Itwasacoldwinter.Thedaymyhusbandfelltohisdeath，itstart...

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 It was a cold winter. The day my husband fell to his death，it started to snow，just   __1__ any November day. His   __2__   , when I found it，was lightly covered with snow. It snowed almost every day for the next four months，while I sat on the couch and watched it  __3__. One morning，I walked slowly  __4__   and was surprised to see a snow remover clearing my driveway and the bent back of a woman clearing my walk. I dropped to my knees and crawled back upstairs,  __5__  those good people would not see me. I was   __6__. My first thought was，how would I ever   __7__   them? I didn't have the   __8__  to brush my hair, __9__  clear someone's walk.

 Before John's death，I felt proud that I __10__   asked for favors. I identified myself by my competence and   __11__  . So who was I if I was no longer capable? How could I   __12__myself if I just sat on the couch every day and watched the snow fall?

 Learning to receive the love and   __13__   from others wasn't easy. Friends cooked for me and I cried. Finally，my friend Kathy said，“ Mary, cooking for you isn't a   __14__   for me；it makes me feel good to be able to do something for you.”

Over and over，I heard  __15__   words from the people who supported me during those __16__   days. One wise man told me，“ You aren't doing nothing because being fully open to your   __17__   may be the hardest work you will ever do.”

I am not the person I   __18__   was, but in many ways I have changed for the  __19__. I've been surprised to learn that there is incredible freedom coming from   __20__  one's worst fear and walking away whole. I believe there is strength, for sure，in accepting a dark period of our life.

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 本文描述了一位妇女失去丈夫后，由最初的悲痛消沉到后来的自立坚强的心路历程。

1．A. on    B. in     C. like  D. for

*：C。天开始下起雪来，就像任何一个11月份的日子。like prep.像。

2．A. body   B. soul    C. shoe     D. footprint

*：A。当我发现他时，他的尸体上覆盖着雪。body尸体。由上文可知，她的丈夫已经去世。

3．A. sweep up  B. drop off    C. fall down   D. pile up

*：D。对于紧接着的四个月，几乎每天都在下雪，我坐在沙发上，看着它一点点堆积着。pile up堆积。

4．A. upstairs   B. downstairs       C. indoors       D. outdoors

*：B。 一天上午，我慢慢地走下楼，惊奇地看到一辆扫雪机在清理我的汽车道，并且一位弓着背的妇女在清理我的走道。由下句的upstairs可知是downstairs。

5．A. so    B. yet   C. and    D. for

*：A。我屈膝弯腰，爬回到楼上，因此那些好心人将不会看见我。

6．A. delighted   B. disappointed   C. annoyed     D. ashamed

*：D。我感到羞愧。由上文的动作可知，我觉得不好意思。

7．A. pay    B. award     C. reward     D. treat

*：C。我首先想到的是，我将怎样报答他们？reward回报，报答；award授予，颁发。

8．A. courage   B. strength   C. spirit     D. power

*：B。我连梳头的力气都没有，更别说清理人行道了。strength力气，力量。

9．A. stand alone  B. leave alone   C. sit alone    D. let alone

*：D。let alone更不用说。leave alone不管，不理，不打扰。

10．A. frequently     B. gradually     C. hardly            D. uncertainly

*：C。在John去世之前，我感到很自豪，我几乎不求助别人。

11．A. intelligence    B. independence    C. excellence       D. qualification

*：B。我把自己看做是一个有能力并且很*的人。

12．A. achieve     B. praise      C. respect            D. promote

*：C。如果我每天坐在沙发上，看着外面的飘雪，我怎能看得起自己呢？respect尊敬，看得起。

13．A. supply     B. support     C. contribution        D. encouragement

*：B。学会接受来自他人的爱和支持是件不容易的事。由下段内容可知*为support。

14．A. burden       B. job     C. business         D. sorrow

*：A。 我的朋友Kathy说：“Mary，为你做饭不是我的负担……”。burden负担。

15．A. sensitive  B. same     C. considerate      D. similar

*：D。一次又一次，从支持我的人口中，我听到类似的话。similar类似的。same前需要加the才对。

16．A. blue      B. rainy      C. bright  D. snowy

*：A。during those blue days在那些沮丧的日子。blue沮丧的，忧郁的。

17．A. despair    B. difficulty      C. pain           D. regret

*：C。因为对你来说，接受痛苦可能是你要做的最难的事情。pain痛苦。指失去丈夫的痛苦。

18．A. still   B. once         C. even     D. never

*：B。我现在不再是曾经的我了。once曾经，以前。

19．A. worse       B. less     C. more              D. better

*：D。在好多方面，我已经变得好多了。

20．A. facing       B. noticing   C. managing      D. expressing

*：A。 我惊奇地了解到面对和经受最大的恐惧后会有难以置信的自由。face面对。

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