A few weeks ago，our dog，which we had kept for more than ten years，had to be put down.First，a tumor on her stomach got worse，and she was very ____.Then，the pain in her back got so bad that sometimes she ___ lie down in the middle of a walk and couldn't take another ____. When I first found out，I was very sad and cried a lot.She was more like a sister to me than a ___.But I was also angry at my stepfather，Steve，who told us the ___ a week after it happened.He ____ because he didn't want to worry us，and he didn't want me to get depressed (抑郁的)and fail my exams.I just thought she was ____ at the animals' hospital. I think you know all the ____ that went through my head：She was my dog！Why didn't he tell us earlier？I didn't even get to say goodbye. People in my family have a ____ of keeping things from me to protect me，such as only telling me that my aunt had cancer ____ she had already improved.All I could think was：Not again! I ____ to my mum，and she said，“I know.I'm ____，too.”I opened my mouth to shout.And then she added，“I'm so angry with Steve that he had to ____ through all this on his own.”Hearing my mum's words，I shut up my mouth.I had been so ____ on myself.I hadn't thought about ____ Steve was going through.That dog was his baby.He'd had her for longer than he'd had us—and he had to make the decision to ____ her life，and then kept in silence for an entire ____.All my anger melted away，and all I felt was ____. It makes me realize that we focus so much on ourselves that we ____ the pain of others.At that moment，my mum's words were an incredible ____ that I'll never forget. 小题1: A．lazy B．lonely C．painful D．shameful 小题2: A．would B．should C．might D．could 小题3: A．walk B．step C．foot D．breath 小题4: A．tool B．toy C．baby D．pet 小题5: A．plan B．accident C．anecdote D．truth 小题6: A．lied B．waited C．reflected D．hesitated 小题7: A．still B．once C．even D．never 小题8: A．facts B．opinions C．thoughts D．doubts 小题9: A．story B．secret C．habit D．hobby 小题10: A．until B．before C．while D．after 小题11: A．adjusted B．turned C．contributed D．related 小题12: A．angry B．shocked C．guilty D．abused 小题13: A．break B．go C．look D．push 小题14: A．focused B．hooked C．dependent D．hard 小题15: A．that B．where C．what D．which 小题16: A．save B．expand C．make D．end 小题17: A．year B．month C．week D．day 小题18: A．regret B．blame C．sorrow D．sympathy 小题19: A．shared B．ignored C．reminded D．rid 小题20: A．comfort B．compromise C．gift D．suggestion