When I was thirteen, my family moved from Boston to Tucson, Arizona. __36__the move, my father __37__us in the living-room on a freezing January night. My sisters and I sat around the fire, not __38__ that the universe would suddenly change its course. “In May, we′re__39__ to Arizona.” The words, so small, didn't seem__40__enough to hold my new life. But the world changed and I awoke on a tram moving across the country.1 watched the __41__change from green trees to flat dusty plains to high mountains as I saw strange new plants that __42__ mysteries yet to come. Finally, we arrived and __43__ into our new home. __44__ my older sisters were sad at the loss of friends, I _45_explored our new surroundings. One afternoon, I was out exploring __46__ and saw a new kind of cactus（仙人掌）. I crouched（蹲）down for a closer look. “You'd better not __47__ that” I turned around to see an old woman. “Are you new to this neighborhood?” I explained that I was, __48__,new to the entire state． “My name is Ina Thorne.” Have you got used to life in the __49__? It must be quite a __50__ after living in Boston.” How could I explain how I __51__ the desert? I couldn’t seem to find the right words. “It’s vastness,” she offered. “That vastness __52__ you stand on the mountains overlooking the desert—you can __53__ how little you are in comparison with the world. __54__, you feel that the possibilities are limitless.” That was it. That was the feeling I’d had ever since I’d first seen the mountains of my new home. Again, my __55__ would change with just a few simple words. “Would you like to come to my home tomorrow?” Someone should teach you which plant you should and shouldn’t touch.” 小题1: A．During B．Until C．Upon D．Before 小题2: A．gathered B．warned C．organized D．comforted 小题3: A．hoping B．admitting C．realizing D．believing 小题4: A．going B．moving C．driving D．flying 小题5: A．good B．simple C．big D．proper 小题6: A．picture B．ground C．scene D．area 小题7: A．suggested B．solved C．discovered D．explained 小题8: A．settled B．walked C．hurried D．stepped 小题9: A．If B．After C．Once D．While 小题10: A．bitterly B．easily C．proudly D．eagerly 小题11: A．as well B．as usual C．right away D．on time 小题12: A．move B．dig C．pull D．touch 小题13: A．of course B．in fact C．after all D．at least 小题14: A．desert B．city C．state D．country 小题15: A．luck B．doubt C．shock D．danger 小题16: A．found B．examined C．watched D．reached 小题17: A．why B．when C．how D．where 小题18: A．prove B．guess C．sense D．expect 小题19: A．However B．Otherwise C．Therefore D．Meanwhile 小题20: A．idea B．life C．home D．family