My husband and I sat outside. A small child about three came up the street, accompanied by her mother. As she saw another girl a few feet away, she gave her admiring comment, “Mommy, I like her dress.” Her mom   21 , “Well, why don’t you go and tell her?”

The little girl walked   22  toward the girl wearing the pretty dress. The other one,

  23  the same age, was standing with her   24  turned, alongside her parents. They had not heard the compliment (赞美). Receiving no answer, this little one   25 . My husband said to the other girl, “  26  wants to tell you something.” As she turned around, connection was made. Once again, the little one   27  “I like your dress,” and upon hearing those words, the other one gave her a big smile and excitedly   28  “Look, it’s a spinning (旋转) dress!”, at which moment she began to spin in  29. Both of them smiled widely.

Now, the one stopped spinning and said, “It’s my favorite dress and I have (a)   30  that match!” She   31  running toward a stroller (婴儿车) parked nearby.

The mom and the daughter started to   32  down the street,   33  the encounter (邂逅) had ended. Moments later, the “spinning dress girl” reappeared, shoes in hand,   34  her new friend who had seemingly disappeared. Now, an elderly couple, seated on a bench, had obviously been  35  of all this. The man   36  the child, saying, “There’s someone coming behind you.” Then we saw one showed and the other   37  the beautiful shoes.

If you can make a   38  better, do it. I have no idea how many others that evening might have   39  this act, hoping to help good things to happen. But such brief moments,  40  together, make up what might very well be the important times in our lives.

My husband and I sat outside. A small child about three came up the street, accompanied by her mother. As she saw another girl a few feet away, she gave her admiring comment, “Mommy, I like her dress.” Her mom   21  , “Well, why don’t you go and tell her?”

The little girl walked   22   toward the girl wearing the pretty dress. The other one,

  23   the same age, was standing with her   24   turned, alongside her parents. They had not heard the compliment (赞美). Receiving no answer, this little one   25  . My husband said to the other girl, “  26   wants to tell you something.” As she turned around, connection was made. Once again, the little one   27   “I like your dress,” and upon hearing those words, the other one gave her a big smile and excitedly   28   “Look, it’s a spinning (旋转) dress!”, at which moment she began to spin in  29. Both of them smiled widely.

Now, the one stopped spinning and said, “It’s my favorite dress and I have (a)   30   that match!” She   31   running toward a stroller (婴儿车) parked nearby.

The mom and the daughter started to   32   down the street,   33   the encounter (邂逅) had ended. Moments later, the “spinning dress girl” reappeared, shoes in hand,   34   her new friend who had seemingly disappeared. Now, an elderly couple, seated on a bench, had obviously been  35   of all this. The man   36   the child, saying, “There’s someone coming behind you.” Then we saw one showed and the other   37   the beautiful shoes.

If you can make a   38   better, do it. I have no idea how many others that evening might have   39   this act, hoping to help good things to happen. But such brief moments,  40   together, make up what might very well be the important times in our lives.

21. A. replied                B. scolded             C. laughed             D. required

22. A. secretly               B. shyly                 C. heavily              D. suddenly

23. A. usually                B. hopefully           C. likely                 D. luckily

24. A. back                   B. head                  C. nose                 D. hand

25. A. shouted               B. left                    C. cried                 D. hesitated

26. A. Anyone               B. Someone           C. Everyone           D. No one

27. A. suggested            B. apologized         C. explained           D. announced

28. A. turned                 B. shared               C. jumped              D. agreed

29. A. circles             B. lines               C. directions          D. rows

30. A. shoes                  B. socks                C. shirt                  D. hat

31. A. took off                     B. turned down      C. put on               D. made up

32. A. lead                    B. look                  C. head                 D. get

33. A. remembering              B. hoping               C. saying               D. thinking

34. A. coming across     B. looking for         C. shouting at        D. calling on

35. A. watchful             B. careful                     C. proud               D. fond

36. A. calmed                B. comforted         C. stopped             D. seated

37. A. wore                  B. admired             C. compared          D. bought

38. A. moment                     B. life                    C. girl                   D. dress

39. A. learned                B. performed         C. praised              D. observed

40. A. seized                 B. spent                 C. threaded            D. lost

完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

My husband and I sat outside. A small child about three came up the street, accompanied by her mother. As she saw another girl a few feet away, she gave her admiring comment, “Mommy, I like her dress.” Her mom   1 , “Well, why don’t you go and tell her?”

The little girl walked   2  toward the girl wearing the pretty dress. The other one,

  3  the same age, was standing with her   4  turned, alongside her parents. They had not heard the compliment (赞美). Receiving no answer, this little one   5 . My husband said to the other girl, “  6  wants to tell you something.” As she turned around,   7  was made. Once again, the little one   8  “I like your dress,” and upon hearing those words, the other one gave her a big smile and excitedly   9  “Look, it’s a spinning (旋转) dress!”, at which moment she began to spin. Both of them smiled widely.

Now, the one stopped spinning and said, “It’s my favorite dress and I have (a)   10  that match!” She   11  running toward a stroller (婴儿车) parked nearby.

The mom and daughter started to   12  down the street,   13  the encounter (邂逅) had ended. Moments later, the “spinning dress girl” reappeared, shoes in hand,   14  her new friend who had seemingly disappeared. Now, an elderly couple, seated on a bench, had obviously been

  15  of all this. The man   16  the child, saying, “There’s someone coming behind you.” Then we saw one showed and the other   17  the beautiful shoes.

If you can make a   18  better, do it. I have no idea how many others that evening might have   19  this act, hoping to help good things to happen. But such brief moments,

  20  together, make up what might very well be the important times in our lives.