WhenAlicewassixteen，Iwastheonewhowantedtorunawayfromhome．Itwas（16）___toseethechangescomingoverher．Sheskippedschool，andrefusedtocommunicate．Itriedbeingfirm，butitdidn‘t（17）___．Isawadarkfuture

　　WhenAlicewassixteen，Iwastheonewhowantedtorunawayfromhome．Itwas（16）___toseethechangescomingoverher．Sheskippedschool，andrefusedtocommunicate．Itriedbeingfirm，butitdidn‘t（17）___．Isawadarkfutureformyoncesweetdaughter．

　　OneschooldayAlicereturnedhomeverylate．Withaquarrelinview．IwassurprisedtoseeAlicewas（18）___．

　　“IhopeIdidtherightthing，Mom，”“Alicesaid．Isawacat，allbloodybutalive．I（19）___ittothevet’s（宠物医院），andwasaskedtomakepayment（20）___．AsIcouldn’treachanyoneatthephonenumberonthecat’stag（标牌），Ihadtopaythebill．”

　　Inthefollowingdays，theownerstillcouldn’tbe（21）___．Alicepaidthevettocontinuetreatment．Igrew（22）___：whatifthefamilyhadsimplyleftthecatbehind？

　　Aweekwentby．AwomancalledtospeaktoAlice．

　　“Sheisatschool，”Isaid．

　　“Youhavea（23）___daughter，”shesaid，apparentlyintears．

　　Herfamilyhadjustreturnedfromabroad，andgota（n）（24）___fromthevet．Theircatwasrecovering，thankstoAlice’s（25）___．“Wecan’twaittohugCuddlesagain，”shesobbed．

　　Uponherreturnhome，Alicewasfilledwith（26）___atthenews．SowasI．Ilearnedthroughanotherwoman’seyesthatmydaughterwasstillagoodpersondespiteher（27）___teenageyears．Herwarmheartwouldsurelyguideherintherightdirection．

　　16．A．pleasant B．painful C．unwise D．inspiring

　　17．A．remain B．match C．appear D．work

　　18．A．annoyed B．amused C．worried D．interested

　　19．A．carried B．followed C．returned D．guided

　　20．A．monthly B．honestly C．generously D．immediately

　　21．A．trusted B．contacted C．persuaded D．satisfied

　　22．A．active B．rude C．anxious D．proud

　　23．A．pretty B．grateful C．wonderful D．curious

　　24．A．apology B．invitation C．message D．reply

　　25．A．suggestion B．donation C．encouragement D．help

　　26．A．love B．anger C．regret D．joy

　　27．A．troubled B．long C．boring