Mrs.Hammondwasoldandblindbutshewasdeterminedtodoeverythingforherself.Sheevenusedtogoforwalksbyherselfonceadayfor 36andfoundherwayby 37 thingswithherwhitestick.Shelearnedwhereeverythingwassosheneverlostherway.
Onedaysomemencameandcutdownsomeofthefamiliartreesatthesideofoneofthepathswhichshe 38 .Whenshereachedthatplacethateveningshedidnot 39 thetreeswithhersticksoshewasin 40 .
She 41 forawhileandlistenedbutdidnot 42 anyotherpeoplesoshewentforakilometerortwoandthensheheard 43 beneathher.“AmI 44?Isupposeso”shesaid“Imustbeona 45andtheremustbeariverunderme.I'vebeentoldthatthere'sariverinthispartofthecountrybutIdon'tknowitsexact 46.HowamIgoingtoget 47 tomyhousefromhere?”
Allatoncesheheardaman'sfriendly 48 nearher.“ExcusemecanIhelpyou?”“Howkindofyou!”Mrs.Hammondanswered.“Yesplease.SomeofthetreeswhichIfollowhavebeen 49 todayandifIhadn'tbeen50 enoughtomeetyouIdon'tknow 51 I'dhavedone.Canyouplease 52 metogethome?”
“Certainly”themananswered.“Wheredoyoulive?”
Mrs.Hammondtoldhimandthemantookhertoherhouse.Shetoldthemanhowpleasedshewasthatshehadmethim.Butthemansaid.“Iwantto 53 you.”
Mrs.Hammondasked“Whateverfor?”
“Well”themansaidquietly“Iwasbalanced(悬在)ontheedgeofthatbridgeforagesinthe 54becauseIwastryingtomakeupmymindto 55 myselfintotheriveranddrownmyself.ButI'mnotgoingtodoitnow.”
36.A.health
B.exercise
C.sport
D.training
37.A.seeing
B.lookingat
C.hearing
D.touching
38.A.followed
B.led
C.walked
D.headed
39.A.know
B.feel
C.smell
D.climb
40.A.need
B.danger
C.dark
D.difficulty
41.A.waited
B.rested
C.stopped
D.walked
42.A.see
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