阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（Ａ、Ｂ、Ｃ、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。
A father sat at his desk poring over (细读) his monthly bills when his young son rushed in and 1, “Dad, because this is your 2and you’re 55 years old, I’m going to give you 55 3, one for each year!” When the boy 4carrying out his word, the father exclaimed (呼喊), “Oh, Andrew, don’t do it now; I’m too 5!” The youngster immediately fell silent as tears 6in his big blue eyes. Apologetically the father said, “You can finish 7. ”
The boy said nothing 8quietly walked away, 9written over his face. That evening the father said, “Come and finish the kisses now, Andrew!” But the boy didn’t 10.
11, a few days later after this 12, the boy had an accident and was drowned. His heartbroken father wrote: “If only I could tell him how much I regret my 13words, and could be assured that he knows how much my heart is 14. ”
Love is a 15street. Any loving act must be warmly 16or it will be taken as rejection and can 17a scar (疤痕). If we are 18busy to give and receive love, we are too busy! Nothing is more important than responding with love to the cry for love from those who are near and 19to us. Because there may be no 20at all as in the case of the little boy.
1.A. questioned B. thought C. announced D. asked
2.A. vocation B. birthday C. workday D. holiday
3.A. kisses B. touches C. shakes D. presents
4.A. enjoyed B. finished C. imagined D. started
5.A. busy B. nervous C. shy D. tired
6.A. fell B. flowed C. gathered D. moved
7.A. recently B. later C. immediately D. quickly
8.A. and B. or C. yet D. but
9.A. excitement B. disappointment C. surprise D. satisfaction
10.A. answer B. reply C. respond D. move
11.A. Unfortunately B. Luckily C. Surprisingly D. Hopefully
12.A. discussion B. incident C. argument D. adventure
13.A. considerable B. powerful C. helpful D. thoughtless
14.A. aching B. beating C. losing D. willing
15.A. two-way B. heart-shaped C. man-made D. one-way
16.A. wanted B. believed C. accompanied D. accepted
17.A. stay B. leave C. remain D. keep
18.A. so B. very C. quite D. too
19.A. rare B. scarce C. precious D. bare
20.A. need B. difficulty C. chance D. risk
It ______ last night ______ Tom saw an interesting film in Dongfeng Cinema.
A. is; that B. was; that C. was; which D. was; who
Only when class began ______that he had left his book at home．
A. will he realize B. he did realize C. did he realize D. had he realized
— How was your job interview?
— Oh, I couldn’t feel ______. I hardly found proper answers to most of the questions they asked.
A. better B. easier C. worse D. happier
—Have you found the problem with the computer ?
—Sorry. It ______ .
A. is checked B. is being checked C. has checked D. was being checked
—Tom, you are smoking again?
—______? It’s none of your business.
A. So what B. How come C. Why not D. What for
