life goes on.

　　After Joe died in 2009，Misty slept on his pillow.

　　I'm grateful-to a point.The truth is，after years of walking，I've come to enjoy my walks with Misty.As I watch her chase after a squirrel，throwing her whole being into the here­and­now of an exercise that has never once ended in victory，she reminds me，too，that no matter how harsh the present or unpredictable the future，there's almost always some measure of joy to be extracted from the moment.

1.Why didn't the writer agree to raise a dog at the beginning of the story?

A.She was afraid the dog would get the family into trouble.

B.It would be her business to take care of the dog.

C.Her husband and daughter were united as one.

D.She didn't want to spoil her daughter.

2.Which of the following is the closest in meaning to "The medium one is the sucker in the pack."(Paragraph 3)?

A.The middle­aged person loves me most.

B.The medium­sized woman is the hostess.

C.The man in the middle is the one who has the final say.

D.The woman is the kind and trustworthy one in the family.

3.It can be inferred from Paragraph 3 that .

A.Misty was quite clever

B.Misty could solve math problems

C.the writer was a slow learner

D.no one walked Misty the first day

4.The story came to its turning point when .

A.Joe died in 2009

B.Joe fell ill in 2007

C.the writer began to walk the dog

D.the dog tried to please the writer

5.Why did the writer continue to walk Misty while Joe was in hospital?

A.Misty couldn't live without her.

B.Her friends didn't offer any help.

C.The walk provided her with spiritual comfort.

D.She didn't want Misty to be others' companion.

6.What is the message the writer wants to convey in the passage?

A.One should learn to enjoy hard times.

B.A disaster can change everything in life.

C.Moments of joy suggest that there is still hope ahead.