If I pay off the debt, I will ________ money ________ nobody.

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【2011·西南师大附中第六次月考】

完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

One good deed deserves another

    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 cent left. He was hungry so he decided to   36   a meal at the next house. However, he lost his courage when a lovely young woman opened the door.   37   a meal he asked for a drink of water. She thought he looked hungry so she brought him a large glass of milk. He drank it slowly, and then asked, “How much do I   38   you?”

  “You don’t owe me   39  ,” she replied. “My mother has taught me never to accept money for   40   of kindness.”  He said, “Then I thank you from the bottom of my heart.” As Howard Kelly left that house, he felt stronger   41  , and it also increased his faith in the human race.

Years later the young woman became critically ill. The local doctors were   42  . They finally sent her to the big city, where specialists were called in to study her   43   disease. Dr Howard Kelly, now famous, was also in the consultation (会诊). When he heard the name of the town she came from, he immediately   44   from the chair and went down   45   the hospital hall towards her room.　　　　　　　　
      46   his doctor’s coat he went in to see her. He recognized her at once. He went back to the consultation room,   47   to do his best to save her life. From that day on, he gave special attention to her case.
    After a long struggle, the   48   against the disease was won. Dr Kelly requested the business office to pass the final bill to him for approval. He looked at it and then wrote something on the side. The   49   was sent to her room. She was afraid to open it because she was   50   that it would take the rest of her life to pay it off. Finally she looked, and the note on the   51   of the bill   52    her attention. She read these words.
    “Paid   53   for a glass of milk.”
    Dr Howard Kelly
    Tears of joy   54   her eyes as she saw it. She was grateful   55   love could spread widely through human hearts and hands.

21．  A. beg for                  B. intend for               C. seek for                 D. pay for

22．  A. On top of               B. In addition              C. Instead of               D. In spite of

23．  A. own                      B. cost                       C. owe                       D. spend

24．  A. anything                B. something               C. everything              D. nothing

25．  A. benefit                   B. reason                    C. sake                       D. acts

26．  A. mentally                 B. thoroughly              C. physically               D. intellectually

27．  A. defeat                    B. stuck                     C. hit                         D. struck

28．  A. different                B. rare                        C. infected                  D. casual

29．  A. raised                    B. stood                     C. rose                       D. aroused

30．  A. through                 B. over                     C. cross                     D. beneath

31．  A. With                      B. Dressed in              C. Dressing in             D. Wore

32．  A. determined             B. concluded               C. decided                  D. tried

33．  A. game                     B. battle                      C. disease                   D. treatment

34．  A. doctor                  B. patient                    C. approval                 D. bill

35．  A. negative                 B. uncertain                C. sure                       D. unsure

36．  A. back                      B. side                        C. front                      D. page

37．  A. paid                       B. caught                    C. fixed                      D. made

38．  A. in turn                   B. in vain                    C. in full                     D. in return

39．  A. blew                      B. floated                   C. flooded                D. flew

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

I lived in Dallas, Texas nearly all my life with my mom, dad and older sister．We were         1  to respect others, value education, and get all that we could out of life．My parents always say, “    2     hard and the world is yours．” They are never without a  3    word of advice or a bit of encouragement when life gets tough．

       My parents always    4     me to go to college．However, when I     5    at 16 years old that I’d rather get married to a man than go to college, they    6     stopped telling me they loved me and I could do anything I wanted to．    7    , they persuaded me．I graduated from high school and currently     8     the University of Oklahoma studying medicine．I want to make the     9     a better place to live in．

       Every time I call home to tell them about a    10     I received in Chemistry Lab or Microeconomics or     11     class it is that I’m working hardest for at the moment, they tell me how     12     of me they are．I know there are college kids out there that have no one to call home to when they get an “A” on a project and I feel incredibly     13     to have my parents．

       Don’t get me wrong: We’ve had our share of     14    ．I was the angry teenager and they were the awful     15     that wouldn’t let me stay out all night or let me get my tongue pierced．But somehow, we    16   to work through those issues．They never    17                    loving in me or believing in me．

       I    18    everything I am to my parents．Without their constant love and      19    , I wouldn’t believe I can change the world．My parents taught me to always         20    for what I believe in．So I’m working toward something really great and can only hope I continue to make them proud．

1．A．brought                 B．introduced           C．raised                  D．produced

2．A．Educate                B．Work                  C．Train                  D．Practise

3．A．helpful                  B．harmful               C．stressful              D．meaningful

4．A．reminded               B．expected             C．supposed             D．designed

5．A．hesitated               B．judged                 C．fixed                   D．decided

6．A．never                    B．ever                    C．seldom                D．hardly

7．A．Carefully               B．Hopefully             C．Thankfully           D．Delightfully

8．A．serve                    B．attend                  C．admit                  D．join

9．A．fortune                 B．planet                  C．universe              D．world

10．A．grade                  B．problem               C．failure                 D．value

11．A．whenever            B．wherever             C．whichever           D．however

12．A．modest                B．proud                  C．ashamed              D．nervous

13．A．annoyed              B．praised                C．relaxed                D．blessed

14．A．lessons                B．problems             C．moments             D．experiences

15．A．teachers              B．directors              C．couples               D．parents

16．A．managed             B．attempted            C．succeeded           D．conducted

17．A．concluded           B．began                  C．prevented            D．stopped

18．A．pay                     B．owe                    C．own                    D．spend

19．A．agreement           B．excitement           C．encouragement    D．statement

20．A．fight                  B．look              C．defend            D．protect

One day in a small town, 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 （一角硬币） left．He was hungry so he decided to 16 for a meal at the next house．

17 , he asked for a drink of water instead of a meal when a lovely young woman opened the door．She thought he looked 18 so she brought him a large glass of 19 ．He asked, "How much do I 20 you?" "I never accept pay for a 21 ．" she replied．Howard Kelly left that house, feeling 22 , his faith in life increased too．He was about to 23 before this point．

24 later the young woman became so 25 ill that she was finally sent to a big city, where specialists can be called in to study her 26 disease．Dr．Howard Kelly, now 27 was called in．He 28 her at once and determined to do his 29 to save her life．From that day on, he gave special attention to her case．

After a long 30 , he succeeded．The final bill was 31 to her room．She was afraid to 32 it because she was positive that it would take the 33 of her life to pay it off．

Finally she looked, and a note on the bill 34 her attention．It read, "Paid in full with a glass of milk．" （Signed） Dr．Howard Kelly

Tears of joy 35 her eyes as she read this．

16．A．apply　　　　 B．beg　　　　　　 　　 C．prepare　　　　 D．search

17．A．So　　　　　 　 B．Therefore　　　 　　　 C．However　　　 D．Even

18．A．hungry　　　 B．thirsty　　　　　 　 C．tired　　　　　 　 D．excited

19．A．water　　　　 　 B．milk　　　　　 　 C．meal　　　　　 D．coffee

20．A．take　　　　 　 B．own　　　　　 　　　 C．spend　　　　 　 D．owe

21．A．kindness　　　 B．carefulness　　　 　　 C．generosity　　　 D．responsibility

22．A．friendlier　 　　 B．weaker　　　　 　　 C．stronger　　　　 　　　　　　 D．nicer

23．A．interrupt　　　 B．keep　　　　　　 　 C．continue　　　　 D．quit

24．A．Years　　　　 B．Months　　　　 　　　 C．Days　　　　　 　 D．Weeks

25．A．slightly　　 　　 B．critically　　　　 　 C．purposefully　　 D．accidentally

26．A．rare　　　 　　 B．frightened　　　 　　 C．violent　　　　　 D．cruel

27．A．unknown　　 B．wealthy　　　　 　　 C．famous　　　　 　 D．poor

28．A．supervised　　 B．modernized　　 　　 C．organized　　　 D．recognized

29．A．least　　　　 　 B．best　　　　　　 　　 C．most　　　　　 D．biggest

30．A．match　　　　 B．game　　　　　 　　 C．struggle　　　　 D．race

31．A．sent　　　　　 B．led　　　　　　 　　 C．returned　　　　 D．passed

32．A．examine　　　 B．tear　　　　　　 　　 C．close　　　　　 D．open

33．A．last　　　　 　 B．rest　 　　　　　　 C．final　　　　 　　　 D．first

34．A．give　　　　　 B．hold　　　　　 　　 C．caught　　　　 D．pay

35．A．crowded　　　 B．covered　　　　 　　 C．poured　　　　 D．flooded