第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

通读下面短文，了解其大意，然后从21—40各小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

The funeral（葬礼）I attended yesterday was for an 87-year-old man. I’ve almost forgotten __21_  relationship he had with my family, but his story   22   made me sit down and think for a while

His wife   23   last July. After that he refused to eat. He would throw away food that was passed to him and you could hear him cry   24  at night. His son and daughter   25  to comfort him but his children’s   26  would always bring despair（绝望）to him. He would always   27  about his days while his wife was still with him. And every day, he did   28 , but just recalled the days he spent with his  29 . He couldn’t eat or sleep. His daughter described him, “You see no   30  in him, only sorrow and despair. His only   31 was to join his wife. He gave up all hope of living till he   32 .”

At the age of 87, a man can still   33   his wife to the extent of giving up his life. What a  34  story. It just set me thinking. I have seen some couples who quarrel every day and every   35 . I have seen some husbands who treat their wife   36 . I’ve heard of many couples who part(分手) because they are no   37   in love. And I’ve heard of so many“fall out of love” stories that at times I don’t   38   why such people fell in love at first. The old man’s story makes me wonder   39  , I, too, am able to find someone who loves me so deeply, I will   40   her everything. I mean, it’s lovely and romantic, isn’t it?

21. A. that                 B. what          C. which              D. whether      

22. A. simply         B. merely            C. really                  D. truly  

23. A. passed away  B. caught cold   C. got hurt         D. went abroad

24. A. hopefully    B. sadly               C. happily            D. excitedly     

25. A. managed         B. planned          C. tried                  D. intended

26. A. efforts     B. works            C. businesses          D. ways  

27. A. say                     B. talk                     C. tell             D. add           

28. A. everything   B. anything          C. something     D. nothing     

29. A. family         B. son                    C. daughter        D. wife        

30. A. pride            B. power            C. life                D. energy    

31. A. wish               B. plan                      C. suggestion          D. opinion     

32. A. succeeded    B. lost                     C. failed                D. died          

33. A. need               B. want                     C. help                  D. love

34. A. surprising       B. moving          C. boring           D. disappointing

35. A. time               B. hour                     C. night           D. moment    

36. A. well               B. kindly            C. calmly           D. badly

37. A. fewer             B. longer            C. less        D. better

38. A. understand  B. expect                C. doubt            D. regret       

39. A. because    B. so                  C. if                  D. since

40. A. give              B. make                     C. send             D. arrange