OneSundaymorningmymotherwalkedintomyroom.“ 36 !”shesaidproudlyholdingupayellow 37 withblackandwhitestripes.“Imadeitjustforyou.Whatdoyouthink?”

I 38 mytongue.HowcouldItellMomitwasthemosthideous（丑陋）oneIhadeverseen?

“It’sperfectfor 39 ”mymothercontinued.“I 40 someonehadmadeadresslikethisforme.”

41 youcan’twearitIthought.ButIknewMomhadspentalotoftimeonthedress.Onlytheworld’smost 42 daughterwouldrefuse.Reluctantly（不情愿的）.Iputiton.

AllthroughchurchIprayedLordletmegetoutofhere 43 anyoneseeingme.EspeciallyDennisPearcetheboyIhadacrushon.Hewasoneofthecutest(bright)guysatNeptuneHigh.AlthoughwewereinsomeofthesameclassesDennishad 44 takenanynoticeofme.

Attheendoftheservice（仪式）I 45 forthedoor.ButIhadtowaitonthe 46 whilemyparentschattedwiththeirfriends.Justalittlewhilelonger...Then 47 thecornerofmyeyeIsawthePearceapproaching（走近）. 48 IcouldescapeDenniswasrightbesideme.

Istartedgabbing(闲聊)amileaminute（快）hopingifIkeptit 49 hewouldn’tnoticemyhorribledress.“IamgoingtocollegeinSeptember”Isaid.

“That’sgreat”Dennisreplied.“Igot 50 tothepoliceacademy.”

“Wow!”Isaid. SomehowIkepttheconversationgoing.Soonwewerewalkingtotheparkinglottogether.ThenextthingIknewDennishadfirstaskedme 51 .

Wecourted(相爱)throughcollegeandeventually（最后）gotmarried.MonthsafterourweddingIaskedDennisifherememberedtheday 52 hehadfirstaskedmeout.（约会）

“ 53 betIdo”hesaid.“Youwerealways 54 inschoolalmoststandoffish(coldhearted).Ididn’tthinkyou’dbemuchfun.Butyouweresoanimated(lively)whenwetalkedonthechurchstepsIwantedtogettoknowyoubetter.”Maybethat 55 yellowdresswasn’twhatIwouldhavechosenbutthatdayitwastheperfectdressforme.

36.A.Strange B.Surprise C.Interesting D.Puzzled

37.A.dress B.coat C.skirt D.hat

38.A.beat B.held C.bit D.caught

39.A.theparty B.church C.school