阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从每题所给的A、B、C、D 四个选项中，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。

The best gift I’ve received was from two young boys. At that time, I didn’t have a lot of money or a huge home. As a single mom with three young children of my own, life is so 　36 .

They were boys with dirty faces a bit older than my children, but they always 　37 my yard（院子）. It seemed that they were more than 　38 to avoid staying in their own homes, for reasons that I shall not describe here.

I must feed my children who were 　39 thirsty and hungry, so I 　40 a lot of time baking so many healthy muffins(松饼). These two boys almost 　41 in our yard, and they were glad to pray with us before they would have a 　42 with my family.

We would also 　43 food, laughter, books and games with them. And a while later, they 　44 . I didn’t know where they had gone and I often wondered what had 　45 in their lives, and meanwhile I hoped for the 　46 .

During one of the darkest times in my personal life, no one came to visit me. I felt really lonely these days. I even wondered if God had 　47 me. On Mother’s Day, my children

48 home from school. We were sitting together talking when I heard a 　49 on the door.

I went to answer it, and there 　50 two clean-faced, tall, smiling boys holding two bundles of beautiful flowers I had ever seen. They said to me, “Do you 　51 us? You used to feed us muffins! They were so 　52 . We wanted to come back and thank you and say Happy Mother’s Day 　53 you were really like a 　54 to us!” I was so moved that I couldn’t help crying, and 　55 them again and again.

36. A. unfair　　　　　　　　 B. real　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. interesting　　　　　　　 D. hard

37. A. visited　　　　　　　 B. repaired　　　　　　　　　 C. cleaned　　　　　　　　　 D. approached

38. A. ashamed　　　　　　 B. nervous　　　　　　　　　 C. happy　　　　　　　　　　 D. surprised

39. A. always　　　　　　　 B. already　　　　　　　　　　 C. seldom　　　　　　　　　 D. still

40. A. cost　　　　　　　　　 B. saved　　　　　　　　　　　 C. spent　　　　　　　　　　　 D. paid

41. A. set up　　　　　　　 B. raised up　　　　　　　　 C. picked up　　　　　　　 D. grew up

42. A. meal　　　　　　　　 B. rest　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. drink　　　　　　　　　　　 D. bath

43. A. buy　　　　　　　　　 B. share　　　　　　　　　　　 C. collect　　　　　　　　　　 D. pack

44. A. changed　　　　　　 B. regretted　　　　　　　　 C. refused　　　　　　　　　 D. disappeared

45. A. happened　　　　　 B. gone　　　　　　　　　　　 C. remained　　　　　　　　 D. turned

46. A. good　　　　　　　　 B. bad　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. best　　　　　　　　　　　 D. worst

47. A. punished　　　　　 B. forgotten　　　　　　　　 C. blamed　　　　　　　　　 D. doubted

48. A. missed　　　　　　　 B. left　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. called　　　　　　　　　　 D. arrived

49. A. shock　　　　　　　 B. notice　　　　　　　　　　 C. noise　　　　　　　　　　　 D. knock

50. A. stood　　　　　　　　 B. lay　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. existed　　　　　　　　　 D. followed

51. A. like　　　　　　　　　 B. remember　　　　　　　 C. support　　　　　　　　　 D. influence

52. A. awful　　　　　　　　 B. expensive　　　　　　　　 C. delicious　　　　　　　　 D. salty

53. A. before　　　　　　　 B. if　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. though　　　　　　　　　 D. because

54. A. teacher　　　　　　　 B. mom　　　　　　　　　　　 C. friend　　　　　　　　　　 D. sister

55. A. invited　　　　　　　 B. watched　　　　　　　　　 C. praised　　　　　　　　　 D. thanked

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　　I was very disappointed not to be able to go to the jazz concert last Friday. The announcement in the 1 said that you could buy tickets at the theatre box office in Richland Hills 2 day between 10:00 and 4:00. 3 I work from 9:00 to 5:00, the 4 time I could get to the theatre was driving there during my 45-minute lunch break. 5 the theatre is on the other side of the town, and the bus 6 between my office and Richland Hills is rat very 7 . But if you're lucky, you can make the round 8 in 45 minutes. Last Monday I stood at the bus stop for 15 minutes 9 for a bus. By the time I saw one come around the corner, there was not enough time 10 to make the trip. So I gave up and went back to the 11 .The same thing happened on Tuesday, and again on Wednesday. On Thursday, my luck changed. I got on a bug 12 and arrived at the theatre in 13 twenty minutes. When I got there, 14 , I found a long line of people at the office. I heard one man say he had been waiting 15 line for over an hour. Realizing I would not have enough time to wait in line, I 16 the next bus and headed back across the town. By Friday I realized my only hope was to make the trip by 17 . It was expensive , but I felt it would be 18 it to hear the concert. The trip by taxi only 19 ten minutes, but it felt like an hour to me. When I got to the theatre. I was relieved to see that nobody was waiting in line. The reason, I quickly discovered, was 20 they had already sold out all the tickets.

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 Mary Coffey is a 94-year-old woman from Dallas. She has thousands of happy memories of the dance floor---dancing the Tennessee Waltz with her husband. John Clayton. For the entire 58 years of their marriage, they  36   dancing every week. Coffey believes it was the waltz that kept the romance in their marriage alive for such a long time. “ The waltz can make us  37  through hugging and kissing.” Coffey once said.

  Clayton passed away 15 years ago, and Coffey has  38  to set foot on a dance floor since then because of her deep sadness. But now, she has been diagnosed (诊断) with serious heart disease, and is believed to have just six months  39  to live. When they learned her  40  , volunteers at Mesquite’s Christian Care Center asked Coffey what she had dreamed to do in her life. To their   41   , Coffey’s answer was simple: “one last Tennessee Waltz”.

   After a long discussion, the volunteers decided to make her dream come true. They prepared a party for the old woman secretly. They drove her to the romantic party in the Park Series on a Tuesday night. In the car, Coffey asked  42  , “ What are we going to do?” One of the volunteers   43  on purpose, “ Mary, we are going to someone’s birthday party.”

   Seeing all the volunteers that welcomed her at the party, Coffey was so  44  that she cried immediately. Then, Coffey was  45  to dance the waltz on the dance floor by one of the volunteers. During the first song, Coffey danced  46  , showing that she was still familiar  47    all the moves. Coffey soon became tired, however, she was excited that she had the opportunity to dance the waltz one last time. She said, “I am very grateful! I will value this special memory forever!”

36. A. gave up                  B. insisted on            C. dreamed of             D. applied for

37. A. younger                  B. closer                    C. stronger                        D. smarter

38. A. refused            B. struggled                C. expected                D. agreed

39. A. remained                 B. spent                     C. left                       D. gone

40. A. detail               B. information             C. marriage                D. situation

41. A. surprise                  B. disappointment        C. excitement             D. satisfaction

42. A. hopefully          B. seriously                C. nervously               D. curiously

43. A. explained          B. announced              C. lied                       D. repeated

44. A. frustrated         B. devoted                  C. moved                         D. concerned

45. A. invited             B. forced                   C. allowed                  D. required

46. A. apparently         B. positively                C. unbearably             D. skillfully

47. A. to                   B. with                      C. at                         D. for