A few weeks ago，our dog，which we had kept for more than ten years，had to be put down.First，a tumor on her stomach got worse，and she was very ____.Then，the pain in her back got so bad that sometimes she ___ lie down in the middle of a walk and couldn't take another ____.
When I first found out，I was very sad and cried a lot.She was more like a sister to me than a ___.But I was also angry at my stepfather，Steve，who told us the ___ a week after it happened.He ____ because he didn't want to worry us，and he didn't want me to get depressed (抑郁的)and fail my exams.I just thought she was ____ at the animals' hospital.
I think you know all the ____ that went through my head：She was my dog！Why didn't he tell us earlier？I didn't even get to say goodbye.
People in my family have a ____ of keeping things from me to protect me，such as only telling me that my aunt had cancer ____ she had already improved.All I could think was：Not again!
I ____ to my mum，and she said，“I know.I'm ____，too.”I opened my mouth to shout.And then she added，“I'm so angry with Steve that he had to ____ through all this on his own.”Hearing my mum's words，I shut up my mouth.I had been so ____ on myself.I hadn't thought about ____ Steve was going through.That dog was his baby.He'd had her for longer than he'd had us—and he had to make the decision to ____ her life，and then kept in silence for an entire ____.All my anger melted away，and all I felt was ____.
It makes me realize that we focus so much on ourselves that we ____ the pain of others.At that moment，my mum's words were an incredible ____ that I'll never forget.
| 小题1: | | A．lazy | B．lonely | | C．painful | D．shameful |
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| 小题2: | | A．would | B．should | | C．might | D．could |
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| 小题3: | | A．walk | B．step | | C．foot | D．breath |
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| 小题5: | | A．plan | B．accident | | C．anecdote | D．truth |
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| 小题6: | | A．lied | B．waited | | C．reflected | D．hesitated |
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| 小题7: | | A．still | B．once | | C．even | D．never |
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| 小题8: | | A．facts | B．opinions | | C．thoughts | D．doubts |
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| 小题9: | | A．story | B．secret | | C．habit | D．hobby |
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| 小题10: | | A．until | B．before | | C．while | D．after |
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| 小题11: | | A．adjusted | B．turned | | C．contributed | D．related |
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| 小题12: | | A．angry | B．shocked | | C．guilty | D．abused |
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| 小题14: | | A．focused | B．hooked | | C．dependent | D．hard |
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| 小题15: | | A．that | B．where | | C．what | D．which |
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| 小题16: | | A．save | B．expand | | C．make | D．end |
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| 小题18: | | A．regret | B．blame | | C．sorrow | D．sympathy |
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| 小题19: | | A．shared | B．ignored | | C．reminded | D．rid |
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| 小题20: | | A．comfort | B．compromise | | C．gift | D．suggestion |
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