A gentle breeze blew through Jennifer’s hair. The golden red sun was 41 . She was on the beach, looking up at the fiery(火红的)ball. She was 42 by its color, deep red in the middle, softly fading into yellow. She could hear nothing but the waves and the seagulls 43 up above in the sky.
The atmosphere 44 her. After all she had been through, this was what she needed. “It’s getting 45 ,” she thought, “I must go home. My parents will be 46 where I am.”
She wondered how her parents would 47 , when she got home after the three days she was 48 . She kept on walking, 49 herself to the bungalow(小房子) where she spent every summer holiday. The road was deserted. She walked slowly and 50 . Just in a few hundred meters she would be safe in her house.
It was really getting dark now. The sun had set a few minutes before and it was getting cold, too. She 51 she had her favorite sweater on — it kept her really warm. She imagined having it 52 her. This thought disappeared when she finally saw her front door. It seemed 53 . The outside garden seemed 54 . She was shocked: her father was usually so strict about keeping everything clean and tidy.
She entered the house. First, she went into the kitchen where she saw a 55 written by her father. It said, “Ellen, there is some coffee 56 . I went looking.” Ellen was her mother but — where was she? She entered her parent’s home. Then she saw her. Her mother, lying on the bed, 57 . Jennifer would have wanted to wake her up but she looked too tired. So Jennifer just fell asleep beside her. When Jennifer 58 , something was different. She was in her cozy bed in her pajamas.
It felt so good being back home. 59 she heard a voice, “Are you feeling better now? You know you got us very, very 60 .”
41. A.disappearing B.setting C.rising D.shining
42. A.amazed B.excited C.disappointed D.frightened
43. A.moving B.flying C.stepping D.flowing
44. A.surprised B.confused C.relaxed D.exhausted
45. A.early B.cold C.warm D.late
46. A.wondering B.knowing C.ignoring D.finding
47. A.say B.take C.like D.react
48. A.working B.missing C.spending D.travelling
49. A.pointing B.enjoying C.directing D.teaching
50. A.easily B.silently C.happily D.willingly
51. A.believed B.wished C.gussed D.judged
52. A.with B.for C.at D.in
53. A.same B.familiar C.difficult D.different
54. A.crowded B.tidy C.deserted D.clean
55. A.text B.letter C.note D.sentence
56. A.ready B.gone C.present D.available
57. A.cried B.laughed C.coughed D.slept
58. A.woke up B.stayed up C.broke up D.held up
59. A.Fortunately B.Similarly C.Suddenly D.Constantly
60. A.moved B.lost C.inspired D.scared