I've always loved pigeons(鸽子). Some years ago I managed to persuade my wife to let me buy a few and start 16 them myself. They cost a lot of money and so it spoilt(破坏) our 17 a bit, but my wife never actually stopped me so I 18 carried on. I learnt so much about them that I could 19 a good racer anywhere and I bought some beauties. My pigeons won some top races, and I even began to make a bit of 20 . You see, people are prepared to pay big prices if they get to know that your pigeons are 21 big prizes. My wife had been changing her 22 to the pigeons over the last year or two anyway. She was quite 23 of all the prizes we’d won. Then there was the travelling, which she liked. You see some one has to take the pigeons a 24 way off and set them free. Some of the 25 were really nice. I never travelled. I used to like to wait at home and see them come in. They’ve got this wonderful sense of 26 , which can bring them back home so quickly. They’d flown hundreds of miles sometimes 27 storms or against strong winds. And there they’d come, tiny white birds against the great 28 . Then I'd watch them 29 round and come down onto the landing shelf. I'd look at my watch and think, “My goodness, that’s a good 30 . ”And I'd take off the little leg ring and push it through the machine to 31 what time he’d arrived. Then my wife would 32 up and say, “Has he arrived yet?” Then we would work out if we’d won 33 . Then last year we had a 34 ! All of them got some sort of flu and 35 . It was terrible. I had to burn them all. We lost a fortune, of course. 小题1: A．racing B．feeding C．tending D．flying 小题2: A．dream B．work C．marriage D．hobby 小题3: A．just B．even C．almost D．hardly 小题4: A．notice B．learn C．imagine D．recognize 小题5: A．living B．fun C．money D．change 小题6: A．losing B．winning C．giving D．making 小题7: A．subject B．decision C．relation D．attitude 小题8: A．proud B．fond C．careful D．sure 小题9: A．different B．1ong C．short D．far 小题10: A．distances B．activities C．trips D．movements 小题11: A．direction B．sight C．hearing D．touch 小题12: A．over B．across C．with D．through 小题13: A．heaven B．mountain C．cloud D．sky 小题14: A．turn B．dance C．circle D．whistle 小题15: A．fly B．time C．day D．1ook 小题16: A．write B．record C．count D．memorize 小题17: A．come B．show C．phone D．cheer 小题18: A．again B．finally C．only D．accidentally 小题19: A．disadvantage B．chance C．problem D．disaster 小题20:. A．flew B．died C．cured D．lost