完形填空（共20小题；每题1分，满分20分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
One day, a poor boy who was trying to pay his way through school by selling goods from door to door found that he only had one dime left. He was hungry so he decided to
21 for a meal at the next house.
However, he lost his nerve
22 a lovely young woman opened the door. Instead of a meal he asked for a drink of water. She thought he looked 23 so she brought him a large glass of milk. He drank it
24 , and then hesitatingly asked, “How much do I owe you?”
“You don’t owe me anything,” she
25 . “Mother has taught me never to accept pay for a __
26 .” He said, “Then I thank you from the bottom of my heart.” As Howard Kelly left that house, he not only felt
stronger
27 , but it also increased his faith in God and human race. He was about to give up and quit before this point.
Years later the young woman became critically ill. The local doctors were baffled. They finally sent her to the big city, where specialists can be called
28 to study her rare disease. Dr. Howard Kelly, now
29 , was called in for the consultation. When he heard the name of the town she came from, a strange light
30 his eyes. Immediately, he
31 and went down through the hospital hall into her room.
32 in his doctor’s gown he went in to see her. He 33 her at once. He went back to the consultation room and
34 to do his best to save her life. From that day on, he gave
35__attention to her case.
After a long
36 the battle was won. Dr. Kelly
37 the business office to pass 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
38 that it would take the rest of her life to pay it off. Finally she looked, and the note on the side of the bill caught her
39 . She read these
words…
“Paid in full with a glass of milk.”
(Signed) Dr. Howard Kelly
Tears of joy flooded her eyes as she
40 silently. “Thank you, God. Your love has spread through human hearts and hands.”
| 小题1: | | A．call | B．make | C．beg | D．prepare |
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| 小题2: | | A．while | B．when | C．though | D．unless |
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小题3:．
| A．thirsty | B．lazy | C．tired | D．hungry |
| 小题4: | | A．slowly | B．unexpectedly | C．steadily | D．hurriedly |
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| 小题5: | | A．announced | B．shook | C．replied | D．doubted |
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| 小题6: | | A．reward | B．kindness | C．hand | D．value |
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| 小题7: | | A．physically | B．mentally | C．normally | D．properly |
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| 小题9: | | A．rich | B．famous | C．observant | D．vivid |
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| 小题10: | | A．fixed | B．consulted | C．filled | D．concentrated |
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| 小题11: | | A．rose | B．raised | C．got | D．left |
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| 小题12: | | A．Worn | B．Having | C．putting | D．Dressed |
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| 小题13: | | A．recognized | B．knew | C．spared | D．regained |
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| 小题14: | | A．desired | B．declared | C．determined | D．declined |
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| 小题15: | | A．special | B．ordinary | C．normal | D．no |
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| 小题16: | | A．decision | B．preparation | C．struggle | D．debate |
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| 小题17: | | A．ordered | B．requested | C．confused | D．compressed |
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| 小题18: | | A．negative | B．uncertain | C．positive | D．obvious |
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| 小题19: | | A．presentation | B．preference | C．attention | D．arrangement |
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| 小题20: | | A．praised | B．pretended | C．pressed | D．prayed |
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