题目内容：

It is now thirty-five years since I, as a little boy of six, was left quite alone in the world. You sent me word _______ you would give me a home and be a kind mother to me. I have never forgotten the day when I made the long_______of ten miles to your house in North Killingworth. I can still recall my _______when, instead of coming for me yourself, you sent servant James to_______me.

I well remember my tears and _______ as, seated high on your horse and attached tight to James, I rode of my new home. Night_______before we finished the journey, and as it grew dark I became lonely and afraid. "Do you think she'll go to bed _______we get there?" I asked James anxiously. "Oh, no, "he said encouragingly. "She'll _______for you. When we get out of these woods you'll see her candle_______in the window."

________we did ride out into the clearing, and there, sure enough, was your________I remember you were waiting at the door, that you put your arms close________me and that you lifted me—a tired and confused little buy—________from the horse. You had a fire burning on the hearth(炉边), a hot supper________on the stove. After supper you took me to my new room, heard me say my prayers, and then sat beside me until I fell asleep.

You probably realize why I am________all this to your memory. Some day soon God will take you to a new home. Don't fear the ________for the strange journey, or the dark messenger of death who will fetch you. God can be ________to do as much for you as you were kind enough to do for me so many years ago, and you will be________in God's care. I shall watch you and pray for you till you are out of sight, ________wait for the day when I shall make the same journey myself and find you waiting at the end of the road to ________me.

1.A. why    B. that    C. how    D. when

2.A. journey    B. tour    C. ride    D. adventure

3.A. disappointment    B. excitement    C. embarrassment    D. amazement

4.A. fetch    B. comfort    C. contact    D. accompany

5.A. calmness    B. pleasure    C. contentment    D. anxiety

6.A. went    B. dropped    C. fell    D. ended

7.A. after    B. before    C. since    D. when

8.A. sit down    B. stand out    C. stay up    D. come over

9.A. disappearing    B. standing    C. fading    D. shining

10.A. Lately    B. Shortly    C. Recently    D. Meanwhile

11.A. heart    B. mind    C. candle    D. gift

12.A. at    B. in    C. for    D. around

13.A. down    B. up    C. out    D. away

14.A. staying    B. waiting    C. heating    D. burning

15.A. warning    B. informing    C. reminding    D. recalling

16.A. calling    B. instruction    C. evidence    D. guidance

17.A. permitted    B. proved    C. trusted    D. asked

18.A. nervous    B. joyful    C. desperate    D. safe

19.A. or rather    B. in case    C. and then    D. let alone

20.A. accept    B. greet    C. approve    D. bother