I woke up the other day to find that 10 inches of freshly fallen snow was waiting for me outside my door. The flakes were still __36__ heavily too. I didn’t want my little dogs __37__ in it, so I reluctantly __38__ on my heavy coat and grabbed the snow shovel to make a __39__. I had only gotten a bit done, however, _40_ the handle of my old snow shovel __41__ with a “snap”. Laughing and shaking my head, I _42_ to wait out the storm for a while.
It was late in the afternoon when the snow finally __43__ and I trudged(跋涉) over to my Dad’s house to borrow his shovel and _44__ again. By then the 10 inches of snow had turned into a foot and a half. I started out slow setting a steady __45__ and stopping to rest whenever my back started to ache. After a while, though, the __46__ finally broke and the sun peeked out to __47__ me on. The work seemed a lot easier then even though it was still __48__. I even sang a few Christmas carols and __49__ while I cleared out the drives, cleaned off the cars, and shoveled out the paths. After an hour of hard work the job was finally done. _50_, I let the child that still lives __51__ of me fall back into the snow and _52_ a snow angel for the angels in Heaven to see. It felt good walking back to my house after a job well done. It felt even better _53__ around at this wonderful world of white.
I don’t know why life sometimes gives us spring days and sometimes dumps a ton of snow in us. I do know, __54_, that we can pray, laugh, love, and choose _55__ through it all.

A．falling B．floating C．piling D．flying

A．missing B．running C．hiding D．drowning

A．pulled B．dragged C．drew D．pushed

A．difference B．discovery C．path D．snowman

A．until B．when C．once D．as

A．crashed B．bent C．slipped D．broke

A．decided B．hoped C．continued D．hesitated

A．disappeared B．froze C．stopped D．melted

A．clear B．try C．check D．think

A．development B．rate C．step D．pace

A．clouds B．shovel C．sky D．trees

A．overlook B．cheer C．shine D．watch

A．heavy B．cold C．warm D．bright

A．danced B．jumped C．stopped D．smiled

A．Laughing B．Crying C．Resting D．Wandering

A．outside B．inside C．beyond D．above

A．catch B．find C．make D．pretend

A．looking B．walking C．turning D．wondering

A．anyway B．still C．then D．however

A．fate B．determination C．joy D．luck