完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
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的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A man was driving at 70 miles in a 40-mile zone（区域）, when a    1   came behind him.  2  the man started thinking of excuses to give.
As the policeman came to him, he said, “Hi, officer, I guess you   3   me a little bit over the speed limit. I was in a rush to get   4  , to be with my wife and kids. You know my younger son wasn’t feeling too  5   when I left home this morning. I’m afraid he’s ill.”
The policeman said, “Well, I guess so,” and started   6   something in his notebook. As minutes went by, he could see from the side view mirror, the policeman was  7   writing. When the man was wondering why he hadn’t asked for his driving   8   so far, the policeman came to his window,  9   him a piece of paper, and returned to his car without saying a single word. The man wondered: how much was this   10  going to be? However, the man was  11   it was not a ticket（罚单）at all and he began to   12  :
“I had a daughter who was  13   by a speeding car at the age of six by a speeding driver. He got a fine, a few months in  14  , and then was free, free to hug his two daughters. I only had one, and now I have to   15   until I get to heaven before I can hug her again. I have tried to    16  that man a thousand times, and I thought I had. Maybe I really did forgive（原谅） him. So pray（祈祷）for me, and be   17   when you drive again. My son is all I have been left with.”
The man was completely   18   and could not move for the next few minutes. When finally he did, he drove  19  , even a few miles   20   the speed limit, praying for forgiveness.

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

My friend Alice decided to be a nurse when she was four years old．She always wanted to play“doctors and nurses” with her playmates．When she left school last year，she still wanted to be a good nurse．One day she found an advertisement in the newspaper:

  DO YOU WANT TO HELP PEOPLE?

  STUDY NURSING

  SEND THIS FORM TO US

  FOR MORE INFORMATION

Alice filled the coupon(广告上的附单) with her name and address. She got it out and   1   it at once.

Last October she   2   her studies in a big hospital in New York. She had to work very hard. She went to    3   every day and studied late till night.  Then a really important day came: her first   4   in a ward（病房）.At last she was really helping the   5   people, not just sitting in classes or learning from   6  .

At first student nurses do lots of odd jobs（杂事）in the   7  . They help to   8   meals or wash the patients. They also keep the ward tidy and make the  9They can't give injections(注射) or help the 10  .

One of Alice's first jobs was in a ward of 11　　 people. She   12   to clean all the patients'   13    teeth. She collected all the teeth and took them to the bathroom.   14   cleaning each set of teeth one by one, she put all of them into one big   15 .

 “It'll be   16   this way,”she said to herself , “then I can give back everyone's teeth   17   a few minutes. ”

Give back everyone's teeth! Alice stood in the middle of the ward   18   a big bowl of teeth. She had no  19    which teeth belonged to   20   old man.

1 A. posted  　　　　   B. kept　　    C. threw　　　　　　  D. sold

2 A．finished　　　　   B．used　　   C．started　　　　    D．made

3. A．offices　　　　   B．work　　   C．hospital　　　　    D．classes

4. A．time　　　　　　 B．turn　　    C．patient　　　　    D．day

5. A．young　　　　    B．old　　　　 C．sick　　　　　　  D．good

6. A．teachers　　　　  B．books　　   C．doctors　　　　    D．radios

7. A．ward　　　　    B．classroom　　 C．hospital　　　　  D．school

8. A．cook　　　　　　 B．prepare　　  C．serve　　　　    D．had

9. A．money　　　　   B．room　　　　 C．beds　　　　   D．peace

10. A．teachers　　　　 B．patients　　   C．poor　　　　    D．doctors

11. A．old　　　　　　 B．young　　　　  C．ugly　　　　 D．kind

12.A．was ordered　　  B．was told　　   C．was forced　　 D．was reported

13. A．dirty　　　　　　 B．bad　　   C．good　　　　　　  D．false

14. A．Because of　　    B．Before　　   C．Instead of　　    D．When

15. A．bowl　　　　　　 B．bathroom　　  C．bag　　　　    D．box

16. A．faster　　　　    B．cleaner　　    C．quicker　　　　 D．easier

17. A．in　　　　　　   B．without　　   C．after　　　　    D．of

18. A．with　　　　　　 B．in　　　　  C．before　　　　    D．beside

19.  A．problem　　    B．idea　　   C．way　　　　    D．mind

20. A．what　　　　    B．that　　  C．whose　　　　   D．which

My friend Alice decided to be a nurse when she was four years old．She always wanted to play“doctors and nurses” with her playmates．When she left school last year，she still wanted to be a good nurse．One day she found an advertisement in the newspaper:

  DO YOU WANT TO HELP PEOPLE?

  STUDY NURSING

  SEND THIS FORM TO US

  FOR MORE INFORMATION

Alice filled the coupon(广告上的附单) with her name and address. She got it out and   1   it at once.

Last October she   2   her studies in a big hospital in New York. She had to work very hard. She went to    3   every day and studied late till night.  Then a really important day came: her first   4   in a ward（病房）.At last she was really helping the   5   people, not just sitting in classes or learning from   6  .

At first student nurses do lots of odd jobs（杂事）in the   7  . They help to   8   meals or wash the patients. They also keep the ward tidy and make the  9They can't give injections(注射) or help the 10  .

One of Alice's first jobs was in a ward of 11　　 people. She   12   to clean all the patients'   13    teeth. She collected all the teeth and took them to the bathroom.   14   cleaning each set of teeth one by one, she put all of them into one big   15 .

 “It'll be   16   this way,”she said to herself , “then I can give back everyone's teeth   17   a few minutes. ”

Give back everyone's teeth! Alice stood in the middle of the ward   18   a big bowl of teeth. She had no  19    which teeth belonged to   20   old man.

1 A. posted  　　　　   B. kept　　    C. threw　　　　　　  D. sold

2 A．finished　　　　   B．used　　   C．started　　　　    D．made

3. A．offices　　　　   B．work　　   C．hospital　　　　    D．classes

4. A．time　　　　　　 B．turn　　    C．patient　　　　    D．day

5. A．young　　　　    B．old　　　　 C．sick　　　　　　  D．good

6. A．teachers　　　　  B．books　　   C．doctors　　　　    D．radios

7. A．ward　　　　    B．classroom　　 C．hospital　　　　  D．school

8. A．cook　　　　　　 B．prepare　　  C．serve　　　　    D．had

9. A．money　　　　   B．room　　　　 C．beds　　　　   D．peace

10. A．teachers　　　　 B．patients　　   C．poor　　　　    D．doctors

11. A．old　　　　　　 B．young　　　　  C．ugly　　　　 D．kind

12.A．was ordered　　  B．was told　　   C．was forced　　 D．was reported

13. A．dirty　　　　　　 B．bad　　   C．good　　　　　　  D．false

14. A．Because of　　    B．Before　　   C．Instead of　　 &
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  D．When

15. A．bowl　　　　　　 B．bathroom　　  C．bag　　　　    D．box

16. A．faster　　　　    B．cleaner　　    C．quicker　　　　 D．easier

17. A．in　　　　　　   B．without　　   C．after　　　　    D．of

18. A．with　　　　　　 B．in　　　　  C．before　　　　    D．beside

19.  A．problem　　    B．idea　　   C．way　　　　    D．mind

20. A．what　　　　    B．that　　  C．whose　　　　   D．which<
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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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

One winter morning, an old couple around the age of 70, walked into a lawyer’s office to sign

a   36   after quarreling all their 45 years of marriage. The lawyer was very   37  , after having a chat with them, he got their   38  . They hung on because of their children, afraid that it might    39   their growth. Now, all they wanted was to lead their own life free from all these years of  __40   from their marriage, so both agreed on a divorce.

The lawyer was having a hard time getting the papers done, but he still couldn’t understand why the old couple would want a divorce, suggesting a   41   together, just three of them. At the table, there was a silence of   42   . The first dish was roasted chicken.    43   , the old man took the drumstick for the old lady, “Take this, it’s your favorite. ” Looking at this, the lawyer thought maybe there was still a   44  , but the wife answered frowning. “This is where the problem   45   . You always think so highly of yourself, never thought about how I feel, don’t you know that I hate   46   ?”

Little did she know that, over the years, her husband was trying all ways to   47   her; little did she know that drumsticks were her husband’s favorite. Little did he know that she never thought he understood her at all; little did he know that she hated drumsticks even though all he wanted was the best for her.

That night, both of them were difficult to fall asleep. After hours, the old man couldn’t   48_ it any more, wanting to tell her himself, “I love you and I can’t live without you.” He picked up the phone to dial her number. Ringing never stopped. On the other side, she was upset,   49   to answer any phones. The next day, she received news that he had   50  , learning that he had a heart attack when he was still trying to get through her phone line.

  51   enough, she had to clear his   52   in his apartment , only to find an insurance policy（保险单）dating from the day when they got married, and the beneficiary （受益人）was her. Together in that file there was this note: “To my dearest wife, I bought this policy for you,   53__   the amount is only $100, I hope it will be able to help me continue my promise that I made when we got married, and I want you to know I will always be around by your side. I love you.” Tears   __54   freely down her cheeks when the lady read it.

When you love someone, do let them know, for you   55   know what will happen the next minute.

1.A. marriage       B. divorce         C. record  D. project

2.A. puzzled        B. excited      C. painful  D. embarrassed

3.A. family         B. money  C. story     D. lesson

4.A. destroy             B. effect    C. hit          D. affect

5.A. happiness     B. pleasure         C. unhappiness D. amusement

6.A. dinner        B. supper  C. lunch    D. breakfast

7.A. sorrow       B. ignorance      C. awkwardness        D. satisfaction

8.A. As soon as    B. Once       C. The moment D. Immediately

9.A. right  B. opportunity   C. need        D. chance

10.A. stores       B. buries   C. lies        D. stands

11.A. fish  B. steak     C. drumsticks    D. duck

12.A. comfort     B. please     C. anger    D. hate

13.A. stand        B. treat      C. forget   D. regret

14.A. eager       B. hungry  C. anxious D. reluctant

15.A. passed away    B. passed through     C. passed by       D. passed on

16.A. Sadly        B. Disappointedly     C. Fortunately         D. Hopefully

17.A. clothes     B. belongings        C. cupboards  D. drawers

18.A. unless      B. if   C. though  D. even

19.A. floated     B. flew       C. followed        D. flowed

20.A. never       B. ever      C. forever D. seldom