第二节：完形填空(共20小题，每小题1．5分，共30分)

Sometimes I really doubt whether there is love between my parents．Every day they are very busy trying to 　36　 　in order to pay the high tuition for my brother and me．They don’t act in the 　37　 　ways that I read in books or I see on TV．In their opinion, “I love you” is too 　38　 　for them to say．Sending flowers to each other on Valentine’s Day is even more out of 　39　 ．One day, my mother was sewing a quilt．I sat down beside her．“Mom, I have a question to ask you．Is there 　40　 　between you and Dad?” I asked her in a very low voice．She didn’t answer immediately．She 　41　 　her head and continued to sew the quilt． 　　 I was very worried because I thought I had 　42　 　her．I was 　43　 　and I didn’t know what I should do．But at last I heard my mother say the following words: “Susan,” she said thoughtfully, “Look at this thread．Sometimes it 　44　 , but most of it disappears in the quilt．The thread really makes the quilt 　45　 ．If life is a quilt, then love should be a thread．It can hardly be seen 　46　 , but it’s really there．Love is 　47　 ．” I listened carefully but I 　48　 　her until the next spring．At that time, my father suddenly 　49　 　seriously．My mother had to stay with him in the hospital for a month．When they returned from the hospital, they both looked 　50　 ．It seemed both of them had had a serious illness．After they were back, every day in the morning and dusk, my mother helped my father 　51　 　on the country road． 　 　“Dad, how are you feeling now?” I asked him one day． 　 　“Susan, don’t 　52　 　me．” he said gently．“To tell you the truth, I just like walking with your mom．”　 53　 　his eyes, I know he loves my mother deeply． 　　 Once I thought love meant flowers, gifts and 　54　 ．But from this experience, I understand that love is just 　55　 　in the quilt of our life．Love is inside, making life strong and warm．

36．A．keep fit　　　　 B．rise early　　　　　　 C．collect money　　　 D．earn money

37．A．romantic　　　　 B．magic　 　　　　　　 C．fantastic　　　　　　　 D．attractive

38．A．simple　　　　　　　　 B．luxurious　　　　　　 C．relaxing　　　　　　　 D．easy

39．A．question　　　　　　　 B．control　　　　　　　　 C．reach　　　　　　　　　 D．the question

40．A．feeling　　　　　　　　 B．quarrel　　　　　　　　 C．love 　　　　　　　　　 D．smile

41．A．bowed　　　　　　　　 B．shook　　　　　　　　　 C．nodded　　　　　　　　 D．raised

42．A．harmed　　　　　　　 B．injured　　　　　　　　 C．wounded　　　　　　 D．hurt

43．A．in great surprise　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．with deep depression

　　　 C．in a great embarrassment　　　　　　　　　　　 D．at extreme sorrow

44．A．appears　　　　　　　 B．comes about　　　　 C．happens　　　　　　　 D．occurs

45．A．warm and soft　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．strong and durable

　　　 C．thin and cool　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．hot and hard

46．A．somewhere and sometime　　　　　　　　　　 B．more or less

　　　 C．anywhere or anytime　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．here and there

47．A．outside　　　　　　　　 B．inside　　　　　　　　　 C．faraway　　　　　　　 D．nearby

48．A．couldn’t understand　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．might know

　　　 C．wouldn’t recognize 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．could believe　

49．A．threw up　　 　　　 B．got stuck　　　　　　 C．got sick 　　　　　　 D．became disabled

50．A．much surprised　　 B．quite healthy　　　　 C．fairly red　　　　　　 D．very pale　

51．A．jump high　 　　　　 B．walk slowly　　　　 C．run fast　　　　　　　 D．go hurriedly

52．A．think about 　　　　 B．talk with　　　　　　　 C．laugh at　　　　　　　 D．worry about

53．A．Saying　　　　　　　　 B．Seeing　 　　　　　　 C．Reading　 　　　　　 D．Writing

54．A．fresh roses　　　 B．gold ring　　　　　　 C．sweet kisses　　　　 D．beautiful jewelry

55．A．a needle　　　　　　　 B．a thread　　　　　　　 C．the cloth　　　　　　　 D．the cotton

35．--- He said you’d be giving them a lift．

--- ____ There are already five people．

　 A．Why not?　 　　　　 B．What of it?　 　　　 C．Not likely　　　　　　 D．All right．

34．--- I wish I would succeed in the competition．

--- Yeah, I understand how you feel．But ____hard?

　 A．did you work　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．have you worked　

　 C．had you worked 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．do you work

33．Everything has been considerately prepared．It only ____ for the guests to come and enjoy the meal．

　 A．leaves　 　　　　　　　 B．seems 　　　　　　　　 C．appears　 　　　　　　 D．remains