第二节;完形填空(共20小题:每小题1.5分,满分30分)
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the time she got the box open,Nancy was so excited that she could hardly 16 herself. Eagerly she 17 the cotton surrounding the small
object inside the box,and 18
it up to the light.It glittered and sparkled(闪耀)--made alive
by the bright sunlight
19
through the large picture window.
Nancy
20
the object slowly in her hands,first this way and then that Nay.It continued to sparkle and shine 21 it had a light of its own.She let out a little squeal(尖叫)of 22 .Her diamond engagement ring had been found and returned to her, just
as the woman on the phone had
23
For two weeks,Nancy had 24 gone mad after 25 the ring on the subway.She had placed ads in the
newspapers and over the radio 26 a reward for the return of the ring.And she had almost 27
hope when the telephone
call 28
A kind,elderly female voice 29 her that she had found the
ring wedged(挤塞)in a seat
cushion.She had
called,she said,to 30
the exact address and had promised to return the ring by insured
mail the next day.And then she
added sweetly:
“There is no need to send a
31 either.I lost my engagement ring once when
I was young,and 32 kind,unknown person returned it to me the next day.I feel I’m only 33 an old debt of gratitude.”
Nancy had thanked the finder again and again and asked her name,but the other woman had said that
it wasn’t 34 .And now, here was the ring once again in her hand.She slipped it once again on her finger
and 35 a huge sigh of relief.
16.A.contain B.resist C.refuse D.trust
17.A.moved B.removed C.covered D.tore
18.A.took B.brought C.held D.sent
19.A.running B.going C.sinking D.pouring
20.A.turned B.threw C.played D.weighted
21.A.even if B.as if C.because D.as
22.A.surprise B.sadness C.delight D.anger
23.A.permitted B.explained C.allowed D.promised
24.A.almost B.nearly C.hardly D.already
25.A.missing B.losing C.giving away. D.giving up
26.A.supplying B.providing C.offering D.proposing
27.A.lost B.given up C.given in to D.forgotten
28.A.rang B.came C.gone D.received
29.A.reminded B.declared C.announced D.informed
30.A.hunt for B.workout C.find out D.search for
3 1.A.reward B.prize C.scholarship D.award
32.A.certain B.some C.any D.the
33.A.paying back B.paying off C.paying D.paying for
34.A.difficult B.important C.useful D.careful
35.A.breathed B.caught C.held D.took