题目内容
完型填空
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
An old man was dying. One by one his relatives visited him. Even relatives and friends he hadn’t seen for years ________ him to say farewell. They all ________ their deep love for him. ________ each came to him, the old man held each person by their ________ and spoke to each. To one he said, “Yes, I love you.” To ________ he said, “I go without any ill will.” To a third one he said, “Peace be with you.”
And so to each person he said such ________ words. Then the old man ________ Nasrudin (a wise man in the Middle East). When Nasrudin came in, he stood on one side, ________ everyone and listened to what they said and what the dying man said to them. After a while, Nasrudin ________ his hands in the air, and when everyone ________ to hear him, Nasrudin said , “Fools! Why didn’t you visit him in his good ________ ? You didn’t love him when he was healthy, but you love him when he is dying!”
After that, Nasrudin turned to the ________ man and shouted, “Fool! Why didn’t you live with such nice feelings all the days when you were________ and fully alive?” With that, Nasrudin left the ________. The old man ________ and said, “At last I’ve heard the ________ . It is a blessing to ________ having heard the truth.” The old man died ________ .
What about the others? They returned to their ________ business of life and continued as they always had been. And Nasrudin? When he returned to his ________ just outside the old man’s house, the donkey made a long high sound, “Hee-haw! Hee-haw!” Nasrudin said, “Yes, I know... You’re right... Live well; die well...”
1.A. called on B. looked after C. cared about D. depended on
2.A. offered B. bought C. kept D. expressed
3.A. Before B. As C. Because D. Although
4.A. face B. leg C. hand D. head
5.A. another B. other C. all D. some
6.A. possible B. necessary C. polite D. kind
7.A. visited B. invited C. bothered D. employed
8.A. comforted B. helped C. observed D. blamed
9.A. raised B. lent C. washed D. hid
10.A. forced B. turned C. ordered D. changed
11.A. need B. mood C. health D. position
12.A. living B. visiting C. coming D. dying
13.A. safe B. important C. weak D. energetic
14.A. party B. scene C. meeting D. conference
15.A. smiled B. appeared C. screamed D. jumped
16.A. message B. news C. truth D. fact
17.A. stay B. work C. sleep D. die
18.A. secretly B. proudly C. sadly D. peacefully
19.A. strange B. normal C. important D. perfect
20.A. donkey B. car C. assistant D. wife
