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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