完型填空

阅读短文，从每题所给选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案。

　　Al was a potter (制陶工)．He had a wife and two fine sons．One night, his older son got a stomachache．At first, Al and his wife thought the boy just got a bad cold, so they didn't take it 　　1　　．But it was not a cold．It was terrible appendicitis(阑尾炎), and the boy died suddenly that night．Knowing the 　　2　　 could not happen if he had taken the ill seriously, Al was very 　　3　　 and was 　　4　　 of guilt．Then his wife couldn't stand the thing, so she left him alone with his six-year-old 　　5　　 son．

　　Al lost his two favourite persons．He felt no hope in the world and 　　6　　 to alcohol．Then Al became an alcoholic(酒鬼)．As he drank more, Al began to lose 　　7　　 he had－his home, his land and his work．Finally, Al died 　　8　　 in a San Francisco room．When I heard of Al's death, I thought he was a 　　9　　 and wasted his life．As time went by, I began to know 　　10　　 I once thought was wrong．I knew Al's little son, Ernie．He is one of the kindest, most caring, most loving men I have ever known．I watched Ernie with his children and saw the love 　　11　　 them．I knew that kindness and caring had to 　　12　　 somewhere．I never heard Erine talk much about his father．

　　One day I asked him, ‘ I'm really puzzled (困惑) by something．I know your father was the only one to raise you．What on earth (究竟) did he do to make you become such a special person?' Ernie sat quietly and smiled for a few 　　13　　．Then he said,' When I was a child, Al came into my room every night, gave me a kiss and said, “I love you, son．”

　　Tears came into my 　　14　　．Al had not left any money　　15　　, but he had been a kind, loving father, and he left behind a legacy(遗产) of love．

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完形填空

请先阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入相应空白处的最佳选项。

　　I was so excited after I had found the holiday in the guidebook．It said, “Enjoy a week of sightseeing in one of Europe's most beautiful cities 　　1　　 staying at one of its best hotels．” Now I wasn't so sure．I had waited fifteen minutes at reception　(前台) when I 　　2　　 and now the shower in my room wasn't working．I 　　3　　 hotel reception．

　　“Hello．This is Room 308．There isn't any 　　4　　 in my bathroom．”

　　“Are you sure?”

　　“Of course I'm sure!”

　　“I'll 　　5　　 our hotel engineer at once．”

　　An hour later, the engineer came to look at the 　　6　　．He hit the pipes (水管) a few times and looked 　　7　　．“Sorry, but I cannot fix it today．Maybe, tomorrow．” Then he 　　8　　 his hand．I couldn't believe it! He wanted a tip (小费) for doing 　　9　　! I was very angry．But suddenly, I had a better idea．　　10　　, I gave the engineer a few coins．He hadn't fixed my shower but he had taught me something 　　11　　 staying in his country．Two minutes later I was at the reception desk．I explained the 　　12　　 to the receptionist (接待员) and he replied, “Sorry．This is a 　　13　　 situation, but what can we do?” I knew exactly 　　14　　 to do．I gave the hotel manager a very large tip．Fifteen minutes later I 　　15　　 into Room 405．It was twice the size of Room 308, it had a wonderful view (景色) of the city, a comfortable bed and, most importantly, there was water in the bathroom．

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