阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中,选出最佳选项。
During the month of September, a dear friend of mine lost her husband suddenly in an accident．The tragedy was a  36  to everyone. When I got the news，I drove home  37  that we just don’t know when a loved one is   38  going to be with us. We sometimes take our loved ones  39 ，and we expect that they will be with us forever. __40 , as we all know, life does not work that  41  and sometimes we get a wake-up call that shocks us and makes us realize how  42  life is.
In comforting her at the funeral, I tried to imagine if I were in her  43    ，how I would feel.
As I was leaving the  44 , I ran into Marilyn, who has been a true friend to me over the years. When she asked me how my job was, I started  45   things through. I was having a  46  week with my job and I was telling her how I was feeling. She listened to me as I was shouting my  47 , then without saying a word, she took her hands and  48  them on my face, and said to me, “But at least you had a day.”
The  49  of her hands on my cheeks, the  50  in her voice, and the words she spoke, “BUT AT LEAST YOU HAD A DAY”, hit me like a ton of  51  . All the frustrations, all the stress that was _52  inside me came to a complete  53 .
Since that day，when I start feeling  54 . I remind myself of Marilyn's words--but at least I had a day! Things could be a lot  55  sometimes, but I am alive and I have a lot to be thankful for.

36.	A.symbol	B.punishment	C.shock	D.morning
37.	A.knowing	B.imagining	C.admiring	D.realizing
38.	A.for the moment	B.no longer	C.for ever	D.sooner or later
39.	A.for granted	B.for mistake	C.for instance	D.for example
40.	A.Therefore	B.Anyhow	C.Meanwhile	D.However
41.	A.way	B.manner	C.method	D.direction
42.	A.long	B.easy	C.tough	D.short
43.	A.situation	B.position	C.condition	D.direction
44.	A.meeting	B.funeral	C.reception	D.gathering
45.	A.cutting	B.breaking	C.talking	D.putting
46.	A.stressful	B.wonderful	C.inspiring	D.rewarding
47.	A.successes	B.happiness	C.frustrations	D.emotions
48.	A.turned	B.placed	C.attached	D.flashed
49.	A.touch	B.light	C.knock	D.smell
50.	A.blame	B.coldness	C.calmness	D.pleasure
51.	A.feathers	B.clothes	C.grains	D.bricks
52.	A.building up	B.breaking up	C.opening up	D.bringing up
53.	A.existence	B.surprise	C.stop	D.decision
54.	A.annoying	B.proud	C.pleased	D.stressed
55.	A.better	B.worse	C.lighter	D.heavier