The young woman entered the pool where an injured dolphin（海豚） was swimming．Despite her fear, she felt strong wearing her new leg．
In her second grade，Maja _36___ her cousin，Jasmina．After Jasmina’s death，Maja swore(发誓) she would honor the little girl by __37___ with a dolphin, an animal that both girls __38___ . “Jasmina never got the chance to do it,” says Maja, now 32, “so I __39___ that someday I’d do it for her．”
In high school, Maja was __40___about sports．She even planned to become an athlete．__41___ , in 1993, during the civil war in her home country, a bomb __42___ her left leg．
After two years’ __43___ in the U.S., Maja received her first artificial（人造的）leg, but __44___ it didn’t fit well, walking for Maja was very painful. __45___ , she managed to graduate from a local high school．Then after receiving a __46___ from Saint Francis University, she got a job at an insurance firm and __47___ started her own company．
To relax, Maja __48___ often watch the dolphins play at an aquarium（水族馆）near her home．A young dolphin, Winter, who had lost its tail, caught her __49___ . One day, Maja happened to see trainers __50___ Winter with a high-tech tail．When they were done, Winter swam freely in the water．Maja was _ __51___．She managed to find the inventors of Winter’s tail．Within ten days, she had a new leg which freed her of the __52___ that had troubled her for almost 16years．
Now Maja was ready to keep her __53___．She went to the aquarium, lowered herself into the pool and held out a hand to Winter, who approached __54__ , then swam away．After a few minutes, the dolphin let Maja __55___ its back. Finally, the two began to swim around the pool together．
36．A．lost B．visited C．rescued D．left
37．A．talking B．living C. swimming D．surfing
38．A．adored(喜爱) B．adopted C.possessed D．purchased
39．A．pretended B．decided C.preferred D．agreed
40．A．positive B.enthusiastic C．particular D．curious
41．A．Undoubtedly B．Surprisingly C.Strangely D．Unfortunately
42．A．took away B．took over C．cut down D．cut out
43．A．study B．operation C.treatment D．experiment
44．A．until B．because C．although D．if
45．A．Otherwise B．Therefore C．Besides D．However
46．A．scholarship B．degree C．prize D．notice
47．A．gradually B．actually C.eventually D．naturally
48．A．might B．should C．could D．would
49．A．eye B．leg C．nose D．hand
50．A．decorating B．guiding C．marking D．fitting
51．A．inspired B．puzzled C．shocked D．amused
52．A．worry B．sadness C．pain D．fear
53．A．appointment B．promise C．record D．habit
54．A．blindly B．angrily C．gratefully D．cautiously
55．A．strike B．cover C．touch D．wipe