A strong wind was blowing hard, thunder was rumbling (雷声隆隆地响), and lightning flashed across the dark sky. Rain was　 36　 down; it looked as if heaven had been broken open. Gleams(闪光) of light appeared from windows of faraway houses, 　37 like jewels in all the dark.

A 　 38　 woman dressed in rags and trembling with cold was　 39 on a lonely road, while the merciless rain was 　40　 her without pause.

She knocked at a door, and a 　 41　 answered it. She begged him to let her stay a while　 42 . The boy then let her into the sitting room and 　43 her sitting by the fire.

The woman 44 old and tired under the bright electric light,　 45 she was only in her early thirties. She sat 　　46　 for a moment, and then her eyes began to look about the　 47　 . When her wandering eyes rested on the picture of a young man, she 48 up, looking thunderstruck.

Just then, the boy came with his　 49　 . The man at once recognized the woman as his　 50 . They had 　51 touch with each other during the war, and he thought he had lost her forever. 　 52　 words needed to be spoken. They ran into each other’s arms 53 the boy stared at them, puzzled.

The storm was over and the sky cleared. Feeling very 　54 , the couple stood face to face with their child between them, watching the rain as it gradually　 55 .

36. A. pouring　　　　　　　 B. falling　　　　　　　　　　　 C. dropping　　　　　　　　 D. flooding

37. A. blowing　　　　　　 B. breaking　　　　　　　　 C. shining　　　　　　　　　 　　　 D. flying

38. A. rich　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. beautiful　　　　　　　　 C. poor　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　 D. ugly

39. A. crying　　　　　　　 　　　 B. wandering　　　　　　　 C. struggling　　　　　　　 D. wondering

40. A. striking　　　　　　　 B. hitting　　　　　　　　　　 C. flowing　　　　　　　　　 　　 D. beating

41. A. girl　　　　　　　　　　 B. woman　　　　　　　　　 　　　 C. man 　　　　　　　　　　　 D. boy　

42. A. out　　　　　　　　　　 B. near　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　 C. inside 　　　　　　　　　　 D. outside

43. A. left　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. made　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　 C. asked　　　　　　　　　　 　　　 D. told

44. A. became　　　　　　　 B. appeared　 　　　　　　 　　　 C. showed　　 　　　　　　 　　 D. sounded

45. A. so　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. though　　　　　　　　　 C. however　　　　　 　 D. and

46. A. still　　　　　　 　　　　　　 B. thirsty　　　　　　　　　　 　　　 C. hungry　　　　　　 　　　 　　 D. straight

47.A. house　　　　　　　　 B. picture 　　　　　　　　　 C. room　　　　　　　 　 D. fire

48. A. picked　　　　　　　　　　　 B. came 　　　　　 　　　 C. stood 　　　　　　　　　　 　　 D. looked

49.A. brother　　　 　　　　　　 B. mother　　　　　　　　　 　　　 C. friend　　　　　　　　　　　 　　 D. father

50.A. sister　 　　　 　　 B. wife　　　　　　　　 　 C. mother　　　　　　　　　 D. girlfriend

51. A. kept　　　　　　　　　 B. got　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　 C. made　　　　　　　　　　 D. lost

52. A. Much　　　　　　　　 B. Many　　　　　　　　　　 　　　 C. No　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　 D. Not

53. A. as　　　　　　　　　　 B. while　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　 C. when　　　　　　　　　　　 　　 D. since

54. A. disappointed　　　 B. sorry　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　 C. happy　　　　　　　　　　 　　　 D. sad

55. A. began　　　　　　　　 B. stopped　　　　　　　　　　 　　 C. ended　　　　　　　　　　 　　　 D. went

The little boy turned to the old woman next to him, ‘‘Granny, are you sure I don’t have enough money?’’ She nodded. The little boy was still   36  the doll (洋娃娃) in his hand.
I walked toward him,   37  who he wished to give this doll to. “Sister. She was sure that Santa Claus would bring a doll to her.” I told him that maybe Santa Claus would do so. But he replied to me   38  . “No, Santa Claus(圣诞老人) can’t bring it to her   39  she is now. I have to give the doll to my mommy so that she can give it to my sister when she   40  there. My sister has gone to be with God. Daddy says that Mommy is going to see God very soon too,   41  I thought she could take the doll with her to give it to my sister.’’
The little boy looked   42  at me, “I told Daddy to tell Mommy not to go yet. I need her to wait until I come back from the mall. I   43  she didn’t have to leave me, but Daddy says that she has to go to be with my little sister.” Then he looked   44  at the doll with sad eyes.
I quickly   45  for my wallet. “Let’s check again, just in case you do have enough money for the doll!” “OK. I hope I do have enough.” I added some of my money to   46  without him seeing and we started to count it. There was enough for the doll and   47  some spare money. “Thank you God for giving me enough money!” He looked at me and   48 , “I wanted to have enough money to buy a white rose for my Mommy, but I didn’t dare to ask God   49  too much. But He gave me enough to buy the doll and a white rose. My mommy loves white roses.”
  50  I remembered a local newspaper article two days ago, mentioning a drunk man in a truck hit a car   51  by a young woman and a little girl. The little girl   52  right away and the mother was   53  in a critical state.
Two days   54  this encounter (偶然相遇) with the little boy, I read in the newspaper that the young   55  had passed away.

It was just getting dark. There was a touch of fog and I was on a lonely stretch of road.   36 I was going along cheerfully, thinking about the dinner I would eat when I got to Salistury .

I was going along   37 at about thirty-five miles an hour when suddenly I heard a scream, a  38 scream--- “ Help! ” I looked round, but the only   39 of life was a large, black, rather suspicious--looking（可疑的）car just   40  a bend in the road about a hundred yards away. That was where the cry had come from. I   41  speed and went after it. I think the driver saw what I was doing, for he did the same and began to draw   42  me. As I drew near, the girl’s voice came again, a lovely voice but trembling with   43  .

“Let me go, you coward; you’re hurting me. Oh ! Oh ! ”

I felt my   44  boil. The fog was coming down   45  now, and the countryside was lonelier. I had no  46 that the murderous guy in the car noticed this. Again came a cry.

“Drop that knife, you fool. Oh ! ” Then a cry and a groan（呻吟）.

If I was to save her, it was now or   47 . Perhaps even now I was too late. But if I couldn’t save the girl, I would at least try to bring the murderer to   48 . The car was only a couple of yards away now. I drove the bike right across its   49 , and its brakes（刹车）screamed as the driver tried to pull it over and  50  into the ditch（沟）at the side of the road. The door of the car was pushed open angrily and a dark, evil-looking fellow stepped out .

“You fool!” he shouted as he came towards me with his fist raised to hit me. But I was   51   than he. I put all I could into   52  that would have knocked out Joe Louis. It   53  him right on the point of the chin; his   54  slowly bent under him, and he dropped to the ground without a sound. I rushed to the car,   55  open the door and looked inside. There was no girl there. Suddenly from the back of the car came a voice.

“You have been listening to a radio play, Murder in Hollywood, with Mae Garbo and Clark Taylor. The news will follow immediately . ”

The child in the hospital bed was just waking up after having a throat（喉咙）operation. His throat  21   ,and he was afraid .However ,the young nurse  22   by his bed smiled so  23   that the little boy smiled back .He  24   to be afraid .The young nurse was May Paxton  25   she was deaf（聋的）.May Paxton graduated  26   the Missouri School for the Deaf near the year 1909 .Three years  27   she went to see Dr. Richardson about   28   a nurse . Dr. Richardson was one of the founders of Mercy Hospital of Kansas City.  29   had never heard of a deaf nurse .She told May that her   30   would be very low and that the work would be   31   .However ,May said that hard work did not frighten her .Dr. Richardson was   32   her ,and accepted May as a student nurse.

       Dr. Richardson never   33   her decision .  34   ,she was so pleased with May’s work that she later accepted two other deaf women as student nurses .The   35   was Miss Marian Finch ,who was hard of   36   .The second was Miss Lillie Bessie .These three were   37    “the silent angles（天使）of Mercy Hospital” during the   38   they worked there.

       Dr. Richardson often   39   her faith in the girls’ ability to learn nursing .She wrote to May. “For three years ,you have been with us… It is wonderful to me that no man,  40   or child ever ,to my knowledge ,made a complaint（投诉）against you…”

21．A．cut                     B．hurt                    C．wounded             D．damaged

22．A．standing              B．jumping               C．lying                   D．crying

23．A．shyly                  B．sadly                   C．cheerfully            D．weakly

24．A．continued            B．began                  C．stopped               D．forgot

25．A．for                      B．so                       C．and                     D．but

26．A．as                       B．from                   C．with                    D．in

27．A．later                    B．before                 C．ago                     D．then

28．A．seeking               B．changing             C．hiring                  D．becoming

29．A．You                    B．She                     C．We                     D．He

30．A．money                B．check                  C．pay                     D．price

31．A．easy                    B．disappointing        C．joyful                  D．difficult

32．A．angry with           B．satisfied with       C．sorry for             D．ashamed of

33．A．regretted             B．thought of           C．liked                   D．believed

34．A．In fact                B．In a hurry            C．In surprise           D．In public

35．A．one                     B．others                 C．first                    D．other

36．A．reading                B．hearing                C．listening              D．writing

37．A．offered                B．chosen                C．told                     D．called

38．A．year                    B．month                 C．time                    D．term

39．A．spoke of              B．said                     C．heard of              D．noticed

40．A．person                B．woman                C．boy                     D．girl