They huddled （挤在一起） inside the storm door – two children in dirty old coats. “Any old 36 ,

They huddled （挤在一起） inside the storm door – two children in dirty old coats.
“Any old     36     , lady?”
I was     37     with my household budget (预算). I wanted to say no --- until I looked down at their     38     . Thin little sandals (凉鞋),     39     through. “Come into the front room and I’ll make you a cup of hot     40     .” There was no conversation. Their wet sandals left     41     upon the hearthstone (壁炉的石头).
I     42     them cocoa and bread with jam (果酱) to     43     against the cold outside. Then I went back to the kitchen and started     44     on my household budget.
I     45     the silence in the front room and looked in. The girl held the empty     46     in her hands, looking at it. The boy asked in a flat voice, “Lady ... are you rich?”
“Am I rich? No!”
The girl put her cup back in its saucer (碟子) –     47_ . “Your cups     48     your saucers.” Her voice was old, with a     49     that was not of the stomach.
They left then, holding their newspapers     50     the wind. They hadn’t said     51     . They didn’t need to. They had done more than that. Plain blue pottery cups and saucers.     52     they matched. I tasted the potatoes and stirred (搅拌) the gravy (肉汁). Potatoes and brown gravy, a roof over our heads, my man with a good steady job – these things matched, too.
I moved the chairs back from the fire and cleaned the living room. The muddy prints of small sandals were     53     wet upon my heart. I let them be. I want them there     54     I ever forget again how very    55     I am.
【小题1】A．cupsB．newspapersC．foodD．clothes【小题2】A．worriedB．excitedC．sadD．busy【小题3】A．dressB．facesC．feetD．socks【小题4】A．wetB．coldC．wornD．broken【小题5】A．cocoaB．soupC．gravyD．tea【小题6】A．snowB．waterC．raindropsD．marks【小题7】A．madeB．servedC．offeredD．sent【小题8】A．protectB．warmC．fightD．beat【小题9】A．thenB．offC．againD．over[来源:学&科&网]【小题10】A．hatedB．wonderedC．foundD．noticed【小题11】A．spoonB．cupC．bowlD．plate【小题12】A．carelesslyB．carefullyC．hurriedlyD．heavily【小题13】A．suitB．fitC．matchD．plete【小题14】A．hungerB．hopeC．soundD．anger【小题15】A．withB．againstC．inD．along【小题16】A．thank youB．goodbyeC．nothingD．sorry【小题17】A．ThoughB．AsC．SoD．But【小题18】A．stillB．evenC．onceD．ever【小题19】A．becauseB．even thoughC．in caseD．as if【小题20】A．kindB．happyC．seriousD．richB