December 24 arrived along with a heavy snow. It was my first Christmas Eve without mother and the day’s usual 36 had disappeared.
The telephone rang. I 37 it and went to my bedroom to bury the continuous 38 , knowing it must be my friend Rebecca calling, How could I be 39 ? I wanted to be left 40 .
My heart felt as 41 as the falling snow. 42 can I stop missing my mother ?
I 43 the window. Seeing Rebecca’s car parked out front, I went back to bed and drew the covers over my head.
“Lucy!” she shouted “I know you ’ re in there. Answer the door”.
“Leave me alone!” I 44 back. I heard paper rustling （沙沙作响）as she slid 45 under the door.
“Merry Christmas, ”she called out.
Not answering the 46 made me feel even 47 . It wasn’t fair to my best friend. Her father and sister 48 in a car accident when she was eight years old. 49 , her mother had to return to 50 ,and Rebecca was left to look after herself .
When she left, I carried the small package, sat down and 51 it. Inside was a gold pen and a journal. When I opened the journal’ s front cover, out fell a bookmark with a（n） 52 written on it:
Dear Lucy,
My words won’t heal(治疗) the 53 . But your own words can.
Love
Rebecca
As I stared（盯着）at the journal’s blank pages, a single tear fell on the page which quickly absorbed it.
That night, I 54 the phone and called her. “It looks like the snow is melting（融化）,”I said. “Spring was just 55 the corner.”
36. A. excitement B. disappointment C. fright D. pity
37. A. answered B. covered C. picked D. ignored
38. A. pleasure B. sadness C. puzzle D. interest
39. A. regretful B. joyful C. comfortable D. careful
40. A. alive B. active C. alone D. crazy
41. A. light B. white C. clear D. heavy
42. A. Why B. Where C. Whether D. How
43. A. looked through B. looked into C. looked out D. looked up
44. A. brought B. shouted C. took D. turned
45. A. anything B. something C. everything D. nothing
46. A. door B. question C. letter D. phone
47. A. more helpful B. more attractive C. worse D. better
48. A. survived B. escaped C. lived D. died
49. A. As a result B. Above all C. After all D. In general
50. A. work B. wash C. repair D. learn
51. A. closed B. folded C. opened D. painted
52. A. article B. poem C. notice D. message
53. A. failure B. pain C. wish D. shame
54. A. pushed back B. picked out C. picked up D. put away
55. A. over B. on C. around D. at
