完形填空（共20小题；每小题1．5分，满分30分） 阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各
问题：
完形填空（共20小题；每小题1．5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I used to find notes left in the collection basket of the church, beautiful notes about my homilies (讲道) and about the writer’s thoughts on the daily readings. The 41 attracted me .But it was a long time 42 I met the author of the notes.
One Sunday morning, I was 43 that someone was waiting for me in the office, a young woman who said she 44 all the notes. When I saw her I was 45 , since I had no idea that it was she who wrote the notes. She was sitting in a chair in the office. Her 46 was bowed and when she raised it to look at me, she could hardly 47 without pain. Her face was disfigured (畸形) , so smiling was very 48 for her.
We 49 for a while that Sunday morning and agreed to meet for lunch later that week.
As it 50 , we went to lunch several times, and we shared things about our 51 . We spoke of authors we were both 52 , and it was easy to tell that 53 are a great love of hers.
She suffered from a disfigurement that cannot be made to look 54 . I know that her condition 55 her deeply. Yet there was a beauty to her that had nothing to do with her 56 . She was one to be listened to, whose words came from a wounded 57 loving heart. She possessed a fine tuned sense of beauty. Her only 58 in life was the loss of a friend.
The truth of her life was a desire to see beyond the 59 for a glimpse (瞥) of what it is that matters. She found beauty and grace, 60 befriended her and showed her what is real.
41. A. heading B. paragraph C. notes D. baskets
42. A. since B. after C. when D. before
43. A. told B. managed C. intended D. proved
44. A. lost B. left C. dropped D. collected
45. A. shocked B. satisfied C. frightened D. disappointed
46. A. hand B. arm C. head D. neck
47. A. cackle B. smile C. speak D. bow
48. A. tense B. unfair C. ugly D. difficult
49. A. chatted B. discussed C. drank D. greeted
50. A. turned up B. turned out C. came out D. came up
51. A. families B. beliefs C. hobbies D. lives
52. A. popular with B. fond of C. familiar to D. concerned in
53. A. friends B. churches C. writings D. books
54. A. bold B. cheerful C. attractive D. generous
55. A. hurt B. impressed C. prevented D. defeated
56. A. fame B. wealth C. interest D. appearance
57. A. and B. or C. but D. also
58. A. fear B. condition C. focus D. anger
59. A. dream B. surface C. imagination D. wisdom
60. A. it B. they C. which D. that