WhenIwaseightIhadtocrossacrime-filledneighborhoodtoschool.Nobodygot
involvedwhentherewasa__41 notevenifakillingwashappeningdirectlyacrossfrom
our 42 :"What'sthatMom?Someoneisscreaming！""Turnoffthelight！Stay 43 I
Keepyourvoicedown!"Momwould 44 .
Usually1wouldseeothergirlsthatIknewandIwouldcatchupandwewould 45
together.
Alongthisroutewasanoldgreyhousewitha 46 . Itnevercaughtmyattention
47 akindandlovelyelderlylady 48 uswithamusicalvoiceandasmile."Lookin
myappletree!"shesaid."DoyouseetheCedarWaxwings?"WellIhadneverknown
whatthe 49 wascalled. Myfriendsandlwould 50 lookfortheoldladytoseeif
shewas 51 .Shehadtakenthislittleyardandmadeitasmallparadiseofflowerbeds:
s0 52 thatsheprobablyhadlivedthereformanyyears.Sheenjoyedourfrequent
visitsandtoldusallkindsofthingsaboutbirdsandnature.We 53 toloveher.
Butonedaywedidn't 54 her.Thoughwelookedtherewasnevera 55 0f
her:hergardenbegantolook 56 andthegreynessofthehouseseemedtotakeover
thecolorfulmood.Oneofus 57 toopenthegateandknockedatthedoorbutthe
dearoldwomanwouldnevergreetusagain.Itwastobemyfirstexperiencewithdeath
thoughIdidn’tknowitthenadeathtomychildhood 58 ．
EverytimeI 59 abirdespeciallyaCedarWaxwingIthinkofher. EverytimeI
faceahardshipIrememberhergraceanddignity.Her 60 intheoldhousemadeit
beautiful.
41.A.gathering B.celebration C.murder D.crime
42.A.school B.house C.neighborhood D.town
43.A.awake B.low C.asleep D.active
44.A.reply B.shout C.announce D.whisper
45.A.walk B.play C.fight D.study
46.A.view B.pond C.yard D.mystery
47.A.until B.when C.because D.where
48.A.begged B. treated C.ordered D. gree
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