Having said good-bye to his parents, Alvin, with his wife and one-year-old son, set off ba

Having said good-bye to his parents, Alvin, with his wife and one-year-old son, set off back home. Still     36    , Alvin and Clare talked and laughed happily. And even little Alax      37      from time to time. The family were     38     their trip.
But about three hours later things began to     39    . It was starting to snow. Alvin     40     up the car, hoping to arrive home before dark. But it was too dangerous to drive fast now. Because it was snowing more and more heavily. So Alvin had to     41    down. The snow on the        42     was getting deeper and deeper until it was hard to     43    on it. Their car slipped of the way and got     44    in the deep snow and the engine refused to start again. “The snow doesn’t seem to     45    . Shall we stay in the car waiting to be frozen to death or walk ahead through the snow?” Alvin asked. Clare said she     46    to walk. So they got out of the car with their son and began walking. But     47    was to e. Soon they lost their way and had to walk     48    on and on.
Night came. They were not afraid of the dark. But they     49    that poor Alax would die of cold. However, their faith to keep Alax     50     filled them with courage, warmth and strength. They     51     and rested in turn and then continued their walk. They had     52    falls but each time true love encouraged them to rise to their feet again.
One, two, three, … seven days passed. On the eighth day, help at last came from Alvin’s      53    , the police and local people. But the young     54    had to have their feet cut off because of the bad frostbites（冻伤）    55    , there was nothing serious wrong with little Alax!
1.
A. excited
B. sorry
C. worried
D. anxious
2.
A. cried
B. shouted
C. smiled
D. coughed
3.
A. taking
B. having
C. enjoying
D. starting
4.
A. take place
B. change
C. e
D. finish
5.
A. climbed
B. turned
C. took
D. sped
6.
A. get
B. slow
C. go
D. look
7.
A. land
B. highway
C. fields
D. car
8.
A. walk
B. depend
C. stay
D. wait
9.
A. stuck
B. moved
C. prepared
D. covered
10.
A. fall
B. end
C. continue
D. melt
11.
A. liked
B. preferred
C. decided
D. wished
12.
A. better
B. something
C. nothing
D. worse
13.
A. hopelessly
B. alone
C. aimlessly
D. pleasantly
14.
A. thought
B. feared
C. expected
D. were sure
15.
A. happy
B. silent
C. alive
D. dead
16.
A. slept
B. walked
C. watched
D. ate
17.
A. a few
B. several
C. terrible
D. countless
18.
A. friends
B. parents
C. neighbors
D. brothers
19.
A. husband
B. wife
C. couple
D. baby
20.
A. Therefore
B. Finally
C. Then
D. Fortunately
 A