When I was thirteen, my family moved from Boston to Tucson, Arizona. __36__the move, my father __37__us in the living-room on a freezing January night. My sisters and I sat around the fire, not __38__ that the universe would suddenly change its course. “In May, we′re__39__ to Arizona.”
The words, so small, didn't seem__40__enough to hold my new life. But the world changed and I awoke on a tram moving across the country.1 watched the __41__change from green trees to flat dusty plains to high mountains as I saw strange new plants that __42__ mysteries yet to come. Finally, we arrived and __43__ into our new home.
__44__ my older sisters were sad at the loss of friends, I _45_explored our new surroundings.
One afternoon, I was out exploring __46__ and saw a new kind of cactus（仙人掌）. I crouched（蹲）down for a closer look. “You'd better not __47__ that”
I turned around to see an old woman.
“Are you new to this neighborhood?” I explained that I was, __48__,new to the entire state．
“My name is Ina Thorne.” Have you got used to life in the __49__? It must be quite a __50__ after living in Boston.”
How could I explain how I __51__ the desert? I couldn’t seem to find the right words.
“It’s vastness,” she offered. “That vastness __52__ you stand on the mountains overlooking the desert—you can __53__ how little you are in comparison with the world. __54__, you feel that the possibilities are limitless.”
That was it. That was the feeling I’d had ever since I’d first seen the mountains of my new home. Again, my __55__ would change with just a few simple words.
“Would you like to come to my home tomorrow?” Someone should teach you which plant you should and shouldn’t touch.”

A．During B．Until C．Upon D．Before

A．gathered B．warned C．organized D．comforted

A．hoping B．admitting C．realizing D．believing

A．going B．moving C．driving D．flying

A．good B．simple C．big D．proper

A．picture B．ground C．scene D．area

A．suggested B．solved C．discovered D．explained

A．settled B．walked C．hurried D．stepped

A．If B．After C．Once D．While

A．bitterly B．easily C．proudly D．eagerly

A．as well B．as usual C．right away D．on time

A．move B．dig C．pull D．touch

A．of course B．in fact C．after all D．at least

A．desert B．city C．state D．country

A．luck B．doubt C．shock D．danger

A．found B．examined C．watched D．reached

A．why B．when C．how D．where

A．prove B．guess C．sense D．expect

A．However B．Otherwise C．Therefore D．Meanwhile

A．idea B．life C．home D．family