第二节: 完形填空(共20小题,每小题1.5分,满分30分)
One day, a poor boy who was trying to pay his
way through school by selling goods door to door found that he only had one dime
left.
He was hungry so he decided to __31__ a meal at the next house.
However, he lost his __32__ when a
lovely young woman opened the door. Instead of a meal he asked for a
drink of water. She thought he looked __33__ so she
brought him a large glass of milk. He drank it slowly, and then
asked, “How much do I owe you?”
“You don’t owe me __34__,” she replied. “Mother has taught me never to
accept __35__ for a kindness.” He said, “Then I __36__
you from the bottom of my heart.” As Howard Kelly left that house,
he not only felt stronger __37__, but it also increased his faith in God
and the human race. He was about to give up and __38__
before this point.
__39__ later the young woman became critically __40__. They finally sent her to the big
city, where specialists can be __41__ to study her rare disease. Dr. Howard Kelly, now __42__,
was called in for the consultation. When he __43__ the name of
the town she came from, a strange light __44__ his eyes. Immediately, he rose and went
down through the hospital hall into her room. He __45__ her at once and
determined to do his best to save her life. From that day on, he gave special
attention to her __46__.
After a long struggle, the battle was __47__. Dr. Kelly requested the business
office __48__ the final bill to him for approval. He looked at it and then wrote
something on the side. The bill was sent to her room. She was afraid to open it because
she was sure that it would take the rest of her life to __49__. Finally she looked, and the note
on the side of the bill __50__ her attention. She read these words...
“Paid in full with a glass of milk.”
(Signed) Dr. Howard Kelly
Tears of joy flooded her eyes as she prayed
silently: “Thank You, God. Your love has spread through
human hearts and hands.”
31.A.care for B.beg for C.wish for D.hope for
32.A.nerve B.heart C.way D.meal
33.A.mad B.polite C.cold D.hungry
34.A.anything B.everything C.nothing D.something
35.A.gift B.present C.pay D.milk
36.A.owe B.thank C.praise D.appreciate
37.A.physically B.carefully C.emotionally D.spiritually
38.A.leave B.work C.stay D.quit
39.A.Months B.Centuries C.Years D.Weeks
40.A.mad B.rich C.bad D.ill
41.A.sent in B.left for C.called for D.called in
42.A.well off B.handsome C.skilled D.famous
43.A.listened to B.heard C.heard of D.heard from
44.A.filled B.blanked C.blocked D.hit
45.A.knew B.saw C.recognized D.realized
46.A.health B.case C.condition D.body
47.A.won B.defeated C.beaten D.lost
48.A.passed B.passes C.to passing D.pass
49.A.pay for it B.pay it off C.answer of it D.see it off
50.A.paid B.gave C.took D.caught