Every night，I watched for Miss Ellen's lights to go off. She lives next door and we are best friends，____I'm young and she's old. We both like dogs，cats and birds. Miss Ellen has another best friend，her ____，Imogene. Soon as her lights were off，I went into our kitchen and got a(n) ____ to say good­night to Imogene. “Imogene？” I kept my voice ____ because Imogene is old and I didn't want to ____ her. Imogene looked at me ____ I put the egg under  her. She seemed to ___ sitting on that egg. I guessed it must ____ her of good old times. Every morning，I went to Miss Ellen's home to ____ her bread while she ate Imogene's egg.“ I should let you eat the egg too，but it's Imogene's ___ to me，”she said. When Imogene stopped laying eggs last year，Miss Ellen became ____ and quiet. That was before I started ____ giving her one of Mom's every night. One morning when I got to Miss Ellen's kitchen，something was ___.Miss Ellen seldom allowed Imogene in the house，but that day she was on the table. Miss Ellen was ____，holding two eggs in her hands. “Can you ____ it？My Imogene laid this herself！It's not one of your mother's. Oh！Oh！”She ____and put her hand over her mouth. I looked at her in ____.“You knew？” “Yes. I'm sorry. To tell the truth，Imogene ____ that you come to visit her every day. She didn't want you to stop. So we decided to keep ____.” It took a minute for me to ____.Then I figured it out. Both of them wanted me to come. I touched Imogene's head and smiled at Miss Ellen. 小题1: A．for B．yet C．though D．because 小题2: A．dog B．cat C．bird D．hen 小题3: A．egg B．apple C．cake D．drink 小题4: A．firm B．soft C．loud D．pleasant 小题5: A．lose B．hurt C．keep D．frighten 小题6: A．unless B．since C．as D．if 小题7: A．like B．consider C．regret D．mind 小题8: A．tell B．remind C．warn D．convince 小题9: A．mix B．cut C．borrow D．share 小题10: A．promise B．choice C．gift D．job 小题11: A．sad B．calm C．boring D．strange 小题12: A．slowly B．secretly C．mainly D．simply 小题13: A．important B．funny C．wrong D．different 小题14: A．busy B．angry C．excited D．shocked 小题15: A．believe B．feel C．make D．see 小题16: A．remembered B．stopped C．smiled D．nodded 小题17: A．peace B．disappointment C．surprise D．confidence 小题18: A．hopes B．prefers C．suggests D．loves 小题19: A．quiet B．happy C．honest D．friendly 小题20: A．start B．understand C．cry D．notice