Mygrandmotherbecameawidowin1970.Shortlyafterthat,wewent...
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My grandmother became a widow in 1970. Shortly after that, we went to the __21__ shelter to pick out a dog to keep her __22__. Grandma decided on a little dog with a reddishbrown spot above each eye. __23__ these spots, the dog was named penny.
Grandma and Penny quickly became very __24__ to each other, but that attachment grew much stronger about three years later __25__ Grandma had a stroke (中风). Grandma could no longer __26__ easily, so when she came home from the hospital, she and Penny were __27__ companions.
After her stroke, it became a real __28__ for Grandma to let Penny in and out because __29__ was at the bottom of a flight of stairs. So a mechanism (机械装置) using a rope and pulley (滑轮) was __30__ from the door to a handle at the top of the stairs. Grandma just had to pull the handle to open and close the door. If the store was __31__ Penny's favourite dog food, Grandma would make one of us __32__ Penny browned beef with potatoes in it. I can remember making __33__ of my grandmother by saying that she loved that dog better than she loved her family.
As the years passed, it was not __34__ for Grandma and Penny to separate each other. If Grandma went to take her nap, Penny stayed by her side until she __35__. As Penny aged, she could no longer jump up on the bed, so she __36__ on the rug (垫子) beside the bed. If Grandma went into the __37__， Penny would walk along beside her, wait outside the door and accompany her __38__ to the bed or chair. Grandma never went anywhere without her __39__ companion by her side.
The time came when both my grandmother's and Penny's __40__ were failing fast. After fifteen years of loving companionship, Grandma and Penny passed away within a few hours of each other.
21．A. animal B. toy
C. fish D. bird
22．A. business B. firm
C. company D. friend
23．A. In spite of B. Because of
C. Instead of D. In front of
24．A. linked B. fastened
C. attached D. tied
25．A. before B. while
C. until D. when
26．A. work B. speak
C. walk D. stand
27．A. contrary B. content
C. confident D. constant
28．A. problem B. question
C. practice D. rule
29．A. the door B. Grandma
C. the window D. Penny
30．A. repaired B. fixed
C. bought D. loaded
31．A. out of B. ahead of
C. away from D. apart from
32．A. show B. hand
C. borrow D. cook
33．A. fool B. use
C. sense D. fun
34．A. necessary B. possible
C. important D. convenient
35．A. recovered B. awoke
C. slept D. screamed
36．A. rolled B. stood
C. waited D. lay
37．A. reading room B. bedroom
C. shop D. bathroom
38．A. back B. up
C. off D. down
39．A. splendid B. remote
C. faithful D. legal
40．A. love B. health
C. habit D. living
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知识点：日常生活类
题型：完型填空
