--What kind of apartment do you want to rent? A large one, Mr. Smith?
--Er, it ________ be a large one, as my family is not large.

III. 完形填空（20分）
An eight-year-old child heard her parents talking about her little brother. All she knew was that he was very sick and they had no money left. When she heard her daddy say to her 36  mother with whispered desperation（绝望）, “  37  a miracle（奇迹） can save him now”, the little girl went to her bedroom and took out her piggy bank. She   38  all the change out on the floor and counted it carefully. Then she  39  her way six blocks to the local drugstore（药店）.
“And what do you want?” asked the chemist.
“It’s  40  my little brother,”  the girl answered back. “He’s really, really sick and I want to buy a   41   . His name is Andrew and he has something  42  growing inside his head and my daddy says only a miracle can save him.”
“We don’t  43   miracles here, child I’m sorry,” the chemist said, smiling   44  at the little girl.
In the shop was a  45  customer. He stooped (弯腰) down and asked the little girl, “What kind of miracle does your brother   46   ?”
“I don’t know,” she replied “He’s really sick and mommy says he needs  47   . But my daddy can’t pay for it, so I have brought my  48   .”
“How much do you have?” asked the man.
“One dollar and eleven cents,  49  I can try and get some more,”  she answered quietly.
“Well, what a coincidence（巧合）,”  smiled the man.  “A dollar and eleven cents — the  50  price of a miracle for little brothers. 51  me to where you live. I want to see your brother and  52  your parents.”
That well dressed man was Dr Carlton Armstrong, a surgeon（外科医生）. The operation was completed without  53  and it wasn’t long before Andrew was   54  again and doing well.
The little girl was happy. She knew exactly how much the miracle cost ... one dollar and eleven cents ... plus the  55  of a little child.
36．A．tearful      B．hopeful     C．helpless    D．kind
37．A．Simply     B．Just      C．Only     D．More than
38．A．drew     B．pulled       C．put       D．poured
39．A．followed   B．made     C．took     D．found
40．A．to        B．as         C．for       D．on
41．A．hope     B．doctor      C．favor     D．miracle
42．A．bad      B．small     C．extra     D．impossible
43．A．have     B．offer     C．sell       D．store
44．A．gently      B．sadly     C．strangely   D．coldly
45．A．well dressed     B．kind hearted     C．well behaved    D．good looking
46．A．have     B．need     C．care      D．like
47．A．a doctor    B．a surgeon  C．an operation     D．a kindness
48．A．savings     B．wishes      C．ideas     D．suggestions
49．A．since     B．as         C．after     D．but
50．A．same     B．exact     C．proper      D．necessary
51．A．Show       B．Help     C．Take     D．Follow
52．A．help     B．encourage C．persuade   D．meet
53．A．difficulty  B．delay     C．charge      D．result
54．A．happy       B．well     C．strong       D．home
55． A．cleverness      B．faith  C．courage    D．Devotion

My husband is an engineer. Since we met，he has always been the rock in my life.I knew he had his feet　 __36__　 planted on the ground，and it seemed that no matter what else went　 __37__，he would be the constant one.

Three years of romance and two years of marriage later, I began to feel　 __38__　 of him because he never brought me flowers，he never　 __39__ me，and nothing had changed in our marriage.

After　 __40__， I finally told him I wanted to be　 __41__. He just sat there, speechless and didn't even know __42__　 to say to make me stay. Finally，he spoke, “What can I do to change your __43__？”

“I'll stay if you have a good answer　 __44__　 this question，”I replied coldly. “If I asked for a　 __45__ growing on a cliff, and getting it for me　 __46__　 certain death，would you still do so？”

His face grew troubled. “Can I give you the answer tomorrow morning？” With that, my heart　 __47__. He couldn't even give me an answer　 __48__　 away.

The next morning，I found he was　 __49__. However，I found a note under a warm glass of milk. My eyes　　 __50__　 misty(湿润)as I was reading it.

“Dear，I'll give you my　 __51__.

After you do typing for a long time, I need my　　 __52__　 to do it for you.

Every time you leave the house，you forget your keys. I need my legs to run　 __53__　 and open the door for you.... that's why I cannot pick the flower for you...”

With tears　 __54__　 from my eyes, I opened the door. And there he was, with an extremely worried look on his face, waving the packet he had in his hand in front of me.

Just because someone doesn't love you　 __55__　 you want him to, it doesn't mean that he doesn't love you heart and soul.

36．A.deeply　　 B．firmly　　C．slightly　　　　 D．totally

37．A.different B．crazy C．exciting D．excited

38．A.liked　 　　 B．tried C．fond 　　 D．tired

39．A.frightened 　　　 B．loved 　C．surprised 　　 D．lost

40．A.some time 　　　 B．sometime C．sometimes 　 D．some times

41．A.in　 　 B．up 　C．down 　 D．out

42．A.what　 　　 B．which C．how　 　 D．when

43．A.saying 　　 B．comment C．opinion D．mind

44．A.to 　　 B．of C．for D．about

45．A.tree B．moon 　C．flower 　 D．butterfly

46．A.meant　 　 B．resulted C．caused D．led

47．A.sank B．settled C．rose 　　 D．worried

48．A.soon　 　　 B．straight C．slight 　 D．quickly

49．A.missed 　　 B．missing 　C．losing 　 D．lost

50．A.fell 　 B．changed 　C．grew 　　 D．got

51．A.descriptions 　 B．causes 　C．lists 　　 D．reasons

52．A.heart 　　　 B．fingers C．mind 　　 D．arms

53．A.home　 　　 B．at home C．out D．in

54．A.steaming B．stretching C．streaming 　　 D．spreading

55．A.like it 　　　 B．way C．how　 　 D．the way

When I was a teenager I volunteered to work at the water station at a 10,000m race. My job was to   36  water to the runners. I remember being so   37  to see all the different kinds of people who passed by and grabbed a cup of water. Some ran past, some walked past and a few wheeled past. I saw so many types of people doing it. I thought maybe I could do it too! So the next year I   38  up for the race.
That first 10,000m race was quite an  39 . I jogged, I walked, I jogged and I walked.   40  , I didn’t know if I could finish. Then came a defining (决定性)   41  .
At one point near the end, a 70-year-old man ran past me, very, very fast, and I felt   42 because I was 50 years younger than he but I couldn’t even keep up with him. I felt   43  for a second.
But then I   44  something. He was running his race and I was running mine. He had   45  abilities, experience, training and goals for himself. I had mine. Remember my   46 was only to finish.
After a minute, it   47  me that this was a lesson I could draw from. I learned something about myself in that moment. I turned my embarrassment into   48 .
I  49  that I would not give up on running races. In fact, I would run even more races and I would learn how to train and prepare   50  and one day I would be one of those 70-year-old persons who were still running. As I crossed the finish line, I was proud of my   51 .
In life we all have those moments where we   52  ourselves to others. It’s only   53 . Don’t allow those moments to   54  you. Turn them into motivation and let them inspire you. With the proper preparation and training, you can improve your result to   55   anything you want in life.