题目内容
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。
Dropping into hopelessness completely, Jack wandered on the streets, knowing he came to the end of life. In his mid-fifties, Jack had never been ________, experienced the joy of having children or spent holidays with his family. On this miserable(悲惨的)rainy night, he felt as if there was ________ in the entire world who cared whether he lived or died.
Meanwhile, I was sitting in my room watching the rain ________ my window. When I heard the doorbell ring, I ________ from my chair and raced out. But my mother was already at the door. Opening it, she found herself face-to-face with a very dirty-looking man with tears streaming down his face. My mother, overcome by ________, invited the man inside, and he sat with my parents in our living room.
________, I walked secretly downstairs so that I could get a better look. I couldn't understand what they were saying, but the sight of the man, ________ his head in his hands and crying, made my chest ache. I raced back upstairs to my room and ________ my hand into my money jar. Pulling out my only half-dollar coin, I ran back downstairs.
When I reached the door of the living room, I walked right in. The three ________ looked at me in ________ as I quickly made my way over the stranger. I put the half-dollar in his hand and told him that I wanted him to have it. Then I gave him a ________, turned and ran as fast as I could out of the room and back upstairs. I felt excited but happy.
Downstairs, Jack sat quietly with his head ________. Tears streamed down his face as he ________ held that coin. Finally looking up at my parents, he said, "It’s just that I thought nobody cared. For the last twenty years, I have been so ________. That is the first hug I have ever got. It’s hard to believe that somebody ________”
Jack's life changed that night. When he left our house, he was ________ to live instead of die. Although we never saw Jack again, we received letters from him ________, letting us know that he was doing fine.
My life changed that night, too, as I ________ the hug healing (治愈) power of giving, even if it’s only a gift of fifty cents. Before Jack left, my parents asked him why he had knocked on our door. Jack said that ________ he'd walked along the streets that rainy night, ________ and ready to die, he had noticed a sticker on the car. It read: SOMEBODY LOVES YOU.
1.A. employedB. understoodC. managedD. married
2.A. anybodyB. somebodyC. nobodyD. everybody
3.A. approachB. beatC. breakD. cover
4.A. jumpedB. ranC. lookedD. settled
5.A. fearB. anxietyC. guiltyD. pity
6.A. CuriousB. AnnoyedC. ExcitedD. Worried
7.A. shakingB. noddingC. holdingD. resting
8.A. adjustedB. reachedC. presentedD. pushed
9.A. strangersB. neighborsC. visitorsD. adults
10.A. angerB. delightC. funD. surprise
11.A. hugB. smileC. kissD. handshake
12.A. raisedB. bowedC. ignoredD. turned
13.A. calmlyB. tightlyC. impatientlyD. privately
14.A. anxiousB. lonelyC. stressedD. bored
15.A. makesB. figuresC. caresD. deserves
16.A. flexibleB. likelyC. disappointedD. ready
17.A. occasionallyB. at once
C. hardlyD. never
18.A. hidB. informedC. assistedD. saw
19.A. asB. beforeC. untilD. unless
20.A. weakB. ashamedC. helplessD. regretful