Raynor Winn and her husband Moth became homeless due to their wrong investment． Their savings had been（1） 　 　to pay lawyers' fees． To make matters worse， Moth was diagnosed（诊断）with a （2） 　 　disease． There was no （3） 　 　， only pain relief．

   Failing to find any other way out， they decided to make a （4） 　 　journey， as they caught sight of an old hikers'（徒步旅行者）guide．

   This was a long journey of unaccustomed hardship and （5） 　 　recovery． When leaving home， Raynor and Moth had just ￡320 in the bank． They planned to keep the（6） 　 　low by living on boiled noodles， with the（7） 　 　hamburger shop treat．

   Wild camping is（8） 　 　in England． To avoid being caught， the Winns had to get their tent up（9） 　 　and packed it away early in the morning． The Winns soon discovered that daily hiking in their 50s is a lot（10） 　 　than they remember it was in their 20s． Raynor（11） 　 　all over and desired a bath． Moth， meanwhile， after an initial（12） 　 　， found his symptoms were strangely （13） 　 　by their daily tiring journey．

   （14） 　 　， the couple found that their bodies turned for the better， with re﹣found strong muscles that they thought had（15） 　 　forever． "Our hair was fried and falling out， nails broken， clothes（16） 　 　to a thread， but we were alive．"

   During the journey， Raynor began a career as a nature writer． She writes， "（17） 　 　had taken every material thing from me and left me torn bare， an empty page at the end of a（n）（18） 　 　written book． It had also given me a （19） 　 　， either to leave that page （20） 　 　or to keep writing the story with hope． I chose hope．"

（1）

A．

drawn up

B．

used up

C．

backed up

D．

kept up

（2）

A．

mild

B．

common

C．

preventable

D．

serious

（3）

A．

cure

B．

luck

C．

care

D．

promise

（4）

A．

business

B．

walking

C．

bus

D．

rail

（5）

A．

expected

B．

frightening

C．

disappointing

D．

surprising

（6）

A．

budget

B．

revenue

C．

compensation

D．

allowance

（7）

A．

frequent

B．

occasional

C．

abundant

D．

constant

（8）

A．

unpopular

B．

lawful

C．

attractive

D．

illegal

（9）

A．

soon

B．

early

C．

late

D．

slowly

（10）

A．

harder

B．

easier

C．

cheaper

D．

funnier

（11）

A．

rolled

B．

bled

C．

ached

D．

trembled

（12）

A．

struggle

B．

progress

C．

excitement

D．

research

（13）

A．

developed

B．

controlled

C．

reduced

D．

increased

（14）

A．

Initially

B．

Eventually

C．

Temporarily

D．

Consequently

（15）

A．

gained

B．

kept

C．

wounded

D．

lost

（16）

A．

sewn

B．

washed

C．

worn

D．

ironed

（17）

A．

Doctors

B．

Hiking

C．

Lawyers

D．

Homelessness

（18）

A．

well

B．

partly

C．

neatly

D．

originally

（19）

A．

choice

B．

reward

C．

promise

D．

break

（20）

A．

loose

B．

full

C．

blank

D．

missing