完形填空（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从16-35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。
It was the afternoon before Christmas. As the newest doctor in our office, I had to work. The only thing that___16___ my day was the Christmas tree in our waiting room and beautiful___17___ sent to me by my lover.
When I was cleaning my office, our nurse came, saying___18___was anxious to speak with me. As I stepped out of the room,I___19__a tired-looking woman with a___20___ in her arms. ___21___, she explained that her husband--a prisoner was my next___22__. She told me she wasn’t ___23__to visit him in prison and that he had never seen his son． Her___24___ for me was to let them sit in the waiting room longer.___25__my schedule wasn’t full, I agreed. Hardly had her husband ___26___ when the woman’s tired face lit up. I kept watching them laugh, cry, and share their child outside. After almost an hour, I called__27____in. He seemed like a gentle and modest man. While working, I ___28___what he possibly could have done to be put into prison. I tried to make him as ___29___ as possible.
At the end of the appointment, I ___30___ him a Merry Christmas—a difficult thing to say to a man headed back to ___31___. He smiled and thanked me. He also said he felt ___32___ that he hadn’t been able to give his wife anything for Christmas. On hearing this, I was inspired with a wonderful ___33___.
I’ll never forget the look on both their faces as the prisoner gave his wife the beautiful roses. I’m not sure who experienced the most ___34___—the husband in giving, the wife in receiving, or myself in having the ___35___to share in this special moment.
| 小题1: | | A．displeased | B．passed | C．brightened | D．celebrated |
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| 小题2: | | A．cards | B．gifts | C．roses | D．clothes |
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| 小题3: | | A．man | B．waiter | C．patient | D．lady |
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| 小题4: | | A．recognized | B．noticed | C．realized | D．knew |
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| 小题5: | | A．Happily | B．Excitedly | C．Angrily | D．Nervously |
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| 小题6: | | A．prisoner | B．patient | C．customer | D．fellow |
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| 小题8: | | A．informed | B．reminded | C．allowed | D．invited |
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小题9:A. request B. suggestion B. demand D. order
| 小题10: | | A．Since | B．Though | C．Unless | D．While |
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| 小题11: | | A．looked up | B．brought up | C．turned up | D．took up |
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| 小题12: | | A．guard | B．lady | C．prisoner | D．visitor |
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| 小题13: | | A．wondered | B．believed | C．understood | D．found |
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| 小题14: | | A．painful | B．kind | C．careful | D．comfortable |
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| 小题15: | | A．chatted | B．gave | C．wished | D．hoped |
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| 小题16: | | A．prison | B．home | C．hospital | D．work |
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| 小题17: | | A．worried | B．astonished | C．sad | D．pleased |
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| 小题18: | | A．opinion | B．message | C．promise | D．idea |
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| 小题19: | | A．joy | B．sadness | C．astonishment | D．worry |
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| 小题20: | | A．right | B．opportunity | C．feeling | D．time |
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