三、完形填空  (共10小题;每小题1分,满分10分)

请认真阅读下面短文 ,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并将该选项填写在答题卷相应的方框内。

John, 11 years old, was in bed in hospital. Several days before, while he was   36   in a baseball game, he fell and hit his head. The doctors believed that he might    37    get well.

"He seems to have given up(放弃) hope. So medicines alone won't   38   . Perhaps he needs something else," said a doctor. "When I visit him, all he ever says is that he would like to meet Babe Ruth."

To meet Babe Ruth, of course, was not    39   . In America, Babe Ruth was as   40    a man as the president himself, and he was the most famous baseball player.

The next day John's father managed(设法) to tell Babe Ruth about the story of his son on the phone. Twenty-four hours later, as the boy   41   in his hospital room, in walked    42    Young John could hardly believe his own eyes!

The great baseball player sat down at John’s bedside, saying, "Now, listen, kid, you've got to get well. I've brought you a new American League baseball,    43    you must start throwing it. "

For John this was the beginning of a new life. To his doctor's surprise, the boy walked out of the hospital on his own a few weeks   44   . He was able to live a healthy life - all because of the   45    of Babe Ruth.

36. A. looking         B. playing          C. taking          D. sitting

37. A. never           B. ever            C. always          D. certainly

38. A. fit              B. make           C. go             D. work

39. A. easy            B. lucky           C. difficult         D. successful

40. A. strong           B. important       C. kind            D. clever

41. A. waited           B. lied            C. prepared         D. lay

42. A. his father         B. his doctor       C. Babe Ruth       D. the president

43. A. though           B. because         C. or              D. so

44. A. late              B. later            C. after           D. before

45. A. story             B. basketball       C. present          D. life