For many years, I enjoyed living with my dogs, Tilly and Chance. Their 1 was nearly enough to keep my loneliness at bay. Nearly. Last year, I started dating, but with 2 . When I first dated Steve, I 3 he had a dog, Molly, and a cat, Flora. While I was 4 that he was an animal lover, I 5 that three dogs were perhaps too many, and my dogs might attack 6 , the cat.
The next week we 7 our dogs together. It was a hot day. When we paused to catch our 8 , Steve got down on one knee. Was he proposing ( 求婚 )? I liked him too, but so 9 ? He poured water from a bottle into his hand and offered it to my dogs. 10 , I began to fall for him.
We 11 to date, though neither of us brought up the future. And then in late November, Tilly had an operation on her 12 . I took the dogs out four times a day, and I worried that Tilly 13 climbing the stairs could reopen the wound. Then Steve 14 his house. All worked 15 . The three dogs formed a pack that, with coaching, 16 Flora’s space; Steve and I formed a good team 17 for Tilly. We made good housemates.
A year later, much to my 18 , this man produced a little box with a ring and proposed to me. He did not kneel ( 跪 ) down, nor did I 19 him to. That’s only for giving 20 to the dogs that brought us together.
1 ． A ． ownership B ． membership C ． companionship D ． leadership
2 ． A ． reservations B ． expectations C ． confidence D ． prejudice
3 ． A ． feared B ． doubted C ． hoped D ． learned
4 ． A ． unsatisfied B ． amused C ． terrified D ． thrilled
5 ． A ． predicted B ． worried C ． regretted D ． insisted
6 ． A ． Flora B ． Chance C ． Molly D ． Tilly
7 ． A ． tied B ． walked C ． bathed D ． fed
8 ． A ． breath B ． balance C ． attention D ． imagination
9 ． A ． calm B ． sure C ． soon D ． real
10 ． A ． By the way B ． In that case C ． By all means D ． In that moment
11 ． A ． continued B ． decided C ． intended D ． pretended
12 ． A ． eye B ． tail C ． ear D ． leg
13 ． A ． secretly B ． constantly C ． eventually D ． unwillingly
14 ． A ． left B ． sold C ． suggested D ． searched
15 ． A ． late B ． hard C ． fine D ． free
16 ． A ． emptied B ． respected C ． occupied D ． discovered
17 ． A ． looking B ． caring C ． waiting D ． calling
18 ． A ． delight B ． credit C ． interest D ． disadvantage
19 ． A ． beg B ． trust C ． need D ． aid
20 ． A ． toys B ． awards C ． food D ． water