A strong wind was blowing hard, thunder was rumbling, and lightning flashed across the dark sky. Rain was 36 down; it looked as if heaven had been broken open. Gleams of light appeared from windows of 37 houses, shining like jewels in all the dark. A 38 woman dressed in rags and trembling with cold was 39 on a lonely road, while the merciless rain was 40 her without pause. She knocked at the door, and a 41 answered it. She begged him to let her stay a while 42  . The boy then let her into the sitting room and 43 her sitting by the fire. The woman 44 old and tired under the bright electric light, 45 she was only in her early thirties. She sat 46 for a moment, and then her eyes began to look about the 47 . When her wandering eyes rested on the picture of a young man, she 48 up, looking thunderstruck. Just then, the boy came with his 49 . The man at once recognized the woman as his 50 . They had 51 touch with each other during the war, and he thought he had lost her forever. 52 words needed to be spoken, They embraced each other 53 the boy stared at them, puzzled. The storm was over and the sky cleared. Feeling very 54 , the couple stood face to face with their child between them, watching the rain as it gradually 55 . 小题1: A．pouring B．falling C．dropping D．flooding 小题2: A．poor B．black C．faraway D．nearby 小题3: A．rich B．beautiful C．poor D．ugly 小题4: A．crying B．wandering C．struggling D．wondering 小题5: A．striking B．hitting C．flowing D．beating 小题6: A．boy B．girl C．woman D．man 小题7: A．out B．near C．outside D．inside 小题8: A．made B．left C．asked D．told 小题9: A．became B．showed C．appeared D．sounded 小题10: A．so B．and C．however D．though 小题11: A．straight B．thirsty C．hungry D．still 小题12: A．room B．house C．picture D．fire 小题13: A．picked B．stood C．came D．looked 小题14: A．father B．mother C．friend D．brother 小题15: A．wife B．sister C．mother D．girlfriend 小题16: A．kept B．got C．made D．lost 小题17: A．Much B．Many C．No D．Not 小题18: A．as B．while C．when D．since 小题19: A．disappointed B．sorry C．happy D．sad 小题20: A．began B．stopped C．ended D．wanted