A few weeks ago，our dog，which we had kept for more than ten years，had to be put down.First，a tumor on her stomach got worse，and she was very ____.Then，the pain in her back got so bad that sometimes she ___ lie down in the middle of a walk and couldn't take another ____. When I first found out，I was very sad and cried a lot.She was more like a sister to me than a ___.But I was also angry at my stepfather，Steve，who told us the ___ a week after it happened.He ____ because he didn't want to worry us，and he didn't want me to get depressed (抑郁的)and fail my exams.I just thought she was ____ at the animals' hospital. I think you know all the ____ that went through my head：She was my dog！Why didn't he tell us earlier？I didn't even get to say goodbye. People in my family have a ____ of keeping things from me to protect me，such as only telling me that my aunt had cancer ____ she had already improved.All I could think was：Not again! I ____ to my mum，and she said，“I know.I'm ____，too.”I opened my mouth to shout.And then she added，“I'm so angry with Steve that he had to ____ through all this on his own.”Hearing my mum's words，I shut up my mouth.I had been so ____ on myself.I hadn't thought about ____ Steve was going through.That dog was his baby.He'd had her for longer than he'd had us—and he had to make the decision to ____ her life，and then kept in silence for an entire ____.All my anger melted away，and all I felt was ____. It makes me realize that we focus so much on ourselves that we ____ the pain of others.At that moment，my mum's words were an incredible ____ that I'll never forget.
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小题1:C
小题2:A
小题3:B
小题4:D
小题5:D
小题6:B
小题7:A
小题8:C
小题9:C
小题10:D
小题11:B
小题12:A
小题13:B
小题14:A
小题15:C
小题16:D
小题17:C
小题18:A
小题19:B
小题20:C
本文为记叙文。养了十几年的心爱的宠物狗被药毒死了。然而，因为继父的隐瞒，作者在一周后才得知这一消息。作者满怀的悲伤化作了对继父的愤懑，是妈妈的一句话让作者明白了一个永生难忘的道理。
小题1:答案：C 狗肚子里长了肿瘤，自然是非常疼痛。
小题2:答案：A 有时候，散步的途中，它总是趴在地上，一步也迈不动了。情态动词would这里表示某种倾向或习惯性动作，意思是“总是……”。
小题3:答案：B 此处指饱受病痛折磨的狗步履艰难。
小题4:答案：D 与其说它是宠物，不如说它更像是我的姐妹。
小题5:答案：D 这里指狗已经死去的事实(truth)。plan计划；accident事故；anecdote逸事，趣闻。
小题6:答案：B 因为种种原因，继父将狗死去的消息推迟一周之后才告诉我们，故选项中只有B符合语境。wait推迟，延缓；lie说谎；reflect反映；hesitate犹豫，不情愿。
小题7:答案：A 因为继父没有告知实情，我以为狗仍然在动物医院里。
小题8:答案：C 这里指萦绕在我脑海中的各种想法。fact事实，真相；opinion意见；doubt怀疑，疑惑。
小题9:答案：C 出于对我的保护，家人习惯于对我隐瞒真相。have a habit of doing sth.有做某事的习惯。
小题10:答案：D 根据上文可推断出，我知道姨妈患癌症是在姨妈的身体已恢复之后。
小题11:答案：B 根据下文可推知，我试图求助于妈妈，发泄对继父的不满。turn to sb.求助于某人；adjust to 适应，调节；contribute to 为……做贡献；relate to 与……有关，涉及。
小题12:答案：A 第二段第三句中But I was also angry at my stepfather以及下文的I'm so angry with Steve都提示这里应该选择A项。
小题13:答案：B 他不得不独自承受这一切。15空后Steve was going through也有提示。go through经历，遭受；break through突破；look through浏览；push through使通过。
小题14:答案：A 我太以自我为中心了。19空前的we focus so such on ourselves也有提示。be focused on注意力集中于；be hooked on对……着迷；be dependent on取决于；be hard on严厉对待。
小题15:答案：C 我从未想过Steve经受着什么。what引导宾语从句，且在从句中作宾语，意思是“什么”。
小题16:答案：D 他不得不做出结束它生命的决定。根据文章第一句中had to be put down可知，狗是被药毒死的。put down毒死(衰老或有病的动物)；人道毁灭。
小题17:答案：C 根据第5空后a week after it happened可知选C项。
小题18:答案：A 不仅没能意识到Steve的良苦用心，还生他的气，我现在觉得后悔不已。regret后悔；blame指责；sorrow悲伤；sympathy同情。
小题19:答案：B 我们对自己关注得太多，以至于忽略了别人的痛苦。ignore忽视；share分享；remind提醒；rid摆脱。
小题20:答案：C 那一刻，妈妈的话是一份极好的礼物，让我永生难忘。gift礼物；comfort安慰；compromise妥协；suggestion建议。