完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
请阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36~55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项的标号涂黑。
It was December 22. The bitter wind swept the countless snowflakes(雪花) across my front yard. My dad was there sweeping the  36 . His nose was red as a cherry. With every breath he took, a white puff escaped  37  the air.
Inside, my mother was _38_the last of the boxes.  39  I entered the front door, the thought that after today I wouldn’t enter through that  40 ever again burned a hole in my stomach. I picked up my dog and sat Indian style with him in my lap on the  41 , wooden floor. I had no 42  but to sit on the floor, for there was no longer any furniture in my house. I sat there in a daze (恍惚), just 43 . There was no reason for my parents to make me, a once 44 12-year-old kid,  45. I had two best friends right across the street; I did well in school and I always kept my room clean.  46 , this was “my house”. By no means did I want a couple of  47 living here. These recurring (重复) thoughts  48  around in my mind and I couldn’t find an answer.
Out of the front window I could see the orange top of a truck pulling in along the cleaned driveway and I knew it was the other U-Haul. At once their men came  49  in through the back door like World War Ⅲ was starting.
I watched  50  as the men, my mother and my dad loaded the truck. My dog even winced (畏缩) as he stared out of the window. I wondered if he was  51  , too, or if he just wished to play outside in the snow.
My mum came in, looking solemn (凝重). She turned  52  the overhead light, put the  53  in my arms and took me out of the back door. A totally 54  feeling filled my heart. For the first time in my life, I wondered what  55  would be like to me tomorrow.

36.	A. stairs	B. garden	C. sidewalk	D. driveway
37.	A. into	B. down	C. on	D. over
38.	A. piling	B. packing	C. collecting	D. locking
39.	A. Though	B. Since	C. As	D. While
40.	A. yard	B. door	C. box	D. flat
41.	A. cold	B. wet	C. broken	D. dirty
42	A. choice	B. way	C. solution	D. means
43.	A. dreaming	B. thinking	C. sleeping	D. laughing
44.	A. intelligent	B. clever	C. happy	D. honest
45.	A. remain	B. cry	C. suffer	D. move
46.	A. However	B. Besides	C. Therefore	D. Yet
47.	A. neighbors	B.strangers	C. visitors	D. elders
48.	A. came	B. traveled	C. danced	D. flowed
49.	A. running	B. flying	C. driving	D. riding
50.	A. curiously	B. happily	C.interestingly	D. helplessly
51.	A. afraid	B. angry	C. sad	D. lonely
52.	A. down	B. off	C. on	D. up
53.	A. box	B. dog	C. bag	D. hand
54.	A. excited	B. eager	C. empty	D. unknown
55.	A. weather	B. school	C. home	D. world