A strange young lady entered the pool ___36___ an injured dolphin(海豚) was swimming. ___37____ her fear, she felt strong wearing her new leg.
In her second grade, Maja lost her cousin, Jasmina. ___38___ Jasmina’s death, Maja swore(发誓) she would honor the little girl ___39___ swimming with a dolphin, an animal that both girls adored. “ Jasmina never got the ____40____ to do it,” says Maja, now 32, “ so I decided that someday I’d do it for her. ”
In high school, Maja was keen on sports. She even planned to become a(n) ___41___. ____42_____, in 1993, during the civil war in her home country, a bomb took away her left leg.
After two years’ ____43____ in the U.S., Maja received her first artificial leg. But because it didn’t fit well, ____44____ for Maja was very painful. ____45____, she managed to graduate from a local high school. Then after receiving a degree from Saint Francis University, she got a job at an insurance firm(保险公司) and eventually started her own company.
To relax, Maja would often watch the dolphins play at an aquarium（水族馆）near her home. A young dolphin, Winter, ____46_____ had lost its tail, caught her eye. One day, Maja ____47____ to see trainers ____48____Winter with a high-tech tail. When they were done, Winter swam freely in the water. Maja was inspired. She____49____ to find the inventors of Winter’s tail. Within ten days, she had a new leg which freed her ____50_____ the pain that had troubled her for almost 16 years.
Now, Maja was ready to keep her___51____. She went to the aquarium. Lowered herself ___52____ the pool and held out a hand to Winter, who____53____ cautiously, then swam away. After a few minutes, the dolphin ____54____ Maja touch its back. Finally, the___55_____began to swim around the pool together.
36. A. when B. where C. which D. that
37. A. in spite B. regardless C. despite D. however
38. A. Before B. While C. During D. After
39. A. in B. on C. by D. with
40. A. chance B. way C. possibility D. path
41. A. actor B. athlete C. singer D. writer
42. A. Luckily B. frequently C. Unfortunately D. actually
43. A. living B. work C. treatment D. cure
44. A. walking B. running C. dancing D. working
45. A. Therefore B. Thus C. Though D. However
46. A. who B. whom C. why D. where
47. A. tried B. happened C. wanted D. occurred
48. A. making B. showing C. fitting D. giving
49. A. managed B. tried C. liked D. hoped
50. A. away B. of C. off D. against
51. A. promise B. luck C. goal D. schedule
52. A. on B. down C. into D. over
53. A. approached B. swan C. ran D. saw
54. A. forced B. got C. let D. demanded
55. A. one B. two C. three D. four