二、完形填空。(10小题，每小题1分，共10分)

As two women walked into a New Jersey hospital, they laughed. It showed the love that had held them together   16   forty years as best friends. Although they were laughing, one of these ladies would soon put her life in danger   17   her best friend.

Patty Hurley and Eileen Riley met at high school and have been close friends ever since. But when Eileen,  18 nurse, became ill with kidney (肾) disease, she didn’t go runn ing to her friend — Patty came to help h er, after 19  Eileen was sick. “My kidneys are failing,” Eileen explained.

“Can I give you one of mine?”  20    the immediate reply.

The offer was so simple   21    Eileen thought she had heard wrong. But Patty repeated she was willing to help, and their journey to the operating table began.

Eileen always knew that her friend would help. She said  22 , “When Patty makes a promise, she keeps   23   .”

The operation went ahead in May, and both women are now very healthy and  24  than ever.

“There are no words to describe   25 amazing this woman is,” Eileen said afterwards. “She gave me my life.”

(   )16. A. in       B. for           C. since        D. with

(   )17. A. save     B. saved        C. saves      D. to save

(   )18. A. a       B. an          C. the          D. /

(   )19. A. hear      B. heard       C. hearing     D. to hear

(   )20. A. came    B. comes      C. come      D. coming

(   )21. A. as       B. which       C. that          D. until

(   )22. A. simple     B. simply      C. simpler      D. simplest

(   )23. A. it       B. them         C. its         D. ones

(   )2 4. A. closest    B. most close   C. closer        D. closely

(   )25. A. so        B. why        C. what         D. how