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阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
You can tell a lot about a man by how he treats his dogs.
For many years, I enjoyed living with my dogs, Tilly and Chance. Their 41 was nearly enough to keep my loneliness at bay, Nearly. Last year. I started dating, but with 42 . When I first dated Steve, I 43 he had a dog. Molly, and a cat, Flora. While I was 44 that he was an animal lover, I 45 that three dogs were perhaps too many, and my dogs might attack 46 , the cat.
The next week we 47 our dogs together. It was a hot day. When we paused to catch our 48 , Steve got down on one knee. Was he proposing (求婚)? I liked him too. But so 49 ? He poured water from a bottle into his hand and offered it to my dogs. 50 , I began to fall for him.
We 51 to date, though neither of us brought up the future. And then in late November, Tilly had an operation on her 52 . I took the dogs out four times a day, and I worried that Tilly 53 climbing the stairs could reopen the wound. Then Steve 54 his house. All worked 55 . The three dogs formed a pack that, with coaching, 56 Flora's space; Steve and I formed a good team 57 for Tilly. We made good housemates.
A year later, much to my 58 this man produced a little box with a ring and proposed to me. He did not kneel (跪) down, nor did I 59 him to. That's only for giving 60 to the dogs that brought us together.
41. A. ownership B. membership C. companionship D. leadership
42. A. reservations B. expectations C. confidence D. prejudice
43. A. feared B. doubted C. hoped D. learned
44. A. unsatisfied B. amused C. terrified D. thrilled
45. A. predicted B. worried C. regretted D. insisted
46. A. Flora B. chance C. Molly D. Tilly
47. A. tied B. walked C. bathed D. fed
48. A. breath B. balance C. attention D. imagination
49. A. calm B. sure C. soon D real
50. A. By the way B. In that case C. By all means D. In that moment
51. A. continued B. decided C. intended D. pretended
52. A. eye B. tail C. ear D. leg
53. A. secretly B. constantly C. eventually D. unwillingly
54. A. left B. sold C. suggested D. searched
55. A. late B. hard C. fine D. free
56. A. emptied B. respected C. occupied D. discovered
57. A. looking B. caring C. waiting D. calling
58. A. delight B. credit C. interest D. disadvantage
59. A. beg B. trust C. need D. aid
60. A. toys B. awards C. food D. water
参考答案：
41. C
42. A
43. D
44. D
45. B
46. A
47. B
48. A
49. C
50. D
51. A
52. D
53. B
54. A
55. C
56. B
57. B
58. A
59. C
60. D
解析：
41. C
解析：根据上下文，作者和狗一起生活，狗给作者提供了陪伴，所以选C companionship(陪伴)。A ownership(所有权)、B membership(会员资格)、D leadership(领导能力)都不符合语境。
42. A
解析：作者开始约会，但是对于是否能和自己的狗一起生活有所保留，所以选A reservations(保留)。B expectations(期望)、C confidence(信心)、D prejudice(偏见)都不符合语境。
43. D
解析：作者在约会时了解到Steve有一只狗，所以选D learned(了解到)。A feared(害怕)、B doubted(怀疑)、C hoped(希望)都不符合语境。
44. D
解析：作者对Steve是动物爱好者感到兴奋，所以选D thrilled(兴奋的)。A unsatisfied(不满意的)、B amused(愉快的)、C terrified(害怕的)都不符合语境。
45. B
解析：作者担心三只狗可能太多，可能会攻击猫，所以选B worried(担心)。A predicted(预测)、C regretted(后悔)、D insisted(坚持)都不符合语境。
46. A
解析：根据上下文，作者担心的是狗可能会攻击猫Flora，所以选A Flora。B Chance(作者自己的狗)、C Molly(Steve的狗)、D Tilly(作者自己的狗)都不符合语境。
47. B
解析：根据上下文，作者和Steve一起带狗散步，所以选B walked(散步)。A tied(捆绑)、C bathed(洗澡)、D fed(喂食)都不符合语境。
48. A
解析：在炎热的天气里停下来休息，是为了喘口气，所以选A breath(呼吸)。B balance(平衡)、C attention(注意)、D imagination(想象力)都不符合语境。
49. C
解析：作者对Steve求婚的速度感到惊讶，所以选C soon(很快)。A calm(平静的)、B sure(确定的)、D real(真实的)都不符合语境。
50. D
解析：在那一刻，作者开始爱上Steve，所以选D In that moment(在那一刻)。A By the way(顺便说一下)、B In that case(在这种情况下)、C By all means(尽一切办法)都不符合语境。
51. A
解析：作者和Steve继续约会，所以选A continued(继续)。B decided(决定)、C intended(打算)、D pretended(假装)都不符合语境。
52. D
解析：Tilly做了手术，所以应该是腿部，选D leg(腿)。A eye(眼睛)、B tail(尾巴)、C ear(耳朵)都不符合语境。
53. B
解析：作者担心Tilly不断爬楼梯可能会重新打开伤口，所以选B constantly(不断地)。A secretly(秘密地)、C eventually(最终)、D unwillingly(不情愿地)都不符合语境。
54. A
根据下文“The three dogs formed a pack”可知，三只狗形成了一个小团体，所以此处是说Steve离开了他的房子，来到作者这里，left符合题意。其余选项均不符合语境，可排除。
55. C
解析：三只狗最终形成了一个群体，一切都很顺利，所以选C fine(好的)。A late(晚的)、B hard(困难的)、D free(自由的)都不符合语境。
56. B
解析：三只狗尊重Flora的空间，所以选B respected(尊重)。A emptied(清空)、C occupied(占据)、D discovered(发现)都不符合语境。
57. B
解析：Steve和作者组成了一个照顾Tilly的好团队，所以选B caring(照顾)。A looking(寻找)、C waiting(等待)、D calling(呼唤)都不符合语境。
58. A
解析：作者对Steve的求婚感到高兴，所以选A delight(高兴)。B credit(信用)、C interest(兴趣)、D disadvantage(不利)都不符合语境。
59. C
解析：作者不需要Steve跪下求婚，所以选C need(需要)。A beg(乞求)、B trust(信任)、D aid(帮助)都不符合语境。
60. D
解析：根据上下文，Steve跪下是为了给狗水喝，所以选D water(水)。A toys(玩具)、B awards(奖励)、C food(食物)都不符合语境。
