先通读短文，掌握其大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个可以填入相应空白处的最佳答案，并将其标号填入题前括号内。
Johnny Sylvester, eleven years old, was in
hospital. Several days before, ___36__he was playing in a football game,
he ___37___and his head hit the ground. The doctors believed that he
might never get well.
“He seems to have __38__ hope. So
medicine won’t help. Perhaps he needs something else,” said one of the doctors.
“When I visit Johnny, all he ever says is that he would like to meet Babe
Ruth.”
To meet Babe Ruth, of course, was not
possible. Babe Ruth was as important a man in America as the president __39__,
and he was the most famous baseball player in the game.
The next day, Johnny’s father___40___to
tell Babe Ruth about the story of Johnny on the phone. Twenty-four hours ___41___,
in walked Babe Ruth. Young Johnny couldn’t believed it really was the Babe.
Babe Ruth sat down at Johnny’s bedside and
said, “ Now listen, kid, you’ve got to get well. I’ve __42__ you a new
American League baseball. You must start throwing it.”
Johnny said____43___, and his eyes
were in admiration at the great man.
For Johnny this was the beginning of a new
life, once he thought he would never see. To the surprise of his doctors, young
Sylvester went out of the hospital on his own ___44___a few weeks later.
He was also able to live a healthy life------- all because of the ___45___
of Babe Ruth.
( )36. A. while B. when C. before D. after
37.( ) A.
fell
B. stopped C.
ran
D. jumped
38.( ) A. waken
up B. picked up C. put up D. given
up
39.( ) A. him B.
himself C. he
D. his
40.( ) A.
tried B.
managed C. improved D. decided
41.( ) A.
though B. since C. after
D. before
42.( ) A.
fetched B. caught C. taken
D. brought
43.( ) A.
nothing B.
anything C. everything D. something
44.( ) A.
shoes B.
legs C.
feet
D. socks
45.( ) A.
reply B.
present C. photo
D. success