Question

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的四个选项（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。

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 ten cents left. He was hungry so he decided to    1for a meal at the next house.

However, he lost his courage   2a lovely young woman opened the door. Instead of a meal he asked for a drink of water. She thought he looked  3so she brought him a large glass of milk. He drank it   4, and then asked, “ How much do I owe you?” “You don’t owe me anything,” she  5. “Mother has taught me never to accept pay for a  6.” He said, “Then I thank you from the bottom of my heart.” As Howard Kelly left that house, he not only felt stronger  7, but it also increased his faith in God and human race. He was about to give up before that point.

Years later the young woman became seriously ill. The local doctors were completely confused. They finally sent her to the big city, where specialists can be called 8to study her rare disease. Dr. Howard Kelly, now   9, was called in for the consultation. When he heard the name of the town she came from, a strange  light  10his eyes. Immediately, he   11and went down through the hospital hall into her room.

12in his doctor’s gown he went in to see her. He  13her at once. He went back to the consultation room and  14to do his best to save her life. From that day on, he gave  15attention to her case.

After a long  16the battle was won. Dr. Kelly 17the 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  18that 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   19. She read these words:  “ Paid in full with a glass of milk.”

Tears of joy flooded her eyes as she  20silently. “ Thank you , God. Your love has spread through human hearts and hands.”

1.A . call                        B. make              beg                 D. prepare

2.A. while                      B. when              though           D. unless

3.A. thirsty                     B. lazy               tired                D. hungry

4.A. slowly                     B. unexpectedly    steadily        D. hurriedly

5.A. announced       B. shook                replied                    D. doubted

6.A. reward                    B. kindness         hand               D. value

7.A. physically       B. mentally      normally          D. properly

8.A. up                          B. for                on                  D. in

9.A. rich                        B. famous          unknown         D. poor

10.A. fixed                     B. consulted        filled               D. concentrated

11.A. rose                      B. raised              got                 D. left

12.A. Worn                    B. Having           Putting            D. Dressed

13.A. recognized             B. knew              spared                    D. regained

14.A. desired                  B. declared         determined             D. declined

15.A. special                   B. ordinary         normal                   D. no

16.A. decision                 B. preparation      struggle           D. debate

17.A. ordered         B. requested         confused         D. compromised

18.A. negative        B. uncertain           positive           D. obvious

19.A. presentation      B. preference       attention        D. arrangement

20.A. praised                  B. pretended        pressed        D. prayed

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.D

4.A

5.C

6.B

7.A

8.D

9.B

10.C   

11.A

12.D

13.A

14.C

15.A

16.C

17.B

18.C

19.C

20.D