A strong wind was blowing hard, thunder could be heard, and lightning flashed the dark sky. Rain was pouring down;it looked heaven had been broken open.
Gleams of light(微弱的闪光) appeared from of faraway houses, shining like jewels in all the dark.
A woman dressed in rags(衣衫褴褛) and trembling with cold was on a lonely road, while the merciless rain was her without stop.
She knocked at a door, and a answered it. She begged him to let her stay a while . The boy let her into the sitting room and leave her sitting by the fire.
The woman appeared old and tired under the bright electric light, she was only in her early thirties. She sat for a moment, and then her eyes began to look about the . When her eyes rested on the picture of a young man, she up, looking thunderstruck.
Just then, the boy came with his . The man at once recognized the woman as his wife. They had touch with each other during the war, he thought he had lost her forever.
words needed to be spoken. They ran into each other’s arms the boy stared at them,puzzled.
The storm was over and the sky cleared. Feeling very , the couple stood face to face with their child between them, watching the rain as it gradually .
A.into B.below C.across D.through
A.only if B.as if C.what if D.even if
A.doors B.roofs C.walls D.windows
A.poor B.pretty C.ugly D.rich
A.crying B.wandering C.struggling D.wondering
A.striking B.beating C.hitting D.flowing
A.boy B.girl C.man D.woman
A.near B.out C.outside D.inside
A.first B.then C.now D.last
A.because B.so C.though D.However
A.still B.thirsty C.hungry D.straight
A.picture B.fire C.room D.house
A.looked B.came C.picked D.stood
A.brother B.father C.sister D.mother
A.made B.got C.kept D.lost
A.who B.which C.but D.and
A.Some B.Not C.No D.Many
A.while B.as C.when D.since
A.happy B.disappointed C.sorry D.calm
A.began B.stopped C.ended D.finished