and we lay __13__ in the dark until the winds died away.

　　__14__the weeks that followed, we learned to survive in our truck and __15__ the little money my wife __16__ by substitute teaching. Building a successful business and then losing it had left very little time for building a successful __17__. For a time after our business __18__ I thought I might lose my family as well.

　　Living in the tiny __19__ with no television, we sat close together reading and talking. One evening, standing under a jeweled sky, I found myself __20__ for all the hardships. We had walked the trails and climbed the canyon walls. We had become a family!

　　1．A.back B．entrance

　　C.centre D．edge

　　2．A.answered B．noticed

　　C．published D.sponsored

　　3．A.free B．safe

　　C．convenient D.beautiful

　　4．A.in return B．in turn

　　C．in short D．in time

　　5．A.attempt B．appeal

　　C．agreement D.appointment

　　6．A.quiet B.ideal

　　C．crowded D．dangerous

　　7．A.calmly B．eventually

　　C．immediately D.repeatedly

　　8．A.search B．pass

C．leave D．attack