完形填空（15分）
阅读下面短文, 掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
I stood in the doorway, watching my elder brother carefully putting clothes into his bag. I coughed uneasily. Finally 　　36　　 that I was there, Rocky turned towards me with a sad smile.
“I’m 　　37　　 tomorrow,” he said.
“I know.” My __38____ was almost a whisper. I was 　　39　　 at myself for being so weak, but I wasn’t about to cry.
“My 　　40　　 is early, so there is still 　　41　　 time to come to the airport,” he said. Seeing the 　　42　　 look on my face, he quickly added, “I promise I won’t leave without saying goodbye.”
I tried to say 　　43　　 , but didn’t. It’s always 　　44　　 to keep quiet if you’re about to cry. “You promised you wouldn’t cry,” he said to me, thinking that I was close to 　　45　　.
I remember the day he taught me how to ride a bike. 　　46　　 I thought he was always right behind me, holding the seat to keep me from 　　47　　. I was happy with this, but he knew he couldn’t hold me up all my life. He told me that one day he would have to let go.
His coughing stopped my thinking. What was left to say? How could I say 　　48　　 to the person who taught me everything?
The next morning I 　　49　　 , looked at my alarm clock, and realized he had left　50　 ago. We never even said goodbye.
Goodbye, Rocky! Although he may have been many miles away, I knew he heard me, even if it was only an answer in his heart.

Everyone is talking about bird flu. Yes, it is a very dangerous illness that could make people very sick. It will be some months still before we have good medicine 1 bird flu. But that doesn’t  mean you can’t do anything to prevent（预防）it now.   So far, all the people who have caught bird flu have been those who touched sick chickens or their  2 . So it’s a good idea for people  3 living chickens.

“People  4  go to the markets to buy living chickens to eat, but now they have to change  that habit（习惯）,” said Peter Cordingley, a WHO expert（专家）. But if you do touch a sick bird, remember 5 your hands carefully with soap right away .  Experts also say having good habits and a healthy body will help you  6  safe from bird flu. For example, do not buy or eat birds that    7  . Do not eat anything that has touched raw（生的） meat. Also, don’t forget to open your windows often and exercise every day.   8  enough sleep is also very important for beating illness. If you feel sick, see a doctor as soon as possible. 9 , no one in China has bird flu. But WHO says children under 12 years old could easily get sick with bird flu. Try to stay away from people who have the flu, and always cover your mouth and nose when you 10  .

1.                A．to             B．for            C．at   D．in

2.                A．houses         B．droppings(粪便)  C．eggs D．food

3.                A．to stay out of    B．to stay off       C．to stay over    D．to stay away from

4.                A．are used to      B．used to         C．used D．have used to

5.                A．washes         B．to wash         C．washing  D．washed

6.                A．keep           B．to get          C．got  D．keeping

7.                A．has been checked B．have been checked   C．has checked    D．have not been checked

8.                A．Get            B．Have           C．Got  D．Getting

9.                A．In the past      B．From then on    C．Since then D．So far

10.               A．laugh          B．cough          C．cry   D．Sleep

Keeping safe：not as hard as you think．

Everyone is talking about bird flu．Yes，it is a very dangerous illness that could make people very sick．It will be   1   months still before we have good medicine   2   bird flu．But that doesn't   3    you can't do anything to prevent（预防）it now．

So far, all the people who have caught bird flu have been those who touched sick chickens or their   4  ．So it's a good idea for people   5   living chickens．

“People   6   go to the markets to buy living chickens to eat，but now they have to  7 that habit（习惯），”said Peter Cordingley，a WHO expert（专家）．

But if you do touch a sick bird，remember   8    your hands carefully with soap __9 ．Experts also say having good habits and a healthy body will help you   10   safe from bird flu．For example，do not buy or eat birds that   11  ．Do not eat anything that has touched raw（生的）meat．Also，don't forget to open your windows often and exercise every day．  12_ enough sleep is also very．important for   13   illness．If you feel sick，see a doctor as soon as possible．  14  ，no one in China has bird flu．But WHO says children under 12 years old could easily get sick with bird flu．Try to stay away from people who have the flu，and always cover your mouth and nose when you   15  ．

1．A．few                       B．a few                  C．1ittle                      D．a little

2．A．to                         B．for                      C．at                          D．in

3．A．mean                     B．see                      C．think                      D．realize

4．A．houses                    B．droppings（粪便）  C．eggs                      D．food

5．A．to stay out of                             B．to stay off

C．to stay over                              D．to stay away from

6．A．are used to      B．used to                 C．used                    D．have used to

7．A．give                      B．take                     C．change                   D．turn

8．A．washes                  B．to wash               C．washing                 D．washed

9．A．for ever                 B．just now              C．right away              D．ever since

10．A．keep                    B．to get                   C．got                        D．keeping

11．A．has been checked                                    B．have been checked

C．has checked                                              D．have not been checked

12．A．Get                       B．Have                    C．Got                       D．Getting

13．A．getting                 B．fighting                C．winning                 D．beating

14．A．In the past                  B．From then on          C．Since then              D．So far

15．A．laugh                   B．cough                  C．cry                        D．sleep