第二节 完形填空 (共20小题;每小题1分，满分20分)

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

The day finally came, when I had to leave the warm home where I'd grown up. I ran to the back yard, as tears came up from my heart. Suddenly I 36 a hand rest on my shoulder. I looked up to 37 my grandfather. ''It isn't 38 , is it, Billy?'' he said softly.

Gently 39 my hand in his, we walked, hand in hand, to the front yard, 40 a huge red rose-bush sat alone.

''What do you see here, Billy?'' he asked. I looked at the flowers, not knowing 41 to say, and then answered,''I see something soft and 42 , grandpa.''

He pulled me 43 . ''It isn't just the roses that are beautiful, Billy. It’s that special place in your heart that makes them so.'' ''Billy, I 44 these roses when my first son was born. It was my 45 of saying 'thank you' to God. I 46 to watch him pick roses for his mother. Then, as a young man of only 20, a terrible war robbed him of his life.'' Grandpa slowly stood up. ''Never say good-bye, Billy. Never 47 to the sadness and the loneliness. Instead, I want you to remember the joy and the 48 when you first said hello to a friend.''

A year later, my grandpa became very 49 . Then all members of the family

were 50 back, and I returned to the old house. When it came to my 51 , I took his hand as 52 as he had once taken mine.

''Hello, grandpa,'' I 53 . His eyes slowly opened and said, ''Hello, my friend.'' With a brief 54 he died. Suddenly, and truly, I knew what he had 55 about never saying good-bye — about refusing to give in to sadness.

36. A. felt B. fixed C. watched D. heard

37. A. watch B. interview C. see D. discover

38. A. difficult B. hard C. easy D. comfortable

39. A. making B. taking C. leading D. carrying

40. A. where B. when C. which D. while

41. A. what B. how C. who D. whether

42. A. red B. tasty C. funny D. beautiful

43. A. close B. hard C. far D. around

44. A. bought B. planted C. treated D. discovered

45. A. approach B. method C. way D. solution

46. A. preferred B. wanted C. referred D. used

47. A. give up B. give off C. give in D. give away

48. A. word B. happiness C. sight D. memory

49. A. ill B. weak C. old D. serious

50. A. ordered B. called C. delivered D. sent

51. A. pleasure B. duty C. turn D. wish

52. A. happily B. sadly C. carefully D. gently

53. A. laughed B. shouted C. added D. whispered

54. A. sign B. sigh C. smile D. wave

55. A. thought B. meant C. worried D. cared

第三部分 阅读理解 (共20小题;每小题2分，满分40分)

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。