

as if

C．

in case

D．

so that

3．______ a book in front of your face，you'll feel the air moving against your face．（　�。�

A．

Waved

B．

Wave

C．

To wave

D．

Waving

2．Agatha didn't tell me ______ she would pick up her son from school．（　　）

A．

which

B．

when

C．

where

D．

what

1．Reading is a good way _____ a child's imagination at an early age．（　�。�

A．

to develop

B．

developing

C．

develop

D．

developed