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，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中，选出最佳选项。

I once had a friend that was diagnosed with terminal(晚期的) cancer. And the news that he might only __31_ up to six months was a great __32__ to him, his family, and his friends.However, in spite of the serious illness, he was initially(开始) determined to look into all ___33__ treatments that might cure or ___34__ his life.I think that you tend to look up every possible way in the hope of saving your life, ___35__ you find yourself in such situations. ___36___, as months went on, his health grew worse. However, I __37___a change in attitude that came over him. He __38___to be a person with a cheerful personality, and he took __39__ in God .His talks focused on others rather than himself, and he spoke of the afterlife, believing that his __40__ parents were waiting for him in

heaven.During the __41__ few months of his life, he was cared for __42__by his family who looked after his emotional needs __43__ his physical needs, and workers from a local hospice (安养院) came to the home to __44___ his medicine according to his disease and provide any other __45__ support.He didn't complain his fate treated him __46__.

Indeed, one might think why God __47_ death and sufferin g in our world, but for me, such experiences taught me to value family __48__. You often can't learn the important __49__ in comfort, and perhaps, only in such a(n) __50__ experience can you be aware of the greatest and final gift.

31. A. delay B. finish C. lose D. live

32. A. shock B. delight C. pain D. test

33. A. important B. complicated C. available D. creative

34. A. protect B. extend C. prevent D. expect

35. A. in case B. unless C. if D. though

36. A. Equally B. Luckily C. Gratefully D. Disappointingly

37. A. wished B. explained C. noticed D. predicted

38. A. picked out B. stood out C. found out D. turned out

39. A. pride B. comfort C. charge D. place

40. A. kind B. impatient C. helpful D. strict

41. A. last B. next C. first D. other

42. A. regretfully B. carefully C. casually D. carelessly

43. A. besides B. regardless of C. despite D. except

44. A. make B. regulate C. inject D. show45. A. quick B. necessary C. useless D. cheap

46. A. unwillingly B. dishonestly C. unfairly D. shyly

47. A. persuades B. forces C. enjoys D. allows

48. A. least B. most C. less D. more

49. A. lesson B. advice C. message D. grade

50. A. touching B. natural C. upset D. unforgettable