I was never very neat （整洁）， while my roommate Kate was well organized． Each of her things always had its   （31）　　， but I was always looking for something every minute． Over time，Kate got neater and I got messier． She would push my（32）　　 clothing over， and I would lay my books on her tidy desk． We both got   （33）　　 of each other．

War broke out one evening． Kate came into the room． Soon， I heard her shouting， "Take your shoes away! Why under my bed!" Then， I saw my   （34）　　 flying at me． I jumped to my feet and started yelling （叫嚷）， but she yelled   （35）　　louder．

The room was filled with（36）　　 We could not have stayed together for a single minute but for a phone call． Kate （37）　　it． From her end of the conversation，I could（38）　　right away her grandma was seriously （39）　　． When she hung up， she quickly crawled （爬） into her bed， under the covers， sobbing （抽噎）．

Clearly , that was something she should not go through （40）　　.All of a sudden，a（41）　　feeling rose up in my heart．

Slowly， I collected the pencils， took back the books， made my bed， cleaned the shoes and swept the floor， even on her （42）　　． I got so into my work that I even didn't notice Kate had （43）　　up．

She looked at me in surprise， reaching out her hands to get hold of mine． I looked up into her eyes． She smiled at me． "Thanks．"

Kate and I （44）　　roommates for the rest of the year． We didn't always （45）　　， but we learned the key to living together： giving in， cleaning up and holding on．

31． A． way	B． place	C． name	D． seat
32． A． dirty	B． clean	C． old	D． new
33． A． afraid	B． tired	C． excited	D． nervous
34． A． shirts	B． books	C． shoes	D． socks
35． A． back	B． up	C． off	D． away
36． A． silence	B． sadness	C． surprise	D． anger
37． A． answered	B． replied	C． received	D． called
38． A． believe	B． tell	C． catch	D． make
39． A． worried	B． weak	C． heavy	D． ill
40． A． alone	B． fast	C． properly	D． easily
41． A． pleased	B． relaxing	C． happy	D． warm
42． A． bed	B． line	C． side	D． area
43． A． woken	B． come	C． sat	D． turned
44． A． started	B． stayed	C． became	D． grew
45． A． argue	B． promise	C． agree	D． share