A strong wind was blowing hard, thunder could be heard, and lightning flashed
the dark sky. Rain was pouring down；it looked
heaven had been broken open.
Gleams of light(微弱的闪光) appeared from
of faraway houses, shining like jewels in all the dark.
A
woman dressed in rags(衣衫褴褛) and trembling with cold was
on a lonely road, while the merciless rain was
her without stop.
She knocked at a door, and a
answered it. She begged him to let her stay a while
. The boy
let her into the sitting room and leave her sitting by the fire.
The woman appeared old and tired under the bright electric light,
she was only in her early thirties. She sat
for a moment, and then her eyes began to look about the
. When her eyes rested on the picture of a young man, she
up, looking thunderstruck.
Just then, the boy came with his
. The man at once recognized the woman as his wife. They had
touch with each other during the war,
he thought he had lost her forever.
words needed to be spoken. They ran into each other’s arms
the boy stared at them，puzzled.
The storm was over and the sky cleared. Feeling very
, the couple stood face to face with their child between them, watching the rain as it gradually
.
| 小题1: | | A．into | B．below | C．across | D．through |
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| 小题2: | | A．only if | B．as if | C．what if | D．even if |
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| 小题3: | | A．doors | B．roofs | C．walls | D．windows |
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| 小题4: | | A．poor | B．pretty | C．ugly | D．rich |
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| 小题5: | | A．crying | B．wandering | C．struggling | D．wondering |
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| 小题6: | | A．striking | B．beating | C．hitting | D．flowing |
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| 小题8: | | A．near | B．out | C．outside | D．inside |
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| 小题10: | | A．because | B．so | C．though | D．However |
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| 小题11: | | A．still | B．thirsty | C．hungry | D．straight |
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| 小题12: | | A．picture | B．fire | C．room | D．house |
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| 小题13: | | A．looked | B．came | C．picked | D．stood |
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| 小题14: | | A．brother | B．father | C．sister | D．mother |
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| 小题19: | | A．happy | B．disappointed | C．sorry | D．calm |
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| 小题20: | | A．began | B．stopped | C．ended | D．finished |
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