She had been shopping with her mom in Wal-Mart. She must have been 6, a beautiful brown-haired girl. It was pouring 35 . The rain was very 36 .
We all stood inside the door of the shopping center. As we watched the rain pour down, the little girl’s 37 broke the trance（出神,发呆），we were all caught in.
"Mom, let’s run 38 the rain," she said.
"What?" The mother asked.
"Let’s run through the rain!" she 39 .
"No, honey. We’ll wait 40 it 41 a bit."
The young child waited for about 42 minute and repeated, "Mom, let’s run through the rain."
"We’ll 43 wet if we 44 ," her mother answered.
"No, we won’t, Mom. That’s not 45 you said this morning."
"This morning? 46 did I say we could run through the rain and not get wet?"
"Don’t you 47 ? When you were talking to daddy about his cancer, you said, ‘we can get through anything!’"
The mother paused and thought for a moment about what she would say.
"Honey, you are absolutely 48. . Let’s run through the 49 . If we get wet, maybe we just need 50 ." The mother said and off they ran. We all 51 watching, smiling and laughing as they ran past all the cars. They both got wet, 52 they were followed by a few others who screamed and 53 like children all the 54 to their cars. I, too, ran and got wet. I 55 a good washing, too.
35. A. inside B. in C. outside D. out
36. A. gentle B. heavy C. fine D. big
37. A. sound B. tone C. noise D. voice
38. A. in B. through C. across D. by
39. A. repeated B. said C. spoke D. talked
40. A. when B. after C. until D. since
41. A. put down B. slows down C. take down D. set down
42. A. another B. other C. the other D. others
43. A. make B. leave C. have D. get
44. A. run B. do C. walk D. go
45. A. that B. what C. which D. how
46. A. Where B. When C. Why D. What
47. A. say B. forget C. remember D. know
48. A. wrong B. good C. kind D. right
49. A. difficulty B. trouble C. street D. rain
50. A. washing B. playing C. running D. relaxing
51. A. sat B. stood C. applauded D. jumped
52. A. and B. so C. but D. or
53. A. cried B. laughed C. shouted D. watched
54. A. way B. road C. path D. route
55. A. went B. had C. made D. needed
参考答案及解析：
35.C．析：下雨应为在外面，所以用outside。
36.B．析：从pouring可知雨下得很大，用heavy修饰。
37.D. 析：说话声用voice。
38.B. 析：下文有原词复现信息。
39.A. 析：Let’s run through the rain!是女儿又重复了一次。
40.C. 析：逻辑关系。
41.B. 析：根据常识应为等到雨变小，slow down 意为“减慢，减小”。
42.A. 析：表“再，又”，用another。
43.D. 析：get wet 变湿。
44.C. 析：do 代替上文的run through the rain，避免重复。
45.B. 析：That is 后是表语从句，从句中缺宾语，所以用what。
46.B. 析：下文有复现信息When you were talking to daddy about his cancer。
47.C. 析：小女孩提醒妈妈，反问妈妈“难道您不记得吗？”
48.D. 析：妈妈后面的行为说明她认为女儿说得对。
49.D. 析：上文有原词复现信息“run through the rain”。
50.A. 析：下文有原词复现信息“I needed a good washing, too”
51.B. 析：上文有原词复现信息“We all stood inside the door of the shopping center.”。
52.C. 析：母女俩湿透了，但其他的人也跟着在雨中跑，是转折关系。
53.B. 析：大家被母女俩所感染，在雨中跑，很兴奋，又喊又笑。
54.A. 析：all the way 为固定搭配，意为“一路上”。
55.D. 析：上文有原词复现信息“maybe we just need （washing）.”