第二节 完形填空(共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)
Eight years ago, when Kyle Amber was five years old, he came face-to-face with a huge problem: His brother, Ian, ten, was diagnosed with leukemia(白血病). Their parents, Laurie and Henry, were spending much of their 36 with him in hospital. Kyle often felt alone and 37 .
What could a kindergartner do? Not much, it seemed. 38 , Kyle was determined. He looked around and saw lots of kids being 39 for cancer and decided he could help them by helping the hospital, which was trying to 40 money for bone-marrow(骨髓)transplant.
But how? Since Kyle’s grandfather was in the printing business, he 41 bring decorative cards for Kyle, who 42 with the idea of selling them 43 . He made a large sum of momey-$80-for the hospital. His next 44 was a candy sale at his school, Palmetto Elementary, and it has turned into an annual 45 .
And then, people in Miami read about his efforts and were inspired to 46 to donate more money and toys, and things just snowballed.
Within a year Kyle’s idea turned into an official fund-raising organization called Kids That Care Cancer Fund. Today it is one of the 47 organizations in the country run by kids and 48 kids. It’s hard to estimate just 49 the group has collected, says Laurie, but it is more than $100,000. As the Mayor of Miami wrote to Kyle, “ Your efforts have made a remarkable 50 in the lives of many suffering from this disease.”
Never once has Kyle thought of 51 , because the smiles of the kids are too important. “Basically, the entire feeling that you get is very 52 ,” he explains. Helping other kids has taught him to be less 53 . And there’s another thing he learns for sure: “ There is 54 going to be a time when you’re going to have a very hard barrier,” he says. “ 55 you overcome that, you can do anything.”
36．A．energy B．money C．time D．fortune
37．A．hopeless B．helpless C．homeless D．fearless
38．A．Still B．So C．Only D．Thus
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40．A．give B．offer C．earn D．raise
41．A．might B．would C．should D．needed
42．A．came out B．came across C．came on D．came up
43．A．at school B．at hospital C．in business D．in town
44．A．progress B．proposal C．project D．problem
45．A．event B．plan C．report D．meeting
46．A．volunteer B．distribute C．pass D．award
47．A．professional B．large C．great D．few
48．A．of B．for C．on D．with
49．A．what B．where C．how much D．how soon
50．A．contribution B．difference C．affection D．importance
51．A．quitting B．regretting C．continuing D．designing
52．A．curious B．astonishing C．rewarding D．precious
53．A．rude B．selfish C．mild D．lazy
54．A．never B．seldom C．rarely D．always
55．A．Unless B．Even though C．Until D．Once