题目内容：

As soon as I saw the cat in our yard, I knew he was a stray (流浪儿). He looked      —a wounded warrior with a badly scarred (有伤疤的) body.

I started putting out food for him each day, but he wouldn’t come near me if other people were    . Winter came, and he still wouldn’t     us. Then, one day, a car hit him so we took him to the

vet’s.

After a week, we were eager to bring him home to     our family. But when we went to take the cat home, the vet told us we should put him to       immediately because the cat was so fierce and meant that he would       become tame (驯服的), let alone a pet.

But I have always had     in love’s power to     even the wildest beasts. I told the vet, “I want to take him home.” We       him Paws.

Three days went by, and we only knew Paws was         the bed because when we walked past it we heard deep growling.

I wanted to somehow let him know he was     and loved. So I put on a hard hat and a pair of welding gloves. I     under the bed toward Paws, with my face to the       and only the top of my head facing him. I       out to stroke (抚摩) him gently over and over again.

He growled and tried to         and bite me. It was scary—but I knew he couldn’t         me, so I just kept going. Slowly, he began to         . Then I slid out from under the bed and left the room.

Several hours later, I noticed a cat on the bed. It was Paws—all         on the pillows! I couldn’t believe it.

That dear cat became the       of our household. Although Paws finally died of cancer, his legacy(遗赠)—my         and firm belief in the power of love—lives on.

1.A. cute B. strong C. fierce D. smart

2.A. around B. in C. out D. away

3.A. love B. attack C. refuse D. trust

4.A. please B. join C. see D. satisfy

5.A. death B. sight C. observation D. sleep

6.A. simply B. hardly C. easily D. gradually

7.A. sense B. interest C. faith D. feeling

8.A. comfort B. convince C. protect D. tame

9.A. named B. appointed C. accepted D. made

10.A. on B. beside C. under D. inside

11.A. hopeful B. pitiful C. careful D. safe

12.A. hid B. slid C. sheltered D. slept

13.A. bed B. sky C. floor D. feet

14.A. turned B. reached C. pulled D. picked

15.A. play B. scratch C. touch D. push

16.A. hurt B. bother C. avoid D. leave

17.A. get angry B. give up C. run away D. calm down

18.A. stepped out B. stood out C. spread out D. stuck out

19.A. hope B. love C. support D. comfort

20.A. normal B. noble C. strange D. continued