完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（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。
As the hot tears rolled down her cheeks, I knew I had asked the wrong question. The
___21___reverberated(回荡)in my mind: Widowed or divorced? I looked into the lady’s
__22___, now dampened （使潮湿）with the
__23___ tears my words had caused.
“ Well, you could call me widowed,” she replied. “ My husband
___24___ five months ago .”
“ I am so
____25___ ,” I mumbled. “ I need it to fill out your credit application.”
“Don’t worry about it, honey,” she
____26___. “if I never thought about it, I would not
___27____ the love and the memories we shared. Even after 50 years of
___28____ ,each passing moment would bring a deeper meaning to the word love. Now, trust me, I know how
____29___ that sounds. We had our share of challenging times, but in the end
____30___ of that mattered.”
Unsure of what to say, I laughed
___31___ . I picked up the phone to relay her information. After finally completing the credit application, I _
___32____ to find myself riveted（固定） to the lady’s
face again.
Her eyes began to sparkle
___33___ she continued in a heart-to-heart way. I couldn’t believe someone could open up to a perfect stranger, but it was not my place to
___34____ . I enjoyed listening to her just as much as she
___35___ having somebody to talk to.
“ Have you ever been
____ 36___?” she asked.
I couldn’t help but
___37____. “Ah, no.” I replied. “I’m only 16.”
“Sixteen?” she murmured. “That’s a great age, an age of
____38____. There’s so much worth learning.”
She then spoke in a whipser, “Never take anyone for granted. If you are in
____39___ with someone, let it known. Otherwise, life may pass you by. Don’t spend your life angry . The ridiculous arguments which you think are important won’t even be remembered in a short time.”
Then, she hugged me and thanked me for letting her talk. As she turned to walk away, I could see that tears still hung in her eyes, but the smile that lit her face was amazing. After that, I have never seen that woman again, but her words of inspiration still live in me. At that time, the words were only little bits of advice. Now, ___
40___, they are the words which I try to live by, words that will always remind me of my special friend.
| 小题1: | | A．tunes | B．whistles | C．songs | D．words |
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| 小题2: | | A．eyes | B．hands | C．ears | D．arms |
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| 小题3: | | A．grateful | B．miserable | C．happy | D．sweet |
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| 小题4: | | A．failed | B．worked | C．died | D．retired |
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| 小题5: | | A．sorry | B．lucky | C．anxious | D．gloomy |
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| 小题6: | | A．encouraged | B．explained | C．persuaded | D．comforted |
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| 小题7: | | A．understand | B．remember | C．experience | D．enjoy |
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| 小题8: | | A．teaching | B．struggle | C．marriage | D．life |
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| 小题9: | | A．foolish | B．terrible | C．mysterious | D．wonderful |
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| 小题11: | | A．loudly | B．nervously | C．bravely | D．bitterly |
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| 小题12: | | A．attempted | B．began | C．turned | D．went |
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| 小题13: | | A．as | B．because | C．before | D．until |
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| 小题14: | | A．comment | B．surprise | C．doubt | D．criticize |
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| 小题15: | | A．avoided | B．appreciated | C．imagined | D．considered |
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| 小题16: | | A．blamed | B．interviewed | C．married | D．employed |
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| 小题17: | | A．laugh | B．sigh | C．cry | D．complain |
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| 小题18: | | A．success | B．wonder | C．failure | D．lessons |
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| 小题19: | | A．peace | B．love | C．agreement | D．harmony |
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| 小题20: | | A．but | B．so | C．however | D．although |
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face again.