B
July21st,2007wasatypicalEnglishsummer’sday—itr ainedfor24hours!Asusual,Irushedhomefromworkatmiddaytocheckonthehouse.Nothingwasamiss.BythetimeIliftworkat5pm,however,theroadintoourvillagewasflooded.Ourhousebadneverbeenfloodedbut,asIopenedthefrontd oor,awaveofwatergreetedme.ThankGodthekidsweren’twithme,becausethehousewas5feetd eepinwater.Welosteverythingdownstairs.Andtheplasterhadtobetornoffthewalls,ceilingspulleddown.
Atfirstwetr iedtopushonthrough.Wedidn’twanttomovethechildrenoutofhome,sowecampedupstairs.Weputasheetofplasticacrossthefloortoprotectusfromthedamp.Butafterthreemonths,wefeltverysick,sowemovedtoawoodenhouseinapark.Thehousewassmall,butatfirstwewerealljustd elightedtobeinanewplace.Unfortunately,thingstooklongerthanexpectedandweweretherefor10months.Thelifetherewasinconvenient.WhatsurprisedmemostwashowmuchImissedbeingpartofacommunity（社区）.Wehadlivedinafriendlyvillagewithgoodneighbors,andI’dneverthoughthowmuchI’dmissthat.
Although-oursituationwasverybad,it’sdifficulttofeeltoosorryforyourselfwhenyoulookatwhat’shappeningelsewhere.IwatchedanewsreportaboutfloodsinNorthernIndiaandthought,“Wedidn’thaveastr awhut（茅草房）thatwassweptaway,andourhouseisstillsanding.We’relucky.”
WemovedbackhomeinAugust.WithDecembercoming,there’sreconstr uctionworktobedone,soit’sdifficulttoprepareforChristmas.ButIcan’twait—I’mgoingtothrowapartyforourfriendsinthevillagetosaythanksfortheirsupport.Thisyear,Iwon’tneedanygifts—livingawayfromhomeformonthshasmademerealizehowlittleweactuallyneedormissallourpossessions.Althoughwearereplacingthings,there’sreallynorush—wehaveourhomeback,andthat’sthemainthing.
45.Whatd oestheunderlinedword“amiss”inthefirstparagraphmean?
A.Wrong.B.Missing.C.Right.D.Found.
正确答案：A
