阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36～55各题所给的四个选项([A]、[B]、[C]和[D])中，选出最佳选项。
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i sAt Down By thE EDgE oF thE lAkE, AnD pullED{{u}} (40) {{/u}}my shoEs AnD soCks, put my{{u}} (41) {{/u}}in thE wAtEr. it wAs ColD, likE iCE.AFtEr A momEnt i{{u}} (42) {{/u}}ovEr AnD sprEAD somE oF thE{{u}} (43) {{/u}}on my hot FACE. i CoulD sEE mysElF FAintly in thE wAtEr stAring At mE likE A{{u}} (44) {{/u}}.
i rEAlizED suDDEnly how{{u}} (45) {{/u}}i wAs oF running AwAy. surEly, i thought i CoulD livE hErE For A FEw DAys, out oF{{u}} (46) {{/u}}oF higgs AnD his mEn. whilE i triED to{{u}} (47) {{/u}}somE plAns For thE FuturE, i FounD A tiny CottAgE on thE FAr siDE oF thE{{u}} (48) {{/u}}with somE smokE Coming From its rooF. i still hAD A littlE monEy. pErhAps thEy woulD givE mE A{{u}} (49) {{/u}}AnD somE Foo
D、
As i wAtChED, A mAn CAmE out oF thE housE AnD Down to A littlE{{u}} (50) {{/u}}At thE lAkEsiDE. hE got into it AnD BEgAn to movE{{u}} (51) {{/u}}towArDs my siDE. ! CoulD not sEE his{{u}} (52) {{/u}}At First. hE ContinuED CAlmly{{u}} (53) {{/u}}thE lAkE, AnD whEn hE wAs ABout hAlFwAy, hE rEstED his oArs AnD thE BoAt DriFtED into A pAtCh oF sunlight. hE{{u}} (54) {{/u}}A hAnD in A FriEnDly wAy oF grEEting. i wAs ABout to rAisE minE,{{u}} (55) {{/u}}All At onCE, i sAw his FACE ClEArly, it wAs higgs!
A．sky
B．light
C、Air
D、gAs