It happened when I was a little girl．I can remember neither the beginning nor the end，but whenever I（1）　　it， tears run down my face．

When I was young，my family led a（n）（2）　　life in the country．As you can imagine，many country roads are difficult to walk on．One evening we were visiting some relatives and the（3）　　was very bad． It began to（4）　　on our way back home． Dad carried me on his（5）　　Mom gave her overcoat to my（6）　　． We walked together through the rain for more than an hour．

I was fat at that time and Dad must be（7）　　 to hold me for such a long time． He almost （8）　　down many times．In hope of reducing my father's burden（负担），I tried to walk by myself，（9）　　I achieved nothing since I was just a little kid．

When we arrived home， the inside of our house was（10）　　 with rain water． The rain had come through our leaky （有裂缝的） roof and water was everywhere． Mom put bowls all around the house to try to（11）　　 the rain． Then she put me and my elder brother to bed， carefully placing us on the remaining（12）　　place． I fell asleep soon． When I opened my eyes，I found Dad and Mom were（13）　　in chairs， both having caught bad colds．

This is my very earliest（14）　　． Though the evening has long passed and now we live a happy life， I won't forget the rain we went through together． The rain， that evening， and especially my parents' （15）　　， will stay in my mind forever．

（1）A． deal with	B． think of	C． lead to	D． learn from
（2）A． hard	B． unhappy	C． interesting	D． rich
（3）A． food	B． drink	C． traffic	D． weather
（4）A． blow	B． shine	C． rain	D． snow
（5）A． arm	B． back	C． bike	D． car
（6）A． brother	B． sister	C． friend	D． relative
（7）A． worried	B． tired	C． angry	D． lazy
（8）A． fell	B． looked	C． turned	D． ran
（9）A． so	B． and	C． but	D． instead
（10）A． connected	B． covered	C． mixed	D． crowded
（11）A． expect	B． welcome	C． greet	D． catch
（12）A． dry	B． wet	C． beautiful	D． warm
（13）A． fighting	B． sleeping	C． laughing	D． eating
（14）A． visit	B． excitement	C． chance	D． memory
（15）A． wishes	B． words	C． love	D． education