第二节 完形填空 (共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)

　When his daughter was born, she was very sick. The doctor told the girl’s father that the　 36　 was that she couldn’t run over 400 meters a time,　 37 　she would fall down to the ground. The father was 　38　 . He asked the doctor if there were some 　39　 to save his daughter. The doctor said: “For this40 , it can hardly change. Actually, there has never been any　 41　 example before. ” The father felt very 　42　 , but he never lost his 　43　 .

　He began to 44 any news about the girl’s health. One day, a piece of news from newspaper　 45 the father’s eyes,　 46 said that if you keep saying the same words to a person every night when he or she is　 47 , it will have magical power. From that day on, every night,　 　48 　the girl fell asleep, the father would sit and say to her, “You will be very beautiful and healthy in the future. No matter what you will be, your father will　 49 　love you.” The father kept on doing the same thing every night over 16 years. Year after year, magic 50 . As the girl grew up, she become more and more 　51 . Later she even took part in a 3,000 meter cross-country race, and won a prize. In the year of 2006, the parents took the girl to the hospital to take a (an) 　52 , and the doctor said that their daughter’s condition had become as　 53　 as others. Both the father and the mother felt quite 　54　 and they couldn’t help crying.

　Later, the girl said, “Whenever I thought of what my father had done, I was deeply　 55　 . I’ll spend all the rest of my life to give my father a happy life. My dear father, I’ll love you forever.”

　36. A. best　　　　　　　　 B. worst　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. least　　　　　　　 　 　D. latest

　37. A. when　　　　　　　 B. therefore　 　　 C. but　　　　　　　　 　　 　D. or

　38. A. shocked　　　　　 B. puzzled　　　　　　　　 C. comforted 　　D. dissatisfied

　39. A. plans　　　　　　　 B. treat　 　　　　　　 　　C. methods　　　 　 　　D. goals

　40. A. example　　　　 B. case　　　　　　　　　　 　　 C. situation　　　 　　D. result

　41. A. successful　　　 B. failed　　　　　 　　 C. painful　　　　　 D. careful

　42. A. disappointed B. bored　　　　　　　　　 　　 C. angry　　　　　　 D. nervous

　43. A. doubt　　　　　　　 B .heart　　　　　 　　 C. wish　　　　　　　 　　　　 　D. hope

　44. A. hear of　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　 B. take in 　

　　 C. pay attention to　　 　　　　　　 　　　　　　　D. look back

　45. A. hurt　　　　　　　　 B. brighten　　　 　　 C. opened　　 　D. attracted

　46. A. what　　　　　　　　 B. that　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. which　　　　　　 D. it

　47. A. sleeping　　　　　　　　　 B. sleepy　 C. resting　　　　　　　　　 D. silent

　48. A. through　　　　　 B. unless　　　　　 C. when　　　　　　 D. since

　49. A. usually　　　　　　 B. never　　　　　　 C. sometimes　 D. always

　50. A. come　　　　　　　 B worked　　　　　 C. ended　　　　　 D. performs

　51. A. moved　　　　　　 B. beautiful　　　 C. discourage　 D. healthy

　52. A. test　　　　 　　 B. operation　　　　　　　 C. examination 　D. competition

　53. A. normal　　　　　　 B. ordinary　　　 C. usual　　 　　 　　D. common

　54. A. sorry　　　　　　　　 B. happy　　　　　　 C. lucky　　　　　　　 　　 　D. curious

　55. A. sad　　　　　　　　　 B. frightened　 C. puzzled　　　　 　　D. moved

35. Sarah, hurry up. I’m afraid you won’t have time to ________ before the party.

　A. get changed　　　　　　　　　　 B. get change　　

　C. get changing　　　　　　　　　　 D. get to change

34. Julia ________ leave her store ________ a man entered the room to buy a book.

　A. was about to, before　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. was about to, while

　C. was about to, when　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　 D. was to, then

33. We were in ________ when we left that we forgot the airline tickets.

　A. a rush so anxious　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. a such anxious rush

　C. so an anxious rush　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. such an anxious rush