题目内容：

It was a cold winter. The day my husband fell to his death, it started to snow, just 36 any November day. His 37 , 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 38 . One morning, I walked slowly 39 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, 40 those good people would not see me. I was 41 . My first thought was, how would I ever 42 them? I didn’t have the  43 to brush my hair, 44 clear someone’s walk.

Before Jon’s death, I felt proud that I 45 asked for favors. I identified myself by my competence（能力） and 46 . So who was I if I was no longer capable? How could I 47 myself if I just sat on the couch every day and watched the snow fall?

Learning to receive the love and 48 from others wasn’t easy. Friends cooked for me and I cried. Finally, my friend Kathy said, “Mary, cooking for you isn’t a 49 for me; it makes me feel good to be able to do something for you.”

Over and over, I heard 50 words from the people who supported me during those 51 days. One wise man told me, “You aren’t doing nothing because being fully open to your 52 may be the hardest work you will ever do.”

I am not the person I 53 was, but in many ways I have changed for the 54 . I’ve been surprised to learn that there is incredible freedom coming from 55 one’s worst fear and walking away whole. I believe there is strength, for sure, in accepting a dark period of our life.

1.A. on

B. in        

C. like       

D. for

2.A. body        

B. soul        

C. shoe       

D. footprint

3. A. sweep up    

B. drop off    

C. fall down   

D. pile up

4.A. upstairs    

B. downstairs

C. indoors 

D. outdoors

5.A. so        

B. yet        

C. and  

D. for

6.A. delighted   

B. disappointed

C. annoyed 

D. ashamed

7.A. pay        

B. award    

C. reward 

D. treat

8.A. courage    

B. strength    

C. spirit  

D. power

9.A. stand alone

B. leave alone

C. sit alone 

D. let alone

10.A. frequently    

B. gradually    

C. hardly 

D. uncertainly

11.A. intelligence

B. independence

C. excellence 

D. qualification

12. A. achieve    

B. praise

C. respect 

D. promote

13.A. supply    

B. support    

C. contribution

D. similar

14. A. burden    

B. job        

C. business 

D. sorrow

15. A. sensitive    

B. same        

C. considerate

D. similar

16. A. blue        

B. rainy        

C. bright 

D. snowy

17.A. despair    

B. difficulty    

C. pain  

D. regret

18.A. still        

B. once        

C. even  

D. never

19.A. worse    

B. less        

C. more  

D. better

20. A. facing    

B. noticing    

C. managing 

D. expressing