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I’ve often puzzled over something that happened to me one winter when I was eight. Over the years I had been wondering if my 　31 was nothing more than a kid’s imagination.

　 There was a 　32 near our house. In winter it was the greatest 　33 place in the world. One 　34 all I wanted to do was go skating. I had been waiting for weeks 　35 the water was frozen solid. Mom had one rule: “Never ice-skate alone.” But I couldn’t 　36 any longer that afternoon. So I 　37 my skates under my coat and ran to the pond. Several people were skating near the shore, and some kids were playing hockey. I was not really 38 .

The hockey game had attracted 　39 audience, so I skated in the other direction until their cheering 　40 . But another noise came soon. The ice was cracking beneath me. Freezing water 　41 my body, and I sank like a rock. My feet 　42 the bottom. Just when I thought I wouldn’t last another 　43 , I felt a tap on my shoulder. “Don’t worry,” someone said. I swung my 　44 around. I couldn’t see anybody. But I heard the voice again，“Push your feet into the bottom and you’ll shoot straight up to the surface.” I did as I was told and 　45 . I crawled to the shore and lay down, 　46 . The next thing I knew was people were 　47 around me, covering me with coats.

When I awoke, I was home in my own bed. Mom sat next to me, 　48 my hand. “I saw nobody there. It must be an angel that came to my 49 .” I said. Mom smiled, “I just thank God you’re safe.”

　 For a long time I thought I would 　50 　a more realistic explanation if I just thought hard, but I never did.

36. A. attention　 　B. behavior 　 C. explanation　 　 D. reason

37. A. river　 　B. pond　 　 　 C. lake 　 D. dam

38. A. skating 　 　B. fishing 　 C. swimming　 　 D. skiing

39. A. afternoon 　 B. morning 　 　 C. evening 　 D. night

40. A. after　 　B. until 　 　 C. as　 　 　 D. if

41. A. go B. run　 　 C. sit 　 D. wait

42. A. found　 　B. threw 　 　 C. took 　 D. hid

43. A. lonely 　B. single 　 C. alone　 　 D. afraid

44. A. noisy　 　B. happy 　 　 C. small　 　 D. young

45. A. changed B. disappeared　 　 C. increased　 　 D. stopped

46. A. filled 　 B. controlled 　 C. covered　 D. loaded

47. A. hit 　B. dragged 　 　 C. set D. tapped

48. A. day B. hour　 　 C. minute 　 D. second

49. A. head　 　 　B. hand　 　 　 C. arm 　 D. leg

50. A. left B. succeeded　 C. tried　 D. survived

51. A. worried　 　B. surprised　 　 C. excited　 D. exhausted

52. A. lying 　B. standing　 　 C. laughing　 D. crawling

53. A. raising 　 B. shaking　 　 C. holding　 D. washing

54. A. place B. mind　 　 　 C. defense 　 D. rescue

55. A. take up 　B. make up with C. bring up D. come up with

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