On his 67th birthday, Dad had a heart attack. He was 1 - he survived. But something inside him had 2 . His passion for life was gone. He refused the doctor’s 3 , and his bitter attitude made every visitor 4 . Dad was left alone. I asked Dad to come and live on our small farm, 5 the fresh air would do him good. A week later, I 6 the invitation. He criticized everything here. Frustrated, I decided something had to be done. One day I read an article saying several depressed patients’ attitudes had 7 dramatically ( 显著地 ) when given dogs. That afternoon I drove to an animal shelter, where a pointer’s eyes caught my attention. They watched me 8 . A staff member said: “He’s been here for two weeks with nothing heard, his 9 is up tomorrow.” I turned to the man in horror, “You mean to 10 him?” “Madam,” he said coldly. “We don’t have 11 for every unclaimed dog.” The pointer’s calm brown eyes 12 my decision. “I’ll take him,” I said. On arriving home, I took the dog to Dad’s room. “Look what I got you!” I said 13 . Dad frowned and murmured. “I don’t want it.” Then, suddenly, the pointer 14 from my grasp. He sat down in front of Dad. Dad’s anger 15 , and soon he was hugging the animal. It was the beginning of a (n) 16 . Dad named the pointer Cheyenne. Together they spent long hours walking down country roads and relaxing on the banks of streams. Dad’s 17 faded, and he and Cheyenne befriended each other. Then, one night two years later, Cheyenne rushed into my bedroom as if telling something. Running into Dad’s room, I found he had 18 . Two days later, my grief 19 when I discovered Cheyenne lying dead beside Dad’s bed. While burying him near their favorite stream, I silently 20 the dog for restoring Dad’s peace of mind. 1 . A . helpless B . dangerous C . lucky D . unusual 2 . A . stayed B . left C . died D . stopped 3 . A . orders B . descriptions C . designs D . ideas 4 . A . satisfied B . upset C . crazy D . surprised 5 . A . imagining B . guessing C . hoping D . supposing 6 . A . forgot B . regretted C . admitted D . opposed 7 . A . improved B . differed C . grew D . transformed 8 . A . anxiously B . seriously C . restlessly D . calmly 9 . A . time B . owner C . energy D . body 10 . A . release B . adopt C . kill D . reject 11 . A . money B . room C . worry D . patience 12 . A . refused B . doubted C . expected D . challenged 13 . A . patiently B . suddenly C . carefully D . excitedly 14 . A . pulled free B . set back C . kept off D . slipped away 15 . A . occurred B . melted C . continued D . strengthened 16 . A . patience B . adoption C . separation D . friendship 17 . A . bitterness B . sympathy C . happiness D . sadness 18 . A . come back B . gone out C . turned up D . passed away 19 . A . weakened B . deepened C . appeared D . closed 20 . A . praised B . apologized C . begged D . thanked